Pros: I'm not a big gamer, so this card works great for me without breaking the bank. My computer is mainly for photo editing and watching movies so I don't need much. Just something quiet like this. Handles full screen (1080p) video fine with no tearing. Blows the hot air out the back Plays the original Half-Life fine at 1920x1080 ;)

Cons: Runs a little hot I guess. CCC shows it at 49C just typing this review.

Overall Review: Just what I need. It's near silent from 3 feet away while idle which is all the time. Messing around with ATI Overdrive I put the fan at 100% and it's still barely noticeable. Lian Li Lancool PC-K56 Intel i7-860 Asus P7P55D-E HIS 5670 ICEQ 4GB Corsair DDR3 Samsung F3 1TB Asus DVD Burner Antec NEO ECO 620w

Pros: Good quality power supply that gets the job done. More than enough juice. I like the wrapped cables, keeps my computer looking clean. Super quiet to go along with the rest of my computer, can't even hear it.

Cons: Too many cables? Not really a problem, but when I turn my computer on after the power supply has been unplugged from the wall everything comes on for about a second, turns off, and then starts up like normal. I guess it's the capacitors charging up, but it strikes me as odd since my old power supply doesn't do it.

Overall Review: I wasn't going to purchase such a high wattage supply originally since I'm not running anything power hungry, but I couldn't pass up the deal on this one. Antec brand hasn't let me down over the past 5 years so I'm glad I was able to get this one. I'm only using 2 SATA power connectors (one hard drive and one DVD burner) so all the PCIe and molex cables are just taking up space. Wish it was modular so I could take those out but oh well. My case has a thing on the bottom to hold all the extra cables in place which helps out. Lian Li Lancool PC-K56 Asus P7P55D-E Intel i7-860 HIS 5670 ICEQ 4GB Corsair DDR3 Samsung F3 1TB Asus DVD burner

Pros: >Love the Power/Reset buttons and USB ports at the top! My old case has a door and the buttons are way down low which made it a pain to turn on. >120mm fans are fairly quiet when controlled by my computer. >Subdued looks. No more LAN parties for me so no need for lights and windows. >Bottom mounted PSU with vents should keep things a little cooler. >All the front panel cables and fan cables were plenty long for my motherboard. >No sharp edges to slice my poor fingers. >Front lights won't blind you.

Cons: >Tool-less features aren't that great. DVD drive wouldn't stay latched in so I had to screw it in. >"Silent" hard drive mounting isn't silent at all. My Samsung F3 resonates badly through the entire case at times. You can feel the whole case vibrate when it does this. __Small Problems__ >Secondary screw holes for the hard drive bay weren't lined up right so I can't really turn the thing 90 degrees like it says I can. Not a big problem since I don't need to do that... >The back left foot looks like the case was dropped on it. The scoremark in the metal around the rubber foot has been broken and is bent in a few millimeters so it's not perfectly level. Not worth the trouble to replace. >I wouldn't feel comfortable sitting on this case like I can with my old one and I only weigh 130 :P

Overall Review: Very nice case despite the cons. I'll have to see what I can do about the hard drive resonating. It's not quite as small as I wanted, but it's manageable and I knew that going in to the purchase. It's a much nicer size than my huge full tower at any rate. The fans at full speed are louder than I expected, but since I hooked them into the mobo and set them to half speed, they're awesome. I wasn't able to do this with my old case with 80mm fans so they run full speed and are really loud. Haven't had it long enough to tell, but I hope the filters keep it cleaner than my previous case. That thing is like a vacuum.

Comments: I really like this mobo except for one thing. The onboard sound is no good. In order to listen to music or games or any sounds, i have to reinstall the drivers every few days. I've looked at forums and most people have the same problem. I just ordered a sound card so i won't have to deal with it any more. I wish i didn't have to spend more money tho...so if you have a sound card already or dont have speakers, this mobo is for you. otherwise...get another model or live with the bugs.