BILDR
Description
I was fortunate enough to receive many of these components from my family for Christmas and my birthday (That's why many components are listed as $0). The keyboard is the Havit low profile mechanical keyboard. Which can be found in the link below. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0722GG88M/ref=nav_timeline_asin?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
My Dad got me the mouse for Christmas last year. Everything with a price listed I bought myself and I was able to get better components in these areas for my needs thanks to everyone who contributed! I OC'd to 3.6 GHz (and added Blender 2.78c benchmarks). The speakers you see in my photos are Mackie CR3 Reference Monitors. Couldn't ask for better. Especially for the price! http://www.fullcompass.com/prod/264843-Mackie-CR3
UPDATE: With the AGESA 1.0.0.6b updated BIOS, I got RAM running at 3200MHz.
Part Reviews
Video Card
My only problem with it is that the fan they used is too cheap. The temps are totally fine (temps aren't my concern for such a low TDP card), but depending on your orientation in your case you made hear a slightly audible clicking noise made by the fan and upon further examination, it looks like the EVGA card might be better because it looks like it has a higher quality fan.
Case
The additional drive cage isn't very good. The PSU mounting bracket could definitely be better. The rest of the case was fantastic to build in though. There are some sacrifices, but I really like the form factor and price. It also practically cable managed itself.
Wireless Network Adapter
Fantastic reliability and performance. My only real gripe is that we can't just throw one in a M.2 or PCIe slot without those extra wires coming out of the back of the case and the plastic thing you have to stick to your case that's housing the antennas.
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