Pros: Performs just like a normal, full-sized GTX 1080. Gigabyte did a good job with the card's cooling. In extended 4K gaming sessions, the card stays in the mid-to-high 50-degree Celsius range -- very cool! Those temps are possible when I manually tell the card to run at 100% fan speed (out of caution). It is surprisingly quiet at full fan speed, too. I purchased this card to play BF1 at 4K on Ultra settings. It performs well -- the onscreen graphics are spectacular! The card itself takes up very little room in my case without sacrificing any performance over a 'normal' GTX 1080. Zero coil whine thus far. If you're getting coil whine from any graphics card, check to ensure you are using a quality Power Supply. I am using an Antec 650W 80-Plus Bronze certified unit (SLI-capable) in an i7-6700K setup -- no need to overclock anything to play BF1 the way the developers intended.

Cons: Perhaps the price? You do, however, get what you pay for -- a video card capable of playing the latest games at high resolutions and framerates for years to come.

Overall Review: The card comes with Gigabyte's 3-year warranty. Hopefully I'll never need to use it! For those interested, my UPS tells me that my total system (i7-6700K, GTX 1080, 16GB DDR4, 480GB SSD, 650W Power Supply) is only pulling 250 Watts at the wall when under heavy loads (i.e., gaming). Amazingly power efficient!

Pros: Eight cores (with the peformance of 4 'big' cores in today's applications). Future software (with better thread scheduling functions) will show Bulldozer's true power. Cut time spent on some of my graphics-intensive tasks by 60% or more, saving me at least an hour a day.

Cons: Under load, it heats up quickly. OEM CPU fan can be noisy. I have experienced multiple system lockups/freezes since installing the 8150. These issues occur when the CPU frequencies change to save power (1.4GHz) or enter Turbo Boost modes (3.9/4.2). Issues never occur when under heavy, extended loads -- they only appear under light loads (e.g., web surfing or typing an e-mail). I have placed inquiries with both AMD and Gigabyte (motherboard) for a fix -- neither has replied back to me.

Overall Review: Hopefully a simple BIOS (AGESI) update will resolve my stability problems (Gigabyte 970-series AM3+ board). I've had to disable the Turbo Boost modes and Cool'n'Quiet to keep the system stable, but that just burns electricity when all of that extra processing power isn't needed.

Pros: Inexpensive, yet in single-threaded applications it performs much like its much more expensive siblings (i3/i5/i7). Easy to overclock when paired with a compatible motherboard (I used the Gigabyte G85M). Runs cool even with the stock heatsink; however, I used Arctic Silver 5 instead of the thick, sloppy stuff that came on the heatsink. With the stock heatsink, it would run at 4.2GHz, but produced errors in Prime95. The CPU seems perfectly content to run at 4.0GHz though! For the price, the performance is hard to beat. Happy 20th anniversary, Pentium! I still remember running the first generation Pentiums -- 60 & 66 MHz -- they were monsters in their day!

Cons: Intel deactivated some of the extra instruction sets, likely so it wouldn't compete directly (at stock speeds) with their more expensive offerings. It is 'only' a Dual Core without Hyperthreading, but I knew that before I purchased it.

Overall Review: I'm running this in my wife's OpenSuSE Linux desktop system, which is frequently used by my kids for Steam gaming (War Thunder). I'll soon it have it paired with an Nvidia GTX 750Ti video card, as the G3258's onboard video is NOT up to the task of fast action gaming at 1920x1080 unless you're comfortable with single digit frame rates. :(

Pros: Delivered (from Ch in a) in the advertised time-frame. Seller would respond (in very broken English) within a day of receiving each e-mail message. The JP701 scanner can read SOME vehicles in its advertised coverage range, but NOT all (see Cons). I also own the Autel US703 version of this scanner -- the hardware has held up well to several years of frequent use. The keypad is easy to navigate around menus. I have never worn out a set of batteries in my other Autel scanners.

