Best free Android games 2017

As Android phones and tablets have increased in popularity, the number of apps available for the platform has rocketed.

And that means more free Android games. There's a lot of junk out there but, fortunately, there are gems among the junk.

We've worked our way through a whole load of Android games to reveal the ones you should download to your phone.

So without delay, here is our pick of the best free Android games available.

Namco's arcade classic hardly needs any introduction. But just in case you've been locked in a cave since the late 1970s, Pac-Man features the titular protagonist, a rotund yellow mouth who munches dots in a maze patrolled by ghost-like monsters.

The aim is to eat the dots and avoid the ghosts. Grab flashing power pills and you can briefly turn the tables on your pursuers – by eating them when they turn blue and try to flee.

Despite being over 30 years old, Pac-Man remains a fun game, and the simple controls (basically, swipe in the direction you next want to turn) work very nicely on Android, as do the crisp old-school visuals.

For free, you get the original maze and several plays per day. More mazes can be unlocked using saved up play tokens – or you can buy more (and remove the ads) with various IAPs.

World-building turn-based strategy series Civilization is a classic, but mobile versions have on the whole been a bit poor, offering neither the scope of their computer-based cousins nor the accessibility on-the-go mobile titles demand.

The Battle of Polytopia gets the balance right. You select a tribe, and set out to expand your tiny empire. Armies are created, resources are utilized, technology is researched, and opponents are crushed.

Polytopia isn't the most immediate game – you need to experiment a bit to figure out how everything works. But the cartoon stylings are approachable, and the mix of entertainment and depth provides a hook and staying power.

Smartly, there are also multiple ways to play: old-school 'kill everyone else' domination, a limited 30-turn 'Perfection' mode, and, if the AI's not doing it for you, pass-and-play. And all for free – for which Polytopia deserves to dominate your Android game time for a good long while.

This vertically scrolling shooter plays with convention in a manner that messes with your head. The basics are familiar – you're dumped within a vertically scrolling environment and must shoot ALL OF THE THINGS.

Occasionally, obliterated foes drop bonus items that boost your weaponry, providing the means to unleash major destruction while yelling YEEE-HAA – if that's your sort of thing.

However – and this is a big 'however' – everything in Time Locker only moves when you do. The temptation is to blaze ahead, due to bonus points being won for covering greater distances, and because you're being pursued by the sole thing that doesn't freeze when you do – an all-devouring nothingness.

But careening on isn't always a good strategy, because blundering into a single foe or projectile ends your game. Risk versus reward, then, in this fresh and great-looking blaster that dares to try something different.

This superb arcade puzzler finds you directing traffic about a small town. A vehicle enters the screen, and you're told where it needs to leave, steering it by way of directional arrows. Easy.

Only, this town is afflicted with strange temporal oddness that means subsequent journeys overlap previous ones. Before long, you're making all kinds of detours to avoid collisions with cars you'd a minute ago driven to safety, which would otherwise wipe seconds off the timer as you wait for damaged vehicles to limp towards their exit.

Adding to its smarts, Does Not Commute includes a storyline with multiple characters, playing out across its varied environments. The only snag on mobile: you must complete the entire game in a single sitting. If that sounds like too much, a one-off IAP unlocks checkpoints.

The protagonist in Hop Swap isn't having an especially great day, having tumbled into a strange videogame world where he's apparently lost his arms and been painted purple. Still, he makes the most of it, bounding along, grabbing gems, leaping on monsters, and reaching checkpoints.

So far, so standard (for a platform game), but Hop Swap has a trick up its sleeve, in having you regularly leap below the ground. At that point, you flip upside down, jumping downwards to potentially finding more bling and new secrets.

Hop Swap is a fun, breezy game, even if it feels a touch stodgy and unresponsive compared to the likes of Mario. It's also a generous freebie, in giving you the entire game – you just need to spend collected bling on checkpoints if you want to avoid watching ads to save progress.

This third entry in the Super Stickman Golf series is perhaps feeling a bit too familiar, but the game remains the best side-on golf to be found on Android.

As ever, your little stickman is charged with smacking balls about courses comprising floating islands, laser-infested bases, and space stations. You set your direction and strength, hit the ball, and hope for the best – although this time you can also add spin.

Power-ups eventually enter the mix, providing opportunities to discover new ways to lower your scores. There are also two multiplayer modes – a deranged real-time race and a more sedate turn-based affair.

The free version of Super Stickman Golf 3 is a little limited regarding simultaneous multiplayer games and access to new courses, but a single IAP unlocks the premium game.

Although Super Cat Bros looks like a retro title, it doesn't play like one. Sure, there's leapy platform action, like in Mario games, and a smattering of Alex Kidd exploration, but the controls are distinctly modern mobile fare.

You tap the left or right of your display to make your cat move (or wall jump when clinging to a wall), or double tap to dash (which finds the ktitie hurling itself into the air on reaching an edge).

At first, it's disorienting, but soon Super Cat Bros becomes second nature, and you start noticing the smart design of the dinky levels, and how keenly observed the cat protagonists are.

Also, Android owners get one key benefit over people lumbered with an iPhone: the game's proper name. (On iOS, it's Super Cat Tales, because Apple apparently thinks its users might confuse a game about cats for one featuring Nintendo's famous plumber.)

A brutal, brilliant platform game, Circle Affinity finds its protagonist in a literal take on the circles of hell – only here there are considerably more than nine.

He scoots about the edge of each disc, leaps into it, and then must jump to the outer edge of the next circle, which bobs about in the air. All the while, massive teeth-like daggers close in, and demons march back and forth, waiting for you to blunder into them.

Games are initially short, and Circle Affinity almost taunts you on death, as you try to master the inherently-disorienting nature. Over time, you'll begin to survive a little longer, whereupon you'll be rewarded with new eye-searing color schemes and additional play modes.

It's rare even in mobile gaming – frequently full of innovation – to find a fresh take on puzzling, but Kerflux surprises with a simple, original concept that's perfectly executed.

A crunchy chip-tune plays and you're presented with three waveforms. The music dulls, as if you're underwater, and that's your signal to start manipulating two of the waveforms so they combine to form the third.

Achieving this goal is straightforward, and you can initially blaze through the game's levels – even if a more leisurely pace is perhaps more rewarding. Before long, though, any complacency about Kerflux's apparent ease evaporates when additional waves appear and you're juggling four of them, trying to find the perfect combination that unlocks the next challenge.

Although it visually and conceptually resembles a reverse Tetris, with you removing blocks from a tower, Six! is really all about a hexagon. It lurks atop the blocks, and must not fall over the tower's edges.

A few taps in and Six! appears like it might last for hours, but shapes combine in odd ways, and you can only remove one at a time. This leads to hairy situations where your hexagon wheels and threatens to hurl itself into oblivion.

The physics are a touch suspect, but then this isn't a game aiming for console-style realism. Instead, you must master Six!'s weirdly floaty nature and attempt to take advantage. Rather neatly, the game's also not quite done when your hexagon's gone – you get a few seconds during a 'last call' to frantically tap away at remaining blocks and add to your score.

Although you play games, few of them are about play itself, in the sense of experimenting with a set-up or situation and seeing what happens. Orbit, though, while presenting itself as a puzzle game, is more a minimalist sandbox where you immerse yourself in the delights of creating tiny solar systems.

The game is played by slingshotting celestial bodies around black holes. They then proceed to leave colored trails in their wake, while gravity does its thing. Soon, you have planets clustering together, wheeling around one or more black holes, creating minimalist modern art while they do so.

It's all rather gorgeous and mesmerizing. The only snag is ads periodically wrecking the mood, although they can be eradicated with a single IAP.

Even now, years after Android proved itself as a major gaming platform, some developers seem to barely remember the touchscreen exists. If you reckon trudging through games with virtual D-pads and buttons can be a chore, Magic Touch: Wizard for Hire will be a little slice of magic.

You're a wizard, defending a castle from interlopers attached to balloons. Cast spells by scribbling gestures to match symbols on the balloons and said flotation devices explode – much to the surprise of their owners, who then rapidly plummet towards a squishy end. Miss just one of them and your wizarding days are done.

From the off, this is a fresh, frantic survival game, especially when trying your hand at the super-fast extreme mode. Stick around for long enough and you'll be able to utilize super spells too, turning enemies into frogs, and summoning a dragon. Which we all need to do on the odd Thursday here and there.

If you're of the opinion gaming takes itself a tad too seriously at times, Maximum Car is a perfect antidote. This amusingly over-the-top racer has you barrel along winding roads, blowing up rival racers, and driving like a maniac.

Smash the same kind of car up enough across multiple races and you can buy it in the shop, using coins acquired by terrorizing other road users.

It all feels a bit like someone stripped down Burnout, added a slice of OutRun, and shoved the lot through a Lego-like visual filter.

Along with a brainless commentator ("I've got a reading age of six!") growling at regular intervals as you use your ice cream van to smash an unfortunate convertible to smithereens, this all makes for a suitably silly and entertaining blast of speed that's great in small doses.

From the developer behind psychotic endless games One More Dash and One More Line comes One More Jump. Initially, it seems a mite friendlier than the previously brutish titles – although still existing within a universe of abstract shapes and vivid colors, the protagonist now at least wears a massive grin. But make no mistake: this is hard-nosed platforming of the one-thumb kind.

Each level simply tasks you with reaching the exit, which requires sticking to white platforms. But with your grinning square automatically speeding along, all you can do to stave off disaster is time your jumps.

Should you also want to grab the bonuses along the way – necessary for unlocking new levels – you may need to leap over the exit and tackle the entire level multiple times. The tension is palpable when going for those final few leaps.

With its chunky graphics, angled viewpoint, and tap-to-jump controls, Looty Dungeon initially comes across as yet another me-too Crossy Road clone. And that's a pity, because this game is a very different – yet equally as entertaining – proposition.

It's still an endless game, but rather than scrolling, Looty Dungeon tasks you with offing any lurking enemies within static, single-screen dungeons before making for the exit.

Even early on, each tiny dungeon is filled with spikes, walls, flying arrows, and all manner of other obstacles. Dawdle too long and the floor will collapse from underneath you, survive long enough and you'll eventually encounter bosses, which require unique tactics to defeat.

Grab enough bling before your inevitable demise and you can buy new heroes, some of which hold weapons that shake up how you approach the game, adding to its longevity.

Coming across like a Flappy Bird game designed in Terry Gilliam's brain, Steamkraft is an amusingly knowing oddball take on the genre. Each level has you navigate a world of deadly obstacles by way of a fantastical contraption that requires more than a prod to the screen to head skywards.

In a submarine, you yank a lever to move up or down; and a level with a bike hanging from a miniature airship has you frantically rotate a mechanism to avoid crashing into the ground or terrifying mechanical ravens.

During play, everything is, in all honesty, a bit simple and sometimes a tad unfair (projectiles being flung your way with merry abandon, often leaving little hope of avoiding them), but the novelty factor - in terms of both visuals and controls - shines through to ensure Steamkraft is nonetheless a worthy freebie.

We're not sure what's going on in Easy Joe World, which marries a kind of cartoon logic with the sensibilities of old-school gaming. It features the journey of a mischievous cartoon rabbit, rampaging his way through over 100 screens of basic puzzling, getting up to all manner of naughty deeds.

Taken on its merits as a puzzler, Easy Joe World is lightweight. Most scenes are defeated by prodding at the screen until something happens, or flicking a few switches; only occasionally are you really tested.

But as an interactive cartoon brimming with character, and with a hint of gaming on the side, Easy Joe World's worth an hour or two of your time.

Flash game Gimme Friction Baby heavily influenced a number of mobile titles, each featuring a little oscillating gun that fires balls into a single-screen arena, said balls then having to be destroyed by subsequent shots.

Hue Ball presents its own spin on the theme, which is respectful to the original source but smart enough to succeed on its own merits.

Here, balls don't expand to fill space but instead grow another layer when a pulsing disc retreats to the center of the screen. When balls have too many layers, they're converted to indestructible skulls that take up valuable screen space.

You must therefore quickly destroy any on-screen balls, while also taking care not to return one over the 'line of doom' that depletes your small selection of lives.

We've heard Perchang called a mix of Lemmings and Marble Madness. That's a touch ambitious, but this is nonetheless a smart puzzler to test your brainpower and reactions.

The idea is to lead a stream of ball bearings to various exits placed within contraption-filled levels. Your only means of control is two buttons, used to trigger colored items such as flippers, magnets and fans. At first, bridging gaps is simple, but Perchang quickly ramps up the complexity, turning the game into a kind of frantic juggling act, balls flying all over the place as you struggle to contain the chaos.

Every few challenges, an ad roundly flings ball-bearings in the face of Perchang's minimal ambiance, but you can be rid of them with a cheap one-off IAP.

In 1986, Sega released a racing game called Out Run. Being that this was in the days before boring, gray 'realism' became mandatory for a number of years, the visuals were colorful, the controls were simple, and the traffic tore along at insane speeds, suspiciously all heading in the same direction.

Final Freeway 2R is a loving tribute to Sega's title. You get the same breakneck arcade racing, forks in the road, cheesy music, and a car flip when you crash. (You also, in this free version, get ads, but they're not intrusive, and are easily ignored.)

If you're old, you'll be in gaming heaven; if not, the speed and carefree nature of Final Freeway 2R will finally make you understand what retro gamers are always wittering on about.

You might moan about trains when you're - again - waiting for a late arrival during your daily commute, but play this game and you'll thank your lucky stars that you're not in Train Conductor World. Here, trains rocket along, and mostly towards head-on collisions.

It's your job to drag out temporary bridges to avoid calamity while simultaneously sending each train to its proper destination - it's exhausting.

From the off, Train Conductor World is demanding, and before long a kind of 'blink and everything will be smashed to bits' mentality pervades. For a path-finding action-puzzler - Flight Control on tracks, if you will - it's an engaging and exciting experience.

We do wonder when light-fingered archaeologists will learn. No sooner has the hero of Raider Rushgrabbed a massive hunk of bling than the ancient temple he's in starts filling with lava.

To escape, he must bound from wall to wall, like a hyperactive flea, making his way towards beautiful daylight, before realising he's merely stuck in the next tower to escape from.

With 30 bespoke levels and an endless mode, there's lots of leaping to be done in Raider Rush, and the two-thumb controls (for hurling the hero left or right) make for a pleasingly frantic arcade experience, akin to juggling your little explorer to the surface (while presumably scolding the idiot for not leaving other people's possessions alone).

Although a far cry from classic Pokémon titles, there's no getting away from the sheer impact of Pokémon GO. It's resulted in swarms of smartphone users roaming the streets and countryside, searching for tiny creatures they can only see through their screens.

In all honesty, the game is simplistic: find a Pokémon, lob balls at it, amble about for a while to hatch eggs, and use your collection of critters to take over and guard virtual gyms.

But despite basic combat and the game's tendency to clobber your Android's battery, it taps into the collector mentality; and it's a rare example of successfully integrating a game into the real world, getting people physically outside and - shock - interacting with each other.

Bad news! It turns out the Axis of Evil needs overthrowing immediately, on account of having access to a ridiculous number of planes and tanks, some of which are the size of small villages. Sadly, we've had some cutbacks, which means our air force is now, er, you.

Still, we're sure you're going to love your time in AirAttack 2, cooing at gorgeous scenery shortly before bombing it, surviving bullet-hell, and puffing your chest to a thumping orchestral soundtrack.

Sure, you might have to turn down the graphic effects a bit on older hardware, and it's a bit of a grind to reach later levels, but you're not going to get better freebie shooting action this side of World War III.

Take an early 1990s FPS, smash it into an auto-runner, add a dash of Pac-Man, and you'd end up with Hammer Bomb. You're dumped in dank mazes and dungeons full of hideous beasts and must stomp along, finding keys, loot, weapons and the way out.

Levels are randomised, adding a Roguelike quality to proceedings, and the entire game's underpinned by a levelling up system. This means XP being awarded for killing loads of monsters, rapidly finding the exit, or performing other tasks, such as completing quests (which, in a nod to Ms. Pac-Man, involves hunting down roaming foodstuff).

Every few levels, you face off against a massive screen-high boss, darting towards it with whatever weapon you have to hand, before fleeing like a coward. Survive long enough and you can swap coins for upgrades.

Top tip: as soon as you've 150 coins and level 3 status, grab the radar, because Hammer Bomb is much friendlier when you can spot monsters on the top-down map.

Like an escapee from Super Hexagon, but now stuck traversing endlessly shifting flat terrain, the heroic ship in Sparkwave only wants to survive. You veer left and right, attempting to remain on an evolving and disintegrating path, avoiding obstacles, and keeping your lunch down as the screen lurches and shifts.

The dazzling art style and thumping soundtrack add to the game's dizzying but engaging nature; and although Sparkwave lacks Super Hexagon's elegant simplicity (there are multiple tracks, unlocks and customizable options), it also lacks its price-tag, making it a no-brainer download.

The best of tennis is about the rallies, and in One Tap Tennis that's all there is. Matches are won by you prodding the screen when a returned ball moves over an orange line. Successful thwackage builds your power bar, enabling you to hit a smash when it's full and win the match.

This is an oddly compelling title, and surprisingly tricky once you've won a few cups and everything's moving at breakneck speed. To keep you interested, there are loads of characters to unlock, and you can restart part-way through any cup by saving your spot in return for watching (read: ignoring) an ad.

Touchscreens should be a poor fit for platform games, which typically require the kind of precision that only comes from a physical controller. This is why so many mobile titles opt for auto-running, distilling platform gaming to its core essence of timing jumps.

In Leap Day, your little yellow character is tasked with getting to the top of a tall tower. You can jump, double jump and slide down walls, but that's it. You must therefore carefully leap past cartoon foes and gigantic spikes, grabbing fruit along the way.

At various points on your climb are checkpoints, which can be bought with 20 fruit or by watching an ad. This means you don't have to start from scratch on coming a cropper. And when you do reach the summit, you can come back the next day for an entirely new level to try.

There are a lot of Android puzzle games that involve you sliding blocks about, but Imago is one of the best, even giving Threes! a run for its money.

You drag numbered tiles around a grid, merging those of the same colour and shape. On doing so, their numbers combine, but when merged groups reach a certain size, they split into smaller tiles, each retaining the score of the larger piece. Successful games require careful forward planning, with only a few moves it can be possible to ramp up scores dramatically, into the millions or even billions!

The game's relative complexity is countered by a smart modes system that gradually introduces you to Imago's intricacies. There's also a Daily Flight mode that provides a regular influx of new challenges, for when the standard modes begin to pall. On Android, we noticed a few minor visual glitches here and there, but otherwise this is a must-download puzzle game that's among the best on the platform.

Asphalt 8 is arguably king of arcade racers on mobile, with its breezy and often ludicrous take on driving recklessly through famous cities. But Ridge Racer used to rule the arcades, and Ridge Racer Slipstream makes a decent stab for the chequered flag on Android.

This is a much more involved test than Asphalt, initially feeling stiffer and even a touch pedestrian. But as you get to grips with the handling model and gawp at the gorgeous scenery, it soon becomes clear Ridge Racer is a first-class mobile racer, and one that provides a stiff challenge at every step of the way.

As you might expect, there's some IAP whiffing the place up, but you can play through for nothing if you're willing to persevere and grind a bit; and with courses as great looking as the ones found in this game, re-racing them isn't exactly a hardship.

We're big fans of Crossy Road, which is both a lesson in how to update a classic arcade game (Frogger), and create a free-to-play business model that isn't hateful. (In short, throw free coins at players, don't make anything pay to win, and add loads of tempting but entirely optional characters to buy.)

With Disney Crossy Road, anything could have happened, but this is far from a cheap cash-in. Sure, it starts off very much like Crossy Road - just starring Mickey Mouse. But unlock a few characters (you'll have at least three within ten minutes) and you suddenly find yourself immersed in chunky takes on famous movies, such as Toy Story, Wreck-It Ralph, and The Lion King.

Even better, these aren't mere skins on the original. Each world has unique features, from tiny graphical details that will thrill fans, through to subtle shifts in how the game is played that force you to dramatically change your approach.

You might think there's little new in Alto's Adventure, which is essentially endless leapy game Canabalt on ice. But refined visuals best even Monument Valley, with an eye-popping day/night cycle and gorgeous weather effects; additionally, there's a delightful soundtrack, and a kind of effortless elegance that permeates throughout, propelling Alto's Adventure beyond its contemporaries.

Ostensibly, Alto's Adventure is a game about collecting escaped llamas, but mostly Alto is keen on mucking about on snowy slopes. You zoom down hills, catapult yourself into the air, and try to somersault before face-planting. Extra challenge arrives in the form of chaining stunts to increase your speed, and outrunning elders, angry you're having fun rather than sitting in a stinky llama pen.

Having been mercilessly ripped off by a pretender (who cynically thanked the original's developer for "inspiration"), Sage Solitaire finally made it to Android. It rethinks solitaire for mobile, mostly by smashing it into poker. Cards are removed using poker hands, with the added complication each hand must use cards from at least two different rows.

Clearing the deck and amassing points requires careful strategy and a little luck, not least given how rapidly the lower stacks empty. Win three times and you unlock Vegas mode, where you can try your luck making bets on your skills (and, in all likelihood, lose a boatload of virtual money). Regardless of the mode you favour, Sage Solitaire's one of those seemingly throwaway casual games that manages to take hold to the point of obsession.

In RGB Express, your aim is to build up a delivery company from scratch, all by dropping off little coloured boxes at buildings of the same colour. Sounds simple, doesn't it? Only this is a puzzler that takes place on tiny islands with streets laid out in a strict grid pattern, and decidedly oddball rules regarding road use.

Presumably to keep down on tarmac wear, roads are blocked the second a vehicle drives over them. Once you're past the early levels, making all your deliveries often requires fashioning convoluted snake-like paths across the entire map, not least when bridge switches come into play. Despite its cute graphics, then, RGB Express is in reality a devious and tricky puzzle game, which will have you swearing later levels simply aren't possible, before cracking one, feeling chuffed and then staring in disbelief at what follows.

In Threes! Free, you slide numbered cards around a tiny grid, merging pairs to increase their values and make room for new cards. Strategy comes from the cards all moving simultaneously, along with you needing to keep space free to make subsequent merges, forcing you to think ahead.

On launch, it was a rare example of a new and furiously compulsive puzzle-game mechanic. Within days, it was mercilessly ripped off, free clones flooding Google Play.

Now, though, you can get authentic Threes! action entirely for free, and discover why it's 2048 times better than every freebie 2048 game (personality; attention to detail; music; small elements of game design that make a big difference).

You get 12 free games to start. Add groups of three more by watching a video ad. And you can always upgrade to the paid version if you get suitably hooked.

There are loads of freebie Bejeweled knock-offs on Google Play, and so if you fancy a bit of gem-swapping, you may as well download the original. For reasons beyond us, Android owners don't get the multitude of modes available on some other platforms, but there's the original match-three 'classic', the can't-lose 'zen', and the superb 'diamond mine'.

In the last of those, matches smash a hole into the ground. You're playing against the clock, and over time uncover harder rock that needs special moves to obliterate. It's a frenetic, intense experience considering this is a match-three title, although high-score chasers might cast a suspicious eye over the offer to extend the time limit by watching an advert.

Although there are exceptions, traditional platform games rarely work on touchscreens. Fortunately, canny developers have rethought the genre, stripping it back to its very essence. In Bean Dreams, you help a jumping bean traverse all kinds of hazards, by sending the bouncing hatted seed left or right.

Each level is cleverly designed to offer optimum paths, boosting your points tally when hitting the goal having made the fewest bounces. Timing is everything, then, but there are further challenges that reward exploration. To find the pet axolotls spread across the map, or collect all the fruit, you must use different approaches, which adds plenty of replay value.

Nitrome's fashioning quite the collection of smart Android games, which subvert existing genres in interesting ways. Platform Panic initially comes across as a vastly simplified platform game. You swipe to move and leap, and it's game over the second your little character comes a cropper.

But really every screen is a tiny puzzle that you must learn how to solve; and then every game becomes a memory test, with you in an instant having to draw on your experience as each challenge — sometimes mirrored — is sent your way.

In Rust Bucket, a cartoon helmet with a sword dodders about a vibrant dungeon, offing all manner of cute but deadly adversaries — skittering skulls, angry armoured pigs, and spooky ghosts. This is a turn-based affair, echoing classic RPGs, but its endless dungeon and savage nature transform it into a puzzle game perfect for quickfire mobile sessions. You must learn how foes move and react, plan every step and always keep in mind a single error can spell doom.

In its current incarnation, Rust Bucket cleverly balances enough depth to keep you coming back with the brevity that makes it ideal for on-the-go roguelike larks. Future plans include finite puzzle modes and expanded endless content.

Miserable people will tell you that Battle Golf is stupid and that you should go and play a proper sports game instead. Pay them no heed, because this title might be very silly, but it's also a blast. Two rivals stand at the edge of a lake, from which tiny greens periodically emerge. They must then land a hole in one to take a point. Occasionally, a whale or huge octopus will be the 'hole', and you can bean your opponent with the ball. Just don't bean them with their Android device if they sneak a win with a jammy shot.

Although it's yet another auto-runner, Fast like a Fox has plenty going for it. The game looks gorgeous, with atmospheric low-poly artwork providing an artsy take on chilly frozen hills and dark urban haunts.

There's also some smart level design, with each of the short challenges demanding you learn every pathway, and understanding the speed with which you approach the many jumps, in order to not send your furry friend to its doom.

But mostly we were taken by the control method, which involves drumming your fingers on the back of your device to speed up the fox. Sure, it's a gimmick, but this approach gives you a much greater sense of connection with the sprinting mammal, although grumpy traditionalists can instead opt for a much more boring two-button system.

We've seen several mobile games put a new spin on chess, but Chess Runner amusingly turns the age-old favourite into a frantic arcade battle. You take on the role of a white knight, darting about in L-shaped bounds. Your aim: to fight your way through black pieces and capture a golden king.

Different twists are peppered throughout the game's levels. The most basic mode involves ensuring you don't end up in a position to be taken by static or patrolling black pieces. But sometimes you must fend off a barrage of attacks from pawns or rooks, or quickly get to the king during a speed-run test. It's particularly in those against-the-clock challenges that Chess Runner bares its teeth, temporarily making you forget everything you ever knew about chess, before blundering into a bishop.

There's always a whiff of unease on recommending a game from a developer nestled deep in the bosom of freemium gaming, but Clash Royale largely manages to be a lot of fun however much money you lob at it. The game is more or less a mash-up of card collecting and real-time strategy. Cards are used to drop units on to a single-screen playfield, and they march about and duff up enemy units, before taking on your opponent's towers.

The battles are short and suited to quick on-the-go play, and although Clash Royale is designed for online scraps, you can also hone your strategies against training units if you're regularly getting pulverised. There are the usual timers and gates for upgrades, but the game largely does a good job of matching you against players of fairly similar skill levels, meaning it's usually a blast and only rarely a drag.

This endless survival game eschews typical side-on leapy shenanigans or an overhead land-based approach. Instead, Road to be King has you drag the royal protagonist around the screen, attempting to avoid all manner of foul creatures and deadly traps. Along the way, crystals are there for grabbing, as are power-ups for a temporary reprieve against your foes. Mostly, it's the control method and design that ensure Road to be King is worth sticking with. Both oddly echo bullet-hell shooters as much as endless runners, and as you begin to recognise patterns in the challenges you pass, the game becomes a kind of zen-like experience.

In the world of Splash Cars, it appears everyone's a miserable grump apart from you. Their world is dull and grey, but your magical vehicle brings colour to anything it goes near. The police aren't happy about this and aim to bring your hue-based shenanigans to a close, by ramming your car into oblivion. There's also the tiny snag of a petrol tank that runs dry alarmingly quickly.

Splash Cars therefore becomes a fun game of fleeing from the fuzz, zooming past buildings by a hair's breadth, grabbing petrol and coins carelessly left lying about, and trying to hit an amount-painted target before the timer runs out. Succeed and you go on to bigger and better locations, with increasingly powerful cars.

The amazingly popular iOS game earned over two million downloads during its first weekend of availability on Android and despite myriad sequels and spinoffs, it is still a great game to play.

The Android version of Angry Birds is free, unlike the Apple release, with maker Rovio opting to stick a few adverts on it rather than charge an upfront fee. The result is a massive and very challenging physics puzzler that's incredibly polished and professional. For free. It defies all the laws of modern retail.

We're pretty sure this one's going to confuse a bunch of people, but if you're of a certain vintage, Heist will have you squee with nostalgia. It's essentially a Nintendo Game & Watch for your Android device, featuring a little chap robbing a bank. The visuals perfectly evoke those ancient handhelds, and although the game is very simple — move left and right, avoid falling objects, load pilfered cash into a balloon — getting high-scores requires serious concentration and thumb dexterity.

On a suitably sized smartphone, you'll almost think you're playing the real thing. (And if anyone from Nintendo is reading, how about some official Game & Watch on Android? Better that than any number of dodgy freemium games based loosely on Nintendo's famous characters.)

Objectively, Flappy Bird was a bit rubbish, but it did kick off a ton of 'tributes'. Most of them were rubbish too, but Flappy Golf very much isn't. It started off as a joke — the developer fusing the excellent Super Stickman Golf 2 and Flappy Bird mechanics. Instead of aiming your ball, it has wings and you flap it towards the hole by tapping 'left' and 'right' buttons.

Somehow, this all comes together and Flappy Golf equals the game it's based on — it's fast, funny and challenging, with loads of courses and multiplayer. The on-screen ads are a bit intrusive, mind, but otherwise this is one of the best free games you're ever likely to find for Android, despite 'Flappy' being in its name.

It's probably fair to say that No More Kings is on the basic side regarding aesthetics, but then that merely puts you in mind of those chess puzzles you find lurking in newspapers. The difference here is you capture the king by taking pieces and immediately becoming that piece. By way of example, grab a bishop with a rook and it's 'diagonals only' for your next move.

Finding your way to the crown is easy at first, but gets much trickier in later levels, when the board becomes littered with pieces and the pathfinding is no longer obvious. The masterstroke: tying the stars awarded for completing levels to the speed in which you reach a solution. Speed chess players will have nothing on your deft digits in this game.

The Angry physics phenomenon took a turn for the weird late in 2012, with Rovio acquiring the rights to blend Star Wars characters with its popular Angry Birds play mechanics.

Angry Birds Star Wars is actually pretty nice, with players using Star Wars weaponry to smash down scenery alongside the usual destructive physics action. Not the car crash IP clash we were expecting.

With its cute isometric visual style, hoppy instadeath mechanics, and a range of characters to win in a semi-randomised lottery, you might be forgiven for thinking Down The Mountain is Crossy Road upended. While there are similarities, it quickly becomes clear Down The Mountain is a very different game to play. Borrowing from Q*Bert rather than Frogger, it has you tackle leaping down an endless mountain, on which hazards come thick and fast. Even on the easy mode, you must think quickly, leaping left or right to avoid TNT, bounding cars, and vicious spikes. On hard mode, it's not so much Down The Mountain as Down T— Oh. Dead again.

We all love a bit of Tetris, but Tetris doesn't love mobile — previous and current incarnations for Android are mostly hideous IAP-infused abominations. Fortunately, then, Dream of Pixels exists, more or less flipping Tetris upside-down, having you use those very familiar shapes to take chunks out of an endless cloud bank.

The game's floaty and slightly hippyish vibe hides an endless puzzler with serious bite. Once the cloud's moving at speed and you have a few 'orphaned' bits that need reconnecting with the main body, Dream of Pixels becomes a frantic speed test of shape-matching abilities. If it all gets a bit much, there's a static 'zen' mode, where you fill static shapes with pre-defined tetromino sets. And when you're ready for action again, a one-off IAP unlocks three tougher variations on the main game.

Poor Cally. It's like she can't go for five minutes without her parents being kidnapped. It's third time unlucky for her in Cally's Caves 3, but lucky for you, because you get an excellent old-school platformer that costs nothing at all. Cally leaps about, shooting and stabbing enemies in a gleeful manner you might consider unusual for a young girl with pigtails.

The game's brutal, too, with a checkpoint system that will have you gnashing teeth when you die a few steps before a restart point. But the weapon upgrade system is clever (keep shooting things to power up guns!), there are loads of items to discover, and unlike on iOS, the free Android version has several extra unlocked modes.

We're always a bit twitchy about recommending first-person shooters on mobile, because pawing at a glass screen is no substitute for having a gamepad in your mitts. Neon Shadow, though, has a good crack at providing high-octane shooty action on Android, mostly through smart level design, simple controls, and having a protagonist that's surprisingly robust.

The story finds you aboard a sentient space station that's gone nuts and turned all its on-board mechanoids evil. Somehow (and we're really not sure how), this has placed the entire galaxy in jeopardy. So you need to go about blowing everything up, and not get horribly killed. It's quite old-school, looks fab, and never lets up. Only occasionally will the on-screen controls make you swear at your thumbs.

There'll probably come a point when cute video game animals will gain sentience and revolt against the appalling situations they find themselves in. Until then, we have Sling Kong. From the off, you'll know what to do: stretch your little critter and let go, to ping them from peg to peg. All the while, avoid the hazards (saw blades; exploding pegs; blocks of wood smashing together) and a sticky end (quite literally in the case of the octopus when it's squished).

The graphics are cheerful, with the animals looking amusingly shocked at their circumstances and surroundings; the gameplay is challenging and compulsive; and there's even originality evident when winning new characters, involving bouncing your animal around a pachinko machine, rather than played-out Crossy Road-style gift boxes

Flow Free is free up to a point. You get a ton of levels that you can play without having to pay anything, then it will start costing you once you get more than a little addicted. And you will. You will.

The object of the game is to pair all colours that come flying at you and cover the entire board. Do this and you win the level - it's that simple. You can play on a level up system or against the clock. Both are fun - just don't let the pipes overlap!

The 'eco' side of things is a bit on the nose in The Path To Luma, and there are points where you wonder whether the energy company that paid for it only just stopped short of having the protagonist yell "Solar and wind power are amazing!" every few seconds.

But along with being quite right-on, Luma is a beautiful and thoughtful puzzler, with a decidedly tactile feel. Your aim is to explore tiny planetoids, unlocking sources of energy that will bring life to otherwise barren environments.

There's quite a lot of hand-holding from the game's companion AI, but spinning tiny worlds beneath your fingers and watching explosions of sunlight transform landscapes never gets old.

A stunning little retro game, Meganoid plays and looks like something that ought to be running on a Nintendo emulator. But it isn't. It's new and on Android.

It's a speed-based challenge, using on-screen or accelerometer controls to jump and bounce through ever-hardening levels. Developer Orange Pixel is aggressively supporting it, too, with constant map packs, characters and more regularly appearing for download.

As with Angry Birds, the maker of this superb tower defence game has spun out a separate version it fills with seasonal levels.

Recently updated with an Easter map, this free version of the game also includes Valentine, Christmas and St Patrick's Day themed maps. Grave Defense Holidays is easily one of the best examples of the tactical genre.

If you've played Pac-Man before, the goal of Pac-Man 256 should seem pretty familiar: eat as many pellets as possible without being caught by a ghost. This time, however, it never ends. You'll get power-ups along the way, and it actually has a reasonable approach to in-app purchases.

Very similar in style and concept to Xbox and Xbox 360 retro classic Geometry Wars. In fact, one might legally be able to get away with calling it a right old rip-off. Android PewPew is a rock-hard 2D shooting game packed with alternate game modes.

It's a bit rough around the edges and requires a powerful phone to run smoothly, but when it does it's a fantastic thing.

It's far from the most sophisticated pinball effort on Google Play, but we're nonetheless very fond of Vector Pinball. It has a kind of old-school sensibility regarding the straightforward table designs, and each of the four layouts requires you to learn its intricacies and basic missions, in order to score big points.

Aesthetically, it also tries something different from its contemporaries. Instead of aping real tables, Vector Pinball is all skinny lines and bright colours — as if someone's squeezed a decent pinball simulator into a Vectrex — and pleasing electronic effects and music accompany your ball-smacking.

Vector Pinball's laudably open, too — it's an open source game, and there's even an experimental editor for creating your own tables.

Winter Walk is madness. You play the part of a gentleman, out for an evening walk. From time to time the wind picks up, so you have to hold on to his hat to stop it blowing away.

While this is happening, the chap's internal monologue appears on screen, giving you an entertaining and distracting read in the process, too. Very simple, but a perfect little high score challenge game for the touchscreen era.

At its core, Crossy Road is an endless take on Frogger. The little protagonist hops about, weaving in-between traffic, and carefully navigating rivers by way of floating logs.

Adding to your problems: train tracks, where you can catch the 10:47 to Waterloo in a rather more abrupt and splattery way than you might hope, and a giant eagle that strikes should you dawdle.

Really, it's nothing particularly innovative, but where Crossy Road shines is in its implementation. The graphics are gorgeous (and have subsequently been frequently aped); the F2P system is fair — even generous; and the characters you can win or buy often transform the game, the most overt example being 'Crossy Pac-Man', a tie-in with the similarly excellent Pac-Man 256.

Dead on Arrival is a very impressive looking 3D survival horror game, which dumps you in a hospital infested with zombies. You then try to not get eaten by buying new weapons, boarding up doors to keep the brain-eaters at bay and using wall-mounted weaponry to quicken the zombie mincing process.

As with many of today's Android titles, there's the option to pay for stuff within the game to unlock features and remove ads - but you don't have to.

Stick Cricket is a fantastically simple little game that reduces cricket to its core values - you just smash every ball as hard as you can. There's no worrying about field positioning, just a bat and a ball coming at you very quickly.

Initially it seems impossible to do anything other than make a complete mess of things and having your little man smashed upside-down, but it soon clicks.

Draw Something Free was a phenomenon that's taking the world by storm. Now four people play it. It's basically a mobile version of Pictionary, where you're given a choice of three words of varying difficulty, then tasked with drawing them so someone can tell what it is.

Syncs with Facebook, too, for easy cross-platform play. If you like the free trial, there's a paid accompaniment with more content.

The popular web-based Flash game Fragger is now on Android. It's pretty much a clone of Angry Birds, mind, offering simple physics-based challenges based around chucking grenades all over the place to make stuff blow up. It comes with some rather intrusive ads, but that's the price you (don't) pay for sticking with the free version.

Super Bit Dash is a retro-style 2D platform game, with controls as simple as its pixel art design. The game runs at a constant pace, so all the player has to do is jump and super-special-jump at the right time in order to avoid smashing into the scenery. Obviously it's a lot harder than that makes it sound.

Chrono&Cash Free is very hard and sweet little one-screen platform game, where players jump about collecting bags of cash while avoiding enemies.

And that's all there is to it, aside from some mini challenges to boost your score multiplier and online sharing of your scores to goad friends into trying to beat you. Looks cool, is a tiny download and a great laugh to play.

A weird little gem, Autumn Walk sees players controlling a man and his dog as they stroll through a Victorian park landscape. The challenge here is dog management, with the hound either running ahead or hanging back - both precarious scenarios that could cause the lead to snap. It's basically a high score challenge, to see how long you can stand the weird experience. Worth it for the awesome comic dialogue that accompanies your stroll.

