Joined on 08/27/05
Durable

Pros: -Solid metal construction, no flimsy plastic parts. -No sharp edges anywhere on the device. -Good, clear instructions pamplet with adequate diagrams. -The included wrench is easy to use, it has a knobbed end which allows it to be used lengthwise at virtually any angle. The size of the fan would have made it difficult to turn the bolts with a traditional allen wrench. -Wow it's quiet! My 8" case fan made more noise than this fan does.
Cons: None. I knew I was buying a big fan for my big case.
Overall Review: -I installed on an AMD board ASUS M4A77T/USB3 for the Phenom II. The setup and diagrams were very easy to follow. Recommended.
NWN2... not impressed

Pros: I'm a big RPG fan and still am after playing this game.
Cons: The game plays awful, looks awful for the graphics requirements (read in- the game is coded badly). Another deal-breaker: the in-game spell effects are laughable. I try casting "acid-splash" and what do I see? A strait, beam of green light, shooting from my Avatar's hand directly at a 90 degree angle to the mob. That, is "acid-splash". It could have been "beam-ray" for all I cared. Other spels are equally bad. The "rest-option", has been replaced by a sitting animation, which after 5 seconds have passed you are brand-spanking new and rested; whereas in other games such an action has a time consequence of an actual day. The voice acting is absolutely horrible, way too specific and short. The text-based dialogue is childish and designed for the T rating that the box advertises. None of the dialogue interested me as a result. Very boring plot, very boring characters. Which is pretty much a deal breaker when it comes to an RPG because that is what the game is all about.
Overall Review: Glad I bought this from Newegg and not some other seller for way too much.
Efficient and Fast

Pros: The card renders single player games in Ultra settings with no problem. I've run Skyrim and LFD2 on ultra settings without issues, however AA had to be turned off. The cooling system is efficient and makes little to no noise even when under stress; I've owned a lot of graphics cards that are very noisy and sound like vacumn cleaners when the card is under stress. But this card is very quiet, even under stress and there is no discernable difference if the fan suddenly needs to run slower or faster due to demand- it is simply quiet. The Power requirement is also friendly, requiring only 1 power connector instead of the usual 2. Considering the low noise, low power requirements, and high performance.. I think this is a great card for the price. The card is technically overclocked coming out of the box, so all of these pros included into one package, executed flawlessly, really makes me happy.
Cons: It is not a powerhouse card, so you can't run excessive anti-aliasing. All my games run very fluid with AA off, but at 8x or more AA the framerates suffer.
Overall Review: I think it would be a good candidate for SLI-mode b/c it makes so little noise and requires only 1 power connector per card.
Comfortable work chair

Pros: The seat and armrests contain a synthetic padding that gives a little when pressure is applied. It feels very comfortable and I actually prefer it to leather chairs which don't really give at all. The material itself helps distribute weight from major contact areas which I found relaxing. I've also noticed that I don't get pressure marks from sitting long periods of time.
Cons: Assembly instructions were included but no other guideline instructions for proper use were in the box. I assume the knob underneath the chair is supposed to help tilt the chair back but I didn't notice any difference after turning it as far as it would go. The chair leans about 10 degrees and then stops as far as that it concerned. The seat stops a little past mid-thigh for me (I'm 5'10) when sitting strait up. I can sort of slouch in the chair and rest an elbow on one of the armrests, but my legs are pretty much hanging off (unsupported) when I do; and my head is resting on the immobile seat back. So to conclude: no general usage instructions, the chair doesn't lean back and the seat could be bigger.
Overall Review: I'm 5'10" and 190 pounds. The chair is a good fit for me. This is a good chair to concentrate for doing work on the computer when you need to be sitting up strait and concentrating on what you're doing. It's also a good chair for writing on a desk.
Effective and quiet.

Pros: -Effective and quiet. -Fan speed is controlled by external switch, preventing noisy speed up. -Minimum speed setting still keeps GPU cool under stress. -ASUS Geforce GTX 465, GPU temperatures Stock cooler- Idle: 39 C. Max: 95 C. Zalman cooler- Idle: 39 C. Max: 53 C.
Cons: -No instructions for disassembling stock cooler from card. -A #0 screwdriver (not included) is required. -The Fan Mate 2 switch is plastic. It will get hot after several hours. I would have preferred a flatter, bigger switch made out of metal. -I can no longer heat my coffee cup by using the heat exhaust from my card.
Overall Review: -The fan noise is barely noticeable at minimum setting (the box says 18 dba). -The card is overall cool to the touch with heat spread across the massive heatsink. When comparing the stock to Zalman's cooling devices, everything on the stock cooler looks small. Zalman's heatsink is at least 4 times larger, and the dual 92-mm fans put the ASUS wheel-fan thing to shame. I also use ZALMAN's 135mm Long life bearing fan for my 6-core Phenom CPU. It also has a massive heatsink, and is cooled by a huge 135mm fan. It's always steady and quiet while keeping the temps at around 30 deg. C. I'm a huge fan of Zalman now, they got the idea right by going big with the heatsinks and fans.
Working great so far

Pros: -A lot of memory for 2 slots
Cons: None.
Overall Review: Definetly look at your MB's QVL before buying any memory One thing I like about Crucial is how their memory stacks up against the Qualified Vendor List for my motherboard. I saw every possibility and combination working for about 90-95% of Crucial's memory DIMM's. Other venders are about 50-60%.