Joined on 06/05/05
Ultra 120

Pros: Superb HSF. Installation was very easy. The backplate design is very good. The Tuniq company should buy an Ultra 120 and look at the backplate and fix their own. The Ultra 120 is better than Tuniq 120 at dissipating heat under load. I got a 5C improvement.
Cons: None
Overall Review: The fan clip install instruction should be much clear. Also, you need to get a fan that has 4 back holes so the clip can hook into. For example, the Silverstone FM121 will not work but the Silverstone FM123 will.

Pros: powerful and quiet. Spins at 2500-2600 rpm. Plenty of CFM
Cons: none
Overall Review: I wish they have this fan with 9 blades. The FM121 has 9 but the corner construction is a tubular design

Pros: Excellent fan. plenty of CFM and quiet as well
Cons: The four corners holes has a tubular design and therefore will not work with the spring clip on the Ultra 120 Extreme.
excellent memory

Pros: price & performance is EXCELLENT. DIMM stick is well built. I always trust patriot memory.
Cons: none
Overall Review: wish I can buy 2 more but rebate is limited to 1 per household
very good

Pros: Outstanding motherboard
Cons: SATA ports is sideway and not upward as other boards. It's better to use right-angled sata cable. The provided sata cable has the locking clip but the cable itself is way to stiff.
Overall Review: other than the stiff sata cable. this is an EXCELLENT motherboard.
not too bad

Pros: good price. dissipate heat well.
Cons: Pain to install. Trying to screw down to the back plate was very hard on my 775 mobo. the spring on the screw is way to stiff and you have to push down really really hard for the screw to catch the threads on the back support plate. May be the threads on the support plate was not precise. Anyway, the screw catches the back plate and tighten up in just 1/2 turn.
Overall Review: Install this cooler before putting the mobo into the case.