Ok ok so you are going in-depth with your dream builds here! Really like the tutorial content on "how to" build a PC from scratch! We need more of this on YT!. Thanks for sharing Mr.
I am still waiting for a graphics card but the Dark Hero and my 5950x are also sitting around at home. I can recommend the Lian Li O11 D Mini or XL. Great case in my opinion
Thank you for the comment! I'm still learning all the camera tricks, angles, lighting, etc. I wanted to get into film to learn all the ins and outs but where I am the film industry is kinda blah so I figured RUclips would be a fun way for me to explore film. Now that I have a solid 4K camera designed for film it's opened a lot of possibilities vs shooting video on my old Canon Rebel like this video was shot on :)
Good video overall, but I’d work on some better lighting. It’s extremely difficult to distinguish the black on black on this mobo. When you screw/unscrew you can barely tell where you’re aiming. When you zoomed in, it was much better!
Great feedback! Thank you! After my surgery I am hoping to get some new lighting and a better camera as well! Should keep making the videos better and better!
If you have a heatsink on the NvMe M.2 SSD that you are going to use on the bottom part of this motherboard, do you have any problems installing it? Do you have to remove or add anything onto the motherboard in order to fit it? Only reason I am asking is that I have a 2tb WD 850 Black with heatsink on it, and I want to use that on the motherboard.
The motherboard itself doesn't come with a backplate. The motherboard water-cooling mono-block from EK definitely comes with a backplate, if you didn't get one in the box contact EK. The backplate is just a simple metal backplate with a blue gasket to go in between the backplate and the motherboard. Any heatsinks that need a backplate should come with their own.
are you using 3600 or 3200 RAM? i was using the 64GB 3600 rgb pro c18 from corsair but i was getting random crash to deskstop on my games and the tech suport from MSI told me it was a RAM issue so i replaced the 16x4 for 8x4 3200 non RGB and is working great. i was thinking to get a set of 16x4 RBG platinum but they are a bit pricy on amazon at the moment.
Thanks for the comment! I am using 3600 MHz RAM in all my AMD 5000 builds. RAM is a fickle beast and depending on things like the length of the traces between the CPU and the RAM slots mileage may vary. It is always best to choose a RAM kit either on the QVL list for your motherboard or to ensure the RAM manufacturer has stability tested it on your board.
if I am buying a m.2 with heat sink then I wouldn't be able to use the cover/heat sink of the mother board ? would you recommend getting factory heat sink Samsung m.2 or not ?
@@glkoop The motherboard heatsink is more than sufficient to cool the drive, it looks better, and the heatsinks they come with offer no benefit if you already have one with your motherboard.
It is a great screwdriver, makes short work of screws that don't need to be torqued in much. Definitely would recommend. www.amazon.ca/POWERGIANT-Electric-Screwdriver-Cordless-Precision/dp/B07R7TNR66
Just a wee bit, nothing to worry about. I think the thermal pads provided are just a hair too thick. It won't cause any harm to the drive. I've found that a lot of motherboards with their own M.2 heatsink do this.
@@UnhingedSystems okay good to know. I have a new build that I’m currently working on and I put two new m.2 Samsung 980pro pcie 4.0 in and I noticed the one was a bit bowed and I’m already starting to worry!!!! From what I’ve seen online it looks like this is a common issue. Thanks so much for the response and giving me the piece of mind!
Probably if you wanted to, though other than to build a mega-rendering machine I'm not sure why you would (also 2000W PSU haha). Gotta say, I miss my 790i Ultra chipset with 3-way SLI.
@@UnhingedSystems thanks for replying quickly I have 2 cards on my personal dark hero but was wondering if I could use the 3rd slot also for a another new card just for the fun of it I have a 3090,3060 and might wanna get another 3090 to sli them for fun even though I know sli is mostly dead just looks cool to me 😂
Great question! You absolutely can. The PCIe slots will run at x8 instead of x16 (PCIe 3 speeds instead of 4) but with current generation GPUs that doesn't really make a difference. What do you want to use multiple GPUs for?
