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I was addicted to soft drinks, specifically Coca-Cola, for many years. Recently, I was consuming 2x 1.5L bottles per day. I gained weight and became unhealthy, with 20 extra kilograms in just 2 years. I tried to quit, but I realized that my problem was never the specific soft drink, but rather my constant need for something to drink instead of water.

These specific ones have helped me a lot in quitting. I haven't had a soft drink in 2 weeks and I have no issues. In the past, when I reached this point, it was always with substitutes that sometimes were worse than the soft drinks due to the sugar content (iced tea, etc.). I add 2 sachets (Bolero recommends 3, but the taste becomes too intense and it's not drinkable) to 1.5 liters of carbonated water, and it's very nice and healthier than the classic soft drinks that contain preservatives, sugars, sweeteners, etc. For their price, they are excellent, much cheaper than buying a pack of Bolero and a six-pack of Coca-Cola.

Attention, after pouring the first sachet into the carbonated water, it is likely to fizz up, as if you had shaken it too much before. Empty the sachet inside, close the lid quickly, and then you will need to slowly open and close it until the foam settles. It takes a few minutes. Otherwise, you can pour it into regular water and it's fine.

Regarding the flavors, I will update this list every time I try something new. From best to worst in my opinion:

1) Forest Fruits: By far the best in my opinion. It is quite intense, but it has enough balance in the taste so that it doesn't leave any unpleasant aftertaste.

2) Apple: Very good. It reminds me of the classic Amita apple juices, but for some reason, the carbonation from the carbonated water makes it much more enjoyable in my opinion.

3) Strawberry: It is exactly what you expect, classic strawberry flavor, although it resembles more of a bubblegum. Not too sweet, not too sour. A safe choice for people who don't know what they will like. But there are better flavors in my opinion.

4) Watermelon: Perhaps the lightest in flavor, besides dragon fruit. It is quite watery, but with a watermelon scent. It's okay to drink instead of plain water, but I wouldn't recommend it with pizza or something similar.

5) Cola: It doesn't remind me much of Coca-Cola, it reminds me more of a mix between Coca-Cola slush and green cola. It's hard to explain. Maybe it's worth a try, but I wouldn't buy it again.

6) Pineapple: Very intense flavor, maybe too overpowering. It's drinkable, it's not terrible, but I wouldn't buy it again.

7) Dragon Fruit: It's a waste. Very tasteless, and instead of adding something to the water, it just makes it bitter. Stay away.

Purchased in January 2020.

As the owner of several different headphones, I believe that while these are the most expensive ones out of the bunch, they are worth their money.

Perhaps the most well-built headphones I have ever held in my hands, with aluminum construction on the earcups and a very premium feel. You can tell as soon as you touch them that they are a tool that won't easily break.

The battery life is very good, lasting up to 15 hours without a problem, and the cable is long enough (2m) so that it doesn't make it difficult to charge them while wearing them.

The microphone is amazing for wireless. All the wireless headphones I've had had a very bad microphone, as if you were speaking from a well. This one sounds very good, maybe even suitable for streaming.

I would prefer the earcups to be a bit deeper, so that the entire ear fits inside, and if it doesn't touch the drivers, which can be somewhat annoying after prolonged use. I'm not saying they are tiring, on the contrary, due to my work being on the computer, I wear them daily for 10-12 hours, and they don't cause me much pain or discomfort, but they could definitely be more comfortable.

The microphone is detachable, which you can do to wear them outside on the bus with your phone, since the microphone is not needed there.

You will need to download the iCUE from the Corsair website. And you may need to do a firmware update to detect it. I had this problem at the beginning. I have the stock settings on iCUE, but I would recommend turning off the RGB, as it drains the battery for no reason, and you can't even see it unlike the mouse or keyboard. There is also a notification bot that reports anything that happens (sound muted, charging battery, etc). I don't know if this is a software problem, but it's better to disable it by going to the settings, as it's just annoying after use.

I don't listen to a lot of music, and I don't hear a big difference between headphones in general, so I can't say if they are good or not in terms of music. They satisfy me. I didn't find any difference in sound between these, the Logitech G933, or the HyperX Cloud Flight. Although out of the three, these have by far the best microphone, the best software, and the best battery life. The only thing they lack is comfort, in which case Logitech is ahead in my opinion.

