Gregory G.
Joined on 06/23/03
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Works well, as expected

Pros: * Quiet, I can't notice it at all * Remains under 68°C while in the most intense games. (73°C for Furmarks) which is acceptable for AMD. * Really good for 1440p gaming. Can play games on Ultra and maintain an FPS above 50. * Really good for the price. If you're looking for a $300 card, GTX970 is probably the best way to go for 1080p gaming. But if you're gaming at 1440p+ I'd look at the R9 290X or the R9 390.
Cons: Didn't include any bonus games as a far as I know. No Dirt Rally code. No AMD Rewards code. I registered on Sapphire Select Club for their Gold membership but got nothing for it. :-( No GPU backplate. Not the end of the world there.
Overall Review: Card length is actually 12.1 inches long. I got nervous when I saw Newegg list it as 13.25inches after I ordered the product. But the first thing I did was measure it. Its just over 12 inches long. It runs very similar to an R9 290X if you can't find benchmarks and need something to reference.
Good, but stopped working with Windows 8.1

Pros: Worked better than my previous Virtual Surround Software. Little gimmicky with their little demo, but it actually does do a good job.
Cons: I used this software since it was released with Windows 7. Worked fine on my Windows 8 machine. But since upgrading to Windows 8.1 it no longer works. I log in, and it just says "Updating from Razer Synapse 2.0 - Razer Surround."
Overall Review: I found others with the same issue. Razer's response was please contact razersupport.com/contact-us/ I did that but got no response from them.
Fine Wine

Pros: - Everything works - With BIOS updates boot times have gotten very fast - Never had any kind of issues - Never had an issue with RAM/EXPO
Cons: - If I have to find something wrong with this motherboard... I wish ASRock had better RGB lighting settings. I like the water effect... I just wish it didn't rotate colors. Nit-picky, I don't really care.
Overall Review: Its been running great for over a year now. I remember when I first got it, the slow boot times always made me nervous like it wasn't going to turn on, but that's been fast for awhile now.
Good Price/Performance

Pros: - Inexpensive - Stable - Everything is working as expected
Cons: - I had to return and replace the first one. It had an issue with the Realtek Ethernet device. (Could not be solved on a software level. The replacement does not have the issue) - Rebooting take a long time. (With Memory Context Restore On). I know DDR5 takes awhile, but my ASRock X670E motherboard is very quick to reboot. Could be the difference in RAM maybe. Hoping some BIOS updates can trim this down though. Not a big deal.
Overall Review: The only real flaw I had in this card, was the defect that caused me to exchange it for a new one. But the new one is now working great. It simply works. No crashes. Never a BSOD. No Errors. Everything is running and stable.
Mine is running much hotter than others report

Pros: Performs well Compact size
Cons: Runs hot Gets loud
Overall Review: Can't really complain right now given the GPU situation right now, but I'm still not thrilled about this card. I heard this card usually tops out at 68° to 70° C... so I was surprised when I started playing and was hitting 78°C. 80°C at times. Kind of unheard of from this model. Thought maybe it was an issue with my PC, or ventilation... but I stuck it in my old PC with a big case and lots of fans... Even when the CPU was bottlenecking the GPU so it could only reach 1700 Mhz, it was still hitting 75°C. Applied some MasterGel Maker in place of their thermal paste, and it had no change. Kind of think its just a poorly binned chip. Bad luck. EVGA ensures me that its a safe operating temperature, but I'm not thrilled about such a big leap in expected temp. As an, at least temporary solution, I've undervolted the card and added two case fans along with an increased fan curve on the GPU. Now I keep it to 72°C, but its a bit loud now. In the future I may consider a 3rd party VGA cooler that is quiet and more effective.
Excellent ~$200 tablet

Pros: - Excellent build quality while remaining thin and lightweight. - Design matches my Google Pixel XL well. - 1920 x 1200 screen looks nice - Fast for general use and videos, as expected from a Snapdragon 435 / Cortex-A53 - Downloads fast. Put a bunch of movies on my MicroSD right away
Cons: N/A
Overall Review: If I were to try to list off some cons, they just wouldn't be fair. - Only 16GB of storage. (About 6GB free). My list apps use about 2GB so I have about 4GB free after that. And my downloads go to my MicroSD. There isn't a lot of bloatware, so that just is what it is. If people have a problem with 16GB storage, this is a 16GB storage device. That's not a con. That's just what they bought. I could say, it could use better specs all around (CPU, RAM, Screen resolution). It could have better gaming performance... But in my opinion you have to rate the product for what it is and what it is spec'd out to be. As a $200 media tablet, this one sores and checks off a lot of boxes. -------------- One other "con" I can't con it for; I own and watch a lot of movies with the VUDU app. This tablet doesn't seem to support HDX video playpack, only SD. But again, I can't really fault the tablet for this, because I believe this is on VUDU to add support for the M3 Lite. Because it is a 1920 x 1200, I doubt its on Huawei for that. Most other streaming apps: Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Movies Anywhere seem to be playing HD well. That's my primary use of the tablet for me, video streaming. Though more often MLB and NHL games.
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No issues
No issues to report. No reasons to deduct any eggs