I have this mobo as well trying to decide ram & case next for my dark hero w 5950x what would you recommend for 128GB maX? I use heavy animation softwares maya, adobe, motionbuilder etc.. VFX work I might go 64 GB but really just want to max out for my new build. My mobo was an open box missing wifi and mobo m.2 screws and the freaking cover I mainly need the cover I hope asus will send the mob screws. I can wait on wifi later got open box 251.69
For 128GB you may run into issues finding a good kit that will run at the rated timings out-of-box. Your best bet is to check the motherboard QVL list and pick from the 128 options there and pick a kit that suits your build. I went with 64GB for mine but I am not doing any really heavy 3D work, just basic rendering. HX436C18FB3K4/128 Hyper-X kit for example is on the QVL list rated with 4 DIMMS.
Just completed this build, and unfortunately had to only use 1 stick of RAM. I purchased Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3600 (PC4-28800) C18 AMD Optimized Memory - Black. Everything is working just fine, but the system won't take more than this single stick. I keep receiving error code 0d. Any ideas?
Which model number is the RAM kits? It might not be compatible. Do both sticks work in the one slot? If the system won't boot with the RAM (not using DOCP/XMP settings) then either bad RAM or bad Motherboard potentially. If you try all sticks in the first slot (B2) and all boot to Windows and work properly, but if you fill the first and second slot (make sure you fill the correct 2 slots for a 2 dimm configuration B3/A2) and it errors out (again without DOCP/XMP) then it's probably the board. If you swap the sticks in the first slot to be populated (B2) and one stick causes it to fail then bad stick.
@@UnhingedSystems CMW32GX4M2Z3600C18 -- test both sticks in the furthest slot from CPU and when adding 2nd stick (2nd over from CPU) it errors out with the orange light and "0d" as the code. I just checked the compatibility website and CMW32GX4M2Z3600C18 isn't listed as compatible? However, it looks like an older model does work (CMW32GX4M2C3200C16)?
@@kylejped The second slot to the right from the CPU is the one that should be populated in single DIMM configs. Try both sticks individually in that slot. If they don't work in that slot then it's a bad slot. Even if the RAM isn't in the compatibility list, it should have no issues booting up at stock DDR4 speeds without DOCP/XMP. It sounds like you might have a faulty board. Keep in mind up to approximately 1 of 100 (1%) of hardware passes QC but still fails within a year. Electronics are fickle that way.
@@UnhingedSystems I'll have to try this slot again, stand-alone. I hope it's not a faulty board, this will be the 2nd board I've received with issues if so.
@@kylejped I'm a major fan of Asus, but I'm starting to see more issues and failures with their boards recently. Their Z690 chipsets seem to be plagued with issues. Hopefully some BIOS updates can make things better. Not sure if Intel is to blame in those cases. Haven't personally had any major issues with their X570 boards though.
@@tvm2209 CMK32GX4M2Z4000C18 is available in 2x16 for 32GB but no guarantees it will run at 4000 (2000 fclk), 2 DIMMS will get you into 4000 MHz ranges but may still need some manual tuning (it is on the Dark Hero 5000 series memory QVL list) CMT64GX4M4Z3600C16 is on the QVL list for 4x16 (64GB) and 3600C16 is decent enough. CMT32GX4M4K3600C16 is 4x8 (32GB) and has reasonable timings. These are from the supported QVL list. If you are going 4x8 or 4x16 you will want to get something that manufacturer specifically lists as compatible with your board (GSkill and Corsair all have search by motherboard into their sites). For 3600MHz CL16 or CL18 is fine and should run well on your system. 2x16GB will have higher compatibility in most cases. If you want 3800MHz memory or 4000MHz memory then 2x16 is the way to go and I would check with the QVL list as well as the brand's website to ensure they list the kit as compatible.
Does anyone know if leaving the rgb on the motherboard while pc is off “hurt” the motherboard after time? I know you can turn it off but it looks cool on lol.
