Pros: No trouble with SSD on new computer build. Fast boot of Windows 11 Pro (less than 5 seconds from push of power button). RPG Map-building websites load fast. General PC Gaming goes very smoothly. Load times on Baldur's Gate 3 are about 6 seconds.

Cons: I should have gotten the 2TB!

Overall Review: This is a fantastic, reliable, lightning fast SSD.

Pros: Newegg immediately accepted a return on this controller. This unit was very nice and I'd honestly call it up to preference between it (very nice controller) and the good ol Logitech F310. The Logitech sticks are a bit behind this MSI, as are its R1,R2, L1, L2, but the D pad buttons and longevity of the Logitech are something. This is a great controller, definitely recommend at the price I paid, and it's unfortunate the unit was a bad one. Thanks, Newegg, for an overall good experience given the situation. You're a reliable company.

Cons: I used it for about 10 hours on two charges, and upon plugging it in with the included MSI usb cord (because why not, it says MSI), the lights indicating it was charging flashed for between 10 and 20 minutes, and the unit basically went dead. Newegg immediately accepted the return.

Overall Review: Good controller, great customer service, unlucky individual unit.

Pros: Product came with all original packaging, tools, stickers, box and arrived timely. Refurbed motherboard was in absolutely flawless shape. The Flash Bios feature worked 1st time for readying Mobo for Intel i5-13600k. No driver issues, no software issues, no issues at all from this beast. The MSI Mystic Lighting is a nice touch. Built-in M.2 heatsinks so you can save $$ on internal SSDs without built-in heatsinks.

Cons: There might be too man M.2 slots and PCIe express slots for its own good, but this is not a bad thing.

Overall Review: This is a fantastic motherboard in late 2023, and saved serious money compared to a z790. Would highly recommend. Newegg Refurbished here was flawless, just flawless.

Pros: This CPU is fast, like, super fast. Been playing Baldur's Gate 3 for 2 months using this CPU on max settings with an RX 6750 GPU on Windows 11 Pro, and there's been zero issues. I had one battle in 100 hours of gameplay get slow / hit frame issues that lasted for about 10 seconds. CPU can handle anything you throw at it, except Microsoft Defender threat scans. an i5-13600k in 2023 is no match for that.

Cons: Should've waited a month for the 14600k, but still got a good deal at Newegg on the i5-13600k

Overall Review: This is a very nice processor, and you won't be disappointed - you might want to wait for a sale on the i5-14600k, but the general performance on those is only supposedly 2% faster, while the gaming is reported at 10% max improvement (read various articles). Overall, get this if it goes anywhere near $285 or below in 2023 / early 2024. Anything cheaper is a heckuva deal.

Pros: This fan helps keep my intel i5-13600k down to about 75 C when playing AAA games on max settings alongside my RX 6750 XT GPU. Fan is quiet. Pretty easy to set up. Great packaging. Fantastic price at $20 after sale, coupon, and rebate!

Cons: Zero

Overall Review: This is a solid fan, with a solid heatsink that gets the job done!

Pros: This case came with 3 120mm fans installed, and I added 3 more (two on top blowing out, and exhaust fan in back lowing out) (5 bucks each for extra fans). This setup keeps my i5-13600k to the 70s (Celsius) when playing Baldur's Gate 3 on max settings. No ray tracing, but my RX 6750 XT doesn't support it. Good space to work in when building. Black tinted glass is exceptional. I can see the inside of the PC, but it's dark tinted glass so I don't see everything, everywhere, all at once.

Cons: Top fan's RGB sometimes only lights part way, but RGB was a nice to have, not a deal breaker. Case is a bit heavy, but no more than advertised.

Overall Review: This is a solid computer case in 2023.