Pros: Excellent ALL AROUND board for the frugal and smart shoppers. Stable, Stable, Stable! Compatible for the simplest of users to gamers with some intense needs. Not a hideous brown PCB like some of the earlier versions. Has a uniformed and sophisticated color scheme. I quite like it. Greatly improved from the days of electric blue PCB and peach and yellow colored plastic bits. Overclocks. Stable Doesn't feel cheap nor look it Allows plenty of room for expansion and to grow into with the beefy amount of USB and other expansion slots. Low power consumption

Cons: I/O shield is cockeyed. Prepare to pinch parts of the fold in order to get better alignment. Only a couple USB ports were blocked on the one I encountered. -tabs were all over the place on the shield. Clipped off the majority. It's a cheap JUNKY shield. Horrendous in fact. This irritated me immensely. Not flat black PCB. Why this isn't the standard yet, i don't know. Some parts of the board, especially near the CPU are a bit brown. Nothing as bad as it used to be. Outward facing SATA ports. Do they really save that much money by doing this?

Overall Review: Purchased because it was on sale. Had it not been I would most likely have purchased a different brand. One I'm particularly fond of. I'm glad this is the board I purchased. Read the reviews, for the most part, everyone that has purchased this Gigabyte board is pleased. If you need business class stability, this is a good choice. In fact, it even adds enough bells and whistles to impress those like me that opt for more expensive systems. I purchased and built a system with this board as a proof of concept every day'r and gaming rig low cost solution. I could've spent less on the MoBo, but I wouldn't have the peace of mind I have with this one. I'd rather place my efforts in picking and choosing the best parts than spend my time worrying after it is built if it will continue running. Bottom Line: I don't think about the system I built using this board. It worked from the moment I first supplied electricity to it and has not gave any reason to doubt its productivity. This is worth the price tag alone. GIGABYTE, want a perfect score? Don't overlook the details! Just because this isn't a $400 board doesn't mean that those purchasing it don't deserve a proper I/O shield! It's infuriating and reflects poorly on your brand. Appreciate your customers and they'll take notice.

Pros: Some weren't scratched. Other items in the same box didn't implode! Yay!

Cons: The packaging doesn't hold up during transit. Upon opening the box this was shipped in along with some other items, I discover loose DVDs strewn all over the place due to the plastic wrap busting open. Many of the discs are damaged with scratches. I haven't gone through all of them yet to see how many are worth salvaging. Made the "combo special" utterly worthless.

Overall Review: This might be a fantastic purchase from a store or as a local pickup, but due to the nature of the poor wrap don't risk shipping. This type of situation happens, but for the price you're better off getting out of the house and picking up this order or opting for something else. PLEASE READ: I do despise giving a product a poor review due to shipping damage, and I typically avoid doing so until the situation is corrected and an undamaged replacement is in my possession. In this particular circumstance I strongly believe the product being poorly packaged as it warrants such a negative review and is obligatory to warn others. If you live in a location far enough away from a Newegg warehouse where this will be traveling hundreds of miles and handled and thrown around by carriers, you should try to find another set of discs.

Pros: Price Performance @ Price Unlocked More than 2 cores An all-around performer!

Cons: Included Cooler... Temps with included cooler. Having to purchase an aftermarket cooler.

Overall Review: I've noticed the high temps with the stock cooler aren't affecting everyone. Just an unlucky group of us have experienced tragically high temperatures. If you haven't yet purchased this and are on the fence, budget at least the cost of a T4 in the mix. You may not need it. Some have not experienced such high temps with the included cooler at stock speeds. Other than that issue, which isn't a big deal even if purchasing an aftermarket cooler, the performance you get out of this thing for the amount you spent is excellent. Chances are that you are considering this CPU because you're on a budget. Nothing wrong with that. The majority of you will be quite pleased with this purchase and we'll never hear from you because you're delighted in the fact you got a decent CPU for the money you spent, and are too busy enjoying it to be concerned with the reviews. You can go with the other brand and spend about the same (a little more) and probably be just as delighted. My Point? If this is all you have to spend, If this is the most you're willing to pay, fear not! You're getting your money's worth. That's what it all boils down to. The FX-6300 is absolutely worth the price EVEN if you have to buy an aftermarket cooler!

Pros: Easy install. Fan pre-mounted Decent Packaging Dropped CPU temps from 49-51 Idle, 60+ load on AMD FX-6300 to Low (fluctuating) 30s Idle to 51 100% load on Prime95 *Temperatures are in Celsius

Cons: Fan on AMD system is either top or bottom mounted. I knew this prior to purchase and this isn't a con only this cooler is subject to. The fan isn't the best. I think there can be some minor improvements to the quality for the MSRP.

Overall Review: I'll rant about the AMD temperatures when I give my review over the FX-6300, but I must say I am positively tickled with the drop in temperatures with such an affordable cooler. I'll spare everyone a lengthy review and get to the brass tax. This is a terrific cooler to replace the factory JUNK shipped with your CPU! Please understand what I'm saying. Purchase this to replace your terrible CPU cooler that comes with the CPU. This will improve your temperatures on stock speeds SIGNIFICANTLY! You can not go wrong doing this. It has a fair price when on sale and I believe is a fair, free of regrets purchase. However, if you plan on seeing how far you can push your cpu, I'd go with a higher-end product. This cooler simply isn't of the same quality of "The Silent Ones" or "Phans." The fan alone is one of the reasons this has the price it does, and that's not a bad thing. But is one of the reasons for the lower price. If you're planning on extreme overclocking, you're probably not even considering this, but I felt I should throw that out there. With that aside, this is quite capable of handling a FAIR OC and keeping everything happy and friendly. No reason why you can't OC to your turbo boost speeds with this cooler and keep reasonable temperatures. Bottom Line: If you need to take the sizzle out of your CPU, grab it! Check your specs, ensure it fits within your limits, then buy it! No need to spend $75 or more for something that you only need to keep cool. As I stated, overclocking is a different story. Silence costs money.

Pros: Exactly as advertised. Darker red than what the photo led me to believe on my monitor. The price I paid. Compatible with MSI Z87M Gaming and I5 4670k

Cons: The thin heat spreader is silly. Just bent sheets. It's nothing at all to be excited about. G Skill, would it really cost that much more to ditch the cheap, origami heat spreader and go with something that says maybe you value your customers a little more? No reason to fabricate bulky chunks of aluminum, but at least something less generic than this. Other than this gross method of cost savings, I have no complaints as they've not yet passed the test of time.

Overall Review: If these are not on sale, I'd go with something else. G.Skill has more attractive modules around this price and competitors have kits available that scream quality for not much more. Definitely buy when on sale and price has a hefty discount.

Pros: KB looks great. A little long but, it doesn't look cheap. Excellent range. Fellow couch potatoes, if you don't mind a full sized KB, this does really well. The mouse does too. Batteries included. PRICE! plugs in and goes.

Cons: Mouse looks the part of a low budget KB and M combo. Works well, though.

Overall Review: I can't not recommend this to people. It's a great buy. If you're building for others and need a decent KB and M to go along, grab these. It has a good price, works very well, and it's not a hideous set. If you're in a pinch and need something to get you going, grab it. You just might enjoy it enough you won't "upgrade."