Pros: Have to admit, this is my first build from scratch. The Express Gate feature is cool booting to Linux and all. Zalman 9700 fits easy and being that it is a P45 board it recognized the Q9450 without having to flash the bios.

Cons: none at this time.

Pros: Runs Skyrim and BF3..........great bang for the buck. Haven't even tried to overclock from the stock overclock because it is doing fine already.

Cons: None really......

Overall Review: For those stating it runs BF3 on Ultra settings please also indicate at what resolution you are getting these high frame rates. I am running @ 1920 x 1200. Skyrim runs on ultra settings everything maxed out. BF3 on the other hand can also be run on ultra, but there is massive drops in frame rate when the action gets going at this res. I like to keep it on high settings and to be honest, I really can't tell the difference.

Pros: I've had this PSU since June of 08 and it has yet to give me any issues. The modular cabling is nice, however I ended up using all of them anyway.

Cons: If you are looking at getting this PSU because of the blue LED, I would look elsewhere. It is barely noticeable in comparison to the fan lights in my case and on my RAM. It might as well not even be there to be honest.

Overall Review: If you aren't looking to do crossfire or SLI, this is a stable and quiet power supply. Good quality.

Pros: My first build from scratch and this case is huge. Definitely enough space for whatever you would want to put in there. The pictures truly do it no justice. You will need a CPU power extension and 24 pin main extension if you want to hide wires behind the case. At least I did.

Cons: I have none.

Pros: Runs Crysis on high at 1920 x 1200 res. Getting about 25 fps, but that is without any overclocking. EVGA has the great trade up deal, but honestly Crysis is the only game that can even think about stressing this card out ATM.

Cons: The decal on the card was coming off before I even instaled it.

Overall Review: Intel Q9450, Asus P5Q Deluxe, 4 gig Crucial Tracers.

Pros: Bling Bling every time I come around your city...........oh, yeah, my thoughts on these tracers. This ram is working great without issues on the Asus P5Q Deluxe. Haven't gotten into any overclocking yet though. 4 gigs of this stuff is fast enough for me at the moment.

Cons: Nothing at this point.