Pros: I bought this at the start of 2011. It's now Q2 2016, and this motherboard, the CPU, and RAM are still stomping along just fine. I cannot find fault with this motherboard, and its advertised durability is, at least in my experience, correct.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Had I the same choice to make over again, I would unwaveringly purchase this motherboard once more.

Pros: + Easy removal + Minimal packaging to box up and return. + Thank Goodnesh it failed while I was bench-testing my new build rather than a week later when I felt I could trust it. So, in this case, hooray for shoddy QA/QC!

Cons: - Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB)-based fan stopped working within 15 minutes of installation. - Cooler comes with its own thermal peanut-butter, so if you've bought some Arctic Silver you have some cleaning to do (I just sighed inwardly and forged ahead). - While the unit was working (and at a normal RPM range), it didn't really cool the CPU. Certainly not as much as the stock Intel cooler. - Out-classed and -performed by the stock Intel cooler. - Other reports seem to zero in on the fan being the weak point in the system here (obviously), but more so than you would expect. Shame on you, Arctic Cooling!

Overall Review: I have been building machines for the past 22 years, both privately and professionally, and this is one of a handful of occasions where I have had a fan die in the first day of ownership. I should note: the 2 other fans that did this were old cheap sleeve-bearing fans; in 1996, you could buy a soft drink or one of these fans. I would expect more from an FDB-based fan at this price-point, especially one that is charged with cooling the CPU as opposed to the case. This is my current setup: i7-870 Intel CPU; Gigabyte motherboard; 8GB RAM; HDD, Video, PS unimportant for purposes of clearance and physical fit. The CPU cooler was large, almost resting against my first RAM slot, as others have noted. However, it was all size and no performance; the stock CPU cooler runs circles around the Freezer 7, and does so in a more compact footprint. Avoid this one. Use your stock cooler, and allocate the money you save to buy me a pizza.

Pros: UPDATE: Both batteries finally died now, April 2019. I'm good with this life-span and can recommend these. I'm buying more right now, unless I go with a whole new UPS. The order date on these was 5/27/2013. Easy, easy, easy installation and use. The most difficult part was unplugging/untangling cables, and getting behind the cubicle to unplug the UPS.

Cons: ... I can think of none. For what this is, it's great!

Overall Review: I would decidedly recommend this product to others. Everyone should have one or more UPSes in their setup (ideally split across different outlets and different circuits, if possible), and replacement batteries are a much better option than scrapping an otherwise-fine UPS.

Pros: This drive is everything you have heard.

Cons: None. Well, maybe that its price-point seems to have stalled? I bought it at a great price, and this product's price is pretty stable.

Overall Review: If you're on the fence about an SSD, pull the trigger and buy this drive. Worried about the 150TB lifecycle of writes? I was. Let me put your mind at ease: I reloaded my entire OS (Windows 10), reloaded X-Plane, a ton of orthographic scenery, and all my daily-driver programs. Oh, and some virtual machines. So I've used this to write more aggressively over the past six months than my typical use. I have burned through 3.16TB of use. That means I have about 40, say, of these cycles left before the drive will statistically fail. This gives me an MTBF of 20 years. Let's say I have a first-third drive (got unlucky). Call this, what, 5 years of use? This is still really good for a HDD, and all the while I am getting the benefit of SPEED. If you're looking, if you're thinking about this drive, if this is the right price-point and form-factor for you, buy it.

Pros: Works well and is easy to use.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: I use this with Arctic Silver 5, which has a proven track record of excellence. Is Ceramique better? Maybe, but I have no direct experience with it.

Pros: Stands up to extended use, clearly.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: I bought this when it was already a mid-level card. Low-one-hundred dollar price-point. For that price-point, it has allowed me to have a fair gaming experience over 3+ years of ownership. Temperatures are pretty good, and while it's certainly not a 980Ti or even a 750Ti, that's not its role. Build quality is high, and I'm pleased for this. Packaging was really nice, though the included coupons/credits were useless--$10 off the price would be worth $100 in coupons to me. This has been a trooper and I'm glad to have it in my (2010-based i7-870) build.