Pros: Call me old school, but I still have an old HP Laserjet 5L. I needed a parallel port and this card seemed to fit the bill. Installed easily and supplied drivers worked fine.

Cons: Only issue is that the driver assigned the port to LPT3, it too me a few minutes to figure this out, and since my printer was assigned to LPT1, I just reset the port the card was using--not a big deal and I would certainly recommend this card to others, i only mention this in case others run into this.

Pros: Been using ASUS for years, good reputation.

Cons: Bought this board--always trust and use ASUS. I've yet to get the onboard Ethernet working. Install an update and it dies. Get it working, reboot, it dies. Several calls into ASUS and the answer is the same just re-install the drivers--which rarely works. THen I"m told to reformat my disk and reinstall the OS, that worked then the Enternet quit again, then they told me to buy another copy of my OS, huh? Really? They they told me it's a Microsoft problem. Then they told me to use an older driver due to hardware/drier issues. Either this board is junk or i just have a bad one.Ethernet now works--i guess i just need to reboot like 10 time to get it to come on....

Pros: No issues, RAM snapped right in and work without any problems. I'm considering buying another 16GB.

Cons: none

Pros: Love this processor, i was building a video editing station on a budget and thought this process would be good. It is, renders very fast and runs cool. I only use the stock cooler

Cons: This is not a slam against the processor but the general cooler installation design agreed by the CPU and motherboard. The fan is secured by little expanding push pins. This installation is a bit flimsy and my fan actually came off--it was easy to snap it back in place, but for the cost i would have expected a more sturdy install methods.

Pros: Good and roomy inside, sleek design, love the USB on top as opposed to front, good quality build. SUPER SUPER QUIET. I have to double check the power light after turning the unit on.

Cons: I wish here was some type of cover for the top air vents--I dont' use a water cooler so stuff may fall into the case. i'll just glue something in place--this is a very minor issue though.