Pros: runs 7-7-7-20 timing at 1.5V runs cool

Cons: could be a little cheaper

Overall Review: I wasn't sure if it was even going to boot at 1.5V, but it booted without a hiccup. I ran memtest86 and Prime95 for 24 hours on my Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R/Core i5-750 without a problem. Even after all that test, RAM was only moderately warm (in Antec Nine Hundred Two @ ambient temp of 68 degrees F). I don't bother overclocking RAM anymore, as both DDR1 and DDR2 RAM failed after 2 years of overclock. The RAM, CPU, MB combo has to be the coolest running setup I've had since the PII days. Now if I can do something about the video card...

Pros: Cheap Comes with screws

Cons: Mounting holes don't line up 3.5" opening is too small for 3.5 media reader

Overall Review: It looks like cr*p in my Corsair Carbide 500R. Virtually none of the mounting holes line up, so it's hanging in the case by a single screw. The media reader mounting holes have the same problem. Furthermore, the opening for the media reader is too small; looks like I'll have to use a sandpaper to remedy it. Pretty much a waste of money.

Pros: cheap

Cons: poor quality control slow REQUIRES you to use the Cyberlink Power2Go to burn anything Cant' burn DVD/Blu-ray (first one) Can't burn Blu-ray (replacement)

Overall Review: I purchased this drive for my Asus laptop w/o an optical drive. Unfortunately, I forgot that you need USB 3.0 port to use this drive. So I decided to use it as a second Blu-ray burner until I replace my laptop next year. The first drive wouldn't burn either DVD or Blu-ray using the provided software (Power2Go). So I sent it back and got a replacement. The replacement was able to burn/verify DVD just fine, but couldn't burn Blu-ray at neither 6X nor 2X. If it was able burn atleast at 2x, I would have kept it. I burned 7 Blu-ray disks on ASUS desktop blu-ray burner (BW-12B1ST) using the same media without creating a single coaster, so it's not a media problem.

Pros: + Very good ventilation + Front fan LED and speed switch + Relatively quite for its size and number of fans + Comes with 20-pin USB 3.0 to 9-pin USB 2.0 adapter for older mother boards + USB, headphone, and mike ports are on front + Side 200mm fan can move air (GPU temp. dropped 4 deg. C) + dust filters for front and bottom fans (bottom fan not included) + Large enough for just about any video card + 2 front USB 3.0 ports + Light yet relatively sturdy + HDD trays can accommodate 2.5" SDD + Top exhaust fan mount can accommodate 280mm radiator + Built-in mother board standoffs + Rubber mount for power supply and fans (120mm only) + Good cable management

Cons: - No 3.5" external bay! - No adapters for 120mm top exhaust fans - IEEE 1394 port instead of eSATA or USB 2.0 - Fan screws provide are too short and won't work for 120mm fans - LED on side 200mm fan can't be turned off - REALLY flimsy HDD tray

Overall Review: Almost all media card readers are 3.5", so why is that almost nobody builds a case with a 3.5" external bay? For a case at this price point, it's unforgivable. Also there are pretty good gaps in the top exhaust ports because no 120mm to 140mm hole adapters are provided. You might want to buy a pair of 140mm exhaust fan for the top. The top fans need to work as exhaust fans so the case won't be filled with dust. IEEE-1394 port is a rather odd choice. I'd rather see an eSATA port instead. The USB 3.0 ports are on the front rather than on the top. This should prevent dust, crud from oxidizing the connectors, and spill from shorting out the motherboard. My setup: Intel Core i-5 3570K OC to 4.2GHz on stock voltage/cooler ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Mother board G.SKILL Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) OC to DDR-1800@9-9-9-27 PC Power and Cooling Silencer MK III 400W Samsung 830 128GB SDD Hitachi GST Deskstar 7K2000 2TB HDD XFX Double D FX-785A Radeon HD 7850

Pros: cheap does the job (kinda)

Cons: can't burn at advertised speed quality may be suspect noisy

Overall Review: First one was a dud. It couldn't burn any DVD. After trying 5 different burns with TDK DVD+R (8X) and Taiyo Yuden DVD-R (8X) using different speed setting, I returned it for a replacement. The second unit also failed to burn Taiyo Yuden DVD-R at 8X. But when I lowered the burn speed to 4X, it burned just fine. The old Samsung DVD burner had no problem burning the same DVD-R blanks at near 8X speed, so it's not the Taiyo Yuden DVD-R.

Pros: Overclocks well (overclocked to DDR3-1800 9-9-9-26) Rather cheap for 2x8GB DDR3-1600 Runs relatively cool for 1.65V RAM Runs 24hr, Memtest86+ v4.20 w/o errors

Cons: It runs at 1.65V rather than 1.5V as described. The SPD information also shows as a 1.65V RAM. If you're mother board doesn't support 1.65V (i.e. OEM like Dell), it may not be stable.

Overall Review: On my MB, it shows up as 1.65V DDR3-1600@9-9-9-24. I was bit annoyed as I wasn't planning on overclocking. So I jacked up the clock multiplier until I got 1.65V DDR3-1800@9-9-9-27. Ran Memtest86+ v4.2 for ~24hours with zero errors. Setup: CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge @4GHz, stock voltage RAM: G.SKILL Ares Series 16GB: 1.65V DDR3-1800@9-9-9-27 HDD: Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 DVD: Samsun SH-222BB OEM MB: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 PS: PC P&C Silencer MKIIII 400W Video: none yet SDD: none yet Case: Aluminum frame (open air) OS: Windows XP