Joined on 01/07/09
Intel Q6600

Pros: Almost 3.5 times speed of the previous owned processor
Cons: none as of now
noise around 1 khz

Pros: problems seem to outshine any pros at this time since I use my PC for music creation etc...
Cons: makes a noise that goes with the refresh rate of the monitor does not do it with an add on card I have. Asus told me to try with one stick of memory which I believe is an automated response because e I received the same one twice which did not solve the problem and they closed the ticket without solution.
Overall Review: customer service is lacking. I was hoping Asus would be better than my Gigabyte mobo I gave asus time to respond but I am not sure if they are even aware of the problem. If this is not resolved soon I will try another manufacturer for my other builds. or go back to Gigabyte which I probably should have stayed with time will tell. I will build another in about a month. we will see who is better.
overpriced

Pros: has not crashed yet!
Cons: cost to much not to have any more frills
Overall Review: dual boot- two hard drives -W7 x2 one for games one for business so I purchased 2 copies on solid state drive it loads ok speed but disc hard drive is really slow time to upgrade hard drive
pins broke

Pros: the first one I bought for a Q6600 oc to 3.4 humble did the job nice except for securing pins i give 0 eggs this and old model
Cons: this little fish can't swim with the i7 on my rig OC more than 3.0G running prime without hitting max temps ......... Have I made a bad decision? need a better or faster fan option or dual push pull maybe or a turbosupercoolericemachine thing..
Overall Review: yes AC send some more pins and a jet turbo fan that will lift a truck must OC need to OC have to OC some more Newegg should have the option for second post after 6 mos. It would help keep them honest. Newegg keep up the good work.
OCZ vertex

Pros: Ok speed increase using as boot drive (w/windows 7) using old drive for storage and another for vista which I use for music production windows 7 is for Call of Duty and other games.
Cons: hooking it up is as exciting as stubbing you little toe (safety first)the speed increase was noticeable but not worth the price per GB unless you're well off or don't have anything better to spend your money on
Overall Review: waiting for 7 to see if it runs any better hmmm?
crossfired with a non iceq4turbo card

Pros: already owned a HIS 4850 (non-iceq4turbo) card OC to 690/1183 so clocked it to 650 to match this card. moved old card to top of tower with one open bay above it causing same affect to an extent both run around 48 degrees with a fan in my tower out (I have to re solder the wire) and all will be sweet.
Cons: NO FAN control in crossfire come on HIS help me out. you can do it.
Overall Review: could have been less expensive or free even, my favorite price.