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Doris K.

Doris K.

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Sleek and Professional

Acer Aspire V17 Nitro Black Edition - 17.3" FHD - Intel Core i7-4710HQ - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Windows 8.1  (NX.MQRAA.007 )
Acer Aspire V17 Nitro Black Edition - 17.3" FHD - Intel Core i7-4710HQ - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Windows 8.1 (NX.MQRAA.007 )

Pros: Performance is great! Specs are awesome for the price! Design is awesome! Sleek and Professional! Plenty of I/O Cooling seems great as well

Cons: Display: Minor light bleed in top right corner. This is only noticeable when the screen is pitch black. It's not the end of the world but it is still irritating. To sum it up, if I bought it locally I would totally take it back and exchange it. However, it being my only issue with the laptop does not justify me going through all the pain of an online return.

Overall Review: Overall this is a great laptop. The performance is spot on, especially for the price! I love the design of this notebook. It is a pretty powerful gaming notebook that you can pull out at a business meeting and not feel like a complete weirdo. The light bleeding in the top right corner is not the end of the world, but I feel it definitely justified knocking off an egg.

The defacto SFX PSU, now in Plat

CORSAIR SF Series SF600 CP-9020182-NA 600 W SFX 80 PLUS PLATINUM Certified Full Modular Power Supply
CORSAIR SF Series SF600 CP-9020182-NA 600 W SFX 80 PLUS PLATINUM Certified Full Modular Power Supply

Pros: Will probably last forever Sleeved cabling Quiet

Cons: Only 2 PCIe 8 pins

Overall Review: You really can't go wrong with this PSU so long as your GPU will only ever require 2x 8pin power cables. They unfortunately only give you 2 like on their 450w model, should be 3 like on their 750. Even CM gives you 3 on their 550...

Probably best Gen 4 M.2 on the market

Mushkin Vortex 1TB PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe 1.4 M.2 (2280) Internal SSD - Up to 7,430MBs - PS5 Gamer Compatible  - MKNSSDVT1TB-D8
Mushkin Vortex 1TB PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe 1.4 M.2 (2280) Internal SSD - Up to 7,430MBs - PS5 Gamer Compatible - MKNSSDVT1TB-D8

Pros: Mushkin FTW Blazing fast speeds

Cons: Runs a lil warm

Overall Review: I've always been a big fan of Mushkin. I've never had any problems with any of their products so of course I looked to them for my RAM and SSD for my new build. I'm glad I did because this thing is blazing fast. It feels like it runs a little warm though so you may want to get a heatsink for it like I did to be safe and for the sake of longevity.

Mushkin my OG Fav

Mushkin Enhanced Redline 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model MRC4U320GJJM16GX2
Mushkin Enhanced Redline 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model MRC4U320GJJM16GX2

Pros: Excellent Performance Solid Timings Zero Errors Nice heatsinks

Cons: None

Overall Review: I've always been a fan of Mushkin and feel that they make great products. This ram kit is no exception. I loaded up the XMP profile in BIOS and it has been working perfectly with no issues.

Solid board with stone age io

ASRock B660M-ITX/AC LGA 1700 Intel B660 SATA 6Gb/s DDR4 Mini ITX Motherboard
ASRock B660M-ITX/AC LGA 1700 Intel B660 SATA 6Gb/s DDR4 Mini ITX Motherboard

Pros: VRM heatsink Front USB C header 3 pwm fan headers Addressable RGB header M.2 is gen 4 Decent bios

Cons: Only 4 USB ports No USB 3.1 Gen 2 Probably best to stick to 65w chips

Overall Review: While this is a solid board for the money the io will take you back to the stone age and is more in line with what I would expect to see on a H610 board. Only 4 USB ports with zero USB 3.1 Gen 2 support!? It should at least have 2 more USB 2.0s on the back... If you can live with that than this board will do just fine. Otherwise go for the H670 variant for the additional 2 USB 2.0s and the USB 3.1 Gen 2 A & C port. Other than that there isn't much to say about it really. It's more of a no frills board but it gets the job done. I've had no issues with it at all, I'm using it with an i5 12500.

