Pros: Purchased this for my 1st time build for a mid-priced gaming rig and couldn't be much happier. Immediately after buying this proc the 3570k dropped 10$ for a few days(not sure why newegg's prices fluctuate almost daily it seems) to $220 and I felt almost sick thinking that I had made the wrong choice, but I'm extremely satisfied. I have it OC'd to 3.855GHz using the Asus Suite II (which has been an awesome tool for a 1st time builder/OC'r to show me safe OC options) and it is blazing through anything I've done with it. I play a lot of Blizzard games and they tend to be more CPU dependent than others, but it made easy work of a 40v40 AV battle(Ultra), a stress test custom map (Extreme), and Diablo III is great!! This computer is always waiting on me now lolol.

Cons: None whatsoever! Intel could start selling cheaper chips though =/

Overall Review: Did I mention it's cool? Paired with a Hyper 212+ I have yet to see it break temps of 40c-ish range under any gaming load. Idles around 30. It just doesn't change much more than 10c. Very satisfied!

Pros: This card does all I need it to on my first time gaming build. It complements my budget gaming build perfectly. VERY quiet and cool in comparison to my older set up! Awesome price as well.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Thanks HIS for a quality product.

Pros: Purchased 2 of these and they are performing exactly as advertised. Going for a very blue LED theme for my new gaming computer build and these were a perfect addition.

Cons: None

Pros: Great RAM, has done all that I've asked of it so far. Once I figure out how to push it to it's maximum capacity without crashing my computer I'll be even more satisfied.

Cons: None

Pros: Awesome after-market cooling unit for a first time builder. $20!! Love the way it looks in my system and intrigues others. Putting some blue LED Rosewill 120mm fans for push/pull just to make it shinier =)

Cons: None!

Overall Review: Keeps my i5 3450 nice n' cool!

Pros: Great motherboard for my first mid-gaming rig build. Paired it with the i5-3450 and 8GB G.Skill Sniper 2133MHz and all is running very well. I will surely always stick with Asus from now on. I've had a wonderful experience with a Asus gaming laptop and now this mobo. The software suite, BIOS, and options are amazing. It has everything I need and plenty of room to improve later down the road.

Cons: None!