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Mark S.

Mark S.

Joined on 01/02/22

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Most Favorable Review

Huge Step Up

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - Ryzen 5 5000 Series Cezanne (Zen 3) 6-Core 3.6 GHz Socket AM4 65W No Integrated Graphics Desktop CPU Processor - 100-100000457BOX
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - Ryzen 5 5000 Series Cezanne (Zen 3) 6-Core 3.6 GHz Socket AM4 65W No Integrated Graphics Desktop CPU Processor - 100-100000457BOX

Overall Review: This is my first Ryzen processor and my first modern CPU in decades - the sale price at Christmas was too good to ignore. I've been running 10+ year old computers with Intel 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Gen processors. This Ryzen 5500 is such a huge step up in performance for me that is really needed for the gaming the video editing that I like to do.

Looks good. Runs well.

AMD Gift - UNCHARTED Game Bundle
AMD Gift - UNCHARTED Game Bundle

Overall Review: I haven't had time to play the game yet. I just wanted to rate it 5 (eggs?) because it was free with my Ryzen processor. Can't complain about if I didn't have to pay for it!

Great Functionality

ASRock B450M PRO4 R2.0 AM4 AMD Promontory B450 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock B450M PRO4 R2.0 AM4 AMD Promontory B450 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Overall Review: This really is a fantastic motherboard with a lot of options, lots of fan headers and a decent BIOS. The only (mild) let down for me is ASRock's RGB software and presets - they're really terrible. Honestly, I feel that the RGB controllers that come with the cheap Chinese fans have better presets and adjustable controls. However, that is all actually a software issue and doesn't affect how the motherboard works.

Works as it should

Western Digital WD Green SN350 NVMe M.2 2280 1TB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) WDS100T3G0C
Western Digital WD Green SN350 NVMe M.2 2280 1TB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) WDS100T3G0C

Overall Review: My first NVMe drive. I like the compact nature of it and no cables. Pretty cool. Good price for this much capacity and performance.