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Glen W.

Glen W.

Joined on 12/13/04

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Most Favorable Review

Good for the price

MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 ATX Graphics Card GTX 1060 6GT OCV1
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 ATX Graphics Card GTX 1060 6GT OCV1

Pros: -Quiet -Overclocks well -Relatively cheap ($315)

Cons: -Plastic shroud is super cheap looking.

Overall Review: Of the cheap GTX 1060 6GB models, this is likely the best performing. The cooler is a big step up from the single fan designs and so it's both cooler and quieter at the same time. The only downside is it's a bit ugly. Between no backplate and the super cheap plastic shroud which looks really awful from the side and above, I strongly recommend a case with a solid side panel. You don't want anyone to see this thing. Performs well and is quiet though, so it's got it where it counts.

Most Critical Review

Meh

Phanteks PH-F120SP_RLED Red LED Case Fan
Phanteks PH-F120SP_RLED Red LED Case Fan

Pros: -Silent below 50% speed -Good build quality -Button to turn the light on/off

Cons: -Moves very little air, even considering it's a static pressure fan -Doesn't work well as either a case or radiator fan -Red light doesn't work well at all, results in an X pattern on it since the light can't penetrate the white blades. -Dim light

Overall Review: Bought this for use as a case fan since the air intake has to come through a pair of fairly small filtered slits. I'm not sure how useful it is though, doesn't seem to do much when at low to moderate RPM. Tried slapping it on an Arctic 120x50mm AIO but it was less effective than the high airflow fans included.

Works with Quest Link

IOGEAR GUH3C14 HUB-C™ - USB-C to 4-port USB-A Hub
IOGEAR GUH3C14 HUB-C™ - USB-C to 4-port USB-A Hub

Pros: -Works -Works with Oculus Quest

Overall Review: Works great for whatever is needed, including the highly temperamental Oculus Quest using their new link and a generic USB 3 Type A to C cable.

Good fan

Corsair ML120 PRO LED CO-9050042-WW Red LED 120mm Premium Magnetic Levitation PWM Fan
Corsair ML120 PRO LED CO-9050042-WW Red LED 120mm Premium Magnetic Levitation PWM Fan

Pros: -Moves a ton of air -Works well with radiator -silent below 60% speed, at which point the air itself is what makes all the noise. -Looks great in red

Cons: -Expensive for a fan -I wish the rubber mounts were black instead of red

Excellent cooler

EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC HYBRID Self-Contained / Plug & Play Waterblock Cooler 400-HY-5598-B1
EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC HYBRID Self-Contained / Plug & Play Waterblock Cooler 400-HY-5598-B1

Pros: -Fits EVGA GTX 1080 TI ICX SC2 without any trouble -Easy to install -Cools very well, dropped temps by about 20C while also making less noise under sustained full load. -Fan on power components of graphics card is near silent at or below 50% speed, which is all that's needed.

Cons: -Included radiator fan buzzes and rattles, replaced immediately with Corsair ML120 -Bit pricey

Overall Review: I think this is a great option for those wanting to cut the noise of their 1080 TI down. It doesn't make it any cooler than a normal dual fan design running at 100% fan speed but it does allow for much lower fan RPM's. For my particular card and case, it went from a barely tolerable 70-80% fan speed and running in high 70's or low 80's (and also cooking the NVME directly above it) to running a locked 50% radiator and VRM fan speed. Both of which are completely inaudible after replacing the trash radiator fan. And it dropped the GPU core temp down to only 60-65C after hours of sustained load in the process. The only other thing I'd like to add is that this modification does take a bit of time. There are a lot of tiny screws and though a simple process, it did take me a couple hours. Fun little project though.

Silent, good cables, fully modular

CORSAIR RMx Series RM750X 750W 80 PLUS GOLD Haswell Ready Full Modular ATX12V & EPS12V SLI and Crossfire Ready Power Supply
CORSAIR RMx Series RM750X 750W 80 PLUS GOLD Haswell Ready Full Modular ATX12V & EPS12V SLI and Crossfire Ready Power Supply

Pros: -Cables are black with braided sheaths. -I don't think I've ever heard the fan in it turn on. -Runs room temperature without turning the fan on with a GTX 1080 TI + overclocked i7-8700k inside. -Looks good overall.

Cons: -It wasn't free.

Overall Review: I highly recommend this PSU. Corsair really nailed it.