Joined on 07/28/08
Basic OC

Pros: This board is: -Basic -What you need for simple overclocking -Inexpensive for the amount of extra features not usually found on AM3+ mATX boards (USB 3.0 and Sata 6 Gb/s) -Heatsinks on some of the chipsets. -Minimalistic If you want something that you are going to keep it simple with and you want an AM3+ mATX... this is it.
Cons: As you can see by the pictures... if you use a double slot PCIe video card you will not be using the PCIe 1x.
Overall Review: Running stable with FX 6350 @ 4.2 GHz and 8GB DDR3 1600 slightly overclocked in 1700s range.
Great but it didn't work for me.

Pros: Let me just say this thing is a power house. It's boasts very impressive performance. This particular card feels exceptionally sturdy to the touch and it doesn't run hot through a Maximum setting, Heaven 4.0 + V-Sync, 5 loop test. I was impressed with quality of display... but I was not impressed with the drivers. I game in 1920x1080, so I'm sure others could comment of the performance at higher resolutions. For the 5-30 minutes it would allow me to stay in Farcry 3, Crysis 2, Wargame: Airland Battle, Heaven 4.0 benchmark and ES V: Skyrim....All at max setting in 1920x1080 45-60fps+ with 8x - 16x AA... I was in heaven.
Cons: Had to RMA back to the egg because of the apparently infamous black screen-to-desktop crash, I wasn't aware of before I purchased, that a lot of GTX 770 OC owners are experiencing. I tried many things and it didn't seem like a hardware issue. Drivers are to blame and I think others will agree.
Overall Review: I exchanged this for a Zotac GTX 680 AMP! and it is arriving today. Essentially the same card but less problems with drivers, lower clock speeds :( but known, good and working. I was very impressed with Zotac's manufacturing quality and technical support.
Does what it does with great perfomance ... but

Pros: Does what it does with great performance. Cool and cool looking. Maximum PC tested this in their most recent roundup as still a great buy. Probably the best for the price as well.
Cons: Installation. Seriously Cooler Master, better directions are needed than the kindergarten coloring book you gave me. I docked an egg because it's very unclear and could result in damage to your system if you aren't careful. Overall it's still a great product.
Great feel. Loud but no worries here.

Pros: Ok so it feels amazing to touch and type on, if you like the extra feedback of BLUE switches. I do. Feels like quality and super study. Great if you are careful with it I'm sure. I will not be durability testing this my usual ways.
Cons: Figuring out the keyboard FN-Lock feature to adjust the multimedia settings, keyboard dimming, etc. features was sort of annoying. I figured it out and it was how I thought so not enough reason to dock an egg. A LOT of people I know don't and would not like this keyboard. It is LOUD. For me it's why I bought it and it's tactile feel is great. Blue is a little much. I know the switch color but I wish they offered this version in more than one backlight color. Picky me.
Overall Review: Make sure you know there is a difference in feel to the different sorts of "CherryMX" keys. BLUE is very clicky as opposed to some of the other colored switches. Every color CherryMX switch is different. I picked this keyboard because it is one of the better BLUE switch keyboards on the market at the present time.
Tough stuff

Pros: Probably the best case I've owned, as I usually don't go expensive on cases. *Airflow is excellent, even with stock fan setup. *Cable organization is pretty good. *Removable drive bays. Plenty of room to install whatever you need without issue. *Plenty of hardware included. *No sharp edges. Great quality metal work as well. *So many locations for mounting fans. I think I would have to have more than one fan controller to run all the fans, if installed. *Paint job was very nice. *Grab handles feel excellent. *The military style ammo box clips for opening the case were a nice touch and the case goes together excellently. Overall... it's hot :)
Cons: This is a hard section to fill out as this is very well thought out case. *So many fan locations and potential inlets, dust could be a problem. *You may not like if you don't like Olive, Black, White -_- Compared to some of the budget builds I've seen, this is leagues beyond a basic build case. Perhaps I'm not picky enough but this thing is like gold to me.
Overall Review: I usually overseas-desert test my computers. Use your imagination. Do to the grab handles and the color, my 1st Sergeant thought I had military property in my barracks room during and inspection ;P He was impressed.
Old faithful

Pros: Ok so I first encounter this model a few years ago, BEFORE SATA optical drives were common. It's simple,straight forward and not too loud when fully spun up. In the past I've had "issues" with optical drives being unreliable. I've installed this model on multiple builds and never had a single issue.
Cons: None to note.