Pros: I don't have to worry. Benchmarks like a champ and heat is not an issue, even in a moderately ventilated case. This was my first G Skill purchase, they now have a returning customer. I just purchased another set to max out my dimms. I am currently using my i5 gaming rig to run Computational Fluid Dynamics (modeling software) which is the equivalent of benchmarking your PC everyday. I originally kept an eye on my stats, but she runs through hours of heavy load without a care.

Cons: Uh, not free?

Pros: Great heat sink design and the card is supposed to be quite efficient with it's power consumption. Looking forward to Eyefinity.

Cons: Cons, Hmmm... Well it didn't work. I could load windows most of the time, but as soon as touched the gas, BSOD. It would crash on something as simple as changing the wallpaper. I went through standard checks, changed pci-e slots, cycled through 4 versions of drivers, and switched to a backup card. I bought a bad card.

Overall Review: I went through standard checks, changed pci-e slots, cycled 4 versions of the drivers, and switched to a backup card. I bought a bad card. I understand that these things happen. Though for over $400, I would like more stringent quality control or better packaging in order to avoid these events. I will review again when I have a functional GPU.

Pros: The translated instructions are fun to read. "Push tab down to make cook happy rice." The teflon coating is holding up well. Most Important: It doesn't burn rice!

Cons: None

Pros: It's a $30 Card! Is plenty of power for running standard computing, such as web surfing, Netflix, and simple gaming.

Cons: I bought this for an patch build I slapped together. After referencing my stats with the Catalyst driver manager, I noticed the card was running at over 70 C with out me doing anything. AT this idle temp, longevity concerns me a bit. Since this case has poor ventilation, I ordered a PCI slot fan into order to coax some air of the heat sink.

Overall Review: This card may run happy as a clam for years at over 70 C? It might just be me, but I'm not comfortable with electronics being at that temperature. Check around when you're purchasing in this price range; there are a bunch of options. If I would bothered doing my homework, I would have spent $10 more and purchased a GPU with active cooling.

Pros: It's a cheap card and you will notice an improvement over the default onboard audio. I bought this for while I'm running CFD (Engineering thing that maxes the PC like a benchmark test) and still want to listen to uninterrupted music while I wait. Once I over came the compatibility issues, she works as advertised.

Cons: This is be NO means an audiophile card. As soon as I grad, I will be purchasing an HT Omega card an lighting this on e on fire! It advertises a headphone pre-amp, though it is no more powerful that an onboard.

Overall Review: As soon as I installed this card on my Gigabyte board, I went into a post failing boot loop. I did previously wipe all audio drivers and disabled the onboard codecs in the Bios, so no issue there. After scouring the Tom's and the forums, the only fix I found was placing this PCIE 1.0 card in my secondary GPU slot. As soon as I did this, everything was happy. Of course the incessant boot crashing made windows angry, giving me another day of tinkering. I gave the card 4 stars because I was unable to ascertain the orgin of my install problems, also the quality and performance are properly matched to the price. I do not have any other PCIE expansion cards to test, so I don't know if it's a Gigabyte MoBo issue or a Xonar issue.

Pros: The Eco mode is great for mitigating ghost power. Three peripherals can be plugged in to this section on the UPS, when units detects a power down via a USB connection, it cuts power to those 3 plugs. So, know my speakers and monitors don't draw standby power!

Cons: So far not much. If I absolutely had to complain, the user interface on the UPS is a pain; darn, I had to read the instructions.