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Phillip L.

Phillip L.

Joined on 05/05/17

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Most Favorable Review

Best Horizontal Micro chassis

Thermaltake Core V21 Black Extreme Micro ATX Cube Chassis CA-1D5-00S1WN-00
Thermaltake Core V21 Black Extreme Micro ATX Cube Chassis CA-1D5-00S1WN-00

Pros: Magnetic sheets on side panels & bottom for keeping dust out,lots of 3.5 & side 2.5 mounts if you're gonna go raid,built in 200mm intake fan,all 4 panels come off for future upgrades/maintenance,this thing is Very customizable.Best $60 case.....so far.

Cons: Some flimsy pieces,not terrible but definitely breakable for those that ragequit.Would like to see aluminum hdd cage and 2.5 trays.

Overall Review: Always had a traditional vertical mobo tower.This was easy to set up and plenty of hand room to install and remove components.Lots of space for zip tying wiring for a sleek look.Was looking @ Fractal Design but glad I went with Thermaltake.

10/12/2017
Most Critical Review

Never Use Stock Paste Again

GELID Solutions GC-Extreme Thermal Compound
GELID Solutions GC-Extreme Thermal Compound

Pros: Highly recommended.Lots of awards.

Cons: Spreader didn't do much.Easier to just wiggle heat sink base to spread paste.

Overall Review: Didn't use the stock AMD paste so it's hard to tell how much of a difference it made.It idles mid to high 20s, seems lower than other #s I've seen with other reviews.Also never used other brands on my previous assembles before,so no real experience to speak from.

10/12/2017

Best Air cooled CPU for $$$

Reeven Justice High Performance 6 Heatpipes Copper Base 120mm CPU cooler
Reeven Justice High Performance 6 Heatpipes Copper Base 120mm CPU cooler

Pros: Great performance,great design,gud fan included,same if not better results than Noctua and $20+ cheaper.

Cons: Plastic fan tabs pivot/don't always lock proper when installing.

Overall Review: Redoing this review since I've had time to stress test my CPU.Idles @ high 20s and high 60s when I'm 4k gaming.Have to wait a week for the AM4 bracket to ship for Taiwan.Reeven really impressed me with this product,highly recommended.

10/12/2017

The Best Case Fans.

Fractal Design Venturi HF Series Black Fluid Dynamic Bearing High Airflow 140mm Case Fan
Fractal Design Venturi HF Series Black Fluid Dynamic Bearing High Airflow 140mm Case Fan

Pros: The highest airflow with the lowest db noise.Rubber corners for no rattle operation.Great price for high performance non led case fan.Outperforms Noctua.

Cons: Didn't include a fan splitter???

Overall Review: Wanted to buy Nocturnal fans,did research and bought 2 of these Awesome products instead.Didn't read up on # of fan hookups on my mobo.Need a splitter or may just replace the 200mm stock front fan.

10/12/2017

It's GSkill....Nuff said

G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) Desktop Memory Model F4-3000C15D-16GVGB
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) Desktop Memory Model F4-3000C15D-16GVGB

Pros: Proven reliability and King of OC.Good heat sinks,didn't need the trident upgrade.....yet.

Cons: Some compatability issues with my Ryzen mobo,easily fixed with firmware/bios updates.

Overall Review: Easy choice,GSkill reks all.

10/12/2017

Ludicrous Boot Speed

SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 500GB SATA III 32 layer 3D V-NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-75E500B/AM
SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 500GB SATA III 32 layer 3D V-NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-75E500B/AM

Pros: Price,speed,warranty,hardware,ease of installation,software features,best ssd for the $$$ for gaming.

Cons: Having to set aside 15-20% of drive so you don't prematurely brick your ssd.

Overall Review: First ssd on a pc assemble,was looking @ m.2s but saw little difference in load times and higher temps than 2.5 ssds.Other brands might cost less/perform less but if you want the best performance for the price Samsung is tops.

10/12/2017