Joined on 06/29/16
this isnt your ordinary high end psu (update 6 months later)
Pros: flat cables (not as pretty looking for stuff like sata or or other cables but these are usually hidden at the back of the case, and then you realize flat cables are far better than bundled up in a circle wrap as they tuck far neater and flatter behind the sidepanel isnt as long as my evga psu so it actually gave me much more room in front of psu for neater cable management and that lower intake fan very very very silent !!!! even when fan is set to constantly be on and under loads !!!! most sata connectors give u 3 ends per cable this gives u 4 which was a big plus for me i didnt use all but it let me use less cables overall and have a neater setup cables are super flexible compared to some stiff ones u get from other companies which makes routing a lot more comfortable
Cons: no optional rgb stuff (not really a con) id probably turn them off too cause i hate lights lol but u can fully buy an rgb fan and stick in there if ur savy with a soldering iron or stuff like that while cables were nice n flat and not wrapped they did kind of lack flair to match the psu itself, i but they are all tucked anyway so no big deal honestly, if i had a real cosmetic issue it would be the pci-e connectors, but all psu's have that extra bit u cant tuck neatly, i strongly think they should give them a y split the height of the gpus instead for neater wire tucks as not everyone wants to have an extra length connector dangling about :( but since other psu companies dont do this either i cant really call it a con just an industry standard that can be improved
Overall Review: (update approx 6 months later) its still working amazingly quiet even with fan on powers my RX5700 flashed to XT bios pulling 225w and overclocked ryzen 3600x and 8x 140mm fans (4 on arctic freezer ii 280mm) creative ZX sound card intel Wifi 6 wireless adapter 5 hard drives 2x m.2, 1x ssd, 1x 3.5" mechanical and 1x 2.5" hybrid while i do have cons in this, i want to downright say this is the BEST laid out power supply ive ever used and im a high end system builder who's gone through the best of the best from corsair antec evga silverstone cooler master thermal take seasonic and many others. there is some kind of simplicity to it, sure it lacks rgb and flashy colors as some attention seeking psu's but what it needs to do it does so with utmost perfection and refinement from the specs printed on back of psu so u dont have to open case to see what its specs are (very thoughtful) and where all companies should put this, to the clean lines and labeling where it needs to be. ive also used it with a fractical focus G in petrol blue as its the only good clean blue case i can find and i happen to be a petrol head, (fractical design if u read this and hear me please bring back other colors to your new cases dont have to be a lot just a few for those who want them) to the person reading this, if ur tired of cutting ur hands and fingers on stuff, if you cant stand inconsiderate placement of stuff and where stuff might need to go, this might be the brand uve been looking for !!
fast and responsive for a mechanical drive !!
Pros: 256mb cache is a lot for any mechanical drive great warranty blazing fast 255MBps read rates :D runs pretty cool id still install under a fan to keep cool tho
Cons: no cons honestly i was hoping for a hitachi branded drive but got a western digital one, does that count as a con for you ? lol update december 18 2020 its gotten fairly noisy now all of a sudden loudest thing in my pc and its particularly annoying im removing 4 eggs for that now i feel like its about to die
Overall Review: bought to replace a magnetic 2tb that failed and this was the best specs and value for money so i went with it, i like it a lot so far i never experienced this speed outside of raid 0 with mechanical drives before, no complaints honestly i love it and the warranty drive itself feels nice heavy n sturdy great build quality
works great with my Xbox series X in an orico usb3 enclosure
Pros: cheap fast light and low power
Cons: non at this price
Overall Review: def recommend for external drives and extra storage in your pc if ur good with 512gb space for that
Great with of salt
Pros: Great height and angle adjustability I'm not used to this much Menu was easy to understand and navigate Well packaged with all needed accessories plus more Color was amazing at 10 bit if you can tell the difference Great brightness said 400,but apps said 450!! I used with freesync premium pro
Cons: I could not use 10 bit color and over 120hz at 2560x1440 no matter what I did tried both display port and HDMI The moment I set refresh high I instantly lost 10 bit color I'm assuming the monitor only supports higher resolutions at 8bit because of cable bandwidth they should have used display port 1.4 and HDMI 2.1 instead of DP 1.2 etc Also I don't understand why some options are greyed out and unselectable until you choose different modes but default it's in racing mode.... Most persons don't play much racing games we play fps strategy mmo etc
Overall Review: Would be the perfect monitor for 1440p at 160-170+hz if HDR and 10 bit worked that high but 120hz is still very acceptable and text seemed to not be the best but definitely was readable I have yet to try it past 120hz because I refuse to give up 10bit color so I can't comment on other things I do not get any motion blur but I also used Asus low motion blur Overall despite downfalls using display port and at 1440p@120hz 10bit color despite advertised as higher I give this monitor a strong 9/10 Would give it a perfect 10/10 if it worked at 160hz 10 bit and general text was just slightly sharper I see the lack of clarity vs my 43" 4k flat hisense led tv and my Samsung 27"1080p VA curved monitor but apart from that this monitor slays everything quality wise !!
Would def buy again
Pros: Lightweight easy to transport Looks nice Not tempered glass but looks great
Cons: Video card slot screw holes had to be manually threaded when u installed so I have to apply some force but not a major con worked great despite that Won't see inside so great without rgb stuff unless u just want a clean dark mirror finish then it looks awesome
Overall Review: I liked it, looks soooo great with rgb stuff inside I recommend for a budget build I put in a 90mm hdt cooler Rx480 8gb Everything fits okay
I wanted to put 5 starts but this thing won't let me
Pros: Free how can this be any better
Cons: It was free how can their be any cons Maybe if u don't play these type of games but still was free
Overall Review: Yes !!