Hey! I have the same motherboard and the ryzen 9 5900x. Is this one a really good memory kit for this combo? F4-3600C16D-64GTRG Trident Z Royal DDR4-3600MHz CL16-22-22-42 1.45V 64GB (2x32GB)
Hey! That particular kit isn't listed as verified for the Dark Hero / 5000 series combination. That being said the kit may not run at its rated timings just by simply setting the DOCP settings, you may need to relax the timings a bit. 64GB kits are a little more challenging because they put a little extra stress on the memory controller and depending on many things the kit may or may not run at rated timings without relaxing the timings a bit. Gskill themselves list it as compatible with the Dark Hero. My RAM wasn't on the list either, but it works fine. If anything you may need to relax from CL16 to CL18. Since it is a 2-dimm kit you may have better luck with it. The Trident Z Royals were my first choice when I was planning my build but the overall color scheme pushed me more towards the Corsair Dominators.
@@UnhingedSystems thanks for taking your time to answer my question. So, I saw that memory is not on the qvl list of the motherboard but gskill list them as compatible... Now I am planning to get this kit F4-3600C14D-32GTESA, what you think?
@@UnhingedSystems Yeah, that's why I am getting them. Which one? Silver or gold for royal elite? I just bought the gold version, couldn't find the silver ones =/
None whatsoever. I actually didn't experience any USB problems with this board (and I use a LOT of USB devices). A lot of people I spoke with experiencing USB issues were using custom keyboards or Razer software/keyboards, it was a strange coincidence. On the plus side for those having USB issues the latest AGESA version on the newest BIOS revisions fixes the issue.
True. A $200 board and a $500 board will pretty much deliver the same performance under normal circumstances, it is really all about features. I have zero free USB ports on mine, cheaper boards just don't have enough ports for all the work I do, but I could have still saved about $100. Really depends on what you need vs what you want really!
People are so brainwashed on those damn ifix it kits. There's so much better kits out there that are cheaper and have been out longer. Ifixit aren't all that.
Fair enough. I have lots of tool kits for PC repair (been at this 23 years) as well as a garage full of tools to work on our vehicles, tools for appliance repair, and pretty much every tool for any home improvement project. I have purchased a LOT of tools over the years including cheap PC repair tool kits. The iFixit tools use very good quality bits and are super convenient. There are certainly better or more affordable tool kits out there but when I choose which tools to reach for I tend to grab the iFixit ones. I have yet to strip a bit which is a pass in my books. I have had so many other kits where the bits are very soft metals and just shear right off. I'm not saying iFixit is great or anything, but I have zero complaints about the quality of the bits which is the most important thing for me with any tool set. I'm also in Canada, we have limited availability of brands that are readily available in the US.
@@UnhingedSystems hi, I'm in the US, I'm 53 and have many different hobbies as well, cars, computers, even the gun things. Cabinet maker for 19 years. Ii to have many many tools. Every video I see on computer repair is all about I fix it tool kits. It's like that company is pushing so hard to get thier name out. Sorry if I was out of line but it's like Hearing our government say everything is great when you know darn well who we have running it all.
@@blackops84321 Not out of line at all, I appreciate your viewpoint. Popular brands definitely are popular because they have been strategically able to market to their audience in a very effective way. Apple, for example, is popular because of brand recognition and marketing. A lot of non-technical people that own iPhones can't even explain more than 15% of the features on their phone to another user, and most can't do basic things unless it's something they do every day, yet somehow Apple is still extremely popular and a status symbol of wealth and style (I very much dislike Apple products tbh, if you couldn't tell! I do, however, have a deep respect for how much they have helped to advance technology and create competition in the market). Lots of popular RUclipsrs get paid for iFixit advertising (I don't have any sponsorships), but unfortunately the name of the game is profit for most people and we see lots of channels promoting products that aren't even good just to make a buck. I'm just thankful that at least iFixit isn't a cheap garbage brand of tools that wear out quickly. What is your favorite competitive product vs the iFixit kits? I'd love to check them out!
