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Frank T.

Frank T.

Joined on 05/22/08

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Great Card

PowerColor RED DEVIL Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 ATX Graphics Card RX7900XTX 24G-E/OC
PowerColor RED DEVIL Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 ATX Graphics Card RX7900XTX 24G-E/OC

Pros: -Exceptional build quality (Maybe the best XTX?) -Packaging and Accessories are top notch -More RBG than you can shake a stick at -3 pin Power -Beautiful backplate -Powerful 4k Performance -Ultra Cool and Quiet: rarely gets above 84C Hotspot with no fan noise

Cons: -Coil Whine: Mostly occurs during startup of any game, and then settles to reasonable level. These cards seem to have it, so if your sensitive to it, don't get the Red Devil. But it's fine for me (closed case on my desk) -Not best OCing of the AIB cards (but $100-$150 cheaper than top models) -RBG header is in an ugly spot (see pic). You only need this if you are planning to sync to your other RBG pieces.

Overall Review: Exceptional product and isn't the most expensive AIB card. Do you take off an egg for coil whine? I didn't since alot of GPUS have it now (just look at most 4090s, yeesh!) Highly recommend other than that. I saw a lot of complaints about issues with the 7900xtx but I've had no issues really. Dual monitor two video playback Power usage is 70W Max, and that will come down. Grab one if you can!

Good cooler with great looks, loud fan

ZALMAN Reserator 3 MAX Ultimate Water/Liquid CPU Cooler 120MM
ZALMAN Reserator 3 MAX Ultimate Water/Liquid CPU Cooler 120MM

Pros: This cooler seems to keep my fx-9590 at around 38c Idle (downclocking on) and around 50-54C during BF3 at 2560x1440 max settings. I can't seem to find many people with this CPU to compare temps to but for a 220W part I would say that's some great cooling. I love looking inside my case and seeing the cooler... its a very aesthetically pleasing design. Overall I am happy with the product.

Cons: Installation was somewhat painful but I did not degraded the product based on that. My biggest complaint is the fan noise. Above 1800 RPM the fan becomes very loud. This is my first water cooling setup and didn't expect such loud fan noise. To be fair though I am running a ridiculously high wattage part and some of this can be expected.