Cons: As a gear head who works on a LOT of vehicles, I own over a half dozen different types of automotive scanners. I purchased this Autel JP701 scanner to address my desire to have a 4-system scanner (ECU/ABS/Airbag/Transmission) for Japanese vehicles. To my dismay, this scanner would NOT link up with a 2004 Toyota Corolla -- the Corolla has the highest manufacture numbers of all vehicles ever made. The scanner would link up to a 2005 Toyota Camry; however, it could only access ECU/ABS/Airbag but NOT the Transmission. From testing this scanner on these 2 vehicles, it is apparent that this scanner is NOT functioning as advertised. It is NOT a 4-system scanner for vehicles clearly advertised as being within the covered range (e.g., 1996-2006 Toyota). I have 4 other Autel (1-system) scanners that link up just fine with these same vehicles via the universal OBD2 protocol. Autel must not have a good grasp on the manufacturer-specific communication protocols necessary for a 4-system scanner. The vehicles tested with the JP701 are in perfect functioning order, so there is nothing about these vehicles that would hinder the JP701's abilities; the scanner just does not have the software code to perform as advertised.

Overall Review: I corresponded with the Seller regarding my issues. The Seller stated there was no software update available for the scanner and only insisted that I just 'try again.' The scanner originated from Ch in a, so I have little desire to send it back there on my own dime, nor do I want to take another hit with the Seller's advertised restocking fee. If you are OK with taking a gamble on a "4-system" scanner for Japanese vehicles, you might get lucky and have it work for you. If you are not willing to take that gamble, then I recommend you seek out a different scanner.

Pros: Power consumption and heat output within expectations -- running in Antec 300 Illusion case. Auto-detects maximum settings under BF3. Even after hours of BF3 gameplay, the card's fan never kicks on full speed. Works well under both Windows 7 and Novell openSUSE Linux (both 64-bit). The GTX580 is definitely a power-house. Paired with AMD FX-8150 Bulldozer, 16GB RAM on a Gigabyte 970-series motherboard. Antec 650W power supply provides ample juice for this setup (never more than 60% load under the worst circumstances, as verified by Kill-A-Watt meter).

Cons: I purchased this particular GTX580 reference design over another due to the rebate that was being offered at the time (October) for purchases of this card made at NewEgg. All required materials were submitted to ECS, but now 2 months later (January) ECS replied (via snail mail) stating I 'submitted an invalid UPC.' (And yes, I submitted the UPC from the ECS box; now I have a box with a big hole in the side.) I would not have purchased this card had it not been for the rebate being offered for it. Moral of the story -- the product is great, but DO NOT PURCHASE IT if you expect the rebate to come through. There are other graphics card manufacturers out there that will honor rebate submissions.

Overall Review: I would have purchased a different video card (also at NewEgg) had I known in advance that ECS would be pulling shenanigans with the rebate. My nice video card just got fifty dollars more expensive and ECS just got added to my list (yes, I have a list) of companies that weasel out of honoring properly submitted rebates. Unfortunately there is very little recourse a customer has to get companies to honor rebate submissions other than to pass the word along to other potential consumers. As I read other NewEgg user feedback regarding ECS products, the company's failure to honor rebates is a recurring theme. AVOID ECS PRODUCTS if your purchase decision is based largely on the rebate coming through!

Pros: AMD Bulldozer compatibility (future). Solid capacitors. Booted up just fine on the first push of the power button. Running 64-bit Novell OpenSuse Linux with no problems (only had to manually load a different network driver). SATA3 performs nicely with SSD drive (Patriot Pyro 120GB) -- registering rated speeds on benchmarks.

Cons: Haven't run across any yet -- it's performing as advertised. Just hope the mail-in rebate comes through.

Overall Review: Shipped with the F3 BIOS -- I immediately upgraded to the F6 BIOS without any problems. Lots of overclocking and core-unlocking features for those that are into that sort of thing -- stock speeds (Athlon II X2 250) are fine for me until I upgrade to an FX 8150 Bulldozer.