After making a splash on iOS, Fallout Shelter is now available on Android for all you Wasteland nuts. In Shelter, you create a vault and fill it with post-nuclear-war survivors, expanding your underground property, levelling up your dwellers, and sending them out to explore the surface left behind.

A shock move from developer Rovio, in that this one isn't a simple take on the Angry Birds style. Bad Piggies is a clever building game, which dumps you at the beginning of a big map with a pile of component parts. You then build a flying machine using the given elements, then try to fly it to the end of the level. A really nice, original little idea from the physics game specialists.

The creators of Crossy Road turn their hands to vertically scrolling shooters in the aptly named Shooty Skies. Your little biplane fends off endless attacks from all manner of deranged enemies, mostly comprising arcade cabinets spewing joysticks, angry robots, cuboid bats, and laptops running video loops of oddball pets.

You can pick up wingmen along the way and power up homing missiles by remaining stationary for a bit (not often a smart move, given the number of projectiles typically heading your way). Every now and again, you get to face off against a huge and bizarre boss, such as an American Eagle flinging missiles and 'patriotism' in your general direction. It's all very strange, compelling and surprisingly challenging; beat three bosses and you're doing better than us.

Whale Trail Frenzy is an updated version of the iOS original, with the developer heaping in more levels for the Android release of its bonkers flying game. You just fly a little whale around the sky (for reasons never explained), collecting things, avoiding bad clouds, building up a multiplier and generally being wowed by its unique and gorgeous style. A really sweet experience.

Radiant Defense is a fantastic tower defence game, given a dazzling modern look. You do all the usual tower defence stuff like building up your weapon strengths and deciding how best to stop the endless marching enemy, with some "super weapons" to unlock and hundreds upon hundreds of waves to beat. And it all looks astonishingly pretty on a big screened device.

In this age of austerity and scrimping, we've all long since sold our last set of dominoes and melted down our Monopoly counters for scrap.

The original Temple Run made staring at a man's bottom on public transport a wholly acceptable pastime, and this sequel augments the endless-running fun with slicker graphics, more power-ups, obstacles and achievements – plus a bigger monkey hot on your heels.

That zombie shooter Dead Trigger is set in the dystopian future of 2012 is testament to its lasting appeal. Frantic first-person missions set in realistic 3D environments are sure to get your heart racing (unless you're a zombie), even on smaller screens.

Cute critter Om-Nom in Cut the Rope is the Daniel Day-Lewis of puzzle games, with a BAFTA amid his haul of gaming awards. The simple premise (cut the ropes to release Om-Nom's lunch) sustains over 400 well-pitched levels, packed with character and cartoonish charm.

Yes, the insanely popular online card game Hearthstone has been squashed down to fit your phone or tablet screen - and it works surprisingly well. With less space to play with, the creators have rejigged the design slightly; it's still the same game, just a bit more considerate to your thumbs.

It's also still compatible with the tablet and desktop versions so you'll be able to play against your friends on the move.

Yes, the proper Scrabble, not some copyright-infringing clone that'll be pulled by the time you read these words. EA bought the license, tidied it up and stuck it out on Android, where it's a remarkably advert and in-app purchase free experience.

It's been beefed up with a few new modes, but stuff like the ability to sync with Facebook and play multiple matches is actually exactly what you need. A classic that's not been ruined. Hooray.

Blip Blup is the kind of original little idea we love stumbling across. It's a sort of geometry-based puzzle game that has you pressing squares on the screen to fill in areas of colour.

Your light beams are limited in the directions they can travel, so, once you're through the troublingly simple tutorial levels, it soon becomes insanely tough and will soon have you scratching through your skull's skin and bone until you actually itch your BRAIN in confusion.

Doodle Jump is ancient, but there's a reason it's still on our list - it's still damn solid. It's also updated for today's higher resolution displays and, better still, been stuck up on Google Play for free. If you haven't played it, or played it years ago on iOS, give it another spin. It's a timeless bit of upwards bouncing action.

Extremely controversial thanks to its use of in-app purchases to buy your way to better cars, quicker play time and much more, there's one reason you really ought to give Real Racing 3 a go - it's the best looking 3D racer on Android by a mile.

If you want something that gives both, all four, or even the full eight of your phone's cores a full workout, this is the one. And you don't have to pay for anything, as long as you don't mind staring at timers and waiting a lot.

Another awesome little 2D pixel art classic from developer OrangePixel, Gunslugs is your standard sort of action platformer given a gorgeous old fashioned retro look.

It's been optimised for play on Sony's old-but-popular Xperia Play buttoned Android model, plus the Moga controller and Green Throttle systems will also let you experience it with proper, physical buttons. A random level generator makes it different every time, too.

Frima Studios' popular battling nun series has been transformed into the modern trend that is the "runner" game in Nun Attack: Run & Gun where your favourite of the four available nuns smash though levels, equip weaponry and, inevitably, earn the gold coins that can be used to unlock extra features. Or you can pay real money to buy coins. Real nuns wouldn't approve of that.

This one should be absurdly easy. All you have to do is tap the screen at the right moment, so you dash to the next safe zone. The trouble is, there's a timer — lurk too long and you explode. And safe zones are often surrounded by rotating spikes, or shields that deflect you into the deadly void.

One More Dash therefore becomes a steely test of nerves and reactions, where a single mis-timed tap can spell the end of even the most impressive feat of dashing.

Mobile developer Kairosoft went down the "freemium" route with this sequel to its superb man-managing football business sim, so Pocket League Story 2 is playable for free if you don't mind suffering a little more than those who pay for upgrades.

It's still a great little game, in which you take charge of managing the ground, scouting for players, coaching matches, building facilities and much more.

GYRO is exactly the sort of thing we like - a clever new idea that makes the most out of today's touchable devices. It's a bit abstract. You are the circle thing in the middle, and you rotate yourself to absorb the incoming spheres, matching the balls with the right coloured segment.

Shields and score multipliers then fire in, and, inevitably, it all gets quicker and harder. Perfect even on older phones and tablets of modest performance.

Galaxy on Fire 2 HD is one of the most visually impressive 3D shooters to be found on Android, Galaxy on Fire 2 also chucks in some trading and exploration play to add a little more depth to the combat, making it into something similar to having your own little portable Eve Online. You also get to play as a lead character called Keith, which is quite an exciting rarity.

New Star Soccer is a previously paid-for game that has undergone a complete refresh, with the developer making it a freebie - but adding in the scourge of modern software in the form of "stars" to buy with real money instead. If you can tolerate the effort needed to bypass the new emphasis on paying to progress quicker, it's still a staggeringly good game, offering a mega-deep football management sim for mobile.

This is a right old gem. Badland is an abstract physics platformer kind of thing, where you play a flapping monster that has to navigate some gorgeous maps while listening to bird song. Power-ups and power-downs increase and decrease the size of your blob, also multiplying it until you control several of the things. Weird and dark and interesting. Definitely try it.

The original was so beneficial to furthering consumer recognition of both major brands that they made another one - aptly titled Angry Birds Star Wars II. It's really free thanks to being ad-supported, which, it turns out, is nicer than being asked to buy imaginary space money every 30 seconds. Loads of levels and stupid Star Wars references galore make this a no-brainer for fans of either enormous super-franchise.

A charming little undersea adventure, in which your little chap dives to hunt for treasure. It does feature in-app purchases, but it's dead simple to grind a little to collect treasure and unlock most of the game's content manually, although the £2.49 coin doubler starts to look tempting after a while. It's a lovely little game, though, so grinding its quirky maps is really quite a joy anyway.

This is weird and initially feels like a physics puzzler someone knocked up in three minutes or so, but stick with it and it becomes a one-more-go addiction you'll be throwing hours of your life into. It's simple -- tap the screen to make the monster walk.

Only he's gangly and awkward, so it's actually quite a timing and precision masterclass. Download Daddy Long Legs here.

A big name franchise for free? Yes, of course it's packed with in-app purchases, but still. Critical feedback to this has been superb, with Arkham Origins combining your standard fighting business with a bit of RPG depth to help pad it out via the need to level up -- and provide more of a reason to pay for stuff inside the game.

You're a man and you walk around. Thing is, humanity's been virtually wiped out, so it's quite a grim experience, made all the more bizarre thanks to its abstract soundtrack.

The Silent Age is a touchscreen puzzle game at its core, one that's much more interesting in approach than the thousands of other adventure games that clog up the Play shop. Note that the second part is a $5 (or equivalent) in-app purchase — but you'll know by then if you want to discover how the story ends!

A super-minimalist strategy game, in which the warring factions are portrayed as neon shapes and assorted beams of light. It's the sort of "game" you might expect Ensign Wesley Crusher to be seen playing in Star Trek: The Next Generation, were he given to wasting his valuable time and the ship's immense-but-finite computing power on such frivolous pursuits.

In which the Angry Birds developer has a go at pulling off a Flappy Bird style game. Retry is more than a simple clone, though, introducing plane piloting, wobbly terrain to navigate and simple landing missions. It's very, very hard, but you do at least get more of a sense of progression and reward than was present in the interminable Flappy.

Literally utterly infuriating. The concept is simple. You press up, down, left and right continuously, but there's a scrolling set of alternative patterns on the screen. These ask you to substitute one direction for another, requiring your eyes to speak to your brain and fingers in a manner that's bordering on the impossible. An extreme test of your mental problem solving skills.

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GIGABYTE GA-B150M-DS3H (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Lots of features for the price, ran well with 1 stick of RAM

Cons: Only one DIMM slot worked. After swapping around the DIMMs to verify it was the board and not the RAM, it stopped booting up.

Other Thoughts: It booted up right away but I noticed it only saw one of the two DIMMs I had installed in channel A. I played around in Windows a bit then powered down and swapped the DIMMs. It still only saw one and it was the one in slot 2, just like before. So both DIMMs were ok. Then I tried the other channel and it wouldn't boot at all. It would come on and go off after 15 seconds or so. I put the DIMMs back in channel A and got the same thing. At this point, it was clear to me that something was wrong with the motherboard so I got an RMA and sent it back. Very disappointing since I have been using Gigabyte motherboards for year.

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ASRock Z97 OC Formula LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Everything worked...

Cons: ... until I needed to reboot. I built two different systems with this motherboard, using different CPUs, GPUs, PSUs, RAM, drives, etc. The only common element in both was this motherboard. Every single time the system lost power, it would get stuck in a PSU power cycle until power was removed and everything was allowed to drain. Two different units, exact same problem.

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ASRock Z97M Anniversary LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Good for starters, if you only need it for a couple months, (None, really

Cons: Got mine, took care of it, after around five months or so the USB 3.0 ports didn't work, nor the Ethernet port, Also, the USB 2.0 ports didn't work after startup every other time the computer started.

Other Thoughts: Get something else,

Reviewed By:Elijah L.,12/6/2016 2:54:28 PM
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MSI H110M Pro-VD LGA 1151 Intel H110 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: It works with my i5 6500.

Cons: The USB ports are kinda flimsy.
Main reason why I only gave it 3 stars is because of all the crapware that MSI has with this motherboard,
other than that its ok.

Reviewed By:Brandon F.,12/6/2016 2:26:00 PM
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MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: NIce quality, solid as MSI always is.

Cons: Bought the Mobo for VR and now I am stuck. None of the USB3 ASMedia ASM1142 Chipset ports on back panel are compatible with Oculus Rift. Intel USB3 in the front work, but I need 4 compatible USB3 ports for Rift, and 3 cameras). We need an update to the USB3 drivers. Don't want to install the updated drivers for this chipset from Asus. They apparently fixed the problem already for their X99A boards. Dead silence from MSI support. May have to return this for an Asus board if they don't fix this asap. Maybe this was the reason for the black friday special? Actually don't now how I get the $20 rebate it was advertise with Please advise

Other Thoughts: Currently not

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GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Low price for a Z170 board. Printed manual included and instructions easy to follow. Bios came pre-installed with F6. Nicely laid out.

Cons: RAM *really* needs to be inserted firmly. Even if the clip locks push in harder!

After building my computer the system would power on for a few seconds and then endlessly reboot. No POST or display. I was really concerned I had faulty components. Luckily I read other reviews about the RAM, pushing RAM in tighter solved the issue.

The upper connectors for system fan 3 and 8 pin power are hard to access near top of case once the processor and heatsink are installed.

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GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: - easy to use bios
- 1 click overclock i5 6600k to 4.4 GHZ
- new computer is booting in 10 seconds
- Software to control fan speeds, so many options to customize
- M.2 slot for future upgrade
- Like the pin placements on MB, all connectors in and looking clean

Cons: - wish it had usb 3.1 but price would have been more

Other Thoughts: - Get this board if you want a simple ATX Z170 board that just works well

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ASUS Z170-A LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Bought this board on Black Friday sale. Main reason was because of the all white build that I wanted to do. Rear I/O is nice and this board looks great in my case. UEFI is simple and easy. Booted up and turned the RAM up to XMP speeds of 3000 in a cinch. Overall, very nice board that I would buy again. See system specs below.

Cons: Wish it has a 1 or more rear USB port(s). PS/2 port doesn't seem necessary in today's abundance of cheap USB keyboard/mouse. Case fan headers that are in the middle of the board are kind of awkward. Kinda makes a clean install with fans hard without possible adapters/controllers.

Other Thoughts: System Specs:

Intel Core i7-6700k @ Stock - with Arctic Silver thermal paste
EVGA GTX 1070 FTW @ Stock
Asus Z170-A Mobo
Samsung 840 EVO 250GB
Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB DDR4-3000 (with cool lightbars :)
Corsair RM850X Power Supply
Corsair 400C White with window
Corsair H100i V2 - Stock fans in pull configuration
Corsair AF120 White LED Quite Edition x 4 (Exhaust - 1 rear, 2 top | Intake - 1 front, 2 stock rad fans)

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GIGABYTE GA-X99P-SLI (rev. 1.0) LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: It arrived.

Cons: Specs stated it was fine for the i7 6850K CPU I was going to use for the build, "LGA 2011-3 CPU Support" stated on the box and in specs. After I receive it and doing some more reading on all my new components while I am waiting for some backordered memory, I see that there may be a problem with the 6850K CPU since the MB must have at least BIOS f22 for the MB to recognize the 6850K CPU. I thought I would have recd a later manufactured MB from Newegg but the one I recd had a serial # beginning with 1550. Contacted Gigabyte and they confirmed that serial beginning with 1550 means the MB was manufactured in the 50th week of 2015 and most likely has the f1 or f2 BIOS.

The later BIOS didn't come out until around mid 2016, I believe. This MB does NOT have Q-Flash+ where you can update the BIOS without a CPU installed. I don't have an older CPU to do a build, update the BIOS, unbuild, and then build again with my new components so the only solution is to send back to Gigabyte for a BIOS update. They were responsive and understanding when I called and gave me an RMA to send back for the update. Cost me $23.15 to mail to them, I live on the east coast and they are in CA.

Other Thoughts: Wish Gigabyte and Newegg would boldface this info in the ordering process so one would know ahead of time, but still wouldn't know if the MB shipped to you will have the correct BIOS. Guess Newegg still has a ton of the ones made before the later BIOSs.

I have no idea how the MB will perform since it is on it's way to CA at the moment so that is why only able to give 3 stars right now. Wonder if I will get it back before 2017?

Reviewed By:Edward G.,12/6/2016 8:02:13 AM
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MSI MSI Gaming Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Easy to set up and use
High quality control
MSI special techs

Cons: The design is highly problematic:
1, Primary PCIE slot is too close to CPU, which means you can't use full size air cooling like Noctua D15.
2, Full band with is only available @ first pcie slot. This is true even though you use one gpu.
3, Dual channel arrangement is hard to understand, you must use 2rd DIMM rank anyway to get dual channel.
4, USB 3.0 isnt campatiable with my case and will be fully covered if you use 1st pcie slot.

Other Thoughts: Not recommend to all users given its design flaws and price.

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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Good mini itx board with features.

Cons: My audio is having some serious trouble. Its very distroted. For this much price point there should be no such issues.
There are several people on forums complaining about the Creative Sound card but no word from Gigabyte yet. Very annoyed with it. Will be reaching out to gigabyte.

Reviewed By:Akash S.,12/6/2016 10:24:03 AM
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ASUS Z170-DELUXE LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: The ASUS Z170-DELUXE is without a doubt, the best motherboard i have ever laid my eyes upon. Its SATA 10 GB/s ports ran just as fast as advertised, I overclocked my i7-6700k to 5.5 Gigahertz per second. (cooler: Cryorig A40). It came with an SLI bridge that i have not used, so i cannot comment on it. Lastly, it is very easy to set up any sort of RAID setup. I ran a RAID 0 setup with 2 samsung 850 EVO drives, 500 gb each. they ran very quickly.

Cons: I must recommend you get a full tower case with this mobo. The cover that protects the I/O ports is unnecessarily big. with my case (the DIYPC Gamemax-bk), i cannot use my external I/O shield or else the screws did not line up.

Reviewed By:nate s.,12/6/2016 9:44:48 AM
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MSI MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M7 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -The pictures don't even come close to do this board's justice when it comes to the red on the heatsink and I/O cover it's a very nice cherry gloss red very very nice.
-Has red leds under the chipset heatsink they can be configured to different modes in the msi gaming app (also can be turned off for the stealth build.)
-The bios are really nice and easy to navigate love the click bios
-Has a solid black pcb yes folks it's actually black not deep brown
-Has very easy to use overclocking essentials with the 14 phase power to deliver that stable clean power
-Comes with Xsplit if you want to stream
-PCIE metal plated slots for beefy graphics cards. (I have a Sapphire R9 Fury Nitro on the top slot and it sags but the slot has no bend in it what so ever very pleased.)
-Audio is very clean and crisp noticable a difference coming from an A88X Gigabyte board
-You can take off the rear I/O cover with two screws one near PCIE Slot 1 and near the cpu power

Cons: -Pain to install because of the padded I/O Shield
-Has a hard drive activity led on the bottom of the board near the debug/temp gauge (flickers red)
-Registering the board and redeeming a code for mafia III is kinda tedious I haven't gotten mine to work but so so
-This isn't really a con but those of you wondering what color the debug leds power switch and reset switch are on the board they are green
-Don't have anything else to say because of the love of this board

Other Thoughts: -I would definitely recommend picking this up over a MPOWER or anything else because of the price to performance
-would be cool if they made a silver or blue edition of this board ;)
-Killer steal if you can pick it up for under $190.
-The I/O cover can protect your rear I/O from shipping damages I got mine semi bent and everything is 100% okay, so are the heat sinks near the socket everything is beefy and well built.
-I've been an msi fan ever since I built my first makeshift computer I got BF4 free with one of their A88XM boards, then I owned a z97 G55 Sli both boards were the nicest thing and most bang for buck when I was looking, so was the gaming m7.
System:
i5 6600k
16gb Corsair LPX @2666
R9 Fury Nitro
120gb Adata SP550
275gb Crucial MX300
1tb Western Digital Blue
750w Gold EVGA supernova NEX Full mod.
Fractal Design Define R4
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo
Msi Gaming M7 :)

Reviewed By:Nolan N.,12/4/2016 10:43:45 PM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Was not DOA

Cons: Killer network driver/software is extremely prone to memory leaks leaving me rebooting my computer typically once a day at least so I'm not sitting at 96%+ RAM (running 16GB and I know for a fact that I should not be using more than 40% in typical usage). On Windows 10, the Creative sound drivers do not install like they should. I only have sound because I had to manually install a generic sound card driver. Time from power button to Windows starting up is much much longer than my last board even after tweaking.

Overclocking software also does not want to work properly

I do not have much experience with buying motherboards so I am unsure if it is specific to this board/Gigabyte boards but what they also need to do is include a USB flash drive for the driver software rather than a disk. Not everybody has a disk drive

Other Thoughts: I only recommend this board if you want something to be frustrating but not so frustrating that you are actively seeking another board.

Reviewed By:Matthew H.,12/4/2016 9:44:59 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-Z170XP-SLI (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: All around good set of options and performance.
Good looking board for windowed boxes.
I have had good luck with the few (6) Gigabyte boards Ive purchased

Cons: Could use a few more USB ports on the back io panel, So i just purchased a 4 port 3.0 hub for my desktop, which actually has made it much more convenient.

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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: This is an all around great motherboard, but the main focus for my review is to praise the audio quality that I didn't know you could get out of a motherboard.

Cons: I initially had problems getting the CPU speed to stay at 4.2 using their App center. I moved from a higher resolution monitor to a 1080 TV, It kept wanting to jump the speed to 4.4. That has been resolved. Not really happy with the way they address the M.2 slot. It disables other sata inputs, you need to be careful

Other Thoughts: I don't usually write reviews, the purpose for this one follows.

I originally had this in my in home office to play video games, 6700k, GTX 1070, 34" 3440x1440 monitor. The computer in my living room failed so I put this one there to replace it. Now gaming @ 1080 so this system is probably overkill. I using this with my home theater system which is 7.1 surround and 65" screen. What absolutely blew me away was how much better the audio is compared to the box that failed. I have never heard better audio surround or 2 channel from any computer I'v ever owned, including ones with $200 sound cards. Gigabyte has done something here that is fantastic. I use both the surround speaker system and Sennheiser gaming headphones for gaming and listening to music. I've had to go back thru my music play lists, just to be amazed at the improvement in audio quality.

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ASRock X99 Taichi LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: Has all the latest and greatest

Cons: dual socket could be bettwe

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MSI Z170A SLI LGA 1151 Intel Z170 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: So far this is a great motherboard and a decent price range on sale.

Cons: 1. No HDMI as shown the picture where they are going over the audio. Sure they don't list it in the description. But a picture is worth a thousand words. So I was very disappointed when I realized I bought a motherboard with not HDMI.
2. Lack of USB ports.

Other Thoughts: Don't buy this motherboard unless it's 50 dollars or less. There are far better boards that MSI has out in this price range that will serve you better.

Reviewed By:Jonathan M.,12/4/2016 10:09:58 PM
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ASUS Z97-PRO LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: For the time that I owned this board (about one year) it had no issues. Very reliable and only started to develop issues booting back up until it would no longer boot about a year in. Before that, I had no issues with the board day-to-day unlike my current board

Cons: Board eventually failed to boot

Reviewed By:Matthew H.,12/4/2016 9:58:46 PM
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ASRock Z170M Extreme4 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: - Easy to install all components
- Quality Build
- Easy to use BIOS
- Instructions were easy to follow

Cons: - Nothing Really

Other Thoughts: Strongly recommend, I was able to use this easily on my first build. I believe a lot of the negative reviews may have been from putting a few of the pins in the incorrect spot.

Reviewed By:Duncan L.,12/5/2016 6:38:29 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-H170N-WIFI (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel H170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -Dual LAN + WiFi/Bluetooth; did not need any adapters for these which is always a plus!
-Easy to use BIOS (or UEFI, I'm not too sure which one it is), pretty simple to select boot drives and adjust the fans, can use mouse, etc
- inexpensive
- USB type C connector
- Colour scheme & aesthetic(practically black, no overly visible logos)

Cons: -odd front IO placement (between CPU and PCIE slot)
- 2 fan headers (as far as I could tell. 1 CPU, 1 System)

Other Thoughts: I would definitely recommend it, it is a great motherboard. The cons are not too major in my opinion.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/5/2016 5:32:23 PM
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Open Box: BIOSTAR H81MHV3 LGA 1150 Intel H81 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: It was cheap with free shipping

Cons: It came defective,
The motherboard power pins didn't work properly after i tried with multiple PSU I had to have the power pins halfway in to get power that would just cut off and not power back up if i switched the PSU on and off more than twice,
Only the fans worked and the GPU was receiving power but the processor wasn't working and there wasn't a display on my monitor,
but the processor most likely didn't work because the SOCKET PINS WERE BENT ON THE MOTHERBOARD! So I would be fine if the motherboard worked, It didn't have enough fan slots but i would've lived with buying some multipliers but the power button didn't even work to begin with!

Other Thoughts: If it worked.... I would've given it 4 stars only because it only has one fan slot (That worked for me)

Reviewed By:Marie Allen,12/5/2016 8:42:43 PM
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ASRock X99 Extreme4 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: It's a budget X99 motherboard that functions. That's a good thing, right? In other news, I can't speak to the quality of the sound because for some reason HDMI audio output isn't functioning with my GTX 650, but hopefully when I go Pascal that won't be an issue. However, I was a definite fan of the backup BIOS, as this made me much more confident when flashing my board because if something gets messed up and the board doesn't even post, you can short a jumper and boot from a backup BIOS. (Luckily) I haven't had to use this yet, but it's nice to have as a feature. It also supports M.2 SSD's at both SATA3 and PCIe NvMe speeds, a godsend for me as I'd already bought a PCIe x4 M.2 drive (for those of you wondering how it runs, amazingly. It's blazing fast, and I'm already used to SATA SSD speeds.) One issue you should bear in mind, though, is that you'll have to flash the BIOS after it posts to be able to boot from your M.2 drive. You'll probably be wondering why Windows has installed and your drive isn't booting (like I was) but a simple BIOS flash fixes this issue and you'll be on your way with your >1G/s speeds, happy as a clam.\

Also, built-in overclocking was super easy using the A-tuning utility (AsRock proprietary) because it links with the BIOS. It's amazing because it has built-in presets for OC'ing your CPU, so you don't have to fiddle with clocks or voltages or anything like that. You just pick a preset and it goes. I wouldn't recommend using the auto-overclock utility though, as it overclocked my 5820K to 4.3GHZ on my air cooler (Lucifer V2) which I didn't think was safe or stable given my constant use of the computer. I eventually settled on a 4.0GHZ overclock using the automatic presets, and I haven't had to touch it since.

Cons: The blue heatsinks? Maybe? Then again I had some Ballistix Sport LT white RAM and I'd wanted to go with the MSI Krait before buying this so I guess I'm in the minority, but I've always wanted a B&W themed computer and I don't think the blue will go very well with MSI's TWIN FROZR VI color scheme (for some reason, companies feel the need to capitalize everything. I don't know why.)

Other Thoughts: I'd definitely recommend it. For the price and features I think it's an amazing board, and I haven't discovered any complaints yet, although I've only had my build for less than a week so I don't know how well it will hold up to long-term usage. I would caution you against using Broadwell-E straight out of the gate, as apparently a BIOS update is needed before this board can support those chips and you can't flash the BIOS until the board is posted, which requires a supported CPU to do (Haswell-E.) So the bottom line is, you need to stick a Haswell-E chip in here and flash the BIOS before you go Broadwell. Otherwise, it's a great board!

Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/5/2016 7:18:30 PM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-X99M-GAMING 5 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Motherboard
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Pros: Easy to install, compact, durable, LED lighting is pretty neat

Cons: On newegg's website it says it's compatible with 3000mhz ram, but it is not (unless there is a BIOS update, haven't checked). When I installed my GeIL DDR4 16GB 3000mhz ram and booted the computer up I was getting an error code 60. Tried each slot individually with one RAM stick till I figured out the mobo wasn't compatible with it (after looking on gigabyte's website, compatible up to 2800). Not worth an egg knockoff since I blame myself for not checking the manufacturer's website.

Other Thoughts: Reading some of the other reviews I noticed people complaining the mobo didn't come with the latest bios. I'm not sure if they just got a bad one or what but as far as I know mine came with the latest version. The common complaint was not supporting the 6800k i7 processor. It definitely does support it, I purchased that processor for this mobo and have no problems with it running. Didn't need to do any BIOS flashes.

Reviewed By:Chaz G.,12/5/2016 6:22:22 PM
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ASRock Z170A-X1/3.1 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: I've been building systems for decades and snapping in the processor, ram and attaching cables was very easy.

- Plenty SATA 6 gb slots
- CPU Fan header in good location
- Price / Performance ratio is on point

Cons: What you NEED to know

- If you're using Windows 7 you're going to find that your mouse + keyboard work in UEFI Bios but not in the OS. This can cause some major issues, so I'll outline how I went around it below.
- While it has multiple PCI Express lots, I can't install my PCI sound card (SB Audigy 2) that I've been using for a long time. It works and still has drivers for updated OS's but without the right slot, I'm stuck using USB sound or buying a new card for the reduced size slots. I knew what I was getting into though, so this is only a con if you need the slot.

Other Thoughts: Okay, so you remove your hard drive from your old system, plug it in to the SATA 0a slot and boot up your OS with new hardware only to find that your USB slot's aren't detected! You go into the UEFI Bios by smashing delete on your keyboard before the system starts up and everything is working just fine. So what can you do?

The easy route is that you have a CD-Rom, the hard route would be not having the CD-Rom. So here's how you fix this:
- Go into bios and activate the Advanced mode
> Go to USB to see available options.
> Enable legacy USB AND Enable simulated USB but leave the last option disabled.

You're half-way done. Boot up the OS after saving changes and your keyboard and mouse should work. However, since all ports on the motherboard are USB 3.0 and use a specific driver from ASRock, you'll need to put the CD in and install the drivers for USB, including the internet (which won't be working either since those drivers aren't installed).

If you don't have a CD-Rom. You'll have to do what I did. I used a Universal Hard Drive Adapter that has IDE, SATA options and has 2 USB plugs. This device will allow you to plug in your hard drive via USB to another computer. So, take out your hard drive, or leave it in and connect this device to another computer or laptop. Download the USB and LAN drivers, saving them to an easy to reach folder on that hard drive. Shut down the 2nd computer, turn off your USB Hard Drive adapter and then put that Hard Drive back in the new computer.

At this point you can boot up and install those drivers. Meaning you can now GO back into your UEFI bios and turn off ALL of the USB options from the advanced menu. If you don't your keyboard and/or mouse may light up despite the computer being completely turned off. So turn off that Legacy support and turn off the simulated PS/2 / USB.

Save and boot the computer as normal and everything should work accordingly. JUST REMEMBER, every USB port WILL be supplying 5 volts of power regardless of whether or not the computer is turned on! This is for people to charge their devices and as far as I know there's no option for you to turn that off. Just make sure if you have something plugged in that you're giving it power. It's useful for people who want to charge their vape pen, phone or other devices, but I happen to have headphones that light up when mute is turned on (a typical visual cue) so I have to turn my mic on to disable that light.

I hope this was informative, normally this wouldn't be so hard, but without USB 2.0 ports, you're bound to run into some weird situations. You most likely don't have the adapter I have, but they are usually $15-25 and I've been using mine for about 8 years, so do yourself a favor and buy one. If you don't use it for yourself, you better believe you'll use it to save a friend one day.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Curtis,

Thank you for purchase and review.
Because of Windows 7 does not build-in USB drivers for Intel 100 series chipset, it needs to adjust BIOS setting or patch the USB drivers to Windows 7 installation media.
However, Windows 8/8.1/10 does not have this issue.

Please visit link below for USB keyboard and mouse with Windows 7 Installation Guide and USB Patcher.
Link: http://www.asrock.com/microsite/Win7Install/index.html

If you have any technical support inquiry, please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp
We will assist you shortly.

Thank you

ASRock Support
Tech Support Email: http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp

Reviewed By:Curtis C.,12/5/2016 5:11:34 PM
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MSI MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M7 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: solid material, everything I'd places dick that cable management is relatively easy. Yea an M.2 slot which most of my other mobos didn't.

Cons: 2 dead RAM slots and can't RMA because I can't find the original static bag so it got rejected =/ .

Other Thoughts: will buy again because of dead RAM slots but over all a great mobo. wish it came perfect.

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ASUS Z170M-PLUS LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Nothing

Cons: The motherboard was DOA. Green light showed on the motherboard indicating it was getting power but it would not turn on. Power supply tested fine.

Reviewed By:Todd P.,12/5/2016 4:10:59 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-H110M-A (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Price

Cons: bought two. Both DOA. Maybe my rating is unfair and I just had incredibly terrible luck, but ask yourself, you buy a burger ad there's a dead rat in each, you shrug and call it bad luck or do you wonder how two dead rats got in your food and never go back? Yah, same situation here.

Reviewed By:Kyle R.,12/5/2016 3:09:26 PM
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MSI MSI Gaming Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: None, it never worked

Cons: The motherboard never worked, not even once. I unhooked and reconnected everything repeatedly and even switched parts out. In the end, the motherboard was a dud. Very disappointed.

Other Thoughts: Would not recommend this product and I am not likely to buy another MSI product in the future.

Update: I RMA'd the product and after paying for shipping and waiting over two weeks I finally got the board back. They had fixed the bent prongs but the board itself still amounts to little more than a paperweight with a couple LED's... Thank you anyways MSI

Reviewed By:Warren C.,12/5/2016 2:35:27 PM
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MSI Z170A Krait Gaming 3X LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Didn't get a chance to use it to determine the Pros of this board.

Cons: First board lasted less than 2 hours before it crashed. The replacement board was DOA. Newegg was great as usual in dealing with exchange and refund. Ended up going with a Gigabyte Gaming 7 board & no issues.

Other Thoughts: This was my first time purchasing an MSI product and I highly doubt I'll be buying another.

Reviewed By:Michael W.,12/5/2016 12:05:31 PM
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MSI H81M-P33 LGA 1150 Intel H81 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Overall I'm pleased. Everything works, plug and play, layout is good, price is wonderful.

Cons: Onboard audio goes a little static-y occasionally while playing Witcher 3 despite driver updates. Haven't noticed on other games, and it's not significant or frequent enough to cause me to take an egg off.

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ASRock G41C-GS R2.0 LGA 775 Intel G41 + ICH7 Intel Motherboard
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Pros: - Good for building or reviving a LGA 775 computer with DDR3 RAM.

Cons: - You need to be careful what memory modules you use;
- After plugging in my graphics card, the PCI Express x1 slot was fully covered, so unusable. Would have been nice for the distance between the PCI-E x16 and PCI-E x1 slots to be greater.

Other Thoughts: Be careful when choosing the RAM!
The modules that worked for me were:
- DDR3: G.SKILL Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Model F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT
- DDR2: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ

Reviewed By:RADU-GABRIEL F.,12/5/2016 11:14:52 AM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Outstanding audio quality and versatility. Everything works as it should, no issues with the board I bought. Lots of USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports...

Cons: PCIE slots are too close together to make use of SLI... I had 2x GTX960 FTW in SLI for a while, but had to put a foam spacer between them to allow more air flow to the inner card as it was constantly 10 degrees hotter than the outer card.

Other Thoughts: I've never had an issue with this board and would most definitely recommend it to others.

Reviewed By:Thomas W.,12/5/2016 12:58:01 PM
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MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS LGA 1151 Intel H110 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: well made board

Cons: tabs on the IO shield were a little funky but its not a deal breaker
everything was tight, you really need to push to get the plugs in

Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/5/2016 11:25:33 AM
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ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming/AURA LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: Mobo looks great. It's mostly in black so it goes with most builds. Lots of USB ports.

Cons: -Aura software won't run. The default colors look good, but I can't change them since the software won't start. I've seen at least two reports of the same problem online, but no solutions.
-I don't have a CD-ROM drive. Looked for the drivers online but couldn't find them in an easily downloadable format. So I used a laptop to transfer the contents of the CD-ROM to a usb memory stick.
-The first mobo was dead on arrival (from another vendor). It took 4 weeks for the RMA process, at which point the vendor said both they and Asus was out of stock so they simply refunded my money. That's why I bought this from Newegg.
-Ontrac shipping is horrible as usual.

Reviewed By:Robert H.,12/5/2016 11:09:53 AM
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MSI MSI Gaming B150 Gaming M3 LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -Really nice soft glowing LED on the board
-The included drivers for setting fan speed, overclocking, and other hardware management are very easy to use and work like intended

Cons: -None

Other Thoughts: -i5 Skylake 6600k 3.5ghz
Gigabyte G1 gtx 1060 6gb
1tb blue WD HDD
128gb PNY SSD
8gb DDR4 Team Elite Ram
MSI gaming B150 gaming M3

Reviewed By:Paul Y.,12/5/2016 10:22:53 AM
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EVGA Z170 Stinger 111-SS-E172-KR LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: - Simple, decent, board

Cons: - Unable to use any XMP mode on my memory, motherboard refuses to boot. Had to erase CMOS using button on back panel to get motherboard to boot.
- After working fine for first day, motherboard started to refuse to wake from sleep. Would cycle every two seconds or so making clicking noises. Support was basically useless in helping to resolve.
- BIOS is pretty simplistic.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,

I am sorry to hear about the troubles you are having with your EVGA z170 motherboard. I can assure you that we are here to assist and support you as best we can. If you haven't done so I may recommend testing your system with a different power supply to address the sleep issues. Please refer to our support page here http://www.evga.com/support/motherboard/ for a full list of supported memory, otherwise I would encourage you to contact our 24 hour Technical Support team by phone 1.888.881.3842 and pressing option 1 or by email: Newegg@EVGA.com so that we can assist you.

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Reviewed By:William R.,12/5/2016 9:04:10 AM
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GA-H170-GAMING 3 Configurator
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Pros: -Cool color scheme

-Very Affordable Jump to DDr4 Mobo and Memory

-Lots of options for the price

-Set up was a breeze

Cons: -None so far

Other Thoughts: The colors go great together, and they fit my existing case really well. It is slightly slimmer than my old mobo so I got a few extra screws out of the deal. Saving 20 bucks on memory I was going to buy anyway was sweet. Pairing this deal with a new processor and ssd brought my computer into this decade so I'm back on track for gaming. I would recommend to anyone looking to do the same without breaking the bank.

Reviewed By:Steven G.,12/5/2016 8:34:12 AM
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MSI Z170A Gaming Pro Carbon LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: RGB lighting

Cons: No bios reset switch or even a jumper. You have to short out two pins with a metal object to clear the cmos.

Reviewed By:David T.,12/5/2016 10:17:41 AM
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ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -Easy to install, most components easily plug and play

Cons: -the SATA ports are difficult to manage without removing the graphics card
-the m.2 slots are hard to install without stripping down the components
-the boot menu selection can be a little wacky, not recognizing some drives or not actually booting to the device you choose to boot to. some of this is because I was using a Windows install from a previous build, it was very hit or miss but a lot of that is because windows is tied to the hardware

Other Thoughts: -the issue I have with the m.2 slots are because my M.2 2280 Evo 850 came in a few days after all the other components so I initiated my build without the planned 500GB SSD. It was extremely difficult getting the drive into the slot without stripping down the components (depending on which slot you planned to use: CPU cooler, GPU)
-Just as an FYI, if you don't enable the deep sleep option in the bios, the USB ports remain powered when you shut down the computer. This can be handy if you charge peripherals while not using the computer but if you are worried about power consumption or have mouse/keyboard with light effects then this is how you fix it.

Reviewed By:Jacob S.,12/5/2016 9:41:48 AM
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ASRock H97 Pro4 LGA 1150 Intel H97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: I have been running this motherboard almost 2 years 24/7 without any problems. It has been "Rock" solid. I'm using all the sata ports, 16GB RAM, using the USB ports daily. This system just keeps on going without a glitch.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: A few times I had an issue with in trying to do a system restore and having the BIOS boot from CD/dvd. It appears if you have too many disk drives attached the BIOS might not find the bootable CD. I have 1 SSD sata drive, 4 spinning sata drives and one sata CD drive. Unhooking one of the sata drives solved the problem.