UPDATE (8/13/2020): The ear cushions are attached to the headphones with three plastic clips that lock with a 30-degree rotation. In my case, they broke. I don't know if it's my fault or if the plastic quality was not good, but the ear cushions started coming off very easily, and it became annoying. I contacted Corsair, and they sent me new ear cushions for free, without even needing to send them the headphones, photos of the problem, or even the serial number. As soon as I told them I had a problem, they asked for my address and details to start the shipment, without any proof that I am the owner of the headphones. Now they are like new. Everything else works perfectly.

Η καλύτερη κάρτα γραφικών για λιγότερο από 300€ αυτή τη στιγμή. Αγοράστηκε στα 260€, που είναι γύρω στα 30€ επιπλέον από τις άλλες τις 1660 Super, για την συγκεκριμένη την ψύχτρα. Πραγματικά αθόρυβη ακόμα και σε stress test. Overclocked και ποτέ δεν χτυπάει τους 62 βαθμούς σε οτιδήποτε.

Το Dragon Center της MSI όμως, είναι χάλια, και ίσως να σας ταλαιπωρήσει μέχρι να καταφέρετε να αλλάξετε το χρώμα του RGB.

Για overclock μέσω Afterburner, ίσως από τις πιο εύκολες κάρτες που έχω ασχοληθεί. Η κάρτα ήταν stable σε πάρα πολλές περιπτώσεις και μου παρουσίασε ελάχιστα crashes. Αν έχετε καλό Airflow case, settings για overclock: +15% Core Voltage, Power Limit και Temp Limit στο full, +165Mhz Core Clock, +850Mhz Memory Clock. Μπορείτε επίσης να κάνετε adjust το fan curve αναλόγως. Σε εμένα είναι 0% μέχρι 45 βαθμούς, 50% στους 65 βαθμούς και 100% στους 80 βαθμούς.

Από FPS σε παιχνίδια. Χτυπάει 120-125 στο No Man's Sky (Enchanted Settings), 95-105 στο FFXIV (Max Settings), 85-100 στο GTA V (High Settings), 250-280 στο CS:GO (Max Settings), 110-125 στο Battlefront II (High Settings).

Το υπόλοιπο σύστημα για αυτά τα FPS: Ryzen 7 2700 OC @4.0Ghz (1.30V) + 16GB RAM 3200MHz

Αγοράστηκε 140€. Πάρα πολύ δυνατός επεξεργαστής. Ουσιαστικά στο gaming, δεν έχει διαφορά με τον Ryzen 5 2600 που κοστίζει γύρω στα 20-25€ λιγότερο. Αλλά για 20-25€, 2 επιπλέον πυρήνες και ΠΟΛΥ καλύτερο multitasking (video/image editing κλπ) είναι πολύ καλύτερο vfm.

Με aftermarket cooler, έχει γίνει overclock σταθερό στα 4.0Ghz (1.30V) σε B450 Tomahawk, και δεν ξεπερνάει τους 40-45 βαθμούς στο gaming, ή τους 50 σε gaming stress test. Σε cpu stress test Prime95 (worst case scenario) έφτασε μέχρι 73 βαθμούς.

Συμβουλή μου επίσης είναι, αν αγοράζετε Ryzen επεξεργαστή, αγοράστε μία καλή motherboard, και μην πάρετε κάποια αδύναμη στα 60-70€. B450 Tomahawk είναι ότι καλύτερο που μπορείτε να βρείτε για λιγότερο από 170€. Αν δεν μπορείτε να αγοράσετε Tomahawk, η αμέσως επόμενη επιλογή μου θα ήταν η B450 Pro4 της ASRock. Μείνετε μακριά από Gigabyte και Asus για οτιδήποτε B450, έχουν πολύ κακά VRMs και πολύ κακό voltage control (οι X570 τους είναι πολύ καλές, αλλά πολύ πιο ακριβές, και αν σκέφτεστε να πάτε για Ryzen 7 δεύτερης γενιάς μιας και κοιτάτε εδώ, δεν νομίζω να αξίζει να πληρώσετε τόσα για μητρική κάρτα). Με μία καλή μητρική, θα μπορέσετε να αναβαθμίσετε σε Ryzen 9 3900X (μόλις πέσει η τιμή το 2021) ή για 4η γενιά Ryzen σε λίγο καιρό. Αν πάρετε κάποια φθηνή με κακά VRMs, θα χρειαστεί να αλλάξετε Motherboard για την οποιαδήποτε αναβάθμισή σας.

