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Review on Enhance Your Gaming Experience with Skytech Gaming FreeSync DisplayPort E255B FWD168 by Ron Arellanes

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great budget PC

I've been building my own PCs with math coprocessors since the i386 days, so the decision to buy a pre-built one wasn't an easy one. My old 2016 AMD FX build with the 960ti didn't feel good anymore, so I started shopping and found the StarTech Blaze II. After we reviewed a similar list of parts at Microcenter for $1,800, it wasn't hard to get them for under $900. I figured I could at least use parts on a budget build if it turned out horrible, but damn I was happy with the purchase! The build had an AIO water cooler for the CPU which wasn't listed in the specs and was a nice bonus. All components were of decent quality and build including the WD Blue NVME drive, MSI Pro 560 Wifi Mobo, ThermalTake 600W PS and EVGA 1660 6GB. Runs everything I run on high and ultra settings and runs blazing fast like a performance PC. Also, since the AIO cooler is silent, it keeps it really low, which is good for people like me who don't like headphones. Not much room to upgrade. I could barely fit a 4TB drive in the open drive bay and it looks like there's room for a 2.5" drive as well. It was able to accept an upgrade to Windows 11 after a BIOS firmware update so it is able and works very well in my limited Win 11 experience. The magnetic dust filter is a nice touch and the included keyboard and mouse aren't too bad, although I can replace the keyboard based on personal preference. With a little knowledge of YouTube, this can be fixed: The ARGB fan lighting can only be controlled with a button on the housing panel and with a small cable diversion switched to a software-controlled option via the mainboard.

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Pros
  • Product 1: ✔2.9GHz INTEL Core-i5 10400F Processor (Max Boost 4.3GHz) | 1 TB M.2 SSD - up to 30 times faster than a conventional hard drive
Cons
  • outlet required

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