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Matthew M.

Matthew M.

Joined on 11/18/15

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Most Critical Review

Good screen; however, it constantly autodims for no reason

ASUS ROG Strix XG438Q 43" 3840 x 2160 4K Resolution 120Hz 3xHDMI DisplayPort FreeSync Flicker Free HDR 600 Remote Control Built-in Speakers Backlit LED Gaming Monitor
ASUS ROG Strix XG438Q 43" 3840 x 2160 4K Resolution 120Hz 3xHDMI DisplayPort FreeSync Flicker Free HDR 600 Remote Control Built-in Speakers Backlit LED Gaming Monitor

Pros: Vibrant colors, 4K clarity

Cons: Constantly autodims, the only way I can make it bright is to power the monitor off and back on or simply open the display settings in Windows.

Overall Review: Good monitor, probably wouldn't purchase another again because of the autodimming. My sons have a Gigabyte with the same setup and it works fantastic and looks great!

Failed after a few months of use

ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero (WiFi 6E) LGA 1700(Intel 14th & 13th&12th Gen) ATX gaming motherboard(PCIe 5.0,DDR5,20+1power stages,2.5Gb LAN, Bluetooth V5.2,2x Thunderbolt 4 ports,5xM.2/NVMe SSD,Thunderbolt 4 USB Type-C,
ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero (WiFi 6E) LGA 1700(Intel 14th & 13th&12th Gen) ATX gaming motherboard(PCIe 5.0,DDR5,20+1power stages,2.5Gb LAN, Bluetooth V5.2,2x Thunderbolt 4 ports,5xM.2/NVMe SSD,Thunderbolt 4 USB Type-C,

Pros: Easy Setup and installation

Cons: Failed after few months of use

Overall Review: This will be the last ASUS motherboard I purchase. I have used ASUS for the last 10 years. I had to RMA the first version of this motherboard due to memory errors, specifically error 53 from the board. The second board ran fine for a bit but then had the same errors. Tried two different sets of DIMM's both on the approved use list by ASUS. Finally tried to update the BIOS per recommendations online. The Board didn't recover.

Would be good if it would detect the SATA drives

GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE LGA 1200 Intel Z590 ATX Motherboard with Triple M.2, PCIe 4.0, USB 3.2 Gen2X2 Type-C, 2.5GbE LAN
GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE LGA 1200 Intel Z590 ATX Motherboard with Triple M.2, PCIe 4.0, USB 3.2 Gen2X2 Type-C, 2.5GbE LAN

Pros: Easy to setup

Cons: Powered up, but could not find any one of the 5 Samsung EVO drives I have.

Overall Review: Hard drives are very basic to discover, they should be detected in the BIOS without issue.