Joined on 04/23/20
Best bang for the buck
Pros: - Insane size - Great airflow - Comes with 4 RGB fans pre-installed - Great glass pannel with the edge curve allowing more case real-estate.
Cons: - Pre-installed RGB fans aren't manageable through applications. Instead, you get a LED button in the case to switch between pre-configured effects (there are over 12 options though). - If the fans were configurable through apps like GCC or iCUE it would be perfect.
Overall Review: Great - recommend if you want a FULL ATX Case that will fit anything you throw in it.
Too expensive for what it is.
Pros: - horsepower - even though it's not as powerful as people expected, it still beats 7900XTX in most scenarios (especially with RT on) - new tech with DLSS 4 and FG - nice style to it, even though it's way bigger than FE - cheaper than most 4080 Super options
Cons: - availability - it was extremely hard to get my hands on one. - UNREASONABLE price - 35% higher than FE that is totally UNJUSTIFIED. - RGB - I would like to see more RGB in it, only the "AERO" logo lights up, it would be cool to have the "GEFORCE RTX" also lit.
Overall Review: IF you manage to get your hands in one, it's great! Worthy upgrade if you are on 4060Ti or lower spec'd cards. If you are currently using a 4080/7900XTX or better, dont bother with this card.
Great value for the power
Pros: - Looks great - Dedicated GPU cable - Lots of power - Platinum
Cons: - their 12x1 cable is rated 600W but be careful if you are actually going to need it. - pairing a high wattage GPU with an Intel in this PSU can be dangerous as it will virtually hit its limit.
Overall Review: - Great bang for the buck.
Insane amount of power for a "reasonable" price
Pros: - horsepower - even though it's not as powerful as people expected, it still beats 7900XTX in most scenarios (especially with RT on) - new tech with DLSS 4 and FG - nice style to it, even though it's way bigger than FE - cheaper than most 4080 Super options
Cons: - availability - it was extremely hard to get my hands on one. - price - 25% higher than FE that is totally UNJUSTIFIED. - RGB - I would like to see more RGB in it, only the "AERO" logo lights up, it would be cool to have the "GEFORCE RTX" also lit.
Overall Review: IF you manage to get your hands in one, it's great! Worthy upgrade if you are on 4060Ti or lower spec'd cards. If you are currently using a 4080/7900XTX or better, dont bother with this card.
Great value and Performance
Pros: - Great style - Tons of LEDs - Configurable through your MB interface (in my case Gigabyte) - Nice performance on AMD
Cons: - While CL34 is not bad, I believe it could be a little better, but that would also be pricier. - Takes quite some time to train these memories, so plug them in, fire up and go for a walk....
Overall Review: Outstanding price per $$$. Great design and LEDs really pop.
Crazy looking fans
Pros: - Great price for the bundle - All bundles come with a controller - Controller can manage up to 8 fans - Tons of different lightning effects
Cons: - I feel like the fans could be a little stronger - iCUE App is horribly hard to manage and sometimes counter intuitive
Overall Review: Great set of fans for a great price, especially if you get them on sale. iCUE app definitely has an INSANE amount of features and lightning effects (despite having horrible UI). LEDs are super strong and bright, colors are vivid and accurate to what you would expect. I wish it was possible (or have the option) to connect them in series. Keep in mind you WILL need a PWM hub as each individual fan is powered by a 4pin.
Great deal on DDR5
- Great performance - Great color customization (depending on the board you pair it with) - It does take a while to train though....took me 1h to train 2 sets @6800hz