Pros: Dual core, runs cool and quick. Scores a 6.0 in Win7 x64's rating system. Granted, this is not a very telling benchmark, but it does handle Windows 7 very well. This is nothing like the old Celerons. It is quicker than my 1st generation Core2Duo E6300. BIOS says it's running at about 25° C (before I installed the OS).

Cons: Can we do away with this plastic pin heat sink business?

Overall Review: Put this together with an ASUS P5QPL-AM board, 4GB of GSkill DDR2-800, 320GB WD hard drive, Antec case and PSU, Lite On DVD burner, and made an excellent home machine with Windows 7 for right at 500 dollars, including the OS. Highly recommended processor for standard duty home/office machine.

Pros: Easy setup of hardware, laid out well, nice compact board. I like the cover for the M.2 SSD slot. 4 RAM slots. Windows 11 works great on it, after battling some installation issues that Google was able to solve. Good quality board.

Cons: Windows 11 doesn't have universal drivers in their downloaded OS yet, so be prepared to fight installation a bit. Not docking eggs because I believe this is more a Windows issue than an ASUS issue.

Overall Review: TIP: if installation of Windows 11 freezes at connecting to a network, open a command prompt (Shift+F10), open taskmgr, and shut off the service called NETWORK CONNECTION FLOW. That immediately corrected the problem and let the installation finish. DO NOTE that this board has 2 x HDMI ports and no other video output ports. Consider that if you're doing dual monitors. Recommend having an optical drive on hand for driver installation if you're doing Windows 11. It has the LAN drivers on it, and it's just way less hassle to use the Device Manager to hunt to the optical and grab the drivers than try to download to a thumbdrive and all that.

Pros: This case is laid out thoughtfully, has everything you need to build whatever you want. Switches and front USB on top of the case Super cool LEDs. Includes zip ties and a cleaning cloth for the glass. Nice touch, I thought.

Cons: They install the motherboard standoffs at the factory. (Maybe not an actual con, but I don't like it) Fans are kind of loud.

Overall Review: The fans are kind of loud, but not unbearably loud and you can't make 4 fans the size of dinner plates quiet, so if you want a quiet case, this is not for you. Putting this computer together was hassle free and simple thanks to the thoughtful design of this case, and it looks awesome with the multicolor LEDs. If you don't mind a little bit of noise, this is an outstanding case at a very good price.

Pros: Works like it's supposed to. Never had bad Corsair RAM

Cons: None

Overall Review: Dig the red, this stuff just plugs in and works.

Pros: Good quality RAM

Cons: None

Overall Review: I've never received defective Corsair RAM. I don't overclock or stress it too much, so I can't speak to that, but for standard computers, it's been 100% reliable for a decade now.

Pros: Easy setup Very nice picture Came with an HDMI cable

Cons: None

Overall Review: Good monitor at a good price. Very clear and sharp picture. Worked out of the box with no trouble at all.