Pros: Really good graphics with Intel HD 5000. It recognized my 50" plasma TV and guided me through a set of what-looks-better and voila! The color was noticeably better. Really excellent. It plays .mkv format videos (30-40GB for blurays) and music over the LAN from my PC to the TV and living room sound system. Quite responsive as a PC, too, with MS Office installed.

Cons: The limitation is the same for all HTPCs -- the TV as a monitor is across the room. So it's not really good for a PC. If you have one the GB BRIX Pro boxes, they have a lot more power but there's nothing to do with it for me, and I'm just as in favor of overkill as the next computer enthusiast. Neither the NUC or the BRIX Pro will get above medium frame rates, and a desktop with a graphics card is much superior.

Overall Review: Full disclosure: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB mSATA SSD 2x4GB G.Skill Ripjaws 1600MHz RAM Intel 7260 wifi / bluetooth card Win 8.1 Pro and Office 2013 Logitech MK700/MK710 keyboard/mouse combo mini-HDMI to HDMI and mini-Display Port to HDMI 6" cables ($50 together) Cat 6a ethernet cable Assembly was 20 minutes. 4 screws and the bottom comes off. Install the 7260 first, then the SSD. The memory snaps into place. My advice is to download the latest BIOS and have it ready on a thumb drive. I did not do this. I first installed Win 8.1 Pro from a bootable thumb drive, but Win wouldn't function properly. So I updated the BIOS and re-installed Win and it worked. Boot and shutdown are each 8-10 seconds, although it's left on now most of the time.

Pros: None

Cons: Simply won't play a 4K disk (movie). The Cyberlink software included is useless for 4K, so I bought the version (PowerDVD 17) that they tout for 4K, and it doesn't work with this drive either.

Overall Review: I bought it to play 4K movies, and it's worthless. I'm returning it.

Pros: Sturdy and easy to build in. The 240mm AIO rad and fans mount nicely into the top. The RGB fans are gorgeous. Superb airflow and cooling with the mesh front (see GamersNexus). CPU idles mid- to upper-20s. The filters are easy to clean and the handle on top is useful, although it's plastic and flexes somewhat. Got a great build with my son! We were afraid his cats would be fascinated by the RGB fans and scratch the mesh in front, but they ignore the PC. Intel Core i7-8700K CORSAIR HYDRO SERIES H100i v2 AIO ASUS PRIME Z370-A G.SKILL TridentZ Series 16GB DDR4 3200 EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC Black Cooler Master MasterCase H500 EVGA SuperNOVA 850W G1+, 80 Plus Gold Samsung 960 EVO - 500GB NVMe - M.2 Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SATA III SSD Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB

Cons: It only has places for 2x 3.5" HDDs and 2x 2.5" SSDs. If you're not mounting a radiator in the front, as we weren't, it would be good to have a couple of additional drive cages. No one will be swinging the case by its handle, but it would feel better if it were reinforced with steel.

Overall Review: USB 3.0 only on the front panel. I think many mobos have two USB 3.0 headers now. Our ASUS Prime Z370-A does.

Pros: It runs at 3733 with XMP enabled on my ASUS Prime Z370-A mobo with an i7-8700K overclocked to a comfortable 5.0 GHz. And the red part of each stick glows! It lights up! It slowly pulses bright red on and off to it's own cadence! What a surprise! I haven't seen that mentioned anywhere. I didn't notice until I installed two additional Aura RGB strips and a VRM fan, and actually looked inside my venerable CoolerMaster HAF X case.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: I bought 16GB, and then another 16GB, although it's so expensive, in order to be sure of a match.

Pros: Bright and clear. Great picture quality. I've had mine for nearly two years.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I also bought a 23.something" ASUS monitor with the same specs except for being 250 candlepower. Disappointing. Go for a 300 candlepower LED.

Pros: Cat 6a and very sturdy. I just bought 3 more, bringing my total to 6.

Cons: None

Overall Review: They're pretty.