Joined on 08/13/04
Excellent Board

Pros: Solid board, second Gigabyte board and have yet to be disappointed. Most ports are easy to reach, the BIOS is easy to navigate and upgrade (via @BIOS).
Cons: The bottom two SATA ports might be obscured by a second PCI-E graphics card depending on it's length and heatsink, if you are using an AM2+ CPU (Phenom or Athlon X2 Kuma), the system will only run in unganged memory mode (this is not that bad though, see below).
Overall Review: A popular misconception is that unganged memory mode is single channel since it's labeled as only 64 bit, it is not. It is actually dual channel, but instead of running both 64 bit channels as one big 128 bit channel, it runs them as two parallel 64 bit channels, which actually increases the performance of most modern programs and games. Think of it as Crossfire for your memory, two running simultaneously at a slower speed is better than one running fast.
Say goodbye to tapes forever

Pros: Light, compact, very small (you can't tell by the pictures, it can almost fit completely in your hand), hard drive is huge, you can record up to 7 hrs of video on the highest setting, drop protection will help prevent damage to the hard drive, image stabilization works relatively well, image quality is absolutely top notch, video files make it very easy to export to your computer, just attach the USB cable and drag the files off the camera's hard drive (they show up as MOD files, just change the extension to .mpg and you're set)
Cons: Stock battery is weak, only offering about 90 minutes of record time before needing a charge. Go out and get a bigger battery if you plan on doing some heavy shooting.
Overall Review: How did we survive without Hard Drives? No more having to carry around spare tapes, no more having to rewind and fast forward to find particular moments, no more having to wait ages to import the video to a PC. This has been a long time coming.
Great Low Cost HDTV

Pros: Great picture, easy to set up, plenty of different hookups including two component inputs as well as an HDMI input.
Cons: It occasionally doesn't respond to button commands on the side panel, requiring an extra press, but doesn't detract from the experience. Sound is not the best, and the coaxial digital audio out does not transmit Dolby Digital, just run your audio cables directly to your surround receiver.
Overall Review: You can't find a TV like this with the features it has anywhere else without paying hundreds more. My friends marvel at how much I paid for it for the features and picture quality it has. Don't let the fact that you've never heard of Sceptre scare you, take the plunge, you'll thank yourself later. Now I just have to upgrade my satellite receiver to really use this baby.
A Ferarri among video cards

Pros: Fast as heck, I've cranked all my games up to max without so much as a stutter, quiet fan (can't hear it in my case, I had to physically look and see if the fan was working), eVGA rocks as usual.
Cons: Requires a lot of power, make sure your 12V rail on your PSU runs at 26A or higher to ensure stability.
Overall Review: This card was designed with Anti-Aliasing and high resolution in mind, running it lower will actually hurt performance (like running a sports car on 87 octane). Crank up the AA, run at 1600x1200 resolution or higher, and your card will love you.
Solid drives

Pros: Drive is very quiet, even in my very silent case you can't hear the drive, great speed, and great capacity for the money.
Cons: None at all, just make sure it's ventilated, because like all HDDs, they do get hot.
Overall Review: I've always trusted Western Digital, definitely worth the money.
Very slick

Pros: Big 120mm fans for silent operation, I have to look at the power light to make sure it's running it's so quiet. The tool-less system makes it painless to install and remove drives, even the HDDs have rails that allow them to just snap in. Also, the case just looks awesome, the blue lighting gives it character without being too bright. The front drive door uses magnets instead of flimsy plastic clips to hold it shut, and has a translucent window so you can see the DVD/CD activity lights. As a final touch, the USB, 1394, and FP Audio plugs are all one piece, instead of the usual one plug per pin design of other cases, making it easier to connect without messing up and possibly damaging parts.
Cons: Because the HDDs mount sideways in the case, the case door might rub against SATA cables, which can cause blue screen errors in Windows. Using cables with shorter plugs or with angled plugs can prevent this.
Overall Review: I'll definitely be considering NZXT cases in future builds, very nice.