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FireFox

The Power Of Intel
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Processor Intel i7 10700K
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Cooling 2x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 480 - 1x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 420 - D5 VPP655P - 13x Corsair LL120 - LL140
Memory 32GB G.SKILL Trident Z RGB 3600Hz
Video Card(s) EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra
Storage Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB/1TB - WD Blue SN550 1TB - 2 X WD Blue 1TB - 3 X WD Black 1TB
Display(s) Asus ROG PG278QR 2560x1440 144Hz (Overclocked 165Hz )/ Samsung
Case Corsair Obsidian 1000D
Audio Device(s) I prefer Gaming-Headset
Power Supply Enermax MaxTytan 1250W 80+ Titanium
Mouse Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard Virtuis Advanced Gaming Keyboard ( Batboard )
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System Name Team Crimson
Processor AMD FX 8320
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3
Cooling Corsair H80i
Memory DDR3 16GB Crucial Ballistix Sport
Video Card(s) Sapphire Nitro+ RX 480 8GB RAM
Storage Samsung 850 EVO 250GB / Crucial MX300 275GB
Display(s) AOC 2752H 27" 1080p
Case NZXT Source 220 Windowed
Power Supply Antec Earthworks 650W
Mouse Logitech M510/ AGPTEK T-90 Zelotes
Keyboard Logitech K360/ iBUYPOWER TTC RED Switch Mechanical
Software Windows 8.1 64 Bit
One thing I always consider is; who do I want to deal with if I have to RMA a part?
This scenario eliminates ASUS no matter how good the quality of their builds because the CS is awful.
 

FireFox

The Power Of Intel
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Processor Intel i7 10700K
Motherboard Asus ROG Maximus XII Hero
Cooling 2x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 480 - 1x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 420 - D5 VPP655P - 13x Corsair LL120 - LL140
Memory 32GB G.SKILL Trident Z RGB 3600Hz
Video Card(s) EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra
Storage Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB/1TB - WD Blue SN550 1TB - 2 X WD Blue 1TB - 3 X WD Black 1TB
Display(s) Asus ROG PG278QR 2560x1440 144Hz (Overclocked 165Hz )/ Samsung
Case Corsair Obsidian 1000D
Audio Device(s) I prefer Gaming-Headset
Power Supply Enermax MaxTytan 1250W 80+ Titanium
Mouse Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard Virtuis Advanced Gaming Keyboard ( Batboard )
Software Windows 10 Enterprise/Windows 10 Pro/Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores My PC runs FiFA
One thing I always consider is; who do I want to deal with if I have to RMA a part?
This scenario eliminates ASUS no matter how good the quality of their builds because the CS is awful.
I agree with you about the RMA thing, I
don't Know where you live but at least here in Germany those problems doesn't exist, i have seen that people who always has problems with Asus's hardwares are from America.
 
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System Name Ryzen 2023
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Motherboard Asrock B650E Steel Legend Wifi
Cooling Noctua NH-D15
Memory G Skill Flare X5 2x16gb cl32@6000 MHz
Video Card(s) Sapphire Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro + gaming Oc
Storage WESTERN DIGITAL 1TB 64MB 7k SATA600 Blue WD10EZEX, WD Black SN850X 1Tb nvme
Display(s) LG 27GP850P-B
Case Corsair 5000D airflow tempered glass
Power Supply Seasonic Prime GX-850W
Mouse A4Tech V7M bloody
Keyboard Genius KB-G255
Software Windows 10 64bit

FireFox

The Power Of Intel
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Motherboard Asus ROG Maximus XII Hero
Cooling 2x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 480 - 1x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 420 - D5 VPP655P - 13x Corsair LL120 - LL140
Memory 32GB G.SKILL Trident Z RGB 3600Hz
Video Card(s) EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra
Storage Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB/1TB - WD Blue SN550 1TB - 2 X WD Blue 1TB - 3 X WD Black 1TB
Display(s) Asus ROG PG278QR 2560x1440 144Hz (Overclocked 165Hz )/ Samsung
Case Corsair Obsidian 1000D
Audio Device(s) I prefer Gaming-Headset
Power Supply Enermax MaxTytan 1250W 80+ Titanium
Mouse Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard Virtuis Advanced Gaming Keyboard ( Batboard )
Software Windows 10 Enterprise/Windows 10 Pro/Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores My PC runs FiFA
Are they that bad? Or is the slap because I never had one?
They can't be that bad, i use many Asus's Hardwares and never have had any kind of problem with it.
 
