Joined on 03/20/06
Great board but where's the rebate?
Pros: Built in graphics card, included DVI connector. Foxconn has quick RMA process if it ever does fail, faster than most. No OS reinstall necessary when switching from old AMD XP 462 VIA chipset mobo. I won the bet from the Cons. (Manager bet 3 months)
Cons: It's Foxconn, your boss at the computer store will start taking bets as to when it will fail. This board didn't like my SB Live Value card and would BSOD 'machine check exception' when the card was inserted, sound wouldn't work on the card either.
Overall Review: This board has performed just fine while in service. I was willing to pay $30ish for a Foxconn board, but not $54.99. While myrebates411 swears we are qualified and the check will be sent soon, they cannot promise 'when'.
Pros: Very, very fast
Cons: Small size, cannot update firmware from within windows.
Overall Review: I just have used this as a temp folder and the pagefile. Just these steps have a system that used to grind down to a purr. The raid0 raptors seem to enjoy not having any extra i/o and the terabyte drive is not the same thing as the ssd for the pagefile. Without reinstalling, I am happy.
Wow
Pros: Keeps your CPU cool with almost no noise.
Cons: You might cut yourself quite badly.
Overall Review: My cpu went from 65C down to 50C (OC'd and fully loaded). What a difference!
HUGE
Pros: Huge, can order extra caps from Corsair. Came with a lanyard.
Cons: Slow write speed.
Good grief what fans
Pros: High air flow, quiet and has fan speeds with temp monitoring.
Cons: No holes around the rear of case for cards like a gtx295 to exhaust through. Stickers on fan motors come off slow, making a clicking sound until they finally fall off. Also, a GTX295 will not fit snug enough to use the screwless card holder.
Overall Review: Overall a great case for the money! My gtx295 and quad core are 29C (according to the sensor).
No problems yet
Pros: Fast and expansive. Runs 100F with case off and no airflow.
Cons: None so far.
Overall Review: I have monitored my system using HDtune and have found that the load cycle on this "green" drive is at 3,000 for just a little over a month. I think this drive will be around for a long time, just gotta figure out if Suddenlink will cut my service if I subscribe to Mozy to back all of this up.