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Christopher B.

Christopher B.

Joined on 11/07/11

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Most Favorable Review

Excellent Product

Cooler Master Accessory: Universal Magnetic RGB Lighting Strip 4 Pin RGB Connector, Single Strip for Computer Cases
Cooler Master Accessory: Universal Magnetic RGB Lighting Strip 4 Pin RGB Connector, Single Strip for Computer Cases

Pros: Awesome magnetic LED strip. Ridiculously easy to install; plug and play. Gigabyte motherboard picked it right up. Perfect size for my mid PC case.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: READ THE INSTRUCTIONS! It appears that the cable is a male to male adapter, BUT it has a neat little trick and the male ends are removable. Use common sense, and READ THE INSTRUCTIONS.

Excellent Keyboard

Gigabyte Mechanical Cherry Red Keyboard (GK-FORCE K83 RED)
Gigabyte Mechanical Cherry Red Keyboard (GK-FORCE K83 RED)

Pros: Seems like extremely high quality. The keyboard is very heavy; the base seems to be solid metal. The keys seem to be of great quality. The Cherry MX Red switches are incredible. This keyboard is extremely responsive. Anti-ghosting seems to be working great. I can definitely see this keyboard lasting at least as long as a typical membrane keyboard (5 -10 years)

Cons: No problems encountered. Works as advertised.

Overall Review: First time owning a mechanical keyboard. For the price it's at, I think it's an incredible deal, especially when compared to other keyboards with similar features.

Excellent Processor

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: Works as advertised. Even with the stock Intel heat sink and stock thermal paste, the 8400 won't reach 50 degrees Celsius for me while gaming, far below its threshold. As has been talked about, this processor will max any game out currently.

Cons: None that I can think of.

Overall Review: Got an incredible deal on a Z370 board before the H and B boards came out. Cranked up the i5-8400 and the G. Skill Ripjaws V Series RAM clocked at 2666 without an issue.

Excellent Motherboard

GIGABYTE Z370P D3 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 (300 Series) Intel Z370 HDMI USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE Z370P D3 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 (300 Series) Intel Z370 HDMI USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Typical motherboard install; easy. Seems to be of great quality. Basically plug and play. The UEFI firmware is awesome, much better than the BIOS. The RAM XMP profile is incredible. The G. Skill Ripjaws V Series RAM clocked straight to 2666MHz with XMP enabled. i5-8400 runs with no issues.

Cons: Oddly enough, never had this happen before out of the numerous builds I've done, but the I/O shield (back plate) was off center. As in the plate was cut incorrectly; the USB ports, etc. would not line up. This was my third build in this case (Corsair Carbide SPEC-03) and the other three I/O shields fit fine. Probably a factory defect of some kind. Not a big deal to me, personally.

Overall Review: For the right price, I would absolutely recommend this motherboard. I got it on a serious Newegg Flash Deal. Works as advertised. Got this board before the H and B 300 series came out.

Excellent processor at an excellent value.

AMD FX-8300 - FX-8000 Series Vishera 8-Core 3.3 GHz Socket AM3+ 95W Desktop Processor - FD8300WMHKBOX
AMD FX-8300 - FX-8000 Series Vishera 8-Core 3.3 GHz Socket AM3+ 95W Desktop Processor - FD8300WMHKBOX

Pros: Easy to install, stock fan provides more than enough air flow, even at peak usage. Handles everything I've thrown at it, with low temperatures.

Cons: Not applicable. Nothing to say honestly.

Overall Review: I'm not sure what all of these reviews are on about, but this processor runs COOL with the STOCK cooler. I've used it with the stock fan since June (6 months), and temperatures stay well below maximum, during gaming, during everything. I used the stock fan with stock thermal paste, and temps idle at 17 degrees C and will never go above 40 degrees C. These other customers must being doing something WRONG.

12/22/2017

Excellent Case!

Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-03 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case with Red LED Fans ATX Power Supply (Not Included)
Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-03 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case with Red LED Fans ATX Power Supply (Not Included)

Pros: Threw together an AMD-FX Micro ATX build and installed it into this case. Case is definitely high quality. Thumb screws for the expansion slots and side panels are awesome. Installing the motherboard, optical drive, and hard drives are easy. Easy to hide most wiring in the back panel. The power and reset buttons are high quality. No complaints there at all. USB 3.0 works like a charm. Awesome LED setup on the front. Looks neat. Included fans are great quality, Corsair brand. Included dust filter on top and bottom of case. None in the front. Looks like an alien space heater.

Cons: Nothing that I can think of for my application. Works as advertised beyond exceptions.

Overall Review: I would recommend this case to anyone who has common sense and isn't into ridiculous setups with 20 case fans. I added a 120mm fan in the front just because I could, not because the case needed it. With the AMD FX-8300 in this case, CPU temps at idle are as low as 13 degrees C (54 F) with the STOCK cooler. The only issue I'd see other customers having is with an aftermarket cooler not allowing for the installation of top mounted case fans. I had a Cooler Master Hyper TX3 installed and it blocked the mounting for fans on the top of the case. No big deal, the stock fan on this processor is more than adequate. Not a con, just something to think about with this case. I don't need top mounted case fans, and most people won't.