Pros: Quiet- Fan doesn't spin up until it has to Efficient- Unmatched efficiency, no other 80+ Platinum PSU on the market as of this writing. Modular- Has a couple of hardwired cables [mobo 24,CPU 8, PCIe 6+8], but they're in use by me, so no cons. Stable- My system pushes almost 400w at load [see Other thoughts] on IBT and FurMark, and it remains rock solid, as it should. OC'able- Can run up to 650w and still retain 80+ Gold, verified by Johnny Guru. This PSU can grow with you.

Cons: Pricey- Got it on sale, but you pay for quality and to be on the cutting edge, it's worth it at times. Warm/Hot- Wished the fan would spool up sooner, even if it were at a low speed to dissipate some of the heat. If your PSU is on the bottom and not shielded from the rest of the components, I can imagine it adding a couple degrees to the case temps.

Overall Review: The Cons are nitpicking comments, the PSU is one I would recommend through and through and am happy to see that the industry is moving to produce these ridiculously efficient PSUs. The 80+ standard will be dead soon and we'll see 90+ move into its place! Intel [email protected] Asus P8Z68Pro-V GSkill 16GB [email protected] EVGA GTX 260 216 SSC 2xC300 [128GB+256GB] 2TB WD Black 1TB WD Black 1TB WD Blue 1TB Samsung F3 [favorite HDD, snatch em up before Seagate replaces them all!] 640GB WD Caviar 750GB Samsung F1 Full system load running IBT and FurMark on a Kill-a-watt P3 read 407w [serious heat output], with all SSDs and HDDs active. This PSU is more than capable of running all of the newest and most powerful components you can buy [sans SLI/CF of the top end GPUs, but should be looking into the 1Kw PSUs anyway], I see myself using this for years to come as a cornerstone along with my Antec P180B.

Pros: Fast

Cons: Out of 2 HDDs, one failed within a couple of months.

Overall Review: It's within a HDDs nature to fail unexpectedly, but it's still not something anyone enjoys. Out of all the HDDs I've purchased through the years, this was the first one to fail.

Pros: Fast, Looks Cool, Indicator Light, Relatively Compact,

Cons: Cheap USB Cable

Overall Review: I was using this for my desktop to transfer my work images. It reads and writes to and from the cards as fast as they're capable, so even with my SanDisk Extreme Pro SD cards [90MBs read/write], I never noticed any bottlenecks from the reader. However, the card-reader started to randomly drop from the file explorer while transferring data over USB 3.0. I had bought two [as a photographer, you never want to be caught without a way to transfer your images], and the 2nd one had similar behavior. I found they worked fine over USB 2.0, so thought it might've been my MOBO throwing errors. After updating drivers and firmwares, I had no luck. Finally decided to try a new cable, and everything started working as it should. I want to say that, as it was only used on my desktop, the cable was hardly ever moved or jostled, so this was worrying. If you're having issues, try the cable!

Pros: Fast, Quiet, Cheap, Cool

Cons: None

Overall Review: Bought this to replace a couple of smaller drives in my tower. Put it on my dock to transfer files, and I was genuinely surprised at how quiet it was. I didn't hear any drive chatter while writing over a TB of data onto it, and the open HDD dock was 3ft away. Putting my hand on it, I also found it to be cool. My experiences with some Samsung and WD drives on my dock, I always found them to run warm to the touch, so this was a nice surprise. It should bode well for longevity to know that the heat won't be a killer of the drive.

Pros: Fast and Cost Efficient

Cons: None

Overall Review: Replaced a Crucial C300 [256GB] with this Corsair as my main work drive and scratch disk for my photo work [LR5 and Photoshop]. The C300 was nice for the years I had it, but on a system with native SATA3, it was showing its age. The Seagate is very fast out of the box and I had no issues using it right away. My work flow has sped up a bit, which leads me to think that the C300 was up for the task and that software is still working onto catching up with the hardware. You'd be hard-pressed to find a better drive [it cost me .56/GB] at the 240-256GB range, I highly recommend checking this one out.

Pros: High base and high boost clock straight from the factory Very quiet under load Relatively inexpensive Looks kinda cool Seems well built

Cons: Back bracket damage from the factory PNY's warranty reputation

Overall Review: The card is built solidly, though I had some damage on the bracket that houses the ports and screws the card onto the case. I had to use a pair of pliers to straighten it out to install it. PNY put good fans on it. Coming from a Gigabyte Windforce 670, I was pleasantly surprised to see this dual fan solution work so effectively to keep things quiet and do well at expelling heat. A Sapphire 7970 Vapor-X I had was a blow-dryer in comparison. The PNY GTX 770 definitely becomes audible in the upper fan speed ranges, but default settings won't reach levels that are uncomfortable. If you're looking for a card that gives you a good mix of performance while keeping the noise pollution at a reasonable level, this card comes highly recommended.