ZOWIE GEAR AM Black 5 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical 2300 dpi Competitive Gaming Mouse with DPI Adjustable Switch

Pros: It was great at first, very fast. I cloned this to be a bootable copy of a smaller, older c drive. Installed on January 3, 2013. I've installed and built many systems.

Cons: May 22, 2013: Drive fails. Cannot read or boot from it. Lost drive raid configs and any updates since January.

Pros: Runs quiet and cool. Runs all of my games on ultra except Crysis 3 which came with the card. Looks good.

Cons: None

Pros: This is only the second pre-built system I've owned, the other being an ASUS G74-sx laptop. I am both a programmer and an MMO player and this machine does well with both. Plenty of power, beautiful display, good (but not great) sound. I'm running Ubuntu Linux on it now and other than needing bumblebee to handle the dual video cards, the installation was trouble free. In windows I was getting 90+ FPS in WoW and Guildwars 2, in linux I'm still pulling 60FPS.

Cons: I'd like to be able to use a second monitor so that I can have reference books open on one screen while working on the other.

Other Thoughts: Overall, I'm glad I bought this system. It's MUCH less bulky than the custom gaming systems I've had in the past, and performance is fine for non-twitch gaming.

Pros: I had 2 laptops prior to getting this desktop. It's so much better! Far superior in function, quality, and usage. I absolutely love the monitor. It's the talk among my friends. Some don't even have TV's this big! Before buying this combo I did some extensive research. Now that it's even cheaper you can pass up this deal!

Cons: Windows 8 can be a little confusing, but it's growing on me. As previously mentioned, the monitor's base isn't as stable as others I've seen. However, it's metal where the base and monitor meet and I don't plan on "earthquake testing" it anytime soon.

Other Thoughts: Great for a student, parent, or light use gamer.

Pros: At least it worked when installed. Layout was ok and looks fine.

Cons: Using Windows 8, the computer kept on waking up very early in the morning on various nights after it was installed--wasn't nice since it was in bedroom. This finally stopped for no reason at all.

The Fast Boot feature worked for a while, then stopped.

The board has been confirmed to not work properly with Adaptec 2405 and 5805 RAID controllers. When coming out of Sleep Mode, I get a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). On another computer, using the same board, I cannot do a Windows 7 to 8 upgrade because of an incompatibility issue with an Adaptec 5805 RAID controller. (Adaptec says their board works fine with other motherboards.)

I keep getting an error message concerning ASUS software after a reboot. ASUS has not resolved this and most other issues remain unresolved for several months.

Pros: hasn't exploded yet.

Cons: Won't accept my Corsair keyboard, won't switch peripherals when a computer goes offline, wireless mice are hit and miss. Have to power it down regularly to even get it to function. Too expensive for something that doesn't work.

Other Thoughts: Don't bother buying this thing. I've been trying to get it to function somehow since day one. Finally switching back to my 2 port kvm, since 2 computers is better than none.

Pros: It is a very nice case that has large openings for laptop and papers. I use this for vacationing mostly so it gets a once a year 3 week workout the rest of the time it just sits on the shelf keeping the laptop dust free, Nice carry strap and nice hooks to keep it attached to case so not see it ever accidentally coming unhooked. Large enough to carry laptop a tablet and plenty of documents or a nice book to read and still able to carry mouse and power supply

Cons: it does not have the smaller pockets I prefer for the mouse and power supply but that very minor it has a larger pocket that can hold these

Pros: Decent Price for an SSD
Large enough for Windows 7 or 8
Faster than an HDD

Cons: I got one of these about a year ago and it died after a couple months. I then got that replaced and the new one died after a few months, also. If you must have an SSD go with a more reliable brand.

Other Thoughts: I don't think I'll be buying another SSD for a long time. Sure it's fast than an HDD but it only load my OS a few seconds faster. I'll just stick with my HDD which has lasted me 6+ years with no trouble.

I've had my pc for 3.5 years and the only thing that has gone bad was this SSD, and it's gone bad twice. Stay away from this unreliable drive.

Pros: ASUS Brand. SATA 6 Gb ports. USB3 and HDMI connector. Also it has onboard USB 3 connector, which is nice if you have a case with front USB 3 ports. Support for 32 GB RAM. Was very easy to configure RAID. Bought this for a new build PC, that is going to be a basic Server.

Cons: Was DOA. Turned out to be onboard Video, which makes onboard HDMI(as well as VGA or DVI) useless. Did not bother to RMA, instead just installed low grade Add-on Video card.

Other Thoughts: Would be nice if onboard video worked, but it's not the end of world. Have been using ASUS motherboards for last 5 years(about 50-70 new builds a year) and so far this is maybe 2-nd or third time I'm having a little issue with them.

Pros: -Very nice and simple appearance, almost monolithic. The material (steel I think) has a nice matte finish and is very sleek.
-Lots of open space and wire routing holes.
-No bright lights at all. Great for a bedroom.
-Fans are almost completely silent.
-Panels are easy to access.
-Plenty of room for components.
-Many perforated openings for more fans, has great airflow.

Cons: -The power button on the front is a bit hard to find unless you know where it is. It's small and black and completely flush with the front of the case.
-The internal bays are toolless but it did not come with as many toolless keys as I had expected.

Other Thoughts: This is a really nice and cheap case, it's definitely worth a buy if you don't want a room illuminated at night by obnoxious LEDs. It is also very simplistic, a smooth black face with a bevel around the edge for airflow. I don't want a jagged, bright orange Transformer body in my room, and this case is perfect for me.