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Video Card(s) Sapphire Nitro+ RX 480 8GB RAM
Storage Samsung 850 EVO 250GB / Crucial MX300 275GB
Display(s) AOC 2752H 27" 1080p
Case NZXT Source 220 Windowed
Power Supply Antec Earthworks 650W
Mouse Logitech M510/ AGPTEK T-90 Zelotes
Keyboard Logitech K360/ iBUYPOWER TTC RED Switch Mechanical
Software Windows 8.1 64 Bit
I agree with you about the RMA thing, I
don't Know where you live but at least here in Germany those problems doesn't exist, i have seen that people who always has problems with Asus's hardwares are from America.

What what I've heard from friends in Germany is that the consumer protection laws are much better than in the US, particularly when it comes to warranties.
My RMA experience with ASUS was something I never wish to repeat again.
 
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System Name Perf/price king /w focus on low noise and TDP
Processor Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H
Cooling Thermalright HR-02 Macho Rev.A (BW)
Memory 16GB Corsair Vengeance LP Black
Video Card(s) Gigabyte GTX 670 OC
Storage 525GB Crucial MX300 & 256GB Samsung 830 Series
Display(s) Home: LG 29UB65-P & Work: LG 34UB88-B
Case Fractal Design Arc Mini
Audio Device(s) Asus Xonar Essence STX /w Sennheiser HD 598
Power Supply be quiet! Straight Power CM E9 80+ Gold 480W
Mouse Roccat Kone XTD optical
Keyboard SteelSeries Apex M500
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They can't be that bad, i use many Asus's Hardwares and never have had any kind of problem with it.
The comment was about SSDs, not ASUS ;)
 

FireFox

The Power Of Intel
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Memory 32GB G.SKILL Trident Z RGB 3600Hz
Video Card(s) EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra
Storage Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB/1TB - WD Blue SN550 1TB - 2 X WD Blue 1TB - 3 X WD Black 1TB
Display(s) Asus ROG PG278QR 2560x1440 144Hz (Overclocked 165Hz )/ Samsung
Case Corsair Obsidian 1000D
Audio Device(s) I prefer Gaming-Headset
Power Supply Enermax MaxTytan 1250W 80+ Titanium
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Keyboard Virtuis Advanced Gaming Keyboard ( Batboard )
Software Windows 10 Enterprise/Windows 10 Pro/Windows 11 Pro
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cadaveca

My name is Dave
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1 - Ram - G.Skill/Crucial (they give me free ram Crucial for base speeds, G.Skill for high speeds)

2 - Motherboard - No preference.

3 - CPU - Intel (because fast is fast)

4 - Graphic Card - MSI GAMING (I like my silence)

5- SSD - Samsung (2000+ MB/sec!!)

6 - Keyboard - Razer (I like LOUD mechanicals, lets my wife know when I'm busy :p)

7 - Mouse - Logitech (they fit my hand better than others)

8 - Monitor - Dell (their warranty service is unbeatable for me, give the ma call, replacement on my doorstep by 12:00 noon next day)

