Pros: -nice price and rebate plus game coupon at the time of purchase. -good performance -quiet -worked great out of thebox.

Cons: -After one year, the price has dropped down significantly. Probably should have spent the extra $30 at the time of purchase and gone with the next card up. -not really a con, but after a year of owning, the clear plastic liner on the card peeled and got pulled into the gpu fan resulting in a crash. Not sure if I needed to peel it off prior to installation or not, but this is something to make note of.

Pros: Wasn't DOA. Seems to work well. Performance seems nice for the price.

Cons: -Directions are horrendously bad. I am the type of person that enjoys doing things myself, if directions are quality. This one has just about none to speak of. -overclocking is also horrible for this product. I have a 2500k still at stock speed after more than a year after purchasing. There are no guides for this board, and the BIOS uses a different overclock language than what most boards use. People with my level of expertise will be stumped when trying to figure this out. -Customer service and tech support is non-exisitant. Huge hit here (minus 2 eggs).