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Paul R.

Paul R.

Joined on 11/27/16

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Most Favorable Review

This CPU is the Stuff

Intel Core i5 8th Gen - Core i5-8400 Coffee Lake 6-Core 2.8 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo) LGA 1151 (300 Series) 65W BX80684I58400 Desktop Processor Intel UHD Graphics 630
Intel Core i5 8th Gen - Core i5-8400 Coffee Lake 6-Core 2.8 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo) LGA 1151 (300 Series) 65W BX80684I58400 Desktop Processor Intel UHD Graphics 630

Pros: Great performance per dollar. Works as described. That turbo boost makes the difference.

Cons: None

Most Critical Review

Two Fans Dead After 1 Month

GIGABYTE Gaming OC GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 ATX Video Card GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD (rev. 2.0) (LHR)
GIGABYTE Gaming OC GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 ATX Video Card GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD (rev. 2.0) (LHR)

Cons: - Two dead fans. - Can't replace them without possibly voiding warranty. - They make you pay return shipping for them to fix it.

Overall Review: Might as well tack on an extra $50 to the price if you're gonna make me pay to ship it to you when it craps out on me.

11/16/2022

Good card, but slightly noisy fan

EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 SC GAMING, ACX 2.0 (Single Fan), 06G-P4-6163-KR, 6GB GDDR5, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC), Only 6.8 Inches
EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 SC GAMING, ACX 2.0 (Single Fan), 06G-P4-6163-KR, 6GB GDDR5, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC), Only 6.8 Inches

Pros: Easy to set up - plugged it in, turned PC on, ran NVidia graphics driver updater, done. Small - looks like it would fit in just about any PC (but check with the manufacturer before cramming it in a mITX case) Powerful - this card has more than enough power to play anything I want (though I only have a 60Hz 1080p screen). I'm glad I went with the 6GB version over the 3, since it's not much more expensive.

Cons: I think this is typically of all single-fan powerful cards, but you can almost always hear that fan going, especially under load. It's not like, really loud, but you can definitely hear it over any of the other noises in your computer. If you've got the dough, I'd get a double-fan version. But if you're on a budget and/or you don't mind a little fan noise, it's not too bad.

10/22/2018

Good card.

ASUS PCE-AC56 2x2 802.11ac WiFi AC1300 PCIe Adapter
ASUS PCE-AC56 2x2 802.11ac WiFi AC1300 PCIe Adapter

Pros: I like it. Large antenna, and I like the wired extension that you can put in if you need the antenna in a higher location. Getting good speeds, though I can't verify if the 5ghz band will really reach the advertised speeds.

Cons: None so far.

Good card, unimpressive antenna

Rosewill RNX-AC1900PCE, Dual Band Wireless AC1900 Wi-Fi Adapter for Desktop, Up to 1300 Mbps (5.0 GHz) + 600 Mbps (2.4 GHz) Wireless Data Rates, PCI-Express Interface, 3 x External Antennas
Rosewill RNX-AC1900PCE, Dual Band Wireless AC1900 Wi-Fi Adapter for Desktop, Up to 1300 Mbps (5.0 GHz) + 600 Mbps (2.4 GHz) Wireless Data Rates, PCI-Express Interface, 3 x External Antennas

Pros: Setup was as easy as you'd expect. Put the card in (fit just fine), install the driver from the CD (or from a wired connection), and connect to your wifi. I get good speeds with it. I didn't try it with the router in the same room, so I can't tell you much about the connection. But from across two rooms, the I'm getting around 250 Mbps on a gigabit connection.

Cons: The antenna, while there are three, are small. Whereas I got a strong connection on my previous card (which crapped out on me), I get a weaker signal now in the same room. This card was definitely not made to deal with obstacles very well.

Best cheap board until B360 launches

ASRock Z370M Pro4 LGA 1151 (300 Series) Intel Z370 HDMI USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
ASRock Z370M Pro4 LGA 1151 (300 Series) Intel Z370 HDMI USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Works well, has every connector and feature I want. Fits my N200 mATX case. Cheapest board for those of us who don't actually want overclocking.

Cons: For a Z370 board, this doesn't do anything better than a B series board, except overclocking.