Joined on 01/21/12
Good cable
Pros: Its a cable
Cons: Its a cable
Onboard chipset fan too tall
Pros: The motherboard looked cool. I didn't power it on though, but I assume it works as intended.
Cons: The biggest con for me is that the onboard chipset fan on mine was too tall. I have a gigabyte 1070 gpu, and it would not fit in the primary PCI slot. The chipset fan wouldn't allow it. I tried the secondary PCI 4.0 slot just to see, and it barely fit in there. However, the GPU board was still touching the chipset fan housing. Thankfully I still have my mATX motherboard from before (I was switching motherboards) so I still have a working pc.
Overall Review: The board looks cool and the specs are nice, but it was a big disappoint for me in the end. Primarily because of the chipset fan housing being too tall. I can't fault the board too much for that so I'm giving it 3/5 eggs. I'm sure if I had a little clearance I would be fine with it, but its not worth the hassle for me at this time.
Good product, but coil whine
Pros: -This was a huge upgrade for me from a 1070 that was slowly going bad so it is worth the purchase for me. -Able to play games with RTX on now -Major increase in FPS (I'm running dual monitors often with a game on primary and watching a video/livestream on secondary)
Cons: -Coil whine on startup is loud. I've checked to make sure no cables are hitting the blades, and that the anti-sag bracket isn't interfering. I'm really not sure what's causing it to happen unless the card itself is just susceptible to it. It does go up a bit during games; however, I'm a headphone user so I can't hear it.
Overall Review: -I recommend the product (if you get it close to MSRP). Mine just has coil whine which is annoying. I would've returned it or tried exchanging for another card, but that's hard to do with today's GPU availability (although I still might if I get a chance to buy a 3080/3080 Ti).
I've needed a tool kit like this for ages
Pros: -Has all the tools I've needed -The screwdriver tips are actually magnetic which is something other tool kits that I've bought have not had even if stated
Overall Review: I'd recommend this computer tool kit to anyone who wants to build computers. It has every tool an at home builder needs!
CPU Works, but get an Aftermarket Cooler
Pros: The CPU works so its all good.
Cons: The stock fan is horrible. Mine is so loud compared to my old AMD Phenom stock cooler. I suggest buying an aftermarket cooler like I just did for this.
Overall Review: Why is the fan so loud!
Good first SSD
Pros: Works straight out of the box. Installed Windows 8.1 pro easily on it.
Cons: Nothing yet.
Overall Review: This is my first SSD and because of the good experiences I have had with it so far I'm definitely going to buy more in the future.