Pros: Amazing performance for the price. Nice and quiet for my environment. Ability to upgrade to push/pull. Direct heat pipes.

Cons: Difficult to install for AMD sockets. Plastic brackets, instead of metal clips.

Overall Review: While this CPU cooler is good performance-wise, it is very difficult to install on AMD sockets. The mounting components for Intel sockets seem to be better made than the ones from AMD. You have to hold the AMD clip together while you install. I really like the performance for the price, but CoolerMaster could've done a MUCH better job on the mounting clip for AMD. Why not just make the clip one piece? I can't fathom why CoolerMaster made this decision... However, don't let this discourage you from purchasing this cooler. It is very good at cooling my CPU. Running linpack on my stock cooler and at stock clock/volts, I'd reach 70c very quick. With this cooler and an overclock from 3.2 to 3.8 on my Phenom II x4 955 BE, I've only reached 59c after half an hour. So, it's a great cooler, just be ready for the difficult installing.

Pros: Great temps thanks to HIS' always impressive coolers. One of the best GPUs for performance per price and wattage. Packaged very nicely with cut-to-shape foam. Fairly quiet most of the time.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: This is the third HIS GPU that I've ever owned, personally. I've put some in clients' computers, though. All three of the ones I've owned, none have ever had any issues. They've all worked flawlessly and they all stay amazingly cool, then when overclocked. My previous two HIS GPUs were given away whenever I upgraded them. The first lasted at least five years and the second lasted at least 3 years. To my knowledge, they're both still working to this day, though probably have been replaced for an upgrade by now. HIS makes some of the best coolers I've seen in GPUs. Under a 15 minute stress test with FurMark, this card gave me a max temp of only 63 degrees. And that's with the fan never going over 33%, also! I haven't yet done so with this card, but both of my previous HIS cards overclocked very well and at very good temperatures. One of them gave me a 23% overclock with stock volts. Pretty decent. HIS also uses solid state capacitors, so they're nice and durable. All in all, if you're looking for the best bang for your buck or wattage, you can't go wrong with this card!

Pros: Great performance. It's AMD! Sorry, just not an intel fan. Amazing overclocker!

Cons: Hot, hot, hot...

Overall Review: As for performance, it's a great processor. But, man, this thing gets HOT! I was amazed at how inadequate the stock cooler that came with it was. Even when using Artic Silver 5, it just couldn't do the job. I had trouble keeping this thing from locking up during linpack stress testing at stock settings. Then, I finally got an aftermarket cooler. I didn't feel I really should've had to, but with the low-performance of the stock cooler, it was just a necessity. When running linpack at stock settings with stock cooler, I'd hit 75c within 2 minutes, well over AMD's recommended max operating temp of 62c. I installed a CoolerMaster TX3, overclocked this CPU to 3.8 while keeping stock voltage, and this thing maxes out at 59c after half an hour. That gives you an idea at how the stock cooler performs. It performs like a one-armed man juggling chainsaws... I LOVE this CPU, but if/when you buy it, save yourself some time and get an aftermarket cooler, even if you don't intend to overclock. Even at stock clocks/volts, the cooler that comes with it is just inadequate.

Pros: Great performance for the price. Overclocks fairly well. Runs nice and cool. Handles most modern games just fine.

Cons: None that I can complain about for the price of this GPU.

Overall Review: When I bought this GPU, I expected to be able to handle Far Cry 3 and Battlefield 3 at low to medium settings. To my surprise, I can play each on max! With Battlefield 3 on max settings with lowest levels of AA (Just a personal preference, as the improvement as you go higher gives diminishing returns) I get a steady 30 FPS. With Far Cry 3 at max settings with lowest level of AA, I get 20 FPS. A lot of people will complain that's too low, but you have to understand that with motion blur, which both games have, 20 FPS feels like 40 FPS and 30 FPS feels like 60 FPS. So, both games are completely playable at max settings. Overclocking. I did manage to overclock this thing, but it's a little picky because of the locks the manufacturer put into the GPU's bios. I used MSI AfterBurner to raise this limit and then used AMD Overdrive to overclock it. I managed to get a stable overclock of 800 Mhz core clock and 850 Mhz on the memory. Please be careful overclocking this! It's not an amazing GPU. And if you don't want to risk burning out your GPU for a 10-15% performance boost, then just don't do it! It works just fine at stock, anyways. All in all, unless you light your cigars with $100 bills, this is an awesome GPU. Of course, if you have a stack of money in your closet and just don't care about price, go buy something much better!

Pros: It's a nice case for the price. It's pretty tough and doesn't feel cheap. The painted interior is a nice touch for a cheap case, as it's usually reserved for the more expensive cases. You can mount 6 120mm case fans, which I love. Mine sounds like a jet engine... Just the way I like it! But, with that many fan ports, you can put low RPM fans in it and it'd be near silent. Enough tool-less brackets to get the average users components inside it easily. All in all, a great case!

Cons: It only comes with one fan. It'd be better if they would give you at least 2 for adequate airflow. No removable motherboard tray, but that's not unusual at this price point. Even these small annoyances aren't enough to take off an egg. It's still a great case!

Overall Review: If you need a low-cost case, then you can't go wrong with this one!

Pros: Works very well. Lowered my idle temps by about 9°C, and under load, it performs a little better. Cheaper than the best Arctic Silver and works just as well, if not better.

Cons: There's not a lot in the syringe. I had enough to apply it to my CPU, Northbridge, and Southbridge. So, it'd probably work for two applications on CPUs.

Overall Review: A lot of people said that this thermal paste was very thick... I don't know if it's just because it's always hot here, but I found this to be pretty thin. Moderate thickness at best. Either way, if it IS thick for you, just soak it in some warm water, like others have said.