Pros: - Extremely Quiet, much quieter than my old PSU. Allows better stealth when quietly destroying the Spider Queen's minions. - All cable sleeves and plastic fittings are black. This will look good in nearly every case out there, and is much harder to see at night. - Built for SLI (many PSU's claim they're "SLI ready" but they dont have the four PCI-e power connectors needed for many SLI setups today. This one has four) Doesn't aid in quest for Spider Queen, but makes my computer look cooler. -Motherboard power cables are very long, giving my weapons much more range against the Spider Queen. -7 year warranty, meaning I may use as many of these as I need to completely annihilate the Queen. -Black bag that comes with PSU is cute, somewhat helps to organize the 5 year collection of SATA, Ribbon, and miscellaneous Power cables that most computer owners have accumulated. Doesn't aid in quest for destruction of Spider Queen. -Build quality seems very solid. The Queen's final

Cons: - Manual is a bit short leaving little to know about the Spider Queen's behavior. Only 7% of owners even read the manual, so this is a minor issue. - Cable management can be a bit tricky. All of the cables are set up in ribbon form, and when you need to twist or rotate a power connection (such as a SATA port) it can be a little annoying. Your hands will suffer, not your case, so not enough to take an egg away for. - Doesn't come with Sting.

Overall Review: Just a word of advice: most users find that the higher the wattage, the better the PSU. This completely depends on the demands of your computer. A normal gaming computer (3-5 case fans, 2 HDD's, GTX Video Card) runs on about 400 W. I'm running two GTX 560's, 3 HDD's, 6 case fans, and a mid-end motherboard. This PSU handle's that load perfectly, and quietly. The moral: don't spend too much on a PSU that you'll only use 40% of.

Pros: -Comfortable, the right hand portion is especially nice to rest your hand on if you need to use the numpad. -Works extremely well with keyboards that have a high slope, its much easier to type and game now. -Stays in place well on a glass top desk -Style flows well with any black keyboard

Cons: -While using my old Saitek LED keyboard this wrist pillow became a pain to use. I had to put the Saitek on two DVD cases in order for my fingers not to have to bend down to reach the keys. -Takes some getting used to. After a half hour or so I don't even realize its there but untill then I have to constantly adjust my wrist to get it comfortable. -The packaging was an absolute riot. The UPS box this wrist pillow came in was large enough to fit two full tower cases. Shipping was $12 because of this for something that weighs about one pound.

Overall Review: If newegg does give free shipping on this item sometime in the future, get it.

Pros: — Looks great, even though it won't match many color schemes. Try a Reeven heatsink for a good combo. — I/O plate is sturdy and easy to install — Tons of options to reset CMOS (button on I/O panel, jumper switch, and a vertically aligned CMOS chip for easy removal) — Board feels well made, I had confidence that I wouldn't break anything when I had to install RAM or plug in the power cords. — BIOS has a ton of options and a very comprehensive monitor tab. — Onboard sound is incredible, far outpaces my much more expensive (and dated) $400 MSI board. — Absolute boatload of Overclock options

Cons: — BIOS documentation is sparse, rarely useful when needed. — This is a symptom of nearly all Z170 boards but the capacitors near the CPU are prime targets for a short to occur. I know of at least one Thermaltake heatsink that rests too close to these caps and has the potential to wear out the lifetime of this board quickly. — More than 5 fan headers would be nice, there are boards in this price range with 10+ headers. — If you install your video card on the lowest PCI slot you will have your card bumping into all of your front panel cords & blocking all of the neat onboard switches.

Overall Review: A common problem amongst Z170 boards is the refusal of the motherboard to recognize keyboard/mouse if you're running Windows 7. Make sure you enable PS/2 in BIOS and you have your typer and clicker plugged into the USB 2.0 slots. You can also check what devices are currently recognized by the motherboard under the System Broswer in the Tools tab. You'll see the PS/2 port highlighted even though nothing is plugged in.

Pros: See review "The Limits of Aluminum"

Cons: See review "The Limits of Aluminum"

Overall Review: After owning this case for a bit more and discovering what it truly has to offer, I decided to change my review. This is a 4 egg case, so I rated it 5 eggs to even out my earlier review. Everything I said before still stands, I just misunderstood how to take advantage of this case. The top 2x120mm fans should be for silent fans or closed loop liquid cooling. Loud fans that push a lot of air are somewhat useless, as the air flows from the front of the case to the back. These fans should only be used to get rid of excess heat, and the quiet stock fans from my earlier cases work perfectly here. The HDD column serves as a PERFECT mounting bracket for 3x120mm fans. You can slip some rubber pads into the HDD slots (just like you're installing a HDD) and zip-tie a fan through the 50+ holes in the HDD column. Just like that you have 3 silent fans that can finish pushing air from the front of the case to the vital parts. I noticed no noise difference between using 2x120mm fans on top of the case and keeping the aluminum plates locked in. Take advantage of this. Opening the door on the case does increase airflow (and noise). My idle temps drop by about 6 degrees C with the door open (after about 15 minutes of leaving it open). Do NOT use the fan kits that come with the case. The metal screens that Lian Li supplies are extremely prone to vibrating and hitting the edge of the fan cut out. Instead use a generic fan grill; it looks nicer too. Since you're using an aftermarket CPU cooler (most likely a very large one) you'll only be able to fit one 140mm fan into the side of the case. My side fan actually fits so snug that it touches the heat sink of my CPU cooler. Keep an eye out for 140x20mm fans, they'll give you more breathing room. The fan that I can fit onto the side panel sits right in front of my two GTX 560s, which is perfect for sucking that hot air out. If you have an XL-ATX motherboard you'll have the same luxury. This case isn't silent, but it's close. The stock case comes with 4 fans. I'm using 10, and the case has impressed me with how quiet it is. It's about as loud as my mini fridge.

Pros: -Extremely easy to overclock with XMP capable motherboard. At stock speeds these guys run at 1600 MHZ, which isn't too slow either. -LEDs were a nice surprise. They pulsate in order which is quite hypnotic. -Kills any wait state to my processor.

Cons: -Not low profile, which would make sense since many quad channel kits are going into high end motherboards, which means a large CPU cooler.

Pros: -Idles around 24 degrees, performance ~ 50 -Cooling performance compares to coolers twice the cost -Comes with just enough thermal paste -Easy Installation *On LGA2011 CPUs the cooler can be turned any which way you want for the best airflow. I used this to suck air up from my hot GPUS and out through the top of the case.

Cons: -As many have stated, this cooler is extremely large. See other thoughts. -Even with all the screws tightened, the cooler still feels a little loose on my CPU. This hasn't hindered any cooling, so I'm not too worried about it.

Overall Review: I lucked out when I bought a motherboard that has 4 DIMM slots on either side of the CPU. The heatsink left just enough room for the 2 outer slots on either side. Make sure you buy low profile RAM if you're thinking about getting this cooler.