Pros: Timings set manually in my Gigabyte UD3 990FX motherboard, then ran smoothly. I don't expect for RAM to always clock in on it's own, but dang, would that be cool.. Speedy RAM. Much fast. So vroom. 1600 MHz, can't complain about that, am I right? Heh, no, you can't, though I got my 2 x 4 GB sticks for 59.99$ on sale. The colors look nice in my AMD setup, despite AMDs current colors are displaying Black/Red. I like blue though, despite me not feeling blue at all about this RAM.

Cons: < This word is on the wrong page. Move on over to another page, please.

Overall Review: If I were you, I'd simply wait for this to go on sale. It's 90$ at the moment...I got it for two thirds of that price, and that's superb price per performance if you go the cheaper route and sit it out. Though, it is entirely up to you.

Pros: - Worked good and was fast as a boot drive or game drive - Felt semi-sturdy - Cheap for an SSD when I got it

Cons: - It died without warning. No signs of slowdowns or anything, just a flatline. - Rest in peace young driverino - 9/10 would not buy again

Overall Review: I don't expect SSD lifetimes to be super exceptional, but for the money you fork out, more popular brands will last longer. Just stick with Samsung; it's worth the extra money, and you'll have a much lower chance of a dying Solid State Drive.

Pros: (Please keep in mind this review is for a mid 2014 - early 2017 experience. Over the years; just get AM4. Don't touch Intel.) - Made my SSD faster than my old ASRock 870 mATX board, thanks to the quicker SATA ports. - After finding the problems of this board (BIOS updates, do them!) it proved to be very, VERY worthy for the price! - Good overclocker! Used to carry my ol' FX 8350 to 4.9GHz under water at (I think; it's been a while) 1.475V, and it loved keeping that old FX chip nice and stable! - Once Gigabyte got their shaite together with BIOS updates, this board was stable! (Especially Rev 4.0!)

Cons: - Used to have he11a problems when I first got this thing. System lockups, CPU underclocking, RAM not up to speed. This was, of course, fixed with a BIOS update, but it's problematic when you can't even download the BIOS firmware because the Mobo is acting up so much!

Overall Review: Can't wait to get my AM4 build setup. Even so, AM3+ treated me nicely, even if it wasn't the best AMD could do. Good board, good companies... but don't consider getting AM3+ when it's outdated, and AM4 is stepping in. Go check out those Ryzen chips. They're worth every penny.

Pros: - This thing is POWERFUL. It's ran EVERY game I've thrown at it at 60+ FPS. I've actually never seen it dip below 85 FPS. Dang, that's nuts since I started with a Radeon HD 7770... - This thing is deadly quiet, and deadly cool, temperature wise and looks wise. Right now it's idling at 23C...incredible. I ran some benchmarks by Unigine's Engines, and every mark, would top out around 150+ FPS on Extreme/Ultra settings. Jeebus. - I don't know if this is still the best single-GPU card on the planet, but if it isn't, it's still really, REALLY close. - Nvidia! - I have yet to have errors with this thing. No anomalies, no screen tears, no nothing. - Shadowplay is really, really cool. Runs without taking even a small hit on the GPU. Minority hit, really, like, 5 FPS at *most*.

Cons: - Wouldn't work in my older ASRock mobo, so I upgraded to a Gigabyte 990FX UD3 board (Rev 4.0). - Price, I know I'm not a verified owner, because I actually bought this from a friend (barely used) for 400$.

Overall Review: Regardless on cooling, I'm sure this thing is capable of getting a little warmer if you don't have good cooling. I have a Corsair Vengeance C70 case, and I have two fans pointing at this thing, and it keeps it frosty. Do the same if you want similar temps and have a similar-class case that provides lots of cooling and airflow to keep your GPU happy.

Pros: - Supports the FX series CPUs! (I have in 8350 in it.) - Simple, budget board, but has some nice features to it. - Doesn't get very warm at all with the NB/SB. - Beginner level overclocking capabilities. Kept my FX 4350 @ 4.5GHz stable, and I managed to overclock that to 4.9GHz before it started complaining. Got my FX 8350 up to 4.7GHz, and it decided it didn't like that above 4.5GHz. - Cheap, does good for basic, day to day things. See other thoughts, also!

Cons: - The colors, though a motherboard isn't designed for staring at unless you're an Enthusiast making a build and want it to look like a hot date. And let's face it; this is no Enthusiast board. - Not the best overclocker, I just kinda know what I'm doing in that region. If you're looking for overclocking, and you have a higher budget than this...go for the Fata1ity if you're into ASRock. - Doesn't support 700 series Nvidia cards. Tried updating everything, flashing the BIOS...you name it. Even contacted Nvidia. Posted just fine for a Radeon 7970, though, and it's ran my 7770 for the past seven months.

Overall Review: Don't overclock with this. This is a board for day-to-day use, though I used it for gaming for a good seven months, and don't get me wrong, it has served me well! Like I said, look into a 'higher priced' board with better power phases and beefed regulators. Then you'll be in a safer zone for overclocking without any/or less risk to your hardware. Economics declare; dat sheet ain't cheap yo!

Pros: (Other thoughts if you want to know the truth.) - Faster than Windows 7 for daily, general tasks. I've tested in comparison with two systems of the same storage usage, specs, etc. It seriously is faster. Slap in an SSD, and it's just insane. I myself have a Crucial M500 128GB SSD, and it makes Windows 7 AND 8.1 look like it's gliding, which is totally awesome. "Twas once there was no Metro Interface." ...Other thoughts, is where I will post on that comment. - The tiles...well, a lot of people dislike them. I myself find them easy, if not easier (personal preference, people!) to navigate around rather than search all over the desktop for them. - Proven with Benchmarks that some games play similarly, or even slightly better. Desktop performance is noticeably better with most people.

Cons: - Personal preferences set aside, the tiles are very annoying to a lot of people out there. Big change can play a huge part in something as common as installing a new OS. Just like when the iPhone had that trashy, slower OS released for iPhones, lots of people just downgraded back to the old OS, but we're on topic of Windows.

Overall Review: Windows 8.1 is basically a newer, (and yes, somewhat improved, performance wise) and differently-themed Windows 7, with some tweaks. It's nice, yes!... I just hate that people are rating it one star because 'The start screen, oh my geebus! it r gon! where start screen?!!?11?!?/' ...People totally overlook the fact of 3rd part software.