Joined on 08/13/05

Pros: Before purchasing this board I read the few third party testing websites, and from their results and comments I decided to purchase this board, upgrading from the GA-P35-DQ6 DD2 to this new chipset and DDR3 memory. It’s a great board, easy to install, FAST, STABLE, well laid out, with all the Bios functions a overclocker would need. For rendering video’s WOW, what took me 2-3 hrs to do, now takes 20-40 minutes, now that’s FAST. I put the board through hell with Orthos and Prime 95 each for 24 hrs, and it passed with flying colors, STABLE overclocked E6850 3.6GHz memory at 7-7-7-20-2T. Gaming is GREAT……BUT
Cons: Owning this board for a week, there are bugs in the BIOS, my board came with the F2 BIOS, I upgraded to the new F4a Bata BIOS, both incorrectly identified my Intel E6850. After turning on and off 10 times at startup it posted, but setting my E6850 at 2.66GHz,333MHz,x8, it should be 3.0GHz,333MHz,x9. I wrote Gigabyte about the bug, they responded quickly but no answer yet. Since then I found other bugs. I can’t change the System Memory Multiplier, it’s stuck in Auto and won’t accept any changes, my memory is Corsair CM3X1024-1800C7D Gigabyte approved. You can change the CPU Host Frequency and CPU Clock Ratio, when the CPU Host Clock Control is Enabled or Disabled, it’s like the function is stuck in Manual mode with no automatic functionally. There are other bugs, which are to lengthy to go into here, I emailed Gigabyte about them. If you know your way around the BIOS or an Overclocker, you can work around the bugs without breaking a sweat.
Overall Review: The BIOS bugs not withstanding, this is a great board, and I would recommend it. Once Gigabyte works out the BIOS bugs, I know this will be their Flagship X38, DDR3 board. That’s why I’m giving the board a 5.
Garbage Floppy Drive

Pros: NONE
Cons: Purchased 2 units, both units didn't work. Could not read any floppies I had, used both units on two different computers, was not able to identify a floppy disk was in the drive.
Overall Review: Don't wast your money on these
OUTSTANDING

Pros: This is a GREAT CPU!!!!! I changed from the 940 to this 950 using my Gigabyte EX58-U5D and right off the bat at stock settings with the Intel’s Turbo on I’m running at 3.2. The standard 950 DO stepping multiple is 23 with the Intel's Turbo on the CPU runs at a multiple of 24. I tried a little overclocking up to 3.6, the 950 runs at a lower voltage (1.216) with a BLCK of 151 compared to the 940 at (1.296) with a BLCK of 158 to get to a stable 3.6 overclock. The 950 does run a little warmer then the 940, I’m using a Thermalright True 120 which keeps my temps under control. At ideal the temps for my 3.6 overclock run between 30-33C CPU temp, and Core temps between 37-45C, under load with Prime95 my CPU temp is in the mid to upper 40C, with the Core temps running between the mid to upper 60’sC, this is at an ambient temp of 75F The 950 is easier to get a stable overclock then the 940 was. The 950 is FAST at stock, but overclocked it's BLAZING FAST.
Cons: NONE
Overall Review: I have no doubt that the 950 will soon be setting overclocking records for a CPU in this class. Newegg ROCKS, keep up the good wok....
BEST MEMORY

Pros: THIS IS A GREAT MEMORY SET. RUNNING i7 940 AT 3.8 AND GOT THE MEMORY AT 1730 AT 1.65 VOLTS. STABLE MEMORY, RAN PRIME95 FOR 12 HRS NO ERRORS, AND THEN RAN MEMTEST +86 2.10, 15 TIMES WITHOUT ONE ERROR.
Cons: NONE
Overall Review: ALREADY GOT A SECOND SET FOR ANOTHER BUILD. CAN'T GO WRONG WITH THE QUALITY OF THIS MEMORY.
GREAT DRIVE

Pros: Running Extreme QX9650, 3.6, FSB 1600, this dirve installed Windows XP in about 13 minutes, and loads the OS in 35 seconds from first window to desktop......Fastest Drive I've evey seen, faster then my old Raptor, and runs quiter then the old Raptor.
Cons: NONE
Overall Review: This drive is worth evey penny of it's price......Glad I got it
Great Fan

Pros: Fan pushes a lot of air, have my computer on 12 hrs a day. Not one problem. Is a little noise at full speed, but I don't mind, I want a cool case, and this fan dose the job.
Cons: NONE
Overall Review: I'll be buying more of these, in new builds I do, and will also use one on my CPU HS Thermalright HR-01 Plus.
Great fan, used them in the past, good output, but a bit noisy, I don't mind since it moves the air in the computer case.
Yes I would recommend this seller. The SSD's I got worked great.........