Pros: Been through three sound cards, including the famous Audigy2 platinum. This is the BEST SOUND QUALITY i've ever heard come out of my speakers. No matter what it is that I do, it sounds like it was meant to be played like this.

Cons: None other than whats below.

Overall Review: For 200 dollars, make sure you can fit this thing in your case. I have an Asus a8n32-sli version. Had to take my second nvidia 9600gt out to fit it... The north bridge heat pipe was in the way. So check to make sure you have about 6 inches free.

Pros: - LGA 775 Socket - Dont have to upgrade. :D - DDR3 - I have DDR3 1600 running at 1066(bios capped) with timings at 6-6-6-20 -Simplified Tuning area in the bios.

Cons: onboard SATA sucks imo. Bios not support ACHI mode, only IDE, so i had to reinstall my windows 7. :( -ugly colors on the MB for my build. 'least i don't have any fancy windows in this one.

Overall Review: Honestly, i thought it would be better than it is.. I'm used to buying Asus, so this is my first non-asus in years. Even though I don't particularly care for this MB, I would try another gigabyte if i came across one that better suited my taste.

Pros: Jamming in the cd enough for it to grab feels similar to a scene in the Matrix. xD Durable. See other thoughts

Cons: Uses some sort of Slim sata which isn't bad, but its an added expense. Makes a faint mechanical noise when booting up the computer.

Overall Review: Using this with a Silverstone TJ03 Case; Looks amazing with just a small slit for the dvd drive. When will they make a blu ray version!?

Pros: -The over build layout and design were fantastic, with all the sides matching extremely well. -Built for a slot load Dvd drive (which, although more expensive, is complete awesome in my opinion. -Screw-less Side, front, and top cover make it easy to fiddle with internal parts. -Location of the power supply in the case makes for very easy cable management when coupled with a modular PS (Seasonic X-series). -Can Fit two FULL size video cards for CFX or SLI with adequate cooling. -Room for experienced water cooler people to put a W.C. system in this. :)

Cons: -The case I received had a fan with a blade completely broken off. (minor for reasons listed below.) -There is an aluminum block that is suppose to touch one of the hard drives and act as a passive cooler, that was broken (Read: fallen off and unable to reattach) off as well, also unnecessary to myself, but still not idea for quality. -When used with the N82E16835103046 Cooler Master GeminII cpu cooler, the rear fan would not fit, thus requiring me to purchase a slim 120mm case fan for the top, this shouldn't be the case with the taller type cpu coolers. -USB3 ports are feed from usb ports on the back of the motherboard. (see "other thoughts" for more on this.)

Overall Review: -There is room in the case, depending on other cards/hdds, for a USB3 addon card and an internal USB3 Hub for use with the top USB3 ports on the case. (N82E16815150170) There is another way to run the power cord that works better for certain power supplies. -Holes to feed cables through could've been a bit bigger, trying to get anymore for my case is a hard bargain. -Fantastic case with some minor flaws (-1 egg), Definitely worth it for me, the case looks _fantastic_ and keeps my hardware cool. This case is probably a little less than 1/3 the size of my cooler master cosmos case.

Pros: Amazingly Fast for the Price! Plays games on almost Full settings. Looks really cool!

Cons: NONE!

Overall Review: Takes alot of power.

Pros: Great Motherboard with alot of features i dont need! haha. Fantastic once you get your card in right order. I love the onboard Pci-E gibabit. And the heatpipes are really cool.

Cons: I struggled with this board for around 3 days and found that as i move my cards suchas my sound and tv tuner around, my stablity would be better or worse... I finally got everything in a good order and no BSOD or random lock ups anymore.

Overall Review: I HATE THE network manager.. with a passion... causes BSOD in many cases.