Horizontal Mobo Layout FTW

JONSBO V8 Compact Mini Aluminum ITX Case, Support 240 Liquid Cooler/330mm Graphics Card/2x3.5”HDD&1X2.5”SSD/ITX/DTX /SFX-L Power Supply, Pull-out Structure, 1x 20cm Fan/USB3.0, Type-C/ HD Auido, Gray
JONSBO V8 Compact Mini Aluminum ITX Case, Support 240 Liquid Cooler/330mm Graphics Card/2x3.5”HDD&1X2.5”SSD/ITX/DTX /SFX-L Power Supply, Pull-out Structure, 1x 20cm Fan/USB3.0, Type-C/ HD Auido, Gray

Pros: Best layout, less stress on mobo, no pcie riser needed Minimalist design with unique rounded corners Thicc anodized aluminum, quality materials Slide out chassis makes for easy build, great for tinkering Front USB C

Cons: Poor surface finishing in some spots Front IO needs work Front 200mm fan can be 25mm thick, most are 30mm

Overall Review: Overall I do really like this case. It has a clean, minimalist design and the rounded corners kind of give it a unique look. I've always been a big fan of cases with horizontal motherboard orientation. I feel like it's slightly better for cooling and there is far less stress on the CPU socket and PCIe slot(s). I also like that I'm able to avoid having to use a PCIe ribbon cable like with some smaller cases. This layout does make for a larger case though. It takes the "mini" right out of mini itx to say the least but offers better/more cooling options in the process. Trade offs. The build quality is pretty good and while the materials used seem excellent I did find poor surface finishing in some spots. Nothing major but also nothing I expect to see at this price point. The front IO could use some work as well. The audio cable is too short to work with really and my USB C port was soldered down slightly crooked so it doesn't sit perfectly flush with the front of the case. Knit picks but these are things you wouldn't see at this price point from their competitors. When it comes to building in this case it's about as good as it gets for an ITX. The slide out chassis is genius and makes for an easy build and future tinkering but cable management can be tricky. Installing the PSU is about the only struggle point when building in this case. You have to kind of route the cables through simultaneously while lowering the PSU into place. You will definitely want to get the 24pin cable routed through first and plugged into mobo before installing PSU. The cut out you have to route it through should really be about 2cm higher to make bending/forming the cable easier and to put less stress on the port/motherboard. As for cable management there really isn't anywhere to hide extra cabling so you have to get creative. Especially if you remove the dual hard drive cage for the sake of airflow like I did. The case is windowless though so it's a moot point. Other than that there really isn't much else to be said. What you see is what you get, mostly. The included hardware is nice, rubber mounts for drives and the paper washers were a nice touch. I think some people are overthinking the airflow situation. Yes, the front venting is rather restrictive but with a decent exhaust fan added in this thing is essentially a little wind tunnel. With the side venting and vent holes in the top of the case I really don't think it's going to be an issue. It is unfortunate the front 200mm fan can only be 25mm thick though as most are 30mm. A 30mm fan will fit but it has to be the same shape regardless (round frame, not square) and it will sit about 0.5cm from the front of the chassis. The stock screws will not be long enough to accommodate either. I'm still exploring options for the front fan myself. Mine is defective, loud ticking bearing I believe but Jonsbo is sending me a new one no problem. Good customer service. My case has a blueish tint to it and does not appear gray like in the product pictures which are rendered. I still like it but anyone expecting iPhone 5S Space Gray is going to be surprised when it comes in looking like iPhone 5 Slate. With a little better quality control and attention to detail I feel that Jonsbo could make this case perfect and be more in line with their competition. Build Specs: Windows 11 ASRock B660m ITX/ac mobo Intel i5 12500 cpu 32gb Mushkin Redline DDR4 3200 ram 1TB Mushkin Vortex NVME ssd 1TB Samsung 870 Evo SATA ssd Corsair SF600 Plat Jonsbo V8 baby