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5.0 out of 5 stars Performance crown
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2020

Finally arrived on the 18th day. Absolute beast. Latest bios update released the day I received it solved a memory issue which otherwise would have made this useless on Gigabyte X570 Ultra motherboard. Make sure you have atleast F31J bios on this motherboard installed with all the lastest software (Ryzen Master and Gigabyte utilites you use) before installing. If using Clock tuner Ryzen (CTR) disable and uninstall, not supported yet. Not sure how I got lucky to snag one but I did. Amazon shipped it from Brazil to fulfill the order. Slow, late but delivered so props to them. RX 6800 XT? Not much luck on that front.UPDATE: Went with 4 memory sticks vs 2.Sizeable gaming performance increase. Same timings. 8GBx4 instead of 16GBx2.UPDATE: Fall 2021 After using Clock Tuner Ryzen 2.1 RC5 overclocking while undervolting managed to get over 30,100 in Cinebench R23 besting the stock 2990WX Threadripper (32 cores/64threads). My sample is only a "silver sample" according to CTR. Alot of potential in these chips still. Image what a better sample could do.Have not had any issues with Ryzen. If you have not tried AMDs products since the disaster called Bulldozer you should consider it.

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Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2020

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2020

What can I say? My first custom build PC since 2008. Originally I wanted the 5900x but this one became available and I was lucky to purchase it within 15 seconds of in-stock alert. This thing is absolute beast and will last me for the next 6-8 years for my trading/gaming/WFH purposes. Now I need to get my GFX card and I am set to go.
***1/17/2021 Update *** Spoke too soon. Nothing but WHEA Errors APIC ID 18 , 19, pointing to malfunctioning cores. CPU Cant even run 3800 CL 14 Ram, 3600 CL 16 is barely stable, crashes every 1-2+ hours. When I run ram at default speeds 2133/1066, I have to turn CPB Off which defeats the whole purpose. You can google for 5950x WHEA errors, I am not the only one. I will be returning this CPU before my time is up and ordering a new one, or choosing a different brand. This is a total disaster and a shame a flagship 800$ CPU is defective at such a high rate not just me.

**UPdate 2/2/21 *** Still no luck fixing this junk. RMA process has been over 2 weeks now just email exchanges with screenshots and filling out forms. Running latest bios, tested different components, and took the PC to a repair shop to retest all my parts. CPU is defective and AMD isnt rushing to issue me an RMA.

**Update 2/13/21*** I completed the RMA process with AMD, the new 5950x ship is somewhere in transit. I am hoping that the new chip will work as promised. Browsing various forums it seems that some people, including me, got a defective batch, others claim that the RMA'd chips are flawless. I am hoping that this is the case for me. I had issue RMAing my CPU because the tech support person told me my chip arrived with bent pins and they were unable to set it, but in good faith they issued me an RMA exchange. I dont know how my CPU got to AMD Texas bent becaus eprior to RMA being approved I had to take screenshot of the CHIP inside my motherboard, took a picture of the pins, and the original packaging, I also sent it back in the AMD box + Amazon brown box, still they had the nerve to give me an issue. Anyway you've been warned, GL to everyone ordering from here. I ordered mine on 11/27.

Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2020

The final boss of desktop processors, today.

Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2020

Finally arrived on the 18th day. Absolute beast. Latest bios update released the day I received it solved a memory issue which otherwise would have made this useless on Gigabyte X570 Ultra motherboard. Make sure you have atleast F31J bios on this motherboard installed with all the lastest software (Ryzen Master and Gigabyte utilites you use) before installing. If using Clock tuner Ryzen (CTR) disable and uninstall, not supported yet. Not sure how I got lucky to snag one but I did. Amazon shipped it from Brazil to fulfill the order. Slow, late but delivered so props to them. RX 6800 XT? Not much luck on that front.
UPDATE: Went with 4 memory sticks vs 2.Sizeable gaming performance increase. Same timings. 8GBx4 instead of 16GBx2.

UPDATE: Fall 2021 After using Clock Tuner Ryzen 2.1 RC5 overclocking while undervolting managed to get over 30,100 in Cinebench R23 besting the stock 2990WX Threadripper (32 cores/64threads). My sample is only a "silver sample" according to CTR. Alot of potential in these chips still. Image what a better sample could do.

Have not had any issues with Ryzen. If you have not tried AMDs products since the disaster called Bulldozer you should consider it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Performance crown
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2020

Finally arrived on the 18th day. Absolute beast. Latest bios update released the day I received it solved a memory issue which otherwise would have made this useless on Gigabyte X570 Ultra motherboard. Make sure you have atleast F31J bios on this motherboard installed with all the lastest software (Ryzen Master and Gigabyte utilites you use) before installing. If using Clock tuner Ryzen (CTR) disable and uninstall, not supported yet. Not sure how I got lucky to snag one but I did. Amazon shipped it from Brazil to fulfill the order. Slow, late but delivered so props to them. RX 6800 XT? Not much luck on that front.
UPDATE: Went with 4 memory sticks vs 2.Sizeable gaming performance increase. Same timings. 8GBx4 instead of 16GBx2.

UPDATE: Fall 2021 After using Clock Tuner Ryzen 2.1 RC5 overclocking while undervolting managed to get over 30,100 in Cinebench R23 besting the stock 2990WX Threadripper (32 cores/64threads). My sample is only a "silver sample" according to CTR. Alot of potential in these chips still. Image what a better sample could do.

Have not had any issues with Ryzen. If you have not tried AMDs products since the disaster called Bulldozer you should consider it.

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Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2021

Best AMD CPU for Gaming right now, plus content creation beast, with PciExpress 4.0 support.
UPDATE 1/17/2021: this CPU runs like a dream. Be sure to load the latest BIOS before installing this CPU, since it’s not natively supported yet by any motherboard I have seen. My favorite motherboard that allows you to update the BIOS without having a CPU installed, just a power supply, is the Asus ROG x570 Crosshairs VIII Formula. Look for an Asus X570 motherboard with Asus Flashback ability. Also, I installed AMD’s Ryzen Master software to control minor auto Overclocking, that adjusts based on your CPU temps. Also, I highly recommend getting a good AIO (All In One) Closed loop liquid cooler. The best I came across and use in my system is the Kraken x63 or x73. I had to use the 280mm x63 because of my case measurements, but if you can do the 360mm x73, they both produce equal thermals, but the x73 gets cooler a little faster is all. RAM. I highly recommend the sweet spot for Ryzen 5000 series CPUs, and that is GSKill 3600Mhz DDR4 288pin Ram CL16 timings. I just ordered this kit to replace my 3200mhz GSKill kit after reading some more in-depth testing. 4000mhz is more trouble than it’s worth in most people opinions. be sure to enable DOCP profile in the BIOS to enable the RAM’s default timings and speed.

Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2020

This is nice budget threadripper. I managed to get a cpu that that can get to 5.1 ghz single thread with the right cooling of course. Just do not expect the speed to stay that fast ie runs that fast for a few secs.

Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2020

Paired with capable ram the 5950x lives up to all the hype and then some. Without overclocking I'm seeing above average benchmarks compared to other 5950x users. I'm using 2 sticks of 32GB Corsair 3600mhz CL18 ram. With full liquid cooling temperatures peak at around 60c.
Wait a couple months or just spam F5 on the Amazon page and click B*y N*w if you're lucky like I was, don't overpay.

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2020

Fussy chip but so worth the effort...

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4.0 out of 5 stars AMD hat es geschafft - Intel is no more

Reviewed in Germany on November 8, 2020

Eine CPU. Das Internet brennt. Was? Warum?
Weil ein Underdog der Branche ein überwältigendes Produkt abgeliefert hat. Der 5950x - ein 16 Kerner mit 32 Threads - erreicht in ausgewählten Benchmarks bis zu 60% der Leistung eines 64 - Kerners (3990x). Außerordentlich. Singlecore-Performance bricht Rekorde (Gaming-Crown), Multicore-Leistung ist im Vergleich zu Intel überragend. Dennoch "nur" 4 Sterne. Wie kommt das?

Als AMD vor drei Jahren seine Ryzen Reihe vorstellte, konnte die Technikwelt nach vielen Jahren der Intel geführten 4-Kern-Geknechterei wieder aufatmen. Eine neue Architektur - mit vielen Kernen, hoher Leistung und niedrigen Preise.

Viele Kerne sind geblieben. Die Hohe Leistung ebenfalls. Doch der Preis stieg an. Nach zwei "günstigen" Zen 1 und Zen 2 mit gutem bis sehr gutem Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis hat AMD an der Preisschraube gedreht - pauschal 50 Euro mehr across the board. Den 5950x gab es zu Release auf Amazon für 1006 €. Das ist.. unverhältnismäßig hoch. Die UVP liegt bei 800 Euro. Doch ist diese CPU die 800 Euro wert?

Das kommt darauf an. Für jene Enthusiasten, die Wert auf das letzte % FPS legen - ja, für die ist die CPU ihr Geld wert. Ebenso für professionelle Anwender, auch wenn diese eher zur Threadrippe Reihe greifen sollten, denn die Ryzen Reihe ist auf max. 128 GB Ram limitiert.

Der Ryzen 9 5950x... 16 Kerne... 32 Threads... 20 PIE 4.0 Lanes, DDR-4 Ram mit hohen Taktraten (sweetspot liegt diesmal bei DDR4-4000 nach JEDEC standard), ein beworbener Max-Turbo Core von 4,9 Ghz - in der Realität aber bis zu 5,05 Ghz (150 Mhz über Werbung!) - und das häufig. Die Boostrate ist hervorragend. Cinebench R20 - Singlecore: weit jenseits der 600, Multicore werden die 10000 angekratzt. Zehntausend. Zur Erinnerung: Intels momentanes Flaggschiff kommt im Multicore grade mal sechstausendstellig.

Die CPU ist teuer. Sie hat außerordentliche Leistung. Sie stellt die Krone der aktuellen Technik dar - und würde sie 700 € kosten, wäre hier meine bedingungslose Empfehlungserklärung. Doch sie ist teuer. Zu teuer. 800 Euro lassen sich grade so rechtfertigen, 1000 € sind definitiv zu hoch. Insgesamt gibt es hier 4 von 5 Sterne.

3.0 out of 5 stars 日本価格はUSD 1,033.65

Reviewed in Japan on November 18, 2020

107,324円で購入しました。
米ドルにすると実に$1,033.65
230ドルもの差額をアマゾンさんは何に使われてるのでしょうか？

性能は申し分ありません。
core voltageを0.1下げるだけで空冷でも充分に戦えます。
ただ空冷だと定格でないとcinebenchは完走しないと思われます。
それでもフルオートだと5ghzは回りますし0.1v下げても私のは外れだったので4.5Ghzしか回りませんが4.6Ghz回るそうです。

低電圧運用するには素晴らしいCPUだと思います。

やはり価格がね
799ドル相当で販売していただけなかったのがマイナスです

5.0 out of 5 stars RTX3090の性能を限界まで引き出せる最強CPU

Reviewed in Japan on January 7, 2021

「Intelはオワコン、IntelよりZen3の方がゲーム性能は高い。」
世間ではそう言われていたが、「嘘つけCCX構成のRyzenが勝つわけないやろ。」って最初はそう思っていた。
買って組んで実際にゲームしてみた所、度肝を抜かれた。
9900K+RTX3090→5950X+RTX3090の構成にしたが、
まずGPU使用率が9900Kが70%前後で頭打ちだったのに対し、5950Xでは99％まで向上。
フレームレートの安定性が増し、激しい場面でも急激なフレームレート低下を招くことはなかった。

ゲーム中のCPU使用率は20%～30%と遊びほうけていて、温度も全く上がっていない。
OCCT データセット小でようやっと80℃超えた。
流石7nm。どっかの14nmで止まってるI社と違って技術の進歩がめまぐるしい。

メモリはDDR4-3000で運用中。
一応公式で3200まで対応しているが、CLとか突き詰めたけどなんか動かなかったので。
CCXの速度はメモリクロックに依存するので、なるべく高速なメモリを使った方が性能出る。
だけど4000超えた当たりから性能差はあまり出ないので、狙うは3600、余力があれば4000ってとこかな。

OCは一応マザボの公式ツールでやってみた。
全コア4.6GHzでギリ動くかなーっていう石だったので、レア度はRくらいの石だった。
ただ全コア4.6より定格でブースト時4.7の方が性能出てるんでOCの意味は無いかも。

2021/01/07現在、Intelはマルチコア性能は諦めたようでシングルコアでの勝負路線に切り替えたらしい。
まあ10世代出た時点で2コアしか増えて無く、まだ14nmだったので察してはいたが。

5.0 out of 5 stars Monster CPU

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 23, 2022

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I have bottled neck mi pc with the graphics card! But who cares when you have this CPU Monster and gentleman able to pull any task load doesn’t matter what it is! Gaming, streaming and gaming, video edition, movies. I am working on a very stable 4000mhz with no temperature issues! Máximums temperature is 43° C playing games, streaming, and watching football games on my other monitor. I am using a Corsair 360 water cooling… to be honest, is a 720! I made a sandwich of fan coolers in my radiator with the fan case and the water cooling fans and temperatures are no a problem!

5.0 out of 5 stars Oooooooffff

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2022

Love it. I'm now very very broke but at least I can actually run Microsoft teams........

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Perfect - LGA1700 get Retrofit Kit
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2021

Why I got it:I had a lot of space on the top of my Fractal Meshify XL case and this would be great. Planned to get a little more RGB in my life and with the pump & fans this was a great option. Originally I used this with a 10600K and it worked great out of the box. I recently moved to a 12700K and I had to order the retrofit kit off of Corsair's website to make it work (SKU CW-8960091). Only $2.99. Anyways, I always prefer an AIO solution and this worked great.What I liked:1. RGB is so much fun. Say what you will about iCue but it works fine for me.2. CPU stays cool3. LGA1700 w/ Retrofit4. Goes well with all my other Corsair stuff5. Comes with both a white and black CPU pump coverWhat I did not like:1. Absolutely nothingWould I recommend:Yes! In hindsight I could have gotten away with the dual fan version, but the triple fan fits well and looks great. Originally I was using a non-XL Meshify case and it physically did not fit with the Corsair RGB RAM I had. It is a thicc boi so just make sure it doesn't interfere with your RAM. With the Meshify XL it fits great.

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Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2020

Style: Elite Capellix SeriesColor: RGB Pump + FansSize: 360mm Verified Purchase

The pump is dead silent. Anyone saying the pump is loud has a faulty unit. Period.
The fans can get loud. If it's too loud, lower the fan curve and don't overclock as much. Or go with another AIO unit from Corsair, you're paying for the command unit and RGB fans. Go with Be Quiet! PWM fans instead.

For those complaining and giving low ratings for the H150i being too large... do your due diligence and measure your case. It's not Corsair's fault that you are a moron and didn't do your homework. Look at your case and setup. Spend several minutes and figure out if it will fit. Derp.

Overall, it's a wonderful AIO. Worth every penny.

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2020

Style: Elite Capellix SeriesColor: RGB Pump + FansSize: 360mm Verified Purchase

There is a whole suite of problems and frustrations using this cooler with the Z390e-gaming motherboard (and potentially other ROG strix mobos). When attempting to POST after installing you will receive a "CPU_FAN" error" preventing the PC from booting into windows. This is because the dingy 3-pin pump connecter does NOT WORK on the motherboard. Through some sort of compatibility issue, no matter where you plug the connecter (whether it be in the "AIO_PUMP" or "CPU_FAN" pins), the mobo will not recognize the connection to the AIO pump.
The only solution to this is to manually turn off "CPU_FAN" monitoring in the BIOS. However, this is dangerous because it disables the cpu overheating failsafe. Consequently, you will need to be monitoring your CPU temps constantly to make sure the pump hasn't failed.

Unfortunately, the issues do not end here. While the PC will POST after disabling cpu fan monitoring, the pump will throw a "Pump Failure" error in the iCUE software. This is a "false positive", and does not actually mean the pump has failed (it is caused by the CPU_FAN issue). There are two frustrating issues that arise because of this:

First, fans connected to the "Commander Core" will default to spinning at 100%. This is VERY LOUD (even with noise-cancelling headphones). It's like someone is vacuuming right next to you. Additionally, because of the "pump failure" error, you will NOT BE ABLE To change the speeds. As a result, you're left with 100% fan speed 100% of the time.

Second, the RGB will default to blinking red every second. Just like the fan speed, you will not be able to change this either. While this is arguably a minor problem, it is nonetheless annoying.

A further red flag to all such mobo owners: According to corsair customer support, this is a known issue for the past 3 months, and as of 11/10/20 has not had any updates. So in addition to all these issues, there is quite a bit of uncertainty regarding whether this issue will ever be resolved.

It's such a shame because this pump is really as great as others have said. The CPU temps on my 9900kf are 3 c lower (25-29 c) compared to my previous thermaltake aio pump. However, for me the issues and danger (due to the failsafe disable) do not outweigh this benefit.

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2020

Style: Elite Capellix SeriesColor: RGB Pump + FansSize: 360mm Verified Purchase

This is the first and only liquid cooling I've purchased and it took me months to consider because I'm old fashioned and never believed in adding liquid with technology. But as time passed, I kept adding components that worked my PC really hard and hot. So I needed a solution to keep it nice and cool. After countless number of reviews from other people around the Net, good reviews from them, I considered getting this and I don't regret it one bit. Even my family loved the colors on this. Corsair was always good at RGB so I guess I shouldn't be surprised. The cooling on my CPU is awesome and as we all know, the more cooled your CPU gets, the more you'll gain performance. I stream with a very heavy set up, CPU encode on Medium preset on OBS and do so 5 days a week, 8 hours a day. Nothing but more performance than before made me amaze the first few weeks I owned this. I still can't stop looking at it because of how gorgeous it looks.
I'm a first time liquid cooler and even I thought this was easy to install. So if you're experienced in installing hardware to your PC, you'll find this VERY easy. I had an air cooler and it was a very GOOD air cooler, don't get me wrong, it was the AMD 3900x stock cooler and it kept it nice and cool until I made my streaming more intense. It was constantly reaching 69 to 70C.

Now, with this installed, it doesn't even go above 63C lol. It's truly incredible. But then again, water is better at transferring heat. So if you're like me and your PC is constantly taking a beating with the heat with your work or even gaming, this is something you might want to look/invest in. I know it's a bit pricey but now that I own it, I know why. The price is right for this device. You're not being cheated.

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2021

Style: Elite Capellix SeriesColor: RGB Pump + FansSize: 360mm Verified Purchase

Why I got it:
I had a lot of space on the top of my Fractal Meshify XL case and this would be great. Planned to get a little more RGB in my life and with the pump & fans this was a great option. Originally I used this with a 10600K and it worked great out of the box. I recently moved to a 12700K and I had to order the retrofit kit off of Corsair's website to make it work (SKU CW-8960091). Only $2.99. Anyways, I always prefer an AIO solution and this worked great.
What I liked:
1. RGB is so much fun. Say what you will about iCue but it works fine for me.
2. CPU stays cool
3. LGA1700 w/ Retrofit
4. Goes well with all my other Corsair stuff
5. Comes with both a white and black CPU pump cover

What I did not like:
1. Absolutely nothing

Would I recommend:
Yes! In hindsight I could have gotten away with the dual fan version, but the triple fan fits well and looks great. Originally I was using a non-XL Meshify case and it physically did not fit with the Corsair RGB RAM I had. It is a thicc boi so just make sure it doesn't interfere with your RAM. With the Meshify XL it fits great.

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Perfect - LGA1700 get Retrofit Kit
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2021

Why I got it:
I had a lot of space on the top of my Fractal Meshify XL case and this would be great. Planned to get a little more RGB in my life and with the pump & fans this was a great option. Originally I used this with a 10600K and it worked great out of the box. I recently moved to a 12700K and I had to order the retrofit kit off of Corsair's website to make it work (SKU CW-8960091). Only $2.99. Anyways, I always prefer an AIO solution and this worked great.
What I liked:
1. RGB is so much fun. Say what you will about iCue but it works fine for me.
2. CPU stays cool
3. LGA1700 w/ Retrofit
4. Goes well with all my other Corsair stuff
5. Comes with both a white and black CPU pump cover

What I did not like:
1. Absolutely nothing

Would I recommend:
Yes! In hindsight I could have gotten away with the dual fan version, but the triple fan fits well and looks great. Originally I was using a non-XL Meshify case and it physically did not fit with the Corsair RGB RAM I had. It is a thicc boi so just make sure it doesn't interfere with your RAM. With the Meshify XL it fits great.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Alles wunderbar

Reviewed in Germany on April 16, 2021

Style: Elite Capellix SeriesColor: RGB Pump + FansSize: 280mm Verified Purchase

Habe mich lange durch diverse Bewertungen gelesen. Insbesondere 3 Punkte - die immer wieder bemängelt wurden - möchte ich hier bewerten:
Pumpenlautstärke
Oft liest man, die Pumpe mache knatternde Geräusche. Das hat meine nach der Inbetriebnahme auch gemacht, etwas in der Position verändert, damit die Luft aus der Pumpe gespült wird und die Pumpe gibt Ruhe. Im Betrieb ist die Pumpe selbst auf "intensiv" durch leises Surren hörbar. Absolut ok!

Schrauben
Weiter habe ich oft gelesen, dass die Schrauben am Radiator nur mit Gewalt einzuschrauben bzw. die Löcher nicht passgenau sind. Bei meiner Pumpe ist alles ok. Entweder hat Corsair hier schon nachgebessert oder es handelte sich um eine fehlerhafte Charge. Alle Schrauben konnten bei mir unter normaler Schraubkraft eingeschraubt werden. Alle Gewinde waren ok.

Halterung AM4
Die Halterung für den AM4 Sockel greift mittels Ösenschraube auf die Original Sockelbefestigungen zurück. Die Pumpe wird daher nur mit 2 Zugpunkten befestigt. Das finde ich auch nicht optimal, die Pumpe lies sich jedoch einfach befestigen und sitzt fest. Da ich nicht regelmäßig den Pumpenkopf abnehmen will ist das für mich OK. Eine Befestigung mittels 4 Befestigungspunkten hätte mir aber auch besser gefallen.

5.0 out of 5 stars Does the job great.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 7, 2021

Style: Elite Capellix SeriesColor: RGB Pump + FansSize: 280mm Verified Purchase

Having just installed my Ryzen 5 5600X along with the stock cooler i was not happy at all with the fact that the CPU was sitting idle at 45c with a load temp of 80c(stress tested using CPU-Z)with these kind of temps you are not getting the best out of the CPU as it throttles itself back resulting it lower voltage and clock speeds.
Bought the H115i and as always with prime it arrived the next day, the product came well boxed with everything you need apart from a screwdriver, the cooler was a breeze to fit and had no issues mounting it at the top of my Cooler Master HAF-X case, swapped the black pump head faceplate for the transparent one so the LED's shine though a lot more, it looks great, the new CAPELLIX LED's are really bright on both the pump head and fans.

Turned my system on, loaded up AMD Ryzen Master and it was great to see my idle temps down to 33c from 45c ... Yes a 12c drop!!! Load temps where hugely decreased too, using the same stress test with CPU-Z the CPU didn't even pass 57c ... A decrease in load temps of 23c!!!

All in all delighted with the purchase, well boxed, easy to fit, looks great but most of all does an amazing job of keeping the CPU cool.

5.0 out of 5 stars Does the job great.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 7, 2021

Having just installed my Ryzen 5 5600X along with the stock cooler i was not happy at all with the fact that the CPU was sitting idle at 45c with a load temp of 80c(stress tested using CPU-Z)with these kind of temps you are not getting the best out of the CPU as it throttles itself back resulting it lower voltage and clock speeds.
Bought the H115i and as always with prime it arrived the next day, the product came well boxed with everything you need apart from a screwdriver, the cooler was a breeze to fit and had no issues mounting it at the top of my Cooler Master HAF-X case, swapped the black pump head faceplate for the transparent one so the LED's shine though a lot more, it looks great, the new CAPELLIX LED's are really bright on both the pump head and fans.

Turned my system on, loaded up AMD Ryzen Master and it was great to see my idle temps down to 33c from 45c ... Yes a 12c drop!!! Load temps where hugely decreased too, using the same stress test with CPU-Z the CPU didn't even pass 57c ... A decrease in load temps of 23c!!!

All in all delighted with the purchase, well boxed, easy to fit, looks great but most of all does an amazing job of keeping the CPU cool.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Not good for AM4

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 18, 2021

Style: Elite Capellix SeriesColor: RGB Pump + FansSize: 360mm Verified Purchase

Installation was relatively easy right up until installing onto the motherboards AM4 bracket. As I was tightening the screws the top bracket slipped off, causing damage to my motherboards mount as you can see from the picture. I eventually got it fitted but there is no way of knowing how far to tighten the screws as the do not naturally stop turning like on other mounting mechanisms I’ve used in the past.
My CPU is the 5950x and motherboard is the X570 Asus Dark Hero. I used thermal grizzly kryonaut thermal paste. Temperatures were in excess of 80 degrees during cinebench which is way to high for comfort so I shut down my PC before it got worse. My previous air cooler maxed out at 68 degrees in the same test and set up. I tried adjusting the screws but there was no significant difference. I can only conclude the AM4 mounting system this AIO uses has caused damage to my motherboards mount so I’ll have to buy a new a new mount.

