Pros: Went from 50c idle/80c load to 35c idle/50c load. that's about 30c difference in temperature! All-in-one unit makes installation a breeze. I've never seen a product designed to be so easy to understand and install. Used the standard thermal compound to see how it did (I have a syringe of Arctic Silver 5 but I was lazy), 35c idle is pretty darned awesome in my opinion - no need for after-market compound!

Cons: Had to make the rear case fan an air intake, which changes the airflow setup I had for my case. This is understandable, because the coldest air you can get to blow over the radiator is going to be air from OUTSIDE your case, but still. I don't like changing my setups too much if I don't have to. Removing the motherboard is never a fun (or quick) endeavor, but it was definitely worth it.

Overall Review: I said it before, I'll say it again: This is the easiest piece of computer hardware I've ever had to install, second only to memory. If you want to go with a watercooled CPU and you don't want a hassle, GET THIS. Fits an EVGA 790i Ultra in an Antec 300 (three hundred) case. (spelled out for people who word-search the reviews like I do)

Pros: Blue LED's. 78 CFM. 120mm fan. For those that don't know, 78 CFM is a s***load of air.

Cons: Mine makes a terrible whining noise, like a piccolo playing a high G. You can literally write music to this thing, it's so loud and high pitched you can hear it across my house. Also, this is a 4-pin molex power connector. It also has an attached 3-pin plug to allow the motherboard to monitor the fan speed...but not control it (only one pin from the 3-pin actually connects to the mobo). I know the LED's probably require a 4-pin connection...but it'd be nice if the fan itself was powered/monitored by the motherboard.

Overall Review: I know mine must be a fluke, because I own other Thermaltake fans almost identical to this one (minus the LED's) and they don't have a problem - they're even quieter, too. --- Tangent: If you want quiet fans, get a lower CFM. If you want performance fans, get a higher CFM. You can't have performance and quiet at the same time - unless you use watercooling. There comes a point where the sheer volume of air itself will cause noise. The fan itself can be completely silent...but the air it pushes will be audible.

Pros: Works really well. Fits the cooler to the card, instructions are pretty simple. Looks really good - I got the white bracket to match my white case with white cabling. It's a cool combo with UV lights :) I have this on an AMD 7950, 29c idle and 51 under load (Furmark extreme for 3 hours, never broke 51c).

Cons: There are no stops on the screws to mount the cooler to the GPU, so if you aren't paying attention, you WILL over-tighten the screws and bend your PCB! A little bend is ok - but make sure you pay attention!

Overall Review: Don't match this to a Corsair cooler - their pipes are way too short. I barely reach the front intake fan port on my smaller-than-average mid-tower case. "Why don't you put it on the rear fan port?" Because that's where the CPU radiator goes, of course! If you match this to an AMD card, MAKE SURE you are aware of the GPU die and whether or not you need a copper shim, like I did. more information about this is on the manufacturer's website, NZXT.

Pros: "Simple elegance" is what I like to call things like this case! Not a whole lot going on visually - in a good way. Nothing to distract you from the sleek white steel and large side panel. Hiding the HDD and PSU under a built-in shroud with smart, accommodating cable management really makes any PC build in this case look stunning. Easy mount location for 2x120 or 2x140 radiator at the front of the case. I have an old Corsair H60 that fits just fine on the rear fan location, though.

Cons: The back panel has no "bulge" in it to accommodate all the cables you will be routing. Trying to make the cables fit nicely (and attractively) next to the PSU or behind the white shroud is quite difficult. As you can see from the pictures, there is no ODD drive slot - so I hope you have your OS pre-installed or ready to boot from USB drive! The rear screws (for removing side panels and PSU bracket) are a bit finicky to get in and out of the holes. If you aren't tinkering with your PC all the time (like I am) then this really wouldn't be a problem. Not a lot of space for HDD's. You get 3 spots for HDD (not including the SSD spots on top the PSU shroud), which you BETTER INSTALL BEFORE THE PSU. Your PSU cables will be in the way for accessing the HDD screw holes (which you can only reach on the right side of the HDD's). I used thumb screws to make it easier to fit my hand in and twist when working on HDD's. PSU shroud is built right up to the 7th PCI slot, so a 3-way GPU setup will not work with any motherboards with the 3rd PCI-E slot in the 7th position. Not a huge con for me, but it might be for some.

Overall Review: My wife told me not to buy any more computer parts, but then I purchased this case anyway. I told my wife "honey, this case is so beautiful, I said to myself that I simply MUST build my PC inside of it." She was so mad...but when she got home, she looked at it and said "honey, you are right...that really is beautiful." I purchased white-sleeved cables for the mobo power and GPU's, I plan to buy the NZXT Kraken G10 for the GPU's to complete the "white" theme. I also have UV tubes hidden behind the white portions of the side panel to make the white innards glow. It really is a beautiful case.

Pros: Easy to install. I'm using this on an AMD Phenom 955. I like this model better than the T4 because you can actually mount it the "normal" method, with the fan blowing towards the rear of your case (the 212 and T4 require AMD boards to mount the fan blowing top/bottom, because the heat pipes are in the way of the mounting bracket). Keeps my 3.6ghz at 30c idle, and about 46c load. Cheaper than the 212 EVO and a bit smaller, too. I originally purchased this because I did NOT have a stock fan to use - I needed any fan, and this one will do.

Cons: Isn't the 212 EVO, which is what I originally wanted (bigger is better, right?), but this performs just fine, if not completely the same. If I want to overclock or get an 8-core, I may still need a bigger cooler, though.

Overall Review: The TDP on this cooler is 130, which is just barely above the TDP for some of AMD's 8-core processors (others are above 200 TDP). Obviously if you want "better than stock" cooling you may need something bigger than this, with a higher TDP rating. For those that don't know: TDP = Thermal Design Power, if you get a cooler with a TDP that's barely equal to your CPU's TDP, then you aren't going to get much better than your stock performance. I knew this going into my purchase, because "performance" wasn't my requirement as much as "having a cooler to use on my CPU."

Pros: Everything works quite fine, never had a hiccup going into my 3rd year of ownership. Overclocks anything I want to (almost) whatever I want.

Cons: Two glaring issues, but they weren't dealbreakers for me and I didn't learn about them until recently: 1, the SATA 3 controllers are kittens compared to Intel controllers. My Samsung 840 Pro tops out at 360MB/s, so it's not worth the money to RAID SSD's on this system since you'll only get 20% the performance of a single SSD on any other computer with a reputable SATA controller. Also, 2) Some of the RAM listed in the QVL is actually NOT compatible, and I've tried multiple copies of the same versions of sticks. I currently have some Corsair 1600mhz installed but it won't run at the rated speed, even with MemOK! activated, so I'm trapped with 1333mhz performance while paying the 1600mhz price (this was a year ago when RAM was a bit more expensive).

Overall Review: RAID 0 with SSD's wasn't even in my mind until within the last few months, so I didn't purchase this board with that in mind, and is why I have chosen not to knock off an egg over it. However, if you want to maximize your SSD performance, you'd have to get a PCIe SATA 3 controller ($35-$75) or if you want RAID 0 then you'd have to get the more expensive ones ($110-300), which isn't worth it at all when you can just get a different motherboard. If I was buying this board tomorrow, I'd only give it 4 eggs.