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Bradford B.

Bradford B.

Joined on 02/20/06

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Most Favorable Review

Excellent card - Note this is the SC model

EVGA 02G-P4-3771-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card
EVGA 02G-P4-3771-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card

Pros: GTX Titan cooler, PCB, and an updated GK104-425 GPU with Boost 2.0.

Cons: Expensive when compared with aftermarket cooler models. Listing does not mention that this is the Super-Clocked version of the card, not that there is a lot of difference but it is still noteworthy.

Overall Review: Having owned the GTX Titan, I knew what to expect out of the cooler and I was not disappointed. It is extremely quiet if you leave the stock fan profile alone, I did not intend to overclock as it is in a small for factor PC and it works great out of the box. 1176mhz max boost clock observed in games so far. This model comes with the EVGA High-flow bracket included, and is also now eligible for free backplate on the EVGA site like the other models.

Most Critical Review

Need more QC than just a sticker on the box

ASUS 27" 1440P Gaming Monitor (MG279Q) - QHD (2560 x 1440), 178° Viewing, FreeSync
ASUS 27" 1440P Gaming Monitor (MG279Q) - QHD (2560 x 1440), 178° Viewing, FreeSync

Pros: - 144hz IPS - Excellent stand as usual for high-end Asus - Easy OSD and controls - Freesync

Cons: - 35-90hz adaptive sync range, who thought this was a good idea? - Many, MANY dead pixels.

Overall Review: I bought this monitor accepting the small sync range compared to other non-IPS 144hz 1440p Freesync monitors hoping the other parts of the monitor would make up for it. It had the same exact problem that the last 1440p Asus IPS (PB278Q) I tried had, so many dead pixels I couldn't count them all, I gave up around 110. This is a major deal breaker for me, as it shows the QC is lacking and no amount of sending it back to try another one would result in me having a good experience with the screen. I sent it back for a refund, thankfully newegg took care of me.

Generally good, awful audio

GIGABYTE AORUS GA-AX370-Gaming K7 (rev. 1.0) AM4 AMD X370 USB 3.1 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
GIGABYTE AORUS GA-AX370-Gaming K7 (rev. 1.0) AM4 AMD X370 USB 3.1 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: - Looks great - Nice RGB if you like that sort of thing (excellent that you can control in UEFI instead of using software) - Best clockgen on an AM4 platform for lots of overclocking options - Decent 6+4 VRM, not quite as good as some of the other $200 boards but it will still push any Ryzen to 4ghz without worry

Cons: - Only 1 m.2 while some budget B350 boards even have 2 - Audio is a disaster, see other

Overall Review: Everything on this board is top notch for the price, EXCEPT the audio. First, if you try to use the X-Fi MB5 software don't even bother, it won't work without 976 workarounds, hacked drivers, and other stupid stuff. And if you do manage to get it to work, you'll find that the audio outputs massive amounts of static, especially on the FP header which is nearly useless. Gigabyte doesn't seem to want to say anything about this because its a defect in the build of the board. Audio isn't quite as isolated as it should be and only a PCB revision will fix it. For me, I just use a sound card anyways, but I tried the onboard first and couldn't disable it fast enough, and of course once you look it up you find that the problem persists across the sibling board, the Gaming 5 (not K5) which uses the same PCB. I took off one egg for this, as it doesn't bother me much since I use a sound card anyways, but it should be known for people who wish to use the built in sound.

Its an i3

OEM Intel Core i3 i3-6100 Dual-core 3.70 GHz Processor LGA 1151
OEM Intel Core i3 i3-6100 Dual-core 3.70 GHz Processor LGA 1151

Pros: Yep, it sure is an i3.

Cons: Its not an i5 or i7.

Overall Review: What do you really want to say about it? Its an i3 that runs at 3.7ghz. If you're looking at buying it, you already know what it can and can't do. Its fast and reliable for daily tasks and light gaming, runs cool and doesn't consume much power. If this is what you want, buy it.

8GB of 2133mhzx for less than $35, what else do you need to know?

Klevv Fit 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model KM3FGX2W-2133-10-12-12-31-0
Klevv Fit 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model KM3FGX2W-2133-10-12-12-31-0

Pros: - Fast - Cheap - No super tall heat spreaders - No blingy colors

Cons: - It didn't become self-aware and take over my computer

Overall Review: In case people don't know, Klevv is the "house brand" of SK Hynix which makes half of the RAM modules on the planet already. Just like Samsung and Micron make their own RAM sticks as well as the IC's that go on them, now Hynix will do it as well. Don't be afraid to buy these because they're cheap, the price is because they can make it all in-house.

Nice cheap cooler for ~95W AMD chips

Cryorig M9a Mini Tower Heatsink Cooler for AMD CPUs
Cryorig M9a Mini Tower Heatsink Cooler for AMD CPUs

Pros: - Small, fits in most any case - Very quiet fan - Looks pretty good for a budget piece - Great thermal paste included in a big tube (way more than you get from competing brands)

Cons: - Only mounting for AMD even though they have another version for intel, seems kinda cheesy to make you buy one of each if you want to use it on multiple different machines

Overall Review: This thing does exactly what you would expect for around twenty bucks, cools well for small AMD chips like the 860k or the APU's. This is not designed for 8-core FX or heavy overclocking. Packaging is extremely nice as well, Cryorig takes great care in the way they box the products.

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great!

Shipped quicker than expected for a "first from asia" product, arrived in great shape, works perfectly.

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