Joined on 04/28/08
Great Machine

Pros: This is a fast burner although I have never seen it burn at 20X. I really like it. I am happy with the CD and DVD burning capabilities.
Cons: The lightscribe seems to take a long time.... I have done alot of labeling with it and I usually have to wait about 15 to 20 minutes for the regualar text labels to burn.
Overall Review: If you are buying a burner this one works great. If you want to burn lightscribe labels fast I might like to see what some of the other units can do.
Nice

Pros: I have used these for Both CDs' and DVDs' they have been great I haven't made a coaster yet. I really like the Light Scribe Capability because my handwriting is poor. It makes for a nice label.
Cons: 1. Cost is a bit much but I can see why. I suppose this will eventually go down more. 2. No color. Picture arent always clear.
Overall Review: If you are Making DVDs' or CDs' for use in a presentation and want a profesional look these are a good alternative to spending alot of Money on a printer and the special discs for that. If you just need something for personal use these work great too but look at the cost and decide if it is worth it to you before buying
Not for Gaming

Pros: I like the features that came with this as all I wanted was to use 2 LCD Monitors. It works fine! I am using it for the dual monitor feature. It works great for that!
Cons: I wouldn't buy this card if you are planning to Play games on it. I can see the Video is way too slow for that. It loads in a stair step that I can see but I have a good eye and can see it where others can't but this tells me it wouldn't game well.
Overall Review: If you are just running programs where you need to have 2 monitors this will work great for you. This is not a Gaming Card!
Be careful read up first

Pros: I like to be able to utallize 64 bits for The wider bus usage more data at once. I use my PCs' for Recording Audio and the lower the latency the better. When I ran CPU Burn in with this OS I had to run it 2 at a time to get it to 100% CPU Usage!
Cons: Some of the drivers that worked in XP won't work on X64. I have found a work around on the printer but I have to purchase another sound card this is going to cost $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ALOT of $ I was going to be running a MOTU 324 card but there are no driver for it to work in X64 I will have to upgrade to 424 to keep the system running. I may run the MOTU card in my other PC and use this one for Video Production instead.
Overall Review: Anytime you are going to change OS you should read about it first. Make sure all of the things you intend to use will work with it before you buy. X64 is awesome but, there are going to be limitations. Read up before buying!
BRRRRR

Pros: Awesome cooling I ran cpu burn in 2 copies at once one with write protection on and one off. This cooler with my cpu over clocked from 2000 to 2200 Mhz I ran it for 3 hours like that. It was running 100% cpu usage for 3 hours and the temp went up to 35° C thats it!!! This cooler would probably work good without a fan!
Cons: BIG Vey BIG If you are going to buy one think about where your Power Supply is in comparison to your CPU. I am building this computer into a desk so It works for me but if you want to put this into a tower it better be a BIG tower and the motherboard better be down from the PS.
Overall Review: If you have the room this is very Efficient and very cost effective. BUY this one!