Pros: I put this in my first computer build without too much trouble. When I looked at my computer's CPU temperature gauges, things seemed to stay pretty cool, even under load. There were some difficulties during installation, but these only contribute to a sense of accomplishment.

Cons: It's big enough that I had some problems arranging cables. It also overlaps a bit with my RAM (on: ASUS M4N98TD EVO AM3 NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI ATX) but it worked out okay in the end.

Overall Review: After I had finally installed it and took a step back to look at it, I worried that it might look like I was using it to compensate for other aspects of life.

Pros: They work well as speakers.

Cons: The auxiliary jack in the front doesn't work with headphones.

Overall Review: I'm not really disappointed. I wanted cheap speakers and got them.

Pros: Runs new games at highest settings Very quiet Very cool Easy install (my first pc build) Lots of cool features

Cons: None

Overall Review: I used a power meter to measure the wattage of my computer. With: AMD 965 Black, this video card, 2ssds, 1 HDD, CD/DVD 3 big fans Rosewill Xtreme Series RX850-D-B 850W PSU ASUS M4N98TD EVO AM3 mobo 170 Watts tops (for the whole PC), under gaming load (Crysis 1 and 2) with all settings maxed out. Running Windows with all the graphics settings on, the whole pc uses 75-90 W. It's 70 Watts with the froofy Windows graphics turned off.

Pros: I am very happy with the CPU. Everything is at least as fast as I could hope for. Installation was easy, everything was a snap. After researching different chips, it seemed a good value for a computer built for fun. I'm very satisfied.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I got a separate heatsink/fan assembly, mostly for fun. Everything worked fine. I don't know enough to comment intelligently on the actual performance.

Pros: I bought this for my first computer build. It had plenty of space for everything and a red light in the front. And really, it's that red light that matters, isn't it? I call it Darth. Seriously though, it has more than enough space to install everything from a big graphics card to a huge CPU heat sink and fan.

Cons: You'll have to vacuum out the front grill once in a while where it intakes air. You'll know it's time because the awesome, aforementioned red light will seem dim. On the other hand, it filters the air pretty well.

Pros: I put two of these into my first computer build in a Raid 0 for fun. They install Windows in under 15 minutes, so it didn't really matter that I kept messing up and starting over.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: If I were on a budget for this build and not doing it just for fun, I wouldn't get these for a few years. They are fun though.