Reviewed By:Scott B.,12/5/2016 8:33:44 AM
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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII RANGER LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: none

Cons: first off asus customer support call center is horrible.

My rig ran fine for a week.Other than setting the bios straight when i first fired it up i had no issues. last night i come come to turn on my new rig and it wont boot. i look at the motherboard and the q code is 00. i stayed up all night freaking out reading the forum posts and everything. trying what i could.
my brother had an i5 at the shop so he brought it over and tried that.. nothing
different psu? nothing
bios flashback? nothing

called asus. they say my rams not certified. even though it is, if i buy it 4gb seperately. since i got the 4gbx2 package it has a slightly different nomenclature after the dash.
it says its rog certified.
asus website says its certified.
no help. now they want me to buy another stick of ram off the qvl list.
i have never had a stick of ram just stop being compatible out of thin air.

even after explaining that i still get the 00 code with no ram im treated like an idiot. this isnt my first build i have been working on these things for a long time.

if this is the way asus treats customers
ill make sure not to buy asus anything ever again.

money down the drain

Other Thoughts: dont buy ROG

Reviewed By:Steven Hurley,12/5/2016 7:50:49 AM
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ASRock Z170 Extreme4+ LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: It looks nice. This is my first ASRock board the looks alone made me jump to upgrade. At first I was thinking maybe just board features but really almost every other Z170 board worth buying have the same if not better features. ex. 2 type c ports with the add on and plenty type a ports. I've had a couple Asus boards for Haswell and several Gigabyte boards but nothing has ever beat ASUS build quality. For some reason no one can ever match the quality. Non the less the board does have a nice color scheme.

As far as flashing updated BIOS like others have been complaining about was painless and worked flawlessly. Especially considering the manufacturer website gives you MULTIPLE OPTIONS and WAYS to flash it. Most importantly they give you a help option button that shows you how to properly flash a BIOS. Ive never done this until I got this board. Also has A and B bios switch with separate chips.

Cons: The lack of SATA ports real bummer... Plus if you want to use the front panel add on either have to give up M.2+USB header or use a typical amount of drives 2 and M.2 sadly I have to choose between other drives and my optical drive. This board surprisingly did feel too flimsy like most others do. The plastic trim feels really cheap. I was kind of scared that this would pop of while holding it to lower into my case. I hope that the companies actually look at these or at least they reach out to someone worth matter to at least make a difference. At least make the boards thicker. The features were right on par just wish I could use them like I intended. Then again that's probably the reason you take the chance to buy unknown things.

Other Thoughts: I would really like to see THIS color scheme implemented more. The boards with red and black are just really over used. As well as a White and Copper version I would for sure buy if this sata/storage issue was fixed.

Reviewed By:Dustin Brewer,12/3/2016 11:58:11 PM
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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Gaming Motherboard
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Pros: very clean looking board, I love the ROG rgb logo.
Easy to drop the cpu in with instillation tool

Cons: The mobo would not post therefore the board had to be sent back. it turns out that the board happened to be just a lemon... as much as I was angered by ASUS due to the fact that I got a garbage board I decided to give them another chance and bought there ASUS x170 Deluxe mobo and I am extremely satisfied.

Other Thoughts: I cant say I would recommend this motherboard due to what has happened to me, but I would strongly recommend there ASUS z170 Deluxe mobo!

Reviewed By:Devin W.,12/3/2016 10:48:45 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-UD3 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: None

Cons: Doa. Won't even post. Had to wait too long to build it so no RMA from new egg. Co ta Ted gigabyte for RMA.
LEDs on the debug display don't even light up. No fans on GPU just CPU fan . Waited three months to build this and severely disappointed. And it seems it's a bad batch. Lots of doa reviews recently on Newegg.....
Won't be buying a gigabyte motherboard again. I'm sticking to as rock and msi

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Thank you for your comments. We apologize for your difficulty with your GIGABYTE product. Please contact us at newegg-support@gigabyteusa.com with the case number 138912 in the e-mail subject line. We will provide personalized service and analysis to help solve your issue ASAP. If the matter is urgent, please send us your contact number, and we will contact you.

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Reviewed By:Brent S.,12/3/2016 8:56:09 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Yeah it's good if it works

Cons: Yes, cons. my favorite. where should I start?
It worked. it worked fine. after couple of months it just, died. I was playing and in the middle of the game my pc shut off. At first I though it was the power supply. I have tried 3 different power supplies with this motherboard!!!! Does not get anywhere. I have tried both intel i5 6600 and i7 6700. I tried different ram. I cleaned it up, and I came to the conclusion, it died. Just, died.

Other Thoughts: Now here's the funny part. While the mouse still lights up in the USB, the north bridge heatsink gets extremely hot, in 5 minutes! and funny how I cannot get it to boot at all.

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Please contact GIGABYTE tech support department with detail system and problem information to trouble shoot at 1-626-854-9338 opt. 3 Monday through Friday from 08:30 ~ 17:30 PST.

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Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/3/2016 10:51:49 PM
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MSI H170I Pro AC LGA 1151 Intel H170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Small, layout is okay, looks good, wifi signal is adequate for gaming, bluetooth connections is solid.

Cons: M.2 is a NIGHTMARE so far/ ***UPDATED*** getting better...

Other Thoughts: I want to review the board but I can't get past bios. I have tinkered with the bios for 2 days in order to get it to recognize my Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500 GB drive, which I wanted as my only system storage. I went through forum after forum, downloaded all of the bios updates and installed them from MSI's website and even put the M.2 in another computer to make sure it wasn't the SSD's fault. I CAN'T GET THE BIOS TO EVEN SEE THE M.2 SOCKET WHEN I USE THE BOARD EXPLORER. If anyone was able to troubleshoot this same issue I hope they can share or this one is definitely going back.
Build:
MSI Intel Skylake H170 LGA 1151 DDR4 USB 3.1 Mini ITX Motherboard (H170I Pro AC)
SAMSUNG 850 EVO M.2 2280 500GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal SSD Single Unit Version MZ-N5E500BW
EVGA GTX 1060 SSC
Corsair 450W SFX PSU
Corsair Vengeance DDR4 16GB RAM

***UPDATED***
After giving up on m.2 with what seems like a combination of possibly a bad m.2 slot and or a bad SSD. I installed a 2.5 inch 1TB SSD and my hard times were over. As of today the motherboard is performing well and all the features are pretty solid. WIFI is strong and never drops, bluetooth to my wireless keyboard and speakers is great and temps are good. I still have to deduct a couple of eggs for what I think is a faulty m.2 slot on the motherboard but it works fine with its 2.5 inch replacement via sata cable. Despite the drawbacks its not worth taking apart and sending back now. If youre thinking about buying this board proceed with caution.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/3/2016 8:16:36 PM
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ASRock H110M-HDS LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: - It works
- It's cheap
- Has the PCI Express 1x slot to the right of the PCI Express 16x slot unlike some boards I've seen (for whatever reason). This allows me to install both a graphics card and a wireless card.

Cons: - Bug in Linux, although I'm not sure if it just a bug with Skylake or this chipset. It will constantly complain about some hardware issue, and beware, it will eat up all of your storage it happens. I don't know what's up with that, because it doesn't happen every boot.

Other Thoughts: A workaround for the bug I've used successfully is by issuing the command:

echo 'disable' > /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe6F

Reviewed By:Matthew T.,12/4/2016 4:42:58 PM
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ASUS Z97-E/USB3.1 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Just look at what this thing has, don't listen to the negative reviews.

Cons: NONE

Other Thoughts: I have owned this board for over 1 year now and havent had any issues. My Build: ASUS Z97-E/USB3.1, EVGA GeForce GTX 980, Intel Core i7-4790K Devil's Canyon Quad-Core 4.0 GHz, SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 500GB SATA III SSD, G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB), ASUS USB 2.0 Black External Slim CD / DVD Writer, Cooler Master Seidon 240M - All-In-One CPU Liquid Water Cooling System. All in a NZXT H440 case.

I'm only posting this review because i'm really surprised by the 3 star rating. This thing is awesome, 5 stars.

Reviewed By:vince r.,12/4/2016 7:05:40 PM
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MSI MSI Gaming X99A GODlike Gaming LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: none....

Cons: I had the choice of doing a new water cooled build around this board or the asus rampage v 10th. since I already had a msi 1070 seahawk ek video card I choose the msi godlike x99. Boy was I disappointed. When ordering part for my new build I went ahead and did all msi parts I could in the build. things like another 1070 seahawk ek that makes 2.a msi dragon sli bridge. a msi ds300 mouse a msi gaming keyboard a msi vga card holder. with all parts for system including the 2 custom loops parts one for the 6850k and one for the 2 seahawks I decided to go to my local store that had the msi x99 godlike in stock to buy. got home opened box and was in aww at the looks of the board it would be perfect for the build. hooked the board up to the test bench for preinstall test.....and nothing......DOA... went back to local store got replacement. Home again test bench and it posted for about 10 seconds then reboot all was well right ....wrong went to bios to check bios version and it was only showing 16GB ram when 64GB was installed. Tested mem in another board fine...well that sealed the deal for me..returned again..came home and ordered the other one.. come on msi I used to count on your parts for my builds. It would have been nice to have all msi parts but....

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GIGABYTE GA-H110M-A (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: None because it will not post

Cons: Just cycles on and off does not post.

Other Thoughts: Wish I would have bought something else but I wanted a low cost PC that will be mainly used for checking email.

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Reviewed By:Gerald S.,12/4/2016 5:07:00 PM
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MSI H110I Pro LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: I really enjoyed that this had a 1151 platform and I was able to install 6700k cpu, Dominator Ram, gtx 1060, and 1 sata hd, and one sata ssd drive, running windows 10.

Cons: There would be more fan ports but honestly, you can just use adapters to power supply.

Other Thoughts: Would purchase this product if I needed another Thermaltake V1 Mini Itx build.

Reviewed By:RAMON G.,12/4/2016 1:33:11 PM
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SUPERMICRO SuperO MBD-C7Z170-M-O LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Motherboard
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Pros: If you care about fake diamond plating, RGB lights, and other gimmicky gamer stuff then look elsewhere.

If you want a quality, professional grade motherboard that does it's job very well at an affordable price then you have come to the right place. Supermicro has a long and well regarded history in the server industry. Chances are the hardware that hosts the web server that is serving this content to you right now is probably using some sort of Supermicro product in some way, shape or form.

Pros:
-Amazing quick reference sheet. Gives a blueprint of the board, and all the info you need to get your system up and going without having to flip through multiple pages in the manual.
-Very detailed manual, albeit you have to use the CD or download it.
-Power/Reset, Clear CMOS, and BIOS reset buttons on the motherboard.
-Finally a Z170 Micro-ATX Motherboard that only has one 16x PCIE Slot! Who wants to SLI in a Micro ATX case?
-16x PCIE slot is one slot lower than other Motherboards, giving the CPU Heatsink plenty of room to breath.
-Well Packaged.

Cons: The BIOS is a bit to try-hard. I did not buy a Supermicro Motherboard because I wanted a flashy BIOS. I much rather see the typical Supermicro server BIOS with the overclocking options added on.

Other Cons:
-No USB Type C on the Motherboard I/O itself.
-Memory spacing is cramped on the first 2 DIMM slots.
-4 Included SATA cables, but all straight connectors. Would of been nice to have at least 2 L Shaped connectors.
-I/O plate is very basic.

Other Thoughts: Would definitely buy again. Gave it 5 Eggs because it's still worth it, even with the cons I mentioned.

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ASRock Fatal1ty X99 Professional Gaming i7 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: 8 memory slots
wifi/blutooth
metal pci-e lanes for 1080 gtx graphics
It is certified by Noctua to be compatible with their NH-D15 passive cooler option(pump failure on water coolers are not an option since this is a single point of failure that would take my workstation down) If a fan dies on my D-15 I can keep going with my thor V2 case fans, even if both Noctua fans fail within the same timeframe.) I also love the fact that Noctua has a 6 year warranty which is rare on water pumps.

Cons: -None this is a solid motherboard
-Not a big fan of onboard sound cards and especially Creative Labs, but this audio is ok for consumers and better than the realtek HD Audio. Get an outboard DAC if you want professional quality, but seriously, I don't hear crosstalk from the motherboard or other oddities from this audio onboard so it was well thought out and well designed with reducing crosstalk and lowering the noise floor. No real specs though which always concerns me.

Other Thoughts: Not worth taking an egg...
-It would be great if it supported the AIC for thunderbolt for ultra low latency DAC for studio recording.
-I would rather have a third USB 3 header inside so I can store my dongles inside the case. Will probably get a AIC for this because I hate tying up 3 ports on the back for things like my iLok.

Reviewed By:Jay F.,12/4/2016 12:15:19 PM
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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII GENE LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Gaming Motherboard
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Pros: Very cool looking!

I was worried about whether the ASUS Maximus VIII Gene would support the latest Samsung 950 pro SSD with NVMe technology. IT WORKED FINE, RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX. NO SPECIAL DOWNLOADS WERE NECESSARY.

Cons: No problems or defects so far. Very satisfied.

Other Thoughts: Definitely recommend this board to others.

Reviewed By:Wallace P.,12/4/2016 12:09:20 PM
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Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3V - Intel B85 Chipset LGA 1150 MicroATX Motherboard PCIE3.0/USB3.0/SATA3.0
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Pros: -looks grate
-bios was easy to update
-everything is working fine

Cons: -nothing

Other Thoughts: i haven't had any problems with this motherboard and i like its bios allot.
it also looks very nice in person with its black board.

Reviewed By:matt h.,12/4/2016 10:50:58 AM
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GA-H170-GAMING 3 Configurator
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Pros: Lots of connections, so I had choices about where things like SATA and system fan connectors go, which made for a cleaner finished product.
Great manual, easy setup. Zero do-overs, which for my second build ever is more about good directions than my skill set.
Fast, and fast network connector.
I loved the G-connector, that lets you put all the fiddly little front connectors into a clip and the clip then attaches to the motherboard as a unit. Why doesn't every mobo come with this? It's about a five-cent part ...
Looks sharp, very clean.
Great price. I'm not interested in overclocking, so was able to save about $25 off of a comparable Z170 board.
Well thought out ... with a good-sized GPU I still had room to work.

Cons: Just a little too wide for comfort, so I was concerned (and careful) not to flex the board while attaching cables to the right edge ... this is a niggly item, as the board is sturdy. Only thing I could think of I didn't like / love about the board.

Other Thoughts: I'm sorry I went w/ an H110 budget board for my first build. This is worth the few extra $$.
I bought a Sapphire Radeon Rx 460 and between the green and blue lights on the GPU, a white LED on the system fan and the red on the mobo, I feel like I'm sitting next to a Christmas tree sometimes ... there are enough LEDs on the board you might want to think about your color combos. It would be perfect for a red & black system.

Reviewed By:RANDAL S.,12/4/2016 9:18:30 AM
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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Gaming Motherboard
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Pros: fast
plenty of room for expansion
looks amazing with my red lights
my i7 overclocking works flawlessly

Cons: 2 RMA boards before I got a working one

Other Thoughts: They may have fixed the problem with these boards and if they have it will make this product perfect.

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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -ready SLI
-comes with flex 2 way SLI cable so if you have 2 GPUS you'd be set to test out the motherboards potential.
-extra SATA cables

Cons: -none at all

Other Thoughts: -first and foremost this was the first major hardware upgrade done on my tower, be sure to make sure you are ready for installation not just parts but also windows software.
-the main reason i purchased this was because i got a hold of two 1070 GPU's that i wanted to add to my original setup. This motherboard works for everything i needed.
-not really into flashy motherboards, but if it's your thing then make sure to download the "MSI AppCenter" FIRST, then "Ambient Lighting". If you're having trouble with the CD or don't have a CD drive they do have the same drivers/apps on the MSI website.
-the four SATA cables come with 2-all straight cords & 2-straight to right angle cords
-if you don't have a 3 way SLI Bridge the 2 way flex bridge that it comes with is a little shabby but still can get the job done if you wish to test your board for full potential.

Reviewed By:J.R. D.,12/4/2016 3:14:16 AM
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GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3P (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Yeah it's good if it works

Cons: Yes, cons. my favorite. where should I start?
It worked. it worked fine. after couple of months it just, died. I was playing and in the middle of the game my pc shut off. At first I though it was the power supply. I have tried 3 different power supplies with this motherboard!!!! Does not get anywhere. I have tried both intel i5 6600 and i7 6700. I tried different ram. I cleaned it up, and I came to the conclusion, it died. Just, died.

Other Thoughts: Now here's the funny part. While the mouse still lights up in the USB, the north bridge heatsink gets extremely hot, in 5 minutes! and funny how I cannot get it to boot at all.

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GIGABYTE GA-B85M-DS3H-A LGA 1150 Intel B85 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: no problems, 1 year later. Heavy use, on most of the day. Would reccommend.

Cons: nope

Reviewed By:Jordon L.,12/4/2016 3:15:00 AM
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ASRock Z170 Extreme4+ LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: It looks nice. This is my first ASRock board the looks alone made me jump to upgrade. At first I was thinking maybe just board features but really almost every other Z170 board worth buying have the same if not better features. ex. 2 type c ports with the add on and plenty type a ports. I've had a couple Asus boards for Haswell and several Gigabyte boards but nothing has ever beat ASUS build quality. For some reason no one can ever match the quality. Non the less the board does have a nice color scheme.

As far as flashing updated BIOS like others have been complaining about was painless and worked flawlessly. Especially considering the manufacturer website gives you MULTIPLE OPTIONS and WAYS to flash it. Most importantly they give you a help option button that shows you how to properly flash a BIOS. Ive never done this until I got this board. Also has A and B bios switch with separate chips.

Cons: The lack of SATA ports real bummer... Plus if you want to use the front panel add on either have to give up M.2+USB header or use a typical amount of drives 2 and M.2 sadly I have to choose between other drives and my optical drive. This board surprisingly did feel too flimsy like most others do. The plastic trim feels really cheap. I was kind of scared that this would pop of while holding it to lower into my case. I hope that the companies actually look at these or at least they reach out to someone worth matter to at least make a difference. At least make the boards thicker. The features were right on par just wish I could use them like I intended. Then again that's probably the reason you take the chance to buy unknown things.

Other Thoughts: I would really like to see THIS color scheme implemented more. The boards with red and black are just really over used. As well as a White and Copper version I would for sure buy if this sata/storage issue was fixed.

Reviewed By:Dustin Brewer,12/3/2016 11:58:11 PM
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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Gaming Motherboard
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Pros: very clean looking board, I love the ROG rgb logo.
Easy to drop the cpu in with instillation tool

Cons: The mobo would not post therefore the board had to be sent back. it turns out that the board happened to be just a lemon... as much as I was angered by ASUS due to the fact that I got a garbage board I decided to give them another chance and bought there ASUS x170 Deluxe mobo and I am extremely satisfied.

Other Thoughts: I cant say I would recommend this motherboard due to what has happened to me, but I would strongly recommend there ASUS z170 Deluxe mobo!

Reviewed By:Devin W.,12/3/2016 10:48:45 PM
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MSI H170I Pro AC LGA 1151 Intel H170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Small, layout is okay, looks good, wifi signal is adequate for gaming, bluetooth connections is solid.

Cons: M.2 is a NIGHTMARE so far/ ***UPDATED*** getting better...

Other Thoughts: I want to review the board but I can't get past bios. I have tinkered with the bios for 2 days in order to get it to recognize my Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500 GB drive, which I wanted as my only system storage. I went through forum after forum, downloaded all of the bios updates and installed them from MSI's website and even put the M.2 in another computer to make sure it wasn't the SSD's fault. I CAN'T GET THE BIOS TO EVEN SEE THE M.2 SOCKET WHEN I USE THE BOARD EXPLORER. If anyone was able to troubleshoot this same issue I hope they can share or this one is definitely going back.
Build:
MSI Intel Skylake H170 LGA 1151 DDR4 USB 3.1 Mini ITX Motherboard (H170I Pro AC)
SAMSUNG 850 EVO M.2 2280 500GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal SSD Single Unit Version MZ-N5E500BW
EVGA GTX 1060 SSC
Corsair 450W SFX PSU
Corsair Vengeance DDR4 16GB RAM

***UPDATED***
After giving up on m.2 with what seems like a combination of possibly a bad m.2 slot and or a bad SSD. I installed a 2.5 inch 1TB SSD and my hard times were over. As of today the motherboard is performing well and all the features are pretty solid. WIFI is strong and never drops, bluetooth to my wireless keyboard and speakers is great and temps are good. I still have to deduct a couple of eggs for what I think is a faulty m.2 slot on the motherboard but it works fine with its 2.5 inch replacement via sata cable. Despite the drawbacks its not worth taking apart and sending back now. If youre thinking about buying this board proceed with caution.

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GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-UD3 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: None

Cons: Doa. Won't even post. Had to wait too long to build it so no RMA from new egg. Co ta Ted gigabyte for RMA.
LEDs on the debug display don't even light up. No fans on GPU just CPU fan . Waited three months to build this and severely disappointed. And it seems it's a bad batch. Lots of doa reviews recently on Newegg.....
Won't be buying a gigabyte motherboard again. I'm sticking to as rock and msi

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Reviewed By:Brent S.,12/3/2016 8:56:09 PM
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MSI MSI Gaming Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: was a good motherboard, great bios layout. Bios updates are frequent.

Cons: The motherboard no longer posts debug 00 on the main bios and on the backup debug 0F.

Other Thoughts: Others also have reported that the motherboard fails to post after some time.

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ASUS Z170-A LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Quick setup

Cons: Not so easy instructions

Other Thoughts: The only problem I had installing this was the easy processor install instructions show that you leave the install tool in the processor socket after inserting. This did not work and gave me quite a scare when pushing the lever down as it pushed the processor out of the way and across the pins. No damage thankfully but be careful.

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ASUS Z170-A LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Did not have any issues, used all 4 ram slots. everything works as intended.

Cons: None really

Reviewed By:russell s.,12/3/2016 6:09:54 PM
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ASRock H110M-DGS LGA 1151 Intel H110 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: small
got mine for 45 dollars
good amount of ports

Cons: too much open pins
manual is a bit off

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Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/3/2016 4:22:51 PM
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ASUS Z170-A LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Did not have any issues, used all 4 ram slots. everything works as intended.

Cons: None really

Reviewed By:russell s.,12/3/2016 6:09:54 PM
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ASUS B150M-A/M.2 LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: -usb c support
-affordable price
-have everything i need

Cons: -backplate was hard to install but maybe it's just because of the hp oem case

Other Thoughts: used this board to upgrade an old hp pavillon, works perfectly till now.

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ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming/AURA LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: -Great overclocking
_good build quality

Cons: -Aura features are misleading, this is not an RGB motherboard. It has no RGB headers
-geared solely for gaming and overclocking, no led code display, no cmos button (have to manually insert a jumper cable to reset)

Other Thoughts: -My biggest issue was that I thought I could connect RGB peripherals to this board, but it just has Led's built into the board that you can control.
-For the price I would have liked some more features to help with troubleshooting
-overclocked my 6700K to 4.6 ghz with minor increase to voltage

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ASUS X99-A/USB 3.1 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: It's fine, overclocking should be easy with the menu/tools provided if you're into that stuff (I didn't try)

Cons: Died with Q error code 00 after only 1 month, no overclocking. This seems to be a fairly common error. Folks online are reporting that it's a motherboard problem that can destroy the CPU along with it. I'm not sure which yet, will try replacing the board first.

Best to avoid this motherboard. It's one thing to get a DOA board that was maybe damaged in transit. It's another to have it work fine for a month and then die catastrophically.

Other Thoughts: I can't recommend any electronic product that dies after a month of use.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/3/2016 3:56:45 PM
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MSI H110M Gaming LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: So I just got this board back from RMA, and installed everything on the board and wow, it actually worked a lot better than I thought. Being a Micro-ATX, it is a little cramped when trying to install a fairly large CPU cooler. (Cryorig H7) I used this board for my gf's PC built, and even threw on a GTX 1060 as well. Everything installed super easily even though I barely had enough space to move around. I would recommend this for a budget PC build, because it packs a punch for its low price and small board.

Cons: First motherboard was dead on arrival. Had to RMA and waited 2 weeks to receive a new board.

Reviewed By:Matthew M.,12/3/2016 2:09:07 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-Z170N-WIFI (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: + Built-in Wifi is terrific fast
+ Dual Intel Gigabit LAN for additional networking/server options
+ Onboard hardware works fully in Linux

Cons: - USB 3 Plug is very close to the CPU socket
- Overclocking options likely limited due to lack of MOSFET cooling
- PS/2 Port Really? This is 2016

Other Thoughts: I was initially reluctant to order this motherboard after reading reviews of throttling issues due to the MOSFET's getting too hot. I'm not really into the whole overclocking thing, but I definitely expect a stable system at stock without having to worry about throttling issues.

I ran several stress tests, and also ran Foldingathome at full CPU for 24 hours, and there was not a single instance of CPU throttling during this whole time. Tests were performed with an average room temperature using a Core i7-6700K CPU at stock speed. CPU temps averaged around 70C during my stress testing with peaks to 72C using a Noctua NH-L9x65 low-profile heatsink according to lm_sensors. System also performed admirably during a 12 hour Doom marathon with no hiccups whatsoever.

I do have terrific case airflow in my Thermaltake Core V1 case which is equipped with an additional pair of 80mm quiet case fans. I believe this *might* be a possible reason why I did not getting any throttling issues during my testing as some other users have. Gigabyte advertises their MOSFET's as being able to withstand higher levels of heat than normal, but it is known that they can get very hot without some kind of active cooling.

The USB3 port on this motherboard is very close to the CPU socket, and some heatsinks may interfere with plugging this cable in. The Noctua heatsink I used just barely makes the cut here with around 1/16" of an inch clearance remaining.

Overall, I am highly satisfied with this motherboard. The Intel Wifi works wonderfully fast in Linux and Windows alike, and the system stability and performance has been rock solid with no issues at all. I believe anyone not overclocking will be highly satisfied with this board. Overclockers on the other hand might want to seek additional cooling options for the MOSFET's if considering this motherboard.

Reviewed By:Paul O.,12/3/2016 11:15:51 AM
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GIGABYTE GA-B150M-DS3H (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Lots of features.

Cons: Had the exact same problem as Dimitri R.. This thing gets stuck in a power on and off loop. Do not buy this board. Will be returning. It is so frustrating to finish a complex build only to have to take the entire rig apart because of poor quality control. Get it together GigaByte.

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Reviewed By:Jason H.,12/3/2016 11:49:07 AM
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MSI MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M5 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Dual m.2 SSD
Looks great

Cons: My onboard audio only lasted for 9 days
Had to update bios to get ram to read correctly

Other Thoughts: I would not recommend this board. For $130 you can get better. MSI quality control has to have some issues. Sucks that I had to purchase an additional sound card as their rma process would take several weeks and I don't feel like paying to ship this back to newegg to get a replacement whick may have the same issue or not. Looks like several other people had the same issue.

Reviewed By:Rudolph L.,12/3/2016 11:29:21 AM
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MSI B150M MORTAR ARCTIC LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: Easy setup/install. This is a PC I'm building for my oldest kid and I'm using an i5 CPU so didn't really mess with OC'ing and all that. CPU seats easy, CPU fan was an easy install, snapped the RAM in (make sure you use slots 2 and 4 if you just have 2 DIMM's) and good to go. I bought the M.2 Wireless card as well - just got that today and had to order antenna separately which is incredibly dumb. Why would they not sell the antenna with the card?? So, I haven't hooked that up yet so no idea how well that works. Nothing really bad to say about the board - got everything hooked up and it booted right up - no problems at all - automatically set to look for the USB bootable and away it went with the Windows 10 install.

Cons: None really that I can think of.

Reviewed By:Ken L.,12/3/2016 10:31:37 AM
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GIGABYTE GA-X99-Ultra Gaming (rev. 1.0) LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: I love this board. I recently had the MSI X99A Gaming Pro carbon board and had to return the first one 3days after the install and then RMA the second one after 2 months. IIt was the first non-Gigabyte board I bought, and at this point it will be my last. I LOVE this Gigabyte board.

I am getting boot up times between 28 and 35 seconds with Windows 10 Pro being installed on a M.2 Samsung SSD (950 pro 512GB). The LED lighting is bright and flashy in my Corsair 760t case. I am using the Intel Core i7 6800k CPU with 32gb of quad channel ram. I have a second 250gb Intel SSD installed, as well as 5 other HDDs for storage.

I run a small project studio that handles several media type files. I record bands, edit video, and I am now diving into PC gaming with my new nVidia 1080 card. This board has given me ZERO issues from the install onward. I am seeing a lot of people saying there are issues with certain Broadwell E cpus not working right at first, but I am not sure where that came from. I called Gigabyte to see if these issues where legit, and the customer service rep told me there should not be any issues with the install. So I installed my Core i7 6800k, loaded the latest bios on a USB flash drive, updated to the latest bios version, and we where off to the races. Not one issue.

This board has been on solid for a few weeks now. A lot of up time, and it has handled every task I have thrown at it. And it is a solid/fast board. I have rendered full HD video using CPU hungry applications like Vegas and Handbrake,, recorded live music sessions, played demanding games like GTA V and Fallout 4, and have not had a single issue that was board related. And this board is a blessing after the huge headache I got over the MSI X99A pro carbon board. So, I would highly recommend this board to any gamer, multi media buff, or pc enthusiast!

Cons: -Non performance gripe; Software for the LED lights on the board doesn't have many options to it. Still looks great though, and the LEDs are bright.
-There is no digital read out on the board for post issue codes. I had to install a classic motherboard speaker.

Other Thoughts: I would highly recommended this and any other Gigabyte board. I have been building PCs for over 7 years now, and have NEVER had an issue with a Gigabyte board. I will NEVER buy a MSI board again after the headaches I had.

Reviewed By:John L.,12/3/2016 6:34:13 AM
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MSI MSI Gaming Z97 GAMING 5 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Great User guide for fast and easy setup
Supports nice CPUs
Good looking
No problems for now
For now, feels sturdy

Cons: USB 3 connector on the side is not the best, I seen other complaint about it that they ripped it off and it almost happenened to me
Too much softwares are installed with the board and the software Live update
You get Norton which is useless
and other non used software for ethernet or sound management
Cant rip off an egg for that

Other Thoughts: I recommend this product for any enthousiast that wish to build a PC for good quality price
(Matched with a i7-4790k)

Reviewed By:William D.,12/3/2016 8:19:32 AM
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ASUS Z170-P LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: It works?

Cons: Customer supported repeatedly asked me to look for LED flashing lights or a score board on my mother board, even after I insisted we must be talking about different motherboards. Then customer support tells me a post guide is going to be emailed to me and hang up before I can ask any further questions. I call back, get the same guy, he pretends someone else talked to me and I dont press the issue, then apologies saying no email should have come with POST instructions as thats not how they do things. Basically apologizing for himself and his bad behavior earlier without acknowledging that it was in fact him, even though it was obvious by his tone that we both knew it was him

Turns out I had a default ram stick but being hung up on and then being told that should have never happened by the asme person was outrages.

Reviewed By:Daniel P.,12/3/2016 5:54:48 AM
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ASRock H97M-ITX/ac LGA 1150 Intel H97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Great product. I had no issues with the motherboard. This board was mounted to the Corsair 380T computer case. I loaded it down with, 16G of ram, I7 4790 Processor, Asus 740 video card, Corsair H100i V2 Liquid cpu cooler, one Silverstone 8 connector fan hub, 480G SSD, Toshiba 2TB hard drive, Corsair CS650M power supply, windows 10 64 bit home edition operating system. Love the WIFI on board, to this day I have not had to use the Ethernet cable, after checking to make sure it works. Everything worked perfectly!

Cons: Not a con to this board, just a con to all ITX boards, more CPU fan connectors would be nice, and I understand the manufacturers only have room for certain items on the ITX motherboards.

Other Thoughts: Love the board and I would recommend and buy it again.

Reviewed By:William A.,12/3/2016 12:57:41 AM
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GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Cheap. Hard to find a comparable motherboard with that many slots for this price.

Cons: Thing was DOA. Bent pin in the CPU slot. How do they miss something like that?

Outside of that, there are a bazillion drivers to download for the thing, which seems a bit excessive for a motherboard. Not worth the headache by a long shot.

Other Thoughts: Newegg is willing to give a refund, but I definitely do not recommend that people try this board.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Customer,

Thank you for your comments. We apologize for your difficulty with your GIGABYTE product.

Motherboard comes with protective cover to protect CPU socket pins.
If bent pin is found in CPU socket, please contact Newegg for motherboard replacement or contact GIGABYTE RMA department for further assistance about motherboard warranty service at 1-626-854-9338 opt. 4 Monday through Friday from 08:30 ~ 17:30 PST.

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Reviewed By:Donald F.,12/2/2016 9:38:34 PM
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ASRock H110M-HDS LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Does what it is intended to do. Makes a great mobo for a media, web browsing and maybe a good workhorse for graphic/video processing with the right added hardware.

Cons: I wouldn't recommend this for performance gaming rigs.

Other Thoughts: Flawless, easy set-up. I run a PC repair business and custom building PCs for my customers is one of my services. In order to build a reliable, quality budget rig around $920 and make a prophet, this is the motherboard to do it. My customer only wanted something to view pictures, watch home videos and do some word processing. This was the ideal mobo. Updating the BIOS was a piece of cake. With a SSD, an intel i3 6100 and 8Gb of 2133mhz RAM, this motherboard performs. The on-board HDMI produces good 1920x1080p resolution on a 27" 5ms IPS monitor. Nothing to go crazy over, but did the job well in my case. I will be coming back for more.

Reviewed By:Anthony S.,12/2/2016 11:11:04 PM
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ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH X99 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: - Solid product. Stable system.
- Good BIOS.
- Clean look with covers provided for all unused connectors

Cons: - Long POST

Other Thoughts: - For some reason this motherboard is rated up to 64GiB of RAM. However it supports 128GiB too

Reviewed By:Eugene V.,12/2/2016 9:39:59 PM
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ASRock H170A-X1 LGA 1151 Intel H170 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -works
-looks nice and shouldn't mess up any color scheme you have going on in your PC if you're into that, that is
-feels like a durable enough board
-great for those on a budget
-has LAN and wireless internet support

Cons: -one of the SATA ports easily jiggles and feels like its going to break in the future

Other Thoughts: -like I said great for those on a budget

Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/1/2016 7:45:42 PM
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MSI MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M5 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: I received a good deal on it.

Cons: When installed was getting a 99 error on bottom right of motherboard (no sound code). It would not post. Removed connections one by one until there was nothing left. Will update if the next one works.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/1/2016 7:37:55 PM
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ASUS Z97-PRO GAMER LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Worked out of the box with no hiccups.
Up and running since February, no issues.
Everything I need, nothing I don't.
Great BIOS screen, great onboard sound.

Cons: Older chipset.
No built-in Wi-Fi, but I'm HW w/CAT7 to internet, so not missed.

Other Thoughts: With my 4 green Tt Riing fans, and the red lights on the board and LEPA 240 cooler, it looks like Christmas.
Buying another one, enough said.

Reviewed By:Justin C.,12/1/2016 6:06:47 PM
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ASRock X99 Taichi LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: Came in simple packaging.
Looks amazing and has great built in wifi and bluetooth 4.0.
BIOS was easy to maneuver.
Came with 3 preset O.C. profiles at 3.8, 4.0, and 4.2Ghz.
Sturdy board with excellent IO and built in features for its price.
Dual BIOS with onboard switch
Very stable during testing.

Cons: Arrived with a faulty BIOS (ONLY BIOS 2 WOULD INSTALL WINDOWS OR BOOT FROM ANY EXTERNAL DEVICE)
Confusing front panel connections (Oddly marked up and not specific)
Setup manual was short and straight to the point but not very specific on certain topics such as memory placement and front panel connections. (Also small text on board layout page.
Board automatically set voltage input voltage and VCORE for 6800k at 1.756-1.872v and underclocked the CPU to 3.250Ghz
Had a loose/broken PCIE slot connector.
Had awkward positioning for certain connectors. (CPU POWER CABLE BLOCKED ACCESS FOR 280mm top radiator )
Artifacted in certain menu screens in BIOS options

Other Thoughts: All in all I would definitely recommend this product to people on a budget going for the X99 platform. The board itself has very minor issues and is a overall great product sadly mine came with some defects and is in the process of a RMA. I will be getting a replacement soon and will update this if possible. I highly recommend you test your board thoroughly before you do any serious work on it or it can severely damage other components and waste you a whole lot of time and money in the process.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Manuel,

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
The BIOS can be duplicate in UEFI/BIOS, Tools, Secure UEFI Back (A-> B or B->A) if one of the BIOS is corrupted.
For the front panel layout and memory installation order, please visit link below for user manual.
Manual link: http://asrock.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com/Manual/X99%20Taichi.pdf

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Reviewed By:Manuel M.,12/1/2016 5:31:32 PM
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Open Box: ASUS Z170-E LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: See other

Cons: _

Other Thoughts: If the product works then newegg did nothing wrong. This product is an open box and breech has made it easy to find in the product information, that open box items only include said item, and no accessories. Most people who MOD or build computers only need the board as we have plenty of data cables and accessories already stashed lol. Just know what your buying :) newegg has always been helpful to me when I had issues. Returns were almost instant, as long as it was within the warranty period and applicable to the product. Newegg has always had outstanding service. I've been using them for almost 10 yrs exclusively, everywhere else I look is either more expensive, or not reputable enough for me. I've built many systems and can speak from experience on newegg's reliability. Hope this helps clear things up for future buyers so people don't mistake this board for a bad product.

Reviewed By:Leo Ormesher,12/1/2016 4:56:24 PM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: I really like the looks. LED bling, way more features than I'll use for my gaming rig, EXCELLENT onboard audio. Nice control panel features.

Cons: Not really a con but the neat looking LED bling in the audio area is mostly covered up with even a single video card in the first slot and if one ran SLI you would not really see much of it at all.

Other Thoughts: Running an i5-6600K proc cooled by a Cryorig H7 air cooler, Samsung 950 Pro M.2 2280 512 gig SSD, 8 gigs Corsair Dominator 3200 RAM, MSI GTX 1060 6G GPU, EVGA 650 G2 SuperNOVA PSU.

4.1 GHz 1 click OC from the neat control panel at stock volts, XMP works fine and stable, onboard sound is NOTICEABLY better than the Realtek on my old MSI P55 GD80 (great board in it's day) which made my inexpensive Creative 5.1 speakers sound upgraded! Decent headphones give great clarity and dynamic range, was not expecting such upgraded sound! M.2 Samsung SSD makes my rig super fast and how sweet is it to have the HDD 'hidden' on the board! Love it.

