Pros: Faster then the Athlon X2 5600 it replaced. Improved my 3dMark scores by a couple thousand. Games like Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and Call of Duty WaW (5), all picked up about 10-25 FPS. Unbelievable deal at Newegg's price. Intalled on my M2N32 SLI Deluxe Wi-Fi without a hitch, BUT see below for important info.

Cons: None at this time. If any develop I will update this review

Overall Review: I ordered this CPU as it reached the pricepoint I had waited for. Information from several publications said that this was a slightly improved 9850: When I ordered it I simply figured I would take a chance on it working in my mobo, based upon 3 or 4 reviews at 'egg that said it worked. Then I lucked out! Went to ASUS downloads and a new beta BIOS (2207) had been posted for the mobo and it was for the 9950!! How about that!! Also NOTE: if you are using ASUS probe or your mobo monitoring program, you will probably get erroneously high (or maybe even low) temp reading - I did. I talked to AMD and they recommend downloading and using CoreTemp (coretemp.com). This showed that the actual processor temp is just fine, as compared to my Probe readings (which really scared me!) Highly recommend this program. M2N32 SLI deluxe Wi-fi, Phenom 9950, Cosmos 1000 w/5 fans, 2 X 8800GT in sli, XFi xtreme music, 3 separate HDD's. Last thing: 7 stars for Newegg-you guys and gals are great!!

Pros: Easy to write on and label. Really good price. When they work they are just fine.

Cons: About a 1-in-10 or slightly worse failure rate: either will not record and I get a warning that the "record media is bad", OR will appear to record data and then fail during playback or fail to play back media at all.

Overall Review: Hard to beat the price, but really aggravating when the recorded matter won't play back. And it isn't the DVD's fault: tried on two DVD's and my PC. Just as aggravating when they look perfect i.e. no smudges, scratches, weird colors, and they won't record. If you can afford it, I suggest a name brand dual layer. Please note; I will update this should I discover that the problem actually is from something else, Or if the percentage of failures increases.

Pros: Previously tried a Bytecc adapter that did not work. This one was MUCH better. SSD mounting is easy enough, and you can mount two SSDs on the same bracket. Bracket mounted to the HDD with standard mounting screws, no problem.

Cons: None really, but see comments below.

Overall Review: Depending on how your case wiring and SATA cabling is arranged you might find it impossible to use a right-angle connector. Regardless of which slot you mount the SSD the wire of the angled connector may touch the bracket and prevent a good connection of any connection at all to the SSD. This is not a negative, really, you just swap out to a straight connection.

Pros: The 2.5" SSD fit well and was easily mountable

Cons: The mounting holes tapped into the bracket use a proprietary screw/bolt to attache to the hard drive cage. This makes it unlikely or impossible for standard mounting bolts/screws to be used to secure the adapter to the HDD cage. Tried it in a my Rosewill case and my wife's ANTEC case and it couldn't be used.

Overall Review: I don't recommend this product as mounting it in the case most likely will be a problem.

Pros: It was inexpensive, especially with my small $ gift card.

Cons: Has not worked properly from day 1. Fails to read disks, sometimes during reading just locks up, just now it it wouldn't even open - activity light lights up for a bit then goes out and that's it: It is recognized by Windows. During recording it has, on numerous times, told me the media was bad: but the media worked just fine in another DVD burner.

Overall Review: Over the years I have had mixed results/experience with Lite-on. Their products USED to be really good, but in the last 8 years or so the quality, imho, has deteriorated.

Pros: The sound. I have been using a set of Professional headphones for several years, and my backup was an old Plantronics gaming headset: both, I thought, were really good. This relatively inexpensive headset blow them away! Great sound positioning, bass can be as loud and enveloping as you want. For ~$40, really nice.

Cons: See comments in Other thoughts. No real 'Cons.'

Overall Review: They are not as good as the professional Sennheiser for music, but not bad (according to my hearing). On my head and ears, they get a little uncomfortable after about 2 hrs., but that is a long time. I did not install the provided software, but Windows audio panel can set them up as 7.1 speakers, just takes a little tinkering with the audio panel settings.