Joined on 03/16/04
An absolute must

Pros: These fans are the quietest fans I've ever had. I use them to replace the stock fans on my Corsair H80 water cooling system. The computer is now 10 times quieter than it was with the stock fans. I was shocked at the difference. If you want more of an explanation see my review of the Corsair H 80.
Cons: About the only con I can think of is that the fans are a little odd colored. But I am using them with my Corsair H 80 and they are facing the back of my case, so I can't even see them. If you're going to put these fans in your computer there worth every penny, especially could you can hear them whatsoever.
Overall Review: My build: Cooler Master HAF X Intel DX79SR 32 GB RAM DDR 3, 1600 Intel Sandy Bridge i7-3930K Corsair H80 Water Cooler (with Noctua 120MM fans, a must!) Two EVGA GTX 680 SLI Corsair 1200 Power Supply Intel 250 GB SSD (OS) Raid 0, 9 TB WD Red (media) (three 3 TB drives)
call me crazy

Pros: I'm not sure what everyone else is doing with theirs, but i'm pulling 866 mbs from my basement on an old computer running windows 7. I couldn't be more pleased.
Cons: None, other than maybe it takes up a USB port - but the computer i'm using only takes older pci slots, so this was my best option. it works great. I'm not sure what all the problems are.
Fantastic

Pros: Superfast speeds. However, you need to know what you're doing to get them. Some obvious points - you can't get the 900 mbs or so that I"m getting unless you have either bridge (another one of these routers) or an adaper on your computer that is able to get Wireless AC speeds. I'm not sure why that isn't clear to everyone, but i know that is why there are some bad reviews. The latest review, for example, says he's only getting 200 mbs. That's because he's using the 2.4Ghz channel and probably doesn't have the proper adapter. With the ASUS AC66 adapter (which is sold out, everywhere) i'm getting a consistent 750mbs in my GARAGE. These new routers are amazing. My apple TV works flawlessly streaming 24GB movies, WIRELESSLY, with only about 30 seconds of load time. That's why I got it, and i've been very happy.
Cons: About the only issue I've had (twice) is that the firmware can get corrupted (netgear says especially when it is loaded wirelessly). When this happens (you'll know by a blinking power light) you have to call them and have them guide you through a manual firmware load. I've had to do it twice now, and i think i can actually do it on my own, if I had to again.
Overall Review: Great router, Netgear has been great (despite every tech having thick accents!).
Good, but you MUST replace the fans!

Pros: This is an excellent watercool, but it needs over little tweaking to get it right. Overall, my temperatures are very lo and I am overclocking at 4.25 MHz. I often rip 25 GB of data and do various other tasks at the same time and this thing keeps my chip around 45°C nearly all the time.
Cons: Well, I have some insight for all of you. First, this unit is quite good, but turns into GREAT, after you replace the fans that come with it. I replaced the stock fans with Noctua super quiet fans, and you would not believe the difference. The stock fans make a very loud noise when they first start but do quiet down after a little while. However, under load, the stock fans are just unbearable. So, I replaced the stock fans with Noctua super quiet fans and now I can't even hear them at all. Here's the other kicker. Like many of the other reviews you read here my unit started to make a grinding noise that was nearly unbearable. As you've read, corsair's replacement policy is absolutely second to none. Their customer service was amazing, and they sent me a brand-new unit within a few days of requesting it. My RMA number took about an hour to receive. When I got the new unit to put in, while taking out the old unit, I noticed that all of the screws had worked themselves loose. I hypothesized that might grinding noise was likely coming from the loose screws allowing the unit to vibrate. I did not verify this by tightening the screws and turning the unit back on (I simply didn't feel like taking the time), but I have a sneaking suspicion that the loose screws were the culprit and not a bad unit. And when I say the screws were loose, I mean I could have turned them off by hand. Thus, any of you out there getting the same loud grinding noise should check your screws. Also, I tested the Corsair stock fans on my other computer and they were ridiculously loud compared to the stock fans on that computer. Thus, corsair should take note and invest in some higher-quality fans. But for those of you out there who are buying this unit, take my word for it, the Noctua fans are worth every penny. You can barely tell my computer is on now and if you take a look at my build below, you would think it would sound like a large server. Keep in mind that I have a HAF X case with all of the fans installed. I can watch a movie with the computer on, and barely even notice it. With the stock corsair fans, my home computer sounded like a large server. I hope this review helps any of you out there wondering what you should do.
Overall Review: My build: Cooler Master HAF X Intel DX79SR 32 GB RAM DDR 3, 1600 Intel Sandy Bridge i7-3930K Corsair H80 Water Cooler (with Noctua 120MM fans, a must!) Two EVGA GTX 680 SLI Corsair 1200 Power Supply Intel 250 GB SSD (OS) Raid 0, 9 TB WD Red (media) (three 3 TB drives)
Great card, made my built in USB 3 ports work!

Pros: This card is great. The speeds are good (not incredible) and it actually made my previously barely functionable built in, rear USB 3 ports work - not sure what did it, i'm assuming the drivers.
Cons: none
Overall Review: My build: Cooler Master HAF X Intel DX79SR 32 GB RAM DDR 3, 1600 Intel Sandy Bridge i7-3930K Corsair H80 Water Cooler (with Noctua 120MM fans, a must!) Two EVGA GTX 680 SLI Corsair 1200 Power Supply Intel 250 GB SSD (OS) Raid 0, 9 TB WD Red (media) (three 3 TB drives)
Good board, USB 3 is a problem, so are posts

Pros: This board has been quite good with a few problems. First, the overclocking assistant is great, and so is the fast boots. However, if anything goes wrong with the boot, say you had to hold the power down for a hard stop, it tends to not want to post. Weird. Also, I bought 2 of these board trying to get the rear USB 3 to work. I sent one back, only to have the same problem with the next one. Load all the drivers and no USB 3 in the back. Then, I tried reloading windows 7 and updating everything first - then loading the intel drivers. That worked, for about a half a day. The ports then turned non-responsive again. So, I bought an aftermarket usb 3 card (by SIIG, on Newegg) and installed the driver- soon thereafter, all the USB 3 ports worked. No idea what that did. Also, if you plan to load two video cards for SLI, you will need to put them right next to each other. The bottem slot is too close to the usb, power, etc., headers. If you put a card in the bottom slot, those cables will get smashed down. I called EVGA and they said it was perfectly fine for me to run both of my GTX 680 cards side by side. However, the one that has a blocked fan runs slightly hotter. Not a big deal, but I would have rather seperated the two. Overall, the board is solid. Great build, nice BIOS, plenty of headers. I put it in a HAF X case and I have plenty of room. I
Cons: Tight for SLI. USB 3, rear driver issues (see above),
Overall Review: Overall, a great board, especially once you turn on the settings that make it boot very quickly.