Pros: * Runs Quiet * Hynix Memory * VRM temps are great * Backplate included * Performance is great with Omega drivers! * Great 3 year serial based warranty

Cons: * Mediocre core overclock ability on my specific card (Never a given though) * Nothing else for the $260 I got the card for after Rebate and Gift Card

Overall Review: I own a Asus Strix GTX 980. It is a great card but since this 290X was priced so well I wanted to compare them for myself. First of All the MSI Gaming 290X is big, but this is normal for R9 290 series cards. It offers a nice backplate and the normal Twin Frozr fan setup, which is a solid performer. The fans are very quiet. At 100% are about as loud as the Strix at 70% fan speed. Overclocking is easy using afterburner. My card came with Hynix memory which easily overclocked from 5000Mhz to 6000Mhz. The core was not as willing and even with +100mv could only run 1135Mhz artifact free. Above that would eventually get an artifact here and there when gaming for extended periods of time. Still, this is okay, just not a great Overclock. Max temps I saw when overclocked was 76C, without OC max temp was 69C. Power consumption of the 290X series is pretty high, as much as 70-100W more than the GTX 970 or 980 at 100% load, but about even with the 780ti. If you live someplace like I do with cheap electricity, that is only $7 extra a year if you game 25 hours a week in comparison to a GTX 970. I did some performance comparisons with my GTX 980 which is overclocked to 1480/7800 and my 290X at 1135/6000. I was pretty surprised that the performance was closer than I though it would be considering the 290X is essentially half the price I paid for the 980. The latest AMD Omega Drivers are great. I had no issues at all with them when playing and testing on my dual monitor set up. All my tests ran at 2560x1600 and MAX settings and 2xMSAA except for Shadow of Mordor where HIGH textures were used and Far Cry 4 used Volumetric Fog. To level playing field Physx is off and Nvidia Gameworks features like HBAO+ and soft shadows are lowered to SSAO and Highest Shadow setting available. Frame rates listed are average over 4 minutes of gameplay. *****************GTX 980******290X*** Metro:LL**********33.37*******30.45**9% Middle Earth:SOM**62.14*******59.52**4% BioShock Infinate 87.29*******75.4***14% Dragon Age Inq****53.9********54.2***- Far Cry 4*********59.9********52.6***12% Valley 1.0********42.2********39.8***6% Assassins Creed U*42.11*******36.6***13% Overall the performance difference is an average of 8.3% at my resolution. This is close enough that I can easily recommend this 290X due to great performance, nice build quality and cool and quiet operation. Performing so close to a $560 GTX 980 for only $260 earns 5 eggs from me!

Pros: + Compact Size + Easy Setup + AP Mode + Dual Band

Cons: - Gets a bit warm - Limited Throughput

Overall Review: I have been a consumer of Netgear products for many years, so I was pretty interested to see how the EX3700 Range Extender would perform in my home. My home is medium sized at about 2200 sq/ft, but it is 3 stories high and my wireless router is located in my bottom floor office so there are some spots that could use better coverage. This is where the EX3700 comes in. First of all, setup was easy. I hooked it up via the Ethernet port directly to my computer and used the web based configuration to get it connected to my wireless network. Very straight forward and only took a couple minutes. Once complete I updated to the latest firmware. Once set up, I set it up in AP mode and tested the 5ghz band throughput with the EX3700 located about 10 feet from the router. Throughput peaked at around 7.5MB/sec for transfers. Which is 1/10th as fast as my Netgear R6300 which I have set up in AP mode in about the same location. My second test location was my bedroom, which is up two floors. Good news is that in AP mode, the throughput was almost identical to before at around 7MB/sec transfer speeds. Switching to extender mode and using my LG G3 to connect, transfer speeds were still at around 6-7MB/sec, which is still good. However once moving just one room over, the transfer speeds rapidly deteriorated to about 2MB/sec. I also tested in my son's room, which is also on the 3rd floor and got similar results. So what do I think of the EX3700? I like several aspects of the device. It is small and offers wired AP mode, which is handy. However the throughput it somewhat slow and as an extender, it offers limited range. Where it is useful is for a single room that may have issues with signal. I also found it useful for my Samsung Smart TV that had it's internal WiFi go out, so I used the EX3700 in AP mode to wire directly to the TV and in this respect it worked beautifully. I have had no issues with lost connections, so it appears to be stable. All in all, it is a solid device as long as you understand it's limitations.