I had watched several video reviews and guides on how to install to AM4 so was ready, and even did a practice run without thermal paste until I got it right. It’s is annoying how professional reviewers of this product did not mention how bad the AM4 mounting bracket is, it’s fair to say I will not be trusting those reviewers in the future. I can see other user reviews warn of the rubbish AM4 mounting system so next time I’ll pay more attention to them.

I couldn’t really used this as intended, however having seen the included commander fan hub it seems like a good idea and could be further improved by allowing it to fit inside a 2.5’ ssd mount. This will allow for more compatibility and seems odd it won’t fit given its size and shape.

I would say the H150i Elite Capellix is probably good for intel CPU’s but not for AM4. It looks like Corsairs lack of effort investing in AMD has backfired as AMD CPU’s are in popularity at the moment and their AIO’s cannot be recommended. As it’s damaged my motherboards mount I’ll unfortunately be sending it back. I would buy Corsair in the future if they can improve the mount for AM4.

1.0 out of 5 stars Not good for AM4
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 18, 2021

Installation was relatively easy right up until installing onto the motherboards AM4 bracket. As I was tightening the screws the top bracket slipped off, causing damage to my motherboards mount as you can see from the picture. I eventually got it fitted but there is no way of knowing how far to tighten the screws as the do not naturally stop turning like on other mounting mechanisms I’ve used in the past.
My CPU is the 5950x and motherboard is the X570 Asus Dark Hero. I used thermal grizzly kryonaut thermal paste. Temperatures were in excess of 80 degrees during cinebench which is way to high for comfort so I shut down my PC before it got worse. My previous air cooler maxed out at 68 degrees in the same test and set up. I tried adjusting the screws but there was no significant difference. I can only conclude the AM4 mounting system this AIO uses has caused damage to my motherboards mount so I’ll have to buy a new a new mount.

I had watched several video reviews and guides on how to install to AM4 so was ready, and even did a practice run without thermal paste until I got it right. It’s is annoying how professional reviewers of this product did not mention how bad the AM4 mounting bracket is, it’s fair to say I will not be trusting those reviewers in the future. I can see other user reviews warn of the rubbish AM4 mounting system so next time I’ll pay more attention to them.

I couldn’t really used this as intended, however having seen the included commander fan hub it seems like a good idea and could be further improved by allowing it to fit inside a 2.5’ ssd mount. This will allow for more compatibility and seems odd it won’t fit given its size and shape.

I would say the H150i Elite Capellix is probably good for intel CPU’s but not for AM4. It looks like Corsairs lack of effort investing in AMD has backfired as AMD CPU’s are in popularity at the moment and their AIO’s cannot be recommended. As it’s damaged my motherboards mount I’ll unfortunately be sending it back. I would buy Corsair in the future if they can improve the mount for AM4.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good temps on i9 10900k on 5Ghz

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 27, 2021

Style: Elite Capellix SeriesColor: RGB Pump + FansSize: 280mm Verified Purchase

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Quick shipping box came sealed. All of the parts screws etc etc are included for amd as intel procesors. I use that for new build with i9 10900k on 5 GHz maximum load on spy extreme benchmark 4k got temp to 72°C then im really happy with it as thats max what it goes. Pump on balanced mode is quite and if you dont play 4k on max settings then dont botter even as you will not be able to hear that pomp at all. Fans are good too not to loud not to quite on max. Overall happy with it and got a hope that it will last like the old cooler h110i gtx as that one i had for 5 yeras without any problemson pump just shitty fans. All pump is eazybto control via corsair program.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good temps on i9 10900k on 5Ghz
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 27, 2021

Quick shipping box came sealed. All of the parts screws etc etc are included for amd as intel procesors. I use that for new build with i9 10900k on 5 GHz maximum load on spy extreme benchmark 4k got temp to 72°C then im really happy with it as thats max what it goes. Pump on balanced mode is quite and if you dont play 4k on max settings then dont botter even as you will not be able to hear that pomp at all. Fans are good too not to loud not to quite on max. Overall happy with it and got a hope that it will last like the old cooler h110i gtx as that one i had for 5 yeras without any problemson pump just shitty fans. All pump is eazybto control via corsair program.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Solid, does the job

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2021

Style: Elite Capellix SeriesColor: RGB Pump + FansSize: 280mm Verified Purchase

[Review is based on it being used in the Corsair 680X Case]
Genuinely a good cooler, got this on a deal for £100. Comes with the Commander Core which is a solid HUB for the fans RGB and PWM control unlike the Commander Pro which is strictly PWM control (its 2021, come on just put them together we'd pay the extra)

The fans run at 2000RPM max which is really good for RGB and 140MM. Colours and Brightness are really good also!

Mounting is straight forward, only negative is getting the hooks first time on the CPU mount without smudging the paste too much in some directions you didn't plan on.

Only annoying issue I have with it, is the results regarding temps.

I was using a H150i RGB PRO XT 360mm which is outdated and not made anymore however, it got better results. Which is odd, because it goes in the front as the intake.

The difference is 5-8C however this absolutely does not ruin the build. But it is annoying as this goes at the top which is the best AIO placement especially in a huge case with good cable tidying.
(e.g.: H150i used to never peak 80, always max at 79.5C, now I peak 85 but it never stays there as it fluctuates between 60-85C during intense workload or higher tier gameplay e.g. Vanguard but always sticks around 74-79

I was hoping for it to get the same results from my old outdated H150i, if not lower in Celsius.

My recommendation is if your case supports it, go for the 360MM or more if you're a huge fan of lower temps.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Performer - Not for Everyone
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2020

**1TB Version**This generation, Samsung used 3-bit TLC flash instead of the 2-bit MLC used on the 970 Pro. This still results in superior IOPS, Read/Writes.I did three runs back to back for a quick torture test and the results are pretty close to what was advertised other than the IOPS. Those were underwhelming compared to Samsung's claims of 1000k versus the 700k achieved.Premium price aside, I would suggest this to anyone moving lots of data around frequently and/or want the latest and greatest Samsung has to offer in the Gen. 4 NVME space. Alternatively, the 970 Evo Plus is excellent for those looking for a less expensive but well performing Gen. 3 NVME. Can't go wrong with either.FYI: Operating System load times and responsiveness will vary depending on your PC's specifications and should be put into consideration when buying a high-end product like this one.

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Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2020

**1TB Version**
This generation, Samsung used 3-bit TLC flash instead of the 2-bit MLC used on the 970 Pro. This still results in superior IOPS, Read/Writes.

I did three runs back to back for a quick torture test and the results are pretty close to what was advertised other than the IOPS. Those were underwhelming compared to Samsung's claims of 1000k versus the 700k achieved.

Premium price aside, I would suggest this to anyone moving lots of data around frequently and/or want the latest and greatest Samsung has to offer in the Gen. 4 NVME space. Alternatively, the 970 Evo Plus is excellent for those looking for a less expensive but well performing Gen. 3 NVME. Can't go wrong with either.

FYI: Operating System load times and responsiveness will vary depending on your PC's specifications and should be put into consideration when buying a high-end product like this one.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Performer - Not for Everyone
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2020

**1TB Version**
This generation, Samsung used 3-bit TLC flash instead of the 2-bit MLC used on the 970 Pro. This still results in superior IOPS, Read/Writes.

I did three runs back to back for a quick torture test and the results are pretty close to what was advertised other than the IOPS. Those were underwhelming compared to Samsung's claims of 1000k versus the 700k achieved.

Premium price aside, I would suggest this to anyone moving lots of data around frequently and/or want the latest and greatest Samsung has to offer in the Gen. 4 NVME space. Alternatively, the 970 Evo Plus is excellent for those looking for a less expensive but well performing Gen. 3 NVME. Can't go wrong with either.

FYI: Operating System load times and responsiveness will vary depending on your PC's specifications and should be put into consideration when buying a high-end product like this one.

Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2021

After install I turned the PS5 on and it prompted me for formatting. It actually shows 1.01TB of storage available.

5.0 out of 5 stars Works with PS5 on beta
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2021

After install I turned the PS5 on and it prompted me for formatting. It actually shows 1.01TB of storage available.

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Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2020

These things are lightning fast in a PCI express 4.0 environment, if your looking at an AMD Threadripper CPU. I just installed TWO of these 1TB SSD m.2x cards in an Asus Zeneth II Extreme TRX40 motherboard and they are insanely fast and have had zero trouble. Do not forget to download Samsung Magician so you can keep these up to date firmware wise and keep them TRIMed(defragged). I swear these cards are like running programs from DDR4 memory DIMMS and not harddrives. they really speed up the entire system OS experience. I highly recommend using WIndows 10 Pro and if you get a high core AMD chip, upgrade to Windows 10 PRO for Workstations to take advantage of your high core count.
my system specs:

Corsair 900D full tower case
MSI MAG CORELiquid 360R heatsink cooler
AMD Ryzen 9 3970x Threadripper (32 Cores)
64GB of Corsair DDR4 3600Mhz RAM CL18
TWO of the Samsung 980 Pro NVMe M.2x cards 1TB each pci 4.0
Asus Zeneth II Extreme TRX40 Motherboard PCI express 4.0
Nvidia MSI 3070 RTX Vector 3 GPU card
G1600 PSU 1600Watt
Windows Professional for Workstation

UPDATE 1/4/2021:
I just ordered (2) more of the 1TB 980 Pro's for my new Gaming PC build for myself. The previous gaming PC build was for my wife, who does a little more content creation and I do more Gaming. I Have had great results and stability thus far from my previous Two Samsung 980 Pro m2x drives. No issues at all and super fast in a PCI- Express 4.0 environment, utilizing the AMD Ryzen platform. For me having a total of 2 TB internal drive room is plenty for my gaming/pc needs.

New Gaming PC build for myself:

Corsair 1000D Full Tower Case
MB: Asus ROG x570 Crosshair VIII Formula AM4 Zen 3 Ryzen
AMD Ryzen 5950x CPU
Corsair iCUE H150i Elite Capelix 360mm Liquid Cooler
64GB DDR4 RAM (G.Skill Trident Z Royal Gold 3200mhz CL14)
TWO of the Samsung 980 Pro NVMe M.2x cards 1TB each pci 4.0
Nvidia MSI 3090 RTX Vector 3 GPU card
Corsair HX1200i 1,200 Watt PSU

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2020

So the promise of these has fallen short - can't have a true "Pro" if you skimp to 3-bit NAND from 2-bit. The previous generation is a better bet, without the price premium. Real world performance as well as lifetime are worse here. Very disappointing.

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2020

With the cloning software from Samsung, the task of cloning my hard drive was quick and streamlined. My times from power on to desktop then to launch a program drastically changed. From a 2tb Seagate FireCuda, it took up to 10 minutes to start Steam from powering it on. With the 1tb 980 Pro,it took a maximum of 45 seconds from powering it on.
Games load nearly instantly. There is nothing bad I can say about this product. Direct upgrade from my 970 Evo Plus.

Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2020

I received and installed the drive today. I used a third-party software that cloned my 960 evo with bitlocker onto my 980 pro. Booted with no issues. I did a speedtest with crystaldiskmark and samsung magician. The results are in the screenshot. I don't know how long this will hold up in the long run, but I trust that a Samsung drive will last.
I did get a little under the advertised speeds. I do not know why.
I installed the drive on my ASUS X570 Crosshair VIII Formula with a Ryzen 3900X
Update: I ran a Speedtest on Jan 4, 2021 and found that my write speeds have dropped to 1100mbps

3.0 out of 5 stars Fast, but not advertised speeds. Write speeds drop significantly
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2020

I received and installed the drive today. I used a third-party software that cloned my 960 evo with bitlocker onto my 980 pro. Booted with no issues. I did a speedtest with crystaldiskmark and samsung magician. The results are in the screenshot. I don't know how long this will hold up in the long run, but I trust that a Samsung drive will last.
I did get a little under the advertised speeds. I do not know why.
I installed the drive on my ASUS X570 Crosshair VIII Formula with a Ryzen 3900X
Update: I ran a Speedtest on Jan 4, 2021 and found that my write speeds have dropped to 1100mbps

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Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2020

There isn't much to say here, it's a generational improvement on the standard SSD tech we are all used to, it provides a very very fast transfer rate that slowly drops as it's temperature rises, it has a cache so smaller transfers (Read: Everything aside from 100s of GB) hit close to 7.9GB/s speeds while massive transfers are slower, and will greatly reduce the time it takes to load resources from storage in most if not all applications.
I would suggest a heatsink or heatspreader for this drive if you expect to be moving large files on a regular basis but for most use cases (lookin' at you gamers) you'll never hit the point at which it throttles due to temp. Overall just what you'd expect from any SSD but...you know, faster.

Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2020

I just spent two days trying to get the SSD's hardware encryption to work with Windows Bitlocker - Nothing worked.
And there is NO documentation on how to activate it - Googling it brings up lots of people having issues... I could not even get it to use Bitlocker software encryption after doing the Samsung Data Migration as the OS drive.
In the end I simply had no other options - I went back to my 970 EVO and software encryption for the OS drive and used the 980 PRO as a data drive with Bitlocker Software encryption.
I tried everything on two different systems with the same problem- Big marketing hype for something that does not work and is not documented.
I find that the EVO is as good in real-life as the 980. Hardware encryption would have made it much faster. I should have saved my money and stuck with the 970 EVOs...

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente desempeño

Reviewed in Mexico on May 2, 2021

Primero, he de decir que para aprovechar todo el potencial de esta unidad necesitas tener un sistema que utilice PCIe 4.0 (que para el momento que escribo esto sólo los procesadores AMD a partir de la serie 3000 y los Intel a partir de la 11va generación lo tienen). Si tu sistema tiene PCIe 3.0 no te conviene pagar el extra de lo que cuesta esta unidad. En ese caso es más conveniente comprar, por ejemplo, la unidad Samsung 970 PRO.
Segundo, los números que obtienes de lectura y escritura son impresionantes. Sin embargo, la diferencia de usar esta unidad en comparación con una PCI 3.0 en el uso diario prácticamente no se va a notar. Sólo en las tareas que requieran un uso intensivo del almacenamiento podrás notar la diferencia. Por lo tanto si el uso de tu computadora es para tareas básicas, no valdrá la pena gastar en esta unidad.

Tercero, si tienes PCIe 4.0 y requieres la agilidad que te puede dar esta unidad, entonces esta es de las mejores opciones y por lo menos más barata comparada con las unidades PCIe 4.0 de Sabrent y Segate.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente desempeño
Reviewed in Mexico on May 2, 2021

Primero, he de decir que para aprovechar todo el potencial de esta unidad necesitas tener un sistema que utilice PCIe 4.0 (que para el momento que escribo esto sólo los procesadores AMD a partir de la serie 3000 y los Intel a partir de la 11va generación lo tienen). Si tu sistema tiene PCIe 3.0 no te conviene pagar el extra de lo que cuesta esta unidad. En ese caso es más conveniente comprar, por ejemplo, la unidad Samsung 970 PRO.
Segundo, los números que obtienes de lectura y escritura son impresionantes. Sin embargo, la diferencia de usar esta unidad en comparación con una PCI 3.0 en el uso diario prácticamente no se va a notar. Sólo en las tareas que requieran un uso intensivo del almacenamiento podrás notar la diferencia. Por lo tanto si el uso de tu computadora es para tareas básicas, no valdrá la pena gastar en esta unidad.

Tercero, si tienes PCIe 4.0 y requieres la agilidad que te puede dar esta unidad, entonces esta es de las mejores opciones y por lo menos más barata comparada con las unidades PCIe 4.0 de Sabrent y Segate.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best SSD for PS5!!

Reviewed in Canada on September 16, 2021

I think Samsung has the best quality products… so I went with the best for my PS5. I snagged it while it was on sale for 60 dollars cheaper than retail and managed to get a heatsink also at the side tax in, all for cheaper than just the retail of the SSD!! It’s worth the price. 1TB is enough for me now.. I’m sure once the PS5 sells more and more gamers get the console in their hands that the SSD’s will come down and you will manage to get a 2TB or 4TB for a decent price. It was a breeze to install!! Just be sure not to forget to buy a heatsink as Sony says it is required for these as it helps it stay cool and reduce heat no only on the SSD but the console itself. I installed this myself but if you aren’t confident in doing it then see if someone more tech savvy can do it for you. Don’t risk it. All and all I am really happy with my purchase and can finally have that extra space needed to install my other PS5 games.

5.0 out of 5 stars Best SSD for PS5!!
Reviewed in Canada on September 16, 2021

I think Samsung has the best quality products… so I went with the best for my PS5. I snagged it while it was on sale for 60 dollars cheaper than retail and managed to get a heatsink also at the side tax in, all for cheaper than just the retail of the SSD!! It’s worth the price. 1TB is enough for me now.. I’m sure once the PS5 sells more and more gamers get the console in their hands that the SSD’s will come down and you will manage to get a 2TB or 4TB for a decent price. It was a breeze to install!! Just be sure not to forget to buy a heatsink as Sony says it is required for these as it helps it stay cool and reduce heat no only on the SSD but the console itself. I installed this myself but if you aren’t confident in doing it then see if someone more tech savvy can do it for you. Don’t risk it. All and all I am really happy with my purchase and can finally have that extra space needed to install my other PS5 games.

4.0 out of 5 stars Exaggerated speeds, still solid tho

Reviewed in Canada on January 24, 2021

Speeds are exaggerated, my motherboard supports gen 4 speeds but after testing I was only getting 3500 read/write speeds. I'd recommend just getting the cheaper 970plus since the speeds are the exact same.

4.0 out of 5 stars Exaggerated speeds, still solid tho
Reviewed in Canada on January 24, 2021

Speeds are exaggerated, my motherboard supports gen 4 speeds but after testing I was only getting 3500 read/write speeds. I'd recommend just getting the cheaper 970plus since the speeds are the exact same.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Works in PS5

Reviewed in Canada on October 13, 2021

I bought the 2TB Samsung 980PRO SSD for my PS5. The storage is actually a full 2TB (2.01TB), which is nice, but this drive was clearly not designed for PS5 in mind. The advertised speed is 7,000mb but when I formatted it in my PS5 it shows speed of 5,700mb. Online research has a few explanations such as a need to update it in a PC first, that it was designed prior to the PS5 release, that the speed rating is more accurate for the smaller sized version of the SSD, or that this is the advertised 'peak' speed and not actual running speed but that is a big difference between advertised and actual performance. However, it meets the minimum speed of 5,500mb that Sony requires for the PS5 so this will work fine - just don't expect light-warping speeds. I have only installed it for a couple days and transferred a PS5 title to it which works fine. This SSD will compare in performance to the factory installed SSD from Sony but it will not exceed your expectations in a PS5. I would still recommend it if you are looking for bulk storage at a decent price as it does function fine. Just be aware that it will not operate the same in a console as it will in a PC.

4.0 out of 5 stars More expensive than my CPU but ultra fast speeds

Reviewed in Canada on March 21, 2021

I set that up with a Gigabyte x570 Aorus Elite Wifi and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU alongside with Crucial Balistix 3600 16-18-18-38 RAM. My Windows 10 PC boots to desktop within 10 seconds from the moment I press the power button. I truly enjoy this. I just have a very big layback on price here. I know, new technology, new interface and stuff, but to me, it never will justify this huge price.
So, am I satisfied? Yes, af course. I hope so for 300$ CAD!

Samsung lost a star because of 2 things. First, I was about to peel off the sticker so I could put a heatsink on top of the card until I did some research to find out that the sticker itself was a way to reduce a bit of heat from the drive. THIS detail should have been in the instructions booklet of Samsung. If you want to install a heatsink, simply intall it over the sticker WITHOUT peeling it. Other point, at THAT price, I would have expected a small set of screws to put on the board because if I want to have 2 NVMe drives on my bpard, I cannot anymore because I used the second screw onboard for this drive. I also did not see any options for an added heatsink because I have read on many reviews that this drive does generate a bit more heat than its competitors. The second thing that made it loose a star is the availablility of the Magician software. I had to wait 2 days for the software to be available on Samsung's own website. AND the app itself is not very clear on what to do. I personally find it hard for new commers like me in the NVMe world to know what to do with what is being shown. So, I am not impressed by the software side either.

Asside from these, I'm happy with my purchase but the 300$ price is still triggering a little something inside and that's the 1Tb version, the 2Tb and 4Tb are just for rich people and my 1Tb was a luxury buy because there were many other options to choose from, XPG, Sabrent, WD all had some good sides too and all have PCIe Gen 4 supported NVMe drives at cheaper prices, although XPG is the cheapest out there. I am satisfied with my purchase.

If you have the extra money after spending for a decent graphics card, CPU, RAM and Motherboard, then YES, I recommend this drive, or else, cheaper drives or even Gen 3 drives are more than enough and worth it to spare a few hundred dollars.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I look forward to tinkering with this board some more.
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2020

Impressions of this board so far ... I like the aesthetic really digging the no RGB. This being my first ever MSI product I found the UEFI easy to get along with. I've noticed the voltages seem to report higher in monitoring software than set in the UEFI but to be fair I've noted this on other boards so chalk it up to "tolerance variances". One thing I noticed right away and in direct comparison to both my Aorus x570 Masters - The PCH runs much cooler I mean like 10-12C - though the fan is much noisier but I've only heard and seen it run during post up. Another notable difference in temps is my NVMe are also running cooler under the on-board heatsink, 5-7C cooler, and on both Unify and x570 Masters the physical location is the same, just below the CPU. So, I am really liking that. All in all this is a great board and about $50 USD cheaper than the Master - so if you wanted to spend the extra $50 towards a better ram kit or faster CPU/GPU this board is a option to consider.

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Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2020

Do not buy an MSI board, they seemingly all have Nahimic. If you must buy X570, look at the fan placement on Gigabyte's offerings, find the closest match to your budget that doesn't have the fan directly under where your graphics card will be radiating heat, and buy it.
Seriously, if you're just skimming reviews, do not buy this board, or any board which "features" Nahimic.

Pros:

Excellent chipset fan placement. Asrock and Asus, in their infinite wisdom, decided to put the chipset fan seemingly as close to the graphics card (the primary heat source in most gaming computers) as they could. Gigabyte paid no attention, their placement is trash on some boards and good on some others. Price point seemingly didn't factor into the sanity of Gigabyte's fan placement either. MSI actually did it right on all their boards. It's why I went MSI in the first place.

You don't have to choose between your M2 ports and your SATA ports.

No RGB nonsense.

Good build quality, or at least no obvious indicators to the contrary.

Reasonably good BIOS, information is somewhere that makes sense, with a label that more or less makes sense, somewhere that you can get to easily.

Cons:

You can not use the boards audio unless you download Nahimic 3 from the Microsoft Store.

The pre-installed I/O shielding that MSI touts as a feature... was either bent ever so slightly in shipping, or more likely just a questionable design, and had to be removed prior to mounting the board in the case. If the factory hadn't overtightened one of the screws, it would've been painless to uninstall their helpfully pre-installed I/O shielding so I could then reinstall it. But they did, so it was even more annoying.

You absolutely can not use the boards audio on a Windows operating system unless you download Nahimic 3 from the Microsoft Store. No, downloading the realtek drivers from MSI's support site is not sufficient. You get audio output, with what I assume is broken Nahimic positional nonsense, resulting in full volume out of one speaker/headphone and 10% if that out of the other. No, trying to use generic Realtek drivers didn't do anything useful either.

Nahimic provides "Nahimic 2" on their website, and a link to the Microsoft Store for "Nahimic 3", nothing else. MSI's website just has a link to the Microsoft Store as well. No, the Microsoft Store does not allow direct downloads through Chrome/Firefox/etc, if you don't want it installed on your computer, you just don't get working audio. No, you can't install Nahimic 2 just for the control panel to try and fix the balance/positional nonsense. No, the "Realtek Audio Console" that gets installed with MSI's drivers won't let you fix it either.

tldr: First and last time MSI buyer. I don't want to scrape thermal paste with a razor blade. That's it. That's the only reason I don't RMA this board and get one of the Gigabyte offerings with sane chipset fan placement. If I'd paid $80 for this board, I'd be thrilled with it. 3 PCIe slots and 3 NVME slots that don't conflict with the SATA ports in exchange for no onboard audio and a commensurate price point. There's absolutely no excuse for them not providing either Nahimic as a stand-alone download or at least providing a way to excise it and still use the onboard DAC.

Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2019

Installed this motherboard yesterday coming from a X370 Carbon and 2700X to a 3700X. No issues so far. Updated to the latest bios using MFLASH, using a FAT32 formatted USB stick. Just plug in the back and press the BIOS button and the motherboard did the rest.
Noticed a significant performance increase in internet speed and file access using the M2 drives. Some complained about only having 4 internal SATA ports, but there's 3 M2 slots, and plenty of USB ports on the back for external drives. I would highly recommend this motherboard if you're looking to upgrade!

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2019

I picked this model because of the USB Type-C front connector and the fan location (most X570 motherboards out there have a fan which gets obstructed when you install a large GPU card).
It's a great motherboard with a high quality build, but the software is a shame: both Nahimic and Dragon Center are full of bugs and have messy UIs.

* Pros: USB Type-C front connector; MB fan location is compatible with large GPUs, 3 M.2 NVMe slots, overclocking settings, diagnostics LED, RAM compatibility.
* Cons: The software is horrible ("Dragon Center" and "Nahimic"); NVMe performance with my 970 Evo Plus seems to be off, but it's been hard to benchmark reliably.

My setup: Ryzen 7 3800X, G.SKILL 32GB Z Neo 3600, NVIDIA RTX 2070 Super, Kraken X62 AIO, Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe.

Update: removed 1 star from the review after giving up on the software. There are users complaining about the software in many forums out there.

Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2019

Plug n play for the most part.
The only issue I ran into was it defaults into LEGACY/CSM Boot mode in BIOS. And I was using UEFI Windows 10 which caused issues when restarting using M.2 NVME as my boot drive.

Simply going into BIOS and switching OS Mode to UEFI, and Boot Mode to UEFI, then reinstalling Windows 10 resolved this issue.

Working perfectly since then!

They gave me a board with the default A.00 BIOS. Everything worked out of the box with these. I upgraded to the most recent (as of 12/25/2019) A.02 after making sure all my parts worked.

Booting up takes less than 15 seconds now.

CPU: Ryzen 3900x w/ Stock Prism Cooler
GPU: MSI 1080
RAM: G.Skill Neo Z Trident 16 GB (2x8) @ 3600 stock. (Had to turn on A-XMP in BIOS to run at stock. Took literally 1 second)
Harddrive: Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD 500GB - M.2 NVMe
Samsung 850 SSD 500GB
Case: NXZT H510 Compact
PSU: EVGA Supernova 750 PQ, 80+ Platinum 750W

Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2019

simple statement that clean windows install, as part of mb instructions, would have saved me numerous hours trying to get board to work; once did clean install, after talking to msi tech, board worked much better--
BUT- still have memory issues, with msi approved memory, although windows seems to keep correcting problems as they occur-so seems to me the windows, x570 board, and ryzen 9-3900x combination is still a work in progress-
so still somewhat of a hassle-
but, still working with it because the computer zips, and works faster and smoother, when compared to intel's somewhat slow, sluggish, but much more reliable system--
don't like the crashes-but they are recoverable-do like the more efficient speed-
an analogy is driving a nice, fast 8 cylinder car, as opposed to a slow 4 cylinder-but the 8 cylinder can suddenly lose power for no reason-then it corrects itself and yr tooling along fast again-
But those glitches are not fun, and unpredictable.
too new for me to rate, and don't enough about setting, understanding memory, to give any rating

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5.0 out of 5 stars Just perfect - Love MSI boards - GREAT VRMs

Reviewed in Canada on October 17, 2020

Very happy with this board. The I/O shield being pre-installed worked out well for me and my case (Fractal R5). Stability has been solid and everything went together well. Got my RAM running comfortably at 3600 MHz with a Ryzen 7 3800X. I love that this board has NO RGBs or other LEDs other than the power button on the board itself and it also has a CPU temp LED on it but that is it. No other annoying lights or other gimmicks.
Capacitors are all Japanese Nippon caps. Top quality stuff. My old MSI board from 2010 is still running strong to this day with the same capacitors and it was used and abused a lot. The headers and other parts are also solid and also all of the slots and other areas of the board. The PCB is thick and doesn't seem to flex which I always check for. My only other advice would be to install your M.2 drive right away, its very awkward to install one after you put the GPU in unless you want to use the lower slots or you have to remove the GPU to make space.

The BIOS is typical MSI, has not changed much in the 10 years I have used them. This one is slightly improved but nothing fancy. I personally have no issues with it, but some people may prefer Asus or another brand for the BIOS and configuration.

Overall this is definitely a sweet X570 board that was worth the cost and probably the best one out of all the brands I reviewed if you don't want RGBs or other stuff and just want a minimal and simple design that is still feature rich for modern rigs. If you want RGBs, look at the MSI Ace which is priced similar to this board and on-par quality wise with similar VRMs.

5.0 out of 5 stars Overkill for most, but an EXCELLENT board!

Reviewed in Canada on March 7, 2021

First time building in 20 years. This board? Total overkill. Regrets? Financially, maybe, but otherwise there’s nothing NOT premium about it.
It’s easy, straightforward. The flashback bios was super easy to use and upgrade my system to accept the new ryzen 5 chips.

The ONLY complaint and frustration I had was with the memory clock speed. When I finalized the setup I needed to make some changes in the bios, and noticed frustratingly that the clock speed was incorrect. I have 3600mhz ram, and it was hamstringing itself to around 2100ish.

Thanks to Google I figured out the solution, however it was a bit frustrating.

Beyond that, I wasn’t thrilled with the location of the connections for the front ports on my case, I have s thick video card in the bottom slot and I had to choose to either leave my card where it needed to and skip utilizing those ports or keep my card where it was. The answer was a no brainer unfortunately. However I’m a rare use case.

So why 5 stars still? Because everything else outweighs the bad. Easy to understand bios codes, everything feels premium and is deeply solid. I would buy it again if pressed and the only reason I might change is to step up to a godlike, but I’m not made of money!

5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente Motherboard

Reviewed in Mexico on May 9, 2021

Es una excelente Motherboard por todas las caracteristicas, si realmente no eres fan del RGB excesivo o buscas armar un setup todo en color negro es excelente opcion.
Incluye 3 puertos para m2 gen4 lo cual en mi caso es excelente para produccion audiovisual, tiene puertos de sobra para ventiladores y todos bien acomodados.
Tiene entrada argb para tus ventiladores o AIO, conector para usb c frontal y muchas otras opciones
La uso junto a un ryzen 9 5900x y una RTX 3070 y sin problemas

5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente Motherboard
Reviewed in Mexico on May 9, 2021

Es una excelente Motherboard por todas las caracteristicas, si realmente no eres fan del RGB excesivo o buscas armar un setup todo en color negro es excelente opcion.
Incluye 3 puertos para m2 gen4 lo cual en mi caso es excelente para produccion audiovisual, tiene puertos de sobra para ventiladores y todos bien acomodados.
Tiene entrada argb para tus ventiladores o AIO, conector para usb c frontal y muchas otras opciones
La uso junto a un ryzen 9 5900x y una RTX 3070 y sin problemas

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5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT motherboard

Reviewed in Canada on January 14, 2020

Installed very easily! It is HEAVY and solid! Overclocks my 3900x very easily ( because it has very good VRM )
I upgraded from a 4770k, and would rather have a 3900x with 12 cores , and a little less gaming frame rates, than a 9900k. My PCIE 4 is blazing my m2 drive to almost 5k read and 3k writes. This machine is a beast on this board!

5.0 out of 5 stars Beast

Reviewed in Canada on March 15, 2022

This is a killer board that will handle whatever you attach to it!
Plenty of fan headers and expansion slots! Temps are great!
The board itself has no RGB but Plenty of headers for it to control your peripherals.
I didn't want RGB ON the board anyway, so to me its perfect. Runs my lights, fans and GPU all in sync.
Well constructed and super stable! I'm running a 5800x with a 3080ti and there is No issues!

MSI has a new lifelong customer now for sure!

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1.0 out of 5 stars Paid for new but got a used card.
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2021

I was sent a used graphics card with missing components. Be very careful when purchasing cards that are supposed to be NEW.

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Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2020

Style: Graphic Card

Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2020

Finally ready to play some Minecraft.

Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2020

coil whined really load when i enter the game. if this problem still going and getting bad, i will consider return it even it is strix 3090!

Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2021

I was sent a used graphics card with missing components. Be very careful when purchasing cards that are supposed to be NEW.

1.0 out of 5 stars Paid for new but got a used card.
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2021

I was sent a used graphics card with missing components. Be very careful when purchasing cards that are supposed to be NEW.

Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2020

Ok so after passing through the battlefield of bots, lost sleep, shed tears and possibly even blood from my blisters by furiously clicking F5 and clicking add to cart, I have reached super saiyan mode.
All joking aside, this card is huge! Design wise it’s absolutely gorgeous. Did I need a 3090 not at all. But it sure does shred any games such as
Horizon Zero Dawn (75FPS 4K Ultra),
SnowRunner (90FPS 4K Ultra),
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 (54FPS 4K Ultra),
Call of Duty Cold War (132FPS 4K Ultra)

Gameplay isn’t the only benchmark because some people may use this for 3D modeling softwares, Octane Blender, raytracing and other programs that can fully utilize the increase in cuda and ray tracing cores.

I’ll provide more updates along the way as I use it for various different applications such as Davinci Resolve, Cinema 4D, and Adobe Premiere Pro.

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally Got a Thicc Boy!!
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2020

Ok so after passing through the battlefield of bots, lost sleep, shed tears and possibly even blood from my blisters by furiously clicking F5 and clicking add to cart, I have reached super saiyan mode.
All joking aside, this card is huge! Design wise it’s absolutely gorgeous. Did I need a 3090 not at all. But it sure does shred any games such as
Horizon Zero Dawn (75FPS 4K Ultra),
SnowRunner (90FPS 4K Ultra),
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 (54FPS 4K Ultra),
Call of Duty Cold War (132FPS 4K Ultra)

Gameplay isn’t the only benchmark because some people may use this for 3D modeling softwares, Octane Blender, raytracing and other programs that can fully utilize the increase in cuda and ray tracing cores.

I’ll provide more updates along the way as I use it for various different applications such as Davinci Resolve, Cinema 4D, and Adobe Premiere Pro.

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2020

Helpful note: Do not buy from scalpers. I ordered this from Amazon via Telegram alerts. I highly recommend you look into Telegram and joining a 3090 NowInStock alert channel. Once you get an alert and open the product page, press "Buy Now" and go back and keep trying if you have an empty cart. There is a good chance you will eventually see a "Place Order" button if you're patient enough. Sometimes you have to select "See All Buying Options" and filter by new, and Amazon's listing will pop up.
Short Review:
This GPU is obviously really powerful and overclocks well. There's nothing functionally wrong with the one I received. That being said, it has pretty bad coil whine when I first load into games or benchmarks. It calms into a lower hum the longer it's under load, but it's still pretty noticeable. I'm going to deal with it for now and hope it gets better after more use. I will come back and update this review if the coil whine decreases a noticeable amount after a few weeks.
EDIT: I'm returning the card. It's been 3+ weeks and the coil whine is the same. Not something I should have to compromise on with a card of this price.

Last note: I'm pretty sure I received an RMA'd/recertified card even though I bought it "new" from Amazon. The ASUS shipping box it came in had duplicate shipping labels (older labels were covered) and it was poorly sealed. The only thing keeping it closed was one piece of ASUS branded tape that was folded on itself on one side, essentially leaving that side unsecured. The product box DID NOT have a sticker seal on one side of the box, so I was able to open it without having to cut or remove anything. Whoever repackaged this at ASUS was in a big hurry. The GPU was in a sealed anti-static bag and had plastic covers and peels on it, but ASUS can easily reapply those after recertification.

3.0 out of 5 stars Obviously powerful GPU, has noticeable coil whine, product box not sealed
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2020

Helpful note: Do not buy from scalpers. I ordered this from Amazon via Telegram alerts. I highly recommend you look into Telegram and joining a 3090 NowInStock alert channel. Once you get an alert and open the product page, press "Buy Now" and go back and keep trying if you have an empty cart. There is a good chance you will eventually see a "Place Order" button if you're patient enough. Sometimes you have to select "See All Buying Options" and filter by new, and Amazon's listing will pop up.
Short Review:
This GPU is obviously really powerful and overclocks well. There's nothing functionally wrong with the one I received. That being said, it has pretty bad coil whine when I first load into games or benchmarks. It calms into a lower hum the longer it's under load, but it's still pretty noticeable. I'm going to deal with it for now and hope it gets better after more use. I will come back and update this review if the coil whine decreases a noticeable amount after a few weeks.
EDIT: I'm returning the card. It's been 3+ weeks and the coil whine is the same. Not something I should have to compromise on with a card of this price.

Last note: I'm pretty sure I received an RMA'd/recertified card even though I bought it "new" from Amazon. The ASUS shipping box it came in had duplicate shipping labels (older labels were covered) and it was poorly sealed. The only thing keeping it closed was one piece of ASUS branded tape that was folded on itself on one side, essentially leaving that side unsecured. The product box DID NOT have a sticker seal on one side of the box, so I was able to open it without having to cut or remove anything. Whoever repackaged this at ASUS was in a big hurry. The GPU was in a sealed anti-static bag and had plastic covers and peels on it, but ASUS can easily reapply those after recertification.

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Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2020

Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2021

-Incredibly fast, fantastic upgrade from a GTX 780 Ti!
-Looks great, the LEDs have multiple programming options
-Runs Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 @ 4K resolution at a minimum of 40fps on "Ultra" settings
-3 x 8pin power connectors, all RTX3090s should have this -remember Ohms Law?
The ASUS ROG-STRIX-RTX3090-O24G-GAMING has the fastest maximum clock speed available today for an air-cooled card (1890 MHz) and runs most games at insane frame rates. My RTX3090 has no coil whine at all and the 3 cooling fans actually come to a complete stop when the card is not being worked hard.

When running Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 where the GPU is pegged at 100% load most of the time (all settings on "Ultra"), the GPU temperature hovers around 70 degC. Asus have done an excellent job with this card, I highly recommend it and would certainly buy one again myself if I was building another gaming PC.

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing performance -far exceeds expectations!
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2021

-Incredibly fast, fantastic upgrade from a GTX 780 Ti!
-Looks great, the LEDs have multiple programming options
-Runs Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 @ 4K resolution at a minimum of 40fps on "Ultra" settings
-3 x 8pin power connectors, all RTX3090s should have this -remember Ohms Law?
The ASUS ROG-STRIX-RTX3090-O24G-GAMING has the fastest maximum clock speed available today for an air-cooled card (1890 MHz) and runs most games at insane frame rates. My RTX3090 has no coil whine at all and the 3 cooling fans actually come to a complete stop when the card is not being worked hard.

When running Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 where the GPU is pegged at 100% load most of the time (all settings on "Ultra"), the GPU temperature hovers around 70 degC. Asus have done an excellent job with this card, I highly recommend it and would certainly buy one again myself if I was building another gaming PC.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Overkill GPU! la mejor para hacer todo al mismo tiempo

Reviewed in Mexico on January 8, 2021

Increíble GPU, sin duda la más rápida para todo: Bitcoin Mining, gaming, diseño o todo junto y al mismo tiempo! Puedo jugar en Ultra High en 4K a más de 60 FPS y minar BTC sin ningún problema (con el algoritmo de minería adecuado).
Las temperaturas son dignas de una ROG STRIX jugando a full en 4K y minando se mantiene en 70-71 Celsius con una utilización de 99-100% y la memoria en 17-18 GB con Power limit por default y core clock en +100 y la memoria en +1000 MHz, aunque el verdadero potencial parece que está si aplicas enfriamiento líquido ya que constantemente veo que me limita el performance por temperatura según GPU-Z, aún no modifico el control de voltaje ya que realmente no me es necesario porque es overkill en todo.

Levanta Cyberpunk 2077 en calidad Psycho con el parámetro CINEMATIC_RTX en 4K HDR y DLSS en Balanced con promedio de 50-55 FPS, esto en conjunto con un Ryzen 5600X y 32 GB de memoria RAM a 3200MHz, por otro lado Crysis Remastered en calidad Can it Run Crysis? En 4K HDR en 43-55 FPS en zonas abiertas con acción ocurriendo.

Para render de videos en 4K o creación de contenido va más que excelente si tienes las ultimas versiones del software, sin duda podrías hacer render de alguna película de Michael Bay con esta cosa.

El RGB es excelente, lo controlas sin problema con ASUS Armoury Crate.

Es una GPU considerablemente larga pero en la mayoría de los cases mid-tower ATX debería entrar sin problemas, yo tengo un Cooler Master Masterbox Mesh ARGB TD500 y me sobra mucho espacio al frente de la GPU, eso sí, asegúrate que tú fuente de poder sea de al menos 850 Watts (80 plus Gold) y tengas 3 cables 8 PIN PCI-E de alimentación dedicados, no coloques cables que tengan la bifurcación para 2 8-PIN ya que limitarás el rendimiento de la tarjeta además de sobrecalentar el cable de alimentación.

Los materiales de fabricación son de la más alta calidad, ASUS después de todo, si conoces la marca, sabrás que pagas un extra pero vale cada centavo.

5.0 out of 5 stars Overkill GPU! la mejor para hacer todo al mismo tiempo
Reviewed in Mexico on January 8, 2021

Increíble GPU, sin duda la más rápida para todo: Bitcoin Mining, gaming, diseño o todo junto y al mismo tiempo! Puedo jugar en Ultra High en 4K a más de 60 FPS y minar BTC sin ningún problema (con el algoritmo de minería adecuado).
Las temperaturas son dignas de una ROG STRIX jugando a full en 4K y minando se mantiene en 70-71 Celsius con una utilización de 99-100% y la memoria en 17-18 GB con Power limit por default y core clock en +100 y la memoria en +1000 MHz, aunque el verdadero potencial parece que está si aplicas enfriamiento líquido ya que constantemente veo que me limita el performance por temperatura según GPU-Z, aún no modifico el control de voltaje ya que realmente no me es necesario porque es overkill en todo.

Levanta Cyberpunk 2077 en calidad Psycho con el parámetro CINEMATIC_RTX en 4K HDR y DLSS en Balanced con promedio de 50-55 FPS, esto en conjunto con un Ryzen 5600X y 32 GB de memoria RAM a 3200MHz, por otro lado Crysis Remastered en calidad Can it Run Crysis? En 4K HDR en 43-55 FPS en zonas abiertas con acción ocurriendo.

Para render de videos en 4K o creación de contenido va más que excelente si tienes las ultimas versiones del software, sin duda podrías hacer render de alguna película de Michael Bay con esta cosa.

El RGB es excelente, lo controlas sin problema con ASUS Armoury Crate.

Es una GPU considerablemente larga pero en la mayoría de los cases mid-tower ATX debería entrar sin problemas, yo tengo un Cooler Master Masterbox Mesh ARGB TD500 y me sobra mucho espacio al frente de la GPU, eso sí, asegúrate que tú fuente de poder sea de al menos 850 Watts (80 plus Gold) y tengas 3 cables 8 PIN PCI-E de alimentación dedicados, no coloques cables que tengan la bifurcación para 2 8-PIN ya que limitarás el rendimiento de la tarjeta además de sobrecalentar el cable de alimentación.

Los materiales de fabricación son de la más alta calidad, ASUS después de todo, si conoces la marca, sabrás que pagas un extra pero vale cada centavo.

5.0 out of 5 stars Received the OC version. Runs well and have additional headroom for OC.

Reviewed in Singapore on June 4, 2021

Receive the OC version. Brand new and sealed unit. UPS shipping is very bad though, delayed delivery for 4 days until I called in and schooled them.
OC just to try, but this card do not need any additional OC. Probably best to leave it in factory default OC so that it runs on less power and cooler. But nice to know it can still OC further.

5.0 out of 5 stars Received the OC version. Runs well and have additional headroom for OC.
Reviewed in Singapore on June 4, 2021

Receive the OC version. Brand new and sealed unit. UPS shipping is very bad though, delayed delivery for 4 days until I called in and schooled them.
OC just to try, but this card do not need any additional OC. Probably best to leave it in factory default OC so that it runs on less power and cooler. But nice to know it can still OC further.

4.0 out of 5 stars Bonne carte mais très chère

Reviewed in Canada on February 25, 2021

Le prix est très cher, mais à cause du marché actuel, c’est le prix de la gloire.
Les fans font beaucoup de bruits entre 50% et 75%. Passer le taux c’est ok

5.0 out of 5 stars A whole new world

Reviewed in Canada on March 8, 2021

You can immerse yourself in insanely beautiful graphics or just decide to make $15/day in Bitcoin.
Amazon scalped me for $250 more than MSRP and cancelled my 3070. Bad Amazon. Bad.

Erika Liliana Arana Rojas

5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente servicio del vendedor

Reviewed in Mexico on March 26, 2021

La tarjeta no fue las características que solicite, pero el
Vendedor me contacto y realizo el cambio y todo muy bien

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best looking PSU out there!
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2020

1200W may be an overkill (especially for RTX 3080/3090), but I felt the need to "future proof" my PSU for future parts. Was browsing and came across this beat looking PSU which fits perfectly on my custom ASUS PC And overall i'm very happy with it.The PSU........-Feels very premium (Box is well secured)-comes with custom sleeve cables-Come with connectors and zip pins so you can organised your cables-Cool looking sticker (if that even matters to you hahaha)-Helpful OLED panel that shows how much wattage's you are using. Been seeing many people concerned on howmany watts they are using or need for the RTX 3000 cards yet I can simply look at my PC to see my numbers haha.-Awesome design and love the RGB. Unfortunately I can't customize the colors directly for some odd reason yet since I have other ASUS parts that are compatible with custom RGB (MB, CPU cooler, etc) I was able to change the PSU RGB colors when I changed my motherboards RGB colors. So I guess that's how it works.Kinda interesting that with a 3950x and 2080s (no overclocking), on 1440p ultrawide max settings gaming, I was using around 300 watts in total. Kinda gave me 2nd thoughts if this was an overkill but at the same time, it's nice to future proof your PSU and not being able to worry about upgrading in the future especially when it comes to PSU shortages. Overall great PSU, may be a bit expensive, but I feel this PSU is meant for custom PC builds.

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Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2019

Size: 850WStyle: 80+ PlatinumPattern Name: Power Supply Verified Purchase

I bought this product with product protection from SquareTrade. I had to wait a month to get all my computer components to do my custom build as I really wanted to build something that would last me a few years. I am no gamer that is into overclocking and stuff but just wanted a decent rig for my photo editing. So finally, when I started putting together my rig and plugged in the PSU, I realized that this product was dead on arrival and did not even start. So i reached out to SquareTrade as part of my purchase protection, and they said that since it is DOA, i need to reach out to the manufacturer directly. So i was like why I paid for product protection if you can’t help. So, lesson learned, SquareTrade is not really a help for purchase protection and do not recommend it to anyone ever.
So my next recourse was to call Asus and got a RMA and sent the product in for repairs. After 3 days, Asus says that even they can’t figure out what is wrong with the unit and they need to send me a new replacement. I was very grateful and said thank you as this is not a cheap PSU by any means. However, after 5 business days and multiple calls, no one at Asus can tell me anything about the replacement or when the replacement will ship. It’s been two weeks now and i am just waiting for someone at Asus to give me some answer and get me my replacement.

I have been an ASUS ROG fan for years and have had ROG products throughout, but I think this is the last straw and last Asus product that I will buy as a new ASUS ROG Maximus XI motherboard died on me too, but that’s another story. Sometimes, It’s not just the looks but the quality and support that goes with it and sadly, right now, i am just making calls to get something back for what i paid good money for. So bye bye to ASUS and SqaureTrade from now on.

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2019

Size: 1200WStyle: 80+ PlatinumPattern Name: Power Supply Verified Purchase

What they fail to mention is that in order for the display to be visible you have to mount this PSU with the fan facing up. In a case with a PSU shroud it completely blocks the air intake. It is as if this PSU were designed in 2009 before every case manufacturer on the planet started using basements to hide the PSU.

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2020

This thing is solid as a rock. It's also heavy as a rock, lol.
The fully modular design makes it easier to deal with the cables you need and ignore the ones you don't. The cables are braided and feel quite comfortable so are nice to handle, some of them are quite thick though. It also comes with a little bag to store all the excess cables so you can throw them in the closet and forget about it.

One special thing about this PSU is that it comes with some ... interesting ... cosmetic features you can add like a magnetic ROG strix logo. Personally I don't really care since I'm using a PSU shroud but if you are looking for a visually appealing PSU this one is a good choice.

And a 10-year warranty can't be beat. Yes the price is a bit higher than others but this is basically the go-to if you are looking for quality and durability. I highly recommend this product.

Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2019

Size: 850WStyle: 80+ PlatinumPattern Name: Power Supply Verified Purchase

Cool but the guy in the other review talking about the oled needs to be on both sides! Is absolutely right, most people put the fan facing down, but to see the oled it needs to be facing up...

Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2020

Size: 1200WStyle: 80+ PlatinumPattern Name: Power Supply Verified Purchase

1200W may be an overkill (especially for RTX 3080/3090), but I felt the need to "future proof" my PSU for future parts. Was browsing and came across this beat looking PSU which fits perfectly on my custom ASUS PC And overall i'm very happy with it.
The PSU........

-Feels very premium (Box is well secured)

-comes with custom sleeve cables

-Come with connectors and zip pins so you can organised your cables

-Cool looking sticker (if that even matters to you hahaha)

-Helpful OLED panel that shows how much wattage's you are using. Been seeing many people concerned on how
many watts they are using or need for the RTX 3000 cards yet I can simply look at my PC to see my numbers haha.

-Awesome design and love the RGB. Unfortunately I can't customize the colors directly for some odd reason yet since I have other ASUS parts that are compatible with custom RGB (MB, CPU cooler, etc) I was able to change the PSU RGB colors when I changed my motherboards RGB colors. So I guess that's how it works.

Kinda interesting that with a 3950x and 2080s (no overclocking), on 1440p ultrawide max settings gaming, I was using around 300 watts in total. Kinda gave me 2nd thoughts if this was an overkill but at the same time, it's nice to future proof your PSU and not being able to worry about upgrading in the future especially when it comes to PSU shortages. Overall great PSU, may be a bit expensive, but I feel this PSU is meant for custom PC builds.

5.0 out of 5 stars Best looking PSU out there!
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2020

1200W may be an overkill (especially for RTX 3080/3090), but I felt the need to "future proof" my PSU for future parts. Was browsing and came across this beat looking PSU which fits perfectly on my custom ASUS PC And overall i'm very happy with it.
The PSU........

-Feels very premium (Box is well secured)

-comes with custom sleeve cables

-Come with connectors and zip pins so you can organised your cables

-Cool looking sticker (if that even matters to you hahaha)

-Helpful OLED panel that shows how much wattage's you are using. Been seeing many people concerned on how
many watts they are using or need for the RTX 3000 cards yet I can simply look at my PC to see my numbers haha.

