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Curtis D.

Curtis D.

Joined on 09/05/02

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Most Favorable Review

Another WD win for me

WD Green WD40EZRX 4TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - Bulk Bare Drive
WD Green WD40EZRX 4TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - Bulk Bare Drive

Pros: It's a WD that works just like it's supposed too. Using in my HTPC setup currently.

Cons: It's a little slower than the Black WD drives I have, but I expected that.

Overall Review: Been using WD exclusively since way back when Maxtor dropped their 3 year warranty. Never had a problem with WD, only one RMA ever, and they were great with it.

Most Critical Review

What was AMD thinking?

AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0 GHz (4.2 GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W FD8350FRHKBOX Desktop Processor
AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0 GHz (4.2 GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W FD8350FRHKBOX Desktop Processor

Pros: Nice speed for the price.

Cons: The HS fan that comes on this is a total piece of garbage. I would highly recommend you buy an aftermarket fan that does not sound like a leaf blower. I would like to know how AMD engineering would remotely find it acceptable to use a fan that is almost exactly as loud as a vacuum cleaner. I'm highly disappointed by this, when the fan spins up I can hear it running in the next room, I cannot for the life of me imagine an office full of pc's with this HS fan. If you enjoy wearing ear muffs while using your PC then this is the HS fan for you!

Good Mobo

Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING WIFI II AMD AM4 (3rd Gen Ryzen) ATX Gaming Motherboard (PCIe 4.0,WiFi 6E, 2.5Gb LAN, BIOS FlashBack, HDMI 2.1, Addressable Gen 2 RGB Header and AURA Sync)
Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING WIFI II AMD AM4 (3rd Gen Ryzen) ATX Gaming Motherboard (PCIe 4.0,WiFi 6E, 2.5Gb LAN, BIOS FlashBack, HDMI 2.1, Addressable Gen 2 RGB Header and AURA Sync)

Pros: Setup was ok, beware if installing Windows 11 it will not recognize the onboard WiFi to join your network. Thankfully I had an old USB adapter to continue installation with.

Cons: I've been building PC's since the late 90's. I expected more from this board on the software side. Installing the chips drivers was like getting in a Delorian and going 77 mph. Having to download and unzip all the files just to get audio and wifi setup was annoying. Although I don't mind a trip down memory lane, this would be frustrating fir anyone new to PC builds. I expected more from a ROG series. Also if your getting older like me the front panel pins are not color coded, (my eyes aren't as good as they used to be) the black PCB makes for even more of a challenge. I would purchase this board again, maybe with more updates to Win11 the onboard hardware will be recognized.

Overall Review: The board is a little bit more work than I expected on the software side. I would purchase again. ASUS do better! Always been an ASUS fan, but other vendors have more fluid software setups.

Great Bang for your Buck

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - Ryzen 5 5000 Series Cezanne (Zen 3) 6-Core 3.6 GHz Socket AM4 65W No Integrated Graphics Desktop CPU Processor - 100-100000457BOX
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - Ryzen 5 5000 Series Cezanne (Zen 3) 6-Core 3.6 GHz Socket AM4 65W No Integrated Graphics Desktop CPU Processor - 100-100000457BOX

Pros: Comes with heat sink, comparable to my 13th Gen I5. Works great paired with a 2050 video card.

Overall Review: Would buy again.

Works as intended

PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory Model MD32GK2D4360018XRGB
PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory Model MD32GK2D4360018XRGB

Pros: Popped in MB and it works great.

Overall Review: Would purchase again.

Another Home Run from Newegg

MSI Ventus GeForce RTX 2060 12GB GDDR6 PCI Express 3.0 x16 ATX Graphics Card RTX 2060 VENTUS GP 12G OC
MSI Ventus GeForce RTX 2060 12GB GDDR6 PCI Express 3.0 x16 ATX Graphics Card RTX 2060 VENTUS GP 12G OC

Pros: Card is not overly large and bulky, fan quality and heatsink are nice.

Overall Review: I upgraded my sons PC from a 750TI to this card, huge improvement as expected. I have this paired with an AMD FX Bulldozer chip and 16GB of RAM, all components I bought from NewEgg years ago. Still playing COD, Destiny, FFonline etc with this machine. Good deal for the price!