Pros: This is the latest and greatest (aside from the GTX) and only requires one power input. I thought it would be loud but it is much quieter than the 7600GT BFG that I had in previously. Amazing performance, runs CoH on high and ULTRA settings 1280x1024 88fps avg, 42 min, 225max according to internal game test.

Cons: Smaller than the GTX "skateboard" but still rather large considering it's the length of my ASUS, goes all the way to the drives. Price, not a midrange card but you pay for it. May be $400 in 3 months buy why wait!?

Overall Review: In 3D Mark 05 with quality on 'high' 1280x1024 AF 8x, AA4x did 11031 Using a C2D 6600 stock 2 GB 800Mhz Haven't messed with it on higher AA settings or 'performance' mode yet.

Pros: Great build quality, solid connections and cools 8350 very well, 29-31C idle.

Cons: My case is the Corsair 300R, not the largest at all. The bracket for AMD isn't the most well thought out and installing it was a nightmare. Threadlock was used so one of the screws to take off the Intel bracket stripped. Threadlock from the factory!? Also, if one pushed on the screws that have built in STIFF springs it would push the screws out off the backplate. I had to hold those and press HARD to get the threads started. I found this much more complicated than the Corsair H100i method.

Pros: This case fits the bill for budget, micro board setups. My board and PS fit with only minor bending of a few places. I like this for looking clean and non-Space-Cadet-Silly. Piano black shiny but simple rounded edges, large power button.

Cons: I forgot how small these cases are! Take note I put in my hard drive after I put in the board with the CPU heatsink installed (but no fan on it yet) and I was baaarely able to put the hard drive in the second bay under the open bay of the memory card reader. Might want to put in hard drive first. And also put in the leads for the PW and RS before the video card if you're adding one. No room for cable management but comes with the territory. Rip off the faceplate to access the metal of the interior to get the needed bays clear.

Pros: This is a great looking simple case without the lights and bling of others. Great design for air cooling and open mainboard back. Very easy to micro manage cables if you go modular PS. Mid tower with (almost) full tower room.

Cons: I recently got my hands on a double radiator Corsair H100i. It would fit in just glancing at the top hole placement BUT the fans of said item would NOT clear the ram on my board. Slight modifing session later it is mounted a half inch over to the side wall. The loss of egg is for below comment.

Overall Review: In order to clean front fan grill it is easy to pull firmly down and out on the front panel...UNless there is (duhh) mounted hardware in the drive bays. One has to open the side, unhook power and SaTA cable of DVD burners to remove them and then pop off front. By this time it only makes sense to do a complete cleaning of every fan so forces a 2 hour overhall.

Pros: This is an 8 core processor under one hood. It really can handle anything as long as you have fast memory and no bottle necks (don't put this on some cheap board, you're killing the potential.) I would suggest a higher end power supply that is rated Gold and using a power draw app to see what your system, including video card, would require.

Cons: The newer 220watt heavy hitters have arrived, sort of. However at the moment this 8350 is priced it's much more reasonable. Yes, the i7 non mobile class beats it on paper seconds here and there, really doesn't matter in the end. You don't have to spend $250 on a board to make it shine. It does run 36C idle in a warm room in my box on a tower cooler. The 6100 I had was obviously cooler.

Pros: Larger stone, nice blue colour, clear.

Cons: It's not 2.2ct diamond.

Overall Review: Wife likes it, looks good. The chain is nice too. Topaz is a harder semi precious stone, will hold up well.