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Francois M.

Francois M.

Joined on 02/12/07

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Most Favorable Review

Great G.Skill support after failed 8GB chip

G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) Extreme Performance Memory Model F4-3000C15D-16GRK
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) Extreme Performance Memory Model F4-3000C15D-16GRK

Pros: Works fine on a Z370 Board (ASUS Z370-Plus-Gaming) with Intel Core i7-8700, even if it's not on the QVL list (I was aware of that before purchasing) By default, it is detected as 2133Mhz memory, but I can easily make it run a 2933Mhz by tweaking the XML profile. However, I am not certain if it also has an impact on the processor's heat generation, so I am leaving it at 2133MHz for now until I can make further research on that subject (I am not really noticing any performance change either way).

Cons: - Had one chip fail very soon (maybe a month or two) after installation. Bit of a grief during the period I got BSODs all the time till I finally found out it was because of the said chip.

Overall Review: G.Skill's RMA process turned out to be rather smooth, other than the nuisance of having to pay shipping fees from Canada to US. It took maybe 2 and a half weeks, which is pretty good in my book. I will point out my computer's performance was flawless during the whole period I ran it with a single 8GB chip, and every day performance, including gaming, was the same as ever. Maybe going for 2 x 8GB was a bit overkill for today's needs ;)

It's an SSD .... no suprises

WD Blue 250GB Internal SSD Solid State Drive - SATA 6Gb/s 2.5 Inch - WDS250G1B0A
WD Blue 250GB Internal SSD Solid State Drive - SATA 6Gb/s 2.5 Inch - WDS250G1B0A

Pros: Works as expected

Cons: Nothing ..

Overall Review: What else is there to say? Five stars unless this drive ends up failing, at which point I'll update my review ...

Silent, nice performance

MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support ATX Graphics Card GTX 1070 GAMING 8G
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support ATX Graphics Card GTX 1070 GAMING 8G

Pros: - Super silent - Sleek looking - No issues with card itself

Cons: - A little expensive because of miners .... whos to blame?

Overall Review: Really really like this little gem of a vid card. Eventually I'll upgrade to a newer model & hopefully MSI will still be manufacturing similar GPUs ;)

Excellent external drive

Western Digital Element 1TB 3.5" Black External Hard Drive
Western Digital Element 1TB 3.5" Black External Hard Drive

Pros: -Small -runs cool -They're designed to be stacked one onto another (unlike the MyBooks)

Cons: USB port only

Overall Review: Make sure you change the partition type if you want to format this drive for the Mac OS (pick the one that is compatible with Intel processors if you got a newer Mac) otherwise you'll get a formatting error when you try to do a Journaled format.