Pros: Upon purchasing my first solid-state drive, I decided to invest in a quality storage drive to complete the package. Paired with a Crucial M4, this HDD replaced a four-year-old Seagate RAID-0 array. Not only does it surpass my 640GB RAID-0 array in capacity, the Western Digital Caviar Black, despite being used as a mere storage drive, works at double the read and write speeds of my previous RAID-0 array. If you're not yet ready to make the leap to SSDs, you cannot go wrong this or the 1TB version.

Cons: It took forever to format this two-terabyte drive. Leave your computer on while you're at work or something because it's going to take a very, very long time.

Overall Review: Antec DF-85 Asus Sabertooth P67 Intel Core i7-2600K @ 4.6GHz Zalman CNPS9900MAX 16GB (4 x 4) Corsair Vengeance 1866MHz EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores Crucial M4 256GB Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB

Pros: The mouse comes with a 1000 Hz polling rate, high maximum DPI, and a nicely braided cable. The box it came in was the most impressive thing about the mouse.

Cons: After having had this mouse for several months, I cast it aside in favor of a Logitech G9x. In part, Razer was not to blame since, if I had done my research, I would have known that the Mamba is not a good mouse for fingertip grippers like myself. I found it uncomfortable to use. The problem I did have for which Razer should be held responsible is that the scroll wheel was worthless. When I motioned it in one direction, it'd go one line in that direction and two lines in the opposite direction. Whether this was a firmware or a hardware issue I do not know. I never used the wireless functionality and can't imagine why anyone would. The underside of the mouse seemed to pick up a lot of dust and various debris, which eventually affected the accuracy of the laser. The side buttons were too far forward to be of any use to anyone not using a palm grip. For the $130 I paid for it at the time, all I really got in return was a fancy box.

Overall Review: For palm grippers, this mouse may be perfectly comfortable. As with any laser mouse, do use a hard plastic surface like the Razer Vespula.

Pros: My Razer BlackWidow Ultimate mechanical keyboard did not come with a keycap puller and, unfortunately, choices are slim when it comes to purchasing one on its own, so I bought this for the keycap puller alone, unsure how it'd perform on a Razer keyboard with Cherry MX blue switches. To my delight, it works flawlessly and is a welcome addition to my computer maintenance kit. I imagine it should work well with just about any kind of mechanical keyboard. It's simple, straightforward, intuitive, and it gets the job done.

Cons: I wish I could buy one of these without the keyscaps. Inevitably, they're destined to sit in a drawer for the remainder of their days. I also think any and every keyboard over $80 should include a keycap puller in the box, but that's no fault of this particular product.

Pros: This is an excellent single-card solution that, even with the recent release of the Kepler line of video cards, will more than suffice for the average gamer; indeed, some of the most expensive "gaming PCs" from you local big box stores only include a single GTX 560. Add the Ti, 448 cores, and you have this beast from EVGA that recently replaced my GTX 550 Ti with an enormous performance boost in both benchmarks and games. While it may not be the best benchmark out there, my graphics score in Windows Experieence Index rose from 7.4 to 7.9. Frame rates in StarCraft II, previously maxing out around 50, are now well over 100 when VSYNC is disabled. Skyrim went from the high 20s to the high 50s. Unlike even the mighty GTX 580, this card, being a newer release, also comes with OpenGL 4.2 support. Do a little additional overclocking and you've more or less got a GTX 570.

Cons: More VRAM would be nice. The card also runs significantly warmer than my previous card and, thus, noisier (I set the fan to 60% using EVGA Precision X). I was also unable to achieve as high of overclocks as other reviewers without losing some stability; nevertheless, this card overclocked far better than my factory-overclocked GTX 550 Ti, which could not be further overclocked whatsoever without becoming massively unstable. Due to the cooling solution, I do not recommend this card for SLI. Either get the Classified edition or a card which will not exhaust directly into your case. With four 120mm intake fans, two 120mm exhaust fans, and two 140mm exhaust fans on my enclosure, this was not a major concern.

Overall Review: Antec DF-85 Antec CP-850 Asus Sabertooth P67 Intel Core i7-2600K @ 4.6GHz Zalman CNPS9900MAX-R 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1866 EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores Crucial M4 256GB Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB Asus BW-12B1ST Blu-ray burner

Pros: I was blown away by the improvement in games and movies when comparing this headset to a $300 Bose headset. If you're a heavy gamer, this headset was made for you and, even if you just like watching movies on the computer and desire a surround sound experience, the Corsair Vengeance 1500 will prove itself a worthwhile investment. For the price, it's practically a steal. It looks slick and the mic is very clear. I have a noisy mechanical keyboard and the mic doesn't pick up any annoying clickety-clack while typing. A great choice for people without dedicated soundcards.

Cons: On the downside, this is a USB headset, which limits what you can actually do with it. Considering how massive it is though, you probably wouldn't want to go outside with it; indeed, if you feel you have a smaller than average head, avoid this headset altogether because it might not fit you at all. I was also disappointed by the quality of music, which was the one thing that did not improve when comparing it to a $300 Bose headset. Essentially, if whatever you're listening to is not using 7.1 or 5.1, it's just going to sound okay. Unlike others, I have not found my ears sweating while wearing the Corsair Vengeance 1500, but I have experienced some discomfort comparable to other headsets I have worn after several hours of uninterrupted use. The volume control is a little warm to the touch and the LEDs are too bright for those who, like me, enjoy gaming in the dark.

Overall Review: Corsair is, in my opinion, the finest manufacturer of computer components in the world today.

Pros: Like many before me, I purchased one of these to mount onto the Antec DF-85 enclosure's side-panel window. It seems to push a satisfying amount of air, its red LEDs are a match for the DF-85, and the wire is plenty long enough to attach to just about any fan header.

Cons: Where it doesn't entirely match the DF-85 is the fan blades themselves since these are transparent in contrast to the DF-85's red blades. No installation instructions were included with the fan or with the DF-85, so choosing the appropriate screw took some guesswork. I also have no use for the 3-speed fan switch, which I just leave at full RPM all the time.

Overall Review: If you have an Antec DF-85 or are planning on purchasing one, there's no excuse not to mount one of these on for some extra cooling for your video card.