Pros: + Excellent 5 year warranty with good support! + Excellent performance for most normal PC use cases + low power usage

Cons: - lack of cache hurts performance in some heavy work load use cases - limited durability rating

Overall Review: I have built countless computers with Crucial SSD's through the years. I have always been impressed with their reliability, performance and excellent customer support if an issue does pop up. So I was excited to give the P310 a go. It is a pretty straight forward NVMe. Simple packaging, no bling. It slots right in and fired up without issue, as expected. For my use case, I decided to use it as a game drive for my steam library. First, lets talk performance. With benchmarks it easily hits 7000MBps read and 6400MBps write. Yes that is fast and competes with some higher priced drives. For loading games, it is very fast. The downside of the 310 is that the when pushing huge amounts of data for extended periods of time, that speed is not sustainable because of the dramless design. But unless you are pushing tons of GB around constantly, you will likely rarely see this limitation. The plus side of dramless design is it allows for the 310 to run cooler and consume less power. The other downside, is it has a lower durability rating at 220TB. Not uncommon for QLC based drives. But if you use it like I am as a game drive or even as a OS drive, it is highly unlikely that will ever be a limitation. But as another positive, other than the overall speed is Crucial offers an excellent 5 year warranty. Their support is excellent, so if anything ever happens have confidence knowing that you will be taken care of. Overall I am pleased with the Crucial P310. It offers great overall performance for a fair price. It runs cool, has a great warranty and is fairly easy on the wallet. If you are the type of user to push around terabytes of data all day long, it is not the drive for you, but for most everyone else it is a solid option. 4/5 stars.

Pros: True SFX form factor Solid 7 year warranty Quiet operation ATX 3.0

Cons: Cables are a little stiff

Overall Review: I have been a life lone Corsair fan having owned PSU's, AIO's, Cases, RAM, Fans, Keyboards, Mice and more. So I was excited to give the SF850L a test in my daughter's new build. First off the thing is tiny, true SFX size. However it does come with a bracket to mount in standard size mounting positions. Which was good because the ITX case I used allowed for standard PSU sizing. Installation was EZ. The cables are plenty long for a ITX build, measuring 17" for the GPU cable. There are plenty of cables provided for even pretty extravagant builds. Once fired up, the PSU remained quiet, even under heaving gaming loads that sometimes was peaking at over 600W (measured at the wall). Overall I am pleased with the SF850L. It is quiet, efficient and priced fairly for a true SFX PSU. It has a solid warranty at 7 years, which should exist through most builds lifetimes. Recommended.

Pros: - Among cheaper X670 motherboards - Plenty of fan and water cooling headers - RGB support - Easy to use bios - Plenty of M2 slots and PCIe 5.0 support - Wifi support

Cons: - cheaper X670 motherboards are still expensive - limited SATA ports (for those that still use SATA devices)

Overall Review: I have owned lots of Asus items through the years. Usually go with TUF or ROG branded items, but decided to give the Prime series a go this time around. So far I have been very pleased. First off, it is a nice looking motherboard and everything, save for the SATA ports on the bottom, is where you would expect on a mid range motherboard. Setup was straightforward and easy. No issues with my Gskill DDR5 ( EXPO settings for the ram worked perfectly) or my 7700X. First boot training was a little slow (All AM5 boards suffer from this), but the RGB lights on the motherboard let me know what it doing, so I just waited. Once getting windows loaded I did run into an issue with the 7700X not boosting properly, but that was windows incorrectly applying the wrong power profile, once corrected it boosted to 5.5Ghz as expected. Playing around with the bios, there are plenty of overclocking options to be found. The Asus Prime X670 Pro only has the 14 + 2 power stages, so it is not meant for extreme overclocking, but with minimum fiddling it easily got me to 5.3Ghz all core under load. So far the Asus Prime has been rock stable. It is well featured and priced competitively. It looks great and has an easy to use bios. 3 year warranty is decent. Recommended for those that want a solid platform to build on that do not demand the most extreme overclocking and go without a few extra features that come on motherboards costing much more.

Pros: * Very easy install * Solid warranty * Very fast transfer speeds * Effective heatsink

Cons: * Heatsink might not integrate well with some motherboard provided solutions

Overall Review: I have long been a fan of Corsair products. I have used everything from their cases, psu's, keyboards, AIO's and more. So I was excited to try out the new MP600 PRO NVMe drive. I did test the drive in my PC before installing into my PS5. I could not use the heat spreader provided by the motherboard (MSI MEG ACE X570), which have proven to be very effective with other NVMe's, but that is only a minor issue as the installed heatsink works well and temps were solid. Seq Transfer rates using Crystal Disk Mark were very fast, exceeding 7000 MB/s with writes at just above 6000. In line with advertised specs. Moving to the PS5, it took just a couple minutes to open the PS5 and install. Once fired up, the PS5 immediately recognized the drive and was quickly formatted. The PS5 did a quick speed test when formatting completed, which was under 6000 MB/s, but still very fast. In the settings, a quick swap to have game installs point to the new drive was required for new installs. I installed Horizon Forbidden West to it, and tested loading a new game. The game fired up quickly and I noticed so lag or issues when compared to using the PS5's included drive. Overall I am very pleased with the Corsair MP600 PRO. It is priced in line with other similar offerings, has a solid warranty and offers blistering performance for a PS5 or PC. If you are looking for fast NVMe storage, the MP600 is for sure worth a close look!

Shipping was fast and item was exactly as described. Price was great. Would be happy to purchase from seller again.