Joined on 05/23/09
Blazing Fast

Pros: Extremely fast. Definitely fixed the "dithering" issue of the previous Warp drives. I have Windows 7 running on this thing and boot speeds are minimal. I'm very impressed.
Cons: In a few years, I'm gonna laugh at how much I paid for my very first SSD.
Overall Review: I remember a few years ago when SSD's were just starting to make an appearence, people were saying the SLC disks will last a long time, but the MLC disks might not. However, according to the specs, this should last 50 times longer than my Power Supply. I guess the technology got a big boost since I last checked.
Amazing Sound Quality

Pros: I really have to come out in defense of this card. It has amazing sound quality! Soundstage is spot-on. Highs and lows have very clear pitch. Bass is more "punchy" than "rumbly" so if you're into hip hop and like the distorted bass, or if you're using this as an HTPC and like the rumbly sound of explosions, you may not appreciate the bass from this card. All in all, it is very capable card. I'm a little biased because I'm upgrading from a Sound Blaster Audigy 2 (which sounded mediocre at best) and my parents always were pretty cheap when it came to home theatre systems. Therefore, my iPod was the best audio processor in my house until this came along. ;)
Cons: Drivers are a little funky, but I'm using the Windows 7 EC, so none of my drivers really work perfectly. It doesn't hurt the card's performance.
Overall Review: So far, I have only hooked up some Altec Lansing 5.1 bookshelf speakers that hook into the amp inside my subwoofer to the daughter card. I haven't even tried to unleash the digital capabilites of this card. I'm not sure I'm emotionally ready for that yet.....
Great keyboard

Pros: Very thin, with quiet, comfortable keys. It's a very functional board. Not too many frills, just what a user needs: the usual hotkeys and some volume control. I didn't think a usb wireless setup would plug and play, but I installed Windows 7 on a fresh system and it worked perfectly. I haven't had any trouble with the computer's range, but then again, I don't move around a lot.
Cons: No lights to indicate whether num lock, caps lock, or scroll lock is on.
Overall Review: Yes, it is possibly rebranded. I really can't see Gigabyte *designing* it's own keyboards, but hey it's at a good price.
Great Card

Pros: Works fine, even as plug and play. I connected to the internet while I was installing Windows 7 on a new system. Couldn't be happier.
Cons: Maybe rebranded? I have no evidence to back this, and its still dirt cheap, so who cares?
Overall Review: I get the full 54 mbps just about wherever I go as long as I stay within the recommended range. Connected to my DSL router fine and never looked back.
Great Board

Pros: Excellent quality board. Everything went in just fine. RAM didn't boot to correct settings at first, but not a big deal.
Cons: NO VIDEO! .....I'm just kiddin' ;) I do wish it would have had a second PCI slot, but maybe I'm just old school.
Overall Review: I'm running a 955 and it booted first time for me. I bought the combo deal with the mobo and the CPU. *shrug* Maybe that helps? It'd be kind of embarrasing for Newegg to ship a combo of two uncompatable pieces of hardware.
Pretty good RAM

Pros: Looks awesome and passed memtest with flying colors.
Cons: Didn't boot at the correct timings or voltage. I was able to set it to 1333 and 1.7 volts, and it retained those settings just fine. However, the latencies are all set to 9 instead of 7, and I can't find any kind of latency setting anywhere in my BIOS. But this is either my or AMI's (BIOS manufacturer) fault.
Overall Review: Memory was tall. It went right alongside my stock CPU cooler, but if you purchase a wider cooler, it might not fit.