Reviewed By:wayne m.,12/1/2016 7:30:53 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-X99P-SLI (rev. 1.0) LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Purchased this board because I trust Gigabyte products and it's one of the few X99 boards to use Intel's USB 3.1 chip for true 3.1 speeds on both ports and Thunderbolt 3 support. Most other X99 boards with Thunderbolt compatibility will sell the add-on boards for $80+ later and are rarely sold too. Sure it uses up 4 PCI-E lanes but with a 6800K and one graphics card (nvidia 1060) and an M.2 drive it's not a problem for me.

Cons: Purchased this board on July 20th, 2016 hoping I'll get lucky and receive one with an updated BIOS version that supports Broadwell-E processors. As previously mentioned in the reviews, if your board's serial number begins with 155 it means it was made in 2015 and therefore likely has the older F2 version bios whereas version F22 that came our in January does support it. I suspect Newegg still has a stock of older boards still. Unfortunately with my Intel Broadwell-E 6800K it does not POST so users cannot update the BIOS themselves and the board doesn't support updating the BIOS over usb without a supported processor installed. If you have an older processor you can boot with it, update the BIOS and then swap back your Broadwell-E but I cannot.

Other Thoughts: Hoping Gigabyte will respond to me for how to proceed. I've requested an RMA number to mail the board to them but it looks like I'll have to pay shipping which it starting to look bad.

Will update review to anyone interested in my progress.

Update 9/8/16: Paid about $20 to ship board to CA (I'm in NY) and received my board back in hands from Gigabyte in two weeks once they received it - UPS ground return shipping is free at least. You only need to ship the board itself, no accessories. Calling support was very helpful in getting an ETA and its progress. Will build pc now and update if any issues.

Update 12/1/16: Works great. Thanks Gigabyte for updating the BIOS. Running 6800K which I was easily able to OC to 4.2Ghz. Their"Gigabyte Apps" with EasyTune is ok. Does a good job - doesn't seem super polished but does what it does. Purchased a PNY Elite X 128GB USB 3.0 drive and the performance on the USB 3 vs 3.1 power is quite a large difference - 50MBs vs 190MBs. I may buy a Type-C to Type-A to get 2 USB 3.1 type A ports since none of my devices have Type C yet. Running Samsung 960 Pro which the BIOS recognized - installed Windows 7 Pro (during install you will need to load the NVMe 2.0 drivers from Samsung for Windows installer to see it however). I'm currently having issues getting the drive to run at Gen 3 however (it's running at Gen 2 x4) but it could be that Samsung's drivers (2.0.0.1607) at the time of this update isn't polished yet. Some say don't OC and it will kick back to Gen 3 but I will update if true.

Oh, F23 with the updated EFI/BIOS for me is perfect. Heard lots of complaints of Gigabyte having two screens to see everything but with F23 it's just one now and I can see all settings - from OC to Thunderbolt settings, Fans, etc.

Reviewed By:Frank A.,12/1/2016 6:59:51 PM
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MSI MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M7 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Great looking red/black color scheme
OC capable
No issues out of the box

Cons: none yet

Reviewed By:Ryan J.,12/1/2016 6:56:30 PM
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ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: It was my first build, so a novice can figure it out. I obviously took my time attaching the CPU, but it's really pretty simple. I was careful and paranoid regarding any possible ESD issues, but the board is pretty protected. Just read the instructions, they provide preferred memory slots if you only have 1 or 2 sticks. I had 2. I don't know what would have happened if I didn't read, but I always recommend reading!!

Cons: None, everything worked great!

Reviewed By:Brian Corner,12/1/2016 6:12:53 PM
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ASRock Z170 Pro4S LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: idk yet

Cons: No Screws to attach to case included

Other Thoughts: Can someone tell me what screws I need to install this mobo in a corsair carbide 200r? I thought either the case or the mobo would have these screws but they don't. it just came with 2 sata cables a m.2 screw and a driver disc. it's my first time putting together a rig and I'm lost. I done wanna return it if I can get the right components myself.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued ASRock Customer

Thank you for purchase and review.
The standoff screws and mounting screws would come with the case.
Please check with the case manufacturer and it should have installation guide.
Mainboard provide below listed contents.
- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
- 2 x SATA Data Cables
- 1 x Screw for M.2 Socket

Link for mainboard specification: http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z170%20Pro4S/?cat=Specifications

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Reviewed By:Eric Ulechong,12/1/2016 6:01:19 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: I liked the little strip of light on the side. I like the Gigabyte name and Ultra Durableness of the Motherboard ( it would have taken me a few tries to break it.. and I am the master of breaking things)

Cons: I got this motherboard with the mindset you can totally go cheap with Motherboards and it'll be cool man... but I WAS DEAD WRONG! Cheaper Motherboards just don't come with the nice features more expensive ones do. Aside from that... this thing would turn on for 5 seconds and then shut off, repeat. I didn't even bother to test the board before putting it in my case.. gah what a pain. So I set the Mobo on it's box, removed cpu, and still same problem. Obviously faulty PSU does not turn on or do anything like that! So frustrating building a PC, waiting for parts, and they come faulty.

I'm sad this motherboard would not work, and it had no real sexy appeal besides being black.

Other Thoughts: No I would not recommend this. I will however say it is nothing against Gigabyte, I just took my refund for this and applied it to a GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Designare. I love Gigabyte so, I am glad this Motherboard didn't work so I could get a better one :)

Newegg rocks as always, easy RMA exchange. Remember don't hate Gigabyte, hate cheap motherboards!

Manufacturer Response:Dear Customer,

Thank you for your comments. We apologize for your difficulty with your GIGABYTE product. Please contact us at newegg-support@gigabyteusa.com with the case number 138842 in the e-mail subject line. We will provide personalized service and analysis to help solve your issue ASAP. If the matter is urgent, please send us your contact number, and we will contact you.

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Reviewed By:JON B.,12/2/2016 12:44:09 PM
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MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: - Easy to overclock.
You can either use onboard oc controller or through bios to overclock easily.
- Looks nice
- BIOS navigation is easy to use.

Cons: - USB 3.1 Gen 1 issues.
When more than one device is plugged into USB 3.1 slots on the back of the motherboard, all of the USB 3.1 slots stops working.
- Mouse ghosting/Input lag.
I don't know if it's because of the board I have is defective, but when compiling a large code base using visual studio, when CPU load hits 100% during compilation, mouse ghosting/input lag issue occurs. The issue doesn't seem to occur on other CPU heavy processes though i.e. cinebench.

Other Thoughts: I've requested this board for RMA replacement. Hopefully the new one won't have any of these issues??? I'll post updated review once I get the replacement board.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/2/2016 12:42:23 PM
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ASRock H81M-HDS R2.0 LGA 1150 Intel H81 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Very good ESD protection is very good

Cons: None

Reviewed By:DAVON B.,12/2/2016 1:50:18 PM
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MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Extreme OC High Performance Triple CFX/ SLI Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Nice layout and color combination
Runs stable (no issues with memory and very few crashes)
Lots of ports

Cons: I purchased an MSI-G45 (one step down from this board) new on August 2013. A few months later, I started experiencing USB issues. The thing is it was tolerable as most devices (mouse/keyboard/powered hard drive) work. The only thing that didn't work is non-powered USB devices like thumb drives and my iPhone via USB (transferring photos). As a work-around, I ported all my photos and documents to a different PC/Laptop and either shared them in the cloud or transferred via network or powered USB drive.

About 6 months after having the issue (Dec 2014), I opened an RMA with MSI. I had to convince them that I need advanced replacement since this is my primary PC and I can't send in the motherboard and wait weeks for a replacement. They agreed to an advanced replacement but put a hold on my credit card until I shipped back the original board. They actually ended up upgrading me to the Z87-GD65 (this board), which is slightly better.

About 18 months later (April 2016), I have the same issue with the replacement board. However, it's too much hassle to open another RMA and disassemble the whole PC for yet another swap since I'm busy with a new job. By the time I get to look into the RMA process (October 2016), it's a few months past the warranty period.

I now have all my kids photos across 2 PCs and have a project to combine photos as a result of a non-working USB port. Thanks MSI!!

Other Thoughts: I'll stick with Asus or another manufacturer for the motherboard of my next build.

Reviewed By:Bola M.,12/2/2016 1:03:31 PM
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MSI H110M GRENADE LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: its simple and easy to setup has m.2 support as boot drive. have it paired with a i3 6320 and 16g of corsair lpx ddr4 2133 and a intel 600p 256g m.2 ssd as boot disk and a 1050ti from evga and couldn't be more happy

Cons: only 2 dims but hey 16g is enough for entry level gaming

Other Thoughts: yes I would recommend this product for entry level gaming builds

Reviewed By:Thomas H.,12/2/2016 12:42:56 PM
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ASUS Z97-E LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -Has good audio quality
-Lots of USB 3.0 with the front panel hookups
-Easy installation

Cons: -The front usb connection broke, well, the plastic mold for it slipped off the pins, but I luckily didn't bend any of them when it happened so I was able to get it on the front panel cable and just slip it on but it's still not great that it happened and still sorta precarious
- I/O Shield was annoying but they always seem to be

Reviewed By:Brian M.,12/2/2016 10:56:52 AM
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ASRock Z170M Extreme4 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Good quality
Inexpensive for a Z170 board
M.2 Slot for my SSD

Cons: None really just 1 minor gripe listed below under "Other"

Other Thoughts: This board is rated as 3466+ on the ram when OC'ed but my PC won't post when I set it to any setting above 3000 mhz. It'll post at 2933 but my computer crashes often when using it. Runs stable at 2800. Won't post if I try to load the XMP profile either.

Word around the internet is that you can set it to 3466+ when using a single slot of RAM but if you're using a Dual Channel kit, no dice on anything over 3000. Using G.Skill Trident Z 32 GB (2x16 GB) DDR4 3200 kit.

Reviewed By:Leonardo Z.,12/2/2016 8:38:34 AM
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MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: sick motherboard. love the black design. although wish i knew the board light are red. made a blue theme chasis and the board lightning is red haha..

Cons: only wish i knew the lights would be red prior to purchasing xD

Reviewed By:Rodel S.,12/2/2016 11:04:58 AM
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ASRock H97 Pro4 LGA 1150 Intel H97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -Easy to install
- number of Sata Drives.
- Looks cool.
- size

Cons: -none that I found for my needs

Other Thoughts: This was my first full build and fit my needs for what I was wanting.

Reviewed By:Leonard W.,12/2/2016 10:57:43 AM
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MSI MSI Gaming Z170I Gaming Pro AC LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Lots of USB 3, built in Wifi

Cons: M2 2280 SSDs are not properly supported in the M2 slot (there is not a place to screw in this size SSD to secure it). Smaller form factors of M2 look like they would work

Wake on LAN support is poor, S5 wake on LAN is not supported.

Other Thoughts: Due to the cons above, I would not buy this board again.

Reviewed By:Thomas C.,12/2/2016 8:40:10 AM
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ASUS Z170I PRO GAMING LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: worked for a year

Cons: stopped working after a year

Other Thoughts: i was so happy to get the mobo , i was one of the first to get it and was perfect until one day I'm watching movies on my hdpc and bang !! a big sound coming from the tower. I turn of everything and i see a mobo fuse lying around on the case , i take out the motherboard and see that a fuse from the motherboard just exploded out of the card. i replug everything and try to boot and smog gets out of the board . I don't know if your the king of person to take care of your hardware but when you see smog out of your mobo you freak out !!!. Anyway , from there i call asus and have to admit the service was good , sent the card to asus they don't bother to repair and just send me another one. All good all good, until i try to new one and doesn't boot at all. . I tried everything , I tested the psu, cpu fan , memory and even another i7 cpu and nothing works doesn't even make the fan of the cpu run when i turn it on (yes 650w psu is working perfectly on another mobo). how in Hell can you send another motherboard that you didn't even tested ? I mean you just received a defective mobo, the least you can do its taking double precaution and not mess it up a second time !! all that to say that after messing with the mobo too much , I bended a couple pins on the cpu socket and I know what they will say if i call asus again, I'm just stock with a defective card.Now I will just buy something else now. I was a very good Asus client but after this I will see what the competition have to offer. It's bad they used to be the place to go for good product.

Reviewed By:Ricardo H.,12/2/2016 8:10:54 AM
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ASRock Z170M Extreme4 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Good quality
Inexpensive for a Z170 board
M.2 Slot for my SSD

Cons: None really just 1 minor gripe listed below under "Other"

Other Thoughts: This board is rated as 3466+ on the ram when OC'ed but my PC won't post when I set it to any setting above 3000 mhz. It'll post at 2933 but my computer crashes often when using it. Runs stable at 2800. Won't post if I try to load the XMP profile either.

Word around the internet is that you can set it to 3466+ when using a single slot of RAM but if you're using a Dual Channel kit, no dice on anything over 3000. Using G.Skill Trident Z 32 GB (2x16 GB) DDR4 3200 kit.

Reviewed By:Leonardo Z.,12/2/2016 8:38:34 AM
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ASUS H170I-PRO/CSM LGA 1151 Intel H170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: - Most stable motherboard I'ave had in years
- Plenty of USB considering it's ITX

Cons: - Put in the RAM before you put in the video card. Or else.
- What's up with the SATA that are on the wrong side of the RAM? Put them all at the front.

Other Thoughts: - Terrific for HTPC.

Reviewed By:Scott R.,12/2/2016 7:39:12 AM
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ASUS X99-A LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: None

Cons: Two defective boards

Other Thoughts: 1st board defective right out of box. RMA'd through Newegg. No problem there, Newegg has always provided excellent service. Replacement board malfunctions just a little over a year later. Two defective boards, back to back! Next time I need another board it will be a different brand.

Reviewed By:Percy M.,12/2/2016 6:34:04 AM
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MSI X99S SLI Plus LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Pros- Its cheap

Cons: Cons- It hangs randomly and no one seems to have a fix. sometimes it doesn't fully shut down or goes in a reboot loop. It's not worth the money.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/2/2016 6:26:52 AM
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MSI MSI Gaming Z170I Gaming Pro AC LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Lots of USB 3, built in Wifi

Cons: M2 2280 SSDs are not properly supported in the M2 slot (there is not a place to screw in this size SSD to secure it). Smaller form factors of M2 look like they would work

Wake on LAN support is poor, S5 wake on LAN is not supported.

Other Thoughts: Due to the cons above, I would not buy this board again.

Reviewed By:Thomas C.,12/2/2016 8:40:10 AM
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ASUS Z170I PRO GAMING LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: worked for a year

Cons: stopped working after a year

Other Thoughts: i was so happy to get the mobo , i was one of the first to get it and was perfect until one day I'm watching movies on my hdpc and bang !! a big sound coming from the tower. I turn of everything and i see a mobo fuse lying around on the case , i take out the motherboard and see that a fuse from the motherboard just exploded out of the card. i replug everything and try to boot and smog gets out of the board . I don't know if your the king of person to take care of your hardware but when you see smog out of your mobo you freak out !!!. Anyway , from there i call asus and have to admit the service was good , sent the card to asus they don't bother to repair and just send me another one. All good all good, until i try to new one and doesn't boot at all. . I tried everything , I tested the psu, cpu fan , memory and even another i7 cpu and nothing works doesn't even make the fan of the cpu run when i turn it on (yes 650w psu is working perfectly on another mobo). how in Hell can you send another motherboard that you didn't even tested ? I mean you just received a defective mobo, the least you can do its taking double precaution and not mess it up a second time !! all that to say that after messing with the mobo too much , I bended a couple pins on the cpu socket and I know what they will say if i call asus again, I'm just stock with a defective card.Now I will just buy something else now. I was a very good Asus client but after this I will see what the competition have to offer. It's bad they used to be the place to go for good product.

Reviewed By:Ricardo H.,12/2/2016 8:10:54 AM
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GIGABYTE GA-H110M-A (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: easy way to waste money

Cons: Was DOA, board is advertised as heavy duty and durable but felt extremely flimsy, the quality control is just terrible as well. Seriously do not buy this board. Spend a little more and buy an MSI board, it's seriously worth it.

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Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/1/2016 9:45:53 PM
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ASRock H170A-X1 LGA 1151 Intel H170 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -works
-looks nice and shouldn't mess up any color scheme you have going on in your PC if you're into that, that is
-feels like a durable enough board
-great for those on a budget
-has LAN and wireless internet support

Cons: -one of the SATA ports easily jiggles and feels like its going to break in the future

Other Thoughts: -like I said great for those on a budget

Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/1/2016 7:45:42 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Easy to install (as any board would be, I imagine)
Works great for regular usage (have not tried overclocking anything)

Cons: Not the prettiest board.
LED lights are only amber.

Other Thoughts: Good, solid board for the price. No problems so far. BIOS is easy enough to use. My only problem with this board is that I'm vain and want something flashy looking now, and this is not a particularly flashy-looking board. But for general purpose usage and gaming, it's perfectly fine and I got mine at a great price (<$100). Would definitely recommend to budget builders of mid-ATX/ATX builds.

Reviewed By:Travis S.,12/1/2016 10:11:54 PM
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ASUS RAMPAGE V EDITION 10 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 Extended ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: - Great build quality, one of the best I've seen in any motherboard
- Large variety of features provided
- Bios is mostly intuitive for overclocking and other functions
- Lots of ports on the back I/O plate

Cons: Motherboard will no longer posts after 6 months of use, and it happened all of a sudden. I can no longer access the bios. I can power it up, but it hangs on Q Code 61. I tried everything to fix this problem (CMOS reset, USB Bios Flashback, testing each ram stick on at a time), but it just won't post anymore. I contacted ASUS tech support and followed some of their suggestions. Only thing left to do is test the motherboard on an open bench before I can RMA. Extremely disappointed given the price of this motherboard.

Other Thoughts: When the motherboard worked, it was great. But this is absolutely disappointing.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/1/2016 9:21:46 PM
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ASUS Z170-P LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Board installed and worked with no issues. Overclock functions seem very user friendly, have just used the ez tuner but it has lots of options.

Cons: only 4 usb ports, but I knew this looking at the product before I got it. It was part of a bundle
I hate HATE! the metal I/O cover. thats not a dig on this mobo specifically just most boards in general, they are flimbsy and make installation a paint.
Board feels a bit thin as it flexed a little while installing things.
None of these are a reason to ding an egg.

Other Thoughts: got in bundle with an i7, zalman cooler, 1070 and some others. Was skeptical with previous reviews but was very surprised and pleased with the install

Reviewed By:Chris B.,12/1/2016 8:40:50 PM
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MSI MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M5 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: I received a good deal on it.

Cons: When installed was getting a 99 error on bottom right of motherboard (no sound code). It would not post. Removed connections one by one until there was nothing left. Will update if the next one works.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/1/2016 7:37:55 PM
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ASUS Z97-PRO GAMER LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Worked out of the box with no hiccups.
Up and running since February, no issues.
Everything I need, nothing I don't.
Great BIOS screen, great onboard sound.

Cons: Older chipset.
No built-in Wi-Fi, but I'm HW w/CAT7 to internet, so not missed.

Other Thoughts: With my 4 green Tt Riing fans, and the red lights on the board and LEPA 240 cooler, it looks like Christmas.
Buying another one, enough said.

Reviewed By:Justin C.,12/1/2016 6:06:47 PM
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ASRock X99 Taichi LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: Came in simple packaging.
Looks amazing and has great built in wifi and bluetooth 4.0.
BIOS was easy to maneuver.
Came with 3 preset O.C. profiles at 3.8, 4.0, and 4.2Ghz.
Sturdy board with excellent IO and built in features for its price.
Dual BIOS with onboard switch
Very stable during testing.

Cons: Arrived with a faulty BIOS (ONLY BIOS 2 WOULD INSTALL WINDOWS OR BOOT FROM ANY EXTERNAL DEVICE)
Confusing front panel connections (Oddly marked up and not specific)
Setup manual was short and straight to the point but not very specific on certain topics such as memory placement and front panel connections. (Also small text on board layout page.
Board automatically set voltage input voltage and VCORE for 6800k at 1.756-1.872v and underclocked the CPU to 3.250Ghz
Had a loose/broken PCIE slot connector.
Had awkward positioning for certain connectors. (CPU POWER CABLE BLOCKED ACCESS FOR 280mm top radiator )
Artifacted in certain menu screens in BIOS options

Other Thoughts: All in all I would definitely recommend this product to people on a budget going for the X99 platform. The board itself has very minor issues and is a overall great product sadly mine came with some defects and is in the process of a RMA. I will be getting a replacement soon and will update this if possible. I highly recommend you test your board thoroughly before you do any serious work on it or it can severely damage other components and waste you a whole lot of time and money in the process.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Manuel,

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
The BIOS can be duplicate in UEFI/BIOS, Tools, Secure UEFI Back (A-> B or B->A) if one of the BIOS is corrupted.
For the front panel layout and memory installation order, please visit link below for user manual.
Manual link: http://asrock.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com/Manual/X99%20Taichi.pdf

If you have any technical support or warranty inquiry, please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp
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Reviewed By:Manuel M.,12/1/2016 5:31:32 PM
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Open Box: ASUS Z170-E LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: See other

Cons: _

Other Thoughts: If the product works then newegg did nothing wrong. This product is an open box and breech has made it easy to find in the product information, that open box items only include said item, and no accessories. Most people who MOD or build computers only need the board as we have plenty of data cables and accessories already stashed lol. Just know what your buying :) newegg has always been helpful to me when I had issues. Returns were almost instant, as long as it was within the warranty period and applicable to the product. Newegg has always had outstanding service. I've been using them for almost 10 yrs exclusively, everywhere else I look is either more expensive, or not reputable enough for me. I've built many systems and can speak from experience on newegg's reliability. Hope this helps clear things up for future buyers so people don't mistake this board for a bad product.

Reviewed By:Leo Ormesher,12/1/2016 4:56:24 PM
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ASUS Z170-A LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: This was my very first computer build and I was a complete noob. Everything was fairly simple to put together!

Cons: The only thing I disliked but I didn't think was worth knocking off an egg for was the I/O shield - I couldn't figure out for the life of me how to get the prongs to go in so I just ended up not using it.

Other Thoughts: I would recommend this for any beginner

Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/1/2016 4:34:09 PM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: I really like the looks. LED bling, way more features than I'll use for my gaming rig, EXCELLENT onboard audio. Nice control panel features.

Cons: Not really a con but the neat looking LED bling in the audio area is mostly covered up with even a single video card in the first slot and if one ran SLI you would not really see much of it at all.

Other Thoughts: Running an i5-6600K proc cooled by a Cryorig H7 air cooler, Samsung 950 Pro M.2 2280 512 gig SSD, 8 gigs Corsair Dominator 3200 RAM, MSI GTX 1060 6G GPU, EVGA 650 G2 SuperNOVA PSU.

4.1 GHz 1 click OC from the neat control panel at stock volts, XMP works fine and stable, onboard sound is NOTICEABLY better than the Realtek on my old MSI P55 GD80 (great board in it's day) which made my inexpensive Creative 5.1 speakers sound upgraded! Decent headphones give great clarity and dynamic range, was not expecting such upgraded sound! M.2 Samsung SSD makes my rig super fast and how sweet is it to have the HDD 'hidden' on the board! Love it.

Reviewed By:wayne m.,12/1/2016 7:30:53 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-X99P-SLI (rev. 1.0) LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Purchased this board because I trust Gigabyte products and it's one of the few X99 boards to use Intel's USB 3.1 chip for true 3.1 speeds on both ports and Thunderbolt 3 support. Most other X99 boards with Thunderbolt compatibility will sell the add-on boards for $80+ later and are rarely sold too. Sure it uses up 4 PCI-E lanes but with a 6800K and one graphics card (nvidia 1060) and an M.2 drive it's not a problem for me.

Cons: Purchased this board on July 20th, 2016 hoping I'll get lucky and receive one with an updated BIOS version that supports Broadwell-E processors. As previously mentioned in the reviews, if your board's serial number begins with 155 it means it was made in 2015 and therefore likely has the older F2 version bios whereas version F22 that came our in January does support it. I suspect Newegg still has a stock of older boards still. Unfortunately with my Intel Broadwell-E 6800K it does not POST so users cannot update the BIOS themselves and the board doesn't support updating the BIOS over usb without a supported processor installed. If you have an older processor you can boot with it, update the BIOS and then swap back your Broadwell-E but I cannot.

Other Thoughts: Hoping Gigabyte will respond to me for how to proceed. I've requested an RMA number to mail the board to them but it looks like I'll have to pay shipping which it starting to look bad.

Will update review to anyone interested in my progress.

Update 9/8/16: Paid about $20 to ship board to CA (I'm in NY) and received my board back in hands from Gigabyte in two weeks once they received it - UPS ground return shipping is free at least. You only need to ship the board itself, no accessories. Calling support was very helpful in getting an ETA and its progress. Will build pc now and update if any issues.

Update 12/1/16: Works great. Thanks Gigabyte for updating the BIOS. Running 6800K which I was easily able to OC to 4.2Ghz. Their"Gigabyte Apps" with EasyTune is ok. Does a good job - doesn't seem super polished but does what it does. Purchased a PNY Elite X 128GB USB 3.0 drive and the performance on the USB 3 vs 3.1 power is quite a large difference - 50MBs vs 190MBs. I may buy a Type-C to Type-A to get 2 USB 3.1 type A ports since none of my devices have Type C yet. Running Samsung 960 Pro which the BIOS recognized - installed Windows 7 Pro (during install you will need to load the NVMe 2.0 drivers from Samsung for Windows installer to see it however). I'm currently having issues getting the drive to run at Gen 3 however (it's running at Gen 2 x4) but it could be that Samsung's drivers (2.0.0.1607) at the time of this update isn't polished yet. Some say don't OC and it will kick back to Gen 3 but I will update if true.

Oh, F23 with the updated EFI/BIOS for me is perfect. Heard lots of complaints of Gigabyte having two screens to see everything but with F23 it's just one now and I can see all settings - from OC to Thunderbolt settings, Fans, etc.

Reviewed By:Frank A.,12/1/2016 6:59:51 PM
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MSI MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M7 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Great looking red/black color scheme
OC capable
No issues out of the box

Cons: none yet

Reviewed By:Ryan J.,12/1/2016 6:56:30 PM
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ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: It was my first build, so a novice can figure it out. I obviously took my time attaching the CPU, but it's really pretty simple. I was careful and paranoid regarding any possible ESD issues, but the board is pretty protected. Just read the instructions, they provide preferred memory slots if you only have 1 or 2 sticks. I had 2. I don't know what would have happened if I didn't read, but I always recommend reading!!

Cons: None, everything worked great!

Reviewed By:Brian Corner,12/1/2016 6:12:53 PM
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ASRock Z170 Pro4S LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: idk yet

Cons: No Screws to attach to case included

Other Thoughts: Can someone tell me what screws I need to install this mobo in a corsair carbide 200r? I thought either the case or the mobo would have these screws but they don't. it just came with 2 sata cables a m.2 screw and a driver disc. it's my first time putting together a rig and I'm lost. I done wanna return it if I can get the right components myself.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued ASRock Customer

Thank you for purchase and review.
The standoff screws and mounting screws would come with the case.
Please check with the case manufacturer and it should have installation guide.
Mainboard provide below listed contents.
- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
- 2 x SATA Data Cables
- 1 x Screw for M.2 Socket

Link for mainboard specification: http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z170%20Pro4S/?cat=Specifications

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Reviewed By:Eric Ulechong,12/1/2016 6:01:19 PM
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ASRock H170A-X1/3.1 LGA 1151 Intel H170 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Too many USB ports. You won't use all the ports for sure

Cons: Memory is damm hard to insert. I thought that I had a problem with memory or graphic card when my computer has no signal from monitor but it was bad inserting of my memory.

Other Thoughts: Just make sure that your memory (especially the part that is not movable) and make sure that you hear the sound tick(2times). I don't know if it was only for me or not but for me, I had to push damm hard to insert. Also, to insert video card you need some forces but not like memory one(comparing with my old mother board it was very hard).

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ASUS H110M-K LGA 1151 Intel H110 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Bios is very easy to use.

Cons: You're graphics card is going to block most of your extra pci slots, don't expect to be able to fit a network adapter.

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ASRock ASRock Fatal1ty Gaming Z170 Gaming-ITX/ac LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Everything, feature rich. This is the one you get for some future proofing and its tiny. Awesome ASrock.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Wish the M2 slot was on the top side, maybe like an insert that stands up slot or something,

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GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-UD3 Ultra (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: Great motherboard, works exactly how it should. I haven't had an issue with it yet. I bought this board 2 months ago as part of a new build.
Intel 6700k
Z170X UD3 Ultra
16 GB Gskill Trident Z 3200mhz ram
Intel 600 series nvme M2 pcie 512GB SSD
EVGA G2 850w power supply
Corsair H100 liquid cooler (dual 240mm)
MSI gtx 970 graphics card

Bios is easy to use, easy to overclock CPU and ram. Didn't require any bios update for any of my components, worked perfect right out of the box.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: I would and have recommended this board to my friends.
If you plan on using two pcie M2 SSD drives in raid mode (which is overkill) you may want to look at the Gaming series motherboards or if you want to run 3 or 4 GPU's in sli.
I've been using the gigabyte ultra durable mother boards for over a decade and all of them are currently still in use and running great. (Dual core is more than 10 years old, quad core is 6 years old and another quad core that is 4 years old) I suspect this board will last just as long with regular care. Keep it clean, don't let dust, animal hair, cigarette smoke (tar and nicotine) build up on your board as that can fry the sensitive components and can cause over heating.

Reviewed By:Saxon M A Hurrell,12/1/2016 12:32:34 PM
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MSI B150 PC Mate LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Inexpensive, works well PROVIDED you are not trying to use a PCI-e ssd in the M.2

Cons: Specifications are NOT correct. For the m.2 slot its states "SATA3~4 ports will be unavailable when installing the M.2 PCIe interface module in M.2 slot." MSI uses the same BIOS and manual for both the H170a and B150 versions of this board but the above quote applies to the H170a ONLY. Talked with MSI tech support when first board wouldn't accept M2 PCI-e Never came up that b150 doesn't support and had to pay shipping on RMA. Of course 2nd board exactly the same... Tech support again, and it comes up that MSI's specifications are wrong. MSI will not accept responsibility for misleading information.provide ant assistance and I'm out of luck

Other Thoughts: -4 stars for misleading, incorrect information on the part of MSI and unwillingness to correct their error

Reviewed By:Greg M.,12/1/2016 2:39:42 PM
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MSI H110M Pro-VD LGA 1151 Intel H110 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Nothing complicated. Simple board. Gets the job done.

Cons: Yet again I've run into the same issue with this board as with the other "Eco" variant. There's an issue with capacitor/coil whine near the CPU. I have not yet stressed this motherboard when it comes to gaming (i5 6500, XFX GTR RX480 8GB), but if it's anything like the previous "Eco" variant I had, it probably won't be good. While using Chrome in particular it makes a high-pitched squeal on occasion. The "Eco" variant under gaming load would produce a thick static sound from the same area, as well as the Chrome high-pitched noise. Hopefully this one won't at least be annoying under gaming load (most likely will). I don't know if it will be an issue down the line in terms of motherboard longevity, but hopefully it's just a quirk with the motherboard and nothing else.

Other Thoughts: I don't plan on returning this motherboard like I have with "Eco" branded variant. Too much of a hassle spending more money and time ripping apart my PC again. All I hope for is that over time it won't be as annoying as the previous. Overall, I won't be buying another MSI motherboard ever again.

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GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-UD3 Ultra (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: Great motherboard, works exactly how it should. I haven't had an issue with it yet. I bought this board 2 months ago as part of a new build.
Intel 6700k
Z170X UD3 Ultra
16 GB Gskill Trident Z 3200mhz ram
Intel 600 series nvme M2 pcie 512GB SSD
EVGA G2 850w power supply
Corsair H100 liquid cooler (dual 240mm)
MSI gtx 970 graphics card

Bios is easy to use, easy to overclock CPU and ram. Didn't require any bios update for any of my components, worked perfect right out of the box.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: I would and have recommended this board to my friends.
If you plan on using two pcie M2 SSD drives in raid mode (which is overkill) you may want to look at the Gaming series motherboards or if you want to run 3 or 4 GPU's in sli.
I've been using the gigabyte ultra durable mother boards for over a decade and all of them are currently still in use and running great. (Dual core is more than 10 years old, quad core is 6 years old and another quad core that is 4 years old) I suspect this board will last just as long with regular care. Keep it clean, don't let dust, animal hair, cigarette smoke (tar and nicotine) build up on your board as that can fry the sensitive components and can cause over heating.

Reviewed By:Saxon M A Hurrell,12/1/2016 12:32:34 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SLI LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Cheap

Cons: Computer won't boot.

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Reviewed By:CEDRIC D.,12/1/2016 11:47:01 AM
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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME LGA 1151 Intel Z170 Intel USB 3.1 USB 3.0 U.2 Extended ATX Intel Gaming Motherboard
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Pros: A very nice board. It looks great, and has lots of features. I really like the Wi-Fi adapter it comes with works really well and I get a strong signal. My old X79 board had one but the reception was spotty and inconsistent.

Cons: This board does not always play nice with my DDR4-3200 RAM when set to XMP. Every once in a while, when I boot up my PC, it will fail the POST and complain about an overclocking failure. Going into the BIOS and changing the RAM setting from XMP to Auto, rebooting, going back into the BIOS and changing the setting back to XMP will fix it for a while.

Other Thoughts: I do recommend this board specially if you have to use Wi-Fi like I do. My rig consists of an Intel 6700K, 32GB of DDR4-3200 RAM, Samsung 950 Pro M.2, and a Nvidia GTX Titan X and it all runs well without many hiccups aside from the XMP issue.

Reviewed By:Scott B.,12/1/2016 11:45:12 AM
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ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Easy install process

Cons: HORRIBLE, TERRIBLE customer service, flawed board

Other Thoughts: Purchased this ASUS board...initial install failed...sent it to ASUS customer service via RMA process...they repaired it and sent it back...installed it and failed again...three more times this process happenend...in total FOUR seperate RMA tickets with ASUS and board being sent back and forth...the last ASUS RMA or their attempt to fix it their support billed me $130 to repair (approximate cost of a new one) stating the cpu pins were bent....go figure...even if true, it took them 4 times to make this determination...the board posted every time and even booted and ran for up to 30 minutes once with a gaming test in process which is doubtful would have happenend much less booted up for bent cpu pins....In summary, 5 failed install attempts, 4 failed ASUS repair attempts and ASUS wanted to bill me for their suspect quality and/or handling process...a flawed board can always happen and I tried to be patient with ASUS in making it right...I can honestly say this is the WORST computer install process and customer service I have ever experienced.

Reviewed By:David J.,12/1/2016 10:10:53 AM
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ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming/AURA LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: The RGB lighting is totally ridiculous and silly and I can't help but love it.

I absolutely love the little LED indicators by the RAM that will light up during the POST, and stay lit, in case there's an issue with anything on the board. I know other motherboards have similar, but I like the nice touch of consolidating it all on one easy-to-spot area.

M.2 support is great, for the future, when NVME isn't painfully expensive. Nice to have it away from spots that will no doubt be generating heat, when everything's running full-bore.

The removable BIOS chip is fantastic, for just such an emergency. My first build had a BIOS problem (boot looped, so wouldn't POST) and had an RMA nightmare. Rather than taking the whole board and sending it back, I could just remove the chip. As I said before, it's a just-in-case issue, but I had one of those just-in-case instances.

As a final, superficial plus, I dig the black with gray/silver accents. It helps make the RBG lights pop, too.

Cons: Less of an issue with this board, itself, as much as it is with ASUS boards, in general, but the layout the RAM channels is not very intuitive. I'm pretty new to building computers, at this time (just finished my second build; first ASUS board), but it's still confusing to see a board label the RAM channels A1, A2, B1, B2, and make the person place the RAM in A2 and B2. The instruction manual isn't much clearer, either.

Aside from that, I can't think of much other issue, so far. If I do, I'll be sure to update this review.

Other Thoughts: I'd rate it a 4.5, if I could. The RAM arrangement really befuddled me, at first, and that's why I'd take off the half-point. Otherwise, for the week or so I've had it, it's been a gem. And I can light it up like one, too, if I wanted!

For a list price about $10 more than the Z170-A (which I was about to choose, before I saw this one on sale for $155), I think it's more bang for your buck.

Reviewed By:Daniel Z.,12/1/2016 9:44:05 AM
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EVGA X99 FTW K 151-BE-E097-KR LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 Extended ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: - simple easy setup
- powerful in its own place
- easy install lots of accessory

Cons: graphic only bios , i prefer the more old school version, though it was simple to get a hang of

Reviewed By:Alexander F.,12/1/2016 9:41:13 AM
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MSI MSI Gaming B150 Gaming M3 LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Rest of the board functions

Cons: PCI x16 slot came off of the board during installation. Build quality is awful. Spend a bit more and get your money's worth.

Reviewed By:Dalen L.,12/1/2016 10:20:58 AM
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MSI Z170A SLI Plus LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: - M.2 support has amazing speeds and keeps another SSD and messy cabling out of your system
- Nice MSI software (MSI Live Update 6) keeps everything up to date for you automatically.
- Support for great processor series
- Easy install
- SLI support (I'm not using SLI right now though, nice as an option for later if needed)

Cons: I installed it so long ago I can't recall any cons.

Reviewed By:George G.,12/1/2016 7:40:10 AM
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ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH X99 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Other than not booting Linux partitions (must manually select the partition every boot in order to boot to Linux), the board works correctly.

Cons: Doesn't have native support in UEFI for booting from Linux partitions.

Other Thoughts: Would not recommend for Linux workstations. If your running Windows this board works correctly.

Reviewed By:Nicholas L.,12/1/2016 7:08:43 AM
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MSI MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M5 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Looks nice, good packaging

Cons: Board was dead on arrival

Other Thoughts: MSI does not offer refunds on this product, just replacements, so unless you're 100% set on this board, do not buy it.

Reviewed By:Cameron L.,12/1/2016 6:34:52 AM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Used this to replace another brand motherboard that died. Very easy to swap out MB's and set up the new Gigabyte motherboard.

Cons: Non so far and board has been in service for 6 or 7 weeks.

Other Thoughts: I would definitely purchase this brand again. I would recommend Gigabyte Motherboards

Reviewed By:Robert W.,12/1/2016 6:02:33 AM
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MSI H110M Gaming LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Bought for a spare gaming machine. Everything looks good. Great motherboard for price.

Cons: none

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MSI B150M GRENADE LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: - steel armor pcie slot
- good looking board
-arsenal lighting
-troubleshooting lights on the board
- just sexy. amazing looking board with an all black PCB and red/white heatsink.
-M.2: this was the selling point for me. i was going to go with and asus b150 board that didn't have m.2, but this board was better value for money
-easy to use bios

Cons: -only 2 dimm slots, but for a board this cheap, that's to be expected
-the UGLIEST splash screen ever (in my opinion)
-the drivers are on disk!

Other Thoughts: overall great board

my setup:
-core i5 6400
-this motherboard
-g.skill ripjaws v at 2133 mhz
-gtx 1060 3 gb (gigabyte OC edition)

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MSI MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M5 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Decent board providing a good overclock

Cons: drivers need a lot of work as windows doesn't read windows right away

Reviewed By:Michael C.,12/1/2016 12:22:55 AM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: This motherboard has it all, dedicated sound processor, Two M.2 SSD's which can be raided, plenty of the latest and greatest usb 3.0s and basically an overall great motherboard. It even lights up and comes with some awesome software for it's BIOS.

