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Jacob J.

Jacob J.

Joined on 07/08/12

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Quick setup, minor inconvenience with PCIe Lanes.

ASUS X870 AYW GAMING WIFI W AMD X870 AM5 ATX motherboard, 12+2+1 80A DrMOS power stages, DDR5, PCIe 5.0 Ready, PCIe 5.0 x16, 3x M.2, Wi-Fi 6, 2.5Gb LAN, HDMI, USB4, USB 20Gbps Type-C, Aura Sync
ASUS X870 AYW GAMING WIFI W AMD X870 AM5 ATX motherboard, 12+2+1 80A DrMOS power stages, DDR5, PCIe 5.0 Ready, PCIe 5.0 x16, 3x M.2, Wi-Fi 6, 2.5Gb LAN, HDMI, USB4, USB 20Gbps Type-C, Aura Sync

Pros: - White aesthetic, no flashy or RGB (if you prefer that like I do.), sleek and clean. - Easy PCIe x16 lever, no more jamming fingers into my GPU. - BIOS was simple and flashed to newest release with no issues in minutes.

Cons: One real complaint, but another "hiccup" that is due to my lack of research. - No S/PDIF optical port on rear I/O, so my DAC is currently limited to 96khz rather than 192khz - PCIe Lanes shared between M.2_2 Slot and USB4 ports on rear I/O (if you plan on using x3 M.2 Drives, you'll have to disable USB4 ports on this motherboard per the manual or disable the M.2_2 Slot to enable the USB4 ports - They cannot work in tandem.)

Overall Review: Simple install, quick BIOS navigation, sleek white/silver with no RGB. 4/5 Stars, if I had to do it over, I would snag this motherboard again due to the price point and features it offers for the casual/intermediate gaming needs.

Good card, had all ROPs advertised.

MSI SHADOW GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7 PCI Express 5.0 Graphics Card RTX 5080 16G SHADOW 3X OC
MSI SHADOW GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7 PCI Express 5.0 Graphics Card RTX 5080 16G SHADOW 3X OC

Overall Review: Would buy again if needed, a solid card. Wish it was a little bit closer to MSRP, but this market is botched anywhere you look. - Card shreds anything at 1440p or higher resolutions on max/ultra settings. - Cheaper than any other model I was able to find in stock. - Sleek, Black, No RGB, and smaller than my previous 4070Ti in height width and length. - Quiet with a decent fan profile.