Joined on 02/25/05
Stop Bad Mouthing Board
Pros: Someone who does not know what he is talking about has been bad mouthing this board. This is a fine board. I only posted this because I am tired of seeing people who clearly do not know what they are talking about giving negative reviews about Newegg Products, their Vendors, and their Customer Service. See Cons...
Cons: The board not doing 3-Way SLI is due to his CPU the i7-5820k. The i7-5820k only has 28-Lanes not 40! In order to do 3-Way SLI you MUST have a 40 Lane CPU, on ANY Motherboard. In other words, you need to spend the extra $200 (at a minimum) for the i7-5930k. For someone who has been building high end systems for 15-20 years (one review of Chris M. said 15, another he said 20), he seems to have no idea how to look up hardware specs and properly pick hardware based on his wants/needs. Before I built my $3.5k system I thoroughly researched ALL components to ensure they would work the way I wanted. I looked at the CPU specs, the MB specs, the Video Card specs...etc. I went to the websites of the Hardware Manufacturer and downloaded the manuals and read them cover to cover to ENSURE all components would work they way I wanted. Chirs M. just because you failed to do this simple task DO NOT blame ASRock or Newegg for your failures. DO NOT try to build a high end gaming system on the cheap and then complain when it does not work. If you wanted 3-Way SLI at 16x you needed to buy the i7-5930k and a $400-$500 Motherboard - doesn't matter who makes it. A true high-end gaming system that works as needed/intended is listed below. Better luck next time Chris M. Maybe you will learn from this experience, but I doubt it. You will just continue to blame everyone but yourself.
Overall Review: Full System Specs: CPU: Intel i7-5930k MB: ASRock X99X Killer Fatal1ty RAM: GSkill RipJaws (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666Mhz GPU: (2) MSI Gaming Edition GTX 980's - SLI PSU: EVGA 1000P2 - 1000Watt Full-Modular Platinum Boot Disk: Crucial Ultra M.2 512GB SSD Storage Disk: (2) Seagate 1TB 7200RPM HDD's in RAID 0 Back Up Disk: (1) Seagate 4TB/8GB 7200RPM Hybrid Drive Optical Drive: LG Blu-Ray Re-Writer Corsair Vengeance C70 Mid-Tower Gaming Case Corsair H80i CPU Cooler (5) Corsair AF120 120mm Red LED Case Fans (2) Corsair SP120 120mm Static Pressure Red LED Case Fan (2) Corsair AF140 140mm Red LED Case Fans 3D Mark FireStrike Score: 18154, FireStrike Extreme Score: 9634 Newegg I understand your Guidelines, but please post this. The truth needs to be told...
Good for Expansion, NOT RAID
Pros: 2 Extra SATA Ports If you don't have an open PCIe x1 Slot, you can put into a PCIe 2.0x16 Slot Low Profile Bracket included for systems that need it
Cons: Read up on RAID at Wiki. RAID 5 requires a minimum of (3) HDD's, RAID 0+1 requires a minimum of (4) HDD's. Therefore a "RAID" card with only (2) SATA Ports cannot do RAID 0+1/5, but the card clearly states that it can. The bottom of my card even had a sticker on it that said RAID 5 Compatible.
Overall Review: I only needed this card to expand my SATA storage capabilities and at the time I wanted to expand on the cheap, so it served its purpose. However, if I had bought it for is ADVERTISED purpose I would have been highly upset. Normally, I think highly of Rosewill Products, but they got this one wrong.
Great MATX Case, with Defects
Pros: Great MATX Case. With Room for AIO Cooler and Video Card. See List Below: + Space for Cable Routing w/built in Velco Straps + For Case Size, Good Drive Storage and smart use of Space. SSD's mount on back of Motherboard Tray + PSU can be mounted w/Fan Up or Down due to Slots on Top of PSU Cover + PSU mounts to a Frame/Bracket that allows for easy removal with 2 Thumb Screws + Plenty of Cooling Options with Fans Slots able to Hold 120mm or 140mm Fans + Small holes along PSU cover allow easy routing/hiding of Front Panel, USB Connectors , and Case Fan Wires + Tempered Glass side shows off your build amazingly well + Rear Fan is adjustable up/down
Cons: A few Cons, or things that could have been done better: - Two of the holes for Motherboard Standoffs (Top Left and Middle Left) were not big enough for Standoff. Had to drill bigger. A person who is less confident/competent would have had to RMA the case due to a manufacturing defect - Still uses Motherboard Standoffs. Most Newer cases have the Motherboard Standoffs built into the Motherboard Tray - Drive Bays are not tool-less. SSD's and HDD's must be held in place with Screws - Case is a little short. Due to height of RAM (Corsair Dominator) could not mount AIO (Corsair H100i V2) on top as exhaust. One inch taller would fix this
Overall Review: Would have given 4 Stars if not for the Manufacturing Defect on the Motherboard Standoffs.
Netgear Fail!
Pros: Looks Pretty and a decent Price
Cons: Never could use. I could not get my computer to communicate with with Router. I tried entering the IP Address and I tried downloading the NetGear Genie Application. When using the NetGear Application the internet connection would connect and then immediately drop. I tired rebooting my Modem and the Router several times. It never worked. I tried several different methods of connecting the computer to the router. Never worked, I was never able to communicate with it. I tried to connect to the Wireless using the supplied Password. My Laptop would connect, but said it had no Internet Access and could not access the Router homepage. My cell phone said their was network communication issues and dropped the WiFi connection and remained on 4G.
Overall Review: I don't know who is messing up at Netgear, but they need to get the situation corrected NOW! In the past you would never see any Netgear products with more than a few 1 Egg ratings. Now, their reviews are full of bad 1 Egg reviews all due to poor quality. I have always bought Netgear, maybe it is time to rethink that...
Bright Lights
Pros: Great Little Light Strip. I have two of these inside my tower for case lighting. One running across the top, another at the bottom. +Prefect Length to run Front-to-Back or Top-to-Bottom in your Case +Sticky back Adhesive for mounting in case +Can be Cut to Length (if needed) +Thin size makes it easy to hide in Case +On/Off Switch +Powered buy USB +Long Power Cable I know some people have complained about it being powered by USB when using for case lighting. However, my MB had a USB 2.0 plug on the MB. However, if it did not the wire is more than long enough that you could remove one of your unused expansion slot covers, run the wire out from of your case through the expansion slot and plug into the back of your MB.
Cons: As I stated I bought (2) of these, one from Newegg, then I wanted a second and saw them at a local vendor for only a few dollars more, so my instant gratification kicked in and I bought it one the spot. In both cases the paper covering the adhesive strip is a PAIN to remove. It would start to peel easy and then tear, or half would continue to peel while the other half remained stuck the the strip. I would attempt to start removing the backing again, and sometimes I would pull a small (very small) amount of the adhesive off. Maybe I got old ones that had been long forgotten about in a warehouse, but the paper backing was a pain on both strips.
Every PC Builder Needs Some of These
Pros: Hard to Find item, for a reasonable price anyway, but finally found it here on Newegg. I found similar items on other websites, but one cable was $14.99 + $5-$10 for shipping! I have been building high-end gaming PC's for years. Like most high PC builders I like to run my wires as neatly as possible, routing wires behind the MB tray for aesthetic and air flow purposes. However, the USB 2.0 Header cables from your Front Panel are almost always too short to hide. Usually they are forced to run right across your side widow, messing up your pretty organization and hard work. Then comes the APEVIA Extension Cable and BAM! Problem solved. I bought (1) of these for my Front Panel, then after seeing how well it worked I bough a few more to have spares.
Cons: NONE
Overall Review: Buy them, you will need them