Pros: closed loop system, thick radiator for better cooling "theoretically", but can also be a con for space issues. -software for fans instead of physical switch on its competitor "h100". not many people want to take the side panel off of their case just to push a button to make the fans spin faster. thumbs down for corsairs h100 there. -smooth tubing, personal preference there but i am not a fan of the rigid tubing on the h100. tubing seems a little more flexible but plenty solid to avoid kinking. -the fans push plenty of air, decent quality and if you don't want to replace them and you don't mind the white color, then don't. you don't get THAT much advantage by a push pull configuration vs just a push. so u can just use the 2 fans included especially if space is an issue. -i7 2600k @ 4.2ghz always under 40C running prime95 for 2 hours. -circular pump looks better than the h100 square block. again this could just be opinion. it is also shallower so it doesn't look as bulky. doesn't clutter the cpu socket as other coolers would. you can see the ram and vrm heatsinks very nicely.

Cons: -thicker radiator makes mounting a little more difficult in standard cases. mounting holes could be in slightly off spacing. that's why you check compatibility and research before purchasing. -only 2 fan headers, no problem being as how i bypassed the coolers headers and have 4 fans all wired to a fan controller. -white fans but this is personal preference. -no extra screws for the optional fans if you are setting up a push pull configuration. but standard radiator screws fit. luckily i had some extra laying around. not a con but a hint to any owners of this cooler. if you are setting up push pull, be sure the airflow rate matches closely enough to not impede airflow.

Overall Review: i have this thing modded into an nzxt vulcan micro atx case. i previously had an h100 that the pump went out on me. i have heard this from many people about the h100 that a lot of them have pump noise which is bad and they go out. have only seen 1 or 2 people mentioning the pump going bad on this one. i think thermaltake really got this one right. - i have read reports of people stripping the mounting hard ware, i did not have a problem with it. a little screw of that size isnt meant to be torqued down with brute force. just snug it up and quit your complaining that your lack of intelligence broke your $130 cooler. -even though i had used the software for the fan control and i did enjoy it, i am not using it due to a lack of usb headers, i like my front panel connectors a little more than 1 small program that i am only going to leave run in the background, 1 of a few reasons i have the fans hooked up to my fan controller. -System Specs asus maximus gene-z, I7 2600k, 16gb gskill 1866mhz ram, cooler master silent pro 700w power supply, msi lightning GTX680, crucial 128gb ssd, nzxt vulcan micro atx case, wd 1tb 7200rpm blue drive, 2tb wd green drive.

Pros: very nice video card, havnt had much opportunity to test it. havnt found anything that will slow this thing down too much. bought this computer for school and personal use. dual hd raid array almost as fast as my desktop ssd surprisingly. LOVE the fan button, webcam is excellent quality. full keyboard although it takes a bit of getting used to. bluetooth and webcam are easy to use. 1080p screen, excellent quality. sound is absolutely phenomenal although i wouldnt push them too far because small speakers will probably be the first to go out on the machine. usb3 got write speeds on my wd 1tb of over 130mb/s

Cons: touchpad is very fussy and no multi touch support, usb wireless mouse = solved. no backlit keyboard but honestly this is NOTHING to bicker about due to its a laptop!, even with the screen on its dimmest setting the screen should be plenty of light to see your keys as you type or game. poor battery life but it is as expected from a high performance gaming notebook. seems like the wifi adapter cant pick up some various connections that are available in some situations. bios does not have very many settings at all for advanced users although you can turn off the raid setting. yes as other reviews have stated the plastic depresses as you press the power button, but not enough to make any impact on any internal components. the screen hinge can flex a little if you dont handle the laptop right but hey, its rather spendy so dont treat it like an old windows 2000 pc.. the touch buttons next to the screen can be touchy but you get used to it only windows 7 home but thats easily rem

Overall Review: bought this laptop for school so i could run anything i throw at it, would have succeeded had it not been for a battery/hardware issue. the laptop worked fine for 3 weeks but then one day the battery didnt want to be charged, ac adapter still worked but battery was not able to charge up yet still able to use. rather annoying thought cuz this malfunction happened the first day of class which is why i initially bought this machine. now i have to be without my own laptop for 2 weeks waiting for the silly rma process.. half an egg off for a few tiny issues, one and a half off for the battery malfunction. not going down to 2 eggs because even though the battery developed issued it could still run. all in all a good buy, just as long as you dont get a bad battery egg.

