Pros: I find the card to be extremely reliable. I've been running this card for about 4 months since I bought it mid-July, and I've had no issues. The cooling solution (heat sink and fan) is quiet and has given me no issues. In addition, I get consistently good frame-rates (40-60 f.p.s.) on all major titles at 1680X1050 widescreen resolutions on nearly the highest or the highest settings. Some of the games I play include L4D2, Killing Floor, CDMW2, Star-Trek Online, Team Fortress 2, Just Cause 2, Supreme Commander Forged Alliance, Sins of Solar Empire Entrenchment and Diplomacy, Batman: Arkham Asylum, and Supreme Commander 2, and Counter-Strike. This card should be good enough to get you through the next 2 years of titles without too many issues.

Cons: None. I purchased this card for $259 with a full-game coupon for Just Cause 2 with free shipping on July 16th. How could I complain? The price has only dropped $40 since then, and that difference roughly equals the price of a game like Just Cause 2.

Overall Review: To everyone on here posting negative reviews about the card's many issues, I ask you to please reconsider your reviews and opinions. Did you do your research on how well videocard's ventilate in your respective computer cases? Do you realize that no matter how good the cooling solution of a video-card is, bad air-flow within your case will cause your card to overheat? Do you realize that about 5-10% of all video-cards produced in the first phase of production are defective, and this is common knowledge? Do you realize that it isn't impossible to receive a card with a defect, whether that be a defective fan or a D.O.A.? Do you realize that it is common practice for average to experienced newegg users to return a card if it is defective? Do you realize that you create a extremely biased review if the premise of your complaint is the company is distrustful because of a defective card or D.O.A.? If you answered yes to any of those questions, I beg you to rewrite your reviews.

Pros: Worked great for the 7 days that I used it. Cords are sufficiently long that I can wire them through my Corsair 400R case's rubber grommets, in behind my motherboard, and out again through the grommets. Packaging was excellent, but it's not the packaging that makes the PSU; it's the PSU that makes the packaging.

Cons: Fan is a little loud. I expected it to be somewhat quieter. This PSU bricked on me after 1 week of moderate use in a case with great air flow, as well as in an air conditioned room. Seeing as I'm 1 of a handful of people experiencing a dead PSU after a few days to a weeks use, I'm going to have to conclude that Corsair has quality control issues with their products. Either their manufacturing process is sloppy, or they're using cheap parts, possibly cheap capacitors.

Overall Review: Corsair, I wish I could have loved your PSU, but the negative reviews show that even people who got replacements had their replacements break down on them. To be honest, that doesn't make me feel too comfortable about getting another one of your PSU's. Went with an NZXT 750 Watt PSU instead, but I will keep an optimistic eye on your products in the future.

Pros: Sorry people about this somewhat off-topic post, but I have nowhere else to turn when asking this question. I l already contacted MSI customer support, but they told me they couldn't answer my question without knowing which bios version is installed on this mobo. My question basically is does the motherboard have ivybridge compatibility out of the box? Did any of you have to flash the bios with a sandbridge before installing your ivybridge CPU? If any of you bought this motherboard within the last 4 months and have successfully installed an ivybridge CPU without any need for bios flashes, please post a review stating that this mobo is ivybridge compatible out of the box. This isn't a request to engage me in conversation. I'm simply asking that you include this detail in your future reviews. Thanks.

Cons: none

Pros: This processor is lightning fast at stock clocks. To give you an idea, I've had ventrilo, mumble, mozilla with about 5-6 windows open, and a game running without this CPU even breaking a sweat. In the most graphics intensive games like Crysis 2 and Metro 2033, this CPu stands out because it will give you that extra 10-15 fps you're missing when running an i3 or E8400. I've had absolutely no issues during the 10 months that I've run this CPU. It runs cool and has a lower TDP (95) than the equivalent Bulldozer competitors. Overall, you can't beat the value of this processor if you can snag it for around $200.

Cons: It does not have not hyper threading. Also, it can run a little hot with the stock cooler (50's Celsius), but it's nothing a xigmatek rifle cooler-such as the XIGMATEK Gaia SD1283-can't handle. My Gaia SD 1283 brings temps down to low 30's for non-gaming and low 40's for intense gaming.

Overall Review: System specs: Corsair 400R Carbide series Mid Tower Case ASRock P67 EXTREME4 GEN3 i5-2500K GSkill Ripjaw 4GB X 2 Gigabyte GTX 560 Ti SOC 1000 Mhz Seagate Constellation 500GB HD NZXT HALE90-750-M I'm currently in the process of upgrading to the ivybridge i5, an MSI motherboard, and eventually the GTX 660 TI.

Pros: Regarding weird Logitech G510 Gaming keyboard keyboard issue: If you have such a speciality gaming keyboard, maybe it's logitech's problem. It's possible that they may need to update their drivers in order to be compatible with newer motherboards like this one. Did you try any of the following?: 1. Uninstall logitech drivers and using windows drivers. 2. Installing latest logitech December drivers (LGS 8.20 was released 12-19-11) 3. Don't plug it into USB 3.0 slots 3. Contacting Logitch support 4. If all the above fails, returning logitech keyboard for replacement If you you didn't bother to do any of the above in order to isolate the issue, don't bother posting that this board is junk. Troubleshooting 101.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Corsair Vengeance 16G set: To the gentleman complaining about the fact that this board doesn't support Corsair Vengeance memory, did you even bother to look at the the P67 Extreme Gen 4's AS rock memory support page? I'm not seeing your memory on that list. And, if it's not on that list, they can't guarantee that it will work. Do your homework before you decide to post that this board is junk. Computer building 101 my brother.

Pros: Single-player Review of Crysis 2 on Veteran Difficulty with Resolution set to 1680X1050 on very high: Despite the repetitive central plot devices-a virus that becomes airborne, infecting the populous and turning them into zombies combined with alien elements reminiscent of the movie Mars Attack-Crysis 2 singe-player turned out to be much more entertaining than I imagined it would be. (Review is continued below in cons)

Cons: For me, the impressive cinematic scenes coupled with the top-notch voice acting of the main characters far outweighed the repetitive game-play, namely, the constant need to use cloak with the scar, as well as the frequent need to use the detachable machine gun on larger enemies. Looking at the game more critically, the wide variety of weapons and available customizable options were a welcome addition, but these elements didn't make the style of game-play markedly different from it's predecessor or similar fps titles. The HUD design or the tactical display weren't remarkable either; in fact, the tactical display made the game feel less immersive because it gave me the sense that I was in a continuous tutorial that patronized me by constantly showing me the best tactical options available. The last aspect I'd like to quibble about is the linear story-line. It would have been nice if my decisions altered the plot-line. (Review is continued below in other thoughts)

Overall Review: In this way, there could have been alternate endings that kept me wondering, "what would have happened if I had gone this way or taken that action?" Alas, the story writers are only so imaginative. Negative aspects aside, Crytek deserves credit for making a fun fps with beautiful graphics, smooth game-play, and a satisfactory set of graphics tuning options for scaling your performance. To conclude, this game certainly isn't worth 60 dollars, but if you can manage to purchase it for $40 or less, I'd recommend it. Disclaimer: This is my review from April 13, 2011 on metacritic. Since then, the 1.9 patch and the DX11 have dramatically improved the graphics. I recommend reading up on reviews of the DX11 and patch changes.