Pros: Wow-- for the price, this CPU is blazing! It's easy to install, the stock heatsink works great, and it gives incredible performance for the price.

Cons: None.

Pros: Cheap, everything but the case fan on the back panel works well.

Cons: Two cons: 1. As many other reviews mention, the motherboard IO shield cannot be installed on a standard ATX motherboard without physically unscrewing the case fan on the back panel. Furthermore, once you screw the case fan back on, it may (as it did on my case) bend the metal keeping the IO shield in place. 2. Be very careful with the metal edges in the case-- some are sharp, and you could easily cut yourself.

Overall Review: I would not buy this case again. The issue with the motherboard IO panel is very significant, and we should not have to deal with poor case construction at this point, even in a cheap case.

Pros: Mostly (see cons) great drivers, fast boot, efficient POST.

Cons: Despite following the instructions carefully, when attempting to configure SSD Caching, I ended up in a situation where I could not boot to the OS, which I had already activated and installed software on. As it turns out, this appears to be a common problem with Z68 motherboards. If you go search for "Z68 Loading Operating System", you'll find that message boards are plagued with instances of this, and there's no solution aside from reformatting.

Overall Review: The motherboard is great, aside from the significant SSD Caching issues. However, as SSD Caching is a significantly advertised feature (with its own separate instruction manual in the motherboard's box), and the issue requires a complete OS reinstallation, I feel like a 3/5 rating is justified.