Cons: No cons that I can think of.

Other Thoughts: I would definitely recommen this motherboard to everyone! Check out the reviews on youtube for the detailed in depth specs.

Reviewed By:Jose H.,11/30/2016 8:41:48 PM
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ASUS Z170-DELUXE LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: - Was easy to install, i just dropped the CPU in, an M.2 for a boot drive and was ready to go in about 25 minutes.
- I am going for a white build so aesthetically this board was a must for me
- I hate buying wifi/bluetooth cards so the integrated wifi/bluetooth is also a must for me
- Has more features than you need or could afford to take advantage of, it's designed to be future proof
- Automated overclock my 6700K to 4.7GHz

Cons: - I wish this board included integrated LED headers like the ASUS ROG Hero Alpha, or the ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Formula. Especially since it costs the same as the Hero Alpha.

Other Thoughts: It's a premium board and it looks sexy, especially with the LED lights on top of my M.2 SSD

Reviewed By:John W.,11/30/2016 8:27:16 PM
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MSI MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M5 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Decent board providing a good overclock

Cons: drivers need a lot of work as windows doesn't read windows right away

Reviewed By:Michael C.,12/1/2016 12:22:55 AM
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MSI MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M5 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: The second I saw this board, I knew it was the one...

Cons: The dragon is just an image...

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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Nice looking board. Includes WIFI and Intel NIC. No Killer junk here.

Excellent BIOS

Amazing automatic OC once I finally got Windows running. Had my i7-6700k OC'd stable @ 4.7Ghz and DRAM @ 3244. PC was screaming and sitting at 46 C with Noctua DH-14. Fastest OC I've gotten on this CPU and especially faster than the 4.2 GHz i got with my MSI Gaming M7. This board is extremely nice if you are lucky and get one that isn't DOA. My advice is to check the verified VQL info on Asus's site. I

Cons: CPU Fan headers are hard to get to especially with a Noctua NH-D15 or D14.

Upon installation of Windows 10, I attempted installing drivers from install CD while connected to internet and also disconnected from internet. When the Intel Chipset Driver was being installed, whole motherboard crash. Had to hard reset by turning off PSU as power/reset button had no effect. I then attempted again and allowed Windows 10 to install drivers on its own. No freeze this time but very slow boot time which eventually froze. Code 55 (RAM not seated) was displayed. Removed and resat the RAM (G.SKILL Trident Z 3200 2x8 GB). Windows then booted finally. All drivers under device manager were windows installed drivers including the chipset. Sound driver installed from online support site did not include the Sound radar (or it didn't show up at least upon install). I refunded this board and purchased the regular ROG MAX VIII Hero instead and am waiting for it to arrive.

Other Thoughts: I wouldn't buy this particular board but I may have just been unlucky as the item shipped from Newegg has no bubble wrap and the outer box was slightly damaged although no physical damage could be seen.

Reviewed By:Christopher M.,11/30/2016 7:26:53 PM
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ASUS P10S WS LGA 1151 Intel C236 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Great feature set
BIOS is well organized and the flashing tool is super easy to use

Cons: Like the below reviewer, could not get the audio to work without crackling/static despite many hours spent trouble-shooting.
It can't complete a full format of an external hard drive from Windows disk management over USB 3.0 ports.
Support has been very poor so far.

Other Thoughts: I learned way more than I ever wanted to know about trouble-shooting Windows audio drivers. Bottom line: there's a problem deep in the board/BIOS. Audio ISRs are lasting around 75 microseconds, 3x higher than Microsoft's recommended max (while running a clean boot). This persists when running audio through HDMI to a (Asus) monitor w/ a sound jack and even in Linux Mint.

I carefully confirmed that the hard drive problems with the USB 3.0 ports were not the drive's fault. I have two identical 4TB external drives (STEB4000100) purchased at the same time that exhibit identical behavior ("semaphore timeout" errors and the like). However the same two drives work flawlessly on the (single) USB 3.1 port and on another system. Asus didn't have an answer on why this was happening; they suggested there wasn't enough power from the 3.0 ports until I explained the drives are externally powered (wall warts).

Support has been incredibly disappointing. I had a hard time even submitting a ticket at first (note: don't log in before entering your ticket; there's a problem with their web site that won't allow you to finish). Once I got the ticket entered I had to send a follow-up inquiry after several days and then finally log an actual complaint before I got a (non-automated) response. I got a total of 1 reply via email from level 2 support, and it was clear the tech didn't read my whole ticket. When I politely referred to the rest of my ticket I received no response after several days.

So I spent about 1 hour on the phone either on hold or talking to a level 1 tech who shuttled back and forth to (presumably) higher-level support. He was nice enough but the answers I received were:
For the HD problem, they assume it's a chipset compatibility issue and said it might get fixed in a future BIOS update. Given that it's a mainstream Intel chipset driving the 3.0 ports I'm going to pin that on the BIOS.
For the audio issue they said it might get fixed in a BIOS update but otherwise they might need me to RMA it. I was told they'd make a decision within 2 days. That was 1 week ago and nothing yet. Even with Thanksgiving it's been 4 business days.

I really wanted to like this board. But it's very buggy in ways that I cannot fix (trust me when I say I have gone to troubleshooting extremes for both issues; I've been trying to avoid tearing down the machine and possibly having to start over w/ installs, etc.).

Asus, I hope you read this and can help me. I would be thrilled to update this review with a happy ending.


FYI:
Memory: No problems. I bought 2 sticks of this which was on the QVL for this board: Kingston Value RAM KVR21E15D8/8

CPU: Xeon E3 1275 v5

HDD: Intel 750 400GB PCIE SSDPEDMW400G4X1 (NvME) [FYI: I tried running this on slot 1 and couldn't complte an install of Windows; I should've left slot 1 open for a possible future graphics card anyway and it installed the first time in the second slot and has run flawlessly with blazing speeds since]

PS: Corsair RM650i

Video Card: None (the 4 on-board options are probably all I'll ever need for my scenario)

OS: Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit

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GIGABYTE GA-B85M-DS3H-A LGA 1150 Intel B85 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Good price.
There are lots of USB 3.0 ports.

Cons: None.

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ASUS Z170-A LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Looks Cool.
The BIOS looks even cooler.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: First time building a PC. Good choice!

Reviewed By:Tianwei X.,11/30/2016 6:46:14 PM
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ASRock X99 Taichi LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: Great layout, and easy to use. Instructions were clear and my build went smoothly. I haven't built a computer for almost a decade and it's never been easier. Has all of the ports I could ever ask for and can even boot from a NVMe ssd which I use for my windows and adobe applications. Couldn't have picked a better board especially for this price!!!!

Cons: none so far. absolutely flawless.

Other Thoughts: running a xeon e5 2658 currently and was able to get a 5% overclock and the board is handling it perfectly! stress tested overnight and running strong with no hiccups.

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MSI C236A Workstation LGA 1151 Intel C236 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: When it worked it was ok.

Cons: Failed in warranty (totally went out). Sent to MSI under warranty on their RMA. No communications from them, impossible to get anyone to return calls, stuck in permanent receiving. It was received a month ago. I will never buy another one of their products and will actively seek out people who might and tell them my experience. You only know who your dealing with when something like this happens. I've filed a complaint with the BBB.

Other Thoughts: I will never buy another one of their products and will actively seek out people who might and tell them my experience. You only know who your dealing with when something like this happens. I've filed a complaint with the BBB.
You've been warned.

Manufacturer Response:Dear John,

We apologize for the issues that you are having with this product.

If you have not go through troubleshooting yet, then feel free to contact our tech support team for assistance at 626.271.1004 from M to F, 9am to 6pm Pacific Time.
If you have gone through troubleshooting and confirmed the symptom, then please kindly visit the URL below to set up a RMA for warranty service.
http://service.msicomputer.com/msi_user/rma_form_new.aspx

Required Information:
1. Full name (first, and last)
2. Telephone #
3. Physical address (No PO box)
4. Email address
5. Serial number (located on the box, or underneath the motherboard, eg 601-xxxx-xxxBxxxxxxxxxx)
6. Please write clear details about symptoms you are having onto the Special Remark section.

Once your information and warranty are verified by the system then you will get a RMA# immediately.
You will receive a RMA email which indicates the turn-around time as well as ship-to address.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the product or special requests, received the unit back from RMA but are still having issues, please do not hesitate to call us or email us directly and we will be more than happy to assist you, thank you.
Tech Support Line: 626-271-1004 (M to F, 9am to 6pm Pacific Time)
Tech Support Email: usreview@msi.com

Best Regards,
MSI Review Team | JT12012016001 usreview@msi.com

Reviewed By:John R.,11/30/2016 2:47:42 PM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: - Easiest overclocking experience i have ever used
- love the 2x M2 slots
- memory XMP worked right out of the box
- hit 4.5ghz with the cpu upgrade option
- no need to mess with a bunch of timings and voltages

Cons: - uhhh.... none?

Other Thoughts: This board being under 200 bucks and with all of its features is just crazy, they really thought of everything on this board and i couldn't be happier with the performance and ease of use.

Reviewed By:Matthew J.,11/30/2016 2:27:28 PM
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MSI B150M Gaming Pro LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: everything you need it to do, it's MSI, it has red LED.

Cons: none at the moment

Reviewed By:William C.,11/30/2016 12:16:13 PM
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ASRock H97M-ITX/ac LGA 1150 Intel H97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: none

Cons: Cheap wifi antenna ruins this board. The wifi antenna is loose. It does not stick up or remain in place. The antenna moves easily and very loose.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued ASRock Customer,

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
For antenna loose issue, please tighten both screw nuts to secure the antenna connectors (may need wrench).
For more information of installation, please visit link below for user manual under page 13.
User manual link: http://asrock.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com/Manual/H97M-ITXac.pdf

If you have any technical support inquiry, please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp
We will assist you shortly.

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Tech Support Email: http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/30/2016 12:25:47 PM
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ASUS H81M-K LGA 1150 Intel H81 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 uATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: ASUS is working with me on warranty.

Cons: At this point the motherboard won't detect any SATA drives. Problems were intermittent for a while.

Other Thoughts: I still endorse ASUS, just not this model number. I have two other ASUS motherboards, Intel.

Reviewed By:Victor L.,11/30/2016 12:07:23 PM
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ASRock ASRock Fatal1ty Gaming Fatal1ty Z97 Killer LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: -Easy installation
-Looks cool
-Specs are clearly listed
-Strong PCI-E slots in my experience
-Decent RAM clearence for aftermarket coolers (fits most Noctua coolers)

Cons: - KILLER ETHERNET, WORST I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. I literally didn't realize it was possible to have an ethernet setup that ran 4 times slower than a simple wifi card..... like, what? There is either something horribly wrong with their hardware or software that causes horrendous speeds and even worse reliability. This is entirely unacceptable at this price point. Its only etho, but I was still tempted to deduct two eggs for this.

Other Thoughts: People saying their CPU didn't fit or that ASrock didn't list the CPU compatibility are ignorant, in the product title it says LGA 1150 Intel socket quite clearly. And it said this like 9 months ago when I bought it as well. Also people are claiming its not full ATX? Fits my 9 hole case connection perfectly. Its quite a nice motherboard overall, but the extensive issues with ethernet are entirely unacceptable at this price point.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Andrew,

We sincerely apologize that you having difficulty with Killer Ethernet.
Please re-run the setup again, only keep the drivers and uninstall all the utility to try.
The mainboard's drivers download page link below.
http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Fatal1ty%20Z97%20Killer/?cat=Download

If you have any technical support inquiry, please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp
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Reviewed By:Andrew W.,11/29/2016 11:54:23 AM
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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Gaming Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: This was a nice motherboard while it worked. I really like the BIOS and all the features.

Cons: After 4 months of use, this board stopped posting. Came with scratches on the heatsink2.

Other Thoughts: For this build I had decided to go with Asus products. I purchased all quality products to avoid any issues with cheap build quality or poor customer service. Unfortunately the very expensive motherboard I purchased failed after about 4 months of use. After two days on phone calls with customer service they decided to advanced replace the board. They were going to send me a refurbished board and I would send in my board when I recieved it. Unfortunately they did not have any available. I have called them for two weeks checking on stock and they have not had one to send. This is a recent, very popular board and they have had zero to send for two weeks. I decided today to RMA the board. After another long call explaining everything that I have explained on every call, they told me that they would RMA the board but because of a system outage they could not process the RMA but to expect an emailin an hour. 3 hours later there is still no email. I guess I will be calling and explaining the situation again. This will most likely be the last Asus product I purchase. I buy quality to avoid having parts go bad. It does still happen though. But when a product is at a top shelf price you expect it to be promptly replaced. This interaction with Asus has been extremely disappointing.

Reviewed By:clifton d.,11/29/2016 11:18:23 AM
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MSI X99A SLI PLUS LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: Straight to setup without issue recognizing the i7-6850 & 128GB (8x16GB) DDR-3000 Ram. Had to manually set XMP, but that's acceptable. M.2 detected without issue. Intel Raid worked perfectly for my storage drives. GFX, DVD-Rom, all no issues.

Cons: USB ports work, but with continual errors. I tried 4 different USB drives & every port to install both Windows and then Linux. Windows install just blows up during reading of the USB, Linux drops to shell and displays read errors on the USB drive. I was never able to install either Linux or Windows after 2 full days. Linux live booted once, but kept popping up with read errors on the USB device. Like others have said, the USB ports on this board are terrible. I even tried the onboard USB headers - same problems.

Other Thoughts: I've owned 7 ASUS boards and love them. Thought I'd try the other side of the fence this time (MSI), but the grass was actually greener where I was. Back to ASUS I go.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Nick,
We apologize for the issues that you are having with this product.

If you have not go through troubleshooting yet, then feel free to contact our tech support team for assistance at 626.271.1004 from M to F, 9am to 6pm Pacific Time.
If you have gone through troubleshooting and confirmed the symptom, then please kindly visit the URL below to set up a RMA for warranty service.
http://service.msicomputer.com/msi_user/rma_form_new.aspx

Required Information:
1. Full name (first, and last)
2. Telephone #
3. Physical address (No PO box)
4. Email address
5. Serial number (located on the box, or underneath the motherboard, eg 601-xxxx-xxxBxxxxxxxxxx)
6. Please write clear details about symptoms you are having onto the Special Remark section.

Once your information and warranty are verified by the system then you will get a RMA# immediately.
You will receive a RMA email which indicates the turn-around time as well as ship-to address.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the product or special requests, received the unit back from RMA but are still having issues, please do not hesitate to call us or email us directly and we will be more than happy to assist you, thank you.
Tech Support Line: 626-271-1004 (M to F, 9am to 6pm Pacific Time)
Tech Support Email: usreview@msi.com

Best Regards,
MSI Review Team | JT12012016016 usreview@msi.com

Reviewed By:Nick S.,11/29/2016 10:40:20 AM
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MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Motherboards - Intel
Product price is -

Pros: -Got it on sale
-$20 rebate super easy and fast return
-solidly built
-included sata cables are nice.
-looks awesome

Cons: -none so far

Reviewed By:Jay P.,11/29/2016 9:48:32 AM
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GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-UD3 Ultra (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
Product price is -

Pros: The LEDs are delightful
Set up was easy
Sleek design
an Affordable gem
Bios are manageable
instructions were clear

Cons: Not much to say here
Maybe a few more LEDs at the bottom but it's still great

Other Thoughts: This was my first PC build and I am happy to have chosen this motherboard thanks to its aesthetics and understandable manual.

Reviewed By:Jacob D.,11/30/2016 7:52:12 AM
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MSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Motherboards - Intel
Product price is -

Pros: The back plate on the motherboard makes this board very sturdy, so very little worry when installing the board. Supports my rx 480 asus strix with almost no sag, which when factoring in the triple fan design and thickness of the card, is a challenge. VERY sturdy ram slots, almost thought I would break my ram, much more pressure needed than my old amd board.

Cons: Audio port for my speakers bent easily, though that was a user error. no genuine complaints about the board itself!

Other Thoughts: I would highly recommend this board to others and in fact am going to take mine back and get a replacement!

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/30/2016 5:01:49 AM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: Quick to boot
Ambient color are cool (the ones that work)
Good layout

Cons: Buzzing from CPU/PCI area
Ambient colors won't set properly
Ram slots take force to get memory seated properly

Other Thoughts: I was able to get the board to work after several attempts. After installing all the drivers for reach component and the utilities for the board I finally wanted to try and modify the ambient colors and get some gaming going. So far I am unable to get the white LEDs work on. White and Yellow look like a washed out green on the board, whereas the rear panel is able to set color properly.

Besides the colors I also get an annoying screech (buzzing) from the board when I am doing anything GPU related. Thinking it's GPU coil whine I tested out 3 different GPUs and 3 PSUs (thought source of whine was due to PSU). Every single GPU/PSU combination produced some whine from the area around cpu closer to the PCI slot. I am very disappointed my wife even notices the noise when I am play games, which in return annoys her

Reviewed By:Samir B.,11/30/2016 5:16:59 AM
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GIGABYTE GA-Z170XP-SLI (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: None

Cons: Trash this garbage motherboard. Burning your money is better than buying this pathetic excuse for a board. Never go Gigabyte. The board is not wide enough, is not an ATX and after days of trying to get this to POST, I give up. It's in the trash.

Other Thoughts: Gigabyte is garbage tech

Manufacturer Response:Dear Customer,

Thank you for your comments. We apologize for your difficulty with your GIGABYTE product.
Please contact GIGABYTE tech support department with system and problem information to trouble shoot the issue at 1-626-854-9338 opt. 3 Monday through Friday from 08:30 ~ 17:30 PST.

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Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/30/2016 3:42:02 AM
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MSI MSI Gaming B150 Gaming M3 LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Pretty solid build quality and everything works as intended.

Cons: The board has a little more flex than I would like, but as long as you're fairly gentle there shouldn't be any issues.

Reviewed By:Hayden P Fixmer,11/30/2016 2:25:41 AM
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GIGABYTE GA-X99-SLI (rev. 1.0) LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: - Good and affordable on paper, if it works.

Cons: I had an issue my expensive Keyboard keep disconnecting. It only happens with a few Gigabyte motherboards, but does not happen with Asus. So I sent it to warranty. A month later I was returned the board stating they fixed it, but it looks like nothing done and issue is persisting. Every few minutes, keyboard is disconnecting and reconnecting. I waited for a month for nothing.

Other Thoughts: I never had an issue with Gigabyte before, but their quality is dropping. I have like 4 system at home I am using. I have Z97X-SLI which is the only working one. I also have Z97-Gaming 7 which stopped working, just did not have time to deal with RMA for that and recently Z170-Gaming 5 failed on me which I had to RMA . If gigabyte does not up their game back to normal, I will havbe to switch to Asus or may be MSI which increased the quality a lot last few years. I been using gigabyte boards since 2001. Hope Gigabyte will make this right and fix this asap.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Customer,

Thank you for your comments. We apologize for your difficulty with your GIGABYTE product.
Please contact GIGABYTE tech support department with system and problem information to trouble shoot the issue at 1-626-854-9338 opt. 3 Monday through Friday from 08:30 ~ 17:30 PST.

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Reviewed By:suleyman s.,11/29/2016 10:08:39 PM
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ASUS Z170-A LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: Other then a RAM failure because I didn't have the RAM fully inserted I had zero issues getting this MB to post. I was able to do a fresh install of Win7 by building a Win 7 ISO with all the updates until mid 2016 (my OEM Win 7 disc is from 2010). I used the ISO to make a bootable USB then used method 1 in the manual to install Windows 7. To my surprise I easily reactivated my Win7 on the new build using the key from the 2010 disk. (I expected to at least have to call microsoft). The supplied I/O shield is complete garbage and just screams cost cutting. But I got it installed and the MB posted so I'm not gonna complain too much. The board seems well made but not as well as the ASUS Sabertooth MB it replaced. I also took off ugly looking white I/O cover. This was easily accomplished by removing 3 screws.I haven't tried to OC yet but the BIOS menu is well laid out IMO. My G-Skill RAM will not clear the cooler if I ever upgrade and use the A1 slot. I'll either have to slightly raise the fan or put it on the other side of the heatsink.

Cons: Cheap I/O shield.

Other Thoughts: -ASUS Z170-A
-I5-6600K
-G. SKILL Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) F4-2400C15D-8GVR
-Hyper Plus 212 cooler reused from my last build.

Reviewed By:Kenneth N.,11/29/2016 6:24:42 PM
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ASUS Z97-A/USB 3.1 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Serves its basic purpose of being a motherboard

Cons: USB 3.1 cuts off very frequently
Fails to boot Windows 10 upon startup very frequently
I/O shield is among the flimsiest I've ever had the displeasure of working with.

Other Thoughts: Less than a year old and I already run into massive issues. I would recommend you stay away from this motherboard. I will personally be staying away from Asus from now on after being a long-time customer of their GPUs, monitors, and motherboards.

Reviewed By:Kyle C.,11/29/2016 7:13:22 PM
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MSI MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M5 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: Looks pretty clean.

Cons: Fried within 2 days of use and will no longer POST or even power up any longer. Greatly disappointed.

Other Thoughts: Go with an Asus, veer away from MSI.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,

We apologize for the issues that you are having with this product.

If you have not go through troubleshooting yet, then feel free to contact our tech support team for assistance at 626.271.1004 from M to F, 9am to 6pm Pacific Time.
If you have gone through troubleshooting and confirmed the symptom, then please kindly visit the URL below to set up a RMA for warranty service.
http://service.msicomputer.com/msi_user/rma_form_new.aspx

Required Information:
1. Full name (first, and last)
2. Telephone #
3. Physical address (No PO box)
4. Email address
5. Serial number (located on the box, or underneath the motherboard, eg 601-xxxx-xxxBxxxxxxxxxx)
6. Please write clear details about symptoms you are having onto the Special Remark section.

Once your information and warranty are verified by the system then you will get a RMA# immediately.
You will receive a RMA email which indicates the turn-around time as well as ship-to address.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the product or special requests, received the unit back from RMA but are still having issues, please do not hesitate to call us or email us directly and we will be more than happy to assist you, thank you.
Tech Support Line: 626-271-1004 (M to F, 9am to 6pm Pacific Time)
Tech Support Email: usreview@msi.com

Best Regards,
MSI Review Team | JT12012016002 usreview@msi.com

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/29/2016 6:52:06 PM
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BIOSTAR TZ77XE3 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
Product price is -

Pros: Worked for a while.

Cons: Seemed to work fine for a while and then died. It starts to boot, boot screen comes up and then hangs and shuts of video. Poor quality board, stay away.

Other Thoughts: Would not buy again, look elsewhere.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Customer: Thank you for your feedback. We apologize to you for difficulty with your BIOSTAR product.
Please contact us at support@biostar-usa.com as soon as possible; we are always here to help you to solve the issue

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ASUS Z170-A LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Other then a RAM failure because I didn't have the RAM fully inserted I had zero issues getting this MB to post. I was able to do a fresh install of Win7 by building a Win 7 ISO with all the updates until mid 2016 (my OEM Win 7 disc is from 2010). I used the ISO to make a bootable USB then used method 1 in the manual to install Windows 7. To my surprise I easily reactivated my Win7 on the new build using the key from the 2010 disk. (I expected to at least have to call microsoft). The supplied I/O shield is complete garbage and just screams cost cutting. But I got it installed and the MB posted so I'm not gonna complain too much. The board seems well made but not as well as the ASUS Sabertooth MB it replaced. I also took off ugly looking white I/O cover. This was easily accomplished by removing 3 screws.I haven't tried to OC yet but the BIOS menu is well laid out IMO. My G-Skill RAM will not clear the cooler if I ever upgrade and use the A1 slot. I'll either have to slightly raise the fan or put it on the other side of the heatsink.

Cons: Cheap I/O shield.

Other Thoughts: -ASUS Z170-A
-I5-6600K
-G. SKILL Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) F4-2400C15D-8GVR
-Hyper Plus 212 cooler reused from my last build.

Reviewed By:Kenneth N.,11/29/2016 6:24:42 PM
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Z170-PRO Configurator
Product price is -

Pros: Needed a mobo immediately for work so when this was broken and friend my CPU, I bought another from a local store and it works fine. RAM is RAM.

Cons: Motherboard didn't work!
Fried my CPU!
Had to go ahead and assemble my computer anyway, but now it's very unclear if Newegg is going to accept a return without my disassembling the computer to send the ram back as well.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/29/2016 4:50:51 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-H110M-A (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Affordable

Cons: Arrived DoA, seemed to be slow shorting each time it was powered on. My psu worked properly on a similar computer and a stronger psu from a different computer found the same results.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Customer,

Thank you for your comments. We apologize for your difficulty with your GIGABYTE product. Please contact us at newegg-support@gigabyteusa.com with the case number 138741 in the e-mail subject line. We will provide personalized service and analysis to help solve your issue ASAP. If the matter is urgent, please send us your contact number, and we will contact you.

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Reviewed By:patrick brott,11/29/2016 3:54:24 PM
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BIOSTAR TZ77XE3 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
Product price is -

Pros: Worked for a while.

Cons: Seemed to work fine for a while and then died. It starts to boot, boot screen comes up and then hangs and shuts of video. Poor quality board, stay away.

Other Thoughts: Would not buy again, look elsewhere.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Customer: Thank you for your feedback. We apologize to you for difficulty with your BIOSTAR product.
Please contact us at support@biostar-usa.com as soon as possible; we are always here to help you to solve the issue

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ASRock Z170A-X1/3.1 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: I'll update when I get the computer running

Cons: NO SCREWS CAME WITH THE BOX

Manufacturer Response:Dear Ji K.,

Thank you for purchase and review.
Mainboard does not provide the screws for case/chassis mounting but case/chassis itself would come with those screws.
Please visit link below under Accessories section for package contents.

Link: http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z170A-X13.1/?cat=Specifications

If you have any technical or warranty inquiry in the future, please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp
We will assist you shortly.

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Reviewed By:Ji K.,11/29/2016 5:42:25 PM
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ASRock ASRock Fatal1ty Gaming Fatal1ty Z97 Killer LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: -Easy installation
-Looks cool
-Specs are clearly listed
-Strong PCI-E slots in my experience
-Decent RAM clearence for aftermarket coolers (fits most Noctua coolers)

Cons: - KILLER ETHERNET, WORST I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. I literally didn't realize it was possible to have an ethernet setup that ran 4 times slower than a simple wifi card..... like, what? There is either something horribly wrong with their hardware or software that causes horrendous speeds and even worse reliability. This is entirely unacceptable at this price point. Its only etho, but I was still tempted to deduct two eggs for this.

Other Thoughts: People saying their CPU didn't fit or that ASrock didn't list the CPU compatibility are ignorant, in the product title it says LGA 1150 Intel socket quite clearly. And it said this like 9 months ago when I bought it as well. Also people are claiming its not full ATX? Fits my 9 hole case connection perfectly. Its quite a nice motherboard overall, but the extensive issues with ethernet are entirely unacceptable at this price point.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Andrew,

We sincerely apologize that you having difficulty with Killer Ethernet.
Please re-run the setup again, only keep the drivers and uninstall all the utility to try.
The mainboard's drivers download page link below.
http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Fatal1ty%20Z97%20Killer/?cat=Download

If you have any technical support inquiry, please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp
We will assist you shortly.

Thank you

ASRock Support
Tech Support Email: http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp

Reviewed By:Andrew W.,11/29/2016 11:54:23 AM
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ASRock H110M-ITX/ac LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: Cheap
MBR and UEFI Capable
includes Wifi
4 Sata ports
usb3 and usb2 with mostly usb3
ps2 port
DDR4

Cons: no vga

BIOS options are tricky, especially related to USB devices when working with Windows 7 and swapping back and forth from UEFI which I sometimes have to do.

Other Thoughts: This board is everything you need for a non gamer. I typically pair these with Pentiums and i3s, and a Solid State Drive with 8GB of RAM. I am always amazed at how fast that is.

I can build a super fast non gaming rig for $300 with this board.

I have ordered about 10 and had 1 defective. For the price, I have been very happy with this product.

A VGA port would be the only thing I would like to see, to keep it compatible with some older monitors in order to keep costs down.

Reviewed By:Waters H.,11/29/2016 2:03:46 PM
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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Gaming Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: This was a nice motherboard while it worked. I really like the BIOS and all the features.

Cons: After 4 months of use, this board stopped posting. Came with scratches on the heatsink2.

Other Thoughts: For this build I had decided to go with Asus products. I purchased all quality products to avoid any issues with cheap build quality or poor customer service. Unfortunately the very expensive motherboard I purchased failed after about 4 months of use. After two days on phone calls with customer service they decided to advanced replace the board. They were going to send me a refurbished board and I would send in my board when I recieved it. Unfortunately they did not have any available. I have called them for two weeks checking on stock and they have not had one to send. This is a recent, very popular board and they have had zero to send for two weeks. I decided today to RMA the board. After another long call explaining everything that I have explained on every call, they told me that they would RMA the board but because of a system outage they could not process the RMA but to expect an emailin an hour. 3 hours later there is still no email. I guess I will be calling and explaining the situation again. This will most likely be the last Asus product I purchase. I buy quality to avoid having parts go bad. It does still happen though. But when a product is at a top shelf price you expect it to be promptly replaced. This interaction with Asus has been extremely disappointing.

Reviewed By:clifton d.,11/29/2016 11:18:23 AM
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MSI X99A SLI PLUS LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: Straight to setup without issue recognizing the i7-6850 & 128GB (8x16GB) DDR-3000 Ram. Had to manually set XMP, but that's acceptable. M.2 detected without issue. Intel Raid worked perfectly for my storage drives. GFX, DVD-Rom, all no issues.

Cons: USB ports work, but with continual errors. I tried 4 different USB drives & every port to install both Windows and then Linux. Windows install just blows up during reading of the USB, Linux drops to shell and displays read errors on the USB drive. I was never able to install either Linux or Windows after 2 full days. Linux live booted once, but kept popping up with read errors on the USB device. Like others have said, the USB ports on this board are terrible. I even tried the onboard USB headers - same problems.

Other Thoughts: I've owned 7 ASUS boards and love them. Thought I'd try the other side of the fence this time (MSI), but the grass was actually greener where I was. Back to ASUS I go.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Nick,
We apologize for the issues that you are having with this product.

If you have not go through troubleshooting yet, then feel free to contact our tech support team for assistance at 626.271.1004 from M to F, 9am to 6pm Pacific Time.
If you have gone through troubleshooting and confirmed the symptom, then please kindly visit the URL below to set up a RMA for warranty service.
http://service.msicomputer.com/msi_user/rma_form_new.aspx

Required Information:
1. Full name (first, and last)
2. Telephone #
3. Physical address (No PO box)
4. Email address
5. Serial number (located on the box, or underneath the motherboard, eg 601-xxxx-xxxBxxxxxxxxxx)
6. Please write clear details about symptoms you are having onto the Special Remark section.

Once your information and warranty are verified by the system then you will get a RMA# immediately.
You will receive a RMA email which indicates the turn-around time as well as ship-to address.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the product or special requests, received the unit back from RMA but are still having issues, please do not hesitate to call us or email us directly and we will be more than happy to assist you, thank you.
Tech Support Line: 626-271-1004 (M to F, 9am to 6pm Pacific Time)
Tech Support Email: usreview@msi.com

Best Regards,
MSI Review Team | JT12012016016 usreview@msi.com

Reviewed By:Nick S.,11/29/2016 10:40:20 AM
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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Gaming Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: This was a nice motherboard while it worked. I really like the BIOS and all the features.

Cons: After 4 months of use, this board stopped posting. Came with scratches on the heatsink2.

Other Thoughts: For this build I had decided to go with Asus products. I purchased all quality products to avoid any issues with cheap build quality or poor customer service. Unfortunately the very expensive motherboard I purchased failed after about 4 months of use. After two days on phone calls with customer service they decided to advanced replace the board. They were going to send me a refurbished board and I would send in my board when I recieved it. Unfortunately they did not have any available. I have called them for two weeks checking on stock and they have not had one to send. This is a recent, very popular board and they have had zero to send for two weeks. I decided today to RMA the board. After another long call explaining everything that I have explained on every call, they told me that they would RMA the board but because of a system outage they could not process the RMA but to expect an emailin an hour. 3 hours later there is still no email. I guess I will be calling and explaining the situation again. This will most likely be the last Asus product I purchase. I buy quality to avoid having parts go bad. It does still happen though. But when a product is at a top shelf price you expect it to be promptly replaced. This interaction with Asus has been extremely disappointing.

Reviewed By:clifton d.,11/29/2016 11:18:23 AM
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MSI X99A SLI PLUS LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: Straight to setup without issue recognizing the i7-6850 & 128GB (8x16GB) DDR-3000 Ram. Had to manually set XMP, but that's acceptable. M.2 detected without issue. Intel Raid worked perfectly for my storage drives. GFX, DVD-Rom, all no issues.

Cons: USB ports work, but with continual errors. I tried 4 different USB drives & every port to install both Windows and then Linux. Windows install just blows up during reading of the USB, Linux drops to shell and displays read errors on the USB drive. I was never able to install either Linux or Windows after 2 full days. Linux live booted once, but kept popping up with read errors on the USB device. Like others have said, the USB ports on this board are terrible. I even tried the onboard USB headers - same problems.

Other Thoughts: I've owned 7 ASUS boards and love them. Thought I'd try the other side of the fence this time (MSI), but the grass was actually greener where I was. Back to ASUS I go.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Nick,
We apologize for the issues that you are having with this product.

If you have not go through troubleshooting yet, then feel free to contact our tech support team for assistance at 626.271.1004 from M to F, 9am to 6pm Pacific Time.
If you have gone through troubleshooting and confirmed the symptom, then please kindly visit the URL below to set up a RMA for warranty service.
http://service.msicomputer.com/msi_user/rma_form_new.aspx

Required Information:
1. Full name (first, and last)
2. Telephone #
3. Physical address (No PO box)
4. Email address
5. Serial number (located on the box, or underneath the motherboard, eg 601-xxxx-xxxBxxxxxxxxxx)
6. Please write clear details about symptoms you are having onto the Special Remark section.

Once your information and warranty are verified by the system then you will get a RMA# immediately.
You will receive a RMA email which indicates the turn-around time as well as ship-to address.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the product or special requests, received the unit back from RMA but are still having issues, please do not hesitate to call us or email us directly and we will be more than happy to assist you, thank you.
Tech Support Line: 626-271-1004 (M to F, 9am to 6pm Pacific Time)
Tech Support Email: usreview@msi.com

Best Regards,
MSI Review Team | JT12012016016 usreview@msi.com

Reviewed By:Nick S.,11/29/2016 10:40:20 AM
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MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Motherboards - Intel
Product price is -

Pros: -Got it on sale
-$20 rebate super easy and fast return
-solidly built
-included sata cables are nice.
-looks awesome

Cons: -none so far

Reviewed By:Jay P.,11/29/2016 9:48:32 AM
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ASUS X99-A II LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: not sure

Cons: it was dead on arrival; the pci slots seemed to be space annoyingly compared to other boards I've had as well

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for sharing your assessment of our product. Are your hardware components verified on our QVL list? If you’re having issues getting your system to POST to BIOS, double check each cable on the motherboard including your 24pin/8pin power plug connectors. Ensure all your GPU connectors are firmly installed and that all your SATA drives are receiving power from your PSU. If the issues persist, provide me with your complete system specification for further analysis of compatible parts. You can reach me at cl-nestor@asus.com.

Thank you for choosing ASUS!

Best Regards,
Nestor
ASUS Customer Loyalty - US Support

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/29/2016 1:43:19 AM
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MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS LGA 1151 Intel H110 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Motherboards - Intel
Product price is -

Pros: Was Pretty easy to setup.
Everything installed and worked flawlessly from the included disc.
Paired with the Pentium g4400 CPU and 8 GB ram, it works pretty good!

Cons: only two fan headers.

Other Thoughts: I would recommend this for a budget build or an office computer.

Reviewed By:Christopher H.,11/28/2016 11:31:22 PM
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BIOSTAR Hi-Fi B150S1 D4 Ver. 6.x LGA 1151 Intel B150 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: runnig i7 6700k on it with 8gb ram runs pretty flawlessly fit in a small case basic faetures

Cons: cant overclock i7 on this board but i knew this as it is a b150 not z170 but for the money cant really beat it

Reviewed By:Matthew L.,11/28/2016 10:30:27 PM
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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII RANGER LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: I have very little pro's about this board, other then it looks nice.

Cons: The ROG series for the Z170 chip set has horrible QVL list for DDR4 DIMM support. In trying to get this motherboard to post past the 55 qcode error, which appears to be a issue with this series of motherboards supporting the Z170 chipset was a futile process.

I went through 2 sets of DDR4 Dimms with his board and the laundry list of troubleshooting before, calling ASUS for support. Which I might add was the worst customer service experience I have ever had and still awaiting my guaranteed Supervisor call back. They advised me to try different ram from the QVL list, i went through 4 sets of ram on the QVL list of various Speeds and brands.

To ultimately get to the magical unicorn RAM that would allow them to either RMA my board or it would work(by the way they said i would need this ram to boot my PC, then go into bios to OC to get it to support any other ram, this was the 3rd Asus representatives information) which was Some Kingston 2133hz DDR4 Dimm HX421C14FBK2/8 from there QVL list. This Ram Speed needed to be tested for them to properly RMA the board because if you don't test a QVL 2133 ram, they would send it back with out repairs of there Techs test the board with 2133 ram and it works. So after 4 days and multiple trips to my pc hardware store for RMA sticks over the thanksgiving weekend. I returned home with the Magical Unicorn Ram to only get a Q55 boot error! (just so you know I did but another motherboard at the store a MSI gaming M5, which booted up flawlessly with multiple DDr4 ram configurations since I know have some laying around -.- ).... After leaving frustrated with the last rep at ASUS and awaiting a supervisor to call me I call Newegg.

A really nice Rep took my call on Sunday, listened to me vent and informed my 30 day warranty was past by one day. But Newegg being the normal champions of Customer service, RMA'd my board for me without another word or begging on my part (which I was willing to do at this point) I wasn't able to secure a refund which I would have liked, but I got a new board on the way and I hope for better luck with this one. Some boards work in this series but not all.

I would not ever recommend a Asus Product to anyone ever again after this experience and the Spencerian with there support.

Reviewed By:Nicholas J.,11/28/2016 9:37:19 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Designare (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
Product price is -

Pros: I made a complex order for components to build a screaming gaming/VR platform. The Newegg web site makes it easy to view and compare component specifications. Everything arrived promptly and the build had no glitches. This is the 4th server I've built over the years and is was also the easiest despite being the most complex. I have the best possible impression of Newegg and would have no hesitation purchasing from them again.

Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Designare
Gigabyte GTX 1080 Founders Edition
32GB G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4 3000
Intel 750 1.2 TB SSD
Coolermaster MasterCase Maker 5
EVGA Supernova 650W PSU

Cons: None.

