Joined on 05/27/05
Worked as expected

Pros: Seems to be a good quality product, slid into my motherboard and works like it should. Price was competitive.
Cons: None.
Overall Review: I wasn't looking for overclock memory--just standard.
Worked for a bit...

Pros: Generally liked the USB 3.1 ports and the M.2 slot
Cons: After installing the M.2, I couldn't get the sata 1-4 to work (According to the manual, 3 and 4 were still supposed to work). Also, the rear Sata ports are jammed into my hard drive cage, hard to work with. At any rate, the MB died after 2 months of use--first went black screen and would not turn off, even holding down the power button. After disconnecting the power supply, MB would no longer wake up. Tested with a new power supply, still no joy.<br><br>Tried to register on MSI website for warranty service but could not get their website to take my information. Likely a browser issue--using Chrome. They did pick up right away on their customer service line when I called and randomly hit #1 (their menu wasn't clear on what to hit). They issued an RMA and I have sent the MB in for service/replacement. We shall see.
Overall Review: Not sure whether I would recommend this yet. System: MSI Z170-A pro, G-Skill Aegis 2x4GB DDR4 SDRAM, Samsung 850 EVO M.2 SSD 250GB, Intel Core I5-6600K, Silverstone TD03-LITE AIO liquid cpu cooler, 2 Western Digital platter drives, Samsung 850 EVO SSD 250GB which I had to connect using a usb 3.1 cable. Update: They sent me a new or reconditioned board very quickly and it was working fine for about a month. Now it has lost the M.2 drive, but since no one else has mentioned M.2 problems, I am thinking it is most likely a drive failure. I will try replacing that first.
This got me going, but it does seem to collect a lot of info for Microsoft.

Pros: I was having trouble getting my windows 10 going on a new machine after the old one died, and finally just decided to bite the bullet and get this version with the USB drive and install on a new 4TB SSD. It saved me from a ton of upgrade headaches.
Overall Review: Yeah, it's the new windows. I went with the Home version this time instead of Pro. It seems to do everything I need to do.
I was worried while I struggled to get it running.

Pros: Finally got the instructions on-line and figured out it takes more power connections than I was used to. When I finally got all those hooked up, it powered up nicely. All the slots for M.2 SSDs is nice, I will be able to expand storage easily when I need it.
Cons: It would be nice if there were a large schematic in the box showing what/where to connect.
Overall Review: I had no problem getting this going once I figured out all required power connections.
Had to take the fans off and reinstall them through the case.

Pros: Seems to work all right, it is pretty quiet. I found the spot in the coolermaster case that seemed to be built for this size unit and the hoses reached.
Overall Review: It is a good match for my build. Coolermaster mid-tower case, msi MAG z890 motherboard. Came as a bundle deal with the motherboard.
Dropped it in, seems to work well.

Pros: I didn't fry it while handling, so that is good.
Cons: Pretty sure there was a discount on this a few days later. Disappointed that Newegg did not apply the better price.
Overall Review: Seems a solid choice for an Intel processor.