Pros: Amazing board! My very first build ever, and had a neighbor that wanted to see my build that has been doing the same thing for about 7 years now and even said this was a very nice board. BIOS is extremely easy to navigate in and came shipped with Rev. 1.1 @ F15. Easy to overclock as it's just go into BIOS, click the CPU, and drag the sliders where you want them, then save & exit. How much simpler can it get? The board also comes with a vast amount of tweaks and software to get the most of itself. I am very happy with this board and will definitely buy another one when building a 2nd computer later!

Cons: I agree with another reviewer that the PCI-E slot is a little close to the CPU and large coolers, like the Hyper 212 Plus/EVO will definitely constrict you, as well as the RAM slot #1.

Overall Review: I wasn't sure whether or not to get this board after seeing a 50/50 success or so, but I am very glad I did. Gigabyte has done a very good job on this board, and it's very affordable for it's intense design and work put in. Highly reccomended motherboard for a first time builder!!

Pros: - Very fast and beastly card - Runs quite cool even when under load - Overclocking is easy and reliable - Haven't had any issues with it until recently ( see cons ) - Tackles BF3 on ultra, all CODs, everything I've thrown at it, plus more.

Cons: - Processing power on Kepler isn't too great - RMA / Warranty from Gigabyte has been a bad experience ( see other thoughts ) - Heavy, so you might experience some bending

Overall Review: Not surprised at all by the bending to be honest, you're getting a nice big card, so it's expected. I haven't had a good time with Gigabyte's RMA/Warranty service however. Haven't had a single problem with this card, nor the Gigabyte motherboard, and all of a sudden a small problem ensues, the card stops displaying a signal to the monitor. Everything else works ( the fans, the whole rig, but no monitor display ), so it had to be something with the card. Took out the card, and onboard graphics are fine, so I figured I've got 3 years to get this thing repaired if anything goes wrong, let's get it taken care of. I work in retail as a repair specialist, so I am aware of what MFG warranties cover and what they do not, and this was not a case of customer abuse or anything of the sort. The card just went out sadly. So I get it sent, I have to pay for the shipping ( -1 point ), and it takes them about 4-5 days to process the RMA just for it to be not accepted ( -1 point ) and have it sent back hopefully. I was not even given any information as to why it was not accepted, just a simple note on the RMA page saying "if you have questions, contact us," and given the circumstances, yeah, it's a bit of a problem so questions are everywhere. I sent an email, still heard nothing back, and I'm thinking at this point, customer service from Gigabyte is a joke. I've also read about their "tech support specialists" give the general step 1 troubleshooting "make sure it's plugged in" "have you connected everything right" "are the power cables in the right spots" etc. Overall, the card itself is great, but when something goes wrong, don't expect it to be taken care of apparently.

Pros: - Sticks to whatever you need it to - Lowered temperature from stock compound @ 35C idle to 29C idle at stock clock - Large amount comes with it - Very clean exit from tube - Spreads easily

Cons: None at all

Overall Review: I didn't buy this from Newegg, but from Xoxide, but that doesn't make any difference. I'm a first-time builder and after using the stock solution at first, then going back and using the Arctic Silver, it lowered the temperature a good 5-6C. Never would have guessed it mattered that much or was that good!

Pros: This cooler gets the job done well over the top of what it is designed to do! Installed it for the first time last night and watched temperatures drop 10C on an OC'd i5-3570K @ 4.2GHz. Sits idle at 30C and about 50-60C on full load. Yes, it's very big, but you can swap the fan to the other side of the heatsink easily to create an air pull from the rear mount fan to allow room for your RAM. Used Arctic Silver 5 with this cooler and works flawlessly! Must have if you prefer air cooling over water cooling!!

Cons: Again, it's very big. Just about every ATX board is going to have one of it's RAM slots covered by the cooler 120mm fan, BUT you can swap the sides, as I mentioned above. Installation is a little difficult at first, but once you understand how it works, it's very easy to install. A little awkward again with the bracket mounting, but if a guy like me making his first build EVER with this thing and having no problems, anyone should be able to! Other than that, there are literally no problems

Overall Review: This cooler is so underpriced, it's unreal. The very first part I bought for my build and I just looked at in awe for about a month a half, waiting to get my parts. I would pay around $70-80 for a cooler of this performance easily and do not regret my decision.