-Awesome design and love the RGB. Unfortunately I can't customize the colors directly for some odd reason yet since I have other ASUS parts that are compatible with custom RGB (MB, CPU cooler, etc) I was able to change the PSU RGB colors when I changed my motherboards RGB colors. So I guess that's how it works.

Kinda interesting that with a 3950x and 2080s (no overclocking), on 1440p ultrawide max settings gaming, I was using around 300 watts in total. Kinda gave me 2nd thoughts if this was an overkill but at the same time, it's nice to future proof your PSU and not being able to worry about upgrading in the future especially when it comes to PSU shortages. Overall great PSU, may be a bit expensive, but I feel this PSU is meant for custom PC builds.

Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2019

Size: 850WStyle: 80+ PlatinumPattern Name: Power Supply Verified Purchase

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I was super excited to receive this new PSU as my old one was failing. The OLED display on the front is super handy with monitoring power consumption and just adds a bit of flair to the unit. The 100% Modular pin hookup is super nice and helps to keep the case nice and neat. My Case is a home built enclosure that is made entirely out of wood and plexi glass. So there are only a few ways to do cable management and this helped tremendously!
My only gripe is that even though it states its AURA compatible it does not work with my ASUS STRIX X370-F Gaming motherboard that has the RGB headers for AURA Sync. There are several versions of the AURA RGB. The Pin lay outs are entirely different. So I am unable to control the lighting effects of the PSU. I have attached photos of the pins required for this PSU to have full RGB customization.

3.0 out of 5 stars Well Designed, huge let down with AURA Sync
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2019

I was super excited to receive this new PSU as my old one was failing. The OLED display on the front is super handy with monitoring power consumption and just adds a bit of flair to the unit. The 100% Modular pin hookup is super nice and helps to keep the case nice and neat. My Case is a home built enclosure that is made entirely out of wood and plexi glass. So there are only a few ways to do cable management and this helped tremendously!
My only gripe is that even though it states its AURA compatible it does not work with my ASUS STRIX X370-F Gaming motherboard that has the RGB headers for AURA Sync. There are several versions of the AURA RGB. The Pin lay outs are entirely different. So I am unable to control the lighting effects of the PSU. I have attached photos of the pins required for this PSU to have full RGB customization.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente calidad

Reviewed in Mexico on November 7, 2020

Me agrado mucho comprar este producto, siento que valió la pena al sacarlo de su caja y encontrar todo lo que está en la foto.
Para empezar trae algunas pegatinas imantadas para personalizar la fuente, fue un buen detalle. Aclarar que no trae ningún rgb para la gente que a veces solo le interesa eso.

También incluye algunas bolsitas con el logo de la marca las cuales voy a guardar porque se me hicieron muy bonitas, esto también lo manejan otras marcas.

Con respecto a los cables creo que si trae los necesarios para una PC actual, traen el suficiente largo, en ningún momento sentí que fueran cortos como me pasó con mi fuente anterior que apenas si llegaban los cables, aunque mi gabinete es media torre, tal vez en una torre completa quedé exacta.

También como extra incluye unos cintillos de plástico para amarrar cables y unas cintas de Velcro para el mismo propósito. La verdad muy bonitas.

Es la primer fuente que compro de Asus, siempre he comprado Thermaltake y cooler máster pero me agrado mucho la calidad de los materiales y lo que incluye. La caja llegó sellada en celofán a pesar de ser un producto importado.

Con respecto a la instalación fue muy sencillo e incluye sus 4 tornillos. Algo que me llamo la atención es un botón que trae para que supuestamente haga nada de ruido, el botón dice 0 dB, es decir, cero ruido, lo extraño es que al oprimirlo se apaga el ventilador y sigue encendida la fuente. No comprendo si eso debería ser así porque una fuente siempre debe enfriarse con su ventilador. No he intentado verificar si en algún momento enciende el ventilador con esa opción activada o si tenga otra forma de enfriamiento porque tener el ventilador de la fuente apagado se me hace algo peligroso así que mejor he desactivado esa opción, porque de todas formas la fuente es silenciosa.

En conclusión creo que es una excelente fuente, tengo poco tiempo con ella, espero me dure muchos años como mis otras fuentes que la más vieja ya casi cumple 15 años y sigue funcionado.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente calidad
Reviewed in Mexico on November 7, 2020

Me agrado mucho comprar este producto, siento que valió la pena al sacarlo de su caja y encontrar todo lo que está en la foto.
Para empezar trae algunas pegatinas imantadas para personalizar la fuente, fue un buen detalle. Aclarar que no trae ningún rgb para la gente que a veces solo le interesa eso.

También incluye algunas bolsitas con el logo de la marca las cuales voy a guardar porque se me hicieron muy bonitas, esto también lo manejan otras marcas.

Con respecto a los cables creo que si trae los necesarios para una PC actual, traen el suficiente largo, en ningún momento sentí que fueran cortos como me pasó con mi fuente anterior que apenas si llegaban los cables, aunque mi gabinete es media torre, tal vez en una torre completa quedé exacta.

También como extra incluye unos cintillos de plástico para amarrar cables y unas cintas de Velcro para el mismo propósito. La verdad muy bonitas.

Es la primer fuente que compro de Asus, siempre he comprado Thermaltake y cooler máster pero me agrado mucho la calidad de los materiales y lo que incluye. La caja llegó sellada en celofán a pesar de ser un producto importado.

Con respecto a la instalación fue muy sencillo e incluye sus 4 tornillos. Algo que me llamo la atención es un botón que trae para que supuestamente haga nada de ruido, el botón dice 0 dB, es decir, cero ruido, lo extraño es que al oprimirlo se apaga el ventilador y sigue encendida la fuente. No comprendo si eso debería ser así porque una fuente siempre debe enfriarse con su ventilador. No he intentado verificar si en algún momento enciende el ventilador con esa opción activada o si tenga otra forma de enfriamiento porque tener el ventilador de la fuente apagado se me hace algo peligroso así que mejor he desactivado esa opción, porque de todas formas la fuente es silenciosa.

En conclusión creo que es una excelente fuente, tengo poco tiempo con ella, espero me dure muchos años como mis otras fuentes que la más vieja ya casi cumple 15 años y sigue funcionado.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Not for Dual GPU Systems

Reviewed in India on January 4, 2022

Size: 1200WStyle: 80+ PlatinumPattern Name: Power Supply Verified Purchase

I have a Rog Thor 1200 W, Asus Maximus Hero Z590, i9 11900K and two EVGA RTX3090 FTW3 Ultras. The PSU has run okay for 4 months and now when I kick up both RTX 3090s at the same time the system crashes and reboots and no error code in reliability. I can run one card at a time on it but that is it.
Note: the system is liquid cooled with active backplates so under load the GPU is only 45c and rear memory 64c so it isn't temps.

1.0 out of 5 stars Not for Dual GPU Systems
Reviewed in India on January 4, 2022

I have a Rog Thor 1200 W, Asus Maximus Hero Z590, i9 11900K and two EVGA RTX3090 FTW3 Ultras. The PSU has run okay for 4 months and now when I kick up both RTX 3090s at the same time the system crashes and reboots and no error code in reliability. I can run one card at a time on it but that is it.
Note: the system is liquid cooled with active backplates so under load the GPU is only 45c and rear memory 64c so it isn't temps.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Softer cables than corsair

Reviewed in Canada on January 7, 2022

Size: 1200WStyle: 80+ PlatinumPattern Name: Power Supply Verified Purchase

Over the years, I bought many power supplies. I previously bought many corsair and Seasonic units. Although they were all great power supplies, this Asus PSU has significantly more flexible cables than other brands. For me, this is a great feature as I hate struggling to bend and move the 24pin and 8 pin cables. Corsair and Seasonic have more rigid 24pin and 8pin cables. I also like the fact that some of the cables included in the Asus PSU are individually sleeved and come with cable combs. If you are looking to build in a smaller, more cramped case, than the more flexible Asus cables make the Asus thor PSU an amazing buy. Keep in mind this 1200W PSU is a little longer than typical 850W PSUs. Also, the OLED screens looks amazing! Really helps you understand how much power your system takes. Overall, this is a great PSU and you can't go wrong with it. Highly recommended!

5.0 out of 5 stars Muy buena fuente de poder calidad ASUS

Reviewed in Mexico on February 25, 2021

Fue un poco complicado de instalar porque las instrucciones no son claras, pero nada que un buen vídeo de Youtube pueda solucionar. El diseño es muy pero muy bonito y la función de 0 db hace que el ventilador de la fuente sea realmente silencioso. Nada que agregar, calidad ASUS.

1.0 out of 5 stars Decepción

Reviewed in Mexico on October 21, 2021

Es realmente molesto lo que ase asus yo ordene una fuente de poder edición blanca y me mandan una totalmente negra no es la primera vez que salgo excepcionado con esta marca ya anteriormente al mes y medio de aver comprado una fuente de poder igual a esta pero edición thor se me quemo y esta vez volví a comprar esta fuente pero es decepción de edición blanca no tiene nada porque es completamente negra . Esperare aver qué tal funciona

1.0 out of 5 stars Decepción
Reviewed in Mexico on October 21, 2021

Es realmente molesto lo que ase asus yo ordene una fuente de poder edición blanca y me mandan una totalmente negra no es la primera vez que salgo excepcionado con esta marca ya anteriormente al mes y medio de aver comprado una fuente de poder igual a esta pero edición thor se me quemo y esta vez volví a comprar esta fuente pero es decepción de edición blanca no tiene nada porque es completamente negra . Esperare aver qué tal funciona

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My case was almost perfect. The only build quality problem that I had during my entire install was that one of the screws holding in the hard drive case stripped, but the 3 other screws were fine, so I just wrenched down a zip-tie in the last spot. I'm perfectly happy with this case.
What I needed:

1) Sound dampening. I wanted a case that balanced airflow with sound dampening, so it remain be cool without being too open.

2) Looks. My wife hated my old Cooler Master HAF, and honestly I don't need that big of a case today, so I wanted a good-looking case first and foremost.

3) Filters. I just bought a house and we have a cat, so between dust from renovation and cat hair, the filters will get a workout.

As of writing, the NZXT H710 was one of the top cases on the market for my particular set of needs. I was referred to this case by the YouTube channel "Gamer's Nexus", who rated it as a solid case when it came to running quiet with stock airflow - exactly what I wanted.

Pros:

-Minimalist design doubles as sound baffling. The top, front, and sides are almost entirely flat and metal or glass. This means a lot of sound dampening. The unit also has standard rubber feet, meaning with the right build this could be a very stealthy computer.

-Beautiful interior shown off with a full glass panel. When properly routed and lit, this could be a gorgeous box. Mine will mostly be hidden under a desk, but once in a while I'm going to need to haul it to an area where it's seen, so this is nice.

-One-button removal of front and back panels. The front panel actually comes off with just a pull as it's friction-fit, and the back panel is a one-button operation. I hope more cases go this way. Thumb screws are nice for long-term storage, but when I'm working, this ease is appreciated.

-Plenty of routing for cables. I'm not a cable guru so I'm fine with a rat's nest inside so long as the main airflow channel in the front is fine, and in my case the only cables really showing are the motherboard power connector and the extra power for the graphics card. It's hard to avoid those.

-All air intakes have wire filters. The power supply air filter is also externally mounted, so it's easy to clean.

-Plenty of upgrade space. There's a ton of fan mounting options. There's a ton of space for a graphics card (I think it's rated to 16"?). The power supply space isn't even rated - it fits anything on the market if you slide back the hard drive cage far enough. It has 5 slots for 2.5 hard drives on quick-swap trays that can be screwed in for safety, and "2+1" slots for 3.5 drives - with the final drive bolted on top of the cage. This will will hold pretty much any ATX build or smaller.

-Plenty of fans. The case comes with 3 fans up front and 1 in the back to pull air across the motherboard. I'd suggest everyone upgrade as I did with a couple 120mm fans up top to help draw air up and away from the hot interior. Some "silicone screws" aka fan standoffs would be a good idea for sound dampening.

Neutral:

-Airflow comes from grates that run along the sides of the computer, at the top and front of the side panel. Essentially all the intake and exhaust air is being sucked from behind the giant, flat faceplates. This means if you're going for an extreme airflow design, you'll actually create more noise from how hard the case will be sucking air, and you should look to something like a mesh front instead. This case does better with low-to-medium airflow designs, such as someone who's not planning to overclock their processor beyond what the stock fan can handle. Personally, with my totally non-overclocked build, airflow is as good as it ever was in my HAF case.

-Not a lot of ports. You get three USB-C ports, including two of the rectangular A style the oval type C. There's also one TRRS aux port, and the case comes with a splitter in case your headphones and microphone need separate ports. And that's it. Just 3 ports on the whole front panel, so you need to rely on your motherboard slots. Personally, I use a USB hub for most of my devices anyway, so that's not a big deal.

-Price. A lot of people in the current market are talking like this case is expensive. My old case was a Cooler Master HAF that retailed for $200, and this case is way less expensive than that. To get a modern case, that looks this good, for cheaper than my old case, is fine. Maybe it's not industry-leading, but it's fine.

-No front drive bays. Most people don't need optical drives anymore, but if that's a concern for you, you'll need to add an external. This case has a metal front panel, so you're not adding an optical drive without power tools.

Cons:

-Must remove the front panel to get at the front filter. The front panel comes on big plastic pegs. You'll have to open up the case and fight them a bit getting the panel off. That could be a hassle for someone with a lot of pet hair problems and needs to wash the filter frequently. I'm currently in a house with one shorthair cat, so this is maybe a twice-a-year job for me. I'm fine with that. Note that the power supply filter is externally mounted.

-Smart Device. I don't care about LED, so I totally ignore the "smart device" feature. If I wanted LED, I still hate the current field of controllers - most of which install spyware - so I wouldn't use this anyway. Most people say it's terrible.

-Build quality really is so-so. I've seen people have problems, but I myself only encountered one single screw stripping on the hard drive cage. The other 3 screws are fine, and that unit sits on the bottom of the case, so it's not like it's going anywhere. I zip-tied that last side in place just so it won't rattle. I'm happy, but definitely but definitely keep your receipt for returns just in case.

Overall:

For my particular preferences, this was one of the best cases on the market. It's got good sound dampening, and it looks great, without compromising airflow. If you have other priorities - such as high airflow thanks to overclocking, or not being concerned about sound dampening, you might prefer other cases. For me, this is a great case, and I'm totally happy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2020

Yes it can play crysis.

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Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2020

Style: Cherry MX

This is a test of the typing on the Corsair K100. It seems very different from the K95 Platinum. I don't know if I enjoy it more or less than the previous version. I think it sounds a little clunky, but not too bad. The optic switches are insanely fast.
I don't think there's a huge difference between 1000hz polling and 4000hz polling. I'd like to think I can see a difference with my typing and gaming, but I really can't. I don't seem to have too much trouble finding the keys without looking at the keyboard, so that's a plus. I also only really type with my thumb and two forefingers, so this keyboard seems to be better, as the keys are less spaced out than the k95 Platinum. The "U" key seems to give me a little trouble.

The scroll weel is kinda pointless. I can't think of a real reason to use it, so it's just going to sit on my keyboard looking fancy. I think that if you already have the k95 Platinum, then you should stick with it, especially if you're thinking about getting the speed switches for the k100, as they are the exact same switches. The only reason I could see upgrading is for the optic switches, which are super touchy.

Going into detail on the optic switches, I swore I wasn't going to notice a difference, but I did indeed notice a huge one. Luckily, I'm already used to speed switches, so this won't be too hard to learn. Anyone used to any other switch should avoid this keyboard, unless you are willing to get used to the Speed or OPX switches.

When I bought the k95, I was coming from Cherry MX Blues. Anyone with experience with the Blue switches will tell you that they have an extremely clicky actuation point. They have a 2.2mm travel distance with a bottom of 4.0mm and require 50 grams of force to activate. Speeds are a lot quicker. They actuate at 1.2mm with a 3.4mm total travel distance. The force is similar at 45 grams. So as you may guess, it took a long time to get used to the speed and weight at which the Speeds activated.

Now, Corsair's OPX Switches take the Speeds a bit further. This is both impressive and intimidating, as the Cherry MX Speeds were previously considered the world's fastest mechanical switch. OPX actuates at just 1mm, which is insanely low. I can put my lightest touch, not bottoming out, on these switches and they actuate. I assume that, other than being optical and having a faster actuation point, that the rest is similar to the Speeds. I will say that due to how the keyboard and keys are built vs. the k95, typing is much louder on the k100. I would highly suggest some different or custom keycaps.

It is a well-rounded keyboard that's just a bit pricey for what you get. I don't think the wrist rest is anywhere near as well made as the k95. I hope we get a version like the k95 for the k100 in the future. The keys themselves feel... thinner? I dunno. I don't think they are. The scroll wheel for audio definitely feels a little cheaper than it's previous version. It's also hella touchy, moreso than the k95, which was already a problem for me. The media keys feel a lot jankier and wobble, whereas they never did on the k95. This next one is just personal taste, but I think the glass piece on the top center of the keyboard is unneeded, and not very attractive. I don't see the point of it, other than to say it has glass to up the price for "premium build materials".

I can't tell you much about the software. You'll have to familiarize yourself with the convoluted and over-complicated iCue software. I will say that after upgrading the firmware for the k100, it ported all my macros and lighting effects from the k95, which was a huge plus.

If you read this to the bottom, thank you. It was a type test in Word that turned into a very lengthy review. I enjoyed typing on these switches so much that I just kept typing and typing. I will continue to update this review if I run into any problems.

Edit 11/19: After about a month of owning this keyboard, there is a slight to glaring flaw, depending on which key this happens to. It's avoidable, but still extremely annoying for such a high priced product. The wrist rest will slide up with use over time. Eventually, this will push hard against the keys, either making them feel like they don't press, or making them stay down.

I ran into this problem a little while ago, but that was when I was moving the keyboard around. This time it inched up by itself and held my alt key down. It was a pain figuring out why my keyboard wasn't typing. I seriously thought it broke. Turns out the left side of the wrist rest was pressed up against the left side keys.

Corsair, if you read this, please make a K95-style wrist rest. I will gladly buy it over this memory foam nightmare you gave us.

Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2020

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2020

Yes it can play crysis.

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Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2020

GARBAGE. The K100 causes random crashes due to poling and ICUE software. RGB color assignment to keys doesnt load during post and causes errors during boot. Keyboard causes faults in games that either kicks to desktop or causes reboot. Complete waist of money. ICUE IS UNINTUITIVE SLOPWARE

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2020

My first impression is that this thing is just absolutely gorgeous once its all plugged in. The aluminum construction, lightniing fast keycaps, and customizable cue wheel make this thing just an absolutely awesome keyboard.
I had never used MX Cherry 'short' switches before, and they have more of a mooshy feel than they do a 'snappy' feel than MX Browns, but I have to admit, after practicing a little bit I like them better than the browns. The short action requires very little effort to actuate, and it ends up adjusting your typing style from a tapping style to a gliding one. I can still burst up to 150WPM easily, which I was only able to achieve using my Das Keyboard Ultimate.

It's a little expensive. I just happen to be fairly prosperous right now, so I splurged a bit. I imagine to the ordinary consumer looking for a 'dollar per feature' comparison might find themselves better luck with an off-brand.

We'll see how this thing holds up to the test of time, but right now I'm in keyboard heaven. Thanks Corsair!

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2020

Overall I like the look, feel, and speed of the keyboard. I do take issue with a couple things that I'd like you to keep in mind.
1) Cherry MX Silver switches are significantly more sensitive than I expected. I constantly fat-finger things when I'm typing. Sometimes I start turning left, only to realize that just the weight of my ring finger on "a" is activating it, when I don't even feel that I'm pressing the key.

2) The "G#" keys on the far left have messed up my muscle memory. I keep pressing "G1" when I mean to hit "ESC", and "G6" when I mean to hit "CTRL".

These 2 issues get quite annoying, but I still like it, and will continue to work with it to build new muscle memory.

For context, I changed to this keyboard from Mad Catz STRIKE7.

UPDATE a week later: I give up. Switched back to my Mad Catz. I will not be buying Cherry MX Silver in the future.

I got over the G keys for the most part, but typing extra letters in every sentence got old quick.

Also, not for nothing, iCue really realllly sucks. It is not intuitive, and doesn't load the profile you had last, so you have to open and set it every time you turn on your computer. Also, the profiles are saved on the software, not the board, so it's full and lifeless unless you're running iCue. What is this, 1997?

TL;DR - Cherry MX Silver too sensitive, iCue SUCKS, G-keys are poorly placed. I now have a $230 dust collector.

Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2020

Gamers buy this keyboard, and what do gamers hate? Reflections, because they are very distracting. Gaming monitors have done away with reflective bezels for this very reason, so it really is quite frustrating and perplexing that Corsair, who is supposed to be the premium gaming peripheral company, would put a mirrored reflective strip at the top of the keyboard, reflecting everything from the monitor onto that strip. It just defies logic why it is there. Very surprised that the hour seems to be amateur hour over at Corsair, at least when it comes to this specific issue.
My other gripe is the fact that we have to install 3rd party software to use the G keys, how the hell is it that they couldn't incorporate this in iCUE itself? Most of us already have enough pieces of software on our systems running in the background competing for resources.

Other than those things, the keyboard is comfortable, beautiful, sturdy, and the keys feel fantastic (optical version). It sounds like a machine gun when you type, I personally like that, but it may throw some folks off.

Would be 5 stars if not for those 2 things.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best keyboard I have owned

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 29, 2021

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Replaced my old corsair keyboard and I used this for gaming

1.0 out of 5 stars Keyboard came open & DIRTY!

Reviewed in Canada on September 26, 2021

My keyboard came with the factory seal sticker cut open, and the keyboard was covered in dust and hairs. Boy am I disappointed! When you pay $300 for a NEW premium keyboard, you expect it to be NOT OPENED and DIRTY! Was this an open box return?!? WHO OPENED MY KEYBOARD!!!!! Someone did, someone got their grubby hands on my keyboard when there is not supposed to be an OPEN package. How do I know if it’s even not broken because someone opened it? I don’t want to chance it. I’m returning this and getting a new one. I will change my review if I get a new CLEAN KEYBOARD WITH A FACTORY SEALED STICKER!!! Who knows who messed with my keyboard.
I will gladly change my review when I get a nice factory sealed CLEAN keyboard!!!!

1.0 out of 5 stars Keyboard came open & DIRTY!
Reviewed in Canada on September 26, 2021

My keyboard came with the factory seal sticker cut open, and the keyboard was covered in dust and hairs. Boy am I disappointed! When you pay $300 for a NEW premium keyboard, you expect it to be NOT OPENED and DIRTY! Was this an open box return?!? WHO OPENED MY KEYBOARD!!!!! Someone did, someone got their grubby hands on my keyboard when there is not supposed to be an OPEN package. How do I know if it’s even not broken because someone opened it? I don’t want to chance it. I’m returning this and getting a new one. I will change my review if I get a new CLEAN KEYBOARD WITH A FACTORY SEALED STICKER!!! Who knows who messed with my keyboard.
I will gladly change my review when I get a nice factory sealed CLEAN keyboard!!!!

2.0 out of 5 stars For Gaming Only

Reviewed in Canada on March 27, 2021

If you plan on using this keyboard for anything other than gaming, look elsewhere. They layout of the keyboard and the sensitivity of the keys means you will spend more time correcting mistakes than doing anything else. These keys will register if you breathe on them. The keys are also much too tall, but I guess that's just gaming keyboards in general. Also note that Amazon ships this without an outer box.

5.0 out of 5 stars Lamborghini of gaming keyboards

Reviewed in India on April 27, 2021

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This the best keyboard I have ever used. Performance is crazy and the sound it produces, it just wow. RGB lighting is top notch. With Corsair icue the customisation it provides are unmatched!
Best of all, the build quality of this keyboard is freaking awesome. It just feels so damn premium the moment you unbox it.
Only drawback is keys are little small but once you get start using it then it won't be problem at all. The responsiveness and the things you can do with this keyboard through icue makes it totally worth it.
If you are into programming/ gaming etc this keyboard is worth it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Lamborghini of gaming keyboards
Reviewed in India on April 27, 2021

This the best keyboard I have ever used. Performance is crazy and the sound it produces, it just wow. RGB lighting is top notch. With Corsair icue the customisation it provides are unmatched!
Best of all, the build quality of this keyboard is freaking awesome. It just feels so damn premium the moment you unbox it.
Only drawback is keys are little small but once you get start using it then it won't be problem at all. The responsiveness and the things you can do with this keyboard through icue makes it totally worth it.
If you are into programming/ gaming etc this keyboard is worth it.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not for me

Reviewed in Canada on February 16, 2022

I wanted to love this keyboard as it appears in the top for many reviewers. My kid was impressed for all all of the lighting rgb effects for which I am just neutral: neither for nor against it. But looks really good if that’s your thing.
But I had to get used to a new key overlay and this became part of my personal frustration. I kept pressing windows key by error trying to hit alt, I kept pressing the new FN1 key trying to hit esc, and I made many typos writing ( not sure why, perhaps the sensitivity).

Another thing that bothered me a bit is that while I am neutral to the rgb effects, it does take 2 usb slots to function and I am short on those.

After 2-3 days using this one I realized I naturally just gravitated back to my $25, 3 year old keyboard.

