Joined on 08/02/04
Fast

Pros: This processor is fast. To me some say it is expensive, but compared to Intel it is dirt cheap. Handles everything I can do with lightning speed. Also at stock settings it out did the Intel core duo E6700 in drhystone and whetstone. And the 6000+ is a $100 bucks less.
Cons: The only reason I didn't give it a 5 rating wasn't really the processors fault. It is because of the heatsink that comes with it. Not only is it sub par at cooling but on my Evga 590SLI motherboard the heatsink is over far enough that if I put my ram in the first slot it touches the heatsink. So basically if your running 2 gigs in dual channel you can put in slots 2 & 4, and if you want to use 4 gigs with that board and processor, plan on getting a different cooler. If you want to overclock this processor, plan on going with liquid to cool it. If your not going to overclock then go with the a Zalman 9700
Overall Review: Buy this processor, you won't be disappointed. Newegg is the best, you can't go wrong with these guys!!!
Good Board Tons of Features

Pros: To start with this board is a great deal for all of the features it comes with. Super easy to intall, does everything it is suppose to.
Cons: My only complaint is that after installing my AMD X2 6000+ I soon realized that the heatsink sticks over far enough that putting ram in slot 1 is a bad Idea. My ram would fit in slot one but it would touch the heatsink which is a bad idea.
Overall Review: Great motherboard but if you want to use all four ram slots either buy a smaller heatsink, or go with water cooling. Either way factor that into your cost, for me I'll be going with water cooling simply because overclocking the 6000+ on air isn't going to happen, it runs way too hot.
Awsome Ram

Pros: The price is great and with the rebate it is very cheap. My mother board recognized it as 5-5-5-18. With a little tweaking I have it running at 4-4-4-12 at 1.9v. Very stable and fast ram.
Cons: I only bought 2 gigs worth, should have got 4. This problem will be solved very soon.
Overall Review: Just buy this ram and you will never have to complain about your ram being to slow. Also it was packed with so many packing peanuts as others have stated. Do yourself a favor and don't just take it from the packing right away and open it up without being grounded. I had the ram in 3 days and newegg made everything very easy for my new computer build.
Great Drive

Pros: 1. Storage size. 2. Fast HD 3. Price is good. 4. Easy intall 5. Quiet
Cons: 1. Wish I could have had a HD four times this size for this price, not really a complaint.
Overall Review: Great Hard drive for the price.
Good buy for money

Pros: 1. It is very fast at what it is suppose to do. 2. The price
Cons: 1. The software Nero 7 is not great. You have a 30day trial to use the software that lets you play Dvd's. Nero 7 that comes with it after trial will let you play movies, you just won't here the sound. Also windows media player doesn't come with the ability to play some of these dvd's without downloading which cost's more money.
Overall Review: For the price it is a good deal. Would have given it a 5 rating if the software was better. Plan on buying better software to go with this burner.