Pros: 1) This card does not consume excess power, so that it does not require a "gamer" (extra power) power supply like most Nvidia do. 2) This particular model does not contain the proprietary (All FX series) digital video port, and as a bonus, the VGA port is sharper! 3) Nvidia provides artificial sharpening as well as a digital brilliance feature that, even onto the lowest setting, do provide a much sharper picture than products without these features. 4) Direct-X 9 is provided; however, this is an office and home theater product, not a gamer card. In this application, the provision of Direct-X 9 is for full compatibility with Windows Vista. 5) The card is short enough for installation into a low profile case; however, the bracket is full normal height. 6) Drivers are copasetic, compatible, and consume less processor (CPU) power than comparable options, and in my computer, it lowered the CPU temp slightly.

Cons: 1) Although providing a superior feature set in most ways, there is not enough 3d power for 3d games. 2) Direct-X 9 is provided, but I believe that you will not be able to utilize it pleasantly unless you trade up to the 6200 chipset. 3) Video smoothing costs extra in that video smoothing, with Nvidia, requires an extra price software package "Pure Video Decoder" and at least the 6200 chip to run it. The issue does not apply to 27" or smaller LCD TV, does not apply to any glass TV, but would certainly affect projector use. That is NOT a flaw in this product, only that you need a less sharp or selectively less sharp product for DVD on extremely large pictures.

Overall Review: 1) EVGA did a fantastic job on great results with the large LCD TV's that happen to have a D-Sub (ordinary PC style) port, as well as LCD monitors that use the ordinary VGA connection. 2) For my older HTPC, it brought fresh life with finer behavior from the PC since the card puts far less load on the power supply, and a newly sparkling sharp picture on screen. Thank you Nvidia!! 3) It provides enough power for flawless DVD at HDMI 1280x720, 1280x768 and D-sub at 1360x768 for being able to use the large LCD tv's as a computer screen. S-video, as usual with Nvidia, is absolutely breathtaking. For a beautiful picture (sharpening and contrast features) and well-behaved computer (card draws very little power), this is a great product!

Pros: Very easily loads music. Charges batteries quickly. Voice recorder feature is flawless. Really good headphones. Also works as a USB thumb drive. Makes a great party favor or child's toy. Nice automatic rechargable battery system! Easy mechanical "off" switch.

Cons: The methods of operation are so difficult and senseless to the extent that its actually fun attempting to operate it. The advertised 20 hour battery lasts about 4 hours. The worst issue is that volume control is not a first level menu. It is necessary to first activate the volume control before each adjustment of the volume. Attempting to activate the volume control before use (as required per each time) may activate the voice recorder instead, thus saving unseemly comments into audio files as a bonus entertainment feature. Disfunctional graphic screen saver runs down the batteries because auto backlight control only works when connected USB to charge the batteries.

Overall Review: Highly acceptable function for a car player (because car stereo volume control can work it), voice recorder, and USB data storage. The materials received are worth the price, but rather un-fantastic as an MP3 player.

Pros: Nice sound and compatibility meet for music and movies. Great "technology adapter" so that you can hear modern music and movies clearly on your regular stereo. This card gives the high end X-Fi sound to those who need a way for great sound with Nforce4, 410, 415 series, and other cranky motherboards (great compatibility). For those who can't use the Xtreme series, this little one gives a very similar performance, and it does clean up MP3's nicely. It can record to MP3 whatever you can hear coming from the speakers with the "what U hear" recorder--and you can just guess how valuable that is if you've ever purchased music and then tried to play it on your MP3 player (this card can make MP3's). Can make very good MP3's from LP, Tape, and anything.

Cons: There's a difference between an "Xtreme" and this "X-Fi" and here it is: There's no hardware acceleration for gamers. It's not for your 10 year old computer or an econo-gamer, but they make Audigy for that. This is not Xtreme Music, but any of the Xtreme with a midi port is. No midi port; although it does have full soundfonts system, which works in software-only mode just fine on a fast PC.

Overall Review: Its for music! You do get "the X-Fi sound" done better and easier to manage than the X-Treme series. For instance the crystalizer works fine on factory settings without having to adjust it for too much snare drum (like the X-Treme X-Fi's). You also get front panel audio connectors that use the built in ports on front of every PC case. The headphone setting can be used with Hi-Fi stereos because it remaps surround sound so that you can hear movies correctly--maps center channel to phantom so you can actually hear voices on movies. Worked fine on an elderly socket 754 Athlon 64 based PC that skipped with onboard sound, yet played perfectly with X-Fi Audio. It also works with XP and Vista, surround sound, microphones, recording, transcoding, Intel, AMD, ATI, Nvidia SIS, DTS, THX, Dolby's varieties, and whatever you can throw at it.

Pros: Great wireless device. This is one you really can use. It supports a wider range of PCs than you'd expect of a USB. It also comes with a little "pro" antenna. This is as close to flawless as you can get with a USB. Of course, one would expect that from Edimax.

Cons: No cons with this product. For any USB wireless, Windows XP may or may not have the USB 2 patch correctly loaded. Check for this on the CD that came with your Via or Nvidia motherboard if you have anything less than blazing fast speeds. No cons with Edimax. At first, I had forgotten to load USB2, speed = 16000 max. I figured it out and loaded the USB2 like I should have when I built the computer and speed = 26500, which is tops for wifi. My goof. The Edimax worked either way, but now its as fast as a wired connection.

Overall Review: One of the few USB devices that can hold at VERY long range. It has a removable antenna, although you'd have a hard time finding an antenna stronger than what comes with it. Can use with an ordinary 6' USB extension cable for even more range for your desktop computer (if you want to relocate it to a better location that the rear of the computer). For extra fun, there's the Edimax 500 amp, and large outdoor antennas in case you need to connect a half mile or so with your linux box. lol! What a way to cram a really professional package into a little USB thing. Thanks guys!

Pros: For case fans and CPU fans, these Zalman do a nice quiet job of getting a good breeze going. It is especially nice onboard the large CPU coolers and in the HP style cases that have a 90mm exhaust port. This puts out much more air than other fans this quiet. Not a sound at my desk, but my wall calendar is flapping around on the wall behind the computer--from the silent breeze. Great stuff!!

Cons: Are you kidding? No cons!

Overall Review: Comes with a simplistic speed controller in case your computer doesn't already have one built in. Works for all models.

Pros: This is the low RPM fan for quiet cooling--especially good where the fan will "suck on a grille" like the Intake fan at the front of the PC. Excellent for the HTPC and other really quiet computers. Also great for adding a bit of style.

Cons: Not for CPU cooling. Not for use with a fan controller or motherboard "auto fan" function (because these are already at the silent rate of speed).

Overall Review: An excellent product. There is no flashing--that's clear blades plus lights making pretty blue reflections. Why are you guys staring at the insides of your PCs anyway? Can cool an energy star compliant CPU that's equipped with "the big chunky" heatsink. Otherwise, the same manufacturer makes a "rifle" bearing CPU fan (only in plain black) better for that job. However, these blue fans can be applied within a hard drive bay, overtop of the video card, and they can be used on a nice blue "60-80 funnel" to replace noisy 60mm fans in HTPCs. Low power consumption goes well with "green power" builds (like Fortron Source Green and Seasonic based projects). Very useful in Micro ATX and ITX builds where the computer is smaller and more personal (and very quiet). They do not require a fan controller, and that is more cost-effective--a fantastic timesaver!