Joined on 04/22/11
Special XP instructions

Pros: Make sure you know this is for UPGRADING ONLY
Cons: for xp you have to try and follow their over complicated steps... just boot from disk and go to custom install and it will make a new file Windows.old for all your old files. No need to do a data transfer and all the mess they suggest.
Fast when it worked

Pros: It was rock solid and super fast for the whole 2 hours it worked.
Cons: It started freezing and acting weird and then the next thing I knew it had what ocz calls "panic locked" itself. Immediate RMA back to newegg. I had initially decided that I would get the vertex 2 because I have a lot of friends who's vertex 3 has failed and I thought these would be more stable. I was wrong.
Solid CPU

Pros: Easy to install, decent packaging, runs great, easy to overclock, dang good price, win win all around
Cons: Stock cooler fan is a loser
Easy install

Pros: Great stuff! My computer recognized it instantly. Make sure you know that windows 32 bit systems can only handle 4gb of ram so this is overkill unless you are running 64 bit.
Cons: none so far
Solid Board

Pros: Built mine with a i5 2500k and this puppy screams! It is a great board and definitely a good price.
Cons: none so far. Pretty easy to install drivers from disk and then update them.