Pros: This is a good CPU -- my video render time and 7dtd terrain generation time is cut by 10x vs my old fx6300. I just wish it delivered on its promises. *update* I still think my cons are valid but I've just manually over clocked it to 4.2ghz and stable! so ok, 5 stars now. because I have 4.2ghz cpu. my nh15 cooler is such a beast: 35C idle, 66C max (yeah my manual settings run cooler than when I was trying to get the boost to 4.2ghz while base was just 3.6! more about that in cons )

Cons: I don't get 4.2ghz max boost. I saw 3.95ghz max out of the box. I replaced the stock cooler with a Noctua NH15 and temps run about 10C cooler but it didn't increase the boost at all. I'm nowhere near the 95C default thermal throttle. Turned on the performance overclocking from AMD, I am now up to 4.117ghz max boost and 73C max temp. Again, still well below the 95C threshold yet it still refuses to hit 4.2ghz boost. More aggressive overclocking results in instability. Spent a few hours with the DRAM calculator but was unable to tighten anything beyond the XMP profile. That said, I am outperforming baseline benchmarks from passmark for the same CPU -- so I'm guessing no one is getting 4.2ghz max boost (yay?)

Overall Review: If a person can't get 4.2ghz max boost *out of the box with the stock cooler and without overclocking* (at a reasonable ambient temp), then it shouldn't be advertised as 4.2ghz max boost. I haven't hit it even with overclocking. *update* I did hit 4.2ghz stable overclock, no boost.

Pros: No complaints on the hardware -- Cinebench maintained 3.2ghz all 8 cores @ ~77C with no throttling. That's kind of amazing in this formfactor. Overall build and design is very good and fingerprint security is a big plus for me, and works flawlessly. The Keyboard is maybe the best I've used on a laptop, ever -- certainly the best in this price range. RAM might vary based on configuration but mine is 3200mhz 22cas, which is just fine. the built in speakers are also just fine, given the small space -- they seem to be EQ'd for speech rather than music, which is perfect.

Cons: stickers! no fewer than 4 stickers on the palm rest and some were CROOKED! what? That's a good way to make the product look cheap. They did not peel off without a fight and required much rubbing alcohol (at the risk of discoloring the chassis). Why any stickers at all? why? stop with the stickers, please. some lightly threaded tasks make the CPU temp soar (100C+ !!) not sure what that's about. It maybe chases that 4.2ghz max boost a little too aggressively. Hopefully I can tune that in BIOS

Overall Review: Initial impressions - I was really put off by all the stickers. But once I got past that, it is a great laptop with, as far as I can tell, the (currently) best-in-class CPU that absolutely stomps 11th gen intel. But I suppose your mileage may vary depending on the tasks you're doing. I really like the look and feel of it overall as well. In my opinion, it is priced like a budget laptop, but build quality is premium all around.

Overall Review: I just needed something that worked. this works in windows and linux; no issues. the old style vga port is a bonus - I don't have to use an adapter for my old display.

Overall Review: I'm going to talk about overclocking. If you aren't overclocking then I think this board is over engineered for you, but there's no harm in that. It's priced nice and has features for days. I think it will be a solid performer for years. The "O.C Mode" in the BIOS with "Auto" voltage is super nice - just set my multiplier and it auto dials the voltage as load dictates. Much better than the Ryzen Master software, which wants me to set a fixed voltage for manual overclocking and it runs at that fixed voltage always, or work with the limited boost which just doesn't perform as well as a straight up OC on all cores. With my R5 3600 (3.6ghz stock), I'm running 4.25ghz all cores at 0.9v avg to 1.55v max .. the motherboard steps up to the max as needed and thermals allow (my nh-d15 allows). at peak I'm feeding ~113w of power through the CPU and the board thermals really don't flinch., but I never see those numbers while gaming, just during bench. stupidly overengineered. highly recommend.

Overall Review: Made the leap to 1440p 144hz and needed a graphics card that could produce that. This 2070S does nicely without breaking the bank. Here's the stats I pulled from hwmonitor after playing some DOOM: Clock: 1185mhz idle to 1965mhz max Temp: 39C idle to 80C max (ambient is 21C) Fans: ~850rpm idle to ~2800rpm max Noise: I don't have a decibel meter, but no noticeable uptick in noise over my old GTX1060 (also had 2 fans and similar thermals), for whatever that's worth. and yes, seeing 200+fps in DOOM at 1440p ULTRA detail (Vulkan engine) with my Ryzen R5 3600. OpenGL performs solidly as well, keeping above 100fps on the same settings. Exceeds expectations!

Pros: I wanted a common kit that's easy to configure. This delivered. I got it running at 3200, no problemo. Extremely stable.

Cons: None - this was basically plug and play.. I would prefer no RGB, but whatever.. the price was right.

Overall Review: This was the best component of my new build, in terms of: price / ease of install / ease of configuring. First time using GSkill and they just earned a new loyal customer.