When I bought a premium headset and a premium
Mouse before, I actually felt the difference and would not go back to my then, old gear. However, personally for me, there is nothing I am missing from this keyboard since I returned it last week.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good potential, but LOD is a killer
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2019

Corsair has really outdone themselves with this mouse, I come from the G502 as my main and it's been difficult to find a competitor as far as form factor, feel and quality but i believe that Corsair has done just that.**Pros**1. I really enjoy the fact that it has the same layout as the G502 only slightly larger which is a major plus for me because even though i love the G502 it always felt a little small in my hands keep in mind that I do have larger that normal hands too.2. I like the fact that it has the sniper button like the M65, I don't use this button to actually snipe I always rebind it to a melee attack when playing Apex Legends rather than having to somewhat search for the key.3.The lighting zones on the mouse are really great and stand out at night while utilizing the mouse.4. Braided cables for me are always a plus.5. Adjustable weights make changing the CG a plus.6. The large skates make moving the mouse large distances effortless and drag free.7. Stiff side buttons, not a fan of mushy feeling buttons I like the resistance do I can feel the press.**Cons**1. Not a fan of the profile change buttons on the mouse behind the scroll wheel, I can see how they could be useful but when I setup my profile for a specific application or game I have no intention to switch it while using that application. To Corsairs credit however these buttons can be rebound and if you accidentally hit one of the profile switch buttons you can easily switch back by up or down shifting. I disable them while gaming.2. The lift off distance is an abomination making it rather difficult to remain on target when repositioning the mouse. There's no way to adjust this in iCue have to remove a star because of this as I feel it is a design flaw that should have been taken into consideration if the intended targets were gamers.Other than that like I've stated if you're coming from a G502 and looking for a slightly larger version of that then you will be at home with this mouse.

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Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2019

Corsair has really outdone themselves with this mouse, I come from the G502 as my main and it's been difficult to find a competitor as far as form factor, feel and quality but i believe that Corsair has done just that.
**Pros**
1. I really enjoy the fact that it has the same layout as the G502 only slightly larger which is a major plus for me because even though i love the G502 it always felt a little small in my hands keep in mind that I do have larger that normal hands too.
2. I like the fact that it has the sniper button like the M65, I don't use this button to actually snipe I always rebind it to a melee attack when playing Apex Legends rather than having to somewhat search for the key.
3.The lighting zones on the mouse are really great and stand out at night while utilizing the mouse.
4. Braided cables for me are always a plus.
5. Adjustable weights make changing the CG a plus.
6. The large skates make moving the mouse large distances effortless and drag free.
7. Stiff side buttons, not a fan of mushy feeling buttons I like the resistance do I can feel the press.

**Cons**
1. Not a fan of the profile change buttons on the mouse behind the scroll wheel, I can see how they could be useful but when I setup my profile for a specific application or game I have no intention to switch it while using that application. To Corsairs credit however these buttons can be rebound and if you accidentally hit one of the profile switch buttons you can easily switch back by up or down shifting. I disable them while gaming.

2. The lift off distance is an abomination making it rather difficult to remain on target when repositioning the mouse. There's no way to adjust this in iCue have to remove a star because of this as I feel it is a design flaw that should have been taken into consideration if the intended targets were gamers.

Other than that like I've stated if you're coming from a G502 and looking for a slightly larger version of that then you will be at home with this mouse.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good potential, but LOD is a killer
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2019

Corsair has really outdone themselves with this mouse, I come from the G502 as my main and it's been difficult to find a competitor as far as form factor, feel and quality but i believe that Corsair has done just that.
**Pros**
1. I really enjoy the fact that it has the same layout as the G502 only slightly larger which is a major plus for me because even though i love the G502 it always felt a little small in my hands keep in mind that I do have larger that normal hands too.
2. I like the fact that it has the sniper button like the M65, I don't use this button to actually snipe I always rebind it to a melee attack when playing Apex Legends rather than having to somewhat search for the key.
3.The lighting zones on the mouse are really great and stand out at night while utilizing the mouse.
4. Braided cables for me are always a plus.
5. Adjustable weights make changing the CG a plus.
6. The large skates make moving the mouse large distances effortless and drag free.
7. Stiff side buttons, not a fan of mushy feeling buttons I like the resistance do I can feel the press.

**Cons**
1. Not a fan of the profile change buttons on the mouse behind the scroll wheel, I can see how they could be useful but when I setup my profile for a specific application or game I have no intention to switch it while using that application. To Corsairs credit however these buttons can be rebound and if you accidentally hit one of the profile switch buttons you can easily switch back by up or down shifting. I disable them while gaming.

2. The lift off distance is an abomination making it rather difficult to remain on target when repositioning the mouse. There's no way to adjust this in iCue have to remove a star because of this as I feel it is a design flaw that should have been taken into consideration if the intended targets were gamers.

Other than that like I've stated if you're coming from a G502 and looking for a slightly larger version of that then you will be at home with this mouse.

Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2019

I really wanted to like this mouse. Let me say that the mouse is nice and wide and a good shape tall. It has a nice shape that allows your hand to hold the mouse. I have average to smaller size hands. However there are a couple flaws that made me return it to get the Logitech G502 instead. One being the scroll wheel is very mushy and bad. It doesn't have a very distinctive clicky feeling when moving it up or down. So I doubt myself if I moved the wheel far enough when changing weapons etc. Also over several hours of testing it would kinda get half way to a complete click and it would unintentionally trigger a scroll, thus changing my weapon. Not ok! I like the rubberized scroll wheel over the metal (and slippery) scroll wheel of the G502.
Secondly, the 3rd "sniper" button on the mouse is to far forward for my thumb to comfortable reach it. I have to choke up on the mouse at a weird angle to reach it. Not ok.
The cord on the mouse is very rigid and even after trying to straighten the cord, it wouldnt lay flat or hand bends in it.
Lastly the rubber coating on the mouse is not grippy at all. So I found my hand rolling down the back of the mouse and losing position on top of the mouse.
The RGB on the mouse is cool though, and has a nice look. Again, if the things above werent so bad, I would have kept it.

Maybe if you have super long thumbs this would work for you, and if you dont care about scroll accuracy and feedback.

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2020

Impressions after 1 week. May update if something goes wrong later, otherwise see you in a few years.
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My hands measure 18 x 10 cm and I use a palm grip. Length is measured from tip of middle finger to base of palm, and width is measured from edge of pinky to edge of thumb when all fingers are placed together.
I've mained 4 mice over the years, including this one. M65 RGB, M65 RGB Elite, Razer Basilisk x Hyperspeed, and this Corsair Nightsword. The original M65 RGB was a real tank that lasted me 5+ years of hard usage. The switches are still 100% responsive, but I ruined the surface coat with acetone so I upgraded to the Elite. The M65 Elite started losing responsiveness in the left click after 4 months. The Basilisk x Hyperspeed was meant to be my wireless mouse while commuting. It felt decently comfortable in store and the shape was very well done except for a slightly-off hump placement, but after a while of using it, I realized the mouse was not wide enough for my hands, which would cause some discomfort after continuous use. But for my typical not-so-heavy usage while on the go, it is acceptable. The M65/Elite (both have nearly the same form factor) has been my daily driver for nearly 6 years so I will be doing a lot of comparison with it.

Now the reason I'm talking about all these other mice is so you can get other comparisons of what mice I find comfortable. Mouse shape is the most subjective and also important factor when choosing a mouse. In particular grip width matters the most. I didn't think I had massive hands but apparently I do. To this date the only other mouse that has felt comfortable to me is the Corsair M65. I've tried all sorts of mice from Logitech and Razer, that all had raving reviews, including the G502 which the Nightsword was modeled after. All of them felt extremely uncomfortable to me with poor hump placement, small grip width, uncomfortable side button positioning, etc. The Roccat Kone Aimo supposedly also has a good size for my hands, but I have yet to try it out as stores will rarely put Roccats on display.
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Anyways, about the actual Nightsword.

Feel/Comfort:
This mouse feels like it was literally made for my hands. My hand dimensions are a little unusual, even compared to other 18 x 10 cm hands, as I have very long fingers relative to my palm size. This makes it even more difficult to find a good mouse. I can't really describe the feeling when I first tried it out in store before. I have never felt this level of comfort on any mouse, not even the M65, which is pretty comfortable, but not on this level. The Nightsword has curves in all the right places, buttons at the right positions, and my hand can rest on it effortlessly without having to cramp up my palm at all. The thumb wing is extremely nice as well. The sniper button is placed right near the tip of my thumb, which is the ideal position to hit it without having to bend or stretch at all. I can easily swing my thumb up to hit the forward and back buttons above it. The DPI switches which are cut out of the left click take some more effort to hit, but I don't really use them much for now. Still figuring out the optimal way to hit them. I can actually reach one comfortably with my thumb, and the other with my index finger.

Weight:
This mouse is way too heavy, even with all weights removed. I have to actually consciously grip the mouse a bit harder than usual when trying to lift the mouse up, otherwise it feels like it would slip out of my hand. Combined with the high LOD on this thing, it kind of feels like Corsair doesn't intend for you to ever lift the mouse. Center of gravity adjustment is a cool idea, but it feels like a gimmick right now.

Sensor:
The Nightsword uses the same PMW3391 optical sensor as the M65 Elite. Now here's the thing...for some unknown reason the Nightsword falls short of the M65 Elite's performance, despite having the same sensor. People say with high end mice, the sensor isn't a spec to look at because they are all practically the same, but I disagree. I have tried many different sensors that are all in this DPI range and 1000 Hz polling rate, but nothing else has felt as as silky smooth as the M65 Elite. In fact, not even the Nightsword with the same sensor feels as smooth. It's still great performance, but after experiencing the M65 elite, something is just lacking in the smoothness.
The Lift-Off Distance (LOD) is also different from the M65 Elite. It feels ridiculously high, which is bad. The M65 Elite with the exact same sensor has one of the lowest LOD's on the market, at a height of 1 DVD thickness. The Nightsword is nearly 3 DVD's in LOD, while 2 is the current industry standard. This seems to be a common issue in other reviews, so it is definitely not a one-off.

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Buttons:
This is really one of the huge flawed areas of this mouse. It seems like corsair got all the button actuation forces backwards.

* L/R click:
Split trigger buttons (buttons are completely separate cutouts from the main body of the mouse) and highly sensitive. I personally dislike split trigger but some people may disagree on this. When you have split trigger buttons there is less "springiness" and long term feedback to the button. If you need to hold down left or right click a lot for extended periods of time, this becomes a problem. It is very easy to accidentally let go of the button when you don't have that slight feedback of the button trying to spring back against your finger. Or, over time you start to press harder and harder which is also bad. The M65 Elite which was not split trigger had the perfect amount of feedback in my opinion. Split trigger can also sometimes jam the skin of your fingers in between the button, which was a problem on the Basilisk, but so far I haven't had this issue with the Nightsword. I also find the Nightsword L/R click to be a bit too sensitive. The first few days of use, I was constantly triggering the buttons by accident just by resting my hand on it, but I've adjusted now and it no longer happens.

* Scroll/Middle click:
Scrolling feels pretty good. It could be a tad bit less mushy, but I can still easily scroll one tick at a time and it doesn't ever move by accident. The middle click however, has some issues. It is not as firm as it should be. Applying a slight downward force without actuating it causes it to give way a bit and create a barely-audible creaking feedback as though the scroll wheel is loose.

* Sniper Button:
Interestingly enough this is actually the best button on this mouse. Perfect positioning, perfect actuation force. Well done.

* Forward/Back:
Takes WAY too much force to press. My thumb feels like it became 3x more buff after trying to hold down macros on these buttons (seriously). Additionally, the 2 buttons sometimes get stuck on each other. Press one, and it pushes on the other one, or sometimes even catches on the other when trying to release (you hear 2 "clicks" as the button tries to come back up). They are also slightly wobbly.

* Profile Shift:
Not too much to say about these except that they should be less sensitive. You'd think that they're pretty out of the way, but I have actually swapped profiles by accident a couple of times already. When flipping the mouse over to try out the weight system, they would constantly keep triggering just from the weight of the mouse.

* DPI Shift:
These have the same sensitivity as the L/R click, so I have the same opinion on that. The main thing about these is the shape. I understand that the intention was to keep the contour of the left click intact, but I would have liked to see the DPI-down button raised slightly higher so that it can be hit by rolling the index finger, without hitting the other buttons around it by accident.

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Build/Materials:
I really like the left and right click material a lot on this mouse. Feels like a really high quality matte plastic and repels dirt really well. The glossy plastic on the side buttons gunks up extremely quickly and I don't even have sweaty or oily hands. The rubberized material on the rest of the mouse seems alright for now but it seems like it could deteriorate very quickly if you tried to scrub it for any cleaning. The textured surface seems to just be asking for gunk to get stuffed in the holes and be impossible to clean. We'll see. Scroll wheel and Forward/Back buttons could be less wobbly as I described before but otherwise build quality is very good.

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Final comments for Corsair:
I really want to see you guys combine all the best things into one mouse. The form factor of the Nightsword + the M65 Elite's sensor, button build quality, material, and button actuation forces + optical switches (a lot of left/right click problems with many of your recent mice) + less weight, and maybe wireless. That would be my dream mouse.

4.0 out of 5 stars This mouse feels like it was made for my hand
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2020

Impressions after 1 week. May update if something goes wrong later, otherwise see you in a few years.
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My hands measure 18 x 10 cm and I use a palm grip. Length is measured from tip of middle finger to base of palm, and width is measured from edge of pinky to edge of thumb when all fingers are placed together.
I've mained 4 mice over the years, including this one. M65 RGB, M65 RGB Elite, Razer Basilisk x Hyperspeed, and this Corsair Nightsword. The original M65 RGB was a real tank that lasted me 5+ years of hard usage. The switches are still 100% responsive, but I ruined the surface coat with acetone so I upgraded to the Elite. The M65 Elite started losing responsiveness in the left click after 4 months. The Basilisk x Hyperspeed was meant to be my wireless mouse while commuting. It felt decently comfortable in store and the shape was very well done except for a slightly-off hump placement, but after a while of using it, I realized the mouse was not wide enough for my hands, which would cause some discomfort after continuous use. But for my typical not-so-heavy usage while on the go, it is acceptable. The M65/Elite (both have nearly the same form factor) has been my daily driver for nearly 6 years so I will be doing a lot of comparison with it.

Now the reason I'm talking about all these other mice is so you can get other comparisons of what mice I find comfortable. Mouse shape is the most subjective and also important factor when choosing a mouse. In particular grip width matters the most. I didn't think I had massive hands but apparently I do. To this date the only other mouse that has felt comfortable to me is the Corsair M65. I've tried all sorts of mice from Logitech and Razer, that all had raving reviews, including the G502 which the Nightsword was modeled after. All of them felt extremely uncomfortable to me with poor hump placement, small grip width, uncomfortable side button positioning, etc. The Roccat Kone Aimo supposedly also has a good size for my hands, but I have yet to try it out as stores will rarely put Roccats on display.
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Anyways, about the actual Nightsword.

Feel/Comfort:
This mouse feels like it was literally made for my hands. My hand dimensions are a little unusual, even compared to other 18 x 10 cm hands, as I have very long fingers relative to my palm size. This makes it even more difficult to find a good mouse. I can't really describe the feeling when I first tried it out in store before. I have never felt this level of comfort on any mouse, not even the M65, which is pretty comfortable, but not on this level. The Nightsword has curves in all the right places, buttons at the right positions, and my hand can rest on it effortlessly without having to cramp up my palm at all. The thumb wing is extremely nice as well. The sniper button is placed right near the tip of my thumb, which is the ideal position to hit it without having to bend or stretch at all. I can easily swing my thumb up to hit the forward and back buttons above it. The DPI switches which are cut out of the left click take some more effort to hit, but I don't really use them much for now. Still figuring out the optimal way to hit them. I can actually reach one comfortably with my thumb, and the other with my index finger.

Weight:
This mouse is way too heavy, even with all weights removed. I have to actually consciously grip the mouse a bit harder than usual when trying to lift the mouse up, otherwise it feels like it would slip out of my hand. Combined with the high LOD on this thing, it kind of feels like Corsair doesn't intend for you to ever lift the mouse. Center of gravity adjustment is a cool idea, but it feels like a gimmick right now.

Sensor:
The Nightsword uses the same PMW3391 optical sensor as the M65 Elite. Now here's the thing...for some unknown reason the Nightsword falls short of the M65 Elite's performance, despite having the same sensor. People say with high end mice, the sensor isn't a spec to look at because they are all practically the same, but I disagree. I have tried many different sensors that are all in this DPI range and 1000 Hz polling rate, but nothing else has felt as as silky smooth as the M65 Elite. In fact, not even the Nightsword with the same sensor feels as smooth. It's still great performance, but after experiencing the M65 elite, something is just lacking in the smoothness.
The Lift-Off Distance (LOD) is also different from the M65 Elite. It feels ridiculously high, which is bad. The M65 Elite with the exact same sensor has one of the lowest LOD's on the market, at a height of 1 DVD thickness. The Nightsword is nearly 3 DVD's in LOD, while 2 is the current industry standard. This seems to be a common issue in other reviews, so it is definitely not a one-off.

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Buttons:
This is really one of the huge flawed areas of this mouse. It seems like corsair got all the button actuation forces backwards.

* L/R click:
Split trigger buttons (buttons are completely separate cutouts from the main body of the mouse) and highly sensitive. I personally dislike split trigger but some people may disagree on this. When you have split trigger buttons there is less "springiness" and long term feedback to the button. If you need to hold down left or right click a lot for extended periods of time, this becomes a problem. It is very easy to accidentally let go of the button when you don't have that slight feedback of the button trying to spring back against your finger. Or, over time you start to press harder and harder which is also bad. The M65 Elite which was not split trigger had the perfect amount of feedback in my opinion. Split trigger can also sometimes jam the skin of your fingers in between the button, which was a problem on the Basilisk, but so far I haven't had this issue with the Nightsword. I also find the Nightsword L/R click to be a bit too sensitive. The first few days of use, I was constantly triggering the buttons by accident just by resting my hand on it, but I've adjusted now and it no longer happens.

* Scroll/Middle click:
Scrolling feels pretty good. It could be a tad bit less mushy, but I can still easily scroll one tick at a time and it doesn't ever move by accident. The middle click however, has some issues. It is not as firm as it should be. Applying a slight downward force without actuating it causes it to give way a bit and create a barely-audible creaking feedback as though the scroll wheel is loose.

* Sniper Button:
Interestingly enough this is actually the best button on this mouse. Perfect positioning, perfect actuation force. Well done.

* Forward/Back:
Takes WAY too much force to press. My thumb feels like it became 3x more buff after trying to hold down macros on these buttons (seriously). Additionally, the 2 buttons sometimes get stuck on each other. Press one, and it pushes on the other one, or sometimes even catches on the other when trying to release (you hear 2 "clicks" as the button tries to come back up). They are also slightly wobbly.

* Profile Shift:
Not too much to say about these except that they should be less sensitive. You'd think that they're pretty out of the way, but I have actually swapped profiles by accident a couple of times already. When flipping the mouse over to try out the weight system, they would constantly keep triggering just from the weight of the mouse.

* DPI Shift:
These have the same sensitivity as the L/R click, so I have the same opinion on that. The main thing about these is the shape. I understand that the intention was to keep the contour of the left click intact, but I would have liked to see the DPI-down button raised slightly higher so that it can be hit by rolling the index finger, without hitting the other buttons around it by accident.

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Build/Materials:
I really like the left and right click material a lot on this mouse. Feels like a really high quality matte plastic and repels dirt really well. The glossy plastic on the side buttons gunks up extremely quickly and I don't even have sweaty or oily hands. The rubberized material on the rest of the mouse seems alright for now but it seems like it could deteriorate very quickly if you tried to scrub it for any cleaning. The textured surface seems to just be asking for gunk to get stuffed in the holes and be impossible to clean. We'll see. Scroll wheel and Forward/Back buttons could be less wobbly as I described before but otherwise build quality is very good.

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Final comments for Corsair:
I really want to see you guys combine all the best things into one mouse. The form factor of the Nightsword + the M65 Elite's sensor, button build quality, material, and button actuation forces + optical switches (a lot of left/right click problems with many of your recent mice) + less weight, and maybe wireless. That would be my dream mouse.

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2019

Software so bad, continually telling me to update firmware only to abort every time I try. Pitiful
Update - 1 week later the update worked. For now it is working
Update - 2 Software will not stay working. Last Corsair product for me. Chinese junk.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Très Satisfaisant pour le moment.

Reviewed in Canada on September 11, 2019

Edit : 2021-03-26 J'ai finalement reçu la souris de remplacement. Review ajustée à 4 étoiles.
Edit : 2021-02-25 Finalement le problème est revenu. Démarches avec Corsair pour RMA. Changement de la review à 3 étoiles.

Edit : 2021-02-18 Réponse de Corsair reçue qui recommande un soft reset (Cela n'a pas fonctionné) et une réinstallation du firmwire. Ce que j'ai fais et le problème semble partie pour le moment.
Remise de la review à 5 étoiles. Je verrai bien si cela bien fonctionné dans les prochain jours, car le soft reset a fonctionné 2-3 jours seulement.

Edit : 2021-01-30 La souris a commencé à faire des double click... Changement de la review à 2 étoiles.

Edit : 2020-11-29 Toujours très satisfait, Aucun problème et fonctionne A1. Je la note toujours 5 étoiles.

Edit : 2020-04-15 Cela maintenant plus d'un an que je l'utilise et elle fonctionne toujours comme une neuve, Je suis toujours satisfait de mon achat.

Parfait pour des mains larges.
Je passe d'une Razer deathadder Chroma 7 ans d'utilisation pour 2 souris et je trouve la Corsair Nightsword pas mal plus confortable. Je voulais aussi tenter de ne plus avoir de double click problème que j'ai enduré 4 ans sur 7 ans avec les 2 souris Razer jusqu'à ce que cela ne soit plus tolérable.)
RGB très beau et bon control avec le programme ICUE.
ICUE fonctionne très bien, je ne comprend pas les review négative pour cette raison.

À noter que je ne suis pas du genre à me faire plein de macro et différent profil pour plein de jeux. Je joue à un jeux puis après à un autre et non 20 jeux en même temps.

Je vais updater la review selon l'évolution de mon utilisation.

4.0 out of 5 stars Little small for my large hands

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 2, 2022

Someone said this mouse was too big, I must have giantic hands because its barely the size of my palm. Good mouse tho, good level of customistion

4.0 out of 5 stars Giant Mouse for Giant Hands

Reviewed in Canada on May 10, 2021

I was replacing my Corsair Iron Claw and I tried this Nightsword.
As I understand it the Iron Claw is already on the larger side but I find it is very comfortable for my average size hands and I expected the Nightsword to be similar.

No, no it is not :)

The Nightsword is for giant hands that make regular objects look comically small. I couldn't reach the sniper button without adjusting my grip, rendering it useless.

The two dpi buttons on the left of m1 are tiny and practically useless regardless of hand size, they're too far left to press without moving your grip.

I also found the two thumb buttons weirdly small as well, smaller than that of the Iron Claw, which seems counterintuitive.

The thumb shelf is a neat idea but too low for me.

Most of my gripes are just genetics, if you have big hands you'll prob like this mouse.

I exchanged this for the Scimitar and am very happy.

4.0 out of 5 stars LOD Has been mitigated somewhat with latest mouse hardware change with the new firmware

Reviewed in Canada on February 26, 2020

LOD Has been mitigated somewhat with latest mouse hardware change with the new firmware
Edited 23 Dec 2020
Buy it now while available.
The mouse is awesome except for the lift off distance.
I got rid of mine. I purchased another one.
I am using it for gaming and every day use.
Just so everyone knows if you have the same problem I had with the mouse (Lift off distance) you can reduce 3/4 of it just by calibrating the mouse a couple times. According to the Manufacture the LOD can be changed to 1 mm 2mm or off. So why doesn't Corsair enable the LOD mode to off in the software, I might call and ask tomorrow see if it can be added. If they can fix the LOD by just switching it off then this mouse would be perfect for me. The mouse is much more accurate for me than the G502. Much easier to draw straight lines with it than the G502.

1.0 out of 5 stars Zero customer service from Corsair and two defective mice later, I'm done

Reviewed in Canada on January 31, 2021

The first mouse had a defective right click where the switch would randomly "click".
Corsair customer service did not respond to my emails thus I exchanged the item with Amazon for replacement.
Replacement arrives and now it's the left click which is randomly "clicking".
I'm done with this, first and last product I'm buying from Corsair at this point.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Comfortable, functional, stylish, and inexpensive.
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2019

I decided to get this Kraken headset after getting really tired of using a crappy old turtle beach from my previous Xbox for my PC/Hackintosh. They felt like they cracked the top of my skull open after 2-3hrs of use and my ears were sore. I also wanted a headset with a mic integrated for Zoom and for gaming, rather than using a headset AND the Blue Snowball at the same time, even though the acoustics are amazing on the Snowball.My thoughts on the Kraken: Is it worth the hype?I can confirm that this headset DOES live up to the hype and it's not just a brand that ships out crappy equipment for high prices. I can't say the same for some of their other headsets, which have terrible reviews. However, this headset is comfy and functional. Especially Amazon sells it for less than their MSRP, it's a steal.Pros:-Their earmuff cooling technology actual feels legit...-The top of the headset doesn't crack your skull-The mic is retractable, which I LOVE-The packaging gives a great first impression-Includes an extension cable with dedicated mic and audio jack, a nice touch for large desks like mine-Can wear easily for hours on endCons:-The lower volume range with the volume dial, located on the audio cable, absoluley sucks. Not sure if this is just my unit, but as you use the integrated volume dial to go from high to low volume, you'll notice the balance between left and right just randomly shifts. This is surely annoying while gaming to adjust the volume. If you have this issue, I suggest turning the volume all the way to high, then use your keyboard to adjust the volume on the OS side, rather than the hardware side-The mic is a little finicky with MacOS on my Hackintosh, not sure why but I'll keep working with it.-The ears are a little bigger than I imagined, but I feel like this may end up saving my ears throughout its life.-I wish the cable came with an integrated voice-chat/game volume balance feature, similar to Turtle Beach on Xbox. I understand the tournament edition includes this, but not sure if that is worth the $40 premium. A redesign of that stupid USB unit with the tournament edition would make this headset the best, hands down, headset on the market for $60-100.Summary:Both pros and cons considered--I love this headset. Of course, it has some flaws, like all things in technology do. Over the next few generations of this headset, I'm sure Razer will introduce some killer features to dominate the gaming market. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a headset that's comfortable, functional, stylish, and inexpensive. With the features included in this headset, there's nothing better out there that $60-70 can buy.

