Pros: These are incredibly fast. I use 2 of them in a Supermicro X9DAE board with 256GB of ram. I get a cinebench score of 26.10. These processors will handle anything that you throw at them. I use dual Corsair H80i's for cooling.

Cons: Price. Really, almost 2 grand? I suppose with no competition at the top, Intel can charge whatever they want.

Overall Review: These are a great buy for those who need the power. The rest of the people can settle for Intel's 2011 or 1155 Core i7 series. If Intel released multiplier unlocked 2600 series Xeons, I'd be first in line to get them. When they launched the skulltrail board with the QX9775 cpu's, they were on a roll. I wish they would continue the trend. Give us something more overclockable and more powerful, Intel! I realize that most people that own these are not interested in overclocking them. But shouldn't the challenge be there anyway?

Pros: Provides lots of power when it works.

Cons: I used this in my main system since the end of May of 2014. Suddenly I started having random shutdowns when I'd be playing a game or using a distributed computing app that maxes out the unit. It worked fine for about 3 months with no issues and randomly these events started. Decided to RMA the unit for a replacement. Put in an old 1350 watt Enermax and that solved the problem. But I still want to use this unit, so I'll wait for the RMA to be completed.

Overall Review: When it worked, it was a great power supply, but now I have to RMA it. I realize that you can't get everything 100% perfect all the time, so I'm going to give Corsair the benefit of the doubt here. I'm not a big fan of the flat cabling, I prefer the smaller round ones.

Pros: I've used a lot of these sticks in many systems that I've built. Not one has failed, and all of them support higher speeds. The fastest I've been able to get these to run at is 2400, but I'm sure with more tweaking they could go higher.

Cons: I can't say that there are any cons as I have not encountered any problems or issues.

Overall Review: I've used this ram in many computers, including many workstations. Crucial, whose parent company is Micron, makes some of the best ram out there. I've used this ram and also their server ram in many systems. I've found that they are very adjustable in terms of their timings as well as how high you can overclock them. These are a much better deal than going with some of those higher priced kits. And considering you can get the same timings, why spend a few hundreds dollars more when you can get this memory that will most likely overclock to the same speeds? But it has been proven and shown that 1600 or higher for memory speeds only adds a marginal performance increase in most cases... 2% at most. It's not worth buying higher priced ram in my opinion.

Pros: Board is very fast. Easy to install. Instructions are very clear in the manual. Supports high overclocking speeds.

Cons: More PCI x16 slots would be nice, but for the price, it is worth every penny.

Overall Review: Bought this board at a different store. I was able to get the 4770k I bought with it to 5GHZ. Reviews of the board were excellent, and I think anyone that wants a board that supports SLI and Crossfire will be happy with it. Appearance wise it isn't all that fancy, but I don't buy products based on appearance but on functionality.

Pros: This is a great board for both desktop, workstation, and server users. It allows up to 256GB of memory, way more than what most people could ever use. 4 way SLI / crossfire support, dual xeons.

Cons: Expensive, could use more ram slots (other companies with dual cpu boards often have 16 slots). Needs a lot of power.

Overall Review: This is now my 4th build using this board. I have not had any problems with any of the boards I own. The latest configuration has 256GB of DDR3 1600 Samsung memory, dual 2697 v2's, 1 Quaddro card, and 3 Tesla cards. When I read these reviews, I feel that many people exaggerate their actual knowledge of installing boards and building systems using a workstation or server board. I find that the components they use are not workstation or server oriented, but in many case, are general use or overclockable gaming ram. Folks, if you are going to build a system with this board, you need a big power supply, preferably over 1200 watts. I also strongly recommend using server memory, mainly ECC registered memory for optimal compatibility. Make sure you have good ventilation as well. This is a great board, I just think the majority of the people who leave negative reviews overestimate their ability to build a system and then blame the board for when they make a mistake. They also use parts that should be be used more in conventional desktop systems. I've literally built more than a thousand systems in my lifetime and over the years maybe had a total of 20 boards that were bad. I admit there were a few that accidently got damaged by me, and the rest were either dead or unstable. But the most important thing you can do is research. Read the board's manual in detail and learn about all of its features BEFORE you buy it! Can't stress that enough.

Pros: Great processor. Overclocks to 4.8 very easily.

Cons: none

Overall Review: For those of you who don't bother to do your research, (ahem Richard), The processor throttles back to 1.2 in order to save power and run cooler. When the power is needed again, it goes back to full speed. People need to do their research before posting negative reviews. It's obvious that some judge before bothering to read about what they purchase. Is it really that hard to research before you buy? For those that don't, it's pure laziness. Processors downclock for a reason and before you post idiotic drivel, do your research and find out why.