Pros: -They look amazing, both on and off -Typical outstanding Corsair build quality -Quiet like all Corsair fans

Cons: -Expensive (not really a negative though as this is to be expected at this level of quality) -Airflow is not as good as basically every other Corsair fan (LL, ML, SP) -If you are going to be mixing these with LL fans, note that some of the colors are ever so slightly different - I bought three QLs to use as intakes on my rig and some of the colors don't quite match up with the LLs. The biggest differences are with white and yellow, however all of the colors are just slightly off. With blue and red its hardly noticeable, but white is easily noticeable. The QLs are more brilliant than the LLs, which is why the colors are a little different. Most people won't really care about this difference because it is very slight, but its something to be aware of if you are a stickler. My photo is with everything on blue so you can't really see any difference.

Overall Review: -The QLs are definitely a step up from the LL, not just because the back side is lit up, but also because of the sides, which have visible RGB lighting. In addition, the colors are slightly more vibrant with the QL as mentioned. -Note that the lighting on the back of the QL is actually better than the front. Why? Because the center hub actually has 6 LEDs on the back side, rather than 4. The front center hub of the QL only has 4 LEDs, the same as the LL series.

Cons: No manual or drivers of any kind in the box. The USB stick they included didn't work for me, I had to install drivers manually and of course I couldn't do that until after windows was installed. My LAN port does not work despite multiple attempts at installing the latest driver from MSI website, uninstalling drivers, resetting the network (both through win 11 and through cmd), clearing CMOS, etc, etc. I've spent hours trying to get my LAN port to work, and nothing. Now MSI support wants me to start over and re-install windows. I'm not doing it, so I'm stuck with a brand new board that has a non-functional LAN port and now will have to buy a pcie LAN port if I want a hard-wired connection. I find the BIOS to be somewhat unintuitive. It doesn't take a lot to figure it out, but it did take me some time to actually figure out how to enable the XMP profile for my RAM. It isn't as straight forward as it could and should be.

Overall Review: My last two builds have been with ASRock boards and both of those boards were flawless, for years of use, and much easier to both setup and use. Not to mention that you get more for the money. I will not be buying another MSI motherboard. In general I like the build quality of their hardware, particularly their GPUs, but this will be the last MOBO I buy from MSI.

Pros: Upgraded from an MSI Ventus RTX 2080 and it is a massive upgrade in every respect, not just performance but cooling too. It is incredibly quiet. Idles at 32C with the fans shut OFF. Perfect pair for an i5-13600k driving a 1440p ultrawide. Great looking card Typical premium MSI build quality...absolutely rock solid

Cons: It was a huge upgrade for me but it is also just plain HUGE. Made my 2080 look like a midget GPU. It is seriously big and heavy, probably should either vertical mount or get a support bracket so it doesn't rip you pcie port right off your mobo.

Overall Review: I am not defending NVidia's price gouging at all here, clearly GPUs are ridiculously overpriced, but frankly so is everything nowadays. I picked this up on launch day at MSRP ($850) and as an upgrade from a 2080 I am extremely happy. As stated, the performance upgrade is only half the story for me. Having had a Ventus card previously (which was ridiculously loud under load), the Gaming Trio is just so much nicer and is virtually silent. Plus, when you look at price vs performance, I actually think this is a good deal given the current GPU market. This card sits somewhere between the 3090 and 3090ti in terms of performance (in most benchmarks). At the time I bought this I was looking at used 3090s and could not find one for less than a thousand. If you game in 1440p/ultrawide as I do, this is a great card and a perfect pair for the i5-13600k. I'm maxing out my current 120 Hz 1440p ultrawide in most games at ultra settings. Absolutely no need for a 4080 or 4090 unless you are gaming in 4k. I am sure this card is going to serve me well for the next 5+ years.

Pros: -Great size (pretty much the smallest ATX case available) -Looks nice, mostly glass and metal panels visible

Cons: -If you have an ATX build that you are moving to this case, make sure you are aware that this case ONLY FITS SFX or SFX-L power supplies. -Even with the back chamber, space is still limited for cable management because the case is so small. With a lot of drives, RGB and controllers, it could get pretty difficult.

Overall Review: I just moved my Z390/i7-9700k and RTX3080 build over to this case. I did so because I needed a shorter case to fit under my desk hutch. I really do like this case, it looks nice and I love that it can fit an incredible number of fans! I actually have 11 in mine (I have a 280mm rad with push/pull). The only negative that everyone should be aware of before buying this, especially with an ATX build, is that it can only fit SFX form factor PSUs. I found this out the hard way, I had my whole system removed from my old case and ready to put in here and my PSU wouldn't fit (I had a Corsair RM850). I had to order an SFX unit, which are generally more expensive, particularly for the higher wattage models. It isn't a huge deal but this isn't a detail I noticed in the spec sheet prior to buying this case and it does kind of limit how much hardware you can have, even with an ATX build. I think Lian Li should have made the case slightly wider and longer to allow for full size PSUs. They could have done so without effecting the height of the case, which is really the biggest benefit to this, imo.

Pros: -Been running for a year now @4.9 GHz and 1.250V, no problems to speak of -Idles at 28-30C with a Corsair H115i -Fast as f*ck, however see the Cons section

Cons: Yes its fast, but the performance gains are getting more and more marginal with every new generation of Intel processor. I went from an i5-4670k (OC'd to 3.8 GHz) to this chip and the only noticeable performance gain is while playing modern games on ultra settings on an ultrawide 3440x1440 monitor. My frames went from 75 max to 120 Max (the monitor's max). For everyday stuff my old 4th generation i5 rig was basically just as fast. Having said that, I look at this as a good thing...This means I probably won't need to upgrade again for another decade.

Overall Review: The question of whether or not it is worth it for you to upgrade is very highly dependent upon what you have now and what you want to do. I would say if you are running 6th gen Intel or newer, it probably is not worth an upgrade unless you have money to burn and/or you just HAVE to get into 4k gaming NOW. If you do want to upgrade and your #1 goal is gaming than I highly recommend this chip. Its a beast, and probably a better value than the i9 if you are only going to be gaming. For heavy 3D rendering/video editing stuff you might want the i9.

Pros: -Getting over 80 FPS on a 3440x1440 ultrawide but it is definitely being bottlenecked by my i5 4670k even at 4.3 GHz. I think it will easily do 100-120 Hz after I upgrade to i7-9700k -Great looking card -Typical outstanding MSI build quality -Runs cool, less than 70C max -Unbelievably quiet, can't even hear it at full fan speed in my system

Cons: -No RGB lighting of any kind, literally NONE. I was actually surprised that the MSI or RTX logos didn't light up, I thought that was the norm now. Not really a negative for me because I don't care.

Overall Review: If you are into the whole RGB lighting thing than look elsewhere. Frankly I don't understand the obsession with it. It is kind of like building a Ferrari and then staring at the engine instead of DRIVING IT. If you are like me and don't feel the need to stare at the inside of your computer, then this is a great card and will save you money.