Pros: Light, comfortable, excellent sound and MIC quality. I regularly used a set of Sennheiser HD500 headphones for gaming but needed a MIC for team speak. A separate MIC was not cutting it. I chose the PC166 because I am familiar with the quality of headphones Sennheiser manufactures. Compared to the HD500 I own, the PC166 is smaller and lighter, which makes this set much more comfortable for those long gaming sessions. MIC performance is excellent too. This headset joined with an X-FI sound card made a night and day difference in my gaming experience. I would highly recommend the two.

Cons: Advertised as over the ear but actually sits on ear.

Overall Review: The headset comes with a USB connector option but I have not tested this out as I just plug directly into my sound card. I chose not to apply the foam attachment that is supposed to go over the MIC and it still functions perfectly. The MIC is not detachable and can not be mounted on the opposite side, for some this may be an issue.

Pros: Small enough to fit into my small form factor desktop. Worked well with my dual monitor setup.

Cons: Loud fan which then became even louder with rattling as time progressed. Eventually, after eight months the card caused my PC not to POST. I removed the card and the PC booted normally. Tested it in another PC and same problem.

Overall Review: I would look for other options than go with this product again. Unfortunately, there aren't too many options for a half hight card that supports dual monitors in a PCI slot.

Pros: The web management has a nice and simple interface that isn't cluttered. It has all the features that I currently need and provides me the ability for future 802.11ac implementation.

Cons: Corrupt firmware straight out of the box! Tech support couldn't provide assistance. They said they were referring me to a special group that supports this router or issue and that group would be calling me back. Well, they never called me back and so I had to support myself. I found a kb article that showed me how to tftp flash the latest firmware. http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/18989/~/router-power-led-blinks-slowly-and-router-no-longer-works An IP reservation wouldn't take until after a router reboot. Netgear Genie only provides access to very basic settings, no advanced features. It doesn't even provide settings for the 5G wireless settings.

Overall Review: I've only had enough time with the R6300 to perform some basic configuration, IP reservation, port forwarding, wireless config and Dynamic DNS. So far, everything seems to be working without issue. I look forward to more time with the router to put it through it's paces.

Pros: Great performance. Runs cool and quiet. Doesn't burn through electricity like the Quad Cores.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I don't think I'll need to perform another upgrade for quite awhile. For me, I think going Core i7 is cost prohibitive. The Core 2 Duo's provide excellent performance at an acceptable price point.

Pros: Wow!!! Truly amazing, even if just using headphones. I didn't know what I was missing. I knew I was having difficulty pin pointing where shots were coming from in BF2142 but the difference was like night and day. Everything sounds so much clearer and I can now zero in on someone trying to take me out. This card blows away the on-board audio without a doubt.

Cons: The card only supports Intel HD audio front panels. Sorry, if your case has AC-97 pins, your out of luck. Minimal driver support for Vista. If you want the bundled software that works in XP for Vista, you'll have to purchase a separate disk from Creative.

Overall Review: I use this X-FI card with a Sennheiser PC166 headset. I couldn't believe the level of detail, richness, fullness, surround audio quality for gaming these two together provide. I highly recommend the headset too.

Pros: Absolutely quite. Antec has really done a great job on this case. If silence is bliss then this is it. I can barely hear the case fan, power supply fan and drives. This is a much better size for me than a regular Mid size case. Case materials are well built and constructed. A solid case that doesn't rattle or hum.

Cons: Working within the case can be a little tight.

Overall Review: One of the best cases I've ever owned. One of the best because, I also own the Antec P150 case which is almost the same but in white and comes with a power supply. I would recommend either of the two because both are outstanding cases.