Pros: -Well designed, no sharp edges. Modern but still has that classic look that it seems many manufacturers are getting away from. Significantly smaller than my past favorite, the CM Stacker, but also significantly less cluttered due to improved case design. -Toolless design is superlative when coming from older iterations such as in the CM Stacker- what once took minutes now takes seconds and it actually works without screws. -Space for heat sink up to 177mm height, vga to 304mm width - Space for many fans, option for top or bottom mount radiator -Cable management well thought out for my purposes, able to route almost everything behind mobo tray -Value added features work. X-Dock is ingenious, imo and the vga bracket works, is not just a gimmick (see cons)

Cons: -As others have said, CPU retaining hole is undersized and/or not sighted correctly for use with my mobo. I'd like to see it cut larger with correspondingly larger vent added for thin 120mm fan in place of the 80. At least one manufacturer makes a 120mm that would fit. -More precautionary than a con: The VGA card bracket required very careful adjustment to make it work correctly with Zalman VF1000 cooler. Could possibly not work with all coolers. -I agree with others who have said that the instruction manual could be more detailed- larger diagrams at the least- but, on the other hand the case is designed so well that just anyone should figure it out rather quickly with just a small amount of tinkering.

Overall Review: I've done many builds in the last 15 or 16 years, many cheapish cases and a few each from antec, cooler master and lian li. Lian li does have an edge in overall build quality but the 690 Advanced is definitely my new favorite and, imo, probably can't be beat in terms of build quality and features per $ spent. I also have the regular 690; it is also a great case but is more for regular users or casual gamers while the 690 advanced should admirably serve all but the most hardcore of power users and gamers. For my money, the advanced is well worth the slight premium for the better build quality alone- let alone the other added features.

Pros: Unlockable on a ga-ma790xt, runs cool even air cooled, <30c at ~25c ambient. Great overclocker with huge bang for the buck imo.

Cons: OEM packaging is some of the least secure that I've seen. First shipment contained only a plastic clamshell and two pieces of foam. OEM packaging is definitely not Newegg's fault but the packaging could definitely use the added security of some tape and/or bubble wrap.

Overall Review: Newegg being Newegg, they made the above right with nothing but a phone call and a day or two to investigate my claim. Shipped the chip out next day air as well. The Egg is still the best! 5 stars for the cpu, 5 stars for Newegg.