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Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2019

I decided to get this Kraken headset after getting really tired of using a crappy old turtle beach from my previous Xbox for my PC/Hackintosh. They felt like they cracked the top of my skull open after 2-3hrs of use and my ears were sore. I also wanted a headset with a mic integrated for Zoom and for gaming, rather than using a headset AND the Blue Snowball at the same time, even though the acoustics are amazing on the Snowball.
My thoughts on the Kraken: Is it worth the hype?

I can confirm that this headset DOES live up to the hype and it's not just a brand that ships out crappy equipment for high prices. I can't say the same for some of their other headsets, which have terrible reviews. However, this headset is comfy and functional. Especially Amazon sells it for less than their MSRP, it's a steal.

Pros:
-Their earmuff cooling technology actual feels legit...
-The top of the headset doesn't crack your skull
-The mic is retractable, which I LOVE
-The packaging gives a great first impression
-Includes an extension cable with dedicated mic and audio jack, a nice touch for large desks like mine
-Can wear easily for hours on end

Cons:
-The lower volume range with the volume dial, located on the audio cable, absoluley sucks. Not sure if this is just my unit, but as you use the integrated volume dial to go from high to low volume, you'll notice the balance between left and right just randomly shifts. This is surely annoying while gaming to adjust the volume. If you have this issue, I suggest turning the volume all the way to high, then use your keyboard to adjust the volume on the OS side, rather than the hardware side
-The mic is a little finicky with MacOS on my Hackintosh, not sure why but I'll keep working with it.
-The ears are a little bigger than I imagined, but I feel like this may end up saving my ears throughout its life.
-I wish the cable came with an integrated voice-chat/game volume balance feature, similar to Turtle Beach on Xbox. I understand the tournament edition includes this, but not sure if that is worth the $40 premium. A redesign of that stupid USB unit with the tournament edition would make this headset the best, hands down, headset on the market for $60-100.

Summary:

Both pros and cons considered--I love this headset. Of course, it has some flaws, like all things in technology do. Over the next few generations of this headset, I'm sure Razer will introduce some killer features to dominate the gaming market. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a headset that's comfortable, functional, stylish, and inexpensive. With the features included in this headset, there's nothing better out there that $60-70 can buy.

5.0 out of 5 stars Comfortable, functional, stylish, and inexpensive.
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2019

I decided to get this Kraken headset after getting really tired of using a crappy old turtle beach from my previous Xbox for my PC/Hackintosh. They felt like they cracked the top of my skull open after 2-3hrs of use and my ears were sore. I also wanted a headset with a mic integrated for Zoom and for gaming, rather than using a headset AND the Blue Snowball at the same time, even though the acoustics are amazing on the Snowball.
My thoughts on the Kraken: Is it worth the hype?

I can confirm that this headset DOES live up to the hype and it's not just a brand that ships out crappy equipment for high prices. I can't say the same for some of their other headsets, which have terrible reviews. However, this headset is comfy and functional. Especially Amazon sells it for less than their MSRP, it's a steal.

Pros:
-Their earmuff cooling technology actual feels legit...
-The top of the headset doesn't crack your skull
-The mic is retractable, which I LOVE
-The packaging gives a great first impression
-Includes an extension cable with dedicated mic and audio jack, a nice touch for large desks like mine
-Can wear easily for hours on end

Cons:
-The lower volume range with the volume dial, located on the audio cable, absoluley sucks. Not sure if this is just my unit, but as you use the integrated volume dial to go from high to low volume, you'll notice the balance between left and right just randomly shifts. This is surely annoying while gaming to adjust the volume. If you have this issue, I suggest turning the volume all the way to high, then use your keyboard to adjust the volume on the OS side, rather than the hardware side
-The mic is a little finicky with MacOS on my Hackintosh, not sure why but I'll keep working with it.
-The ears are a little bigger than I imagined, but I feel like this may end up saving my ears throughout its life.
-I wish the cable came with an integrated voice-chat/game volume balance feature, similar to Turtle Beach on Xbox. I understand the tournament edition includes this, but not sure if that is worth the $40 premium. A redesign of that stupid USB unit with the tournament edition would make this headset the best, hands down, headset on the market for $60-100.

Summary:

Both pros and cons considered--I love this headset. Of course, it has some flaws, like all things in technology do. Over the next few generations of this headset, I'm sure Razer will introduce some killer features to dominate the gaming market. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a headset that's comfortable, functional, stylish, and inexpensive. With the features included in this headset, there's nothing better out there that $60-70 can buy.

Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2019

Mic is to short, also low quality. You have to turn mic monitoring up all the way to hear yourself which creates buzzing sound. No wind sock so you here wind feedback. Headphones work good though. Returning

Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2019

My first headset and i love it! got the attachable kitty ears to go with it. Had some problems at first figuring out some audio issues cuz at first only the left side was working but i think it was a combination of drivers and making sure all my settings were right and make sure to plug it in the back. Had them for a few months now and still holding up well! Not the most comfortable but overall great quality! Would recommend ^^

4.0 out of 5 stars Super cute and great quality!
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2019

My first headset and i love it! got the attachable kitty ears to go with it. Had some problems at first figuring out some audio issues cuz at first only the left side was working but i think it was a combination of drivers and making sure all my settings were right and make sure to plug it in the back. Had them for a few months now and still holding up well! Not the most comfortable but overall great quality! Would recommend ^^

Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2019

These headphones are amazing. They're super cute, girly, and cancel out all background noise. My husband keeps trying to talk to me while I have them on and I can't hear a word he is saying, haha. If you're super girly or just want to make your gaming/computer station girly, I suggest getting the kitten ears that attach to the top of the headphones. I love these headphones and will be buying all the matching Razer products :D

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't hesitate, BUY THEM!
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2019

These headphones are amazing. They're super cute, girly, and cancel out all background noise. My husband keeps trying to talk to me while I have them on and I can't hear a word he is saying, haha. If you're super girly or just want to make your gaming/computer station girly, I suggest getting the kitten ears that attach to the top of the headphones. I love these headphones and will be buying all the matching Razer products :D

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Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2019

Not durable. The cord came apart from the audio adjuster. The saddest part is that happens only two months after it was purchased, and no force was applied. Definitely, I will not purchase and I do not recommend the item.

1.0 out of 5 stars poor quality,short lifetime only 2 months
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2019

Not durable. The cord came apart from the audio adjuster. The saddest part is that happens only two months after it was purchased, and no force was applied. Definitely, I will not purchase and I do not recommend the item.

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Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2019

I use these with a PS4 and am happy with them, though I must confess these are the only "gaming" headphones I've ever used, so I really have no idea whether they are better or worse than the competition. I do have a Razer Blade Pro laptop which is the best laptop I've ever owned (including MacBook Pros) and therefore chose these almost exclusively based on my very positive past experience with Razer products.
As far as comfort, I definitely would give them 5 stars. They are very lightweight and "cool" in the sense that they don't start to feel warm after a while. No matter how many consecutive hours I use them, they are always totally comfortable and it never feels like my ears start to sweat or like i need to take them off for a break. I actually forget I'm even wearing headphones.

What I do hate is the volume control. It's a dial on the cable just like almost every other headphone, but the problem is it's a very free-wheeling, almost spinning dial. It's not a "tight" dial where it doesn't move unless you actually put your fingers on it and turn it up or down, or the type where it makes a little click as you turn it up or down a notch. Consequently, everytime you move (eg change positions or reach for a drink of water), it rubs against your clothes and the volume turns up or down. You can't just set the volume and forget it. It seems like every 15-30 minutes I have to check to make sure it's still at the volume I want. Eventually you get used to the constant checking, but they definitely could have done a better job designing it. It makes no sense to me. I've used many different types of headphones (for music, etc) that have a similar volume controls but none where the slightest touch changes the volume.

I don't use the microphone so I have no opinion on that. I can say that it retracts nicely into the headphones so that you don't even know it's there.

If the headphones weren't so comfortable and if I wasn't already a fan of Razer products, I'd definitely drop my rating down to three stars due to the volume control issues, might have even returned them. As a matter of fact, after reading my own review, I think I should contact them to find out whether this is really the way they intended it to work or whether I got a defective pair.

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2019

My last pair of headphones were a pair of Hyper X cloud 2's. The Hyper X Cloud 2's were a great, comfortable headset don't get me wrong. The problem I had was that the cord split and the mic stopped working. I can honestly say that the 2019 Razer Kraken is not only 20.00 cheaper than my old set, they're also more comfortable. I was pleasantly surprised that they even sounded better. I like the fact that the mic is retractable, and there is a volume adjuster on the cord. For me, this headset is a no-brainer, best for the buck buy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Kitty version is NOT compatible with consoles

Reviewed in Canada on January 16, 2020

Kitty version:
Purchased this for my Xbox and PS4 as it was supposed to be compatible with both. (several customer answers stated it was) but it has a USB plug not an audio jack.
INCREDIBLY disappointed.
Reviews said it came with an adapter but is apparently not accurate for the kitty version.
Does NOT work with an adapter (I tried).
Would suggest the seller keeps the diffent versions of this headset on separate listings so the questions and answers don't get muddled in together.

5.0 out of 5 stars Kitty version is NOT compatible with consoles
Reviewed in Canada on January 16, 2020

Kitty version:
Purchased this for my Xbox and PS4 as it was supposed to be compatible with both. (several customer answers stated it was) but it has a USB plug not an audio jack.
INCREDIBLY disappointed.
Reviews said it came with an adapter but is apparently not accurate for the kitty version.
Does NOT work with an adapter (I tried).
Would suggest the seller keeps the diffent versions of this headset on separate listings so the questions and answers don't get muddled in together.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!

Reviewed in Canada on January 5, 2020

As someone who has issues with headphones wearing my glasses, these are hands down amazing! I do not feel any sort of pressure on the sides of my head. I can wear them for hours and my ears don’t get sore. The sound is amazing. The speakers are great. When I’m speaking to someone they can’t hear any ambient background noise, just my voice, even when I’m typing on my mechanical keyboard! I’m so happy with my purchase!! My only issue I had is that I purchased an open box but it was missing the mic/audio splitter, so that was a little disappointing. However, I reached out to amazon and they were very quick to help me in any way they could!

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!
Reviewed in Canada on January 5, 2020

As someone who has issues with headphones wearing my glasses, these are hands down amazing! I do not feel any sort of pressure on the sides of my head. I can wear them for hours and my ears don’t get sore. The sound is amazing. The speakers are great. When I’m speaking to someone they can’t hear any ambient background noise, just my voice, even when I’m typing on my mechanical keyboard! I’m so happy with my purchase!! My only issue I had is that I purchased an open box but it was missing the mic/audio splitter, so that was a little disappointing. However, I reached out to amazon and they were very quick to help me in any way they could!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Did not receive surround sound software code. Headsets are bad without the software. UPDATED

Reviewed in Canada on January 21, 2020

The headset is comparable to that of a $40 headset without the surround sound softeare active. When you order this headset you're supposed to receive an activation code with it to activate the surround sound software on your PC. I did not receive this code. I registered my product at Razer.com because I was told by Razer support that their system would generate a could and would email it to me within 24 hours. I waited 48 hours and did not receive the code. I contacted support again and they told me that I would ve contacted by a special support team within 24 hours that would give me a code to activate the software. It's been 48 hours and I still have not been contacted by anyone. The only good thing about this headset for me right now is that it's comfortable. That's it. Without the surround sound software it's not good at all.
UPDATE: I finally after many attempts with their support was able to get the code for the surround sound software. The headset is noticeably better and is a much more enjoyable experience overall. The retractable mic is also a nice option so that it doesn't get in the way when I'm not using it. The headsets are comfortable even after long gaming sessions. For the price they are good headsets. The surround sound software makes a difference and is a must in my opinion.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good headphones for gaming

Reviewed in Canada on May 17, 2020

Overall these headphones are good for gaming. The sound quality is perfectly fine for video games and good for music, however I prefer my AirPods or computer speakers way more. The only reason I bought these is because you can't use AirPods mic on Windows 10 and I wanted to be able to talk in game. So for using them for gaming it's perfectly fine, but if you're an audiophile or just want some really good headphones with a mic I would suggest maybe spending a bit more, or getting a nice pair of headphones and separate mic for your PC. I find that some songs sound really good with this headset, while others sound a little off. Also the 7.1 surround sound is a cool feature, but the difference between the simulated/virtual surround sound in this headset and true surround sound is night and day, so I wouldn't get your hopes up too high for the virtual 7.1 feature, I used it for a bit in Modern Warfare and didn't really like it so I turned it off. That being said, for the price it's not bad and I wouldn't expect much more than what I got. Overall I'm okay with them.
Pros:
- Long cable
- They're comfortable (On my old Beats Solo's that are on-ear they start to get uncomfortable/hurt after a couple hours, but these are over-ear and I've worn them for multiple hours without getting uncomfortable.)
- Comes with a cable splitter/adapter (Turns the single 3.5 jack into two separate mic and headphone jacks)
- Retractable and flexible microphone
- In-line controls on the cable (It has a mute switch and a volume knob)
- Virtual 7.1 surround sound

Cons:
- Sound quality (Like I said, it sounds perfectly fine for games, but I find some songs and videos/movies sound a little off, but I guess it's all personal preference and depends what you're watching/listening to. I find in some songs the bass is good but the highs are muddy, and other songs the highs and mids are fine but the bass isn't all there while the same songs sound fine on my PC speakers. But that's not all songs, most songs sound perfectly fine to me.)
- Virtual 7.1 surround sound (I put this in pros and cons because it's a cool feature and I'm glad they added it, but like I said sometimes it doesn't sound great and I personally never use it, but some people will enjoy it.)

Overall I'd say they're worth it if you're using them for gaming, and they're not bad for watching YouTube, Netflix, or listening to music.

Also, I learned this the hard way. If you're on Windows 10 and the mic isn't working go into Settings>Privacy>Microphone and make sure the "Allow apps to access your microphone" setting is enabled. I had it disabled and the mic wasn't working. I reinstalled drivers, restarted my PC, plugged the headphone into different jacks, searched Google for answers, watched YouTube videos. I was getting so mad I thought I got a pair with a broken microphone. Took me 2 hours to realize all I had to do was enable that one setting lol.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good headphones for gaming
Reviewed in Canada on May 17, 2020

Overall these headphones are good for gaming. The sound quality is perfectly fine for video games and good for music, however I prefer my AirPods or computer speakers way more. The only reason I bought these is because you can't use AirPods mic on Windows 10 and I wanted to be able to talk in game. So for using them for gaming it's perfectly fine, but if you're an audiophile or just want some really good headphones with a mic I would suggest maybe spending a bit more, or getting a nice pair of headphones and separate mic for your PC. I find that some songs sound really good with this headset, while others sound a little off. Also the 7.1 surround sound is a cool feature, but the difference between the simulated/virtual surround sound in this headset and true surround sound is night and day, so I wouldn't get your hopes up too high for the virtual 7.1 feature, I used it for a bit in Modern Warfare and didn't really like it so I turned it off. That being said, for the price it's not bad and I wouldn't expect much more than what I got. Overall I'm okay with them.
Pros:
- Long cable
- They're comfortable (On my old Beats Solo's that are on-ear they start to get uncomfortable/hurt after a couple hours, but these are over-ear and I've worn them for multiple hours without getting uncomfortable.)
- Comes with a cable splitter/adapter (Turns the single 3.5 jack into two separate mic and headphone jacks)
- Retractable and flexible microphone
- In-line controls on the cable (It has a mute switch and a volume knob)
- Virtual 7.1 surround sound

Cons:
- Sound quality (Like I said, it sounds perfectly fine for games, but I find some songs and videos/movies sound a little off, but I guess it's all personal preference and depends what you're watching/listening to. I find in some songs the bass is good but the highs are muddy, and other songs the highs and mids are fine but the bass isn't all there while the same songs sound fine on my PC speakers. But that's not all songs, most songs sound perfectly fine to me.)
- Virtual 7.1 surround sound (I put this in pros and cons because it's a cool feature and I'm glad they added it, but like I said sometimes it doesn't sound great and I personally never use it, but some people will enjoy it.)

Overall I'd say they're worth it if you're using them for gaming, and they're not bad for watching YouTube, Netflix, or listening to music.

Also, I learned this the hard way. If you're on Windows 10 and the mic isn't working go into Settings>Privacy>Microphone and make sure the "Allow apps to access your microphone" setting is enabled. I had it disabled and the mic wasn't working. I reinstalled drivers, restarted my PC, plugged the headphone into different jacks, searched Google for answers, watched YouTube videos. I was getting so mad I thought I got a pair with a broken microphone. Took me 2 hours to realize all I had to do was enable that one setting lol.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Un milagro de Razer

Reviewed in Mexico on September 13, 2020

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Los agarre en oferta y junto al deathadder V.2 SON GENIALES lo mejor para mi calidad precio, el audio, lo cómodos que están, no lastiman si tienes lentes, son durables, el micrófono está bien, hasta los disfruto en mi switch y en valorant , ooooo puedo subirle el volumen a tope cuando no me dan ganas de ponérmelos y no se distorsiona el sonido, muy buenos

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4.0 out of 5 stars Compact and Powerpacked with Many Features
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2020

I have had my HC-X1500 for about 5 months now, so I have been able to use it enough to offer some pros and cons. This camera has many features with a great deal of customization support. You will need to invest some time to learn it and save your settings. The User and Advanced Manuals are online. Contrary to another review that stated issues with the 1/8" microphone input, I use the external mic and manage the levels with the external handle controls, using a Rode Mini Mic, and it works great. I am adding an XLR connected Audio Technica mic soon and will upgrade from the 1/8" connected Rode.Pros: MANY formats, 4K, 60p, high bitrates of 200Mbps, 150Mbps, 10 bit color, 4:2:2, etc, sub-sampling. The Cine-like profiles work well. I slightly alter and save the profile. The dual card slots are excellent. This provides a lot of continuous recording time (85 minutes each at 4K 60p). I use V-60 cards to ensure they have sufficient performance (they will support up to 480 Mbps). The battery is exceptional and runs for hours (3.5+), or plug into AC and run forever. Full size HDMI output. The camera is small and light enough to use for extended periods, and easily portable, and yet provides many features. The auto-focus and Optical Image Stabilization are vast improvements over the 1" sensor mirrorless Panasonic FZ-2500 camera. I love the pre-recording! I shoot mainly high school band videos and never lose a moment with the approximate 5 second pre-recording. The external handle provides a lot of versatility in managing the input selections and levels. The handle must be ordered separately, but is worth the convenience, and provides the same capability of the HC-X2000, minus the SDI output. The Remote Operation Panel (ROP) app on the Android phone works fine. Once you figure out the wireless connections, it is easy to use the next time around as everything is saved. I did test the live-streaming, but at a limited bitrate, as my rural bandwidth is quite limited. It worked, but I would have liked to stream at 5Mbps or higher. The encoding is incredibly efficient, and supports H265, as well as Quicktime (MOV) containers. This works well with my worlflow in the KDENLive Non-Linear Editor. Just create your proxies in the format your workstation supports.Cons: Light is your friend. This is a small sensor camera, which provides great Zoom in a compact form-factor, and it does best in well lighted situations, and does not fare well in the shadows of night. The next time I record at night, I will probably sacrifice 60p (59.94) for 30p (29.97) and reduce shutter from 1/120 to 1/60 to get more light, and retain the 180 degree shutter. The band was 'quarantined' in the shadows behind the end zone of the stadium, which was not well lit. I am not really shooting high speed at these events. If you are shooting fast moving objects you will need daylight! That is probably true of most any camera, but is a necessity of this one. The FZ-2500 actually performed better in the lower light situations and it is NOT known as a very low-light friendly camera, itself. In daylight though, it also was fantastic.The more I use this camera and learn the many features, the more I like it. This may be 5 stars in the next month or so. A lot of bang for the buck.

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Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2020

Preface: I've had the camera for about 2 months now and I must say it's packed with a lot of robust and versatile features though the image quality is just okay. Let's be real, it's a small chip camera so it's naturally bad in low light and fairly grainy on cloudy days. Try to keep the gain as close to zero as possible as anything above 6dB is almost unusable, so noise correction software like Neat Video will be a must with this camera and is something to consider if new to your work flow. I already had Neat Video plugins for Sony Vegas which I have been using with my Sony AX100 for quite some time and it works well at cleaning grainy footage from the X1500 too. The Sony AX100 and 700 are very comparable to this camera, so I will be using that in my review. I am also amused by the negative reviews that complain about the manual and customer service...it's 2020 folks, learn how to Google for the full manual which is very detailed, helpful, and available on Panasonic's website.
Value: Buy used. This product is $1699 new, which is close to $500 less than the Sony AX100 released in 2014 when adjusted for inflation. It's clear by the reviews that a lot of people haven't taken the time to learn this camera and immediately returned it, so there are quite a few good new cameras showing up already on the used market, and quite frankly I'm jealous I did not wait to purchase one used to save a few hundred bucks.

Target audience: Not sure who Panasonic had in mind, but I'd say this camera is best used as a B cam for a news crew; for wildlife and bird watchers because of the long zoom, and general hobby level or semi-pro videographers (me) who want a compact run-and-gun rig and aren't always doing commercial work. That is not to say you can't get film quality shots from this camera if you know what you are doing, but I would recommended it for general ENG or documentary scenarios where you just need to get the picture and move on. I don't consider the reviews of live-streamers of any relevance to people who actually take these cameras out into the field.

Pro features: First off, finally getting Panasonic's robust scene file management and user buttons in a compact prosumer camera is outstanding. And compact and lightweight it is! Programmable user buttons are a must (take note Sony) and really allow customization and ease of use. User 1, 2 and OIS (3) and 5 are conveniently located and I've provided an image for my settings. I changed AE (4) to Zebra as I don't use any auto settings. User 6-12 are in the menu only and I don't find this useful, but it's there if need be. As far as Scene File, I find CINE D with KNEE mode at MID to be most useful, adjust detail and chroma as needed for your grading output.
4K-60p and 10 bit H.265. Finally! 4K-60p on a prosumer build that Sony has neglected for years. I film a lot of trains, sometimes high speed Amtrak trains and high shutter / frame rate combos are a MUST. Finally some good news for budget action shooters.
Oh the ZOOM range, obviously another gain of small chip sensors giving you up to 600mm (35mm equivalent) of zoom. It's a bit excessive though, unless you're a birdwatcher zooming into a tree, most of your daylight shots in practice will be marred by heat distortion, so I think a 1" sensor with less zoom range would have suited a lot more people.
Let's not forget that there's a full color correction menu that allows you to dial the camera in to almost any setting to make the image look like another camera. Watch Barry Green's tutorial on this, though I suspect most people will leave this untouched.
The LCD monitor is bright and adjusting to 2 is good for outdoors. It may take awhile to get used to what the image looks like on the LCD versus what the camera is really capturing, I recommend setting Zebra to 90 and KNEE to MID to avoid unnecessary over-exposure and testing this a few times over before taking it on a day of shooting.
The dial knob to set gain and shutter speed is similar to the Sony AX100 and fairly straight forward, though I haven't found a way to turn off the ICON which is annoying since I only want to adjust gain and shutter and WB. Having another ring is useful and I programmed one for IRIS which took this out of the dial knob thus making it quicker and easier to use.
The variable zoom speed seems good, but you need to enable fast zoom separately which is bizarre, I made User 5 this setting. I use the Magnus VC-20-SCP LANC controller and so far so good (albeit it only works when set to Sony, how about that?)
The full manual available online as a PDF is very detailed, and unlike a physical manual, you can use control F to quickly find what you need.
Gain settings can be adjusted by 1dB at a time, unlike the Sony which jumps 3dB at a time.
Rolling shutter effect is not noticeable, which is another benefit of small sensor size that are capable of faster vertical scans. I've shot a few wide shots of 110 MPH Amtrak trains and could barely tell any distortion. The Sony AX100 is awful with rolling shutter, but that's a sacrifice with larger sensors.
Focus settings are robust, auto focus seems surprisingly good for Panasonic. I am still experimenting with this, but the area / touch screen focus is really cool. If you set an area focus, you can also lock it into manual mode so if you pan across an object it won't refocus; however, in scenarios where you want it to change focus leave that on auto and if the area is panned onto an object closer or further away it should adjust without touching the screen, though it isn't always responsive. Again, play around with it.
Lens hood design is really handy with the switch to flip it open. I like this a lot better than a cap that you can easily drop and lose. Of course, it comes off if need be.

