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Andrew P.

Andrew P.

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Amazing for the form factor

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4060 OC Low Profile 8G Graphics Card, 3x WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 128-bit GDDR6, GV-N4060OC-8GL Graphics Card
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4060 OC Low Profile 8G Graphics Card, 3x WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 128-bit GDDR6, GV-N4060OC-8GL Graphics Card

Pros: -Form factor -Power connecter orientation -Power efficiency.

Cons: -Price to performance could defiantly be better this generation.

Overall Review: Best low profile GPU we have now. Card fits perfectly in a 2U chassis as I rack mount my PC. Finally a 'consumer' GPU with the power connector oriented properly to fit in such a case. Paired with my Ryzen 5600x and 64Gb of ram and its able to play just about anything i throw at it. The power efficiency of this generation of GPUs are also wonderful being in a server chassis with not as good airflow as a PC case would. Also, all works perfectly only on a 550w PSU with no issues at all. Might not be the best GPU out there today for price to performance but if you are looking to do something similar its the best GPU on the market as of now.

10/23/2023

Amazing board for new Epyc platform

AsRock Rack B650D4U Micro-ATX Server Motherboard Single Socket AMD EPYC™ 4005/4004 and AMD Ryzen™ 9000/8000/7000 series Processors (LGA 1718) B650E PCIe 5.0 Dual 1G Lan
AsRock Rack B650D4U Micro-ATX Server Motherboard Single Socket AMD EPYC™ 4005/4004 and AMD Ryzen™ 9000/8000/7000 series Processors (LGA 1718) B650E PCIe 5.0 Dual 1G Lan

Pros: -reasonable cost -two m.2 slots -form factor -IPMI

Overall Review: this is the 3rd AsRock Rack mobo I have owned and its great as always. the IPMI is fantastic and worked great. I was able to upgrade the bios and firmware perfectly to support the new AMD Epyc line. Was able to do it before the mobo even recognized the new CPU which of course is fantastic. IOMMU works great s well with the low profile RTX 4060 worked perfectly with pass through to a Virtual machine no issues. I also moved over to trying a 10gig card and that worked flawlessly as well of course. Plus DDR5 RAM speeds is crazy. This is an insane board for around $300 with all the features. Its been chugging along great as a virtual host for a month and should continue to do so. Completely recommend if trying to put together a robust server.

Great Little Card

SPARKLE ECO Arc A310 4GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 ITX Graphics Card SA310L-4G
SPARKLE ECO Arc A310 4GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 ITX Graphics Card SA310L-4G

Pros: -Small format -No additional Power -Fits in small Dell OptiPlex

Overall Review: Solid little GPU. Works perfectly in my Dell Optiplex I have as a small Media PC. Great uplift from the old Radeon 2100 WX I had running in the system. Very much recommend if you need a small GPU for a small computer.

Incredible affordable CPU

Intel Core i3-13100 Desktop Processor 4 cores (4 P-cores + 0 E-cores) 12MB Cache, up to 4.5 GHz - Box
Intel Core i3-13100 Desktop Processor 4 cores (4 P-cores + 0 E-cores) 12MB Cache, up to 4.5 GHz - Box

Pros: Great price Included CPU fan is good enough

Cons: intel Fan is a little loud at high load

Overall Review: For how expensive high end CPUs can go for this little CPU is incredible powerful. As someone who has had multiple generations of i5s over the years this i3 blows all of it out of the water. Built it in a small fractal ITX case for a small form factor gaming streaming PC with an old GTX 1080 I have and it does amazing. can play any of the games I throw at it. With 4c/8t really being more than enough for a system just playing a game. It boosts no problem to 4.5 GHZ constantly even with the included stock fan. If your someone just looking to build a solid a reasonable prices PC just to play some games this CPU really is more than enough to do most of titles around.

Fantastic Showing from MSI

MSI Prestige 14 Evo Laptop Intel Core i7 12th Gen 1280P (1.80GHz) 32GB Memory 1 TB NVMe SSD Intel Iris Xe Graphics 14.0" Windows 11 Home 64-bit A12M-054
MSI Prestige 14 Evo Laptop Intel Core i7 12th Gen 1280P (1.80GHz) 32GB Memory 1 TB NVMe SSD Intel Iris Xe Graphics 14.0" Windows 11 Home 64-bit A12M-054

Pros: Light weight Small footprint Amazing Specs

Cons: Battery life could be a little better

Overall Review: This is a great laptop and for the price I got it for on sale was a steal for the hardware. System is fast and very responsive. The 12th gen intel cpu is crazy fast and powerful for the format and the Iris graphics are definitely a step up from the only intel UHD graphics. Love the dual thunderbolt ports and works flawlessly with my HP dock. I am very impressed with this laptop after owning MSI gaming laptops in the past. It was exactly what I was looking for in the format it is in. easy to carry around in a backpack with multiple laptops due to the small format. Would definitely recommend for someone looking for a powerful productivity laptop.

Another Amazing Case from Fractal!

Fractal Design Torrent Nano RGB Black TG Light Tint Tempered Glass High-Airflow Mini-ITX Computer Case
Fractal Design Torrent Nano RGB Black TG Light Tint Tempered Glass High-Airflow Mini-ITX Computer Case

Pros: -Great build design -Amazing for the price on sale with the 180mm fan -RGB light bar -ITX case that can fit ATX PSU and larger GPUs

Overall Review: What an amazing case from fractal. I love the look and the esthetic. Well also building an ITX system was easily and painless. I use a Lian Li Dan ITX case which was nice and small but a pain to build in. LOVE this case. All my components are MUCH cooler then my old case.

11/19/2022