Joined on 12/24/13
CORSAIR iCUE Link H115i RGB 280mm AIO, QX140 Fans, w/ iCUE Link System Hub

Pros: - Clean and professional looking out of the box; visually appealing, even with no LEDs on. - Whisper quiet out of the box, before installing the iCUE Software. Proper cooling might require a custom pump speed/fan speed profile to be created. - Once a custom profile is made & set, you should see excellent cooling on your "under load" CPU, and possibly surrounding components that could be otherwise blocked from proper airflow by a different cooling solution (Air/OEM coolers). - Adequate tubing length for different mounting positions. - Minimal wires connected to the board-side of your system, and the pump wires are hidden in the tubing sleeve. - Straight forward CPU mounting procedure (AMD; can't attest to Intel) with pre-applied thermal paste. - 2x 140mm fans were pre-installed in a "push" configuration, as to top-mount the AIO to "exhaust" the hot air out. - Made to be expandable; to work in conjunction with other Corsair iCUE Link Hardware/Fans/Lighting.
Cons: - Hardware was shipped in useless, white, easily destroyable plastic bags; what's wrong with using the normal, see-through, zip-lock style bags? Cutting costs?? - NO paper manual or instructions; instead a SmartLabel on the box lid to use with your phone's browser. - The Technical Specs & Package Contents are located in fine print on the bottom of the box in 10 languages; pray yours hasn't been handled badly. Mine came shrink wrapped... - ALL the details of the AIO are in fine print located somewhere on the box. - Do some YouTube viewing on the installation & how to connect the cabling; @TheProvokedPrawn had the best video I found. Nothing from Corsair came close, or it was outdated. - A 6-pin PCIe connector is needed, as well as a USB 2.0 Hub, and 1 fan header; The single-wire fan header connection was by far the worst dread I had during installation. - Proprietary connectors into the Hub/controller.
Overall Review: This AIO is quiet and cools my little AMD Ryzen 6-core CPU with ease. After I've upgraded to a 120W AM5 CPU, then we'll see. I don't care for LEDs (not my cup of tea), although these do work in every respect. But had this AIO not been on-sale with an extra discount besides, I wouldn't have purchased it. Save yourself time & trouble, view on YouTube @TheProvokedPrawn's video on installation. The Corsair iCUE Software version 5 is required to control lighting, fan & pump speeds, and change/create Cooling Profiles; so another startup/added system processes as apposed to straight air-cooling. It cools, and cools well, with tons of options for lighting (if you're into that). At full price it's twice the cost of some decent Air Solutions. But in my opinion it was worth the hardships of installation & learning the software for what I paid for it.
ASRock 180 Hz 27" 2K ISP

Pros: - Packaging: Clear instructions on how to unbox, right on the box, - Two HD cables and a power cable are included that aren't junk, - Stand is easy to assymble, tight tolerances, two screws with screwdriver included, - Built-in speakers are LOUD, but lack bass as is typical with PC monitors, - Pretty standard OSD controls; Five main Menu sections: Luminance: DCR on/off, MPRT on/off, Six Luminance Preset Modes for contrast & brightness, Three pre-configured Color/RGB settingsm with a User setting for Color/RGB fine tuning, A Low Blue Light adjustment (0 - 10), 0 being full blue, 10 being blue removed, - Detected FreeSync once the latest graphics driver was installed (AMD), - IMO, colors are clear and bright, with a wide range of adjustment, - 180 Hz with Diplay Port, 144 Hz with HDMI, with applicaple grahics (Windows 10), - Quality for the price is exceptional and mine has NO dead pixels.
Cons: - Quality Control might be an issue with some; mine came with the top bezel not fully snapped into the back shell. I didn't notice this right away, only after using it for almost a week as I went around behind to plug in another cable. Snapping it into place was no problem, but I did take a much closer look at every area afterwards.
Overall Review: I've owned mine for over a month, and for south of a buck fifty, this seems like a good deal. There were ZERO reviews when I ordered & it arrived. The two speakers, located at the bottom on either side of the stand neck, do stick out towards the rear. Some might have issues attaching the HDMI cable(s), as the ports are directly above the left speaker housing. The DP port is not an issue, as it is further out with little to no interference. All cables seem quality. The stand base is square and wide, yet not thick (tall). The OSD buttons are located on the lower right-rear of the unit, directly behind their respective symbol, with the power-on button much further away from the other four. The manual was helpful with understanding the Menu details. To adjust OSD settings, you'll need to reach underneath and behind the lower bezel, which is the only thick one. Placing anything directly beneath the lower right corner will block access to the controls. Coming from an 11-year-old Asus 24" 1080p, 60Hz LCD, I'm impressed and hope to have many happy hours using mine.
Confidence in ordering
- PC Cooler was as described and performed according to other's Newegg ratings. Delivered safely and on time, packaged nicely. Would buy again from this seller if need to.