Tom I.
Joined on 06/15/05
- 6
Great NVMe

Pros: It's fast, works as advertised. I got two of these. In the PCIe - 5 slot, it does pretty good.
Cons: I think their user manual and instructions could contain more information, especially around installing and need for heatsinks, etc. They need to update their nvme software to manage this better.
Overall Review: As long as you don't need to use their I-cue software to manage the device, good to go.
Doesn't like XMP profile

Pros: Easy to install.
Cons: After using this on my new MEG ACE Z890 motherboard, I have discovered this motherboard/memory combo do not play well together. Anytime I enable XMP profile in the bios for memory with no special OC'ing, the system hangs during boot up while the bios is trying to post. It's odd because it does this only on the first boot of the day. I have to hard shutdown the computer and restart, then all good. Using Intel/MSI default bios settings all works if I do not enable XMP profile. The Icue software is terrible. I really wanted to fully move away from Corsair products, but it was hard to find decent memory at a good price.
Overall Review: Only reason I would not recommend Corsair products is because of their I-CUE software to manage their products. It is overly complicated, not intuitive and has been problematic across both my computers.
Not compatible with some DDR5 memory

Pros: Quality, packaging and performance so far seems good.
Cons: Recently discovered this board does not work well with CORSAIR Vengeance RGB 64GB (2 x 32GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 7000 (PC5 56000) Desktop Memory Model CMH64GX5M2B7000C40. System hangs on bios trying to post when XMP profile is loaded. Very expensive. Not the best documentation. I do not like how the sound input and output connections work these days. There is no real understanding or clear instruction on many of the ports and connections in their documentation. The PD_PWR1 connector is supposed to be plugged in to the power supply. When I do that, the motherboard will not turn on at all. Also wasn't clear to me on installing the OS and drivers with the given USB drive. The Killer network drivers are hugely problematic under windows 11. I cannot even install them without system freezes and event log errors that cannot be resolved.
Overall Review: The board as potential. Price is just out of control. It does not have an intuitive bios and takes a lot of trial and error to get this to boot when you have a lot of USB devices.
It was free

Pros: Free with the purchase of my motherboard.
Cons: I don't understand the game nor able to follow the story. Just stuck not knowing what to do. Not intuitive at all.
Overall Review: If it is free to you, give it a try. I am just stuck and not sure how to play this.
So far so good...

Pros: Seems to be cooling my ultra 2 cpu well. Need more time on this.
Cons: Horrible documentation. Had to retrofit it into my case. I wish MSI was clearer with its product specs.
Overall Review: Product is working. Not sure how it would do in aggressive overclocking which I don't intend to do. I switched to this brand hoping it would be better than their competitor. Main thing is the manual for this needs help.
It works.

Pros: It works, seems fast enough for me, no real issue installing on to new hardware.
Cons: Hoping I don't regret this purchase now that I did a little more research on these new CPU's. CPU is too expensive considering the feedback and problems Intel is having.
Overall Review: Haven't had any real issues yet. I few minor problems related to drivers and mostly Win11. It's not a bad cpu, but just more expensive than it should be. Do your research and consider alternative manufacture.