Ok ok so you are going in-depth with your dream builds here! Really like the tutorial content on "how to" build a PC from scratch! We need more of this on YT!. Thanks for sharing Mr.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I've got my 5950x and Dark Hero. Will wait a bit longer for M.2 4TB, still deciding on the case.
Have you decided on a case yet? What are your top contenders?
I am still waiting for a graphics card but the Dark Hero and my 5950x are also sitting around at home. I can recommend the Lian Li O11 D Mini or XL. Great case in my opinion
I am going with the dark hero, 5950x and the 750d. I hope I am making the right choice regarding the case.
5950x dark hero or xtreme with Corsair dominator and if the 5000d airflow I just don’t know if the xtreme can fit so might just get dark hero
Just ordered my dark hero with 5900x
Awesome 🔥👹🔥
Good video.. not a time for tilt shift or bokeh tho
Thank you for the comment! I'm still learning all the camera tricks, angles, lighting, etc. I wanted to get into film to learn all the ins and outs but where I am the film industry is kinda blah so I figured RUclips would be a fun way for me to explore film. Now that I have a solid 4K camera designed for film it's opened a lot of possibilities vs shooting video on my old Canon Rebel like this video was shot on :)
It's a great video and i love that kind of effect 99% of the time lol.
Managed to get a dark hero this week at msrp. Going to pair it with a 3900x till the 5950x's are more available.
Awesome! It is a fantastic motherboard! Hard to find for MSRP right now though, good find!
Good video overall, but I’d work on some better lighting. It’s extremely difficult to distinguish the black on black on this mobo. When you screw/unscrew you can barely tell where you’re aiming. When you zoomed in, it was much better!
Great feedback! Thank you! After my surgery I am hoping to get some new lighting and a better camera as well! Should keep making the videos better and better!
You do a a great job of explaining, very easy to follow along. Thank you!
Thank you for watching!
If you have a heatsink on the NvMe M.2 SSD that you are going to use on the bottom part of this motherboard, do you have any problems installing it? Do you have to remove or add anything onto the motherboard in order to fit it? Only reason I am asking is that I have a 2tb WD 850 Black with heatsink on it, and I want to use that on the motherboard.
Shouldn't be an issue. Lots of clearance.
Guessing this doesn’t come with a backplate? Didn’t see one in this video or the box it came in on mine.
The motherboard itself doesn't come with a backplate. The motherboard water-cooling mono-block from EK definitely comes with a backplate, if you didn't get one in the box contact EK. The backplate is just a simple metal backplate with a blue gasket to go in between the backplate and the motherboard. Any heatsinks that need a backplate should come with their own.
are you using 3600 or 3200 RAM? i was using the 64GB 3600 rgb pro c18 from corsair but i was getting random crash to deskstop on my games and the tech suport from MSI told me it was a RAM issue so i replaced the 16x4 for 8x4 3200 non RGB and is working great. i was thinking to get a set of 16x4 RBG platinum but they are a bit pricy on amazon at the moment.
Thanks for the comment! I am using 3600 MHz RAM in all my AMD 5000 builds. RAM is a fickle beast and depending on things like the length of the traces between the CPU and the RAM slots mileage may vary. It is always best to choose a RAM kit either on the QVL list for your motherboard or to ensure the RAM manufacturer has stability tested it on your board.
if I am buying a m.2 with heat sink then I wouldn't be able to use the cover/heat sink of the mother board ?
would you recommend getting factory heat sink Samsung m.2 or not ?
If your motherboard has a heatsink for the M.2 get one without the heatsink, that's my recommendation.
@@UnhingedSystems exact same motherboard as in this video dark hero.
can explain why ?
@@glkoop The motherboard heatsink is more than sufficient to cool the drive, it looks better, and the heatsinks they come with offer no benefit if you already have one with your motherboard.
Pretty well explained! I think the thing I'm most interested in is your screwdriver though. Which model is that? Would you recommend it to others?
