Pros: My old NZXT Lexa case finally started coming apart, and I had decided that I didn't need a flashy case, just a solid, functional one. This fit the bill, and is a pleasant matte white inside and out. No silly doors to get in the way of the disc drives, no 3.5" opening that would go unused anyway. This is a no-frills case that does more than it needs to. There's room to hide cables behind the mobo tray, it comes with several black screws to mount your equipment with (which looks great if you leave the side panel off, see "cons" below). I have a GTX560 that fits happily in here, with a good 3 inches to spare. It's listed as a "beginner" case, but it will house everything except the overkill-enthusiast's equipment (3+ vid cards). The design is definitely their most subdued, with no logos, branding or symbols anywhere.

Cons: Being a low-budget case, the only catch I found to my machine is that there isn't a fan on the side. The CPU fan ramps up to insane volume (using the stock fan, I know, shame on me) if the side panel is on. The bright white interior plus the ability to hide 90% of the wiring made the solution painless: I leave the side panel open. I don't have children or shedding pets, nor is it in any LIKELY danger of getting liquid on it, so this solution works for me.

Overall Review: The front bezel of the case isn't squared off, which isn't all that noticeable in the pictures. I initially thought it had popped loose on one side during shipping until I stepped back and looked at it, to realize the entire front is set at just SLIGHTLY odd angles (intentionally). Also, the front panel USB ports are upside down, for absolutely no reason whatsoever. Luckily, I was able to overcome this crippling obstacle by rotating my thumb drive 180 degrees. Maybe NZXT felt they had to do SOMETHING wrong, or you'd never need to buy another case again.

Pros: Runs surprisingly cool, factory OC or standard. 65/68 max. Looks nice Technically works

Cons: Won't run on factory OC for more than a few minutes in any punishing games (Control, Forza Horizon 5, Halo Infinite) ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE, plan accordingly. Get a brace if you plan to mount it traditionally (horizontal). Software to control lighting/screen routinely forgets settings for screen or lights but not both at the same time.

Overall Review: I bought this as part of a combo, which came with a very nice B550 board (also Gigabyte). After building the machine, initial testing was all good. Then Forza Horizon 5 came out, and while my laptop ran it fine, the desktop would crash out after 20-30 minutes, even if graphics were set to Low. I assumed the issue was elsewhere, so I tested all sorts of other things. Then Halo Infinite came out, and it worked great until the third mission where you step out onto the ring. Yep, super unstable again. Long story short, I finally tried flipping the little (UNMARKED) switch on the top of the card to drop it to the "quiet" settings, which are clocked at original 3080 specs. Perfectly stable, although it runs hotter (??) than at the OC settings. I assume the fans are turning slower, but I don't notice any volume difference. I'm not excited about paying a premium for a card that's factory overclocked and IT CAN'T STAY STABLE AT THAT, but thankfully they included that switch so the card is usable, just not at its advertised specs. I may see about trying to set the OC a bit lower, maybe find a sweet spot that isn't sacrificing over 100mhz on the processor.

Pros: - It's crazy powerful! - Looks nice.

Cons: - Super Duper Insanely Loud Coil Whine. These things are so hard to get, I don't want to send it in for a repair/replacement but you'd think for $700 (after tax), EVGA wouldn't send out a top-end card with coil whine. I had it on both of my (also EVGA) 970s, and I think my next card will be from someone else. Clearly their quality control is done in a building where people wear noise-cancelling headphones.

Overall Review: If you wear headphones, then there are no downsides to buying this card (aside from availability).

Pros: Works great! I only use the DPI at around 3500, so that insane 16k DPI is mostly wasted on me. The lights are gorgeous and programmable, although I ran into issues where selecting different segments to make them do things would affect ALL segments...bah, I just left it on default in the end. I find the grip of the mouse to be VERY comfortable, after the disappointment from the new Diamondback.

Cons: Subtracting one star because the mouse came with the annoying loss of cursor control in games, and Razer never, ever responded to my email about it, nor does Synapse detect the "bad firmware" and offer to update it. I ended up searching online for the firmware update, the fast way to find it is posted below. It WILL fix the issue if you have it!

Overall Review: Mine had the "cursor works fine until I play a game" issue others have described on here. This is easily fixed with a firmware update to the mouse. Unfortunately, It's not directly available on Razer's site, they send you a link for the file after a few days of emailing them, which is unacceptable. I can't post a link here, but search "razer mamba TE issue right now", the top link to a reddit post has the download link in it. Obviously, don't grab this if yours works fine.

Pros: The sensor worked perfectly. The Chroma lighting is really neat, but it replaced the reason I liked the original Diamondback.

Cons: I went through 3 original Diamondback mice, I LOVED the feel of them. Unfortunately, I was apparently "doing it wrong", because I used the rubber ring (now replaced by the Chroma light ring) to position the mouse. With it gone, I never felt like I was in control of the mouse. If I used the indentations near the bottom of the mouse, my fingers would always brush the mousepad. I kept it for several days, hoping I'd get used to it. I eventually returned it and bought the Razer Mamba Tournament Edition, which has the same internals but a comfier design.

Overall Review: There's nothing TECHNICALLY wrong with the mouse, if you like the feel of it. If you're buying this because you have an old Diamondback, pay attention to how you use it...if you don't rely on that rubber ring for grip, you'll be fine with this. If you DO use that ring, look at the Mamba instead. If possible, try one out in a local store display, because Newegg made me pay shipping and charged a restock fee. Needless to say, a local store got my money for the Mamba, and I learned never to buy anything online that may be taste-subjective.

Pros: Second Source 210 I've bought. The plan was to build a fairly small, QUIET, powerful, clean looking machine. This case succeeds in its part. The included fans are NO louder than the Cougar fans I had bought to bring the possible noise level down, but they do feel flimsier. I squeezed an H80i cooler in here along with a pair of GTX 760s. The video cards use the stock cooler design, NOT the ACX version, as those tend to blow the heat around inside the case instead of pushing it out the rear. At the price, there are a lot of expensive-case decisions made here. ZERO sharp edges, cleanly painted exterior AND interior, cable routing behind the motherboard, tool-less drive mounts. At the price, it's a fantastic case.

Cons: Would have liked an extra quarter inch behind the motherboard plate for cable routing, it's a TIGHT squeeze. Front USB ports are upside down, this seems to be a trademark thing with NZXT though. Just like Kriss Kross, it's not cool. The front panel itself may appear to be askew, and it is...this is not a defect, it's by design. Don't worry, your dvd/blu-ray drive will line up perfectly. Apparently NZXT couldn't resist doing *something* quirky with the design. I'd like to see SSD mounts in the next version.

Overall Review: I bought a non-elite one of these initially, and for my more recent build, got the Elite. The extras are definitely worth the extra couple bucks. There is NO difference in build materials or quality between the two, but the Elite comes with fans, tool-less drive mounts, and an upside-down usb3 front panel port.