Pros: -Small form factor. -Upgrades to hardware still available and affordable -Supports core unlocking and the BIOS layout and overclocking control is top notch for the price.

Cons: - Small form factor means limited use of PCI ports if you decide to use a graphics card that takes up more than one slots space with its heatsink (in my case an EVGA NVidia GTX560. - MSI's LiveUpdate client is unreliable and unpolished. - If a RAM or some CPU overclocking attempt fails to POST it requires you to reset the BIOS via jumper which means you need to start all over again unless you noted all your previous settings.