Review on Allied Gaming Patriot Desktop PCI by Jordan Weakland

My initial plan was to simply replace the GPU in my old PC with a GPU of this model. But xfx 6800xt was too long. So I got a Windows key and ran it to see if it could replace my 9700k Readon VII combo. The short answer is yes. BUT! However, there are a few things to consider. Price. At the current price (1899), that's not a bad deal. I wouldn't pay much more for this setup. components. MoBo is a decent budget option. Not a bad spectacle. The processor is a beast. The CPU cooler is not optimal. The GPU, while unbranded Merc, is a fast xfx and tops out at 2400. The PSU is solid and has a dust cap on the bottom inlet. Case fans are fine. The rear 120mm exhaust doesn't seem to be efficient. Combine that fact with the stock CPU cooler and blazing fast GPU, and the thermals weren't the best. Right now I'm running the front panel fans at maximum (not very loud but not super efficient) mainly to get positive air pressure that pushes the heat out. I also removed the top magnetic dust cover to allow for better airflow. The included 512 SSD is very fast. the system will boot in seconds. A business. Cable management was pretty good. Actually better than the last build I got from CyberpowerPC. The case itself doesn't allow for a 360mm front radius, although it has 3 120mm fans in its design. There are holes for two 120mm fans on the top of the case, but these are absent on this build. what I knew when I entered it. The description says it is compatible with a 240mm radius, but Arctic Freeze 240 is not suitable for the thickness. As far as I know, this AIO has a stronger wheel than other AIOs. So limited cooling options in this case. I'm not sure about the brand. However, it has Allied branding inside and out. Perfomance. Really good out of the box. Witcher, Skyrm with mods, Black Ops Cold War, Star Wars Squadrons, and Cyberpunk 2077 all play at 60+ to a low 100 fps with max 4k settings. Cold War Black Ops kicked my Radeon VII's ass! I also had to play Cyberpunk at 1440p to keep 60 fps on the VII. There were a couple of falls because of the heat I think. Both the CPU wheel and GPU fans blew heat directly onto the mobo. SSD temperatures were very high and the CPU hit the high 80s despite only consuming 25-40% when gaming. I upgraded the RAM to 4 Corsair Pro sticks. I replaced the regular processor heatsink with an ID 224xt. I have a second Corsair SSD and a heatsink for my gaming library (it's not directly under the GPU). I removed the top dust cover. Run the front case fans at full blast for positive air pressure and get some power when the temperature drops. I would say after adding some better exhaust fans I should be able to overclock! Considering the memory wasn't a necessary upgrade, with the tower cooler and additional memory it's in the same price range as my cyber-powered PC, but with 50% more performance, so not a bad deal. Overall I can recommend the 6800xt from Allied as a great value buy! You definitely have to spend a little more to lower the temperature. If the case allowed for a 360mm cooler and had better exhaust fans, there would be more room at the top for some extra options and a better CPU cooler (the stock cooler is pretty noisy too). it's 5 stars. While I'm happy with my purchase, I can recommend this setup!