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Brandon N.

Brandon N.

Joined on 03/13/14

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GREAT! JUST NOT FOR ME...

Phanteks PH-LEDKT_M1 Multi Colors LED Strip 1m Specified for Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Case Upgrade
Phanteks PH-LEDKT_M1 Multi Colors LED Strip 1m Specified for Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Case Upgrade

Pros: - Magnetic strip A+ for that - LEDs are Bright... Too bright... (see cons)

Cons: These LEDs are as bright as the sun I swear... lol I had them installed in my Evolv ATX Tempered Glass and it was blinding. Also doesn't help that the LEDs are visible no matter where you mount them in this case but even at an angle where the LEDs aren't visible, it's super bright. I had it plugged into the case so that I could control the colors and effects with the button at the front I/O. Maybe there's something you can do to change the brightness, though I couldn't figure it out.

You get what you pay for

ASUS ROG GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Graphics Card STRIX-GTX1080-O8G-GAMING
ASUS ROG GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Graphics Card STRIX-GTX1080-O8G-GAMING

Pros: This card runs extremely cool. I never passed 70c on any of the games I played. I play on 1440p just for reference. I set the fan to run at 40% and it isn't audible, at all. The card boosted to 2066 without touching anything. On Overwatch I never passed 55c lol. My 980 Ti used to hit around 73c in Overwatch. The card is gorgeous. Best looking one out of all the non reference models in my opinion. All monochrome and RGB. That's RGB done correctly. They definitely fixed the sag that the 980 Ti Strix had. This card holds up much better.

Cons: At higher frames I did experience coil whine. But it's strange, the coil whine goes away after awhile. It only happens in the first few seconds. Usually with coil whine it doesn't go away until you close out whatever you're running that's causing the whine, but in this case it goes away on its own? Never experienced coil whine like that before. Very strange. Not worth taking away an egg because like I said, it goes away in less than 10 seconds in. Something to note, the ROG led on the backplate sometimes look lighter than the rest if the LEDs on the card. This is due to the white plate thats over the LED I believe. For example: if I set the color to a mint green the republic of gamers and the leds under the card will be the mint green and the ROG logo on top will be a slightly lighter green. This doesn't happen on all the colors just some. Just something to keep in mind. I did get have an issue with GPU Tweak or the Aura Gpu software. After installing it and restarting my computer. I got multiple BSOD when booting my computer. Ended up having to restore my computer to a period before I installed the software and the BSOD stopped. Maybe I'll try a different OC software. Not sure if it was the Aura software either.

Overall Review: If you got the money, buy it. No buyers remorse here!

Absolutely stunning

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Aesthetics is a 10/10 Overclocking potential is a 10/10 Runs smooth and hasn't given me any problems.

Cons: The motherboard LEDS could use a little work. The way they have it you can tell where each individual led is. It's not solid on some colors. it looks fine with dark red. But if you're trying for white. Yeesh it's not a pretty sight lol.. which is disappointing because I was going for a blackout build with white led accents. Dominator platinums led bar, corsair h100i light up logo, case leds, etc. all white led. The white on the Formula is terrible. so I just turned off the leds on the board completely. (Sort of defeats one of the main selling points of the board right?) haha.. Anyways I find myself switching between colors depending on my mood. thanks to my monochrome components I can have whatever color build I want! So it all works out. That is my only gripe. WHYYYY WHITE LEDS WHYYYY!?

Overall Review: All in all its a very well built and high quality board. Definitely worth its $400 price tag. Although I struggled pushing that "confirm order" button... lol I've never spent $400 on a motherboard..! Did I need this particular motherboard? Do I use it to its full potential? Honestly, NO! But was it worth it? Why don't you ask all the people that drool over it when they see it. LOL!

Unbelievably Fast!

NETGEAR Nighthawk AC1900 Dual Band Wi-Fi Router, Gigabit Router, Open Source Support, Circle with Smart Parental Controls, Compatible with Amazon Alexa (R7000)
NETGEAR Nighthawk AC1900 Dual Band Wi-Fi Router, Gigabit Router, Open Source Support, Circle with Smart Parental Controls, Compatible with Amazon Alexa (R7000)

Pros: The set up was VERY easy. Literally plugged it in and BOOM! Connected to the internet. Just changed admin passwords and set a new password for the Wi-Fi, as one should do when getting a new router. Updated to the latest firmware and had no problems. I don't know how some are having such difficulties. I guess I was lucky? But like I said the setup was easy. The QoS Downstream and Upstream is AMAZING! My 1080p videos load as fast as my 360p ones did. This thing looks so sexy! Yeah I'm a nerd, I'm into my electronics being aesthetically pleasing!! Bummer the SB6141 modem it came with had to be white but what ever it still looks sick!

Cons: The Size? But I mean... It looks bad a**! Like a Nighthawk should :) It seriously is beautiful!! I just turned this section into another "Pros" haha..

Overall Review: I'm currently on a 25mbps Down speed internet plan under Comcast and I'm getting these amazing results! Everything is so much more smooth. (Not sure if it's because I upgraded my modem at the same time I upgraded this router.) I took advantage of the Motorola SB6141 bundle deal. Comcast got my Modem registered and working with no issues. I thought it was going to be a pain in the a**. But no, they got my modem set up within minutes and told me about their Extreme 105 (their highest internet bundle) which I will be upgrading to shortly to take advantage of having this high end router and modem! A small increase in my overall Comcast bill will be so worth it!

Compromised

Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 - Sleeve Bearing 120mm Blue LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases, CPU Coolers, and Radiators
Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 - Sleeve Bearing 120mm Blue LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases, CPU Coolers, and Radiators

Pros: - The Blue LEDs are perfect - Very good air flow - It's super quiet but.... (read CONs)

Cons: - Screws were a bit hard to screw in but I got them in with a little bit of pressure - Okay now these fans are extremely quiet yes, all you can hear is the airflow unless you like put your ear an inch away from the fan you'll hear... wait no all you'll hear is the air. The problem though is that if you put this up against any mesh grill on your case it will make a really loud noise. The fan itself isn't making the noise but I'm guessing for whatever reason when placed into the back of my case or against any mesh (which is attached to a radiator) it made this really loud sound. But after swapping around the radiator and the fan. (radiator against the grill and fan on the inside of the case) the noise disappeared. I'm sorry I'm terrible at explaining things LOL you'll know what I mean when you put it in.

Overall Review: I am not docking an egg because of that one con simply because I compromised and fixed the problem and still got the results I was looking for. REMEMBER the fans are virtually silent. All you hear is the air. And the air flow is great. That's all you can ask for in a fan. I purchased 2 of these and both of them are in my case but away from the mesh on my case. I have 1 like i said sitting on the other side of my radiator and 1 sitting on top of my PSU blowing air up into my GPU. I didn't even screw in the 2nd one I just put foam paddings on the corner of the fan and plopped it on top of the PSU it works wonders lol

Perfect

Corsair Vengeance MM200 Extended Edition Gaming Mouse Mat
Corsair Vengeance MM200 Extended Edition Gaming Mouse Mat

Pros: -Perfect size (but that all depends on the size of your table) - Perfect space for my keyboard to have it's own little section - TONS of space for your mouse to freely move without going off the mat or hitting your keyboard

Cons: - Out of the tube it has this strong rubbery smell. It's slowly going away though. Not that much of a con.

Overall Review: I would measure the width and height of your table and compare it to the measurements of this mat before you buy it. :)