Pros: Very powerful for a budget CPU. Mine is being used in an office/light gaming build, and it performs flawlessly. Win7 x64 is happy with it. It is also ridiculously power efficient. At stock speed (2.5Ghz) I am running it at 1.0v, and it is 100% stable.

Cons: None. It isn't the fastest CPU on the market by any means, but it is a 5 egg product at this price.

Overall Review: I wanted to build an efficient system for some moderate office work and mid level gaming (source based games mostly). In these tasks, this CPU performs almost as well as my e8400 which is OC'd to 4.0Ghz. I built this system to be power efficient as well, and with a g41m-es2l I am able to power the whole system with a 430 watt PSU with power to spare. C2D e3300 G41M-ES2L 4GB OCZ DDR2-800 BFG 7900GS WD 160GB HDD Lite-On DVD Burner Thermaltake TR2 430 Watt PSU

Pros: Easy to install, decent layout, it wasn't completely dead.

Cons: Can not set FSB speed manually. Changing "CPU Host Clock Control" to enabled results in a failed POST, even when set to the same value as the "disabled" option selects (200Mhz). Also, it did not initially recognize my CPU (e3300), even though it is listed as compatible. I had to manually set the multiplier to 12.5x. This board was trying to run it at 6x by default.

Overall Review: I got a dud...my first one from Gigabyte. I'm not sure it is worth trying to RMA it since it does work when everything is set to automatic. I was hoping to OC, but that's never a sure thing anyway. I'll give it 3 eggs since it technically does what it's supposed to, even though it isn't fully functional as advertised.

Pros: This one is not defective, and Newegg didn't hassle me when I needed an RMA. The RMA process was fast and easy. This CPU is running at 4.0Ghz, 1.475v, and never passes 46c, even when SMP folding or playing Crysis.

Cons: The first one I received was defective. I couldn't enable C&Q, even at stock settings, without getting bluescreens every time it tried to drop to low power state. OCing was also out of the question, as anything above stock speed caused crashes, and anything over stock volts caused the temp to increase dramatically. It just seemed silly to have a Black Edition CPU that couldn't do any better than stock, and couldn't use power saving features either.

Overall Review: I'm happy with the replacement CPU. It's fast enough, stable, and does what I need it to do. With that said, the price just isn't right for these any more. Intel has faster parts at comparable prices, which also run cooler and more efficiently. AMD needs to get BD to market, or at least drop the prices on their current offerings to stay competitive. There is just no reason to choose an AMD CPU right now.

Pros: sharper and heavier than expected, surprisingly solid construction

Cons: none

Overall Review: It's a knife set. It cuts things.

Pros: works as well as many of the more expensive coolers, comes with a big bundle of accessories/attachment brackets, price can't be beat, keeps my 965 BE in check

Cons: not as pretty as my Xiggy Dark Knight

Overall Review: I installed a couple of Scythe Slipstreams on this, slapped on some MX2, mounted it, and left it alone. Instructions were easy enough to follow, and I love the fact that it came with the brackets to attach a second fan (no more ugly wire ties!).

Pros: very good image quality for the price, solid construction

Cons: It isn't a super high res LED LCD with all the latest inputs, but I knew that going in.

Overall Review: I bought this for my daughter. I decided to be mean and hook it up to my system so I could tell her that I was going to keep it for myself. I was surprised when I fired it up and compared the image quality side-by-side with my 24" Asus...the only differences were the size and resolution. This cheap little Hanns G looks just as good as my "high end" Asus! Needless to say, my daughter loves it.