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Brent S.

Brent S.

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Perfect for 1080p gaming

XFX SPEEDSTER SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6600 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card RX-66XL8LFDQ
XFX SPEEDSTER SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6600 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card RX-66XL8LFDQ

Pros: - Achieves high frame-rates at 1080p (70 - 120 FPS average with maxed settings). - Card remains relatively cool under heavy load in the 50's.

Cons: - None. I have not encountered any bugs with the card or AMD drivers.

Overall Review: Overall, it's a good performing card at 1080p. When the RX 5000 series cards launched, there were a lot of driver issues in a number of games. This does not seem to be the case with these RX 6000 series cards.

12/21/2021
Most Critical Review

Stopped working after 5 months

Cooler Master MasterLiquid Lite 120 AIO CPU Liquid Cooler, White Led Pump, FEP Tubing, 120mm Air Balance MF, Dual Dissipation Technology
Cooler Master MasterLiquid Lite 120 AIO CPU Liquid Cooler, White Led Pump, FEP Tubing, 120mm Air Balance MF, Dual Dissipation Technology

Pros: - Kept my Ryzen 5 2600 cool while it lasted. - LED pump looked great.

Cons: - Unfortunately this unit has stopped working after 5 months. - Item is now ineligible for return.

Overall Review: Not a recommended purchase. You're taking your chances with this one. Mine stopped working after 5 months and I am unable to return. This is one of those circumstances where you get what you pay for.

Appears to handle everything I throw at it

MSI Mech Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G OC
MSI Mech Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G OC

Pros: - Performs great at 1440p - Performs even better at 1080p - Temps remain stable while achieving 70 - 80 frames at 1440p with High - Max settings. 1080p achieves 100+ frames.

Cons: - None

Overall Review: Overall a very highly recommended purchase. Ive purchased several MSI GPUs over the years and theyve all performed great. Radeon GPUs in general punch well above their weight these days. Dont let social media driver issue influence your decision. Ive had an RX 570, RX Vega 56, RX 6600 and now the RX 6700 XT. Ive had zero driver issues with any of these cards and Im a typical gamer. We are well beyond the ATI days.

Works as expected

Cooler Master SickleFlow 80 V2 All-Black Square Frame Fan with  Air Balance Curve Blade Design, Sealed Bearing, PWM Control for Computer Case & Air Coolers
Cooler Master SickleFlow 80 V2 All-Black Square Frame Fan with Air Balance Curve Blade Design, Sealed Bearing, PWM Control for Computer Case & Air Coolers

Pros: - Quiet operation

Overall Review: Exactly what I was looking for. An 80x25mm fan to replace the factory one on the front of my HP Z600 server. It runs quieter than HPs factory option so thats a bonus.

Good performance at 1080p and 1440p

MSI Ventus GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12G OC
MSI Ventus GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12G OC

Pros: - Can handle absolutely anything at 1080p. - Still good performance at 1440p.

Cons: - Reason for 4 eggs is because the first card was faulty. It would crash the entire machine after about 20 minutes of sustained load. I was issued a replacement after returning the faulty card and haven't had an issue since.

Overall Review: Overall it's an excellent performing card and should age very well.

Excellent performance when paired with a capable cooler!

Intel Core i5-11600K - Core i5 11th Gen Rocket Lake 6-Core 3.9 GHz LGA 1200 125W Intel UHD Graphics 750 Desktop CPU Processor - BX8070811600K
Intel Core i5-11600K - Core i5 11th Gen Rocket Lake 6-Core 3.9 GHz LGA 1200 125W Intel UHD Graphics 750 Desktop CPU Processor - BX8070811600K

Pros: - Excellent performance, even when not overclocking. - 6 high performance cores at a fair price.

Cons: - These new 11th gen chips get hot, so be sure to get a decent cooler.

Overall Review: Overall a highly recommended chip if you need something that performs. I was seeing some frame drops with my previous non-k 10th gen chip when running some CPU demanding games, so I figured I'd try a CPU upgrade. This chip did not disappoint as I've seen significant improvements in CPU demanding games and workloads. These chips do get hot, so a capable cooler is absolutely required for one of these.