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Keith H.

Keith H.

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Most Favorable Review

Just works in my x570

CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model CMK32GX4M2E3200C16
CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model CMK32GX4M2E3200C16

Pros: Put it in my X570 and the optimized settings work without any issues at all.Update: put in a 2nd pair - XMP profile still works perfectly with all 4 installed.

Cons: None

Overall Review: This is my second build with Corsair Vengeance RAM modules - and they are just solid.

Perfectly quiet, as expected

Fractal Design Momentum 14 PWM Black 140 mm FDB (Fluid Dynamic Bearing) PC Case Fan
Fractal Design Momentum 14 PWM Black 140 mm FDB (Fluid Dynamic Bearing) PC Case Fan

Overall Review: Perfectly quiet, as expected

Perfectly quiet, as expected

Fractal Design Momentum 12 PWM Black 120 mm FDB (Fluid Dynamic Bearing) PC Case Fan
Fractal Design Momentum 12 PWM Black 120 mm FDB (Fluid Dynamic Bearing) PC Case Fan

Overall Review: Perfectly quiet, as expected

Exactly as reviewed

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - Ryzen 7 5000 Series 8-Core 3.4 GHz Socket AM4 105W None Integrated Graphics Desktop CPU Processor - 100-100000651WOF
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - Ryzen 7 5000 Series 8-Core 3.4 GHz Socket AM4 105W None Integrated Graphics Desktop CPU Processor - 100-100000651WOF

Pros: Fast and easy to cool, exactly as reviewed

Overall Review: Great for the money right now

12/24/2022

So happy I spent more money

ASUS AMD AM4 ROG X570 Crosshair VIII Hero ATX Motherboard with PCIe 4.0, 2.5Gbps LAN, Dual M.2, SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.2 Gen 2
ASUS AMD AM4 ROG X570 Crosshair VIII Hero ATX Motherboard with PCIe 4.0, 2.5Gbps LAN, Dual M.2, SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.2 Gen 2

Pros: Very happy with this board - it has lots of options that make troubleshooting so much easier. In my case, when I put my Ryzen 5800x CPU into the system, it wouldn't POST. But it had a nice LED to give a code that provided a hint it might be related. An Internet search with that code suggested to just put on the latest BIOS (which I probably would have tried anyway). This board *also* has the brilliant feature to allow the BIOS to be updated without need to boot the system - I just put the latest BIOS on a USB key, and held a button on the back of the board. It booted - flashing the LED on the light I held down as it updated the BIOS (which took a few minutes). Then when it reboot with the latest BIOS, it could POST and has worked brilliantly. It's built solidly - zero complaints there. The heat shield over the M2 slot seems to be doing fine cooling my gen4 Corsair MP600 (I removed the heatsink that Corsair sent - this is cooling just fine).

Cons: None

Overall Review: Another solid ASUS board. I will likely only ever build boards in the future with this level of debugging and troubleshooting support.

12/31/2020

Simple and effective

Graphics Card GPU Brace Support Video Card Sag Holder/Holster Bracket for Computer Cases, Universal VGA Graphics Card Holder,Anodized Aerospace Aluminum (Black)
Graphics Card GPU Brace Support Video Card Sag Holder/Holster Bracket for Computer Cases, Universal VGA Graphics Card Holder,Anodized Aerospace Aluminum (Black)

Pros: After having GPU sag cause issues in a prior build, and not wanting to try to setup a vertical video card again (cooling was a pain causing the GPU fans to spin a lot more in one of my prior builds), I wanted something small and stable to just give support to the GPU. This works great. It's heavier than I expected - it's solid metal. And screws on tight.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Would highly recommend this - I hate GPU sag. It's cheap, hard to see, and when I do notice it, it looks fine in my build.

12/31/2020