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DWAIN H.

DWAIN H.

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good air cooler

Phanteks PH-TC12LS_RGB 120mm UFB (Updraft Floating Balance) Bearing CPU Cooler with RGB Halos
Phanteks PH-TC12LS_RGB 120mm UFB (Updraft Floating Balance) Bearing CPU Cooler with RGB Halos

Pros: *Halo matches other Phantek lighting perfectly (12volt) *Good temps idle and while playing *Compact design and down drafts onto motherboard and components surrounding CPU *Good for general computer work and moderate over clocking

Cons: *The screws that mount the halo and fan are difficult. It would be much easier if the screw holes were dimpled and the machine screw could "fall into the hole". Instead, the screw hole is slightly raised and it took effort and patience to mount the fan and halo.

Overall Review: Heat sink and radiator installation is straight forward, but mounting the fan and halo can be difficult. There is only about 1/8" of the bolt threads sticking through the fan and you are blind trying to line up the hole. Persistence and patience will rule the day. I was able to pull off my AIO 120mm CPU water cooler and mount this air cooler in about an hour and the LEDs look great. Just remember, this combo is for a computer that has a 4 pin 12 volt RGB setup. If you want assignable RGB (RGBA), you will need to order the heat sink and fan and then order the the 120 mm Phantek RGBA halo that mounts with it and fits the 3 pin 5 volt RGBA header

The sweet spot

G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C14D-16GVK
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C14D-16GVK

Pros: Latency of 14 makes this memory very fast while also being reasonable price. You can find cheaper 3200, but you will not find better. This is the Sony memory chips and creates the lowest latency. When you take into account the speed and very low latency, this memory is faster writing to the cpu than almost any other memory available.

Overall Review: UPDATE: TWO YEARS LATER I WATCH A 6 MONTH YOUTUBE VIDEO FROM HARDWARE UNBOXED. THEY SHOW TWO PROGRAMS YOU CAN USE TO FIND YOUR OVERCLOCK. THE FIRST GIVES YOU VITAL SPECS ON YOUR RAM. THE SECOND PROGRAM TAKES THE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR RAM AND GIVES YOU STABLE OVERCLOCKS. I WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE MEMORY TO 3600 WITH 15 LATENCY AND 1800 FCLK (AS WELL AS SUB TIMINGS) AND MY MACHINE HAS RUN FLAWLESSLY. 3600 SPEED FOR 3200 PRICES!!!! GOOD MEMORY GIVES GOOD OVERCLOCKS. Don't be confused by speed of the memory, you also have to take into account latency. Go to Winkipedia and read about CAS Latency and go to the table. The table take the speed and lattency and coverts to the number of nano-seconds it takes for the memory to respond to a command from the cpu. The 3200 DDR4 14 CAS can write the first word in 8.75 ns. The 3600 DDR4 15 CAS can write the first word in 8.33 ns. The 4200 DDR4 19 CAS can write the first word in 9.05 ns. You can go up in speed but you have higher and higher latency, which flattens the performance curve and will offer you at most a 5% boost while demanding 2 to 3 times the cost. Don't buy memory by speed only. Demand low latency. But this memory and you will not be sorry.

great ARGB

Phanteks PH-FF120DRGBA_BK01 120mm Halos Lux Digital RGB Fan Frames
Phanteks PH-FF120DRGBA_BK01 120mm Halos Lux Digital RGB Fan Frames

Pros: * aRGB *intalls easliy *works well with Aura and MSI xx570 motherboard

Cons: *wanted to put on Phanteks downdraft CPU air cooler, but the screws are the wrong thread, so I put on back 120mm fan and worked beautifully

Overall Review: If going on CPU cooler, you will have to find the right length and thread to fit the cooler **6 months later-really like the color effects-going to order 2 140mm halos for front fans to update my build**

Opps, my fault

MasterFan MF200R RGB - Premium-Quality 200mm RGB Hybrid Silent High Airflow In-Take Fan for Computer Case.by Cooler Master
MasterFan MF200R RGB - Premium-Quality 200mm RGB Hybrid Silent High Airflow In-Take Fan for Computer Case.by Cooler Master

Pros: This 200 mm fan installed easily and had plenty of cables

Overall Review: My fault for not double checking that it was an RGBA fan and not an RGB fan. This is an RGBA fan and uses a 3 pin connector that runs on 5 volt. My system is a little older and required the 4 pin 12 volt lighting. I will hold it for my next build.

you will not be disappointed

Xiaomi MDZ-26-DB Mi Bluetooth Speaker - Gold
Xiaomi MDZ-26-DB Mi Bluetooth Speaker - Gold

Pros: *Great sound - max volume is very loud for a blue tooth speaker *Compact size *Controls are easy to use *Pairs to my phone instantly *30 foot range *quality design (metal case) and excellent packaging *Includes an aux port if you do not have a blue tooth device, you can wire up *charges quickly

Cons: *Does not come with a micro usb charging cable - but I already have a couple

Overall Review: Great overall sound, especially in mid range and base. As a matter of fact, if you have it on a hard surface, the base response will cause it to vibrate and make a rumbling noise, so I put it on a piece of cloth. High end response is a little week, but for less than $15, you will not find a better blue tooth speaker. Buy it, you will not be disappointed. Great as a secret Santa gift or a stocking stuffer.

11/14/2019

great AMD GPU value

MSI Radeon RX 580 8GB GDDR5 PCI Express x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card RX 580 ARMOR 8G OC
MSI Radeon RX 580 8GB GDDR5 PCI Express x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card RX 580 ARMOR 8G OC

Pros: 8 gigabytes of memory runs my 31" 2k monitor at 95-100 frames per second on PUBG purchased for $200 US

Cons: RX GPUs tend to run hot and this one is no exception When playing PUBG for the first time with normal fan curves, card hit 72 degrees Celsius. GPU fans will cycle from 30% to 60% to 100% in less than 5 seconds when game comes on which is loud. I opened my fan control panel and set all case and CPU fans to 100%, plus I took the dust filter off of the top of my case so the fans in top of the case can exhaust out without restriction. Now I can play PUBG and the GPU sits at around 62 to 63 degrees Celsius with the added air flow When playing the game, headphones block 98% of fan noise, so not really an issue for me.

Overall Review: Without the heat issue and fan noise, this is easily a 5 egg rating for the price. It plays my games at a high frame rate without issue. It does very well when streaming video or searching the web. But if you want to get the max frame rate out of your games, be prepared to reengineer your system for maximum air flow.

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Great led lights

Found these lights on spring sale. They were an excellent price for heavy duty LED commercial light with 4000 lumens. I put these oh and a workshop over a workstation. Maybe a little bit of Overkill but I like to have plenty of light.

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GREAT PRODUCT AND GOT IT FAST

I love my new keyboard. I am so happy I made the purchase. However, I accidentally ordered two. My internet shut down when I was completing the sale and I went back on line to complete my order, however, by doing that, I got two instead of one. I sent a message to NothingButSavings.com and they emailed back the next day with detailed instructions. I was easily able to return the second one and it was credited back to my account. They were easy to deal with and gave me all of the info I needed to fix my problem. I would be happy to shop from them again.

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