9 - PSU - Thermaltake (I've had nearly all other brands, but only Thermaltake doesn't die for me. EVGA, Corsair, Enermax, Antec, FSP, Seasonic, all RMA)
 

peche

Thermaltake fanboy
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System Name Athenna
Processor intel i7 3770 *Dellided*
Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Rev. 1.1
Cooling Thermaltake Water 3.0 Pro + Tt Riing12 x2 / Tt ThunderBlade / Gelid Slim 120UV fans
Memory 16GB DRR3 Kingoston with Custom Tt spreaders + HyperX Fan
Video Card(s) GeForce GTX 980 4GB Nvidia Sample
Storage Crucial M4 SSD 64GB's / Seagate Barracuda 2TB / Seagate Barracuda 320GB's
Display(s) 22" LG FLATRON 1920 x 1280p
Case Thermaltake Commander G42 Window
Audio Device(s) On-board Dolby 5.1+ Kingston HyperX Cloud 1
Power Supply Themaltake TR2 700W 80plus bronce & APC Pro backup 1000Va
Mouse Tt eSports Level 10M Rev 1.0 Diamond Black & Tt Conkor "L" mouse pad
Keyboard Tt eSports KNUCKER
Software windows 10x64Pro
Benchmark Scores well I've fried a 775' P4 12 years ago, that counts?
Here is my list! :rockout:

CPU:
intel [I i7's ]
Motherboards: Gigabyte / Asrock
Ram: Kingston / Patriot
Video Cards: Gigabyte / Inno3D / MSI / Zotac / Powercolor / Nvidia Reference.
PSU: Thermaltake / Seasonic
SSD's: Crucial / Samsung
HSS's: Seagate ** WesternDigital portable storage** [due great warranty of portables here!]
Cooling: Thermaltake / CoolerMaster / XSPC / EKWB / Phobya
TIM's: Arctic Cooling / Coolab
Case: Tharmaltake / Coolermaster / Alienware Late 2009
Peripherals: Thermaltake / MadCatz
Headsets: Kingston / Thermaltake / Logitech / sennheiser
UPS / Backups: APC / TrippLite
Routers: Cisco / Linksys / Nexxt / Motorola
Display / screen: LG / Dell /


I'm watching the new Extreme Gaming gear from Gigabyte, PSU and Case look decent, Video Cards are sick:rockout:
Also i like Gelid Slim Fans, great for Rads, Corsair's Fans are great too, and some Cooler Master units

:lovetpu:

Regards,
 
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System Name Barb's Domain
Processor i9 10850k 5.1GHz all cores
Motherboard MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI
Cooling Deep Cool Assassin III
Memory 2*16gig Corsair LPX DDR4 3200
Video Card(s) RTX 4080 FE
Storage 500gb Samsung 980 Pro M2 SSD, 500GB WD Blue SATA SSD, 2TB Seagate Hybrid SSHD
Display(s) Dell - S3222DGM 32" 2k Curved/ASUS VP28UQG 28" 4K (ran at 2k), Sanyo 75" 4k TV
Case SilverStone Fortress FT04
Audio Device(s) Bose Companion II speakers, Corsair - HS70 PRO headphones
Power Supply Corsair RM850x (2021)
Mouse Logitech G502
Keyboard Logitech Orion Spectrum G910
VR HMD Oculus Quest 2
Software Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
Benchmark Scores https://www.3dmark.com/spy/34962882
RAM: who ever has the best price for the products specifications
MB: who ever has the best price for the products specifications
CPU: who ever has the best price for the products specifications
GPU: who ever has the best price for the products specifications
PSU: who ever has the best price for the products specifications
SSD: who ever has the best price for the products specifications
HDD: who ever has the best price for the products specifications
Case: who ever has the best price for the products specificationsr
Keyboard: who ever has the best price for the products specifications
Mouse: who ever has the best price for the products specifications
Monitor: Love my HP ZR30w (some things you don't cheap out on)
 
