Pros: Full load of 44c with scythe at 3.2ghz with two instances of cpu burn in with error checking disabled. Prime 95 (two instances) stable 24 hours 38 mins confirmed, but I stopped there. (42c in two instances of prime 95.) I can't really speak for stock operation because it only installed windows and linux at stock, after that I went on a mission to see how far it would go.

Cons: Many motherboard manufacturers do not support the Brisbane core. Check revision dates of available Bios downloads. I believe quite honestly all of the negative reviews can be attributed to this. Only other thing I can say is that I would really like 1mb per core. But for this price I think I can be happy anyways :)

Overall Review: Make sure you have the capability/knowledge to flash your Bios. You will probably need to do it. At time of posting (4/21/07) biostar did not have a suitable Bios available, leading to many headaches. Asus, being very proactive issued a bios update on the day of the Brisbane's release. Nice.

Pros: None. DOA.

Cons: DOA, tested in multiple computers. No luck. Even flashed BIOS as a last ditch. (Not that I expected that to do much.)

Overall Review: Not to be churlish, but I've built/worked on literally thousands (maybe even tens of thousands now that I think of it...) of machines and Seagate has an impressively low drive failure rate, but I order one for myself and I get a DOA? Come on, just cause it isn't an enterprise equipment doesn't mean you can poke me in the eye. Let's hope for everyone's sake it was bad luck at work here, but I can't help but feel like I'm being insulted for my loyalty when I select products for customer use.

Pros: Ok first of all, anyone who notices that the cas of this RAM is 5 instead of 4 and pitches a fit ought to do A LOT more reading about RAM. This will not bottleneck a system, period. There are many, many papers out there if you are so inclined. Achieved 1150mhz 24hrs memtest stable without voltage or playing with timing. I believe that is what you call impressive. You can also tighten up the timing quite a bit without any issues, so the CAS 5 should not worry you at all.

Cons: No heatspreaders, not that it's a big deal really. (Unless you want to overvolt like mad and go crazy for those last few mhz... But then you should be buying the dominator stuff anyways...) CAS 5 stock, but you can change that very easily. (It's just a stock timing after all...)

Overall Review: Corsair holds multiple overclocking world records with their XMS series RAM, they have made a name off of superior products and this is most certainly one of them. Do your research and you will buy either Corsair or Bu***lo Fire***x every time if you are in to high performance and compatibility.

Pros: 22", no dead pixels. Bezel looks nice. Is decent to look at.

Cons: Beware: Before you buy research 226bw c panel. The results may surprise you. They certain surprised, and after my purchase, enraged me. Samsung does NOT make the lcd in this monitor except in the case of the S panel (which seems to only have ever made it into the hands of reviewers.)

Overall Review: Samsung sent the higher quality S-panels to reviewers and shipped customers only A and C panels. Both are inferior in ALL aspects to the S panel. Golden sample. Bah. On the up side if you're not picky it is a decent panel, just don't expect "Incredible" because you WILL be disappointed.

Pros: Typical Hitachi quality. I do data recovery at (company name removed) and Hitachi's drives have the lowest failure rate of any manufacturer.

Cons: None

Overall Review: This drive is OEM, and is presented as such on this page. OEM means it comes without cables or hardware. If you have questions about what you are ordering, or do not understand any of the terms used you should ask someone knowledgeable, or do research on your own. Again, OEM means a bare drive without hardware or cables. Period.

Pros: Hit 2.7 effortlessly, has more headroom, board is limiting me. Runs very cool (older M/Bs misreport temperatures) But I do have a scythe hanging off of it.

Cons: Almost all M/Bs require a BIOS flash currently (4/15/07) Most manufactures say they support it but they do not. I had to use a beta BIOS (GULP! Scary stuff...)

Overall Review: I know my board is holding me back right now. My memory (XMS2) finally gave up the ghost at 1160, meaning about 2.72 ish. My board doesn't let me play with the memory. Lame.