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RYAN M.

RYAN M.

Joined on 07/26/19

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Most Favorable Review

Bought for my parents - not for gaming

IPASON - Gaming desktop - AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6 core 3.9GHz - 16GB(8*2) DDR4 3200MHz - 500GB M.2 NVMe - 500W PSU - Windows 11 home - WIFI - Gaming PC
IPASON - Gaming desktop - AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6 core 3.9GHz - 16GB(8*2) DDR4 3200MHz - 500GB M.2 NVMe - 500W PSU - Windows 11 home - WIFI - Gaming PC

Pros: -Parts and build quality were way higher than I was expecting -PC case is seriously impressive to me. Has options for 2x 120mm or 2x 140mm fans up top (which means 240mm & 280mm AIO support) -Front fans might allow for a 360mm AIO (I cannot confirm) -NVMe drive is very fast and 500gb is big enough -Case includes a HDD cage for 3.5/2.5 inch drives (I removed to make more room for cables) -Tons of room for PSU and cables on bottom portion of case. -Came with a 750 watt PSU. umm... that's pretty SOLID. -With a Nvidia 2070-3080/AMD 6800 GPU... this would turn into a little gaming monster!!!

Cons: -The 3 front fans move zero air due to the design of the case. Not joking. You will need to remove the front panel or relocate the fans for better airflow (I moved 1 next to the CPU as an exhaust, and 2 to the top as intake fans) -Came with an AMD stealth cooler on the 5600G which is not a very powerful cooler - however for my parent's purposes, it will cool enough and be totally silent. -If used for gaming, you may been to upgrade the CPU cooler to a Hyper 212 evo which is what they use in the thumbnail picture -Case fans use MOLEX for power so they don't vary RPM. The fans make a small hum instead of total silence - not a big deal. -Case fans feature RGB but I could not figure out how to turn off those lights (RGB button on case only controls case built in lights).

Overall Review: I think this is an excellent PC for someone who has some $$ for a build, but it not quite there. Buy this, then save up your money, then buy your GPU of choice and throw it into this bad boy. Very pleased with the overall quality. I had zero issues. I also opened the case and rewired it as I have OCD when it comes to wires and besides a total mess caused my case fans, the cabling was even done quite well. I'm almost shocked. I almost wanted to find more compromises but there really isn't any. The CPU is fast and will run cool and quiet The case is decent sized with enough room to move air (once fans are moved or front plastic is removed The PSU will easily allow for a GPU to be added at a later date (or if you have a used GPU already waiting) NVMe drive is snappy AF Not sure what else to say at this point. My parents keep going "oh wow" as they use it. Wish I had done it sooner -Final

Most Critical Review

Good looking card, RGB is dead on arrival

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Super GAMING OC WHITE 8G Graphics Card, 3 x WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6, GV-N207SGAMINGOC WHITE-8GC Video Card
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Super GAMING OC WHITE 8G Graphics Card, 3 x WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6, GV-N207SGAMINGOC WHITE-8GC Video Card

Pros: Pros: -fantastic looking card (compliments my build so well) -tested a few games at 1080p at the highest settings possible and it was using 30% of the card (via MSI afterburner). I will update with exact games and values at 1080p, 1440p, and 4k.

Cons: Cons: -the front facing RBG is defective on my unit. It looks like there are a total of 4 areas and mine is missing one of those. So, when looking at the "GIGABYTE" logo, the Y & T are extremely dim whereas all others are bright. I know this is a pretty trivial issue for 90% of people as RGB lights don't mean anything to performance. But, I bought this brand new and was hoping it was going to be flawless which it is not.

Overall Review: Looks good, performs well. Middle RGB is DOA

upgraded from 2700x to 5800x on this board and it worked!!

ASUS ROG Strix X470-F Gaming AM4 AMD X470 SATA 6Gb/s ATX AMD Motherboard
ASUS ROG Strix X470-F Gaming AM4 AMD X470 SATA 6Gb/s ATX AMD Motherboard

Overall Review: Pros -Got a combo deal on AMD 2700x 50th anniversary and this mobo for $350 two years ago. -Updated BIOS and put in a R7 5800x and it worked great -Good OC support. RIght now, I'm hitting a 4.8ghz all core on the 5800x. The 2700x was able to hit 4.3ghz(that's a 500mhz OC) all core (both using Noctua NH-12A cooler) Cons -BIOS is not as simple I would like. Totally customizable but only the pros know the nuance between all the settings and what each of them do -my R7 2700x could never get above 3200MHz ram even though its 3600 (will try with R7 5800x soon)

Amazing looks, size, functionality, air flow

LIAN LI PC-O11 Dynamic White Tempered Glass on the Front and Left Sides, Chassis Body SECC ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case - PC-O11DW
LIAN LI PC-O11 Dynamic White Tempered Glass on the Front and Left Sides, Chassis Body SECC ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case - PC-O11DW

Pros: -Very sleek design -Large enough to fit nine 120mm fans -Cable management was a breeze -There PSU and HDD tray are on the side, almost as if this case is a double wide trailer. I can't tell you how many compliments I get just because it doesn't have that dumb looking compartment on the bottom to hold the PSU and HDDs. -I have a ton of room for more components such as a 280 or 360mm rad AIO.

Cons: -no vertical GPU mount/option (didn't want that anyway) -front and side are acrylic not glass. I thought they were glass (they may still be) but have gotten scratched up even with my extreme care -instruction manual was.... rough. But, I was also a first time builder so it may have been inexperience.

Overall Review: This case is designed to give room for custom water loops. If that is your jam, this will be great for you. But, if you want a high build quality case with lots of room, this will also serve you well.