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Location
Right where I want to be
System Name Miami
Processor Ryzen 3800X
Motherboard Asus Crosshair VII Formula
Cooling Ek Velocity/ 2x 280mm Radiators/ Alphacool fullcover
Memory F4-3600C16Q-32GTZNC
Video Card(s) XFX 6900 XT Speedster 0
Storage 1TB WD M.2 SSD/ 2TB WD SN750/ 4TB WD Black HDD
Display(s) DELL AW3420DW / HP ZR24w
Case Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL
Audio Device(s) EVGA Nu Audio
Power Supply Seasonic Prime Gold 1000W+750W
Mouse Corsair Scimitar/Glorious Model O-
Keyboard Corsair K95 Platinum
Software Windows 10 Pro
My wallet usually opens up to whatever is the best, or most appealing value with a few exceptions

White list, I almost always check out their wares first before considering others:

Case: Lian-li
Mobo: ASUS

Black list, I avoid like the plague and wouldn't accept one of their products if they tried to give me one:

GPU: XFX, HIS
 
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Location
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System Name Illidan
Processor AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Motherboard Gigabyte B550 Aorus Pro V2
Cooling Scythe Mugen 4
Memory G.Skill Trident Z 32GB DDR4 3000MHz 14CL
Video Card(s) AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Storage Crucial P1 1TB + Sandisk Ultra II 960GB + Samsung EVO Plus 970 2TB + F3 1TB + Toshiba X300 4TB
Display(s) Iiyama G-MASTER G4380UHSU-B1
Case Corsair 750D Airflow
Audio Device(s) Sony WH1000-XM4
Power Supply Seasonic Focus PX-850
Mouse Logitech G604
Keyboard Corsair Vengeance K70 (Cherry MX Red)
Software Windows 11 Pro
1 - Ram - All my ram is kingston valueram cause I was cheapass (my builds are from before I started working)

2 - Motherboard - Asus or Gigabyte

3 - CPU - Intel

4 - Graphic Card - Asus (and always Nvidia). I went for cheaper MSI GTX970 and did regret it.

5- SSD - Samsung

6 - Keyboard - Logitech, but now I switched to mechanical and not much is available for my layout, so I bought corsair

7 - Mouse - Logitech

8 - Monitor - no preference

9 - PSU - seasonic (will use one in next build)
 
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System Name AlderLake / Laptop
Processor Intel i7 12700K P-Cores @ 5Ghz / Intel i3 7100U
Motherboard Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master / HP 83A3 (U3E1)
Cooling Noctua NH-U12A 2 fans + Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme + 5 case fans / Fan
Memory 32GB DDR5 Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 6000MHz CL36 / 8GB DDR4 HyperX CL13
Video Card(s) MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio / Intel HD620
Storage Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Evo 500GB + 850 Pro 512GB + 860 Evo 1TB x2 / Samsung 256GB M.2 SSD
Display(s) 23.8" Dell S2417DG 165Hz G-Sync 1440p / 14" 1080p IPS Glossy
Case Be quiet! Silent Base 600 - Window / HP Pavilion
Audio Device(s) Panasonic SA-PMX94 / Realtek onboard + B&O speaker system / Harman Kardon Go + Play / Logitech G533
Power Supply Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W / Powerbrick
Mouse Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Laser wireless / Logitech M330 wireless
Keyboard RAPOO E9270P Black 5GHz wireless / HP backlit
Software Windows 11 / Windows 10
Benchmark Scores Cinebench R23 (Single Core) 1936 @ stock Cinebench R23 (Multi Core) 23006 @ stock
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Location
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System Name RGB-PC v2.0
Processor AMD Ryzen 7950X
Motherboard Asus Crosshair X670E Extreme
Cooling Corsair iCUE H150i RGB PRO XT
Memory 4x16GB DDR5-5200 CL36 G.SKILL Trident Z5 NEO RGB
Video Card(s) Asus Strix RTX 2080 Ti
Storage 2x2TB Samsung 980 PRO
Display(s) Acer Nitro XV273K 27" 4K 120Hz (G-SYNC compatible)
Case Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO
Audio Device(s) Audioquest Dragon Red + Sennheiser HD 650
Power Supply Asus Thor II 1000W + Cablemod ModMesh Pro sleeved cables
Mouse Logitech G500s
Keyboard Corsair K70 RGB with low profile red cherrys
Software Windows 11 Pro 64-bit
Why should i buy and AMD cpu?
I don't know, because I said you should buy whatever is best at the time and sold at right price. Quite honestly I don't think AMD CPU product range fits that description at the moment for most of the people.
 

