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Michael C.

Michael C.

Joined on 01/31/12

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one year old, going strong

AMD FX-8120 - FX-Series Zambezi 8-Core 3.1 GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor - FD8120FRGUBOX
AMD FX-8120 - FX-Series Zambezi 8-Core 3.1 GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor - FD8120FRGUBOX

Pros: Powerful, easy to overclock, with the proper cooling, great for gaming and video editing.

Cons: a lot of applications cant take advantage of 8 cores, but the ones that do run really well. the only thing I would truly say is a con is the stock cooler, its gonna be the same with any powerful processor, it will run hot and be loud. I would recommend a third party one.

Works Great. Takes forever to ship from China.

PTC Premium GOLD Series HDMI Female to Female Couple
PTC Premium GOLD Series HDMI Female to Female Couple

Pros: - Gold Plated leads - Solid Rubber Construction

Cons: - If you don't have any cable slack it will unplug easily. - Took about 3 weeks to order from China, but you get what you pay for.

Keeps Ryzen 1700x cool...and looks cool. Win!

Corsair Hydro Series H100i V2 Extreme Performance Water / Liquid CPU Cooler. 240mm (CW-9060025-WW)
Corsair Hydro Series H100i V2 Extreme Performance Water / Liquid CPU Cooler. 240mm (CW-9060025-WW)

Pros: - IF you have a tower that accommodates the radiator, this thing is a breeze to install. - Keeps Processor around 29°C idle and 39°C under load...UNDER LOAD! (without overclocking) - The initial overclocking to 3.8 GHz only took it to about 42°C, still impressive. - Quiet as a church mouse's sleeping Baby. - Nifty Software integrations which is nice for monitoring fan speeds and temps.

Cons: -No AM4 support out of the box, but it's really AMDs fault for changing their bolt pattern by less than 1 cm! (They do offer a adapter for 5.00 on their website, luckily I had the AM3 back plate from my last build) - Again, watch your case dimensions, the hoses are quite stiff, and it is almost 2 inches thick with fans installed.

Overall Review: If you don't feel like playing plumber, and building a water-cooled solution from scratch, this is the way to go!

Unlocked. Overclocked. Overwhelming!

AMD Ryzen 7 1st Gen - RYZEN 7 1700X Summit Ridge (Zen) 8-Core 3.4 GHz (3.8 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 95W YD170XBCAEWOF Desktop Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 1st Gen - RYZEN 7 1700X Summit Ridge (Zen) 8-Core 3.4 GHz (3.8 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 95W YD170XBCAEWOF Desktop Processor

Pros: - 8 Logical and 16 Hyper-threaded cores make this thing a monster Workstation and Gaming Processor. - Barely started playing around with water-cooled overclocking (corsair H100i v2)* and was almost at 4 Ghz! - Absolutely destroys Intel's 6900k when it comes to face value. - Huge improvements in Windows, Video Editing, BF1, ROT Tomb Raider over the FX8120 I had before. *(am3 cooling solutions are usually compatible with the right back plate, check your Motherboard's specs)

Cons: - The 1700x and 1800x do NOT come with stock coolers. This is unfortunate, since the cheaper models do. However, Buy the 1700x and the Corsair H100i v2 for the price of the 1800x and overclock it. Boom! - The AM4 Platform is still in the Maternity ward, make sure to back up your AM4 MoBos' BIOS and take it slow, There are still a lot of kinks to be ironed out with game and driver optimization. BF1's Audio stated tearing when I overclocked the processor due to clock issues .

Overall Review: This is definitely the best valued Processor in the initial Ryzen Line up, if you are looking for a high end gaming/workstation rig. Like I said, pair this with a $100 water/high-end cooling solution to get the most bang for your buck.

Easy to clean filter, but don't expect this thing to be quiet.

Holmes HAP1200-U LifeLong HEPA Tower Air Purifier
Holmes HAP1200-U LifeLong HEPA Tower Air Purifier

Pros: -Pushes a lot of air for its size, and it made my office (with 3 birds in it) smell cleaner in just 12 hours. -Ionizer kills airborne bacteria and also helps with allergies.

Cons: - Even on the lowest setting, it is quite loud. I haven't measured its decibels, but I'm guessing most people won't be able to sleep with it on. -Ionizer light is super bright and obnoxious, but a little piece of electrical tape can fix that.

Overall Review: Over all, its a good product for the price. Good air filtration and included ionizer are great for dry climates with a lot of dust or allergens. It has a reusable filter that is easy to clean, and it's not very heavy. It may be loud, but that is just the price to pay, for the price you pay.

got around $200? get this!

PowerColor PCS+ Radeon HD 7850 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card AX7850 2GBD5-2DHPP
PowerColor PCS+ Radeon HD 7850 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card AX7850 2GBD5-2DHPP

Pros: -"pcs plus" the extra cooling ability make this clocked 150 megahertz higher than most of the other 7850s so ya...Awesome -Powerful, it runs almost anything on high settings -Cool, overclocked it to 1050 and it doesn't go above 140 -Versatile, it has 5 video ports on it, i have three monitors running, all with different resolutions and it works great.

Cons: -RMA on Radeon cards, if you return it after you redeem your games they will only refund you about $80 dollars. I recommend using it for 30 days before redeeming the game codes.

Overall Review: Planning to crossfire these by the end of the year.