Pros: -Cheap, yet reliable, with 20W each fan -LEDs are not soldiered in -The motion of the knobs have a nice feel to them, including an "Off click" -Solid metal build

Cons: -Blinding LEDs -May require adjustment depending on case. -Fans attach directly to rear of unit, and may require an extension if you have a large case

Overall Review: As other reviewers have noted, the LEDs are insanely bright. As a reference, each LED is brighter than the entire 4-blue-LED intake fan of my inWin Dragon Rider case or a cheap LED flashlight, and the whole thing is easily enough to read a book by in a dark room. Fortunately, they are not soldiered to the board and can be removed with a pair of pliers. The controller works fine without them. I haven't seen the corrosion problem of other reviewers, but I did have to adjust the controller a bit to get it to fit snugly in my case. YMMV as earlier noted.

Pros: -"low profile" heat sync doesn't interfere with huge CPU aircoolers (Even my Zalman CNPS 12x) -It's fast and stable -XMS works well in my newer systems (MSI P67/Asus AM3+) -It runs cool despite the small heat syncs - just warm to the touch, right after shutdown

Cons: -XMS speeds not detected correctly in my older i7 system (x58 board) -Smaller heatsyncs may not be great with a RAM OC, but works fine @1600

Overall Review: I wasn't able to get my MSI Big Bang Xpower (x58) board to set clocks properly by XMS, with the latest BIOS - although if I set timings manually it runs well at 1600 (with a system OC). XMS works fine in my other PCs, so it's a issue with the board, not the memory.

Pros: -Works well, as long as it's installed correctly (See other reviews for full instructions) -Games that support Xbox/gamepads treat it as a standard Xbox controller -No lag in controls in games, beyond tiny lag from wireless controller itself -Excellent range

Cons: -Technically a knockoff product, not Microsoft official. Detected as generic device upon plugging in -Manual driver install (see previous notes, -1 egg) -Sometimes dis-associates with wireless controllers after controller sleep and/or battery change

Overall Review: Since the microsoft adapter is very hard to find, I bought this for my gaming PC. It works quite well with Windows 7 Ultimate x64, if drivers are installed correctly. Range seems equal to than my 2008-model "Fat" Xbox 360, in an apartment environment that has heavy 2.4Ghz interference (20+ wifi nets, plus all the other 2.4Ghz devices in the area) The only major issue is that sometimes the controller will dis-associate with it after it sleeps, simply pressing the link buttons on controller and receiver will fix this. The 360 controllers have a small lag even with the Xbox 360 (around 200 ms according to internet benchmarks), but is not noticeable in most games. There appears to be very little if any additional lag from the receiver.

Pros: -Overclocks extremely well -Runs very cool -Solid, heavy, rigid build - one of the best I've seen -Nearly silent with custom fan profile, quiet with generic profile. -Includes a Mini-HDMI to HDMI adapter among the standard cable assortment

Cons: -The card is very long, make sure you have room in your case -A bit loud with fans above 40% -It won't make me breakfast :)

Overall Review: I'm running the card with the latest beta GeForce driver set (290.53), MSI afterburner for overclocking, and none of the Asus programs. I can't speak to how good or bad they are, but I had no use for them. At high settings with 2xAA and improved shadows at 1080p, Skyrim runs mostly around 45-55 FPS with this card and driver, at stock (add 5 FPS with a good OC). In dungeons, it Vsyncs at 60 fps, and rarely drops below 40 fps in the over world. It's paired with a AMD Phenom II 965 CPU, 12GB of RAM, and various tweaks to improve graphics in-game. Beware the length, the card is so long that it was conflicting with the SATA connectors on a HDD in my Antec 300 case. My card is stable 15m+ in Furmark, 980Mhz core, 2450 memory without raising voltage in MSI Afterburner. Core temps sit around 65C under heavy loads (76C in Furmark) at this speed in my small case. I have reached 1000 mhz core, but this is not stable in Furmark testing

Pros: -Inexpensive and works out of box with Marvel driver in Windows 7 and Ubuntu -Non-RAID, so it won't cause boot issues like some cards in Windows 7 -Nearly a year of uptime later, still works great

Cons: -PCIe 1x doesn't allow full SATA-3 speeds but fine for a couple of hard drives (I wouldn't use an SSD on it) -Doesn't seat all the way in the slot, had to bend the bracket a little to make it work. -1 egg.

Overall Review: I bought one of these at a local electronics store a bit over a year ago to attach a couple of high-capacity SATA-2 hard drives (WD and Seagate) to an old AMD system with SATA-1 ports, running Ubuntu. Worked out of the box for several months. Since then, it's been moved to a Intel based, Windows 7 x64 rig, with a couple Hitachi Deskstar 7200 RPM drives. It works fine after Windows update installed the marvel drivers. I don't see a significant difference in performance between the motherboard SATA-2 ports and this card, but haven't been able to test a proper SATA-3 device. The lack of RAID chipset also allowed me to bypass issues I've had with some older cards running SIL or VIA chipsets causing a hang on boot in Windows 7 (despite bios updates). Software RAID in Windows works fine regardless.

Pros: -Extremely easy to OC (i5-2500k at 4.5, with only multiplier tweak - did not use OC Genie) -Can change multiplier and some voltages with Windows booted in MSI Control Center. -Plenty of connections and capabilities for the price -Able to boot Windows from my 3TB Hitachi drive

Cons: -I took off an egg for the Bios. It's clunky, especially as you must use mouse for some selections and the scroll bars don't always work quite right. -Heat sync extends a bit above the board, almost interferes with a case fan -SATA ports stick straight out of board, and having dual GPUs will interfere with the SATA 3 ports. Would have preferred right-angle connectors.

Overall Review: It's east to setup and OC, and has been stable at a relatively high OC 24/7 since I installed it. I've been very happy with MSI over my last few builds! The ports are a bit cramped, but it's not too bad overall if you take time to route the cables - i've seen much worse. The top heat sync does extend over the edge of the board, however, which prevents me from using a 14>12cm fan adapter on my Antec 300's top exhaust fan. Some things to keep in mind: -When performing an OC, set Bios sets "auto" voltages a tad high, even if you don't use the OC Genie. -There are only 6 SATA ports, which is one of the differences between MSI's G45 and G55 boards. Keep this in mind if you need the space. -Even a 1x PCIe card in the second 16x slot will drop both to 8x, but this seems a problem with p67 boards in general. System: i5-2500k @ 4.5 Ghz, Zalman 9700 cooler 8GB Corsair DDR3-1600 Antec 300 Case CoolerMaster 600w Extreme Power PSU AMD Radeon HD 6790 Win7 x64 Ultimate 10 T