Reviewed By:Thomas L.,11/29/2016 6:02:17 AM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: Solid construction. Top components, Highly Over-clockable.

Cons: When you install two Samsung 950 Pro nvme ssd drives, one removes a PCI slot, the other 4 SSD ports.

Other Thoughts: I needed a quick work machine that boots instantly, runs fast, and is highly reliable. This is not my gaming system. I am in and out a lot, so I need a work station that is always ready even from a cold boot. Using Classic Shell so I can work on my Win7, Win8, and Win10 machines with nearly the same desktop interface.
Fast Autocad recalcs, Oracle test bed compiling, Android SDK rendering, and many other tools I work with just scream now.
I had two DVI monitors withe 2 ms refresh time so I plugged in a ASUS GTX 750TI OC with two DVI ports Windows 10 upgrade version. Fast enough for what I need it for. All the EVGA drivers updated with GeForce Experience to 376.09 not problem. Using this as a DualView setup with two monitors. Pain in the rear to set this up on Win10. On Win7, a one button setup.
Bought a Samsung 950 Pro boot drive and a 850 EVO the same size, so I could bit map the drives using Samsung Migration tool while in Windows 10 64 bit. A real time saving tools.
Overclocked the 6600k to 4400 and set the XMP to 3200 for the g.Skill Trident DDR4 3200 mem. Everything worked perfectly the first time and runs cool.
My Samsung 850 EVO runs faster than spec. 550 instead of 540.
The Samsung 950 PRO is a monster running at 2087 Seq Reads, just below max spec of 2200.
All in all this is an excellent board for what I am doing with it.
System:
Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 7 v1.0 - F8 BIOS
Cooler Master HAF 912 Top 200mm Fan Blowing Down
Twin 120mm in front blowing in, 140mm Side
Intel Skylake I5-6600k OC @ 4400 mHz (24C Idle)
LEPA AquaChanger 120mm Rear facing with 200mm fan above
(CPU 24C, System 25C, PCH 36C @ IDLE)
G.Skill TridentZ DDR4 3200 OC @ 3200 mHz
ASUS GTX 750TI 2GB OC @ 135 Twin Fan (Had two DVI monitors)
EVGA SuperNova Gold 650watts G2 on ECO mode
Samsung 850 EVO 256Gb SATA III
Samsung 950 PRO 256Gb NVME
WDC 1002FAEX 1TB Spindle Drive
All the pieces just came together...

Reviewed By:Bobby A.,11/29/2016 1:42:02 AM
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EVGA Z170 Stinger 111-SS-E172-KR LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: Color scheme is great (Looks like a F-117 Nighthawk)
Nifty LED readout of your temps in Celsius of course
Reset and Power Button built onto the Motherboard
Premium Thick IO Plate
BIOS is simple

Cons: Missing Wifi (Can be added through M2 slot on the bottom of the Motherboard)
USB 3.0 Speeds rather than 3.1 (Do any other Z170 ITX boards come with 3.1?)
M2 Adapter Cannot be used for SSD's

Other Thoughts: Seriously. Why in heavens name would they not include an M2 adapter that can handle an SSD? This alone should make you want to avoid this motherboard as now you're limited to SATA3 speeds which have well been surpassed. I already knew it does not come with Wifi so it wasn't a big deal but other motherboards for less price have it included. Lastly USB 3.1 would have been nice. But far and beyond the fact that you cannot used an M2 SSD should be the thing you should consider first.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/28/2016 11:26:17 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Designare (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
Product price is -

Pros: I made a complex order for components to build a screaming gaming/VR platform. The Newegg web site makes it easy to view and compare component specifications. Everything arrived promptly and the build had no glitches. This is the 4th server I've built over the years and is was also the easiest despite being the most complex. I have the best possible impression of Newegg and would have no hesitation purchasing from them again.

Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Designare
Gigabyte GTX 1080 Founders Edition
32GB G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4 3000
Intel 750 1.2 TB SSD
Coolermaster MasterCase Maker 5
EVGA Supernova 650W PSU

Cons: None.

Reviewed By:Thomas L.,11/29/2016 6:02:17 AM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: Solid construction. Top components, Highly Over-clockable.

Cons: When you install two Samsung 950 Pro nvme ssd drives, one removes a PCI slot, the other 4 SSD ports.

Other Thoughts: I needed a quick work machine that boots instantly, runs fast, and is highly reliable. This is not my gaming system. I am in and out a lot, so I need a work station that is always ready even from a cold boot. Using Classic Shell so I can work on my Win7, Win8, and Win10 machines with nearly the same desktop interface.
Fast Autocad recalcs, Oracle test bed compiling, Android SDK rendering, and many other tools I work with just scream now.
I had two DVI monitors withe 2 ms refresh time so I plugged in a ASUS GTX 750TI OC with two DVI ports Windows 10 upgrade version. Fast enough for what I need it for. All the EVGA drivers updated with GeForce Experience to 376.09 not problem. Using this as a DualView setup with two monitors. Pain in the rear to set this up on Win10. On Win7, a one button setup.
Bought a Samsung 950 Pro boot drive and a 850 EVO the same size, so I could bit map the drives using Samsung Migration tool while in Windows 10 64 bit. A real time saving tools.
Overclocked the 6600k to 4400 and set the XMP to 3200 for the g.Skill Trident DDR4 3200 mem. Everything worked perfectly the first time and runs cool.
My Samsung 850 EVO runs faster than spec. 550 instead of 540.
The Samsung 950 PRO is a monster running at 2087 Seq Reads, just below max spec of 2200.
All in all this is an excellent board for what I am doing with it.
System:
Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 7 v1.0 - F8 BIOS
Cooler Master HAF 912 Top 200mm Fan Blowing Down
Twin 120mm in front blowing in, 140mm Side
Intel Skylake I5-6600k OC @ 4400 mHz (24C Idle)
LEPA AquaChanger 120mm Rear facing with 200mm fan above
(CPU 24C, System 25C, PCH 36C @ IDLE)
G.Skill TridentZ DDR4 3200 OC @ 3200 mHz
ASUS GTX 750TI 2GB OC @ 135 Twin Fan (Had two DVI monitors)
EVGA SuperNova Gold 650watts G2 on ECO mode
Samsung 850 EVO 256Gb SATA III
Samsung 950 PRO 256Gb NVME
WDC 1002FAEX 1TB Spindle Drive
All the pieces just came together...

Reviewed By:Bobby A.,11/29/2016 1:42:02 AM
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EVGA Z170 Stinger 111-SS-E172-KR LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: Color scheme is great (Looks like a F-117 Nighthawk)
Nifty LED readout of your temps in Celsius of course
Reset and Power Button built onto the Motherboard
Premium Thick IO Plate
BIOS is simple

Cons: Missing Wifi (Can be added through M2 slot on the bottom of the Motherboard)
USB 3.0 Speeds rather than 3.1 (Do any other Z170 ITX boards come with 3.1?)
M2 Adapter Cannot be used for SSD's

Other Thoughts: Seriously. Why in heavens name would they not include an M2 adapter that can handle an SSD? This alone should make you want to avoid this motherboard as now you're limited to SATA3 speeds which have well been surpassed. I already knew it does not come with Wifi so it wasn't a big deal but other motherboards for less price have it included. Lastly USB 3.1 would have been nice. But far and beyond the fact that you cannot used an M2 SSD should be the thing you should consider first.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/28/2016 11:26:17 PM
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ASUS X99-A II LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: not sure

Cons: it was dead on arrival; the pci slots seemed to be space annoyingly compared to other boards I've had as well

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for sharing your assessment of our product. Are your hardware components verified on our QVL list? If you’re having issues getting your system to POST to BIOS, double check each cable on the motherboard including your 24pin/8pin power plug connectors. Ensure all your GPU connectors are firmly installed and that all your SATA drives are receiving power from your PSU. If the issues persist, provide me with your complete system specification for further analysis of compatible parts. You can reach me at cl-nestor@asus.com.

Thank you for choosing ASUS!

Best Regards,
Nestor
ASUS Customer Loyalty - US Support

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/29/2016 1:43:19 AM
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MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS LGA 1151 Intel H110 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Motherboards - Intel
Product price is -

Pros: Was Pretty easy to setup.
Everything installed and worked flawlessly from the included disc.
Paired with the Pentium g4400 CPU and 8 GB ram, it works pretty good!

Cons: only two fan headers.

Other Thoughts: I would recommend this for a budget build or an office computer.

Reviewed By:Christopher H.,11/28/2016 11:31:22 PM
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BIOSTAR Hi-Fi B150S1 D4 Ver. 6.x LGA 1151 Intel B150 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: runnig i7 6700k on it with 8gb ram runs pretty flawlessly fit in a small case basic faetures

Cons: cant overclock i7 on this board but i knew this as it is a b150 not z170 but for the money cant really beat it

Reviewed By:Matthew L.,11/28/2016 10:30:27 PM
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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII RANGER LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: I have very little pro's about this board, other then it looks nice.

Cons: The ROG series for the Z170 chip set has horrible QVL list for DDR4 DIMM support. In trying to get this motherboard to post past the 55 qcode error, which appears to be a issue with this series of motherboards supporting the Z170 chipset was a futile process.

I went through 2 sets of DDR4 Dimms with his board and the laundry list of troubleshooting before, calling ASUS for support. Which I might add was the worst customer service experience I have ever had and still awaiting my guaranteed Supervisor call back. They advised me to try different ram from the QVL list, i went through 4 sets of ram on the QVL list of various Speeds and brands.

To ultimately get to the magical unicorn RAM that would allow them to either RMA my board or it would work(by the way they said i would need this ram to boot my PC, then go into bios to OC to get it to support any other ram, this was the 3rd Asus representatives information) which was Some Kingston 2133hz DDR4 Dimm HX421C14FBK2/8 from there QVL list. This Ram Speed needed to be tested for them to properly RMA the board because if you don't test a QVL 2133 ram, they would send it back with out repairs of there Techs test the board with 2133 ram and it works. So after 4 days and multiple trips to my pc hardware store for RMA sticks over the thanksgiving weekend. I returned home with the Magical Unicorn Ram to only get a Q55 boot error! (just so you know I did but another motherboard at the store a MSI gaming M5, which booted up flawlessly with multiple DDr4 ram configurations since I know have some laying around -.- ).... After leaving frustrated with the last rep at ASUS and awaiting a supervisor to call me I call Newegg.

A really nice Rep took my call on Sunday, listened to me vent and informed my 30 day warranty was past by one day. But Newegg being the normal champions of Customer service, RMA'd my board for me without another word or begging on my part (which I was willing to do at this point) I wasn't able to secure a refund which I would have liked, but I got a new board on the way and I hope for better luck with this one. Some boards work in this series but not all.

I would not ever recommend a Asus Product to anyone ever again after this experience and the Spencerian with there support.

Reviewed By:Nicholas J.,11/28/2016 9:37:19 PM
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MSI B150M Mortar LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: durable
very good price
awesome easy to use BIOS

Cons: doesn't support SLI, but it does take crossfire.

Other Thoughts: would recommend it for a first gaming build

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/28/2016 6:15:48 PM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: it auto clocked the core I7 6700 to 4GHZ .
dual ethernet ports work great.
sata express ports , i had issues with, see other thoughts
board posts fast, even with fast boot off . my aging sabertooth could take up to a minute to post...
bios relatively easy to navigate, lots of features (some are not supported by the I7 6700 non-k model). paired with a regular ssd, debian 8 goes from the grub logon to the KDE logon manager in about 1 sec, another 3 to a full KDE5 plasma desktop... this combo smokes.
a full debian server boots in under 5 seconds .

Cons: see other thoughts
** update /11/26/2016 board started to get into a boot loop before BIOS with code 29 (or 62). unplugging from wall and hitting the power button will *usually* get it to boot into debian (the only os on it, and its being used as a server) . once booted it will stay up for weeks (current uptime 5 days 12 hrs and 55 minutes) until a reboot is needed (due to updated kernel or similar) .
this will seemingly show the cpu, ram (tested with linux memtester utility), and psu (seasonic gold 650W) is ok .
unplugged all usb devices ,same results. boot loop gets to code 29, hangs for a few seconds , then restarts. no chance of entering bios (unless i unplug as above). **
at this point i cant recommend this board due to this issue. changed from 5 eggs to 2.
/*edit*/
and back to 5 eggs. turns out a faulty usb hub was the problem, as unplugging everything else including hard drives and expansion cards proved fruitless. unplugged the hub (no kb/mouse) and bam booted fine. plug kb/mouse directly into board (had them plugged into the hub as an extension) and still booted fine. hooked up everything except hub, boots fine. further investigation reveals that this board has random problems with usb devices, even keyboards and mice. so unplug everything, drives,expansion cards (use onboard video) all external connections except power and try to boot the board. lesson learned.

Other Thoughts: i paired this board with a coolermaster N400 case. the board bolted in fine, but the case has a lip right on the side between the drive cage and the sata express ports. getting std sata cables in was a tight fit, but i got it done. not sure that sata express cables would fit on the 2 sata express ports closest to the motherboard, with this case. this isnt the boards (or the cases) fault, just a random unforeseen issue.

Reviewed By:charles h.,11/28/2016 5:51:32 PM
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MSI MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M5 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: I purchased this Mobo for a new build to pair with a 6700k and couldn't be more pleased with the result.

-Great price point for the feature-set
-Quick and Easy Install
-Easy to navigate BIOS
-Classic Black/Red MSI Color Scheme

Cons: -None yet

Other Thoughts: I would recommend this board to anyone looking for a great board at a decent price point. It impresses not only in the technical aspect, but is aesthetically pleasing for those looking to do a bit of showing off from the side panel. I combined it with a Corsair H105 Waterblock in a full size tower and it looks very slick

Reviewed By:Ian Z.,11/28/2016 4:48:21 PM
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ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Works great. It's still alive!

Cons: Not a lot of space between the graphics slot and the PCI slots

Other Thoughts: At long last, upgrading to z710a mobo today!

Reviewed By:Du D.,11/28/2016 3:24:56 PM
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ASUS Z170-P LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: of course like 50% of the people who bought this board it's doa and won't work RIDICULOUS

Cons: everything

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/28/2016 6:12:32 PM
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MSI Z170-A PRO LGA 1151 Intel Z170 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Great features for the price
Looks nice and professional
Lots of SATA ports
2 PCI express slots

Cons: These are some minor cons-
The microprocessor socket doesn't have 'white triangle' to guide the processor direction
SATA ports stand up on the board instead of lying flat..this can make installing sata drives a little cumbersome

Reviewed By:Varun V.,11/28/2016 6:08:11 PM
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MSI MSI Gaming B150 Gaming M3 LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: GREAT FOR BUDGET GAMING. I GIVE THE BIOS A +. EASY TO USE. 4 SLOT RAM WHICH IS GOOD

Cons: NO CONS SO FAR. I'LL KEEP AN UPDATE.

Other Thoughts: PC BUILD
INTEL i5-6600K
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ RX 470 OC
16GB RAM
CORSAIR 550W PSU 80+ GOLD

Reviewed By:CHRISTIAN B.,11/28/2016 5:07:46 PM
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ASUS P10S WS LGA 1151 Intel C236 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: Good specs on paper.

Cons: Faulty Realtek Audio - Static noise.
Weird issue with PCIE x16 causing damaged video playback with my GTX 1070. (Compatibility?)
One of the front USB 2 connectors faulty as well!

Other Thoughts: Terrible Asus support. requested advanced replacement as this server board qualifies. After 1 (one) week they processed it as REGULAR RMA!

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for sharing your assessment of our product. I am sorry to hear that you were not completely satisfied with your motherboard and that there were issues with it. Make sure you're using the latest Audio driver Version 6.0.1.7727 for optimal audio performance. If the issues persist, try using a different audio cord to febug for any defective cables. Please let me know should an issue arise when your replacement arrives. Just provide me with a detailed description and RMA so that we may better collaborate for a solution. My email is cl-nestor@asus.com and our 24/7 support line is posted below.

Thank you for choosing ASUS

Best Regards,
Nestor
Asus Customer Loyalty US Support
http://www.asus.com/us/support/CallUs

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/28/2016 4:45:10 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-B150M-DS3H (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: Good enough features for office usage.
M.2 is nice

Cons: I bought two systems. The 1st one was working fine for a day. The 2nd one would go on an on-and-off loop, where I couldn't even get to the BIOS. Then the 1st system would do the same thing the next day. The solution is to enable Power Loading feature in the BIOS (under Power) which creates a fake load for the power supply. Apparently some power supplies are unable to turn on the system properly when the power load is too low. In my case it was Deepcool DQ550ST. Deep Cool DA500 was doing the same thing. Clearing CMOS wouldn't help. To get to the BIOS, I had to short pins 1 and 6 on the main BIOS chip, which made it go to recovery mode, then set Power Loading to enable. So far both systems turn on instantly with no issues.

New update:
The 2nd board that was acting from the beginning started doing the same on/off power cycling again, even after enabling Power Loading setting in the BIOS. I decided to return it. Bought Asrock Z170 board locally as I needed one asap.

Other Thoughts: power issues
On one board enabling Power Loading in the BIOS seems to have fixed the issues, but on the 2nd board, it didn't.

Reviewed By:Dimitri R.,11/28/2016 4:43:57 PM
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MSI Z170A PC MATE LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: It supports skylake and is a great option for the price.

Cons: the cpu cooler did not match up very well with the holes even though the cooler was compatible.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/28/2016 4:32:21 PM
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ASUS Z170-P LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: of course like 50% of the people who bought this board it's doa and won't work RIDICULOUS

Cons: everything

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/28/2016 6:12:32 PM
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MSI Z170-A PRO LGA 1151 Intel Z170 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Great features for the price
Looks nice and professional
Lots of SATA ports
2 PCI express slots

Cons: These are some minor cons-
The microprocessor socket doesn't have 'white triangle' to guide the processor direction
SATA ports stand up on the board instead of lying flat..this can make installing sata drives a little cumbersome

Reviewed By:Varun V.,11/28/2016 6:08:11 PM
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MSI MSI Gaming B150 Gaming M3 LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: GREAT FOR BUDGET GAMING. I GIVE THE BIOS A +. EASY TO USE. 4 SLOT RAM WHICH IS GOOD

Cons: NO CONS SO FAR. I'LL KEEP AN UPDATE.

Other Thoughts: PC BUILD
INTEL i5-6600K
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ RX 470 OC
16GB RAM
CORSAIR 550W PSU 80+ GOLD

Reviewed By:CHRISTIAN B.,11/28/2016 5:07:46 PM
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ASUS P10S WS LGA 1151 Intel C236 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: Good specs on paper.

Cons: Faulty Realtek Audio - Static noise.
Weird issue with PCIE x16 causing damaged video playback with my GTX 1070. (Compatibility?)
One of the front USB 2 connectors faulty as well!

Other Thoughts: Terrible Asus support. requested advanced replacement as this server board qualifies. After 1 (one) week they processed it as REGULAR RMA!

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for sharing your assessment of our product. I am sorry to hear that you were not completely satisfied with your motherboard and that there were issues with it. Make sure you're using the latest Audio driver Version 6.0.1.7727 for optimal audio performance. If the issues persist, try using a different audio cord to febug for any defective cables. Please let me know should an issue arise when your replacement arrives. Just provide me with a detailed description and RMA so that we may better collaborate for a solution. My email is cl-nestor@asus.com and our 24/7 support line is posted below.

Thank you for choosing ASUS

Best Regards,
Nestor
Asus Customer Loyalty US Support
http://www.asus.com/us/support/CallUs

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/28/2016 4:45:10 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-B150M-DS3H (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: Good enough features for office usage.
M.2 is nice

Cons: I bought two systems. The 1st one was working fine for a day. The 2nd one would go on an on-and-off loop, where I couldn't even get to the BIOS. Then the 1st system would do the same thing the next day. The solution is to enable Power Loading feature in the BIOS (under Power) which creates a fake load for the power supply. Apparently some power supplies are unable to turn on the system properly when the power load is too low. In my case it was Deepcool DQ550ST. Deep Cool DA500 was doing the same thing. Clearing CMOS wouldn't help. To get to the BIOS, I had to short pins 1 and 6 on the main BIOS chip, which made it go to recovery mode, then set Power Loading to enable. So far both systems turn on instantly with no issues.

New update:
The 2nd board that was acting from the beginning started doing the same on/off power cycling again, even after enabling Power Loading setting in the BIOS. I decided to return it. Bought Asrock Z170 board locally as I needed one asap.

Other Thoughts: power issues
On one board enabling Power Loading in the BIOS seems to have fixed the issues, but on the 2nd board, it didn't.

Reviewed By:Dimitri R.,11/28/2016 4:43:57 PM
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MSI Z170A PC MATE LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: It supports skylake and is a great option for the price.

Cons: the cpu cooler did not match up very well with the holes even though the cooler was compatible.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/28/2016 4:32:21 PM
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MSI B150M Mortar LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: durable
very good price
awesome easy to use BIOS

Cons: doesn't support SLI, but it does take crossfire.

Other Thoughts: would recommend it for a first gaming build

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/28/2016 6:15:48 PM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: it auto clocked the core I7 6700 to 4GHZ .
dual ethernet ports work great.
sata express ports , i had issues with, see other thoughts
board posts fast, even with fast boot off . my aging sabertooth could take up to a minute to post...
bios relatively easy to navigate, lots of features (some are not supported by the I7 6700 non-k model). paired with a regular ssd, debian 8 goes from the grub logon to the KDE logon manager in about 1 sec, another 3 to a full KDE5 plasma desktop... this combo smokes.
a full debian server boots in under 5 seconds .

Cons: see other thoughts
** update /11/26/2016 board started to get into a boot loop before BIOS with code 29 (or 62). unplugging from wall and hitting the power button will *usually* get it to boot into debian (the only os on it, and its being used as a server) . once booted it will stay up for weeks (current uptime 5 days 12 hrs and 55 minutes) until a reboot is needed (due to updated kernel or similar) .
this will seemingly show the cpu, ram (tested with linux memtester utility), and psu (seasonic gold 650W) is ok .
unplugged all usb devices ,same results. boot loop gets to code 29, hangs for a few seconds , then restarts. no chance of entering bios (unless i unplug as above). **
at this point i cant recommend this board due to this issue. changed from 5 eggs to 2.
/*edit*/
and back to 5 eggs. turns out a faulty usb hub was the problem, as unplugging everything else including hard drives and expansion cards proved fruitless. unplugged the hub (no kb/mouse) and bam booted fine. plug kb/mouse directly into board (had them plugged into the hub as an extension) and still booted fine. hooked up everything except hub, boots fine. further investigation reveals that this board has random problems with usb devices, even keyboards and mice. so unplug everything, drives,expansion cards (use onboard video) all external connections except power and try to boot the board. lesson learned.

Other Thoughts: i paired this board with a coolermaster N400 case. the board bolted in fine, but the case has a lip right on the side between the drive cage and the sata express ports. getting std sata cables in was a tight fit, but i got it done. not sure that sata express cables would fit on the 2 sata express ports closest to the motherboard, with this case. this isnt the boards (or the cases) fault, just a random unforeseen issue.

Reviewed By:charles h.,11/28/2016 5:51:32 PM
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MSI MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M5 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: I purchased this Mobo for a new build to pair with a 6700k and couldn't be more pleased with the result.

-Great price point for the feature-set
-Quick and Easy Install
-Easy to navigate BIOS
-Classic Black/Red MSI Color Scheme

Cons: -None yet

Other Thoughts: I would recommend this board to anyone looking for a great board at a decent price point. It impresses not only in the technical aspect, but is aesthetically pleasing for those looking to do a bit of showing off from the side panel. I combined it with a Corsair H105 Waterblock in a full size tower and it looks very slick

Reviewed By:Ian Z.,11/28/2016 4:48:21 PM
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ASRock Z97 Extreme3 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: great BIOS.

Cons: First one DOA, Second one only one ram slot works - 1st exchange was flawless, second one, Newegg wouldn't replace/return, asrock customer service wouldn't respond. no resolution.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Trevan,

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
For the memory slots no function issue, Please trouble shoot the mainboard steps below.
• Turn the power off, unplug the power
• Clear the CMOS.
• Remove the CPU to check the mainboard’s CPU contact pins are normal (should be pointing same way and pattern).
• Reseat the CPU and heatsink fan if socket pins are normal.
• Test with single memory module on each slot one at the time to verify all slots are working.

If you have any technical support inquiry, please contact us at 909-590-8308 or http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp
We will assist you shortly.

Thank you

ASRock Support
Tech Support Email: http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp

Reviewed By:Trevan T.,11/28/2016 10:28:31 AM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-H170-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel H170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: call me a fanboy but gigabyte makes the best products and makes sure its durable i did so much wrong to this motherboard when trying to put a coolmaster hypo on it. im surprised it didn't bend! its awesome i always buy gigabyte when buying motherboards and gpus because they work and are dependable.

Cons: wish the instructions would tell you how to upgrade the audio amp.

Reviewed By:BRET M.,11/28/2016 10:11:36 AM
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MSI X99A SLI PLUS LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: - Has the new features you would want in a modern day motherboard (2016)

Cons: - No PCI slots (just PCIe) , but PCI is considered "ancient", so using old technologies with new technologies won't work.

Other Thoughts: - I would recommend this board if it were within your budget and you're buying complimentary hardware to make this baby shine.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/28/2016 10:06:05 AM
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MSI B85M-G43 LGA 1150 Intel B85 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX High Performance CF Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: -Worked right out of the box
-No issues with recognizing hardware
-Does what it needs to for my spare Gaming PC

Cons: No qualms

Other Thoughts: -Great for a budget build
-I've only ever owned MSI motherboards in my custom PCs, haven't had a reason to stop using this brand.
-Memory clips are definitely a tight fit against a big graphics card as other reviews state, but as long as you're careful, it works just fine (I'm using an EVGA GTX 570 for my GPU).

Reviewed By:Cory O.,11/28/2016 8:03:39 AM
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GIGABYTE GA-H110M-S2H (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Motherboards - Intel
Product price is -

Pros: Great for small, wallet-friendly builds.

Cons: Fan header could be placed better. I needed to use a 3 to 1 splitter for three case fans. The splitter awkwardly hangs right in front of the case window. :(

Other Thoughts: Paired the board with an i3-6100, 8GB DDR4 RAM and 240GB SSD. Great performer for the money!

Reviewed By:Adam R.,11/28/2016 7:22:11 AM
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MSI Z87-G45 Gaming-R LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Pro Gaming with Killer Networking & Sound Blaster Intel Motherboard Certified Refurbished
Product price is -

Pros: Nice layout and color combination
Runs stable (no issues with memory and very few crashes)
Lots of ports

Cons: USB issues:

I purchased this motherboard new August 2013. A few months later, I started experiencing USB issues. The thing is it was tolerable as most devices (mouse/keyboard/powered hard drive) work. The only thing that didn't work is non-powered USB devices like thumb drives and my iPhone via USB (transferring photos). As a work-around, I ported all my photos and documents to a different PC/Laptop and either shared them in the cloud or transferred via network or powered USB drive.

About 6 months after having the issue (Dec 2014), I opened an RMA with MSI. I had to convince them that I need advanced replacement since this is my primary PC and I can't send in the motherboard and wait weeks for a replacement. They agreed to an advanced replacement but put a hold on my credit card until I shipped back the original board. They actually ended up upgrading me to the Z87-GD65, which is slightly better.

About 18 months later (April 2016), I have the same issue with the replacement board. However, it's too much hassle to open another RMA and disassemble the whole PC for yet another swap since I'm busy with a new job. By the time I get to look into the RMA process (October 2016), it's a few months past the warranty period.

I now have all my kids photos across 2 PCs and have a project to combine photos as a result of a non-working USB port. Thanks MSI!!

Other Thoughts: I'll stick with Asus or another manufacturer for the motherboard of my next build.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,

We apologize for the issues that you are having with this product.

If you have not go through troubleshooting yet, then feel free to contact our tech support team for assistance at 626.271.1004 from M to F, 9am to 6pm Pacific Time.
If you have gone through troubleshooting and confirmed the symptom, then please kindly visit the URL below to set up a RMA for warranty service.
http://service.msicomputer.com/msi_user/rma_form_new.aspx

Required Information:
1. Full name (first, and last)
2. Telephone #
3. Physical address (No PO box)
4. Email address
5. Serial number (located on the box, or underneath the motherboard, eg 601-xxxx-xxxBxxxxxxxxxx)
6. Please write clear details about symptoms you are having onto the Special Remark section.

Once your information and warranty are verified by the system then you will get a RMA# immediately.
You will receive a RMA email which indicates the turn-around time as well as ship-to address.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the product or special requests, received the unit back from RMA but are still having issues, please do not hesitate to call us or email us directly and we will be more than happy to assist you, thank you.
Tech Support Line: 626-271-1004 (M to F, 9am to 6pm Pacific Time)
Tech Support Email: usreview@msi.com

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MSI Review Team | JT1201201609 usreview@msi.com

Reviewed By:Bola M.,11/28/2016 10:54:52 AM
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GIGABYTE GA-H110M-S2H (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: running good so far, really love Gigabyte boards always run smooth for me.

Cons: non so far.

Reviewed By:shane t.,11/28/2016 9:27:33 AM
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ASRock H81 PRO BTC R2.0 LGA 1150 Intel H81 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: good

Cons: i test this motherboard for mining pourpose.. (using 6 PCI x1 slot s 100% 24/7 )
this is mother PRO BTC (pro bitcoin) so is not so pro.. is more stable with 5 cards... maybe i'm wrong and the problems is the usb raisers...

Other Thoughts: for mining is better builds 5cards rigs with this MB .

Reviewed By:Robert A.,11/28/2016 8:35:27 AM
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ASRock Z97 Extreme3 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: great BIOS.

Cons: First one DOA, Second one only one ram slot works - 1st exchange was flawless, second one, Newegg wouldn't replace/return, asrock customer service wouldn't respond. no resolution.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Trevan,

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
For the memory slots no function issue, Please trouble shoot the mainboard steps below.
• Turn the power off, unplug the power
• Clear the CMOS.
• Remove the CPU to check the mainboard’s CPU contact pins are normal (should be pointing same way and pattern).
• Reseat the CPU and heatsink fan if socket pins are normal.
• Test with single memory module on each slot one at the time to verify all slots are working.

If you have any technical support inquiry, please contact us at 909-590-8308 or http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp
We will assist you shortly.

Thank you

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Reviewed By:Trevan T.,11/28/2016 10:28:31 AM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-H170-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel H170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: call me a fanboy but gigabyte makes the best products and makes sure its durable i did so much wrong to this motherboard when trying to put a coolmaster hypo on it. im surprised it didn't bend! its awesome i always buy gigabyte when buying motherboards and gpus because they work and are dependable.

Cons: wish the instructions would tell you how to upgrade the audio amp.

Reviewed By:BRET M.,11/28/2016 10:11:36 AM
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MSI X99A SLI PLUS LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: - Has the new features you would want in a modern day motherboard (2016)

Cons: - No PCI slots (just PCIe) , but PCI is considered "ancient", so using old technologies with new technologies won't work.

Other Thoughts: - I would recommend this board if it were within your budget and you're buying complimentary hardware to make this baby shine.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/28/2016 10:06:05 AM
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MSI B85M-G43 LGA 1150 Intel B85 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX High Performance CF Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -Worked right out of the box
-No issues with recognizing hardware
-Does what it needs to for my spare Gaming PC

Cons: No qualms

Other Thoughts: -Great for a budget build
-I've only ever owned MSI motherboards in my custom PCs, haven't had a reason to stop using this brand.
-Memory clips are definitely a tight fit against a big graphics card as other reviews state, but as long as you're careful, it works just fine (I'm using an EVGA GTX 570 for my GPU).

Reviewed By:Cory O.,11/28/2016 8:03:39 AM
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MSI Z87-G45 Gaming-R LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Pro Gaming with Killer Networking & Sound Blaster Intel Motherboard Certified Refurbished
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Pros: Nice layout and color combination
Runs stable (no issues with memory and very few crashes)
Lots of ports

Cons: USB issues:

I purchased this motherboard new August 2013. A few months later, I started experiencing USB issues. The thing is it was tolerable as most devices (mouse/keyboard/powered hard drive) work. The only thing that didn't work is non-powered USB devices like thumb drives and my iPhone via USB (transferring photos). As a work-around, I ported all my photos and documents to a different PC/Laptop and either shared them in the cloud or transferred via network or powered USB drive.

About 6 months after having the issue (Dec 2014), I opened an RMA with MSI. I had to convince them that I need advanced replacement since this is my primary PC and I can't send in the motherboard and wait weeks for a replacement. They agreed to an advanced replacement but put a hold on my credit card until I shipped back the original board. They actually ended up upgrading me to the Z87-GD65, which is slightly better.

About 18 months later (April 2016), I have the same issue with the replacement board. However, it's too much hassle to open another RMA and disassemble the whole PC for yet another swap since I'm busy with a new job. By the time I get to look into the RMA process (October 2016), it's a few months past the warranty period.

I now have all my kids photos across 2 PCs and have a project to combine photos as a result of a non-working USB port. Thanks MSI!!

Other Thoughts: I'll stick with Asus or another manufacturer for the motherboard of my next build.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,

We apologize for the issues that you are having with this product.

If you have not go through troubleshooting yet, then feel free to contact our tech support team for assistance at 626.271.1004 from M to F, 9am to 6pm Pacific Time.
If you have gone through troubleshooting and confirmed the symptom, then please kindly visit the URL below to set up a RMA for warranty service.
http://service.msicomputer.com/msi_user/rma_form_new.aspx

Required Information:
1. Full name (first, and last)
2. Telephone #
3. Physical address (No PO box)
4. Email address
5. Serial number (located on the box, or underneath the motherboard, eg 601-xxxx-xxxBxxxxxxxxxx)
6. Please write clear details about symptoms you are having onto the Special Remark section.

Once your information and warranty are verified by the system then you will get a RMA# immediately.
You will receive a RMA email which indicates the turn-around time as well as ship-to address.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the product or special requests, received the unit back from RMA but are still having issues, please do not hesitate to call us or email us directly and we will be more than happy to assist you, thank you.
Tech Support Line: 626-271-1004 (M to F, 9am to 6pm Pacific Time)
Tech Support Email: usreview@msi.com

Best Regards,
MSI Review Team | JT1201201609 usreview@msi.com

Reviewed By:Bola M.,11/28/2016 10:54:52 AM
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GIGABYTE GA-H110M-S2H (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: running good so far, really love Gigabyte boards always run smooth for me.

Cons: non so far.

Reviewed By:shane t.,11/28/2016 9:27:33 AM
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ASRock H81 PRO BTC R2.0 LGA 1150 Intel H81 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
Product price is -

Pros: good

Cons: i test this motherboard for mining pourpose.. (using 6 PCI x1 slot s 100% 24/7 )
this is mother PRO BTC (pro bitcoin) so is not so pro.. is more stable with 5 cards... maybe i'm wrong and the problems is the usb raisers...

Other Thoughts: for mining is better builds 5cards rigs with this MB .

Reviewed By:Robert A.,11/28/2016 8:35:27 AM
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ASUS Z170-A LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Um.

Cons: I tried 3 of these boards. THREE! First one, which i'm using now (as I await my replacement) has slots A2/B2 not working. If I plug memory modules in there, the board won't post and the red led by the memory slot stays lit. If I put memory in slots A1/B1 (single channel config) the board works fine. I didn't spend this much money to not use the full potential of the board (dual channel memory) or limit myself with upgrades in the future (not being able to add more memory).

The 2nd and 3rd board will not post no matter what. The red LED by the cpu stays lit no matter what I try. DEAD. Completely dead. I've been using Asus boards for all of my builds for the past 20 years and have never had an issue. So disappointed.

Other Thoughts: Stay away. I'm not sure what's going on with Asus right now, but, wow. Disaster.

Reviewed By:Leonel G.,11/27/2016 5:59:51 PM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: Good looking board. Good price for z170 chipsets.

Cons: Boot looping on brand new board.

Other Thoughts: I bought this board brand new for a mid range gaming build paired with i5 6600k CPU. But after everything set. I keep getting boot loop. At first I saw was my 500w PSU problem. So I bought a brand new EVGA 750w bronze. Nothing changes. I swap my graphic cards and ram. Still getting boot loop.
I got refund for newegg gift card. So I picked up a MSI z170 board instead

Manufacturer Response:Dear Customer,

Thank you for your comments. We apologize for your difficulty with your GIGABYTE product. Please contact us at newegg-support@gigabyteusa.com with the case number 138632 in the e-mail subject line. We will provide personalized service and analysis to help solve your issue ASAP. If the matter is urgent, please send us your contact number, and we will contact you.

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Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/27/2016 8:08:33 PM
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MSI Z170A SLI LGA 1151 Intel Z170 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: The board works great with everything except the M.2 slot.

Cons: The user manual doesn't even have instructions about M.2 troubleshooting and shows a BIOS screenshot that doesn't even have the "M.2 Genie" feature that is greeted out for me. I figured the drive I bought must've been bad so I bought a Samsung 850 EVO and it wasn't detected either. M.2 slot on this board must be dead, BIOS update and reflash didn't work and MSI offers no drivers on the CD or their website for the M.2 slot. Too new of technology for there to be any good info out there and the BIOS not being able to see the M.2 drive seems to be a VERY common issue.

Other Thoughts: Buyer beware, verify that the board you are buying has consistent thumbs up on the M.2 slot functionality.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/27/2016 6:51:37 PM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: N/A did not work

Cons: This product came DOA.... No boot even with just the necessities attached.

Other Thoughts: Returning product for another try, hope the next one works

Manufacturer Response:Dear Customer,

Thank you for your comments. We apologize for your difficulty with your GIGABYTE product.
Please contact GIGABYTE tech support department with detail system and problem information to trouble shoot the issue at 1-626-854-9338 opt. 3 Monday through Friday from 08:30 ~ 17:30 PST.

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Reviewed By:JOSEPH E.,11/27/2016 5:41:01 PM
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ASUS Z170-A LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -It arrived on time
-It looked okay

Cons: -As I stated on the title. This product was DOA.
DEAD ON ARRIVAL
- I trusted the review but it betrayed me.

Other Thoughts: - Honestly I trusted the reviews and the eggs, but it was just all lies

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/27/2016 5:11:30 PM
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Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3V - Intel B85 Chipset LGA 1150 MicroATX Motherboard PCIE3.0/USB3.0/SATA3.0
Product price is -

Pros: It was relatively simple to build my computer around this motherboard. It was my first computer build, and the manual was great in instructing me how to proceed through each step. The BIOS is great and user friendly, and I was able to set it to boot from a USB drive to install Windows 10. It came with two SATA cables, which has was great as I didn't have one already to plug in my SSD.

Cons: Unfortunately, this motherboard only supports 16 GB of RAM, but at the price point it's not too bad. I only installed one stick of 8GB RAM to start out, and will add another one soon, but I would like to go with more.

Other Thoughts: I would definitely recommend this product. I used it in a budget build, and I would encourage others to use this board as well of they were trying to save as much money as possible. The RAM should not be an issue for most people, as I want to use this machine for CAD, which requires more RAM.