rtwjunkie

PC Gaming Enthusiast
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Louisiana -Laissez les bons temps rouler!
System Name Bayou Phantom
Processor Core i7-8700k 4.4Ghz @ 1.18v
Motherboard ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 6
Cooling All air: 2x140mm Fractal exhaust; 3x 140mm Cougar Intake; Enermax T40F Black CPU cooler
Memory 2x 16GB Mushkin Redline DDR-4 3200
Video Card(s) EVGA RTX 2080 Ti Xc
Storage 1x 500 MX500 SSD; 2x 6TB WD Black; 1x 4TB WD Black; 1x400GB VelRptr; 1x 4TB WD Blue storage (eSATA)
Display(s) HP 27q 27" IPS @ 2560 x 1440
Case Fractal Design Define R4 Black w/Titanium front -windowed
Audio Device(s) Soundblaster Z
Power Supply Seasonic X-850
Mouse Coolermaster Sentinel III (large palm grip!)
Keyboard Logitech G610 Orion mechanical (Cherry Brown switches)
Software Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (Start10 & Fences 3.0 installed)
What was wrong with it?
I know the crippled vram issue, but every 970 had that.

Yep, I've owned 2 MSI 970's, one an LE, and one the 100ME. Both have superb quality, excellent cooling, great overclocking ability, and quiet.
 

peche

Thermaltake fanboy
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System Name Athenna
Processor intel i7 3770 *Dellided*
Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Rev. 1.1
Cooling Thermaltake Water 3.0 Pro + Tt Riing12 x2 / Tt ThunderBlade / Gelid Slim 120UV fans
Memory 16GB DRR3 Kingoston with Custom Tt spreaders + HyperX Fan
Video Card(s) GeForce GTX 980 4GB Nvidia Sample
Storage Crucial M4 SSD 64GB's / Seagate Barracuda 2TB / Seagate Barracuda 320GB's
Display(s) 22" LG FLATRON 1920 x 1280p
Case Thermaltake Commander G42 Window
Audio Device(s) On-board Dolby 5.1+ Kingston HyperX Cloud 1
Power Supply Themaltake TR2 700W 80plus bronce & APC Pro backup 1000Va
Mouse Tt eSports Level 10M Rev 1.0 Diamond Black & Tt Conkor "L" mouse pad
Keyboard Tt eSports KNUCKER
Software windows 10x64Pro
Benchmark Scores well I've fried a 775' P4 12 years ago, that counts?
1 - Ram - All my ram is kingston valueram cause I was cheapass (my builds are from before I started working)
there is nothing wrong to get cheap value ram, did you overclock? if not or not planning to do on future still on value ram o single ram,
i had Patriot Viper DDR3 intel masters edition, 1866 DDR3, was in need of some money and i sold them and swithced to my old Kingston Value Ram, minimal difference on everything... also for normal tasks its almost nothing different...
Regards,
 

