I admit that I was incredibly skeptical about using this CPU in a gaming PC. I'd seen reviews and heard people talk up a storm about this chips capabilities.

I'm pleased to say I was very wrong. This game runs The Divison in 1080p (medium) paired with a GTX 960 4GB without a hitch. I've also done several Heaven/Firestrike benchmarks and it performs very well, not to mention it doesn't get very hot. It rarely exceeds 60C.

If you're looking to build a budget Skylake gaming PC, either because you don't need anything super powerful or you would like to upgrade down the line, but just don't have the funds, this is a great option. I would recommend this over quad core AMD builds.

Easiest instillation of an aftermarket air cooler I've done. After opening the box I felt like I spent more than $30 on a cooler. It comes with a nice little tool for tightening the nuts on the backplate. The included thermal paste tube is huge compared to what you get with cooler master coolers.

This thing is virtually silent and does a great job of cooling my CPU. Definite improvement over the stock Intel cooler. Very happy with this product so far. I will definitely consider Cryorig in future builds I do for my CPU cooling needs.

Not much to say. Sweet board so far. Nothing flashy in the looks department, but it's in my HTPC anyway, so that doesn't bother me. I like the BIOS. Wifi seems to work very well, especially considering I'm on the second floor and the opposite side of the house from the router.

Just make sure you check the manufacturer website for M.2 compatibility if you plan to utilize that slot.

Cheapest M.2 drive in this capacity that I could find that was compatible with my motherboard. Nothing to complain about really. I just use this for my OS and a handful of games for my HTPC.

I'm happy with this cards performance. I successfully overclocked to core 1586mhz / mem 3824mhz. It runs stable and hit a max of 62C in Heaven benchmark (high/2xAA/mod tess).

Great card for 1080p gaming. Not sure I'd spend more than $200 on a card like this, but I did get it on sale for $180, so it was a win-win for me.

I've heard blower style cards can be louder and it's definitely true, though not as bad as the PSU in this build. Something to keep in mind if total silence is something you want.

I wanted to do a build in this case for so long and I'm glad I was finally able to. It's definitely a challenge to work in, but well worth it in the end. It's about the size of an XBOX One, so you can definitely travel with it (as I have!). I would highly recommend buying a power supply with flat cables for this case and if it's in your budget, get a motherboard with an m.2 slot. Taking the SSD cage out frees up a bit of extra room for cable management.

I have only two complaints about this case:

The clips for the bottom panel. They're incredibly frustrating to pull back. The fact that they're plastic as well worries me, because once they're broken that's it.

The front IO can easily be damaged when attempting to place the guts back onto the bottom panel. Just be careful about making sure it's aligned properly.

I accidentally bought two of these on Amazon, so I look forward to a second future build in this case.

Great for what it does, but it's louder than my CPU cooler and two case fans cooling my GPU combined. I will be replacing it with Corsairs 600W Gold SFX PSU.

It would also be nice if it came with flat cables. The Mobo cable is short and fat, effectively making it impossible to do anything with it in terms of cable management.

I've never used these before, but heard a few good things about them and decided to give them a shot. I use two of these to cool my GPU in my Node 202 and holy hell do they do a great job of that. My GPU temps went down 10-13C. Keep in mind this is using the included fan splitter that reduces the fan speeds in half. This way they're silent and effective. Really happy with these fans. Great value!