Cons: Small chip sensor is bad in low light, obviously. I found that using any other scene file than the CINE settings showed grain or weird discolorations/artifacts even in the dark areas on sunny days. You will need to spend a lot of time dialing in the camera for your needs, but it's highly customizable and I assure you if you take the time the settings are there, I too was very frustrated at first. They really over-hyped the performance of this camera, but compared to older sensors this size, it is a major improvement.
The fast zoom doesn't stay enabled when you turn off the camera and turn it back on. Seriously? Fix that in a firmware update please.
There is an LCD level and frame size indicator, but no grid lines like in the Sony AX100 for quickly framing rule of thirds, I hope they add this too.
No 1/50 or 1/90 shutter speed, which I found very useful on the Sony AX100.
Grainy above 3dB gain, as well as no negative gain. Negative gain to -3dB would be very helpful when trying to get shots of high depth of field when opening the aperture wide.
Depth of field. Well it's okay but you really need to zoom in to get any decent bokah, that's the other downside to small chip. But at least your wide angle shots will look in focus!
Audio quality through 1/8" jack is BAD and UNUSABLE. I plugged in a RODE Stereo Videomic X directly to the camera and no matter what gain settings I used on the mic with the camera gain at -30dB the grainy noise of the audio was unusable. Same thing happened when used through the XLR inputs on the detachable handle, which I immediately return and renders it useless. I am now recording into a Tascam DR70D with no issues. An extra $200-300 budget for an external audio recorder is a must with this camera. Perhaps I got a bad unit, but don't take the chance. The audio quality of the on board mic is actually very good which is highly unusual, though these are hard to shield against wind and other noises, but I've found some instances where it was worth mixing into some of my tracks since I have a huge custom windshield on my Rode mic that sacrifices some quality and range at the ability to cancel out up to 30 MPH wind gusts.
4K images are very soft compared to Sony. To be honest, the quality seems like 2K or upscaled HD, but it's better than any HD images out of the Sony AX100. I'm getting used to it. It by no means is bad but for such a high bitrate you'd assume the detail would be greater. Perhaps it was engineered a little softer to not reveal just how grainy this camera is in low light. People complain about blurry spots when in wide though I haven't noticed this ruining any shots, it seems if you manually set the iris and close it a little more this reduces or goes away entirely.
Image stabilization. I put this is a con because it's a two-way street. The handheld image stabilization is pretty good even at zoom. I don't have a gimbal, but I suspect that combo would be very robust. As far as on a tripod, it's not that great with or without OIS on. I wouldn't use OIS on a tripod unless getting a static shoot at zoom, but, it seems as though cameras are being designed more for handheld use (WHY?) rather than on a tripod like they should be. I don't know enough about image sensor and stabilization design, but over the years cameras like these on tripods are a lot more prone to vibrations and little bumps and jar the image thus losing a lot of professional quality, which is probably due to how the sensors now "float" in the camera. Perhaps this is a blessing in disguise as maybe I should just ditch the tripod and get a gimbal, but I cannot fathom why a camera at this price point, on an ash wood tripod designed for vibration dampening no less, picks up distortion so easily.
H.265 is a gift an a curse, at least for now. Not really a con of the camera, but keep in mind these files are huge and you will need to budget in plenty of hard drive space for primary and back up storage, especially when most editing software currently cannot smoothly play back H.265 (even with high end computers) and you will need to spend time making proxies into H.264 which I do with the free version of Davinci Resolve. This is something to keep in mind as part of added workflow, but the benefit of the archival quality of H.265 is great. It's just like 2006 all over again when we struggled to play back HD, lol.

Conclusion / TL;DR: In my opinion this is NOT a camera to be used on auto with out of the box settings, I wish camera companies would stop trying to push that. Learn manual folks, or don't film at all. If you never used a camera similar to this and are upgrading from a small home video camcorder, it will take you a LONG time to learn, longer than the 30 day return period, but it's worth it. Two months in and I am still dialing in settings and learning new things and that's after coming from a similar camera like the Sony AX100, it gets better as it goes, trust me. Price point is good, but I never thought I would be buying small chip in 2020. Despite some decent pros of this, I think Panasonic would have satisfied a broader customer base by making this a little brother to the CX-350 and packing a 1" sensor into the design for better low light and DoF performance, and don't say it can't be done because this camera is basically the same size as the Sony AX100. This camera feels like a 2015 design that got delayed until 2020, but the user interface and customization to almost any application is there. Panasonic clearly thought about a wide range of users and engineered the UI of the camera well, but what good is all that if the image quality isn't quite there? Now, it does come down to picking the right tool for the job, so I hope these points I outlined help with that decision. Overall, a solid 3.5 or 4 star camera, though I might grow to like it more. Lost a star for sure for the unusable 1/8" audio jack (see above), so you will need to budget an external audio recorder. The camera as a whole really needs a firmware update though, but as is I would still recommend (save money and buy used if you can!).

Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2020

First off, the camera produces beautiful image quality in both 4K and FHD. The compact size and features makes it perfect for on-the-go setups where you need to grab a camera and shoot with little setup time. I think with the increase in online streaming for especially house of worship this camera will fit into many single camera setups. I bought it for the compact size, the SDI output and the hope that the low light capability will work in the environment I shoot most of the time (inside a building with not so great lighting).
I give the camera 4 stars because it is compact and packed with features. It fit the bill for two of my setup needs but the part that did not work so well is the low light capability part... the low light capability is really bad. If you will use in a place where you cannot control lighting and lighting is not ideal then you may end up with dark images or grainy if you increase gain to compensate.

Otherwise if you are shooting in really bright settings like outdoors or a controlled environment where you can control lighting then this will fit in perfectly. Consider what is important to you and your setup and where you need to compromise before buying. Unfortunately I returned and went with Sony PXW-Z90V. For a few dollars more you get amazing low light capability with all the same features.

Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2020

Absolutely NOTHING IN THE INSTRUCTION booklet about how to stream. Customer service is of zero use. Poor planning. I WAS gonna buy two more ...but will buy another brand instead. Shameful on Panasonic’s part.

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2020

Camera is awesome however if your having problems the customer service is horrible. Have called the past week getting bounced from division to division and no one can help with live streaming. There has to be something wrong with camera because my computer isn’t picking it up even when connected. I will be sending back.

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2021

I love this camcorder. It performs amazingly well despite its small sensor size. The image is digitally optimized and the 4K 60fps is wonderful. Some complain that low light performance isn't great, and that's true, and it does have an IR mode however it really needs an invisible IR light feature to make that super usable.
The camcorder has many pro features and settings so there is a bit of a learning curve. It does everything I want it to do and more.

And the add on handle that is included with the X2000 (it's an add-on with the X1500) is also really nice. It allows me to record 2 different mics and match the levels on the fly and everything-no external mixer required!

Yes, I wish it had a larger sensor but performance-wise, as long as you have plenty of light, no one will be able to tell this from any other pro 4K video camera on the market.

If you thought camcorders were a thing of the past, think again. Highly recommended camcorder!

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3.0 out of 5 stars USE IT AT OWN RISK
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2019

Ok so after reading all the reviews and using it for the last months, I can say that you have to be absolutely sure that you need this, cause there are some risks involved in using this product.It'll be more effective than your normal thermal paste, that's for sure, but the catch is: You have to clean it every 2 or 3 months or the liquid metal will start toasting, making a complete mess in your cooling and processor.After I completely forgot that I had this in my processor, decided to clean it and oh boy, it was awful. Spent more than an hour cleaning everything but it all was toasted metal stucked in both the processor and my water block. Luckily I was able to remove 99% of it on my processor, but my water block wasn't that lucky, I was so scared that I had toasted metal on it (and considering I've had it for some years now) decided to buy a new one.Here's my conclusion:Is it a good product? yeah, it does what it promises.But here's what you have to think: Do you really need it? Do you overclock? Do you want to tear apart your computer every couple of months? If you said No to any of the above, then no, don't buy it.

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Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2018

HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU WATCH MULTIPLE VIDEOS OF PEOPLE USING THIS STUFF ONLINE (YouTube, etc) BEFORE YOU TRY TO USE THIS STUFF. THERE IS A TECHNIQUE TO USING IT PROPERLY. YOU CAN AND WILL FRY YOUR MOST EXPENSIVE COMPUTER PARTS IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING! The "pea method" isn't really adequate with this stuff. You should REALLY use the supplied "special black Q-tip" to spread this stuff in EXTREMELY SMALL QUANTITIES to "VERY LIGHTLY coat" the surfaces you was to transfer heat. You really need to be "perfect" with this stuff to see CPU temps drop by the ~2 to 8 degrees Celsius that are supposedly gained by using it. I apparently need more practice with it, as my idle temps dropped by about 6 degrees on Average, but load temps were about the same. Was NOT used in a de-lidding effort, just as a transfer "paste" from water cooler block to CPU surface.
Final Thoughts: Neat idea. Probably best for de-lidding Intel i-Core series CPUs. Not as good of a result that I was hoping for in just a simple thermal paste replacement. VERY DANGEROUS TO USE. If done CORRECTLY, you can probably get as many as 5 cpu applications with a single gram tube. VERY INSANELY TINY AMOUNT OF THIS IS NEEDED. DO NOT POWER ON YOUR SYSTEM IF ANY DROPLETS HAVE ROLLED ONTO THE MOTHERBOARD. DO NOT BE AFRAID TO USE A MINI VAC TO SUCK UP EXCESS. We had some issues our first "try", but a mini-shop vac with a smaller attachment was good enough to suck up the excess liquid metal droplets and we were able to save the components from shorting out BUT SUPER STRESSFUL! LOTS OF BAD APPLICATIONS EXAMPLE TO BE SEEN ONLINE! WATCH THEM! DO NOT MAKE THE MISTAKES THEY DO! ITS EXTREMELY EASY TO DO! YOU ARE OFFICIALLY WARNED IN EXCESSIVE CAPITAL LETTERS & EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!!!!6!

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2019

Ok so after reading all the reviews and using it for the last months, I can say that you have to be absolutely sure that you need this, cause there are some risks involved in using this product.
It'll be more effective than your normal thermal paste, that's for sure, but the catch is: You have to clean it every 2 or 3 months or the liquid metal will start toasting, making a complete mess in your cooling and processor.

After I completely forgot that I had this in my processor, decided to clean it and oh boy, it was awful. Spent more than an hour cleaning everything but it all was toasted metal stucked in both the processor and my water block. Luckily I was able to remove 99% of it on my processor, but my water block wasn't that lucky, I was so scared that I had toasted metal on it (and considering I've had it for some years now) decided to buy a new one.

Here's my conclusion:
Is it a good product? yeah, it does what it promises.
But here's what you have to think: Do you really need it? Do you overclock? Do you want to tear apart your computer every couple of months? If you said No to any of the above, then no, don't buy it.

3.0 out of 5 stars USE IT AT OWN RISK
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2019

Ok so after reading all the reviews and using it for the last months, I can say that you have to be absolutely sure that you need this, cause there are some risks involved in using this product.
It'll be more effective than your normal thermal paste, that's for sure, but the catch is: You have to clean it every 2 or 3 months or the liquid metal will start toasting, making a complete mess in your cooling and processor.

After I completely forgot that I had this in my processor, decided to clean it and oh boy, it was awful. Spent more than an hour cleaning everything but it all was toasted metal stucked in both the processor and my water block. Luckily I was able to remove 99% of it on my processor, but my water block wasn't that lucky, I was so scared that I had toasted metal on it (and considering I've had it for some years now) decided to buy a new one.

Here's my conclusion:
Is it a good product? yeah, it does what it promises.
But here's what you have to think: Do you really need it? Do you overclock? Do you want to tear apart your computer every couple of months? If you said No to any of the above, then no, don't buy it.

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Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2017

This stuff is great! It dropped 20C off my CPU. Don't squirt it on the die, squirt a small drop onto the included swab and spread it. Watch a Youtube video to see how to apply it. Gamers Nexus has the most in depth information on applying this stuff as well as the delid process.

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2018

Last summer I purchased a gaming laptop with a 1070. Gaming laptops have notorious stock thermal compound.
Being lazy I just ignored the temps and fan. After 30 minutes of PUBG my laptop would be at 80-95c CPU and 75-80c GPU and the fans were always at full blast.

A few days ago I finally replaced the stock thermal compound with this stuff. I used the electrical tape method.

When I first turned my laptop back on I thought for a minute I forgot to plug the fans back in because they were so quiet.

I fired up some games and after 30 minutes I was at 66c CPU and 70c GPU. The best part by far is the lowered fan noise. This laptop is so quiet now.

I wish I had done this months ago. Highly recommend Conductonaut

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2018

TL;DR:
AMD Threadripper 2950x paired with Corsair H115i Platinum RGB water cooler, 'balanced' fan mode speed (~1100 rpm) on radiator. Corsair OEM, pre-applied thermal paste - idle 104F, load 157F. Conductonaut applied - idle 98F, load 149F; both tests 10-15 minutes of Prime95.
MAIN REVIEW:

I have the AMD Threadripper 2950x 16c/32t paired with the Corsair H115i Platinum RGB cooler. The 2 Corsair fans on the radiator are spinning at ~1100rpm each. My typical workload consists of running 2 Windows VMs simultaneously on a Windows 10 host. I initially used the pre-set thermal paste from Corsair pre-applied to the copper-block and idle averaged ~104F. Disassembled, cleaned, and added the Conductonaut and now seeing idle temps average 98F, with temps dipping as low as 89F. Room ambient temperature is 72F.

Threw up some Prime95 testing and prior with the stock thermal paste, I hit 157F after 10 minutes. After 10 minutes with the Conductonaut, maxed out at 149F. Both radiator fans were spinning at 1260rpm, pump at 2420rpm; the fans were set at a 'performance' level of 'Balanced' within the iCUE software. I set the performance-mode for the fans at 'Extreme', they both started spinning at ~2150 rpms. After 5 minute the temp bounced between 141 and 143F. For the last 3 minutes, temp hit and sat at 149F. The CPU of all cores was bouncing between 3650 and 3700 MHz. iCUE reported the water temp at 30.8C. For another 5 minutes I let Prime95 continue running. Temps did not change.

For anyone who has ever messed with Gallium in its liquid form will know what to expect from messing with Conductonaut. Try to pinch Gallium (or Conductonaut) in your hand and it'll just pop out the side...the same thing will happen when you assemble your heatsink base to the CPU block; which there is a reason the instructions say "apply a pin-drop" and [try] to spread it out. Put too much on and it'll spit out the sides! Don't put your heatsink on slowly and it can actually splatter out the sides as well. Take your time and be patient while trying to spread the liquid metal around - it will naturally glob-up and stick to the supplied Q-tip at times. Try your best.

For a little pin-hole application, the results can be quite impressive! For my system, I do not plan to de-lid anything (no point for the CPU since AMD uses Indium solder between dies and heatsink). What I get out of this are some degrees cooler temps running and also longevity, not having to re-apply thermal solutions every few years due to the thermal solution drying up and/or losing its thermal conductivity efficiency over time.

THINGS TO CONSIDER:

Use the supplied Q-tip to spread the liquid metal around the heatsink as it's quite compacted unlike regular Q-tips that give off some fibers.

A teeny-tiny application goes a long way! Also, make use of the additional supplied adapter-tip to suck up any excess application.

Keep the plunger open-end and pointed up until it is over where you will be applying it. The liquid metal can fall out and splatter all over, even a little droplet!

The liquid metal is very reflective and shiny. Try to examine afterwards with a flashlight after the heatsink is applied if any of the application plopped out the sides - I was able to see a shiny reflection just under the heatsink that I sucked up and cleaned (before plugging and turning system on).

Be careful when moving your computer chassis. Any excess that is not spotted and cleaned up could fall and bounce around in your chassis during transportation.

Wear latex/nitrile gloves if you mind your hands staining; if you get some liquid metal on your hands they'll be gray for a little bit.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Extreme thermal conductivity but apply with care

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 21, 2017

Positive: Currently the highest thermal conductivity at 73 W/mK available on the market. Wets well on absolutely clean copper and nickel surfaces.
Negative: Apply with care. It is electrically conductive so don't spill it in the electronics, but most important: It is absolutely NOT compatible with aluminum - so do NOT use it on any aluminum surface as it literally will eat the aluminum. If you want to replace a traditional silicone based thermal paste with Conductonaut then be painstakingly careful with removing the old paste before applying Conductonaut because the silicone based thermal paste may contain aluminum oxide - which Conductonaut is also not suited for. Lots of people claim that it corroded their CPU or GPU heat spreader - truth is that it will form a copper-gallium alloy that can only removed from the copper part by platting or polishing, along with problems if surfaces are not absolutely free of aluminum (oxide).

5.0 out of 5 stars Super cool but be super careful, use sparingly.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 16, 2018

They say a little goes long way, if you want absolutely insane post-deliding temperatures this is the bees knees, if you do not know what deliding is then I would do a lot of research first. After applying 2 very thin layers to the CPU die and IHS, my i5 4690K idle temperatures to just above ambient and non-overclocked load temperatures by 23°C (AIDA64 Stress test) on a Cooler Master 120MM AIO (H55 I think, had it ages) in Push-Pull
A word of caution, push the syringe very very very gently, and not anywhere near any electrically conductive components. It will come out super quick and go everywhere. I used a magnetic parts tray which I cleaned with isopropyl alcohol 99% and then syringed back up what exploded out the end. I was initially like “it can’t be that bad” to “oh fugde! Glad I didn’t try to do that over the CPU and motherboard”. Check out guides from the likes of Linus Tech Tips, and Gamers Nexus on YouTube before deliding and using / doing anything like this. If deliding is your thing I can absolutely recommend this without hesitation. Your millage may vary, and should you choose to do this it is at your own risk.

5.0 out of 5 stars Super cool but be super careful, use sparingly.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 16, 2018

They say a little goes long way, if you want absolutely insane post-deliding temperatures this is the bees knees, if you do not know what deliding is then I would do a lot of research first. After applying 2 very thin layers to the CPU die and IHS, my i5 4690K idle temperatures to just above ambient and non-overclocked load temperatures by 23°C (AIDA64 Stress test) on a Cooler Master 120MM AIO (H55 I think, had it ages) in Push-Pull
A word of caution, push the syringe very very very gently, and not anywhere near any electrically conductive components. It will come out super quick and go everywhere. I used a magnetic parts tray which I cleaned with isopropyl alcohol 99% and then syringed back up what exploded out the end. I was initially like “it can’t be that bad” to “oh fugde! Glad I didn’t try to do that over the CPU and motherboard”. Check out guides from the likes of Linus Tech Tips, and Gamers Nexus on YouTube before deliding and using / doing anything like this. If deliding is your thing I can absolutely recommend this without hesitation. Your millage may vary, and should you choose to do this it is at your own risk.

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4.0 out of 5 stars USEN BAJO SU PROPIO RIESGO

Reviewed in Mexico on February 14, 2020

El producto funciona perfecto mínimo reduce la temperatura en 10°C
Pero la mas minima particula de este compuesto puede dañar su equipo y eso fue lo que me sucedio a mi, de un momento a otro mi laptop dejo de encender y eso que puse cinta aislante al rededor de los componentes para evitar un corto. Obviamente alguna partícula cayo en donde no debía y termine matando mi laptop de 40 mil pesos.

Como producto si lo puedo recomendar por que hace bien su trabajo, pero no puedo recomendar que se arriesguen a dañar su equipo por usarlo.

Nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena así que USEN BAJO SU PROPIO RIESGO.

5.0 out of 5 stars 1A bei vorsichtiger Anwendung

Reviewed in Germany on May 15, 2018

Kurz vorab.
Alle die hier schreiben die Conductonaut würde aus der Spritze schießen und dann sei die Reinigung ein riesen Problem machen gehörig was falsch. Denn dumm ist wer dummes tut. Das Metall kann auch nach Reinigung irgendwo hin gekrochen sein und einfach alles Zerstören. Wenn man sich dessen nicht bewusst ist sollte man die Finger davon lassen.
Wer Flüssigmetall verwendet muss in meinen Augen clever damit umgehen.
Das heißt!?
Niemals!!! Das Liquid niemals direkt mit der Sprite auf CPU oder GPU Die auftragen. Man sollte es zunächst auf eine verzichtbare Unterlage tropfen. Den Tropfen dann mit Wattepad aufnehmen und dann erst auf den Die oder vielleicht auch den Shuntresistor auftragen.

Wer so vorgeht erfreut sich 15-20°C weniger Temperatur in einem Geköpften i7 8700K ca 15° weniger in einem i7 4770 non K und eventuell einer Powermod der GPU.

4.0 out of 5 stars Produkt super, Informationspolitik nicht.

Reviewed in Germany on September 24, 2018

Ich habe mir die Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut gekauft, um die Kühlung meines Laptop (Thinkpad E580 mit Core i5 8250U ohne dedizierten Grafikprozessor) zu verbessern. Direkt nachdem ich den Laptop gekauft hatte, habe ich noch vor der ersten Inbetriebnahme die Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut aufgetragen. Mit dieser hatte ich jedoch immer wieder Temperatursprünge um bis zu 20°C, der Prozessor wurde selbst bei mittelmäßiger Auslastung bis zu 80°C heiß und taktete herunter.
Das Ergebnis in aller Kürze: Beim Start haucht der Lüfter nur noch, im Leerlauf habe ich 5-7°C weniger und im CPU-Z-Stresstest erreicht der Prozessor mit 100% Auslastung bei 2,5GHz auf allen Kernen kurzzeitig bis zu 76°C, meistens liegt die Kerntemperatur bei ca. 65°C. Die Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut hat also das Temperaturverhalten meines Laptops verbessern können. Dies ist eine unmittelbare Beobachtung, Langzeitergebnisse können abweichen.

Warum ich trotzdem nicht die volle Punktzahl vergebe: Thermal Grizzly informiert viel zu wenig darüber, wie die Conductonaut korrekt anzuwenden ist und welche Langzeitfolgen zu erwarten sind:
- Wie viel Material soll man auftragen? Die empfohlene stecknadelkopfgroße Menge gilt vielleicht für eine Desktop-CPU, nicht aber für eine Laptop-CPU. Trägt man zu viel auf, kann das Flüssigmetall herausfließen und umliegende Bauteile kurzschließen.
- Welche Langzeitfolgen sind auf Kupfer zu erwarten? Es gibt genügend Berichte darüber, dass Flüssigmetallpasten "austrocknen" (ja, falscher Begriff) und auch Kupfer korrodieren. Worauf muss ich mich einstellen, wenn ich die Conductonaut verwende? Was ist mit Kühlkörpern, die nur eine dünne Bodenplatte aus Kupfer haben und im Übrigen aus Aluminium bestehen?
- Das leidige Thema Elektrische Leitfähigkeit. Der Hersteller schreibt weder auf der Verpackung noch in der Gebrauchsanleitung, dass die Conductonaut elektrisch leitfähig ist (dies geht nur konkludent aus der Bezeichnung "Flüssigmetall" hervor), und insbesondere fehlt der Warnhinweis, dass bei unsachgemäßer Anwendung (bspw. zu viel Paste aufgetragen) durch einen Kurzschluss potentiell das gesamte Gerät zerstört werden kann.

So musste ich mir die fehlenden Informationen mühsam aus Forendiskussionen und YouTube-Videos zusammensuchen. Erst dort fand ich den sehr wichtigen Hinweis, dass man bei Laptop-CPUs den kompletten Bereich um den/die/das Die (sämtliche Bauteile, Kontakte und Leiterbahnen) mit Isolierband oder Nagellack abisolieren sollte, um einen Kurzschluss zu verhindern, sollte die Paste unter dem Kühler herauslaufen. Dies tat ich, doch siehe da, bei der ersten Inbetriebnahme schaltete sich mein Laptop nach wenigen Minuten urplötzlich ab. Ich öffnete ihn und sah, dass tatsächlich etwas Flüssigmetall unter dem Kühler herausgelaufen war, zum Glück nur auf das Isolierband. Ich tauschte das Isolierband komplett aus, schrubbte penibel überall dort drüber, wo ich kleinste Metallrückstände erwartete, baute alles wieder zusammen und schaltete das Gerät erneut ein - Bisher funktioniert es, als wäre nichts gewesen. Glück gehabt!

Fazit: Die Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut hält, was zahllose Tests versprechen. Für Laien ist sie ungeeignet, weil sie schwer anzuwenden ist. Meiner Meinung nach sollte man sie nur dann verwenden, wenn man
1. Zwingend die Kühlung seines Systems verbessern muss,
2. Dies nur tun kann, indem man eine metallische Wärmeleitpaste verwendet,
3. Die nötige Bastlererfahrung besitzt,
4. Sehr geduldig ist und
5. Sich vorher gründlich informiert hat, wie die Paste aufzutragen ist.
In allen anderen Fällen rate ich zu einer nicht-metallischen Paste.

Aktualisierung zu den Langzeiteigenschaften nach 19 Monaten:
Ich habe den Kühler abgebaut (Kupferboden, nicht vernickelt) und beobachtet, dass Paste zum Teil ausgetrocknet ist, auch der Kühlerboden war an den Kontaktstellen leicht korrodiert. Ich habe mit einem Küchentuch und etwas Propanol über den Kühlerboden und den Prozessor drübergewischt, eine neue Schicht Flüssigmetall aufgetragen und alles wieder zusammengebaut. Im Vergleich zu vorher sind die Temperaturen im Idle um bis zu 10°C niedriger. Während der Lüfter zuvor im Idle immer wieder aufheulte, ist nun durchgehend Stille. Mein Fazit an alle Besorgten: Ja, Austrocknen ist ein Problem, jedoch nicht so schlimm, wie dies in den YouTube-Videos über ein bekanntes Konkurrenzprodukt dargestellt wird. Ja, die Kühlleistung nimmt durch das Austrocknen im Laufe der Zeit ab. In meinem Fall war sie dann ca. wieder so gut/schlecht wie mit der Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut. In diesem Fall muss man nur eine neue Schicht auftragen und die Leistung ist wieder wie am ersten Tag. Oder man gibt sich damit zufrieden, dass die Wärmeübertragung eben nur noch oberes Mittelfeld ist.