Kursah

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System Name Kursah's Gaming Rig 2018 (2022 Upgrade) - Ryzen+ Edition | Gaming Laptop (Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 2022)
Processor R7 5800X @ Stock | i7 12700H @ Stock
Motherboard Asus ROG Strix X370-F Gaming BIOS 6203| Legion 5i Pro NM-E231
Cooling Noctua NH-U14S Push-Pull + NT-H1 | Stock Cooling
Memory TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32GB (2x16) DDR4 4000 @ 3600 18-20-20-42 1.35v | 32GB DDR5 4800 (2x16)
Video Card(s) Palit GeForce RTX 4070 JetStream 12GB | CPU-based Intel Iris XE + RTX 3070 8GB 150W
Storage 4TB SP UD90 NVME, 960GB SATA SSD, 2TB HDD | 1TB Samsung OEM NVME SSD + 4TB Crucial P3 Plus NVME SSD
Display(s) Acer 28" 4K VG280K x2 | 16" 2560x1600 built-in
Case Corsair 600C - Stock Fans on Low | Stock Metal/Plastic
Audio Device(s) Aune T1 mk1 > AKG K553 Pro + JVC HA-RX 700 (Equalizer APO + PeaceUI) | Bluetooth Earbuds (BX29)
Power Supply EVGA 750G2 Modular + APC Back-UPS Pro 1500 | 300W OEM (heavy use) or Lenovo Legion C135W GAN (light)
Mouse Logitech G502 | Logitech M330
Keyboard HyperX Alloy Core RGB | Built in Keyboard (Lenovo laptop KB FTW)
Software Windows 11 Pro x64 | Windows 11 Home x64
1 - Ram - G.Skill, Crucial, Corsair, Kingston

2 - Motherboard - Asus, Biostar, AsRock, Gigabyte

3 - CPU - Intel

4 - Graphic Card - MSI GAMING, Gigabyte Windforce, EVGA

5- SSD - Samsung, A-Data, Crucial

6 - Keyboard - Logitech

7 - Mouse - Logitech

8 - Monitor - Dell, Samsung, Asus, Acer

9 - PSU - EVGA, Corsair, Seasonic

10 - CASE - Rosewill, Cooler Master, Corsair, Lian Li

11 - CPU Cooler - Cooler Master, Cryorig, Noctua
 

cadaveca

My name is Dave
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there is nothing wrong to get cheap value ram, did you overclock? if not or not planning to do on future still on value ram o single ram,
i had Patriot Viper DDR3 intel masters edition, 1866 DDR3, was in need of some money and i sold them and swithced to my old Kingston Value Ram, minimal difference on everything... also for normal tasks its almost nothing different...
Regards,
Just need to reference the old Samsung "Value" ram, or any other sticks fitted with the same ICs... they OC'd like mad!
 
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System Name Dell-y Driver
Processor Core i5-10400
Motherboard Asrock H410M-HVS
Cooling Intel 95w stock cooler
Memory 2x8 A-DATA 2999Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s) UHD 630
Storage 1TB WD Green M.2 - 4TB Seagate Barracuda
Display(s) Asus PA248 1920x1200 IPS
Case Dell Vostro 270S case
Audio Device(s) Onboard
Power Supply Dell 220w
Software Windows 10 64bit
RAM: Kingston (for cheap and reliable memory), Corsair, G.Skill, mushkin
MB: Gigabyte, Asrock, ASUS
CPU: AMD, Intel... depends on the rig purpose
GPU: Gigabyte, Sapphire, MSI... sometimes Diamond
PSU: Seasonic, Silverstone, Corsair, Cooler Master
SSD: Kingston, ADATA
HDD: Seagate
Case: Cooler Master
Keyboard: Microsoft
Mouse: Microsoft
Monitor: Acer, ASUS
 
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Processor Intel® Core™ i5-10600K CPU @ 5.0GHz
Motherboard MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS
Cooling Arctic Freezer 34 eSports Duo
Memory CORSAIR LPX 32GB DDR4 3200 CL16 B-die
Video Card(s) GeForce® RTX 3060Ti™
Storage Samsung 970 Evo Plus M2 1TB & Seagate 2TB ST2000DM008-2UB102
Display(s) Dell 24 Gaming Monitor - S2422HG 165 Hz Curved
Case AQIRYS Arcturus
Audio Device(s) Realtek® ALC1200 Codec | Logitech Z533
Power Supply RMx White Series™ RM750x
Mouse Genesis Krypton 770
Keyboard Logitech G910
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Happy to make one more post,easy! LOL

