Pros: Using the old i7 Bloomfield's (middle version of the original three i7 releases. Room temp is kept at 72F With the stock cooler I ran a stress test and got up around 80c. With this guy I can't get the cpu hotter then 55c and that does happen right away. That's a result. idle wasn't as drastic a drop but I did see results and I don't think I can get much better. about 5-10 degrees cooler then stock, ending about 10 degrees warmer then the room is.

Cons: Tall - expect 6.5 inches off the motherboard Most cases will not allow a fan directly above it at all. Stock fan could be better noise wise but pushes air well enough. It's not the loudest thing in my case anyways.

Overall Review: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202 is a link to the exact cpu

Pros: doesn't feel like junk in your hand. Music is of ok quality. Battery is fine for what I use it for.

Cons: first one developed a buzz after about a week. Replacement has not developed that issue with over a few months now.

Overall Review: The lights on the top are inconsistently lit and the place to press is below the lights which is not intuitive. Battery is ok; you'll get a few hours out of it. The pairing seems to work alright. Have not succeeded in getting Win 8.1 to use this as primary sound output (although I think that's windows bluetooth issue; I don't have any other bluetooth speakers to compare) No problems with IOS devices. I have not tested as a speakerphone.

Pros: Setup is easy; seems to have a good signal. Works well

Cons: Ordered three of these; tried multiple in exact same setup before installing at intended locations. One worked fine. One couldn't stay connected to modem. One had streaming issues between client and server - one short hiccup per movie (both plugged directly into router)

Overall Review: Decent cheap router if you're ok with the possibility of returns.

Pros: Rear and front fans are reasonable. Can't see any graphics card not working with the right power supply. Airflow is reasonable (see cons). Case fans on med fan speed is nearly salient. If you have any mind for routing you can make the cables surprisingly neat in this case.

Cons: One problem I knew when I bought it is that there is little to no airflow onto the motherboard itself. The air courses over the power supply and goes right out the back. A downward cpu cooler would resolve this however if you want liquid cooling I have a sudo solution. If you only need one of the drive mounds setup you can stick a 120mm fan (held with say zipties) at a downward angle which will force the fresh air downwards. This is what I did; the vertical board on my ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe was getting a little warm because of this airflow problem and I believe the fan I described above solved it. Another solution to air over the motherboard for the bold would be to modify the case itself. There is plenty of space for a fan between the motherboard and the right side of the case, just above the power extension cord, for a 140mm fan with space to spare. Hope they read this and put in an optional fan space here. The downside of this would be it interfere with the front-back airflow design. The fan controller cables can be unplugged. This means that under the right conditions you can accidentally unplug it without noticing. Wouldn't want to plug say the motor of your liquid cooler into this since you'd never notice it's just slightly pulled out and not providing power.

Overall Review: Consider your power supply very carefully if you intend to use a graphics card of any length bigger than the board. I seriously advise a modular one that's only 140mm deep. CORSAIR CX430M or similar models is a good place to start. The front fans would probably provide good enough airflow to allow for a fan less power supply (which are supposed to be mounted upside down). The problem here is the cables would then be on the motherboard side. This isn't a problem for servers but for a desktop with a graphics card system you'll hit a space issue. You may have a chance with a 140mm deep one and bending the cables tight but it'd be a tight fit. A 150mm deep will almost touch the graphics card without cables. If I was doing a server with no graphics card I'd consider a fanless psu.

Pros: This is a great budget drive. I got a chance to compare a 7200rpm, full ssd, and SSHD on same laptop. The SSHD and SSD booted in nearly identical times (both roughly 1/4 the 7200rpm). So if there is any doubt yes you will see great performance boosts with this drive compared to non ssd.

Cons: While boot and program start times will usually be great (ssd speeds) eventually you will hit something not on the ssd (only 8GB) and the 5400rpm will show it's colors and will be more apparent because you're so used to seeing the SSD level speed all the rest of the time.

Overall Review: Honestly I'd buy this over a 7200rpm drive on any machine where I can't justify the few hundred required for a reasonably sized ssd. However it's a shame seagate dropped the 7200rpm version of this drive (if you can get the old model I might recommend that). Hope they go back on that choice.

Pros: works well, doesn't get hot even without great air flow

Cons: none

Overall Review: Bought one kit in 2010. Bought a second a few years later to fill my bank of 6 dimm's. No issues at all and their hardly warm to the touch even under load.