Und bitte: Egal, was euch in den Foren und YouTube-Videos erzählt wird: Nein, schleift auf keinen Fall mit Schleifpapier über den Kühlerboden, um die Rückstände zu entfernen! Die Legierung, die durch Korrosion entsteht, leitet immer noch deutlich besser Wärme als die Paste selbst (wenngleich schlechter als Kupfer). Sofern ihr nicht genau wisst, wie ihr den Kühlerboden 100%ig gleichmäßig abschleifen könnt, wird der Boden dadurch uneben und liegt nicht mehr richtig auf. Ergebnis: Schlechtere Kühlleistung bzw. ein kaputter Kühler. Wahre Geschichte, ist mir vor 12 Jahren mit einem Wasserkühler passiert...

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1.0 out of 5 stars RIPOFF ALERT. This is the old version with new model stickers.
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2019

NOTE: This applies only to Amazon Warehouse purchases. Everything looked good until I went to attach the back wire cover, it would not fit; first red flag. Then I went to set the windows resolution and it maxed out at 3840x1080 instead of 5120x1440. Then I checked the menu information and it confirmed this model is the older version and not the more expensive one that I paid for. I should have known better, amazon warehouse has ripped me off in the past. Only has one star because it made me pick one star to post.

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Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2019

NOTE: This applies only to Amazon Warehouse purchases. Everything looked good until I went to attach the back wire cover, it would not fit; first red flag. Then I went to set the windows resolution and it maxed out at 3840x1080 instead of 5120x1440. Then I checked the menu information and it confirmed this model is the older version and not the more expensive one that I paid for. I should have known better, amazon warehouse has ripped me off in the past. Only has one star because it made me pick one star to post.

1.0 out of 5 stars RIPOFF ALERT. This is the old version with new model stickers.
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2019

NOTE: This applies only to Amazon Warehouse purchases. Everything looked good until I went to attach the back wire cover, it would not fit; first red flag. Then I went to set the windows resolution and it maxed out at 3840x1080 instead of 5120x1440. Then I checked the menu information and it confirmed this model is the older version and not the more expensive one that I paid for. I should have known better, amazon warehouse has ripped me off in the past. Only has one star because it made me pick one star to post.

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Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2020

Just got this beast of a monitor and did a full round of tests, No flicker, no light bleed, no glowing corners. Its absolutely flawless and what its expected to be without all of the previous issues! Hope everyone else has the same experience! 240hz on this super ultra wide is super ultra awesome! Will update the minute something is funky!
2 Week Update:
Starting to hear ticks in the panel. One of two things come to mind, Heat is causing parts in the monitor to expand and just rub against another part or glue is becoming undone. So far still flawless visually. More updates as the ticking progresses.

1 Month update:
Ticks n noises stopped n everything is still as great as great as day 1

1 Year Update (and last unless it breaks):
What can I say... Its still as beautiful as ever and no separation of the panel. This amazing piece of tech has seen over 12 hours a day of use (telework/gaming/mediaconsumption) and is still performing as promised!

5.0 out of 5 stars Flawless! Purchased 9/15/2020
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2020

Just got this beast of a monitor and did a full round of tests, No flicker, no light bleed, no glowing corners. Its absolutely flawless and what its expected to be without all of the previous issues! Hope everyone else has the same experience! 240hz on this super ultra wide is super ultra awesome! Will update the minute something is funky!
2 Week Update:
Starting to hear ticks in the panel. One of two things come to mind, Heat is causing parts in the monitor to expand and just rub against another part or glue is becoming undone. So far still flawless visually. More updates as the ticking progresses.

1 Month update:
Ticks n noises stopped n everything is still as great as great as day 1

1 Year Update (and last unless it breaks):
What can I say... Its still as beautiful as ever and no separation of the panel. This amazing piece of tech has seen over 12 hours a day of use (telework/gaming/mediaconsumption) and is still performing as promised!

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Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2020

This monitor truly lives up to its hype. After much research and some short on hand experience with the ultra wide monitors, I have finally decided on the colossal Odyssey G9. In this long review, I will also give you guys what table mount I used which is also available on amazon, and what dp cable I used as well. I am currently running this monitor on a Asus GX701 / 2080 MaxQ.
The production dates are of importance to this specific statistic. The pre-july models SHOULD come with a blue round sticker indicating QC was rechecked and the bottom portion of the box may have new tape over it. 8th and 9th digit of your serial number is used to determine the manufacturing dates in case anyone is interested. "N" Stands for 2020 and the number after "5,6,7" corresponds with the production Month which I am sure there will be more in production as the year continues.

The importance of these dates is purely statistical and the primary concern for issues would be the backlight bleeding and glitching issues with Freesync on. By no means this applies to everyone who received their monitors in proper working condition but to those affected out of the pool of collected results. Normally I shy away from these but investing north of 1k has my research instincts firing on all cylinders. With that said, I would like to put it in perspective to the enthusiasts who want it laid out in easier terms.

May production dates were a coin toss of near 50/50 as notified by the packaging serial number N5
June production models were the most affected according to the pool of collected serial numbers and reviewers.(N6)
July productions were the very least affected and research shows samsung revised their QC guidelines. (N7)

So your chance of having a fully functioning / no bezel separation model for the July production dates are high and as long as the carrier delivering your package does their diligence, you will most likely be in the clear.
Again the issues mentioned above are purely statistical and based on a group of reddit members. Keep in mind, negative reviews happen more quickly than those who have positive experiences with the product. I am positive that there are many positive experiences not publicized and as I am writing this, the 52 reviews on amazon is not the whole population of G9 users.
My biggest issue was table size and after researching the specs, realized I will have little to no room for my keyboard and mouse pad. I decided to have a desk mounted solution which amazon carries and it has worked out perfect for me and my other ultra wide monitor without a hitch. I will be writing a review on that as well. Link for the mount here: https://www.amazon.com/WALI-Monitor-Adjustable-Capacity-GSM001XL/dp/B07NLMLLT6/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=heavy+duty+monitor+mount&qid=1601493145&sr=8-5

Now for the monitor experience itself! (Finally)
Holy SH! batman! The ever so small dream of being in the future like some sci fi movies you probably won't be able to enjoy on this monitor due to it's 32:9 aspect ratio.... well the dream is now finally a reality and it's great! Not to say this is my first experience on an ultrawide but with the 1000r curvature, this truly is more eye pleasing and has me on the hook. Some say the angle is too aggressive but I believe the general consensus would say, you will adapt my overly critical friend. Shopping on amazon and searching for Odyssey G9 issues was never so much easier on this monitor. The initial settings Samsung has it pre-set to did cause some ghosting but with a quick search on google, the issue was solved and understood. (adjust your response time to "standard" and ghosting will be gone). I have tested functionality with free sync on looking for glitches or screen tearing which I have not been able to replicate. I may have to do further testing and more adjustments in graphical settings in an attempt to replicate some of the issues however I am starting to believe this could be due to cable choices of majority users (factory Samsung provided cables). I am by no means a cable engineer but I have done plenty of research which shows a quick cable change to a more superior put these issues to rest. HDR mode functions without a glitch, 240hz settings with freesync (in monitor options) work fine again without tearing or flickering, however I do not believe my GX701 or the 2080's current software is capable of recognizing this monitor as a gsync monitor so further testing and updates will be provided as I dig deeper into this option filled monitor.

Now the main reason why I opted for this monitor was 2 things. The curve, and future proof. This monitor is full of features where the future is headed. Upgrading the monitor would most likely be the least of my worries for any of my other future hardware changes. I mainly use my computer for productivity and I do enjoy good quality gaming such as COD / Destiny 2 which is not as demanding as some of the other games out on the market. This monitor is more or less perfect for my application and truly sets a new standard to my home office / man cave vibe.

I do currently have a small hiccup but I do believe the upcoming firmware updates will take care of these issues.
-Turning off the computer does not turn off the monitor. (every single monitor I have had in the past never had this issue and they were all samsung monitors on this specific laptop).
****fixed**** samsung's website has a software (not firmware) for this monitor. Installed it and everything went back to normal correcting this issue.
-Gsync functionality with my current graphics card 2080 max q (laptop) does not give me the gsync functionality. (software update waiting from nvidia, and yes my laptop has a built in gsync monitor)

In terms of Cable, I am currently using: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087QJ4WHR?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share 10ft cable as my laptop sits to my left and the monitor stand base to my right. The excess is just enough (wish it was 1ft longer) for proper cable management.

Conclusion:I personally have no issues with Samsung's Odyssey G9. I have returned 1 prior to this as I purchased it from best buy and video caught the fedex driver dropping my package and the production date was N5 meaning May of this year with a blue QC sticker. I didn't even bother opening and brought it straight back in for the return. The one I am currently reviewing is a N7 (July Production date model) and with much confidence I opened this package with a smile and am very pleased with this monitor hence my 5 star review.

**UPDATE**

It has been well over a month with no additional software downloads or changes to my hardware. Everything works perfectly fine. I haven't heard any crackling noise and there is no light bleed.

Added some photos to help and entertain you folks of my set up!

5.0 out of 5 stars Works PERFECT. It's... AMAZING, My research / buying experience
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2020

This monitor truly lives up to its hype. After much research and some short on hand experience with the ultra wide monitors, I have finally decided on the colossal Odyssey G9. In this long review, I will also give you guys what table mount I used which is also available on amazon, and what dp cable I used as well. I am currently running this monitor on a Asus GX701 / 2080 MaxQ.
The production dates are of importance to this specific statistic. The pre-july models SHOULD come with a blue round sticker indicating QC was rechecked and the bottom portion of the box may have new tape over it. 8th and 9th digit of your serial number is used to determine the manufacturing dates in case anyone is interested. "N" Stands for 2020 and the number after "5,6,7" corresponds with the production Month which I am sure there will be more in production as the year continues.

The importance of these dates is purely statistical and the primary concern for issues would be the backlight bleeding and glitching issues with Freesync on. By no means this applies to everyone who received their monitors in proper working condition but to those affected out of the pool of collected results. Normally I shy away from these but investing north of 1k has my research instincts firing on all cylinders. With that said, I would like to put it in perspective to the enthusiasts who want it laid out in easier terms.

May production dates were a coin toss of near 50/50 as notified by the packaging serial number N5
June production models were the most affected according to the pool of collected serial numbers and reviewers.(N6)
July productions were the very least affected and research shows samsung revised their QC guidelines. (N7)

So your chance of having a fully functioning / no bezel separation model for the July production dates are high and as long as the carrier delivering your package does their diligence, you will most likely be in the clear.
Again the issues mentioned above are purely statistical and based on a group of reddit members. Keep in mind, negative reviews happen more quickly than those who have positive experiences with the product. I am positive that there are many positive experiences not publicized and as I am writing this, the 52 reviews on amazon is not the whole population of G9 users.
My biggest issue was table size and after researching the specs, realized I will have little to no room for my keyboard and mouse pad. I decided to have a desk mounted solution which amazon carries and it has worked out perfect for me and my other ultra wide monitor without a hitch. I will be writing a review on that as well. Link for the mount here: https://www.amazon.com/WALI-Monitor-Adjustable-Capacity-GSM001XL/dp/B07NLMLLT6/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=heavy+duty+monitor+mount&qid=1601493145&sr=8-5

Now for the monitor experience itself! (Finally)
Holy SH! batman! The ever so small dream of being in the future like some sci fi movies you probably won't be able to enjoy on this monitor due to it's 32:9 aspect ratio.... well the dream is now finally a reality and it's great! Not to say this is my first experience on an ultrawide but with the 1000r curvature, this truly is more eye pleasing and has me on the hook. Some say the angle is too aggressive but I believe the general consensus would say, you will adapt my overly critical friend. Shopping on amazon and searching for Odyssey G9 issues was never so much easier on this monitor. The initial settings Samsung has it pre-set to did cause some ghosting but with a quick search on google, the issue was solved and understood. (adjust your response time to "standard" and ghosting will be gone). I have tested functionality with free sync on looking for glitches or screen tearing which I have not been able to replicate. I may have to do further testing and more adjustments in graphical settings in an attempt to replicate some of the issues however I am starting to believe this could be due to cable choices of majority users (factory Samsung provided cables). I am by no means a cable engineer but I have done plenty of research which shows a quick cable change to a more superior put these issues to rest. HDR mode functions without a glitch, 240hz settings with freesync (in monitor options) work fine again without tearing or flickering, however I do not believe my GX701 or the 2080's current software is capable of recognizing this monitor as a gsync monitor so further testing and updates will be provided as I dig deeper into this option filled monitor.

Now the main reason why I opted for this monitor was 2 things. The curve, and future proof. This monitor is full of features where the future is headed. Upgrading the monitor would most likely be the least of my worries for any of my other future hardware changes. I mainly use my computer for productivity and I do enjoy good quality gaming such as COD / Destiny 2 which is not as demanding as some of the other games out on the market. This monitor is more or less perfect for my application and truly sets a new standard to my home office / man cave vibe.

I do currently have a small hiccup but I do believe the upcoming firmware updates will take care of these issues.
-Turning off the computer does not turn off the monitor. (every single monitor I have had in the past never had this issue and they were all samsung monitors on this specific laptop).
****fixed**** samsung's website has a software (not firmware) for this monitor. Installed it and everything went back to normal correcting this issue.
-Gsync functionality with my current graphics card 2080 max q (laptop) does not give me the gsync functionality. (software update waiting from nvidia, and yes my laptop has a built in gsync monitor)

In terms of Cable, I am currently using: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087QJ4WHR?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share 10ft cable as my laptop sits to my left and the monitor stand base to my right. The excess is just enough (wish it was 1ft longer) for proper cable management.

Conclusion:I personally have no issues with Samsung's Odyssey G9. I have returned 1 prior to this as I purchased it from best buy and video caught the fedex driver dropping my package and the production date was N5 meaning May of this year with a blue QC sticker. I didn't even bother opening and brought it straight back in for the return. The one I am currently reviewing is a N7 (July Production date model) and with much confidence I opened this package with a smile and am very pleased with this monitor hence my 5 star review.

**UPDATE**

It has been well over a month with no additional software downloads or changes to my hardware. Everything works perfectly fine. I haven't heard any crackling noise and there is no light bleed.

Added some photos to help and entertain you folks of my set up!

Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2019

This monitor was great initially. The picture quality was great and the superwide aspect ratio provided a very immersive experience. A few weeks after it was delivered, a vertical purple line appeared on the panel. I reached out to Samsung support to get it swapped out with a new panel. Samsung support had issues even identifying this panel, I assume due to how new it was. After a few calls and submitting tickets to the website, a delivery company called to advise they had a replacement panel for me. Upon delivery, I noticed that the panel that was delivered was the old superwide at 1080p resolution. I luckily caught the truck before he drove off with my 1440p panel and swapped back out with him. I no longer wish to receive a replacement as I've written this off as a bad purchase and a company I no longer wish to support. I've been on the phone and email since the beginning of August and it is now mid-October and I still have not been able to get this monitor returned. The past few times they've told me that they have "escalated" the issue, but nothing has come of it and I still have not received a call about someone picking up my monitor in order for me to receive my money back. To be without $1,600 and a broken monitor sitting in my house waiting to be returned for months now is ridiculous. Steer clear of this monitor and likely this company if possible.

Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2019

It's a great monitor with amazing colors, brightness, and resolution but the first two I've received have had a shocking amount of dead pixels for $1500. I'm currently waiting on the third but such a awful level of quality for something so expensive is appalling.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Buyer beware

Reviewed in Canada on August 17, 2019

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Buyer beware These look gorgeous I purchased two of them to run off of my fully loaded 18core $15000 iMac Pro, I have had nothing but issues with them, one of them continually drops connection and won’t except an input without being power cycled, The other one as you can see in the video has something else going on that I just can’t seem to figure out. either way like many reviews have pointed out these don’t feel fully baked. I’ll be returning mine and hoping Samsung does something to rectify this in any iterative update to them

3.0 out of 5 stars Perfect. Almost.

Reviewed in Canada on September 10, 2020

I've owned the following ultrawides:
LG 34gk950f
MSI Optix MPG341CQR
ASUS ROG SWIFT PG348Q
This is by far my favorite.

Pros:
- A lot of real estate to work and play on.
- A lot of people have complained about the HDR, but honestly it blew my mind compared to my HDR400 display, so I am satisfied.
- Fast Refresh Rate
- Amazing Colors
- The Curve.

Cons:
- Dimming Zones are 100% useless, I turned them off right away, it literally splits the screen in ten vertical slices, as you move your mouse across. A whole tenth of the screen become brighter then the rest.
- The back cover is difficult to get off. I ended up leaving a USB extension cable to the service USB port so that I don't have to remove the cover every firmware update.

I have not noticed any flickering with my unit.

EDIT:

1) My monitor is now clicking when it's first turned on and turned off. For over an hour I keep getting clicking noises from the bottom corners of the screen. -1 Star

2) The area of the screen right above the power button. The bezzel seems to be pulled away a bit from the screen, which causes that area of around 3 cm squared to be visibly brighter then the rest of the screen, even in light scenes. If I massage the bezzel a bit when I first start up the computer it goes away.. But that's ridiculous. I have to massage it every morning it seems. -2 Stars.

l think the extreme curve is the root cause of these issues, Samsung probably need to instead use a metal fram or something with 0 flex.

Edit 2: The brighter part over the power button seems to be also goes awat after the monitor has been off for 5 min. Also HDR is buggy, sometimes it works other times it does not, seems like a windows thing though.

Honestly seems like samsung is at the forefront of the future gaming monitor. I guess going with such an extreme curve was a risk. But they should have done a bit better with the QC, my final verdict after using it for 5 days is 3 starts, -2 ( for the clicking issues, and weird bezzel pulling away from the display issue)

Still love it and will be keeping it, and would probably buy again.

3.0 out of 5 stars Perfect. Almost.
Reviewed in Canada on September 10, 2020

I've owned the following ultrawides:
LG 34gk950f
MSI Optix MPG341CQR
ASUS ROG SWIFT PG348Q
This is by far my favorite.

Pros:
- A lot of real estate to work and play on.
- A lot of people have complained about the HDR, but honestly it blew my mind compared to my HDR400 display, so I am satisfied.
- Fast Refresh Rate
- Amazing Colors
- The Curve.

Cons:
- Dimming Zones are 100% useless, I turned them off right away, it literally splits the screen in ten vertical slices, as you move your mouse across. A whole tenth of the screen become brighter then the rest.
- The back cover is difficult to get off. I ended up leaving a USB extension cable to the service USB port so that I don't have to remove the cover every firmware update.

I have not noticed any flickering with my unit.

EDIT:

1) My monitor is now clicking when it's first turned on and turned off. For over an hour I keep getting clicking noises from the bottom corners of the screen. -1 Star

2) The area of the screen right above the power button. The bezzel seems to be pulled away a bit from the screen, which causes that area of around 3 cm squared to be visibly brighter then the rest of the screen, even in light scenes. If I massage the bezzel a bit when I first start up the computer it goes away.. But that's ridiculous. I have to massage it every morning it seems. -2 Stars.

l think the extreme curve is the root cause of these issues, Samsung probably need to instead use a metal fram or something with 0 flex.

Edit 2: The brighter part over the power button seems to be also goes awat after the monitor has been off for 5 min. Also HDR is buggy, sometimes it works other times it does not, seems like a windows thing though.

Honestly seems like samsung is at the forefront of the future gaming monitor. I guess going with such an extreme curve was a risk. But they should have done a bit better with the QC, my final verdict after using it for 5 days is 3 starts, -2 ( for the clicking issues, and weird bezzel pulling away from the display issue)

Still love it and will be keeping it, and would probably buy again.

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4.0 out of 5 stars 1 dead pixel in a sea of perfection

Reviewed in Canada on September 26, 2020

Almost perfect! One dead pixel and ever so slight light bleed from 2 corners. Other than that fantastic. Likely will speak with customer service about pixel.. hard to ship it back for 1 pixel bit also hard to accept anything less than perfect at this price..Weirdly some flicker sometimes in Windows but never in game? Only recent issue and Likely a Nvidia driver as flicker wasn't present prior to latest update.(confirmed, rolled driver back) no flicker. My panel was manufactured in July 2020 so after the initial issues. No panel seperation and the curve and colors are amazing!! Would buy again!

4.0 out of 5 stars 1 dead pixel in a sea of perfection
Reviewed in Canada on September 26, 2020

Almost perfect! One dead pixel and ever so slight light bleed from 2 corners. Other than that fantastic. Likely will speak with customer service about pixel.. hard to ship it back for 1 pixel bit also hard to accept anything less than perfect at this price..Weirdly some flicker sometimes in Windows but never in game? Only recent issue and Likely a Nvidia driver as flicker wasn't present prior to latest update.(confirmed, rolled driver back) no flicker. My panel was manufactured in July 2020 so after the initial issues. No panel seperation and the curve and colors are amazing!! Would buy again!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Well, that was a huge let down from Samsung

Reviewed in Canada on July 8, 2019

I was hesitating between Dell's U4919DW QHD IPS display and Samsung's CHG90 FHD VA.
Samsung's VA and FHD made me tip towards Dell. Also, I've always had Dell Ultrasharp monitors and never was disappointed.
But then Samsung released the CRG90 with QHD resolution, the same 1800R curve (vs Dell's 3800R) and high refresh rate. Totally won me over and bought it right away.

Box came in with no damage and obviously never opened before. So I was happy with that.
Assembly was quick and easy. Never actually touched the display until it was on my desk.

Then I noticed huge hand prints all over the left and right edges of screen. There were not bare oily hand prints, more dusty glove prints from whoever packaged it. A quick dust off with microfiber cleaned them right up.

Struggled a lot with the provided cables. Power is only 5 feet. Considering the routing in the back panel and through the mount's arm, nearly 2 feet are already gone. So you better have an outlet nearby.

DP, HDMI and USB cables are 6 feet each. Pretty standard but again, this monitor is huge; 4 feet across so again with the routing through the back panel and arm, there' no a whole lot of room to do good cable management.

But, with a bit of patience and reorganizing the desk, all worked out fine.

Then I plugged it in the PC using the provided DP cable, wow was I amazed at the.... CRAZY BRIGHT, PERMANENT LIGHT STREAK IN THE BOTTOM CENTER OF THE MONITOR!!

So I'm returning the unit for a refund. Still wondering if I'll replace it or buy a Dell U4919DW instead

UPDATE:
Amazon has make it super easy to exchange the unit. Got the new one and it's perfect.
Of course there's a lot of backlight bleeding, and the colors are no where near what an IPS can deliver. But I knew that when I decided to go VA. Oh and gaming on this is insane!

So, adjusted for 4 stars. The fifth star would have been for longer cables. At that price, I would've expected as much.

4.0 out of 5 stars Well, that was a huge let down from Samsung
Reviewed in Canada on July 8, 2019

I was hesitating between Dell's U4919DW QHD IPS display and Samsung's CHG90 FHD VA.
Samsung's VA and FHD made me tip towards Dell. Also, I've always had Dell Ultrasharp monitors and never was disappointed.
But then Samsung released the CRG90 with QHD resolution, the same 1800R curve (vs Dell's 3800R) and high refresh rate. Totally won me over and bought it right away.

Box came in with no damage and obviously never opened before. So I was happy with that.
Assembly was quick and easy. Never actually touched the display until it was on my desk.

Then I noticed huge hand prints all over the left and right edges of screen. There were not bare oily hand prints, more dusty glove prints from whoever packaged it. A quick dust off with microfiber cleaned them right up.

Struggled a lot with the provided cables. Power is only 5 feet. Considering the routing in the back panel and through the mount's arm, nearly 2 feet are already gone. So you better have an outlet nearby.

DP, HDMI and USB cables are 6 feet each. Pretty standard but again, this monitor is huge; 4 feet across so again with the routing through the back panel and arm, there' no a whole lot of room to do good cable management.

But, with a bit of patience and reorganizing the desk, all worked out fine.

Then I plugged it in the PC using the provided DP cable, wow was I amazed at the.... CRAZY BRIGHT, PERMANENT LIGHT STREAK IN THE BOTTOM CENTER OF THE MONITOR!!

So I'm returning the unit for a refund. Still wondering if I'll replace it or buy a Dell U4919DW instead

UPDATE:
Amazon has make it super easy to exchange the unit. Got the new one and it's perfect.
Of course there's a lot of backlight bleeding, and the colors are no where near what an IPS can deliver. But I knew that when I decided to go VA. Oh and gaming on this is insane!

So, adjusted for 4 stars. The fifth star would have been for longer cables. At that price, I would've expected as much.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing monitor no regrets

Reviewed in Canada on October 29, 2020

This is a beautiful monitor all I had to do is turn off local dimming and I have had zero issues. Nothing wrong with the build quality, no dead pixels. No flickering.
I ordered mine when it was on sale for $1750 in early October.

FYI you need a 3000 series gpu to be able to select all the options or it won't let you. Even 2080 ti won't let you.

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