Pros: The best gamer's chip you can buy. Phenomenal. Virtually no framerate difference between this and any other; including its i7 counterpart, SB-E- anything. Built a dozen ivy bridge rigs so far, and this is my new goto chip. (Even built a $2,400 rig with this chip as we focused more on SSD, MOBO and Video) Unless you are a programmer decompiling massive programs or rendering two hour long HD videos- buy it.

Cons: Heat is a little sketchy. Not in that it runs hot- very similar to SB, but it is inconsistent among cores. Core 0 is always the coolest, and core 1 or 2 tends to run the hottest. This happens no matter the build or the cooling system- so don't waste time remounting heatsinks or reapplying thermal paste (as I did, twice). Seriously, as much as 7 degrees! IMPORTANT- do not use speedfan to test ANY Ivy bridge CPU- it always reads 10-12 degrees lower than actual temp. Speedfan was my goto, but Realtemp has provided accurate temps. All of the mobo's I used were Asus, so that may be the issue as well.

Overall Review: No egg docked, because I'm certain the issue is with speedfan's software. They are my favorite for temp monitoring, but until this is resolved I have to test all of my new builds with real temp. My new favorite chip for sure. Still rooting for AMD but at the moment they have nothing. :-/ BTW- People whining about heat from IB OCing, either have no idea what they are doing, or are running stock heatsinks. (I know its not related to the review, just had to get that off my chest)

Pros: Looks amazing! (From the outside) Solid chassis- sweet design.

Cons: Cable management hell. The back can be removed, why I don't know; it is impossible to run anything other than a speaker wire or straight sata cable through the holes in it. No CPU cut-out from the back. (Huh?) All of the tool-less features are weak (except the HDD clips).

Overall Review: With a few modifications involving very little cost to the manufacturer they could have an amazing product. This would work OK for a simple build, but if you have several devices/drives you're adding; you had better invest in alot of zip ties and sticky backs. From now on, I will not use the Apollo in any future builds. A shame for such a great looking product.

Pros: Best value proposition for an 80+ gold rated modular PSU. I've built many rigs using this and 1000AE variant. I have never had a single problem with anyone of them (after over 30+ separate builds) Wish I could use it nowadays. I've read some of the nay-sayer comments, and while some are justified- many are just laughable.

Cons: Up until recently none. However, there is nothing on newegg's site or Raidmax's which indicate whether or not the product is fully compatible with the Haswell power saving functions. As such I have been forced to assume the answer is no, e.g. I have not used it on any Haswell builds.

Overall Review: This has forced me to use Rosewill for my budget builds... no problems yet- but I'd like to stick with old faithful.

Pros: This is my goto IB cpu cooler when cost is an issue. Easily keeps IB well under 80c when OC'd up to 4.4GHz. Very quiet, never breaks 30dB. This is truly a sound value proposition.

Cons: Not nearly as effective in cooling higher TDP chips, however I would be willing to wager it is not designed for them. Anything over 100w and I would add an additional fan for true push-pull. Even then you are still getting a nice cooler for ~$30

Overall Review: I buy a few of these every month and have never seen the rebates people are complaining about- so I can't vouch for them. At full price- this is still a good decision. I've used it on dozens of builds.

Pros: Absolutely beautifully laid out. Looks amazing, and certainly cable management heaven. Will fit any component or motherboard on the market easily. Extraordinarily solid in and out. Decent value proposition, BUT-

Cons: USB 3.0. The front panel USB ports have a standard USB plug. While the case includes an adapter, the adapter converts them to USB 2.0. So if you really need usb 3.0, you have to route the cables out of the back of the case to plug them into a USB 3.0 port on your motherboard.

Overall Review: Normally I would not dock an egg for something like this (The antec P193 is the same), however I can not imagine it would be hard for corsair to substitute a 24 pin USB 3.0 header instead of the USB 2.0. Anyone spending this much on a case will certainly have a mobo with at least one 24pin USB 3.0 port on it. It is just irritating when I have to discuss with a customer on whether he wants the case to look awesome or if he would rather the blue USB ports actually be 3.0.

Pros: The chip is still amazing!

Cons: When testing your machine, DO NOT use speedfan for your temperature monitoring. This applies to any Ivy Bridge chip. It will always ready 10 to 12 degrees lower than the actual temp. I have had to resort to using Real Temp for my builds. Speedfan was my goto, but until they get this resolved, I'm going to have to use another program. Be careful!

Overall Review: All of my builds were on Asus mobo's so that may be the issue as well. Just watch those temps and make sure they are accurate!