Pros: Inexpensive 4 RAM slots Abundant ports/connectors for a small, cheap board

Cons: Had several unresponsive power-on attempts BIOS is kind of flashy and goofy looking, but whatevs

Overall Review: This build was the longest, most frustrating experience I've had building or repairing PCs, but I can't say what role this board played in the process. There was much removing and adding back of components to just get the CPU fan to spin up, then get to BIOS, and finally have all of the components connected and booting reliably. I wouldn't dock an egg or discourage anyone from using this board, but I would advise persistence if you don't get the expected result right away.

Pros: Fits a large GPU, kind of. Okay to look at. Good build quality for the price.

Cons: Bizarre PCI/E implementation.

Overall Review: When I first received this case, I looked it over and decided no, I did not want to build in this case and I did not want to look at it for however long I'd have my next system. I actually bought another case, but fast forward a few months to when I finally snagged a CPU and went digging for that case, and I pulled this one out and started building in it. It was a struggle. The majority of difficulties I'll write off to the micro-ATX form factor, though I've built in a similar sized and priced case which was much less stressful. Where I'm docking an egg is the "space saving" decision to have PCI cards (like, say, my GPU) slide their upper tabs into a narrow slot in the back of the case which is pretty much impossible to accomplish for any sizable card. I had to remove the backing plate from my GPU in order to fit it in this case. There was plenty of room for the card itself, but no way to install it without modification. Now that it's installed, the only support it has is the PCI-E slot itself on my mobo and tension on the power cables from the PSU. Awesome. I'll probably end up transferring this build to the intended case (which I tripped over immediately after completing the build) just to have the GPU properly supported and for the USB 3.0 front panel.

Pros: Great viewing angles. Deep blacks.* Nice looking design, front and back. Unobtrusive power light (a real rarity in monitors). VESA mounts (getting rarer). Dual HDMI, and yes, I got a DVI-to-HDMI cable.* Nice matte-ish finish on the screen.

Cons: I'm not seeing the huge color difference from my five year old TN panel, but it still looks great. The "leg" for the stand was a little tough to remove and left some marks on the plastic. I don't think this thing has built-in speakers, Newegg. No rebate card that I found.

Overall Review: Overall I'm very satisfied and even contemplating a second purchase. I did not have the "double rainbow" response to the picture on this IPS panel vs. my old 1680x1050 22" LG. The colors in "theater mode" or "game mode" seem garish and oversaturated and mainly the screen is just painfully bright. The main calibration I made was bringing brightness down to 17%, using the Windows 7 guide image (and I could have gone lower). The main advantage vs. my old monitor are deeper, more even blacks. I did get a DVI-to-HDMI cable. It's not listed and other people said they didn't get one, but there was one in my box. Awesome. I guess don't count on it, but you might get lucky? Also, Newegg is listing this monitor with speakers. There's no sign of speakers on the housing, the box, or the paperwork, and plugging my tablet into the mic jack produced no sound. There is a volume control in the OSD menu, but that may just pertain to HDMI sound routed through the headphone jack. I didn't find any rebate card (or packing slip, for that matter), but I never count on rebates, anyway. It's still a great price for the product. And finally, people, get an articulated mount arm. It's just as important ergonomically as a decent desk chair. You shouldn't be choosing your displays based on their stands.

Pros: It's a sound card. Inexpensive. Decent GUI in software.

Cons: The "GX" setting crashes some games and media players (possibly other stuff, too) on start-up, which can be a real trouble-shooting headache if you don't know about it.

Overall Review: The sound quality from this thing is a marginal improvement over most modern on-board sound. If you're not having problems with your on-board sound, don't bother. I was getting noise over my speakers after installing some new drives, and this card fixed it. As mentioned in cons, the drivers can mess up other software on your system, but only when "GX" is enabled.

Pros: Easy to work inside with accessible bays and no sharp edges. Nice access to the front I/O panel under a door on the upper edge of the case. "Basic Black" aesthetics with a little flair in the handle and rounded edges make for an understated but not strictly utilitarian look.

Cons: Very flimsy plastic front panel. It's secured with plastic spikes that snap into holes on the metal case, and these are subject to snapping or shearing off (mine may have been mostly broken during shipping).

Overall Review: Despite the likelihood (inevitability?) of the front panel falling apart, I would still recommend this case for a budget build. At this price, you can rig something to keep the panel on there, and the rest of the design is quite good. The only thing you won't fit inside is an oversized graphics card. My build used an AMD APU (for my mom, strictly a Facebook gamer) foregoing the GPU entirely.

Pros: Tasteful exterior design. Lots of drive bays (though you may have to get creative to use them). Tool-less HDD rails are nice for 3.5" drives. Durable metal construction.

Cons: Lots of sharp edges. Drive cages kind of crowd the case. No room for larger GPUs without getting creative. I/O panel is fragile and awkwardly located in the middle of the case top (coincidentally as far as possible from the USB and audio headers on my mobo). Heavy and awkward to handle. Tool-less rails do not securely hold many 2.5"-to-3.5" adapters (now common for SSD installs).

Overall Review: I got this case with a prebuilt system from CyberPowerPC about four years ago, chosen because it wasn't all plastic and bling. I've been satisfied with the looks and it hasn't baked any of my components in that time w/ just the two stock fans. The past couple months, though, I've had occasion to work in this box quite a bit as well as another budget box and several off-the-rack systems (all of which were smaller), and this case was easily the biggest pain to work in. Just heaving it onto its side is a chore, and the clunky drive cages make it feel more crowded than it should be, as well as providing lots of sharp edges. Installing a 2.5" SSD, I found that the tool-less system would only secure one end of the adapter tray, so that it swiveled on an axis in the drive cage. That point became moot when I replaced my GPU with a larger model and had to tear the drive cage out entirely to accommodate it. The SSD adapter tray is now screw*d directly to the bottom of the case and the HDD is jammed into the floppy cage. I may never get it out again. I'll very likely be remounting the 3.5" cage inside the (huge, mostly useless) 5.25" cage when I get another, larger data drive. Also, only the lower 3.5" cage can be removed--the others are riveted in place.