Joined on 10/25/08
Great stuff
Pros: Easy application on my 2500K. This compound combined with my Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme cooler gives me 30c idle and 62c load temps with Prime 95 small FFT test. That is while running at 4.6ghz and 1.344v
Cons: none that i can think of.
Some disappointment
Pros: Beautiful design. User friendly and easy to keep clean.
Cons: Bad fan controllers. I am now having to replace the fan controller for a second time as it has just stopped working. I have owned the case a little over a year. Hopefully the second replacement will also be at no charge to me like the first was.
Overall Review: I would find another case in this price range with these features if I were you.
Poor Component Quality
Pros: Scratch Resistance, Photo Quality
Cons: This phone has the worst speaker of any phone I've ever heard. After owning for less than a year, the first phone of this model I had starting to sound like it had a blows speaker. It also would not connect to wifi. I sent that in for repair and it was replaced by ASUS under warranty. Now, that replacement phone is doing the exact same thing less than a year later. ASUS builds $200 phones that dont last one year. They will never see another dime of my money!
Cant beat it for the price I paid
Pros: I ended up getting this board for $135 shipped in an after Christmas sale. Booted right up first attempt with a 2500k and 8gb of gskill 1600mhz. The utilities that come with it are nice and organized. Very clean look to the board. I have experienced the boot loop that others describe, however it ONLY happens if the board fails to post after Ive set my overclock settings to aggressively in the BIOS. Going back into the BIOS and backing off your settings will fix this. Not an issue for me as I overclock slowly and methodically. I wouldnt pay $175 for this board, but at the price I got it at, how can you lose?
Cons: slight annoyance with boot loop, but that can be avoided. Its a non issue for those who dont overclock, or only rely on Turbo boost presets for overclocking.
Overall Review: Its a solid board. Ive got my 2500k at 4.6ghz at 1.28v stable. There is still plenty of room it seems to increase the OC. That is just how far Ive gotten it in the past 1.5 days.
Easy and simple
Pros: Plugged it in, booted up. Ran at advertised speeds. No news is good news. Got it for $35 shipped with special after Christmas promotion that was running. Buy it.
Cons: Nothing I can think of.
Overall Review: This ram is a no brainer. If the specs match what you need, look no further. Just buy it.
Died in 6 months
Pros: Fast drive. Quick RMA process through manufacturer.
Cons: Died after 6 months of use. The drive would cause my desktop to freeze up where I could do nothing. Then the ominous red light on the drive would come on.
Overall Review: I wish I knew these had so many problems before I purchased it as I dropped over $200 on mine. I now have my replacement and I am a little hesitant to use it again as my boot/game drive. I didnt lose any data after the failure because I always back up, its just that it is such a hassle to have to reinstall everything again. With all the failures of this drive it almost seems like there should be some kind of a recall going on. If I were you, I would not buy this drive.