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John E.

John E.

Joined on 11/04/22

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3 MONTH FOLLOW UP - great board!

ASRock B650 PG LIGHTING AM5 ATX Motherboard, 4 slots DDR5, PCIE 4.0 x16,  3 M.2 slots,  2.5Gb Lan, 7.1 Nahimic Audio , Rear USB3.2 Gen2X2 Type_C ,  14+2+1 Power Phase, AMD CrossFire.
ASRock B650 PG LIGHTING AM5 ATX Motherboard, 4 slots DDR5, PCIE 4.0 x16, 3 M.2 slots, 2.5Gb Lan, 7.1 Nahimic Audio , Rear USB3.2 Gen2X2 Type_C , 14+2+1 Power Phase, AMD CrossFire.

Pros: Overclocks well but beware, some am5 procs have a heat issue. AMD is limiting this issue through bios AGESA parameters - including xmp and expo ram profiles. Luckily I have not had any problems with the 7600x or the 7900x3d installed on my b650 pg lightning MB. I use ddr5 pc6000 overclocked to 6200. The 7600x was overclocked via ryzen master to a peak of 5.2 Ghz (all cores) without reaching Tj max. The 7900x3d cannot be overclocked via ryzen master. Its temperatures do run a little lower with its peak clock reaching 5.6 Ghz. The MB handles these two processors faultlessly with the appropriate bios.

Cons: with a change of ram or proc, one gets lengthy post/boot times (90 secs) for the first ram count. A little disconcerting.

Overall Review: Great bang for the buck - no frills. Decent price point. Easy bios upgrading. Worked with the am5 7600x and then the 7900x3d processor. Ram is overclockable to a mb set limit of 6200oc. Current build: amd 7900x3d, ddr5 pc6000ram, m.2 drive, 850 watt ps, rx7900xt gpu and a 360 aio. I am happy I bought the ASrock b650 pg lightning MB. It has accepted all my upgrades without any hassles.

Most Critical Review

useless antenna mounting system

Wi-Fi 6E For Intel AX210 Bluetooth 5.2 + 3000Mbps 2.4Ghz 5Ghz 6Ghz 10Dbi Antenna Set M.2 2230 Key E Desktop Kit Wireless Adapter AX210NGW NGFF WiFi 6 Card 802.11ax/ac MU-MIMO OFDMA Support Windows 10
Wi-Fi 6E For Intel AX210 Bluetooth 5.2 + 3000Mbps 2.4Ghz 5Ghz 6Ghz 10Dbi Antenna Set M.2 2230 Key E Desktop Kit Wireless Adapter AX210NGW NGFF WiFi 6 Card 802.11ax/ac MU-MIMO OFDMA Support Windows 10

Pros: none. one cannot secure the antennal connection terminals to the card.

Cons: Sell a unit that has factory installed antenna leads - one cannot install them in situ

Overall Review: do not buy.

asrock rx9070 gpu is a marvel

ASRock Challenger Radeon RX 9070 16GB GDDR6 PCI Express 5.0 x16 ATX Graphics Card RX9070 CL 16G
ASRock Challenger Radeon RX 9070 16GB GDDR6 PCI Express 5.0 x16 ATX Graphics Card RX9070 CL 16G

Pros: low noise, low power, low heat, smallish size, not much disco lighting. Excellent 2k performance. with an amd rx7800x3d and a 650e motherboard with 32 gb of 6000mhz ddr5 and a 1tb m.2 sdd 4x4, Time Spy ranks my rig in the top 90%. Free game, Crimson Desert, came bundled with this gpu.

Cons: i cannot get asrock's light control software to function due to the token light bar on the gpu.

Overall Review: I rate this gpu highly and i recommend this gpu for 2k/1440p resolution. It runs the game Crimson Desert at 2k resolution really well, i get 80 to 120 fps at max settings.

great speakers

Edifier R1280DB 42-Watt-RMS Amplified Bluetooth Bookshelf Speaker System Brown (EEC4003066)
Edifier R1280DB 42-Watt-RMS Amplified Bluetooth Bookshelf Speaker System Brown (EEC4003066)

Pros: Easy to set up lots of connection potential.

Cons: i had to eq these due to the bass response. They are a tad boomy.

Overall Review: great speakers - i have 2 sets of them.

installed in 5 minutes and rocking.

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D - Ryzen 7 7000 Series Zen 4 8-Core 4.2 GHz - Socket AM5 120W - AMD Radeon Graphics Desktop Processor - 100-100000910WOF
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D - Ryzen 7 7000 Series Zen 4 8-Core 4.2 GHz - Socket AM5 120W - AMD Radeon Graphics Desktop Processor - 100-100000910WOF

Pros: easy to install post and boot first time no issues plays my games perfectly 165+ fps at 1440p resolution

Cons: none so far

Overall Review: The proc stays cool under load. Out of the box it has not climbed above mid 30's using a 280 AIO. the processor, in conjunction with an rx7800xt gpu, delivers 165+fps at 1440p resolution, no tearing or stuttering. I have the first issue pcie 5 amd motherboard so i opted to put the 7800x3d instead of the 9800x3d. There is no danger of mobo/proc compatibility issues.

11/22/2025

Excellent sound qualities

Edifier R1380DB Active Bluetooth Bookshelf Speakers - Optical/Coaxial Input - 2.0 Wireless Studio Monitor Speaker - 42W RMS - White
Edifier R1380DB Active Bluetooth Bookshelf Speakers - Optical/Coaxial Input - 2.0 Wireless Studio Monitor Speaker - 42W RMS - White

Pros: Easy to set up - has a remote. Excellent sound quality and volume They look good.

Cons: Have issues with bt function but line-in and optical work just fine

Overall Review: I would recommend these speakers. They fill my living room with high quality sound.

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  • 4

excellent speakers

highly recommend. on time delivery no feedback with manufacturer needed so far. i am using them for pc speakers and they are really good.

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I live on an island off the BC coast. Deliveries never dissapoint.

Despite my very rural location the delivery of all newegg retailed items has never failed and the delivery times are reasonable given my remote location.

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competent and professional

An address confusion was promptly dealt with to my satisfaction.

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