Pros: Of course, the efficiencies and quality of this brand set it apart from all others. I had read about the packaging (velvet bag for the PSU and nylon bag for the wires) but until you see it for yourself you can't appreciate the extra lengths SeaSonic has gone to. I have one of the largest (if not THE largest case - Cooler Master ATCS 840) and opted to mount the PSU on the bottom, but still had no difficulty with cables being too short or too few in number. SeaSonic really put some thought behind this product!

Cons: none

Overall Review: I did read some of the other newegg reviews on this item before purchasing, but fortunately I also read technical reviews and so I realized that there isn't a better PSU available. If I really had to I could use two of these PSUs in the ATCS 840 case and once the Nvidia GF100s are out I may have to, but even taking into consideration that I have an SLI system (8800 GTs) with six HDs and seven cooling fans (3x230mm and 4x120mm) this PSU delivers all the power I need.

Pros: Nothing to add as a Pro.

Cons: Installing into an existing Vista 64 system the device was recognized by the BIOS, but Windows refused to accept the card IF the card was attached to a hard drive. The card installed just fine, but with a hard drive attached Windows could not reconcile itself.

Overall Review: Windows device manager sees the card as a second IDE 0 and IDE 1, which seems to be the core of the problem.

Pros: This is a high quality board with enough extras to make anyone happy. I bought this primarily for processor speed and the SATA III support. I checked the QVL for memory options and bought accordingly. This is the smoothest upgrade I have ever had, and I am perfectly content that things went so well.

Cons: The motherboard defaults to AHCI, which I know someone might not catch right off the bat. If you are upgrading (as I was) then just change it to IDE and you will be fine. AHCI is probably only needed for SSDs, but if you are configuring a fresh install of Windows then make sure you start off with AHCI active.

Pros: This card allows for easily adding up to two SATA 3 hard drives and two USB 3 ports. It is just as easy as pushing the card into the slot and installing the driver. It sure is cheaper than upgrading to a new motherboard!

Cons: The card does need an x16 PCIe slot and if you don't look into the specifics of the card you may not notice that. The two SATA cables are installed to the card at 90 degrees to one another, which doesn't make cable management magical or anything.

Overall Review: This is really the only way to go compared with upgrading to a new motherboard, cpu, memory and so on.

Pros: This product really adds nothing more than bling to a system, but it's bling that sets a system apart from so-so systems after all. I don't go for transparent windows, but this and the Zalman fan controller are a must have for me. I had no trouble installing the LCD-Pro and going through the setup was easy also. This item actually gives a lot for such a small price! I have seen alarm programs that cost half of what this product does, and it comes with an alarm program! How many devices do you have that can check four email accounts and tell you when you have mail? Not obvious at first are the hot-key shortcuts to switch between display modes (right click the system tray icon) which is one great feature!

Cons: There are two things that were (slightly) irritating. One, since I use the CoolerMaster ATCS 840 the USB wire had to reach a great distance and since I also have both front USB headers in use it meant (Two) using a USB controller card that also has a USB header. No problem for me, since I was aware of it before I ever ordered the product, but someone might just miss that detail. Since, I want the LCD-Pro in the topmost position (any lower with the case on the floor and the angle is too severe to allow reading of the display) I had to purchase a USB extension wire. A USB extension it turns out is a specialty item when you're talking about a 4-pin connector (male). Since, I want to also use a 3-1/2 Bytecc all-in-one card reader I will need both a 2x5 (actually 9 pin) USB header and a USB (A-type) to 4pin adapter wire. Regrettably, Newegg has neither of the adapter wires I needed. They do have all the devices though. It's missing an IR blaster and I would love that! No real cons actually.

Overall Review: Absolutely, you must download SpeedFan when you buy this product. It's not required, but you will love what the two can do together!

Pros: This card is easy to setup even in Vista. The negative reviews are unwarranted. Sound is crisp and clear and even the microphone levels are spot on. The tuning application allows for equalizer type settings and 'magic voice' for disguising your voice in online games and chat rooms. All audio comes through crystal clear and does not slow down the system i n the least.

Cons: You might consider the price to be a little high, but it really is worth it compared to bloatware cards and audio that loads processing onto the CPU like the popular one does.

Overall Review: This card is worth every penny!