1 - Ram - Corsair

2 - Motherboard - Asus - Gigabyte

3 - CPU - Intel-AMD

4 - Graphic Card - Gigabyte-Asus-MSI

5- SSD - Corsair

6 - Keyboard - Hama uRage

7 - Mouse - Natec Genesis

8 - Monitor - BenQ

9 - PSU - Corsair
 

FireFox

The Power Of Intel
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Processor Intel i7 10700K
Motherboard Asus ROG Maximus XII Hero
Cooling 2x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 480 - 1x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 420 - D5 VPP655P - 13x Corsair LL120 - LL140
Memory 32GB G.SKILL Trident Z RGB 3600Hz
Video Card(s) EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra
Storage Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB/1TB - WD Blue SN550 1TB - 2 X WD Blue 1TB - 3 X WD Black 1TB
Display(s) Asus ROG PG278QR 2560x1440 144Hz (Overclocked 165Hz )/ Samsung
Case Corsair Obsidian 1000D
Audio Device(s) I prefer Gaming-Headset
Power Supply Enermax MaxTytan 1250W 80+ Titanium
Mouse Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard Virtuis Advanced Gaming Keyboard ( Batboard )
Software Windows 10 Enterprise/Windows 10 Pro/Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores My PC runs FiFA
I don't know, because I said you should buy whatever is best at the time and sold at right price. Quite honestly I don't think AMD CPU product range fits that description at the moment for most of the people.

You have two options:

1 - Intel = quality

2 - AMD = price

That's why I have chosen Intel as my favourite CPU manufacturer.
 

peche

Thermaltake fanboy
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System Name Athenna
Processor intel i7 3770 *Dellided*
Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Rev. 1.1
Cooling Thermaltake Water 3.0 Pro + Tt Riing12 x2 / Tt ThunderBlade / Gelid Slim 120UV fans
Memory 16GB DRR3 Kingoston with Custom Tt spreaders + HyperX Fan
Video Card(s) GeForce GTX 980 4GB Nvidia Sample
Storage Crucial M4 SSD 64GB's / Seagate Barracuda 2TB / Seagate Barracuda 320GB's
Display(s) 22" LG FLATRON 1920 x 1280p
Case Thermaltake Commander G42 Window
Audio Device(s) On-board Dolby 5.1+ Kingston HyperX Cloud 1
Power Supply Themaltake TR2 700W 80plus bronce & APC Pro backup 1000Va
Mouse Tt eSports Level 10M Rev 1.0 Diamond Black & Tt Conkor "L" mouse pad
Keyboard Tt eSports KNUCKER
Software windows 10x64Pro
Benchmark Scores well I've fried a 775' P4 12 years ago, that counts?
You have two options:

1 - Intel = quality

2 - AMD = price

That's why I have chosen Intel as my favourite CPU manufacturer.
come on ....:slap:
1. Intel= Performance, Quality, Lower TDP, nice clocks, also great Overclocks....

2. AMD= High comsumption, pretty old sockes, fab process and also coolers... lower performance and also prices, cheap as hell....
 

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come on ....:slap:
1. Intel= Performance, Quality, Lower TDP, nice clocks, also great Overclocks....

2. AMD= High comsumption, pretty old sockes, fab process and also coolers... lower performance and also prices, cheap as hell....
What I was trying to say is that Intel has better quality and AMD has lower prices:nutkick:
 
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What was wrong with it?
I know the crippled vram issue, but every 970 had that.

Have one of the first batch with fan issues. When they go silent (0%) and have to start up again, one fan goes to 100% and one fan is stuck until cold boot or a manual push of the stuck one. I fixed it with a custom fan curve (always min 30%), I was too lazy to send it back to the shop as I bought it abroad.

there is nothing wrong to get cheap value ram, did you overclock? if not or not planning to do on future still on value ram o single ram,
i had Patriot Viper DDR3 intel masters edition, 1866 DDR3, was in need of some money and i sold them and swithced to my old Kingston Value Ram, minimal difference on everything... also for normal tasks its almost nothing different...
Regards,

No, I didn't overclock, 1333MHz CL9. Doesn't matter that much and I will get some fancy new RAM with my next build at the end of the year :)
 
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