Pros: 55 nm. 216 processing cores. No coil squeal at high FPS. EVGA lifetime warranty. 90-day step-up program. Runs suprisingly cool and quiet! It's not silent at high fan speeds by any means, but not nearly as loud as I expected it to be. While working in a 2D environment, the card automatically slows the mem clock down to 100MHz, the shader clock to 600MHz and the core clock to 300MHz so the card draws a mere fraction of the power and runs a chilly 35* at 50% fan. I was considering a XFX 4870 as well as this card but the price after rebate and the EVGA step-up program swung me over to the GTX 260. (You really can't go wrong with either card.)

Cons: You can't consider the size a con, folks. If you want the power you have to deal with the size. It's as simple as that. It fits well in my Antec 900, but having said that, mounting a hard drive opposite the card would probably be nearly impossible.

Overall Review: I upgraded from an 8800 GTS 320 MB and the difference is nothing short of astounding. I haven't done a lot of gaming yet but what I have done, I have been amazed at how this card handles everything I throw at it at 1920 x 1200 without hardly breaking a sweat. At 65% fan, it is barely audible above my case fans and I have yet to see the temps go over 55* while gaming. The Egg rules! Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R Intel E8400 Wolfdale @ 3.6GHz Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro G.SKILL 2 x 2GB F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GTX 260 Core 216 Enermax MODU82+ EMD525AWT 525W WD Velociraptor 300GB SATA LG Super-Multi Blu-Ray GBC-H20L Antec 900 Planar PX2411W 24" LCD

Pros: Modular cables. Rock solid voltages. Very high quality construction. Quiet fan. Sheathed cables. Good wattage on the three 12 volt rails. The Modu82+ power supplies are some of the most efficient PSU's you can buy. Nearly everything about this PSU exudes quality. From the clearly marked connectors, to the semi-glossy gun-metal finish, to the nicely contrasting gold fan guard, to the angled edges of the fan intake to reduce noise, to the included cable ties and cable bag, it's apparent that Enermax pays attention to detail.

Cons: If you mount your PSU on the bottom of the case, some of the cables may not be long enough to reach drives and/or motherboard connectors in larger enclosures. In my Antec 900, I had to run the 12V CPU power over top of the video card instead of being able to route it around the mother board with the 24-pin ATX power cable. Some might consider price a con as well, but they were offering a great rebate when I got mine.

Overall Review: If you need more power, the Modu82+ line also has a 625 watt model. The 525 watt is perfect for my setup. Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R Intel E8400 Wolfdale @ 3.6GHz Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro G.SKILL 2 x 2GB F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GTX 260 Core 216 Enermax MODU82+ EMD525AWT 525W WD Velociraptor 300GB SATA LG Super-Multi Blu-Ray GBC-H20L Antec 900 Planar PX2411W 24" LCD Newegg is fantastic, as always. Ordered on Wednesday afternoon and everything arrived on Friday!

Pros: Zero dead pixels. No input lag. Solidly made. Sturdy stand with very smooth tilt and height adjustments. Bright - I have the brightness at 50% and everybody still comments on how bright the display is. Good viewing angles, both horizontal and vertical. You can't beat Planar's warranty and dead pixel policy.

Cons: Slight backlight bleed in all four corners. It's only noticeable on very dark and black backgrounds. The stand needs just a little bit more range in the tilt adjustment along the horizontal axis. A vertical axis adjustment would be nice, too.

Overall Review: This is my first LCD panel. It exceeds my old Hitachi SuperScan CRT by far in almost every respect except for gaming. I'm not a big gamer but I enjoy a good first-person shooter and lcd panels are simply not as fast as CRTs. While I wouldn't call it "ghosting", there is a small amount of "blur" in fast moving scenes that is not apparent on my CRT. But having said that, games are just as enjoyable on this monitor as my old one. Probably more so because of the higher resolution and more vibrant colors. You do need a beefy vid card (I have a MSI 8800 GTS) but that's no reason to knock the monitor. And of course, Newegg rocks. I ordered the monitor late Thursday evening and it was on my desk Monday morning.

Comments: Very happy with this "Golden Flame" board so far. Besides performing extremely well while overclocking without breaking a sweat, this is most definitely the best looking motherboard I've ever owned. The pictures don't really do it justice. No fan on the northbridge on mine, either. XP2500 Barton @ 2.0 GHz (182 x 11) 2 x 256 Kingston Hyper-X PC2700 MSI Ti4200 8x AGP NewEgg is the best. Ordered my parts on Monday afternoon. I had everything by noon on Wednesday, shipped from CA to OH!

Comments: No lapping required. Keeps the die temp on my XP2500 Barton @ 2.0 GHz at 41C at 100% CPU utilization. (35C idle) The fan runs at 4000 RPM and is not silent, but not overly loud. I'm very pleased with this cooler. Athlon XP2500 Barton @ 2.0 GHz (182MHz x 11) Soltek SL-75FRN2-L 2 x 256 Kingston Hyper-X PC2700 MSI Ti-4200 8X AGP Arctic Silver Ceramique Antec SX1040BII Case w/400 Watt Smart Power PS 4 x 80 mm case fans (2 intake, 2 exhaust)