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I try to read the reviews and determine if the reviewer is technical savvy enough for me to pay attention to. Some people just don't understand how some components work. I was just reading reviews on DDR4. Several were complaining the computer wouldn't boot if set to the rated 2800 speed. The X99 chipset changes settings when ram is set over 2666 and they couldn't figure that out. I discount those. Also, as was mentioned before, I look for reviewers who have owned the product more than a week. Tell me how it runs when it has been in use for a year and I'll listen. Most things will run right out of the box. It helps to know something about the products you are reading about. In the example above, if I was not familiar with the X99 Chipset, I may think that ram was no good. In the end, I think you have to read a lot of reviews before you get good at sorting the good from the bad reviews.