Joined on 03/20/09
Better than I thought
Pros: My motherboard came with RealTek, ALC892 hi-def audio. It wasn't bad, but this is noticeably better, the pre-amp adds kick for some sounds the stock motherboard won't pick up. Also the software with the mixer, dolby codecs, and equalizer are much better than the stock Windows tools. Very easy to set up and install. Works with Linux also.
Cons: Takes up a PCI-E slot, but I have 4 so it's not really a problem. The included microphone only seems to work well from relatively close up.
Overall Review: Make sure you have 5.1 speaker set. 2 speakers don't really work well.
No frills, but good quality.
Pros: It's wired, no Bluetooth latency. It's backlit- so I can see what I'm typing in the dark. Good sturdy material. Easy to clean.
Cons: Takes up two USB ports. ( one for keyboard, one for mouse )
Overall Review: Nothing fancy. Just a simple keyboard and mouse. Good value for the money. I liked it so good; I bought another one.
A great value.
Pros: Fast. Did I mention it's fast! Awesome performance. Faster and cheaper than mu GeForce 4070RTX. Runs with Windows11 and Linux 6.7.x Easy to install.
Cons: This thing is huge. 280mm long. It won't fit in my smaller case. Requires two 8 pin PCIe power connectors. ( 16 pins in all ) Comes with a support bracket, and you'll need it. It's heavy. Takes up 3 slot spaces. (4 with the bracket)
Overall Review: This has made me a believer in AMD. Faster than the competition in the same price range. I get 120FPS with this pretty consistently.
Seems to work well.
Pros: So far has been stable. Runs windows 11 and Linux 6.7.x kernel with no problems. The lan chip, sound, and wifi all work great. There is a SPDIF optical port for audio. RAM slots are mounted lower on the board, this makes good clearance for water radiator. X570 chipset has twice the bandwidth of B550chipset.
Cons: No USB-c port on back panel. The heat shield near the CPU power inputs are very tall. If they would have been 1/64th on an inch taller, my water cooler radiator would not have fit.
Overall Review: So far everything works great.
It's a power supply.
Pros: 850watts, has more juice than the old 650 which was struggling to keep up with everything I've added. ( water cooler, more memory, sound card, bigger video card, etc.. ) Modular plug style, comes with about every connector you will ever need. Easy to install.
Cons: This power unit only has two 8 pin PCIe connectors. That's enough for me. My video card has two 8 pin power ports. If you have two video cards with 8 ports each, this won't work.
Overall Review: It does the job. Runs pretty quiet. So far no problems. I'm not supposed to mention price here, but it was good value.
Keeps things cool!
Pros: This keeps my CPU at about 37c - (AMD Ryzen7 7800X3D) The fans are very quiet, I can't really hear them at all. The digital temp readout is handy and cool. Very easy to install the part to goes on the CPU. (AMD AM5)
Cons: A bit harder to put together than my other water cooler. You have to attach the fans, connect the fan wires. Not really difficult, I'm just used to coolers that are already put together. (All the water-cooling parts are already attached)
Overall Review: I bought this to keep my CPU cool. It does that very well. It's quiet. I would definitely buy another one.
Still waiting
Ordered Pioneer speaker from them over a month ago. Still haven't received it. The tracking number on my invoice is invalid. I have sent email to newegg about this, they told me to give the vendor 48 hours to respond, that was 5 days ago. I have bought many things from Newegg over the years, this is the first time I've had this problem.