Joined on 11/29/08
My first SSD. I was blown away.
Pros: Goes from bios to windows in 10 seconds. I saved money when building my PC by purchasing a 2TB hybid drive. I am so glad I upgraded to this. I use this for windows and battlefield 4. BF4 load times are about 20-30 seconds faster as well. I love it.
Cons: My motherboard did not have a standoff to mount the hard drive. Be sure to check to see if your board has the screw and standoff by the M.2 slot before you order.
It holds a mATX board
Pros: Price. Looks nice.
Cons: Very thin metal. I can hold the case with one finger. To uncover an expansion slot for the pci e slots you have to rip and pry a thin piece of metal that covers the slots. I ended up bending the mounting bracket for expansion cards trying to remove this cover.
Work well with Ryzen 3700x
Pros: Temps around 57c while gaming. Adjustable RGB is nice. Quiet even running the fans on a more aggressive curve
Cons: AM4 mounting solution is a little difficult for large hands.
Overall Review: The cooler fits my needs well. It brought down my temps around 10c-15c compared to the prism stock cooler.
No issues with B450
Pros: Enabled 3600 in B450 Tomahawk Bios with no issues.
Cons: None
Overall Review: I'm using a B450 Tomahawk with a Ryzen 3700. I now have plenty of headroom for multitasking.
Great for 1440p gaming
Pros: I am able to get 100fps + in most games at ultra settings. With a custom fan curve of 60% at 50c and above, my temps stay around 60 to 62c when gaming. Noise, for me, at this level is almost silent.
Cons: None after 1 month
Overall Review: I couldn't believe how small this card is compared to a 1070 that I have.
End result is great
Pros: Bigger than a PS4 or Xbox but not too big sit beside one in your entertainment center. Very rigid sturdy feel to the case. Ideal for a living room gaming or streaming machine. The case comes with plenty of tie downs and Velcro strips for cable management.
Cons: When putting the GPU in, I did have to pry the bottom of the outer case to get the bottom of the graphics card to seat. This is why I minus 1 egg. If you go with an SFX-L power supply, the hard drive cage becomes unusable. I used a Fractal Ion 500g SFX-L power supple. It states on the website that this power supply is compatible with the case, but I would go a different route. I could barely get the drive in without the cage.
Overall Review: This is not like a normal build. I can through an air cooled pc together in an hour or two but this took closer to 4. Bring time and patience. The end result is worth it in my opinion.