Pros: absolutely NO NOISE. none.

Cons: none if you know what you are doing and budget properly. i assume this *could* get pretty hot if you load it up, 460W *is* a lot of juice in such a compact enclosure.

Overall Review: i use this is a compact Silverstone SG01 case with a H55 mobo and an Intel i5-661 thrown in (cooled by a Scythe CPU cooler). no additional hardware, I use the integrated graphics. with this setup, the PSU probably never provides more than 70w to the system when running regular office apps and watching the occasional HD video. the only fan in the system is the 120mm Scythe on the cooler, which is whisper quiet because the i5-661 runs cool anyhow. this results in a balanced, and utterly whisper quiet system that still deliver on processor umph when required. i have been on the quiet computing move from day oe - and it's never been easier than this, and this PSU's contribution is great. but watch out - if your setup is more powerhungry you may have to move the air around, in which case the fan may as well be a good one designed into the PSU. it depends on your power budget.

Pros: a solid board most of the time. paired with an i5-661 and 8mb of ddr3 it provides good performance at low power.

Cons: awkward boot freezes here and there. nothing a renewed power cycle can't fix... but why does it hang every 4th or 5th reboot? BIOS upgrades obliterate prior BIOS settings. compared to older Core Duo E8600 + DDR2 + G41 setup it does not really seem 2 generations ahead. performance benefits rather negligible (scores lower in Windows Aero WEI in fact).

Overall Review: all in all i think there are better choices out there that deliver on more stability when it comes to boot behavior and protecting BIOS settings. not my favorite build. it will do for now, but i am a bit disappointed with the occasionally errativ boot behavior.

Pros: *silent*, no need for separate power cable, smart power-on-demand behavior, runs cool even in a compact case (36C in normal operation with just the CPU fan there and a fanless powersupply)

Cons: the design of the heating pipes sticking out could be problematic in very compact builds (but then those probably would use integrated graphics)

Overall Review: just what i needed: i was not looking for a gaming platform, rather just to bring up the somewhat anemic WEI of the integrated graphics on a i5-661 (4.1) to a higher standard and extend my workstation's life. the new WEI of 6.8 for graphics certainly achieves that. it is a surprisingly high card, but fits without an issue into Silverstone Sugo SG1 and 2 cases. System power barely goes up because this card seems very smart in how it draws power. The system remains just as cool with this addition. yes it is a double slot, but hey most graphics cards that pack some umph will be. silent, wei of 6.8 and power efficient at around $80 means 5 stars, no doubt.

Pros: to add to my pablolie review... it seems to work most of the time but gets very temperamental when changing stuff, sch as when i tried to improve graphics... (read cons)

Cons: i have never owned a board that gets so terminally sick and simply refuses to get any sign of life when it feels misconfigured, which includes stuff as basic as adding a graphics card. the i5-661 begged for a graphics card update to graduate beyond wei 4.1 graphics, but it was a death battle to get the board to accept the nvidia gt440 card, latest os and bios updates notwithstanding. i regret the day i bought this board.

Overall Review: worst board intel ever produced, based on my experience, and based on that the last Intel mb i will buy sorry. i have never ever experienced as many startup issues... try to overclock... pull the battery to fix it... install a video card... pull the battery to try to fix it... any bios adjustment that for no reason the board declines... pull the cmos battery... and get ready to restart repeatedly for a while... what a horrible board, i regret buying it

Pros: more silent than others - however, you may not even need a case fan these days if you pick some components (see other thoughts)

Cons: if you can do without it, you will notice a marked difference in noise level nevertheless. do your research! so no, not truly silent....

Overall Review: The build consisted of - LIan Li PC-Q09 mini-ITX case - Intel DH61DL LGA1155 mini motherboard - Inter i3-2100T processor - Silverstone NT07-1156 CPU cooler (yes, it is 100% compatible with 1155 motherboards) - Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB DDR3 - Samsung 470MZ 64GB SSD

Pros: This may be my favorite processor ever when it comes to power-performance ratio. At 35W you can't quite make it entirely passive in a small case, but if you combine it with a good case and a good fan (not stock) you'll have a very little system that draws little power (15-30) and really performs very very well.

Cons: Price could be always lower. :-) Ubuntu support for integrated graphics is in its early stages...

Overall Review: - LIan Li PC-Q09 mini-ITX case - Intel DH61DL LGA1155 mini motherboard - Inter i3-2100T processor - Silverstone NT07-1156 CPU cooler (yes, it is 100% compatible with 1155 motherboards) - Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB DDR3 - Samsung 470MZ 64GB SSD