It is a great screwdriver, makes short work of screws that don't need to be torqued in much. Definitely would recommend.
www.amazon.ca/POWERGIANT-Electric-Screwdriver-Cordless-Precision/dp/B07R7TNR66
Did you have any issues with the m.2 drive being slightly bowed in the center in the top m.2 slot after install?
Just a wee bit, nothing to worry about. I think the thermal pads provided are just a hair too thick. It won't cause any harm to the drive. I've found that a lot of motherboards with their own M.2 heatsink do this.
@@UnhingedSystems okay good to know. I have a new build that I’m currently working on and I put two new m.2 Samsung 980pro pcie 4.0 in and I noticed the one was a bit bowed and I’m already starting to worry!!!! From what I’ve seen online it looks like this is a common issue. Thanks so much for the response and giving me the piece of mind!
@@l3m0nG My pleasure! Thanks for tuning in!
I’m kinda wondering can you plug in 3 graphics card in total on this board? Like if you wanted to?
Probably if you wanted to, though other than to build a mega-rendering machine I'm not sure why you would (also 2000W PSU haha).
Gotta say, I miss my 790i Ultra chipset with 3-way SLI.
@@UnhingedSystems thanks for replying quickly I have 2 cards on my personal dark hero but was wondering if I could use the 3rd slot also for a another new card just for the fun of it I have a 3090,3060 and might wanna get another 3090 to sli them for fun even though I know sli is mostly dead just looks cool to me 😂
Can I fit 2 graphics cards in this mb? dumb question
Great question! You absolutely can. The PCIe slots will run at x8 instead of x16 (PCIe 3 speeds instead of 4) but with current generation GPUs that doesn't really make a difference.
What do you want to use multiple GPUs for?
where you get the screwdriver from ?
Got it from Amazon! Link below:
www.amazon.ca/POWERGIANT-Electric-Screwdriver-Cordless-Precision/dp/B07R7TNR66
I have this mobo as well trying to decide ram & case next for my dark hero w 5950x what would you recommend for 128GB maX? I use heavy animation softwares maya, adobe, motionbuilder etc.. VFX work I might go 64 GB but really just want to max out for my new build. My mobo was an open box missing wifi and mobo m.2 screws and the freaking cover I mainly need the cover I hope asus will send the mob screws.
I can wait on wifi later got open box 251.69
For 128GB you may run into issues finding a good kit that will run at the rated timings out-of-box. Your best bet is to check the motherboard QVL list and pick from the 128 options there and pick a kit that suits your build. I went with 64GB for mine but I am not doing any really heavy 3D work, just basic rendering. HX436C18FB3K4/128 Hyper-X kit for example is on the QVL list rated with 4 DIMMS.
Screw driver type?
www.amazon.ca/POWERGIANT-Electric-Screwdriver-Cordless-Precision/dp/B07R7TNR66
Just completed this build, and unfortunately had to only use 1 stick of RAM. I purchased Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3600 (PC4-28800) C18 AMD Optimized Memory - Black. Everything is working just fine, but the system won't take more than this single stick. I keep receiving error code 0d. Any ideas?
Which model number is the RAM kits? It might not be compatible. Do both sticks work in the one slot?
If the system won't boot with the RAM (not using DOCP/XMP settings) then either bad RAM or bad Motherboard potentially. If you try all sticks in the first slot (B2) and all boot to Windows and work properly, but if you fill the first and second slot (make sure you fill the correct 2 slots for a 2 dimm configuration B3/A2) and it errors out (again without DOCP/XMP) then it's probably the board. If you swap the sticks in the first slot to be populated (B2) and one stick causes it to fail then bad stick.
@@UnhingedSystems CMW32GX4M2Z3600C18 -- test both sticks in the furthest slot from CPU and when adding 2nd stick (2nd over from CPU) it errors out with the orange light and "0d" as the code. I just checked the compatibility website and CMW32GX4M2Z3600C18 isn't listed as compatible? However, it looks like an older model does work (CMW32GX4M2C3200C16)?