Reviewed By:Alan M.,11/27/2016 2:37:25 PM
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MSI MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M5 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: easy to work with easy to overclock

Cons: none yet

Reviewed By:chuck m.,11/27/2016 12:56:08 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 LGA 1150 Intel B85 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Certified Refurbished
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Pros: I'm just glad that it was only $35 ^_^

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: This is my first time building a PC. I realized that it is only LGA 1150 and my CPU is LGA 1151.

Reviewed By:Franklin Rigon,11/27/2016 2:59:37 PM
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ASUS H110M-E/M.2 LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Motherboards - Intel
Product price is -

Pros: affordable
TINY ^_^
supports newest CPUs, DDR4, and GPUs
allows you to customize fan settings
fairly good BIOS features (except for boot - see below)

Cons: TLDR: use ASUS EZ installer to make a bootable USB drive from your Win7 install DVD (yes, you have to use the disk; it can't just copy from an ISO). Or, just use a DVD drive if you have one!

ASUS made installing Win7 on this mobo a nightmarish ordeal. I didn't have an optical drive for the new rig, so I literally spent two days [that I will never get back] trying to figure out how to install Windows 7 from a USB drive. I had done it successfully on other systems in the past, but this one wouldn't go no matter what I tried.

I kept going in circles, trying every possible solution I found on the internet (rufus, win7 iso to usb tool, manual iso to usb method, linux dd, ubuntu startup disk creator, etc, etc). The ONLY option that worked was the shady-looking "ASUS EZ installer," which I had to use off my laptop (with a built-in DVD drive). Rufus got me past the first loading screen but then the install wouldn't recognize any of my SATA drives.

What added fuel to the fire were the incomprehensible boot options in the BIOS. You can choose from a variety of options, including secure/non-secure boot, fast/normal boot, UEFI/legacy/??? boot, UEFI/legacy/both/??? drivers, ??? option #57, ??? option #58129, and so on. I've tried quite a few combinations with a known good, BOOTABLE USB drive - but nothing worked (until I used the EZ installer).

Other Thoughts: ASUS, please add a notice in BIG BOLD LETTERS to the manual, that explains how to install Windows 7 from USB on your motherboards, so people like me don't waste days of their lives just trying to get it to work. Or, better yet, just change the BIOS to where legacy/non-UEFI install from USB can be enabled with ONE OPTION instead of a convoluted mess that you have right now.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/27/2016 2:45:28 PM
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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Gaming Motherboard
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Pros: Great BIOS (if you are used to ASUS bios, look no further! If you have a non-Asus board, the BIOS has more features and better navigation and controls over many options

Cons: Price? It is on sale...and the z270 boards are around the corner...but I needed some more oomph in the connected devices department and the 3570k wasnt going to cut it for my studies in VMWares and other labwork to study for certs. Had to get a 6700k to easily run mutliple virtual environments for my work.

Other Thoughts: To the guy who supposedly cooked two of these boards, SUlleyman S. Perhaps you skimped on the PSU department? Or a loose cable...or what if you have extra cables from different PSU if modular, and you grabbed wrong one and fried the board, possible signs of swapped pairs, and you fed the baby negative voltage...twice?

Dont blame the board for simple mistakes that could have been easily overlooked.

Reviewed By:Nathan S.,11/27/2016 2:41:25 PM
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MSI Z87-G55 LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: * Many BIOS options that are easy to maneuver, "manipulate" and understand. If you come off an older computer with a text based BIOS that required you to move about with the directional keys on your keyboard, you will find this a welcomed update!
*Comes with OC Genie features within the BIOS (I do not recommend automatic Overclocking!)
*It supports 32GB of RAM.
*It supports both Crossfire and SLI (comes with a SLI bridge).
*Excellently spaced CPUfan headers.
*Well thought out SATA connector placement + an option to "upgrade" it
*It comes with a DVI and HDMI port.
*Easy to install and plug everything in thanks to the manuals.
*Lastly, a black and blue theme! So tired of the black and red.

EDIT 2016, November

I bought it for $135 at the time and boy was it a steal! It's been rock steady so far!

Cons: Mouse speed within the BIOS. It is a little too fast, which could lead to accidentally clicking something you don't want to, which could require resetting the CMOS to fix it. The RAM slots could be a little further away from the CPU but that's not much of a take away towards the overall ratings of this board.

EDIT as of 2016, November

Forget the speed in the BIOS thing! It was the fault of a malfunction mouse. Upon trying two new mice, it worked just fine!

Other Thoughts: The overclocking features of the board allows you to adjust the power and vram of the iGPU (which is dependent on your CPU). With an i5-4670k and this board, I was able to get HD 4600 to 1gb of VRAM and game pretty extensively. Here is a short list of some of the games I could play very comfortably!

Skyrim, Morrowind, Oblivion, The Elder Scrolls: Online, Deus Ex, Tomb Raider 2013, Alien: Isolation (High-Ultra @ 1080p!), Battlefield 3+4 & Hardline, Mass Effect series, Star Wars: The Old Republic Online, Dragon Ball Xenoverse, Counter-Strike: Go, Bastion, Fallout New Vegas & Fallout 3, Steam's list of Final Fantasy games, ALL of the games currently made by Telltale (The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones etc), Assassin's Creed up to III and Dishonored. That's just a few of them. It is safe to say that if you buy this board and couple it with an i5-4670k, you will not miss out on gaming. iGPU has come a long way and is pushed even further by motherboard manufactures.

Reviewed By:Karina C.,11/27/2016 1:15:59 PM
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ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH Z170 S LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: The board looks great and runs nicely.
Thermal Radar 2 is AWESOME. My fans runs extremely quiet and I've been very satisfied overall with the software for this board.

Cons: Chassis Fans 5 and 6 are straight power. I haven't tried a pwm fan but my DC fan can't change speed. It won't even turn off.
Assist Fans are weak. Only the CPU fans and the Chassis Fans 1-4 do any good imo.
The RAM is recommended to be installed into the two gray slots for best performance. I tried this and it wouldn't post. I finally decided to move the left one over to the right one. It posts now. However, I have a broken RAM slot which is not of my doing. I didn't return it because I am using this computer daily and I needed it as soon as I got my parts. defects when you get it.

Other Thoughts: Make sure to give yourself time to test your parts thoroughly. I did this upgrade around when midterms started for me so I just threw it together. All parts may come with defects and an expensive board, such as this, should be thoroughly checked otherwise defects/unusable features will make it a poor experience.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/27/2016 11:51:24 AM
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GIGABYTE GA-X99-Phoenix SLI (rev. 1.0) LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Runs well and supports my new ssds so happy with that.

Cons: all but 2 of the memory slots are fried, if any ram is slotted into any of the other slots it wont boot at all. i thought it was the ram so bought another 2 and same issue, tried the ones i knew were good in other spots and same issue.

Reviewed By:David W.,11/27/2016 11:22:08 AM
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Intel BOXDQ45CB LGA 775 Intel Q45 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: I'll chime in with my own two cents against the most recent negative review and say I had one of these running 24/7 with Windows Server for years! Everyone gets duds on occasion so that was likely one unfortunate case out of thousands. You're only going to find these used nowadays from enterprise environments so they're generally all tried and true! Just check for bulging caps or other anomalies and if everything looks good it'll probably last you long enough until you get the urge to buy some newer hardware when it drops to this price range!

Cons: None to speak of, this is a fully featured enterprise grade board with remote management available and does everything promised.

Other Thoughts: Plenty of room for expansion, the 775 platform (if built cheap enough)is great value right now for a multitude of uses including entry level gaming, game servers, media servers, and NAS all at the same time.

Reviewed By:Robert C.,11/27/2016 10:09:42 AM
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MSI H110M Gaming LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Easy to build on. MSI software is a nice touch. Booted up easily.

Cons: Micro-atx so you know what you are getting

Other Thoughts: Consider ATX board if you need more PCIE slots.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/27/2016 11:28:22 AM
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ASRock Z97 Extreme6 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: * Extremely flexible
* Good PCIE Slot spacing
* Very fast boot times
* Bios is easy to use

Cons: * Fan headers are pretty meh being 3 pin

Other Thoughts: The only 4 pin fan header on my board that isn't the cpu header is bugged and always outputs at 100% speed which is really annoying, but this seems to just be an issue with my board in particular. Had the board for a year and a half, no other complaints besides that fan header. 5/5

Reviewed By:Jared T.,11/27/2016 10:20:50 AM
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ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH Z170 S LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: The board looks great and runs nicely.
Thermal Radar 2 is AWESOME. My fans runs extremely quiet and I've been very satisfied overall with the software for this board.

Cons: Chassis Fans 5 and 6 are straight power. I haven't tried a pwm fan but my DC fan can't change speed. It won't even turn off.
Assist Fans are weak. Only the CPU fans and the Chassis Fans 1-4 do any good imo.
The RAM is recommended to be installed into the two gray slots for best performance. I tried this and it wouldn't post. I finally decided to move the left one over to the right one. It posts now. However, I have a broken RAM slot which is not of my doing. I didn't return it because I am using this computer daily and I needed it as soon as I got my parts. defects when you get it.

Other Thoughts: Make sure to give yourself time to test your parts thoroughly. I did this upgrade around when midterms started for me so I just threw it together. All parts may come with defects and an expensive board, such as this, should be thoroughly checked otherwise defects/unusable features will make it a poor experience.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/27/2016 11:51:24 AM
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MSI H110M Gaming LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Easy to build on. MSI software is a nice touch. Booted up easily.

Cons: Micro-atx so you know what you are getting

Other Thoughts: Consider ATX board if you need more PCIE slots.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/27/2016 11:28:22 AM
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ASRock Z97 Extreme6 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: * Extremely flexible
* Good PCIE Slot spacing
* Very fast boot times
* Bios is easy to use

Cons: * Fan headers are pretty meh being 3 pin

Other Thoughts: The only 4 pin fan header on my board that isn't the cpu header is bugged and always outputs at 100% speed which is really annoying, but this seems to just be an issue with my board in particular. Had the board for a year and a half, no other complaints besides that fan header. 5/5

Reviewed By:Jared T.,11/27/2016 10:20:50 AM
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GIGABYTE GA-X99-Phoenix SLI (rev. 1.0) LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Runs well and supports my new ssds so happy with that.

Cons: all but 2 of the memory slots are fried, if any ram is slotted into any of the other slots it wont boot at all. i thought it was the ram so bought another 2 and same issue, tried the ones i knew were good in other spots and same issue.

Reviewed By:David W.,11/27/2016 11:22:08 AM
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Intel BOXDQ45CB LGA 775 Intel Q45 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: I'll chime in with my own two cents against the most recent negative review and say I had one of these running 24/7 with Windows Server for years! Everyone gets duds on occasion so that was likely one unfortunate case out of thousands. You're only going to find these used nowadays from enterprise environments so they're generally all tried and true! Just check for bulging caps or other anomalies and if everything looks good it'll probably last you long enough until you get the urge to buy some newer hardware when it drops to this price range!

Cons: None to speak of, this is a fully featured enterprise grade board with remote management available and does everything promised.

Other Thoughts: Plenty of room for expansion, the 775 platform (if built cheap enough)is great value right now for a multitude of uses including entry level gaming, game servers, media servers, and NAS all at the same time.

Reviewed By:Robert C.,11/27/2016 10:09:42 AM
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ASRock X99 Extreme4 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: When it works, it works fine

Cons: Constant crashing and rebooting.
Usually can't find my boot drive (SSD) even when it's the only one connected.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued ASRock Customer,

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
Please try below to check if it address the issue.
• Load the BIOS setting default.
• Reconnect the drive and test on other SATA ports.
• Test with another SATA cable.
• Test with another SSD drive if problem still persist.

For the crashing issue, please remove all the memory.
• Test with single memory module on A1 slot, switching another memory module if problem still persist.

If you have any technical support inquiry, please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp
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Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/27/2016 7:02:09 AM
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ASUS Z170-P LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Worked like a champ right out of the box

Cons: Even with fast boot turned on, it seems like it takes a while to get past the bios screen. That could be a setting that I just haven't found yet.

Other Thoughts: I'd recommend it. I got it as part of a package that was a great deal.

Reviewed By:Mark C.,11/27/2016 9:42:49 AM
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ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
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Pros: - Easy to install
- No issues to be reported, runs like a champ

Cons: - None

Other Thoughts: - Have another computer with an asus motherboard that has lasted 6+ years with no issues and after finding it not available, got this one. No complaints whatsoever. Works great, runs great, and plenty of room for the parts that have been upgraded.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/27/2016 9:37:13 AM
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MSI MSI Gaming B150 Gaming M3 LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -Very sturdy
-good number of ram slots and ports
- bios interface is very good
-Not to mention the color scheme is very cool.

Cons: --cannot overclock most processors.

Reviewed By:Lawton M.,11/27/2016 6:04:54 AM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard (Certified Refurbished)
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Pros: Faster Than Every 1150 Motherboard I Know Of !

Cons: Was A Bit Difficult Installing Due To My Quadrapeligia !

Other Thoughts: The Motherboard ~ Although In The Classfication Of 1150 is Faster Then previous 1150s !
This Motherboard Is A Speedy One ! Is A Three Giant Heatsink Freer Channel Motherboard !
Stay Cool n Is Very Fast !

Reviewed By:George G.,11/27/2016 5:53:17 AM
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MSI Z170M MORTAR LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 uATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: The reviews were apparently good.

Cons: This motherboard came faulty, making a high-frequency noise, making it unusable. When C1E is enabled, and we run some applications (like enter the UEFI settings), then we do not even talk. I contacted 6 times with MSI's RMA sector, both on the site and by email, and to date I did not get an answer. I gave up. I'm posting this review here and I never buy any MSI products, a company I've been a customer for about ten years, and that provided a service that I thought was excellent so far. But not anymore.

In short: terrible.

Other Thoughts: I'm considering to get an ASUS Z170-PRO to replace this one.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Daniel,

We apologize for the issues that you are having with this product.

If you have not go through troubleshooting yet, then feel free to contact our tech support team for assistance at 626.271.1004 from M to F, 9am to 6pm Pacific Time.
If you have gone through troubleshooting and confirmed the symptom, then please kindly visit the URL below to set up a RMA for warranty service.
http://service.msicomputer.com/msi_user/rma_form_new.aspx

Required Information:
1. Full name (first, and last)
2. Telephone #
3. Physical address (No PO box)
4. Email address
5. Serial number (located on the box, or underneath the motherboard, eg 601-xxxx-xxxBxxxxxxxxxx)
6. Please write clear details about symptoms you are having onto the Special Remark section.

Once your information and warranty are verified by the system then you will get a RMA# immediately.
You will receive a RMA email which indicates the turn-around time as well as ship-to address.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the product or special requests, received the unit back from RMA but are still having issues, please do not hesitate to call us or email us directly and we will be more than happy to assist you, thank you.
Tech Support Line: 626-271-1004 (M to F, 9am to 6pm Pacific Time)
Tech Support Email: usreview@msi.com

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MSI Review Team | JT12012016013 usreview@msi.com

Reviewed By:Daniel L.,11/27/2016 4:52:40 AM
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ASRock Z170 Pro4S LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Good price
Ram, gpu, and cpu were easily installed with no hiccups
M.2 compatible but loses 2 sata ports. However there are still 4 more available for use.
Many pci ports for a second graphics card, a capture card, a sound card, or whatever you desire.

Cons: The board seemed cheaply designed. Had a tough time fitting it in the case and when i did it didnt line up properly with its io panel which was also cheaply made.

Other Thoughts: Apart from the cheapish design the board does what it needs to do. Ports for up to 3 case fans and 1 cpu fan slot which im running an aio water cooler off of. As long as you are careful with it you should be fine.

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ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming/AURA LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: -Looks amazing
-It's got everything I need
-It's customizable with LED's
-Performs better than expected

Cons: I have a black and blue build and unless I am just missing the option in the UEFI, there is one red LED light at the bottom that does not shut off. It's a shame because otherwise this board is almost perfect for me. It normally doesn't bother me because I have 2 GPUs in SLI, however, depending on how I sit in my chair, it catches my eye and is extremely annoying. I will definitely be covering it with something.

My only other complaint is that in my old system, my PCIe Slots were spaced so that on the EVGA PRO SLI Bridge (3-Way), I would be using the first and third slots, but the slots on this board are spaced differently. The spacing is 60mm so keep that in mind if you are going to be using this with an SLI setup and don't want to use the ribbon SLI bridge that comes with this board. It's not really a CON necessarily, but it is slightly annoying because I personally HATE ribbon SLI bridges.

Other Thoughts: I am going to be doing an overkill build for a friend of mine very shortly, he has his sights set on this board as well, and I have more or less "guinea-pigged" it for him. Personally I love this board, and am very glad I decided to stick to ASUS, though I must say, EVGA was looking pretty good too.

My set up:

Intel Core i7 6700k (@4.7 GHz)
Noctua NH-U12s (with extra fan)
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming Aura
Corsair Vengeance LED 3000MHz (2x8GB) (Blue)
Corsair HX750i
Intel 730 Series SSD
Western Digital Black 4TB HDD
x2 ASUS GTX 970 Strix GPU (Upgrading to 2 1080's in December)
x7 LTT Noctua NF-F12 (with blue Chromax corners)
x1 LTT Noctua NF-A14 (with blue Chromax corners)
Corsair 750D Airflow Edition

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/27/2016 12:04:59 AM
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ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: when i first got it i put it together when my old video card and processor worked good.

Cons: but when i got my new video card and processor and put it in the 5 lights blinking that was blinking off and on has stopped blinking and now there sold glowing red light and i get no image. the computer stopped posting. and the video card fans wont turn. it's like no power to the video card

Reviewed By:Jerry D.,11/26/2016 9:57:40 PM
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ASRock X99 Taichi LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: Great features.
Reasonably-well written manual.
Good driver support.

Cons: Did not last through very mild testing with a top-notch PSU, GPU, Xeon V4 CPU, UPS-clean power, etc.
First it stopped recognizing a very common wired USB mouse, then a KB, and then it stopped any output to a new, cool, nVidia 1070-based GPU connected to an abundantly great PSU.

Other Thoughts: This way the first time when I risked trying an "off-Broadway" kind of a Mobo brand.
Not happy with it. Not at all.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued ASRock Customer,

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
For the stopped any output (post) issue, please try below to see if it resolved.
Please turn the power off,
Clear the CMOS.
Remove all the memory, and test with single memory module on A1 slot.
Reseat the VGA card and its PCIE power (if applied).

If you have any technical support inquiry, please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp
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Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/27/2016 1:31:28 AM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -It is generally a good motherboard unless you had a one likes mine.
-I really like the Black&Red theme, it is gaining popularity.

Cons: -I had a lot of frustrations when I operated my system on this motherboard: I experienced a plentitude of ways which could lead me to madness.
-It continues Auto restarts& BSOD & unspecified errors.
-It is highly unlikely my problem, since I tried multiple times to reseat everything, including memory, cpu cooler, disks, and even power supply.
-After I am tired of reinstalling system, changing to different cases and implementing every possible solution on the websites, I got a new motherboard, with the static variables, it works perfectly fine now.

Other Thoughts: -Although I hate to give any item a 1 star, it really caused my a lot of troubles and irritations. After the whole system finally worked out, I felt a sense of unnamed relief. I am not even targeting this product, but the very one that I own, I will not return it nor sell it, instead, I would save this specific MB to remind me that irritation cannot resolve the problem.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Customer,

Thank you for your comments. We apologize for your difficulty with your GIGABYTE product. Please contact us at newegg-support@gigabyteusa.com with the case number 138635 in the e-mail subject line. We will provide personalized service and analysis to help solve your issue ASAP. If the matter is urgent, please send us your contact number, and we will contact you.

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Reviewed By:Xin L.,11/26/2016 11:27:11 PM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Nice color, cool looking, lots of features

Cons: Will make you ears bleed because of the sound hardware (or driver) that at random times maxes out audio.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/26/2016 5:50:38 PM
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ASUS Z87-PRO LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Fancy looking !

Cons: Dealt with Asus for 5-6 months on repair and replacement - right out of the box, have yet to get satisfaction. Asus sent me 4 assumed replacement boards that had parts missing, damaged from prior customers or other customer parts still attatched in new boxes. Contacted Newegg's Asus rep, and he made it sound like he was going out of his way to provide me with customer satisfaction. I have two computers with the same Asus Z87-pro LGA 1150 mother boards in them. Bios problems or dropping Windows operating systems, to no reset, black screen, and on and on right out of the box. Basicly I have two expensive paper weights.

Other Thoughts: Don't buy a Asus motherboard, laptop, video card or any of their products unless you want to get the go around and still left holding the bag with a defective part.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/26/2016 4:13:03 PM
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ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Another great Asus build! Coming from a P8z68 Asus build. Good builds since the Maximus 1 . Running 6700k skylake. Some 2667mhz Corsair Dominator Ram, WD RE 4 Raid 1 accelerated with Intel 530 ssd. Do yourself a favor and dont use an old Corsair ssd for cache on this board. Get an Intel 530 or newer ssd. Attached WD My cloud NAS - Attached External Drive to the back USB 3.1 port. One additional external drive attached. 2 Other Drives on Sata ports. One Port hooked to docking station. The Manual was a little confusing about some of the new Sata ports and their purpose but Sata express isnt a big deal. Dont make the mistake of thinking you can accelerate your HDD with the M2 slot as some people do. Its not made clear in the manual. No Issues.
Intel SSD 600p Series or Samsung 850 evo for M2. I have not really needed one yet but many are using these with this chipset. Intel speeds can suffer on prolonged transfer speed rates or unzipping.

Clean Win 10 Install.

Cons: A Zalman 9500 Copper CPU cooler will work if your coming from a Z68 board but you will have to cut a little armor material away under it and you wont be able to use the little motherboard fan. You will install the cover plate instead. Not a big deal for me.

Other Thoughts: I would recommend!

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/26/2016 6:55:01 PM
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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII RANGER LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: great bios, easy to use, great looking borad

Cons: Overclocking issue. The board often stuck or unable to overclock and cannot restart or shut down oftentimes after 3 month. Not really recommended, better buy the hero version motherboard.

Reviewed By:xumou zhang,11/26/2016 12:13:30 PM
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ASUS X99-A II LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Easy to set up with no issues.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Not sure why this has such low ratings. I followed all power requirements, RAM slotting, etc... So far has worked wonderfully.

Reviewed By:Dean S.,11/26/2016 1:32:08 PM
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ASRock X99 Taichi LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: I love this motherboard, has all the high end overclocking features I want without a lot of the more gimmicky features you find on some other high end motherboards... I have had 0 problems with this thing out of the box, paired with the Intel 5820k, this thing smokes... I had a stable OC up to 4.5Ghz with the easy to navigate BIOS, currently using a more modest 4.0 Ghz for full time use... XMP profiles worked right out of the box as well, as they should... BIOS was the most current version upon arrival.. Got this while it was on sale during "Black November" and must say I have been very pleased!

Cons: De Nada

Other Thoughts: Highly recommended for anyone looking to do an X99 build!!

Reviewed By:Calvin O.,11/26/2016 12:35:01 PM
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ASRock H97M LGA 1150 Intel H97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: - nothing

Cons: - broke down in 8 months no reasoning to it

Other Thoughts: useless

Manufacturer Response:Dear Peter,

Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
Please trouble shoot the mainboard steps below to check if it resolved.
• Turn the power off, unplug the ATX power.
• Clear the CMOS.
• Plug the ATX power back.
• Test with single memory module.
• Test with onboard video (required remove VGA card).

If you have any technical support inquiry, please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp
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Reviewed By:Peter C.,11/25/2016 10:16:34 PM
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ASRock Z170 Pro4 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Board had everything needed and works.

Cons: -1 egg for manufacturer rebates.

Other Thoughts: Paired this with i3 3.7 ghz processor, 8 gigs mushkin 2400 ram, zotac 1060 6 gig mini, samsung 250 gig hd. In games it keeps up with my dated i7 within 1 fps. 2nd ASRock board i've purchased, the first one still running fine.

Reviewed By:Erik M.,11/25/2016 9:19:44 PM
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Refurbished: GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SLI LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: - it's cheap
- Newegg has very good customer service, and you're going to need it with this one

Cons: - you get what you pay for

Other Thoughts: I can only speak to the refurb version. But avoid it like the plague, the first one I received had a problem with the USB controller where it cut out after 5 - 8 minutes. I timed it. No power, no response.
I contacted Newegg, and the exchange for another one was painless and fast.
I received the new one, and same problem. I don't know if it's a design issue, or a depot issue with the refurb process, but so far I've gone two for two and it looks like it's something Gigabyte can't fix.

Reviewed By:Christopher F.,11/25/2016 7:42:49 PM
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ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH X99 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: nice when it works. lots to overclocking features.

Cons: Takes 30 to 45 seconds to post with nothing on the screen.
firmware updates dump the RAID and becomes unrepairable causing loss of data on RAID 5 and OS rebuilds on RAID 1.
USB controller started to flake out after 1 yeah of usage.
Keyboard and mouse and inoperable during post on latest firmware.
System is a $3500 paperweight at this point. buying new MBA (not Asus)

Other Thoughts: I was burned buy Asus with the K7V and now this POS. never Asus again.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for sharing your ASUS product experience. I'm sorry to hear about your unfortunate experience and please accept our apologies for any inconvenenience. Base POST time from cold power up is longer on the X99 platform than the Z series platforms due to the training processes for quad channel memory and more PCIe lanes taking longer. Check the POST codes that are cycling, if they are memory related then its the memory training that is taking time. You can stop the system from training each time by enabling attempt cold fast BOOT in the DRAM timing menu. The side effect of doing that is the chance of increased memory instability. Certain USB devices can slow down BOOT time. Try debugging by unplugging USB devices one by one and see what kind of change it has on BOOT time. When updating to latest firmware, make sure to unplug any SATA devices that are in a RAID array and plug them at a later time when the flash is complete. Always remember to backup your files regularly when PC is using RAID. If the issues persist, you can contact me with any quesitons at cl-nestor@asus.com

Thank you for choosing ASUS!

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Reviewed By:Matthew P Hodge,11/25/2016 6:29:32 PM
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ASRock X99 Taichi LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: It has everything I could want, plus quality is apparently there so I can't wait, I just ordered it.

Cons: I just read that my new 6800k will not post with a bios update??? I don't have a 5820k laying around, is there a way around this or has this issue been fixed/addressed and they ship good to go?

Reviewed By:Sam A.,11/25/2016 11:25:19 PM
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MSI Z170A Krait Gaming 3X LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -Great packaging
-came with 2 Sata cables
-Bios is easy to use
-Nice user manual

Cons: -Could use more USB 3 ports

Other Thoughts: Would definitely buy another one of these!

Reviewed By:Kaleb N.,11/25/2016 9:47:26 PM
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ASUS Z97-PRO GAMER LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: I've had the board now since Feb, 2015. I've never had a single problem with it. I purchased it along with a i7-4790K, and 32GB of G.Skill Ripjaws X series DDR3 2400.

Rock solid performance. I've seen my clock frequencies go as high as 4.7GHz and no instabilities. With a great cooler, I run SETI@Home all day while I am at work at 100% load, and never blink an eye. The system is so stable that I have gone months without rebooting. In the time I've owned it, I have had 3 video cards in it, a GTX 760, GTX 970, and now a GTX 1070. I have not yet run SLI, as I haven't had a need for it.

Cons: The only con, that I can think of is that recently, after having signed up with Google Fiber, I notice that I can only manage 600MBits on the built-in Ethernet Adapter, where my 7 year old laptop, seems to manage 970MBits. It could simply be the run length, cable, and 2 extra hops (Google router, to my nighthawk router to a DELL managed enterprise switch), but I wouldn't think that would knock 400MBits of performance off.

Other Thoughts: It's definitely a great motherboard and I do highly recommend it. Matter of fact, I am about to buy another one for my HTPC. Sure it is overkill, but I just like the board that much.

Reviewed By:Michael F.,11/25/2016 9:05:27 PM
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ASRock H61M-DGS R2.0 LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Six months after purchase it still works.

Cons: Case fan will not reach the only fan header on board.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Roy,

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
The chassis fan header is closet to the front chassis.
It could be reached most of the front chassis fan.
For board layout, please visit link below for user manual under page 13 location 7
Link: http://asrock.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com/Manual/H61M-DGS%20R2.0.pdf

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Reviewed By:Roy M.,11/25/2016 4:26:12 PM
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MB ASUS | 970 PRO GAMING/AURA RTL Configurator
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Pros: Only took 5 days to arrive, everything works great and was easy to install.

Cons: No cons yet

Reviewed By:ken o.,11/25/2016 4:04:17 PM
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MSI MSI Gaming Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: -beautiful
-dual bios
Chocked full if features, I still haven't olayed with everything
No issues at all and build quality is superb

Cons: Expensive, you get what you pay for though

Other Thoughts: Mine didn't come in a static proof bag :/

Reviewed By:Zachary Sullivan,11/25/2016 3:23:01 PM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: good

Cons: nothing

Reviewed By:Jun M.,11/25/2016 2:59:34 PM
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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: This motherboard is very easy to setup, coming with instructions for everything you would need to know. Installing the cpu, ram, and m.2 is easy! On the motherboard, there is a lit up start button, so it is convenient to start if you are using it for tests and benchmarks. The startup bios is easy to navigate, making it easy to configure everything.

Cons: Only the bottom heat sink lights up.
(not really much else)

Other Thoughts: I may buy this again for some of my future PC builds.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/25/2016 2:42:45 PM
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ASRock H110M-HDS LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: Great connectivity
Good price

Cons: Good size hole punched in the top of the motherboard box.

Other Thoughts: I ordered a few other items as well that all shipped in the same box and nothing else was damaged so Im asuming it wasnt shipping. Haven't tested to see if it is broken or not but i will update soon.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/25/2016 1:39:36 PM
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BIOSTAR RACING Z170GT7 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: okay im going to be honest here..
its a great new series mobo for the price

Cons: the Z170 chipset is probably the worse i have seen in my years of gaming/mining

Other Thoughts: i havent bought another z170 chipset board because its just horrible

Reviewed By:Jeremy S.,11/25/2016 1:00:47 PM
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BIOSTAR TB85 LGA 1150 Intel B85 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: You couldnt find a better mobo to use if you do crypto mining.

Cons: Do wish it had a power/reset button build-in on the mobo

Other Thoughts: i wouldnt use this as a main computer mobo
but if you are looking for something cheap for a main computer then this would be your board
sidenote on this board it is DDR3 not DDR4 memory

Reviewed By:Jeremy S.,11/25/2016 12:41:50 PM
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ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: None

Cons: ASRock has a known issue with RAM slots and CPU pins being faulty or bent.

Other Thoughts: Great ASRock Customer support.
ASRock is very fast to answer any support questions you may have.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued ASRock Customer

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. ASRock mainboards are fully tested to assure the quality.
The CPU socket has been covered with protection CAP to avoid damage the pins.
Bent pins may cause malfunction to memory slots due to memory controller in the CPU is not fully contact with the pins.
For more information about CPU installation guide, please visit at link " http://www.asrock.com/Support/QA/TSDQA-103.pdf "

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Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/25/2016 10:09:18 AM
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ASUS Z97-PRO GAMER LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: I love how it has that red trim around the lower and bottom of the motherboard and how easy it is to find the connections for the case fans and CPU fan

Cons: so far have not found any problems with the motherboard at this time will update my Review if end up finding any withc i have a felling that i wont cause its such a really sweet motherboard

Reviewed By:David A.,11/25/2016 11:35:34 AM
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ASUS Z170-E LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: - Runs robustly and smoothly the first boot with GSkill 3200 MHz 2x8G RAMS, and i6600K .
- Clean and easy PC tuning, useful, no hassle utility tool
- I could run the windows that was installed on the hard drive of my old with no problem , drivers were installed at the first boot, AMAZING !
- Could overclock successfully using the tool for 33%, running CPU close to 4.6GHz, DRAM around 3GHz

Cons: - After placing the mobo there were screw holes left empty on my case , which could not match with this mobo, seems this model size is a bit narrower that what it should be as an ATX ,

Other Thoughts: - I recommend this mobo, has many features and lacks fancy marking causing it to come at a fair price for a fully functional mobo

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/25/2016 7:56:43 AM
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ASUS Z170I PRO GAMING LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Fantastic UEFI layout.
Handles my 6600K from SiliconLottery without a hitch - 4.8Ghz without a hitch
Color scheme matches the case its in

Cons: NONE!

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/25/2016 2:12:49 AM
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MSI MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M5 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: This might be a good motherboard. Others have written good things about it which helped me decide to buy it.
But then again, I have not come across a well reviewed motherboard that was DOA, no matter who the manufacturer was.

Cons: The perks. It's supposed to come with a $20 rebate from MSI. After spending over an hour (OK maybe longer because I'm repeating the process in hope of successfully obtaining the REBATE FORM to fill and send in.) I can't believe that a MIR process can be this difficult. It's a multi-step process just to get to the rebate form. I have had to enter the S/N twice in the process, only to find that I now need to enter a second S/N from the MB. Getting somewhere... then it says, tell us more about your purchase and now the S/N and Invoice request again. At this point it shows you the VISA card you may receive but wait, for a fee, they will expedite your card process. Hey, I just want the $20 rebate. But - I can't select the standard process. I press the button for accepting the expedite fee to try to get the submit box to activate. Well, the page changes, I can't get back, I try to use the Track Rebate utility and it says this S/N and Invoice have already been submitted. Dead end. No confirmation email, no rebate form. Now the kicker is that the second perk is a $59 value free game with registration. Well, I can't get that either as I don't have the access code since the registration of the board was unsuccessful. No rebate, no game and a wasted hour of following steps for a failed attempt to get the perks. Just leaves me frustrated and I haven't even unwrapped the board.
I've been building computers since the 386sx-20 was introduced. My degree is in CS and I've finally been beat by the fill out the rebate form, attach the barcode label and invoice, sign and mail process. I don't get why this process has become this convoluted.
Oh, I do hope the board works so I don't have to come back and add notes on issues with the hardware. I just want to stick it in the case and not have to see it as it is just a reminder of my first experience with MSI products and rebates.

Other Thoughts: Yes, I see the support number and the web link for rebate assistance, but I rarely hear good things that come from convincing customer service for this type of issue.. I simply want the blank registration form and my game access code - and no, I've never actually used a gaming code since CIV III or Thief were the big offerings. It's just that I want what is supposed to be included with the product. I hope your mileage is better than mine in this instance.

Reviewed By:David K.,11/25/2016 1:45:52 AM
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GIGABYTE GA-H110M-A (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: - Does exactly what it is supposed to do

Cons: - none

Reviewed By:Torin A.,11/25/2016 1:00:46 AM
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MSI Z170-A PRO LGA 1151 Intel Z170 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Used to work.

Cons: Died after 3 months. Avoid at all costs, do your self a favor and pay a bit more for something that lasts.

Reviewed By:Todd S.,11/24/2016 11:31:07 PM
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ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Product price is -

Pros: Works as specified, suits my needs. Have not had any issues with it so far. Recognized all my hardware, and the UEFI/BIOS is pretty handy since you can use both mouse and keyboard with it. I bought it on sale, so I cannot complain - it has been working well and I did not pay much for it.

Cons: nothing in particular

Other Thoughts: If you don't plan on doing any OC with your cpu then this is a nice board for the money.

Reviewed By:Connor H.,11/24/2016 9:34:32 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
Product price is -

Pros: The Motherboard looks AMAZING!! I was unaware of the ambient background (I personally hate RED) But hot dam those red LED's look really nice!! the structure was solid and the layout of the board was great.

Cons: I saw all the bad reviews ... Figured ehh maybe they just got some bad ones and figured id give it a try ... Nope the SATA ports dont work ... at all ... I have a m.2 that loaded up just fine ... 2 HDD's 4 cables and all possible sata ports later found out none of the SATA's work ... I also figured ehh what the heck lets see if this board is worth my time to get a working one ... NOPE ... the over clocking seems to be relitivlly not reliable ... I bumped everything up just by like 200Mhz ... graphics did ok no problems ... but some reason my CPU (i7-6700k) was getting slower ... tried adding a tad of voltage ... got even slower ... so i backed off my 4th try ...overall I think the board is just not made well as far as electric currents go

Other Thoughts: Visually its great and its sturdy

But based off my use of it and the other many unhappy customers I believe these boards are just faulty

Manufacturer Response:Dear Customer,

Thank you for your comments. We apologize for your difficulty with your GIGABYTE product. Please contact us at newegg-support@gigabyteusa.com with the case number 138637 in the e-mail subject line. We will provide personalized service and analysis to help solve your issue ASAP. If the matter is urgent, please send us your contact number, and we will contact you.

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Reviewed By:Ethan A.,11/24/2016 9:20:13 PM
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ASRock H97M-ITX/ac LGA 1150 Intel H97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: - Packaged nicely.
- The manual is easy to follow.

Cons: - It was DOA so I had to send it back. Haven't received the replacement yet. I tested out my other components and all worked fine, just not the motherboard.
- One of the wifi cables was broken off out of the bag as well. I wouldn't have been too bothered by that since I was going to use LAN but still.

Other Thoughts: - I probably wouldn't... but I will see how fast I get my replacement sent/if that one works.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Janena,
Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
ASRock mainboards are fully tested to assure the quality. Unfortunately, due to nature of electronic product, it can happen.
Please update the replacement mainboard's working fine.
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Reviewed By:Janena V.,11/25/2016 7:30:52 AM
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ASRock X99 Taichi LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: Quality components
WiFi
Beautiful design and color
Dual LAN
Dual M.2 slots
Price!

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: No issues
This is the first time I bought this brand and I recommend it for the price and good quality

Reviewed By:Georjina P.,11/25/2016 2:30:06 AM
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ASRock H170A-X1/3.1 LGA 1151 Intel H170 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Has an awesome bios, not too flashy looking. Easy install.

Cons: - Limited fan connectors
- Makes scary crunchy noise when applying ram sticks
- Ram sticks require a LOT of force to install

Other Thoughts: This is a good product nevertheless, I'll be using this motherboard in my first PC build for the next few years hopefully.

Reviewed By:Akshayan T.,11/24/2016 7:57:07 PM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: the sound blaster chip is amazing! i know people here had issues with them, but if you get a non buggy one, its fantastic...never going back to realtek!
also, wondering if people who had issues were caused by incorrect handling... or putting equipment too close to the chip...

Cons: would be nice to have a wifi built in, but thats small peanuts

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/24/2016 4:25:20 PM
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EVGA Z170 FTW 140-SS-E177-KR LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -Easy to set up and install
-Error codes when setting up allowing quick easy fixes if you missed something

Cons: - audio jack on the back doesn't work
- bios is not that great

Other Thoughts: I would never suggest this motherboard to a friend. I only bought it because it was on sale and now I have to buy either a sound card or usb only headset to solve the audio problems. From what I heard the audio jack is not good to begin with so not missing much.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,

I am sorry to hear about the troubles you are having with your EVGA z170 motherboard. I can assure you that we are here to assist and support you as best we can. If the rear audio jack is not functioning then I would encourage you to contact our 24 hour Technical Support team by phone 1.888.881.3842 and pressing option 1 or by email: Newegg@EVGA.com so that we can assist you.