Pros: This card is very beautiful and whisper quiet. By default the fans are off until ~50 degrees C if memory serves me right. I don't remember the exact number as I use a custom fan profile and just let the fans spin at %30 between 30 and 50C. No coil whine! coil whine was not that big of a concern for me until i looked at some of the videos of coil whine, and wow that would drive me batty! fortunately I got lucky with this one and have no coil whine at all. This thing is FAST, and overclocks easily. Memory running at 4,000 MZ and the core up to 1400 with little to no effort. EK makes a waterblock for it which is on order. :)

Cons: NO backplate = Sagging card. Out of the cards I have owned the past 3 years none of them sagged this bad. I had 2 680 lightnings from msi and 2 gigabyte gtx 770 windforce cards. The lightnings had backplates and the windforce cards did not but none of them were visibly saggy. UGH! this thing saggs bad. Fortunately I will be installing a waterblock with an EK backplate really soon so this should hopefully not be an issue after that. For around the same price as the gigabyte G1 gaming 970 that comes with a backplate i would think it would have been a smart idea to put one on a card that has this big of a cooler on it. 1 egg deducted for the extremely saggy card.

Overall Review: I have a feeling the stock bios is holding this card back from more performance by limiting the TDP. The voltage can only be pushed a little more than 15mv+ until it stops going up, inevitably hitting the TDP limit. But even so this thing is a beast while sipping the power. Running a custom loop with a 4770K @ 4.4GHz 1.28V and the 970 overclocked my PC only pulls 350W from the wall with one of my most demanding games, even at a 5760x1080 resolution.

Pros: Fully modular means only plug in what you need, and if the need arises. you can take out just the box of the psu without opening the back of your case where all the cables are stuffed. Beefy power cut off switch so you dont have to search for it if the i/o area is poorly lit. Unique visual design of the metal of this unit. Powers anything you want pretty much, see other thoughts for what i've put it through. I rarely shut my computer off and this thing has not failed me yet even when folding for weeks straight. i've owned the power supply almost a year.

Cons: The cables are a little stiff while trying to plug into the main unit if it is already installed in the case. you have to account for the extra length the braided and heatshrinked cable ends need.

Overall Review: System specs: Asus Maximus Extreme IV Z68 motherboard i7 2600k @4.4Ghz being cooled by a thermaltake water 2.0 extreme dual 120mm CLC with 4 fans, push/pull. 16gb of gskill sniper ram @1866MHz 2 x msi gtx 680 lightning cards, Core clock @1267 mem @ 3500 5 mechanical hard drives at 4tb, 4tb, 3tb, 2tb, and 1tb. 1 ssd, PNY 240gb xfx 1050W fully modular black edition power supply. At one point i had both my 680s and a 780 running full load while folding along with having the cpu folding as well. For those of you who don't know, folding puts a full load on your cpu and gpu.

Pros: Works as advertised. I swapped this for a hallway bulb and a bathroom bulb. both work very well. I could not tell the difference between switching from one florescent, and one incandescent.

Cons: The base gets a little warm to the touch but not nearly as bad as your traditional light bulb.

Overall Review: Other led bulbs are 12-20 bucks a piece. Don't think this is just a cheap product, because it works well. I have only tested these indoors so i can only assume their performance would not be up to par for an outdoor light fixture. I am using these in a basement and for that they work well.

Pros: awesome card, it was cheaper than the lightning edition card which at the time was already discontinued. but its ok because the one and only difference between the 2 cards is a bios. it takes less than 5 minutes to flash the bios and this is a 680 lightning. core clock up to 1202 without overclocking. reached 1300 core with oc. Dual bios switch makes it simple to install different bios so if you want to have a really good but risky bios for overclocking and then just an efficient bios you can do that. the bios switch is located right next to/ under the msi logo on the edge of the card, i do not know why the dual bios switch is not advertised.

Cons: barely any. gpu reactor had to be removed for this to fit in my computer case with my other lightning, but that is only because it is a micro atx case. blue leds dont match well with my red leds in the case but it makes the 2 cards stand out more. the sli ribbon is rather long however very minor complaint just because my case is smaller than most people who would have this monster of a card. heat output with 2 of these cards right next to each other is intense. running kombuster i saw temperatures up to 92C on the top card, again this is only because they are very close to each other. other sli systems will most likely not have a problem keeping it cool.

Overall Review: you can look up the official owners club of the 680 lightning and learn more about this card and the lightning. system specs nzxt vulcan Matx computer case asus maximus IV gene-z motherboard i7 2600k @4.33GHz thermaltake water 2.0 extreme cooler 16gb gskill sniper 1866mhz ram xfx 1050w fully modular power supply 2 x msi gtx 680 lightning (1 bought as lightning 1 bought as poer edition flashed to lightning bios)