@@kylejped The second slot to the right from the CPU is the one that should be populated in single DIMM configs. Try both sticks individually in that slot. If they don't work in that slot then it's a bad slot.
Even if the RAM isn't in the compatibility list, it should have no issues booting up at stock DDR4 speeds without DOCP/XMP.
It sounds like you might have a faulty board.
Keep in mind up to approximately 1 of 100 (1%) of hardware passes QC but still fails within a year. Electronics are fickle that way.
@@UnhingedSystems I'll have to try this slot again, stand-alone. I hope it's not a faulty board, this will be the 2nd board I've received with issues if so.
@@kylejped I'm a major fan of Asus, but I'm starting to see more issues and failures with their boards recently. Their Z690 chipsets seem to be plagued with issues. Hopefully some BIOS updates can make things better. Not sure if Intel is to blame in those cases. Haven't personally had any major issues with their X570 boards though.
Where did you got that mount for the 2nd ssd?
Comes with the motherboard. Usually the motherboard box has a small bag with the extra mounts and screws 👍
Dark Hero motherboard + Ryzen 5950x?
If you had these two, what specific RAM would you recommend?
Great question! First I would need to know how much RAM you want to have? 16/32/64/128
@@UnhingedSystems 32GB but wouldn't mind spending more for a 64GB if the value is there.
@@tvm2209
CMK32GX4M2Z4000C18 is available in 2x16 for 32GB but no guarantees it will run at 4000 (2000 fclk), 2 DIMMS will get you into 4000 MHz ranges but may still need some manual tuning (it is on the Dark Hero 5000 series memory QVL list)
CMT64GX4M4Z3600C16 is on the QVL list for 4x16 (64GB) and 3600C16 is decent enough.
CMT32GX4M4K3600C16 is 4x8 (32GB) and has reasonable timings.
These are from the supported QVL list. If you are going 4x8 or 4x16 you will want to get something that manufacturer specifically lists as compatible with your board (GSkill and Corsair all have search by motherboard into their sites).
For 3600MHz CL16 or CL18 is fine and should run well on your system. 2x16GB will have higher compatibility in most cases.
If you want 3800MHz memory or 4000MHz memory then 2x16 is the way to go and I would check with the QVL list as well as the brand's website to ensure they list the kit as compatible.
@@UnhingedSystems what‘s the 64g RAM in this video？Is this one on the darkhero QVL？
@@UnhingedSystems Thanks
mate just about to buy this motherboard, but where does the thermal pad come from, did you buy it separately? or with the nvme, or the motherboard?
The thermal pads for the M.2 drive are included pre-installed on the back-side of the heat shields 👍
This is a great motherboard, very happy with it!
@@UnhingedSystems ah makes sense, thanks for the fast reply and the answer, subscribed, keep up the great job
@@crayfaze It is my pleasure! Thank you for the view and the sub!!
Does anyone know if leaving the rgb on the motherboard while pc is off “hurt” the motherboard after time? I know you can turn it off but it looks cool on lol.
Great question! No it won't cause any problems for the motherboard. LEDs should last 10+ years and are a minimal power draw.
@@UnhingedSystems A HUGE THAAAAANK YOU!
Hey!
I have the same motherboard and the ryzen 9 5900x. Is this one a really good memory kit for this combo? F4-3600C16D-64GTRG
Trident Z Royal
DDR4-3600MHz CL16-22-22-42 1.45V
64GB (2x32GB)
Hey! That particular kit isn't listed as verified for the Dark Hero / 5000 series combination. That being said the kit may not run at its rated timings just by simply setting the DOCP settings, you may need to relax the timings a bit. 64GB kits are a little more challenging because they put a little extra stress on the memory controller and depending on many things the kit may or may not run at rated timings without relaxing the timings a bit.
Gskill themselves list it as compatible with the Dark Hero.