EDIT: Πλέον με το πως κατέβηκαν οι τιμές, ίσως να αξίζει να πάτε για Ryzen 5 3600 (<170€) αυτή τη στιγμή. Εκείνος είναι καλύτερος επεξεργαστής για gaming και για οτιδήποτε workload που προτιμάει clock speed ή efficiency αντί για περισσότερους πυρήνες (όπως photoshop). Αν θέλετε επεξεργαστή για rendering ή για zipping/unzipping μεγάλο μέγεθος αρχείων, τότε ο Ryzen 7 2700 είναι λιγάκι καλύτερος.

Amazing construction from Corsair, without a trace of plastic, and with a very nice non-tinted tempered glass.

The airflow is very satisfactory. I have it with the 3 RGB fans that come pre-installed in the front as intake, and another 3 of the same purchased for the back and top as exhaust. The fans make no noise at all and are very effective in circulating air.
With the Arctic Freezer 34 Esports Duo on a Ryzen 7 2700 overclocked @4.0Ghz (1.3V) and with a 1660 Super, it doesn't exceed 50 degrees Celsius in CPU stress tests (not even 40 degrees in regular gaming), and never goes above 60 degrees in GPU (all of this in 3D Mark Time Spy and Fire Strike stress tests). In Prime95 (worst-case scenario max heat), I reached up to 78 degrees in CPU. Without the front panel and the dust filter, it went down to 73-74. 78 degrees is a safe temperature, so you never need to remove anything from the case itself to lower the temperatures. Also, in a real scenario, there will never be a case where you reach such high temperatures, especially without overclocking.

The case is quite small in size, which is convenient for people with limited space on their desks. It accommodates an ATX motherboard, ATX PSU, fits up to 2 SSDs behind the motherboard, and up to 2 3.5 HDDs in the drive cage under the shroud. It is easy to route cables, so there is no problem in making the front part of the computer relatively clean. The problem is that the back panel does not have enough space to hide all the cables, and you may have difficulty keeping them organized.

One observation for anyone considering buying it. This particular case is not very good for liquid cooling. It does not have space on top for a radiator, only in the front, and it may even create a problem with tube routing due to the minimal space it has. So, I would recommend air cooling.

Also, while it mentions that it fits 2x 140mm fans on top, most motherboards have a heatsink above the processor that blocks the space for the fans. I recommend using 120mm fans to avoid any issues. And install them last, as you may have trouble fitting the motherboard inside if you install them first.

The pre-installed lighting node, in my case, is not detected by the iCUE software. I don't know if it is a problem or if something was not installed correctly. But since I bought the Corsair triple fan pack for the additional 3 fans, I am using the lighting node pro that came with those, which works fine. (UPDATE (22/4/2020): The lighting node that comes with the case is now working properly, one of the pins was not properly placed on the motherboard, resulting in it not being detected.

Essentially, if I compared it to another case at a similar price, it would be the Fractal Design Meshify C. And if you consider that the fans that come with the case cost around 50€ for the set of three, the price is very good for what it offers. Also, note that the Meshify C comes with 2 fans, while the 220T comes with 3 (+ARGB). Other options with excellent airflow are the CoolerMaster NR600 (2 fans without RGB) and the Phanteks P400A (3 fans with RGB). They all have similar temperatures with the same setup (3 intake fans, 1 exhaust fan). In stock (as they come), of course, the P400A and the Corsair 220T are much better.

UPDATE 22/4/2020: I had an accident with the glass and it had a large scratch in the middle. I sent a message to Corsair asking them where I can buy a new one (without the box). The next day, I received a message from DHL that a brand new glass is coming to me for free, with shipping costs covered by them. This is how a company should treat its customers, I will definitely choose them again.