Pros: Dead simple setup, just went into BIOS, enabled XMP, and the RAM immediately clocked at 3200 MHz as advertised.

Cons: Despite having some of the better looking heat spreaders out there, they're a little tall at 44mm, so be wary of interference with your CPU cooler.

Pros: Seems to be a solid drive, plenty of space, decent speeds.

Cons: Randomly makes a 'chirp' noise that seems to bear no relation to seeking or use, occurs even when idling. At first I was worried one of my fans was going bad, but after opening the case and listening for a while I was able to locate the source as the HDD. It passes all drive tests with no issues, but random chirp noises don't make me incredibly confident about this drive's longevity. After some googling it sounds like this is a very common issue with this drive.

Overall Review: Supposedly a CC4H firmware update will fix the issue, but my drive is an HP OEM model with custom firmware that apparently is ineligible for updating via Seagate's utility. Guess I'll deal with the chirps!

Pros: The 1070's performance is a near perfect match for 1440p, able to max out (or nearly max out) pretty much every game I've thrown at it at this resolution - only the Witcher 3's hairworks and Fallout 4's tessellated godrays had to be dialed back to maintain a smooth 60fps experience. The factory overclock is pretty high at 1950 MHz boost clock in-game. I haven't tried to push this card as far as I can with a manual overclock yet, but it's nice knowing I'm not leaving a lot of performance on the table if I decide to just stick with factory settings. The cooler is fantastic as well, only reaching 68 degrees during full load - and it seems quieter than the Twin Frozr on my old MSI 970 to boot. Also, I didn't think I would initially care very much, but the LED lighting on the card is actually pretty cool (and makes me wish I had a case window!).

Cons: Price: $90 over MSRP at time of purchase (and docked an egg as a result). The card certainly feels of quality construction and materials, but we're over a month after release and the 1070 line isn't the price/performance bargain it initially seemed it would be. I was impatient on completing my new build and paid the early adopter tax, but hopefully the pricing will settle down sooner rather than later.

Overall Review: Not really a 'con' since it's kind of a requisite for a triple-fan cooler design, but this card is *long* - make sure your case has room!

Pros: This card is a beast, as all the reviews by now have stated. It nearly doubles the performance of my old Radeon 7950, while somehow using only 2/3 of the power draw. It's so efficient the fans even shut off at idle, meaning my system is not just faster but quieter. And for those interested in overclocking, this card has a lot of headroom and the Twin Frozr cooler never lets the card get above 75 degrees.

Cons: Not a con of the card itself, but I have an older Z75 based motherboard and it would have been nice knowing I'd need a BIOS update before installing this card.

Overall Review: The 100ME includes a backplate where the standard MSI Gaming 4G doesn't, so unless the price is significantly different, go with this version.

Pros: I actually own the titanium gray version of this which is discontinued, but wanted to leave my praise for this great case all the same. This thing is incredibly quiet even when gaming, in fact it's nearly as silent as my old 2010 iMac which is saying something. The minimalist aesthetic is gorgeous and looks great under any desk, no need to be embarrassed about a gaudy gaming rig when you have company over. Cable management was a dream when building my setup and all my components have perfect airflow.

Cons: Despite being called a 'mid tower', this thing is pretty large. Not full-tower large, but bigger than I was expecting. It's also pretty wide, I'm guessing to allow room for cable management behind the motherboard plate. My other complaint? This sucker is *heavy*, mostly due to sound dampening materials, but don't harbor any thoughts of lugging your rig back and forth between bedroom and living room.

Overall Review: One of the latches on the front fan cover grille was broken when I received the case, but Fractal's support quickly responded and Fedex'ed me a couple replacements. I basically had to destroy the old latch to get it out, but at least I don't have to worry about the new one going anywhere!

Pros: This card really straddles the price/performance sweet spot, more expensive cards don't have dramatically higher benchmarks and this will handle anything you can throw at it at 1080P and ultra settings. Plus, AMD's Never Settle Reloaded promo is an amazing deal (especially since they just added FC3: Blood Dragon) and goes a long way toward justifying the expense of this card - a powerhouse card plus three brand new AAA games for ~$300? Not bad at all.

Cons: This is mostly negated for me since I have a mostly silent case, but I have noticed a bit of coil whine under load when the side panel's off. Also, this card is *huge* - gaming cases won't have a problem with it, but if you have a smaller case make sure to take measurements before purchasing.