Joined on 11/28/11
EVGA 1200W and 1000W Platinums are the only PSU's I'd use
Pros: Fully modular and 1200 Watts of clean power to drive my 6950-x, 7700k, and now my 1800X system! All 3 systems are SLI'ed with EVGA Titan-X' and 1080's. Fairly quiet - between 30 - 60dB - once the fan starts running but not quiet enough in an isolated recording environment (studio). Not really a "Con" as most users will have ambient noise to wash it out.
Cons: N/A
Overall Review: I only use EVGA's Platinum PSUs in all my systems and for all client builds - can't go wrong with the quality and warranty. One "little" feature I'd like to see is a fan-curve control option as available in the XOC app.
Cheap drives, not very dependable
Pros: - low cost
Cons: - High failure rate! - slow compared to other options
Overall Review: Purchased a few of these for PIF (pay-it-forward) builds and out of 5 rigs 3 had to be RMA'd. On all 3 occasions the RMA process was smooth and reasonably fast (under 2 weeks) considering the price of this drive. Adata is not a bad brand by any means and they do take care of their customers; however, this specific model, I cannot recommend for anything semi-critical. I currently have a few of these as test drives and scratch disks and can no longer use them for PIFs or any other purpose.
Works great for my Legion 5 (AMD CPU)
Overall Review: While I can't set the timings in the BIOS, the memory still works great (actually faster compared with the original ram), but still not at the CL16. Not a big deal since I use the memory (and this laptop) more for video/visual/media manipulation where memory comes in handy. Overall a big fan of TG's memory especially in AMD rigs.
Great kit for my Threadripper build
Pros: Plugged 2 of these kits in my Asus Zenith Alpha paired with an AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X. Set it to 3200MHz and the rest is a done deal.
Cons: n/a
Overall Review: - Trusted quality from G.Skill - I haven't built a system (Intel and AMD) in over 7 years - that's not about to change any time soon.
A Game Changer, really.
Pros: - LOW TDP, even OC'ed to 4.1GHz - Price/Performance is a no-brainer. You can go with a $900+ counter part, or low-$400's; your pick.
Cons: - none really. Wish I had this a year ago!
Overall Review: It took 3 months or so for a decent BIOS update, but that's all due seemingly to a rushed release - by now (7/24/2017) most manufacturers have caught up and implemented AMD's AGESA 1.0.0.6 which makes over all compatibility and OC-ability even easier. For the price and performance there's really nothing negative I can say; it just plain works!
Excellent RAM, Do NOT use multiple RGB controller apps
Pros: - Best looking RGB implementation - Out of the box, 3200MHz on Crosshair VI Hero - OC and RAM stable at 3466MHz (this kit).
Cons: - none
Overall Review: - As the title states, do NOT, under ANY circumstance use more than one RGB controller. If you had one installed previously, clean it out, ALL the way (registry, background apps etc; kill it all). You can end up with a corrupt SPD. Even with all the negative feedback, 99% of all issues seem to be from using multiple RGB controllers.
Fast shipping and decent prices!
Fast shipping and great packaging. I generally do not purchase anything unless it comes from NewEgg directly so took a chance and I'm glad I did. Will consider OutletPC again.