Joined on 07/02/02
Very Happy Customer

Pros: I've had this board for about 3 months now. It's ran flawlessly. Passed all tests I threw at it.
Cons: None.
Overall Review: I migrated over from an old single core AMD setup. I did not want to buy new ram or a new video card yet, but did want to upgrade to a multi-core setup. This motherboard saved me a ton of money, by allowing me to reuse my old but still good 2GB Mushkin DDR ram and my 6800 AGP video card. Now I have an easy upgrade path for when I want to move to a PCI-E vid card or upgrade my RAM.
Stopped working in 3 months

Pros: Had a good price to picture ratio when it worked.
Cons: After 3 months of light use, it stopped turning on.
Good heatsink, terrible fan

Pros: Great heatsink and mounting was simple enough. Processor is nice and cool.
Cons: Fan died in less than 3 days of use. Replaced it with a spare fan I had on hand, luckily. Not worth the effort to get the fan replaced.
Great mouse!

Pros: Being tall, I have big hands and this is the first mouse I have owned that I could custom fit to my hand. Other mice caused me to grip them strangely, which actually caused me discomfort over the 15+ years of computer gaming. Once you adjust adjust the mouse to your liking, it feels like it isn't there while your in a game which is how a mouse should feel. See other comments on advice regarding how to adjust the mouse.
Cons: No cons. I did not get the laser "shakes" some had. I use a cheapo cloth pad and I also tried it on my desk's surface with no issue. The shakes MAY have been resolved in a driver update. I always download the needed drivers/software from the manufacturer's website and never install the usually old software that is included with every hardware product. I almost wish manufacturers would stop including CDs and make the user go download the newest drivers.
Overall Review: When adjusting the mouse to your hand, I reached for each button and if it felt like I was straining to reach that button, I adjusted the mouses length or girth until it was easy to reach the button. I also used the rubber palm grip for better handling. The "L" shaped side piece was also nice, because I could rest my pinky finger on it without hitting the mousepad. The mouse glides effortlessly. I'm very happy with this mouse.
Follow up

Pros: This is a follow up to my previous review. I didn't notice this before, but this monitor runs very cool compared to my previous LCD monitors. Worth noting if you live in a hot climate, like I do. Also, I forgot to mention previously how light weight this is. Perfect for a wall mount.
Cons: None.
Awesome!

Pros: Very low cost compared to other same size monitors. No dead pixels or other defects. Beautiful color and picture right out of the box. Darks look dark, color looks great, clear picture. Bought this for gaming. Left4Dead and other games look wonderful. Very happy with this purchase.
Cons: None at all. Buy it. You'll be very happy with it.
Overall Review: Picture is way better than my previous 28in monitor from a different brand. Previously, I used a cheaper HannsG 28in monitor that was just horrible. This is a HUGE upgrade over that monitor, even if it is 1inch smaller. Samsung makes some incredible monitors, especially for the price.