My RAM wasn't on the list either, but it works fine. If anything you may need to relax from CL16 to CL18. Since it is a 2-dimm kit you may have better luck with it.
The Trident Z Royals were my first choice when I was planning my build but the overall color scheme pushed me more towards the Corsair Dominators.
@@UnhingedSystems thanks for taking your time to answer my question. So, I saw that memory is not on the qvl list of the motherboard but gskill list them as compatible... Now I am planning to get this kit F4-3600C14D-32GTESA, what you think?
@@kkrott87 Also a good kit, Gskill has it in their list for supported for the Dark Hero. The Elites sure are shiny!
@@UnhingedSystems Yeah, that's why I am getting them. Which one? Silver or gold for royal elite? I just bought the gold version, couldn't find the silver ones =/
@@kkrott87 I wanted the silver for my build originally, very nice looking Ram.
USB problems?
None whatsoever. I actually didn't experience any USB problems with this board (and I use a LOT of USB devices). A lot of people I spoke with experiencing USB issues were using custom keyboards or Razer software/keyboards, it was a strange coincidence.
On the plus side for those having USB issues the latest AGESA version on the newest BIOS revisions fixes the issue.
dont you just love your wowstick?
Yes, yes I do.
The lighting is too dark and you skipped the part where you're installing the cooler fan. :(
Thank you for the feedback! I appreciate it!
yeah the coasters cool but not $500 cool
True. A $200 board and a $500 board will pretty much deliver the same performance under normal circumstances, it is really all about features. I have zero free USB ports on mine, cheaper boards just don't have enough ports for all the work I do, but I could have still saved about $100. Really depends on what you need vs what you want really!
Why do these people always keep thermal paste part
1k special?
Oh there will be a 1k special :) very very soon!
@@UnhingedSystems i can't wait
@@UnhingedSystems i just realized this video was uploaded 1 month ago
( i feel dumb)
People are so brainwashed on those damn ifix it kits. There's so much better kits out there that are cheaper and have been out longer. Ifixit aren't all that.
Fair enough. I have lots of tool kits for PC repair (been at this 23 years) as well as a garage full of tools to work on our vehicles, tools for appliance repair, and pretty much every tool for any home improvement project. I have purchased a LOT of tools over the years including cheap PC repair tool kits. The iFixit tools use very good quality bits and are super convenient. There are certainly better or more affordable tool kits out there but when I choose which tools to reach for I tend to grab the iFixit ones. I have yet to strip a bit which is a pass in my books. I have had so many other kits where the bits are very soft metals and just shear right off. I'm not saying iFixit is great or anything, but I have zero complaints about the quality of the bits which is the most important thing for me with any tool set. I'm also in Canada, we have limited availability of brands that are readily available in the US.
@@UnhingedSystems hi, I'm in the US, I'm 53 and have many different hobbies as well, cars, computers, even the gun things. Cabinet maker for 19 years. Ii to have many many tools. Every video I see on computer repair is all about I fix it tool kits. It's like that company is pushing so hard to get thier name out. Sorry if I was out of line but it's like Hearing our government say everything is great when you know darn well who we have running it all.
@@blackops84321 Not out of line at all, I appreciate your viewpoint. Popular brands definitely are popular because they have been strategically able to market to their audience in a very effective way. Apple, for example, is popular because of brand recognition and marketing. A lot of non-technical people that own iPhones can't even explain more than 15% of the features on their phone to another user, and most can't do basic things unless it's something they do every day, yet somehow Apple is still extremely popular and a status symbol of wealth and style (I very much dislike Apple products tbh, if you couldn't tell! I do, however, have a deep respect for how much they have helped to advance technology and create competition in the market).
Lots of popular RUclipsrs get paid for iFixit advertising (I don't have any sponsorships), but unfortunately the name of the game is profit for most people and we see lots of channels promoting products that aren't even good just to make a buck. I'm just thankful that at least iFixit isn't a cheap garbage brand of tools that wear out quickly.
What is your favorite competitive product vs the iFixit kits? I'd love to check them out!