Sincerely,
EVGA Customer Support

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/24/2016 3:51:03 PM
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MB ASUS | Z170-PRO RTL Configurator
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Pros: This is a very quality and fast motherboard. I purchased because of the Asus name and the features this board offers. I needed quality audio for a music project using Hauptwerk for pipe organ reproduction. This board seems to fill the need completely. It is a large scale board, so don't think it fits in a compact case. It needs SEVEN slots in case. It runs very cool and very high quality operation.

Cons: CD driver software needs some attention. It would not load all the drivers by itself. Not sure why since Asus normally is flawless. I have other Asus computers that have been perfect.

Other Thoughts: Definitely recommend this to others for a very reliable and workable board for high performance computing. You won't go wrong with this board.

Reviewed By:Bill Z.,11/24/2016 11:45:39 AM
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ASUS Z170-DELUXE LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: It was easy to set up and download updates for drivers etc. Evidentially I got a good board. If I was to start again I would of course update to a more expensive board, CPU and video card etc.

Cons: Nothing yet

Reviewed By:Thomas K.,11/24/2016 8:26:48 PM
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ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming/AURA LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: Aesthetically pleasing,
Bios is a breeze to customize and make changes in
fairly simple win10 install and it is LOADS better than my z77 sabertooth i upgraded from
rgb lights are cool especially with other aura rgb components (ram etc)
runs cool as can be with water cooler and over clocked i7 with ease. XMP enabled and 3400 ram is amazing (came in combo)
SOLID board for win 10 or newer rig though and cant complain for the money

Cons: Let me preface my next comments by stating I am a professional computer repair technician (NO, dont work at a big box store)

Windows 7 fought me tooth and nail to install on this machine. I have win 7 x64 pro disc, as well as a bootable USB (have used for hundreds of builds, primarily asus and msi rigs, without ever having an issue until now)

machine 100% refused to boot from usb, tried 2.0 slot, 3.0 slots.... NOTHING.... bios would acknowledge the usb though.
used an ASUS disk drive, and kept getting that it didnt have the drivers to boot from that disk drive (seriously asus, FIX THIS, whats another few MB in bios data to preinstall YOUR disk drivers for your cdrom?!) Finally used external LG disk drive and installed without issue (although slow as molasses)
Chipset driver/audio/USB 3.0 drivers would NOT install from provided disk, and chipset would lock machine up at 35% every time, and only chipset would install from website provided download. I played with win 7 on this machine for 2 days before giving up (was reading lots of techs having same issue, and was tired of not having a computer running) and upgraded machine to win10 and now have 0 issues, and machine works flawlessly! (as you would come to expect from an Asus product)

Lastly a minor quirk, but it is a PITA.... My logitech g230 headphones will not work with this machine, it acknowledges they are there, and when you plug them in, but you CANNOT select them for use. the cord feels a little loose in the jack, and not sure if that is the issue, i just grabbed my other set of headphones and they work without issue

Other Thoughts: Not really a CON, but the sata ports near gpu are cantankerous if you have a lengthy card (gtx 1060), i dont use many peripherals so had the option to avoid using those ports

Heat sink on left side of CPU makes a CM 212 evo difficult to install if you have huge hands (I apparently do)

Seriously DONT look at this board for a win 7 build, unless you want to give your self an aneurysm.

Did not find an aura port for other devices such as ram and stuff, and the instruction booklet yielded no information, so they have to be adjusted manually

Foam on the i/o shield can be finicky for tighter cases (built 2 of these and one struggled in the aerocool stryke X to get it aligned with standoffs, could possibly just be the case though, as my CM stryker allowed install without issue)

Runs great with i7 6700k, h100i water cooler, 2x gtx 1060s, and 32gb ram at 3400, and 1tb kingston SSD, insanely fast and responsive as well as great temperatures

Reviewed By:justin c.,11/24/2016 7:25:50 PM
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ASUS ROG STRIX X99 GAMING LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Updated 11/24/16: Just updated to bios 1401. No issue with this update nor with past updates. Using the latest AI Suite III (DIP 5), I have overclocked this board to 4.6GHz (per core, 1-5 cores @ 44, core 6 @ 46). Core temps between 25-28C lightly loaded. Never had a board crash yet, knock on wood. I likely could get more from manual oc but this is good enough. All games at Ultra settings including Dishonored 2. Love this board and very easy to work on. In general, I always keep software & drivers up-to-date. Note: AI Suite 3 has conflicts with Corsair Cooler & EVGA Precision. That is AI won't run properly with these installed. Which means if you want to use these all these apps; 1) favor AI Suite (longer to install & uninstall), 2) install one or both of the other apps, use them, then uninstall when you want to use AI Suite.

Original: I bought this motherboard to replace my Asus Maximus IV Extreme. Purchased a I7-6800k CPU, Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (4x4) memory, and Corsair H100i Cooler. Reused my Corsair AX1200 power supply, EVGA 970 GTX graphics card, 1TB Samsung Evo SSD, Thermaltake Level 10 GT case, and Windows 10. Posted no problem. Upgraded bios to 601 firmware. Easy overclock to 4.5GHz. Used the most recent version of Asus AI Suite III for the overclock. Have since upgraded to 801 firmware with no issues. Moving around the bios was easy. Upon the hardware upgrade, had to re-activate Windows 10 which required putting in the Windows 7 product key. No issue. I've owned the board two months and am very pleased so far. Smooth and stable.

Cons: It was a surprise that there were so few USB 2.0 headers. Like another reviewer purchased the NZXT IU01 Internal USB Expansion. For me this was not a big deal.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/24/2016 6:25:15 PM
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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VII GENE LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Gaming Motherboard
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Pros: Where to start... at power in a micro-atx, ROG spec, 8 channel audio... this was by far worth the money. I'm sure the new version is just as good, if not much better. Easy overclocking, tons of options, automatically recognized my gskill trident-x that it did not list as compatible. Plenty of SATA slots, easy raid.... Pretty much everything about this was a positive.

Cons: I have yet to find one after a year.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/24/2016 5:16:00 PM
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ASRock H170A-X1/3.1 LGA 1151 Intel H170 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: none

Cons: I tried every configuration including just a CPU i5 6600k but nothing happens except the CPU fan turns on. Never get to see any kind of POST screen. Reset BIOS using jumpers swapped out every component for alternates and nothing worked. There is no buzzer or led for indicating issues and asrock does not provide technical support...
The manual does not include any troubleshooting section at all.

Other Thoughts: It seems unimaginable to me that a motherboard is built without any way to indicate a problem i.e. buzzer or led.

I bought 2 of these and both are behaving the same.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Jamie,

Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you. We always do our best to support customers.
We do reply both email and phone promptly except on week-end and holidays.
In addition, we also provide LifeChat via Newegg (under products page).

Please trouble shoot the mainboard whether the issue is resolved.
• Unplug the ATX power, remove all components from mainboard.
• Remove the mainboard from chassis, place it on mainboard’s box.
• Clear the CMOS.
• Reseat the CPU and heatsink fan.
• Test with single memory module (on any slot).
• Test with onboard video (remove VGA card).
• Connect the monitor (to onboard video).
• Plug the 24 + 8 or 4 pins ATX power.
• Connect the chassis power switch to mainboard.
• Turn on the power to check if its post.

If you have any technical issues or warranty questions, please contact us at 909-590-8308 or http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp
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Reviewed By:Jamie B.,11/24/2016 2:55:04 PM
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ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Everything worked as it should. I write this review nearly 5 years after purchase, mainly due to forgetting it. Thing has ran like a champ and now looking to replace it for the Z class boards. I will be sticking with ASrock if at all possible.

Cons: None

Reviewed By:Andrew C.,11/24/2016 12:56:20 PM
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ASRock ASRock Fatal1ty Gaming Fatal1ty X99X Killer/3.1 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: I am rewriting my previous review. This board is quite good. You must install windows 8.1 or better for them to boot. there is no windows Latency drivers at this time, meaning 7. I bought the SAMSUNG 950 PRO M.2 2280 512GB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V5P512BW for my primary drive. Once the Motherboard posts it takes on average of 7 seconds for windows 10 to post.

Cons: Not clear to the customer that they will need to install UEIF (WINDOWS 8.1 OR BETTER). Also that there are no drivers for anything outside SSD, yet.

Other Thoughts: Installing UEIF windows 10 resolved all my resolution problems from windows 7. My cards and monitors remained the same and now FB text is claer and sharp. Over all completely satisfied with this set up.
Uses the fan speed controllers in the MB Bois to control your Hybrid cooling systems, like the Alien ware CPU cooler, where the pump and fan are separate. Make sure you keep the pump speed UP!

Reviewed By:Robert G.,11/24/2016 12:22:56 PM
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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII RANGER LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: - ROG board
- Sleek design, works well with most cases
- USB 3.1 support
-Has support for nitrogen cooling (I wouldn't ever use it but good bragging points)
-About the same price as the Z170-A board

Cons: - No RBG lighting like the more expensive boards
- PCI-E slots are not reinforced

Other Thoughts: - Good value for a ROG board, good mix of features although I still don't understand why there is still sata express ports.
- no support for asus aura lighting, wish there was the pin out for that
- comes with 4 sata cables only, I had 6 sata devices to plug in
-happy with my purchase

Reviewed By:Alexander L.,11/24/2016 3:08:28 AM
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GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: NE comes through for failed Gigabyte rebate offer.

Cons: Dodgy rebate offer. Will not pay.

Other Thoughts: If the Gigabyte product did not have a rebate then I would simply pay and be done. I do not understand why Gigabyte goes out of their way to annoy its customers with a rebate offer that does everything to dodge payment. As a result of a failed Gigabyte marketing from Gigabyte Reward Center, I will not buy any Gigabyte products in the future. I cannot recommend buying any Gigabyte product at all.

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Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/24/2016 8:06:36 AM
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MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: As a first time computer builder I had a great time with this board. Instructions were bare but understandable, and there were barcodes that you could scan with your phone that brought you to a video with more information. Lots of configuration options and an easy to understand bios; no issues at all!

Cons: I encountered no problems

Reviewed By:Philip G.,11/24/2016 7:44:00 AM
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MB MSI | Z170A GAMING M5 RTL Configurator
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Pros: - Everything came shipped in quality packaging and the products were exactly as expected.
- Top performance
- Elegant design, looks great in my case

Cons: - Expensive

Other Thoughts: I would recommend these products for higher end builds.

Reviewed By:Daniel L.,11/24/2016 6:07:38 AM
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ASUS X99-A II LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: it worked great for 2 months

Cons: shutdown unexpectedly
the worst customer service i have ever had
refused to expedite my 2nd RMA so i could get it back in a timely manner.
greatly affected my work due to not having a working mobo.

Other Thoughts: i would never recommend to anyone.
would never buy this product again.

Reviewed By:Kyle S.,11/23/2016 11:45:40 PM
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ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Professional Gaming i7 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: This is the motherboard i decided to use for my very first pc build, and let me tell you, I am so glad I decided on this one. It's got everything you could possibly need to build an amazing gaming machine. A dedicated mouseport, dual LAN, beautiful on board audio, and so many other features that I could list to praise this beast of a motherboard, but that would take far too long. It came in a wonderfully organized package which included 4 SATA connectors, an SLI bridge (though I don't know the quality of it as I won't be doing SLI myself for another 2 months or so), and instructions for the install into the case as well as setting up the software, in case you'd rather learn that way instead of just watching a youtube video, but it was a pretty easy install anyhow. Plus, if you're into aesthetics, then you'll definitely want to make sure you've got yourself a case with a clear side panel so you can show this thing off. The pictures posted just don't do it justice. If you like the way it looks in the pictures posted by newegg, then your jaw will drop when you get a look at this in person. Whether you plan to go competitive or just want to enjoy the amazing graphics a strong machine can provide, this is the motherboard for you, hands down.

Cons: Absolutely no cons. Works perfectly and beyond expectations.

Other Thoughts: I got this during the newegg black friday sale for $40 off, and now that I'm getting to use it, I can see that price was a steal. Even full price is a good deal for a board of this quality.
PC Parts List-
Intel Core i5-6600k
Cryorig H7 CPU Cooler
ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Professional Gaming i7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory
Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" SSD
Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM HDD
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card (In SLI soon)
Corsair Spec-03 ATX Mid Tower Case
Corsair Rm850x 80+ Gold Power Supply (Yes, 850 watts is a bit over the top, but it leaves room for future improvement)
Asus PCE-AC56 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter
Corsair CO-9050016-RLED 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan (x2)

Reviewed By:Patricia O.,11/23/2016 10:12:44 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-H110M-A (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: realy nice looking motherboard but..

Cons: it just wont post anything with my i3 6100 + 8gb samsung ddr4 2133 15Cl.

Other Thoughts: i will try to get a refund or replacement.. wish me luck...

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Please contact GIGABYTE tech support department with detail system and problem information to trouble shoot the issue at 1-626-854-9338 opt. 3 Monday through Friday from 08:30 ~ 17:30 PST.

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Reviewed By:yumad968@gmail.com,11/23/2016 7:52:22 PM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: has M.2 slot have had no problems with board

Cons: Does not have lot of bells and whistles, But I do not use a lot of the bell and Whistles

Other Thoughts: SO it is perfect for me

Reviewed By:John B.,11/23/2016 5:15:38 PM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-H170-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel H170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Like the red accent color, like the red trace path LED lighting on the board, awesome bios features at least for me (first time builder), room for 2 on board M.2 PCIe SSD's, Right now i'm just using the on board graphics and it's working great running 3 monitors at once, the software that came with board is pretty cool you can control all 5 fan headers with it.

Since writing this review a few months ago it is still going strong, no problems. I also have added a 4 port SATA controller card and a MSI GTX950 GPU.

NZXT - Mid Tower Case
Gigabyte GA-H170 Gaming 3 -Motherboard
G.Skill 16GB Ripjaws4 2133MHz DDR4 - Memory
Intel - i5-6600 - CPU
Intel - 128GB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe - SSD
3 - Western Digital 1TB - HDD's (2 in RAID)
1 - Western Digital 500GB HDD
1 - Western Digital 160GB HDD
EVGA - 650GQ semi modular 650 watt -Power Supply
SYBA - 4 port SATA - Controller Card
SYBA - Dual Hot Swap Bay
2 - LG - DVDr/rw Drives
6 - Rosewill - 120mm LED - Case Fans
8 - Coboc - Red Net Jacketed - SATA Cables
3 - Misc. Monitors
Cooler Master - Devastator II Red back lit - Keyboard and Mouse
Toshiba - 500GB - External HDD
Maxtor 500GB - External HDD
Western Digital 2TB My Book Duo - External HDD

Cons: Instructions for setting up bios features could be explained a little better, I wish it had 2 or 4 more sata ports on board.

Other Thoughts: Would recommend!

Reviewed By:brian b.,11/23/2016 5:02:05 PM
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ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: I didn't realize that this motherboard was not compatible with the Corsair 3200 DDR4 Ram, so I had to return the motherboard. Free return shipping and fast refund. Would happily do business with this seller again.

Cons: Not seller's fault but unhappy motherboard not compatible with DDR4 3200 RAM

Reviewed By:Gregory A.,11/23/2016 11:38:50 PM
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ASUS H97M-PLUS LGA 1150 Intel H97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: This didn't work

Cons: The mother board didn't work , I tried to put in my computer but , that's didn't work correctly

Other Thoughts: The same motherboard But I need one that work

Reviewed By:Carlos C.,11/23/2016 11:08:36 PM
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MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS LGA 1151 Intel H110 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: Very cheap, got mine for $44.99.

Two 9 pin USB headers!

Cons: had a little trouble getting the onboard audio to work, but I reinstalled the audio driver and it works fine now.

Only 4 usb ports as opposed to the non-plus version which has 6 ports.

Other Thoughts: Another reviewer said his onboard audio was DOA. I thought the same thing about mine until I uninstalled and reinstalled the audio driver and it works perfectly now. Never had to do that before so it scared me a little at first. It's a great buy especially if you don't care about overclocking.

I have mine paired with 8GB of ram and an i3 6100 and it works great!

Reviewed By:Dylan A Smith,11/23/2016 10:14:48 PM
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GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 5 LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
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Pros: 4 slots for cards and whatnot
6+4 sata 3 connectors for delicious RAID setup ( RAID 1+0 for several SSD and 2 RAID 1 high power HDD backups )
onboard sound is high quality
bios is great, i love the GUI it has, made overclocking simple, and anything else
Mobo cache reset switch & TWO boot chips ( I can't remember the name, but IT'S INCREDIBLY USEFUL!!! If I hadn't of had 2, I'd of been hopeless! But this awesome mobo has that failsafe!!

Cons: No cons for me! Fantastic board!

Other Thoughts: It's a shame that some people are getting "lemons". It's to be expected though, pass produced items tend to do this.

But if you get this thing and it's not damaged upon arrival, it's going to be wonderful! Utterly adore this Mobo.


I've owned this for nearly 4 years now and there hasn't been an improved model that's better! Hiighhhlllyyyy recommend.

Reviewed By:Regan C.,11/23/2016 8:54:47 PM
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ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Everything worked as it should. I write this review nearly 5 years after purchase, mainly due to forgetting it. Thing has ran like a champ and now looking to replace it for the Z class boards. I will be sticking with ASrock if at all possible.

Cons: None

Reviewed By:Andrew C.,11/24/2016 12:56:20 PM
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ASRock ASRock Fatal1ty Gaming Fatal1ty X99X Killer/3.1 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: I am rewriting my previous review. This board is quite good. You must install windows 8.1 or better for them to boot. there is no windows Latency drivers at this time, meaning 7. I bought the SAMSUNG 950 PRO M.2 2280 512GB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V5P512BW for my primary drive. Once the Motherboard posts it takes on average of 7 seconds for windows 10 to post.

Cons: Not clear to the customer that they will need to install UEIF (WINDOWS 8.1 OR BETTER). Also that there are no drivers for anything outside SSD, yet.

Other Thoughts: Installing UEIF windows 10 resolved all my resolution problems from windows 7. My cards and monitors remained the same and now FB text is claer and sharp. Over all completely satisfied with this set up.
Uses the fan speed controllers in the MB Bois to control your Hybrid cooling systems, like the Alien ware CPU cooler, where the pump and fan are separate. Make sure you keep the pump speed UP!

Reviewed By:Robert G.,11/24/2016 12:22:56 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: NE comes through for failed Gigabyte rebate offer.

Cons: Dodgy rebate offer. Will not pay.

Other Thoughts: If the Gigabyte product did not have a rebate then I would simply pay and be done. I do not understand why Gigabyte goes out of their way to annoy its customers with a rebate offer that does everything to dodge payment. As a result of a failed Gigabyte marketing from Gigabyte Reward Center, I will not buy any Gigabyte products in the future. I cannot recommend buying any Gigabyte product at all.

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Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/24/2016 8:06:36 AM
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MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: As a first time computer builder I had a great time with this board. Instructions were bare but understandable, and there were barcodes that you could scan with your phone that brought you to a video with more information. Lots of configuration options and an easy to understand bios; no issues at all!

Cons: I encountered no problems

Reviewed By:Philip G.,11/24/2016 7:44:00 AM
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MB MSI | Z170A GAMING M5 RTL Configurator
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Pros: - Everything came shipped in quality packaging and the products were exactly as expected.
- Top performance
- Elegant design, looks great in my case

Cons: - Expensive

Other Thoughts: I would recommend these products for higher end builds.

Reviewed By:Daniel L.,11/24/2016 6:07:38 AM
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MB ASUS | Z170-PRO RTL Configurator
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Pros: This is a very quality and fast motherboard. I purchased because of the Asus name and the features this board offers. I needed quality audio for a music project using Hauptwerk for pipe organ reproduction. This board seems to fill the need completely. It is a large scale board, so don't think it fits in a compact case. It needs SEVEN slots in case. It runs very cool and very high quality operation.

Cons: CD driver software needs some attention. It would not load all the drivers by itself. Not sure why since Asus normally is flawless. I have other Asus computers that have been perfect.

Other Thoughts: Definitely recommend this to others for a very reliable and workable board for high performance computing. You won't go wrong with this board.

Reviewed By:Bill Z.,11/24/2016 11:45:39 AM
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ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: I didn't realize that this motherboard was not compatible with the Corsair 3200 DDR4 Ram, so I had to return the motherboard. Free return shipping and fast refund. Would happily do business with this seller again.

Cons: Not seller's fault but unhappy motherboard not compatible with DDR4 3200 RAM

Reviewed By:Gregory A.,11/23/2016 11:38:50 PM
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ASUS H97M-PLUS LGA 1150 Intel H97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: This didn't work

Cons: The mother board didn't work , I tried to put in my computer but , that's didn't work correctly

Other Thoughts: The same motherboard But I need one that work

Reviewed By:Carlos C.,11/23/2016 11:08:36 PM
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MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS LGA 1151 Intel H110 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: Very cheap, got mine for $44.99.

Two 9 pin USB headers!

Cons: had a little trouble getting the onboard audio to work, but I reinstalled the audio driver and it works fine now.

Only 4 usb ports as opposed to the non-plus version which has 6 ports.

Other Thoughts: Another reviewer said his onboard audio was DOA. I thought the same thing about mine until I uninstalled and reinstalled the audio driver and it works perfectly now. Never had to do that before so it scared me a little at first. It's a great buy especially if you don't care about overclocking.

I have mine paired with 8GB of ram and an i3 6100 and it works great!

Reviewed By:Dylan A Smith,11/23/2016 10:14:48 PM
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GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 5 LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
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Pros: 4 slots for cards and whatnot
6+4 sata 3 connectors for delicious RAID setup ( RAID 1+0 for several SSD and 2 RAID 1 high power HDD backups )
onboard sound is high quality
bios is great, i love the GUI it has, made overclocking simple, and anything else
Mobo cache reset switch & TWO boot chips ( I can't remember the name, but IT'S INCREDIBLY USEFUL!!! If I hadn't of had 2, I'd of been hopeless! But this awesome mobo has that failsafe!!

Cons: No cons for me! Fantastic board!

Other Thoughts: It's a shame that some people are getting "lemons". It's to be expected though, pass produced items tend to do this.

But if you get this thing and it's not damaged upon arrival, it's going to be wonderful! Utterly adore this Mobo.


I've owned this for nearly 4 years now and there hasn't been an improved model that's better! Hiighhhlllyyyy recommend.

Reviewed By:Regan C.,11/23/2016 8:54:47 PM
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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII RANGER LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: - ROG board
- Sleek design, works well with most cases
- USB 3.1 support
-Has support for nitrogen cooling (I wouldn't ever use it but good bragging points)
-About the same price as the Z170-A board

Cons: - No RBG lighting like the more expensive boards
- PCI-E slots are not reinforced

Other Thoughts: - Good value for a ROG board, good mix of features although I still don't understand why there is still sata express ports.
- no support for asus aura lighting, wish there was the pin out for that
- comes with 4 sata cables only, I had 6 sata devices to plug in
-happy with my purchase

Reviewed By:Alexander L.,11/24/2016 3:08:28 AM
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ASUS X99-A II LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: it worked great for 2 months

Cons: shutdown unexpectedly
the worst customer service i have ever had
refused to expedite my 2nd RMA so i could get it back in a timely manner.
greatly affected my work due to not having a working mobo.

Other Thoughts: i would never recommend to anyone.
would never buy this product again.

Reviewed By:Kyle S.,11/23/2016 11:45:40 PM
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ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Professional Gaming i7 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: This is the motherboard i decided to use for my very first pc build, and let me tell you, I am so glad I decided on this one. It's got everything you could possibly need to build an amazing gaming machine. A dedicated mouseport, dual LAN, beautiful on board audio, and so many other features that I could list to praise this beast of a motherboard, but that would take far too long. It came in a wonderfully organized package which included 4 SATA connectors, an SLI bridge (though I don't know the quality of it as I won't be doing SLI myself for another 2 months or so), and instructions for the install into the case as well as setting up the software, in case you'd rather learn that way instead of just watching a youtube video, but it was a pretty easy install anyhow. Plus, if you're into aesthetics, then you'll definitely want to make sure you've got yourself a case with a clear side panel so you can show this thing off. The pictures posted just don't do it justice. If you like the way it looks in the pictures posted by newegg, then your jaw will drop when you get a look at this in person. Whether you plan to go competitive or just want to enjoy the amazing graphics a strong machine can provide, this is the motherboard for you, hands down.

Cons: Absolutely no cons. Works perfectly and beyond expectations.

Other Thoughts: I got this during the newegg black friday sale for $40 off, and now that I'm getting to use it, I can see that price was a steal. Even full price is a good deal for a board of this quality.
PC Parts List-
Intel Core i5-6600k
Cryorig H7 CPU Cooler
ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Professional Gaming i7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory
Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" SSD
Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM HDD
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card (In SLI soon)
Corsair Spec-03 ATX Mid Tower Case
Corsair Rm850x 80+ Gold Power Supply (Yes, 850 watts is a bit over the top, but it leaves room for future improvement)
Asus PCE-AC56 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter
Corsair CO-9050016-RLED 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan (x2)

Reviewed By:Patricia O.,11/23/2016 10:12:44 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-H110M-A (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: realy nice looking motherboard but..

Cons: it just wont post anything with my i3 6100 + 8gb samsung ddr4 2133 15Cl.

Other Thoughts: i will try to get a refund or replacement.. wish me luck...

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Reviewed By:yumad968@gmail.com,11/23/2016 7:52:22 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-UD3 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Looks nice

Cons: These motherboards have firmware issues. First one we ordered had to use @bios to update the bios as Qflash would freeze when entering the BIOS.

Second one we could not get into the BIOS at all when a video card was installed. It also bricked when installing a firmware update.

The dual-bios advertisement for these boards is misleading. Yes they have two bios chips. No you cannot access the second bios chip. It relies on a bios check to determine whether to load the backup bios. This bios check doesn't occur if the board does not complete a POST so it's useless in most situations where you would actually need a second bios.

RMA process is also egregiously long. Expect to take upwards to a month to get a bad one replaced.

Other Thoughts: We are switching to another brand.

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Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/23/2016 4:06:05 PM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: has M.2 slot have had no problems with board

Cons: Does not have lot of bells and whistles, But I do not use a lot of the bell and Whistles

Other Thoughts: SO it is perfect for me

Reviewed By:John B.,11/23/2016 5:15:38 PM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-H170-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel H170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Like the red accent color, like the red trace path LED lighting on the board, awesome bios features at least for me (first time builder), room for 2 on board M.2 PCIe SSD's, Right now i'm just using the on board graphics and it's working great running 3 monitors at once, the software that came with board is pretty cool you can control all 5 fan headers with it.

Since writing this review a few months ago it is still going strong, no problems. I also have added a 4 port SATA controller card and a MSI GTX950 GPU.

NZXT - Mid Tower Case
Gigabyte GA-H170 Gaming 3 -Motherboard
G.Skill 16GB Ripjaws4 2133MHz DDR4 - Memory
Intel - i5-6600 - CPU
Intel - 128GB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe - SSD
3 - Western Digital 1TB - HDD's (2 in RAID)
1 - Western Digital 500GB HDD
1 - Western Digital 160GB HDD
EVGA - 650GQ semi modular 650 watt -Power Supply
SYBA - 4 port SATA - Controller Card
SYBA - Dual Hot Swap Bay
2 - LG - DVDr/rw Drives
6 - Rosewill - 120mm LED - Case Fans
8 - Coboc - Red Net Jacketed - SATA Cables
3 - Misc. Monitors
Cooler Master - Devastator II Red back lit - Keyboard and Mouse
Toshiba - 500GB - External HDD
Maxtor 500GB - External HDD
Western Digital 2TB My Book Duo - External HDD

Cons: Instructions for setting up bios features could be explained a little better, I wish it had 2 or 4 more sata ports on board.

Other Thoughts: Would recommend!

Reviewed By:brian b.,11/23/2016 5:02:05 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-UD5 TH LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Easy to set up.

Cons: BIOS out of the box was problematic. BIOS did not retain boot up order after starting the PC from a shutdown condition, requiring resetting of the BIOS. Thought it might be the battery, but behavior persisted even with a new battery. My primary storage device is an M.2 SSD. I noticed that at least one BIOS update was indicated by the manufacturer to address certain problems with SSDs. Thought BIOS might be having problems detecting SSD. Updated BIOS, but that did not resolve issue. An additional issue - the debug LED on the board intermittently displays an Error Code 51, memory initialization issue, although performance of a memtest on the PC memory indicates no issues. Apparently, others have also had this problem. Submitted trouble ticket to Gigabyte, but after several days, there has been no response. Have requested RMA from Gigabyte since the 30-day period for return to Newegg has just expired.

Other Thoughts: I have updated this review and increased my rating because problem with BIOS was actually a problem with a contact on the SSD. Having cleaned the contact, the BIOS is functioning properly. The only remaining issue is the debug LED which still indicates a memory initialization error. However, since the memory is OK, I am not going to worry about it. I did contact Gigabyte through their electronic troubleshooting system and they were very responsive.

Reviewed By:Mark F.,11/23/2016 3:21:55 PM
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MSI MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M5 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: - It has a great color scheme.
- I love the Click BIOS 5
- It's was really easy to install onto the case.
- The game mode makes it easy to over clock your CPU.
- You can also monitor and control the fans inside your pc.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: I recommend this product for anyone that is new to overclocking and doesn't know a lot about over clocking and playing around in the BIOS.

Reviewed By:GINEESH P.,11/23/2016 12:58:28 PM
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ASRock B150M Pro4V LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: 2 fan headers and great UEFI

Cons: None so far

Reviewed By:Nathan Jensen,11/23/2016 11:36:57 AM
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MSI Z97-Gaming 7 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: a lot of option

Cons: The first Motherboard was defective right out of the box Dos Crash cannot update. The next one was defective cannot run the spect supposed, try to update following the instruction of MSI one of the 2 bios die. MSI sait i should return they will remplace it but after rebuild my computor twice i was not convice another will be better. Now after 2 years withl lower spect. Everything freeze from time to time. Usb Stop working and freeze the computor want i connect and disconnect the usb device...

Other Thoughts: Sadly i got 2800 Ram i keep it to 2400 in bios for stability

Reviewed By:Louis-Philippe M.,11/23/2016 10:22:03 AM
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MSI H110M ECO LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Easy to set up.

Cons: I plan on returning this board due to some bad, what I'm assuming, capacitor whine. It happens next to the CPU and causes noise to bleed through the speakers. I've had issues with my USB mouse being heard through the speakers and motherboard too. The sound is kinda of like a tiny HDD under load (I only have an SSD by the way). You can hear it crackling away under gaming load, and hear it when browsing the internet using Chrome. I've checked everything else in my system.

Other Thoughts: I would recommend this board overall, though. I think I just got a wonky one.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/23/2016 12:42:28 PM
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MSI H110M Gaming LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Cheap.
Comes with free Xplit Subscription from MSI

Cons: Only has 2 sata6 connectors that have a plug. The other 2 have nothing but are labeled as sata6 conections.

Other Thoughts: Recommended. A+++++
Very Cheap

Reviewed By:Gabriel R.,11/23/2016 9:42:18 AM
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ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH X99 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: I have 2 of these, they both work flawlessly

Cons: None so far

Other Thoughts: My brother built 2 identical high-end machines for me (for my business). He did an absurd amount of research and bought these. They have worked great, without any issues.

That being said, my brother is quite experienced and quite good at building computers, and has been doing it for almost 20 years.

I find it suspicious that almost all motherboards have mediocre reviews. Honestly, I chalk much of that up to people who are in over their head and haven't done something right, or missed some bios update, or memory conflict, or other hardware conflict, etc, etc, etc. Full custom builds can be extremely tricky and weird random issues can totally hammer you, even if you are an experienced builder who understands what you are doing.

I don't have a lot to say about the board itself, other than just to cast my vote that the 2 I have, have worked flawlessly.

Reviewed By:Brian N.,11/23/2016 12:50:10 AM
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ASRock H81 PRO BTC R2.0 LGA 1150 Intel H81 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: I've already known. Just press "N" when getting error message "Please install 4-pin power cables"

Cons: -

Reviewed By:Wisuth S.,11/22/2016 10:12:37 PM
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MSI B150M MORTAR ARCTIC LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: 1. White board at this price is super cool.
2. Arctic Camo another plus
3. Bios is great and simple to use.
4. White lighting is great.
5. EZ debugging lights to let you know what issues my may be having.
6. Gives great sound.
7. MSI anti lag LAN is fantastic!

Cons: This one red light is driving me insane. It sits next the GPU port. It's suppose to go away when you install your GPU... but mine has not. I have tried a couple other GPU and it's still there -.-... My set up is white and blue to match my Genome case and this red light is getting on my nerves.

Other Thoughts: It works, Its cheap, it looks great (other than the one red light). Despite the red light my GPU works with no issues.

Reviewed By:Eric T.,11/22/2016 10:04:24 PM
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MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: flawless board
looks great
bios is amazing

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: guys, this is the MB you want. Not only does it look great, but the bios makes OCing so simple my 8 year old kid could do it. 1 click and my 6800k processor has been OC'd to 4.2ghz stable for 3 months now. easy memory OCing as well (sorry do not remember where I pushed the clocks to on it, but it was easy too).

For those people that complain about this MB odds are they did no research before buying. Just make sure you get compatible memory (there's a list on their website), and you will be set up in no time.

I'm using the Samsung pro m.2 drive 512 gig card as my main HD, and WOW its screaming fast. Makes normal SSD's look like old school 5400 hard drives.

MB looks great, though i'm not a big LED / Color's guy.. I kind of wish I could turn those off but very minor comment. I'm sure the l33t g4m3rz in here will like the LEDs. I use this board/computer to game but also Unity/Unreal development with VS.net and man all the apps just fly with this MB/hard drive.

Couldn't recommend this board enough, after months of research before buying I knew this was the one, and I was not dissapointed.

Reviewed By:Dan J.,11/23/2016 8:45:21 AM
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MSI Z87 MPOWER LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Extreme OC Flagship High Performance Triple CFX/ SLI Platform Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Aesthetically pleasing
No whine
Bunch of OC features

Cons: RAM is really close to the CPU. Be aware of that if you plan on having a large heatsink

Other Thoughts: The fan on my cooler master 212 can only cover the heat sink so much before it hit RAM. Mine is only off center by a few millimeters, but if you get RAM with tall heat sinks the fan would be close to an inch off center.

Reviewed By:Matthew P.,11/23/2016 7:33:33 AM
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ECS Z97I-DRONE (V1.0A) LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: - Inexpensive ITX Z97 for overclocking Haswell CPU's
- Seems well built
- Boots in an instant
- Lots of I/O
- Black color scheme (for those that care)

Cons: - Ports on board in unusual places
- BIOS a tad outdated

Other Thoughts: Put this board in a Silverstone ML08-H with my already-purchased i5 4690K, and now I have a nice little portable VR box. No issues booting into BIOS or otherwise. The ports were a little hard to reach with the PSU I used but not a deal breaker. Packaging was very well done as well. Makes you wonder about other more well-known companies who charge almost twice for this type of ITX board.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/23/2016 5:04:28 AM
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ASUS Z170-E LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: none.

Cons: On the manual it says it has 9 chasis stand offs but my Asus z170-e came with 6 and 1 was for the chasis' own pin
The I/O shield and the plugins did not align, it was slightly off and dust will definitely get in.
First boot up, everything runs except that I don't have video signal for my monitor and the DRAM_LED is bright red. The button doesn't resets the motherboard and it starts flashing.

Tried moving my ram around and even using a single stick, same issue.
Tried plugging monitor into gpu and mobo, still no signal, but with a bright red light.

Other Thoughts: I made a huge mistake of buying parts separately on sale so that I could maximize my savings and now I'm out of luck for a refund from Newegg. Hopefully I can get an RMA asap.

Reviewed By:Wei S.,11/23/2016 12:56:13 AM
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ASRock H97M Pro4 LGA 1150 Intel H97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: No issues, easy to install and setup, have had it for a year and have nothing to complain about. Paired with an i5 4460, 8gb RAM, and gtx960.

Cons: Can't think of any

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/22/2016 7:18:32 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-Z170XP-SLI (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: it worked after spending an additional $40 and 3 weeks of waiting...

Cons: Ethernet port had a major issue establishing connections. it was an unusual problem because once it did connect it worked perfectly fine. the problem is that it took nearly 1 hours of disabling and re-enabling the network drivers to finally get lucky and establish a connection. I sent the MoBo into RMA to fix the problem with clear instruction as to what the problem was and links to forum post discussing the issue. Gigabyte simply sent back the MoBo saying nothing was wrong YET IT STILL WAS NOT WORKING. I had to buy an Ethernet port PCI card to fix the problem. the RMA took THREE WEEKS and $10 in shipping, the PCI card costed me another $30 and all to fix a problem that gigabyte should have fixed. extremely disappointing and will probably never buy from gigabyte again. RMA is ridiculously slow and they sent back the same part without fixing the issue.

Gigabyte needs to fix their RMA system to make it faster and not return defective equipment!!!!!

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Reviewed By:kyle J.,11/22/2016 2:09:26 PM
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ASUS RAMPAGE V EDITION 10 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 Extended ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: So far it looks like a very solid built board

Cons: To echo what Ive heard for years: ASUS customer support is useless

Other Thoughts: Im still putting this all together so this is probably not a fair review, but the socket on this has a special tool thats relatively new-it attaches to a hinge to lower the CPU into the socket so you dont damage pins. I basically cannot close the socket to secure the CPU with this thing. Ive followed the instructions and tried to find help with videos online but those arent updated to this current setup. I called ASUS only to have a rep guide me through what I already had tried. In the end, he just punted the issue off to Newegg saying that they should be able to send me a new tool to try this out. This is the 4th motherboard from ASUS that Ive purchased and Ive had nothing but good luck with them. I am hopeful that this board will work great once I have everything installed. Ive heard of the terrible support from the company, but fortunately never needed them until now. Just buyer beware. ASUS- you guys could do alot more to stand by your product. Companies like EVGA are ahead of you on this! Im going to try this without the tool (old fashioned way) and if something goes wrong with this itll be the last ASUS product I buy.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued ASUS Customer,

Thank you for taking the time to write this informative review. We appreciate your feedback on this matter and I will be letting the related department know about the issues you are experiencing for continuous improvements to ASUS Support. When installing your CPU, make sure that you line up the two guiding notches on the socket with the notches along the edge of your chip. These notches are designed to prevent you from seating the CPU in the socket in an improper manner. With the chip seated in the socket, you can lower the retention bracket back into place. Make sure that you slip the notch at the end of the bracket around the single screw at the base of the socket before you use the metal lever to lock the CPU into place. Have you If you need a help with any technical questions or general inquiries you can reach me at cl-nestor@asus.com.

Thank you for choosing ASUS!

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MSI B150M Mortar LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: This board looks and works great. The matte finish looks awesome in my case. The built-in sound is better than I expected. No issues so far.

Cons: The LEDs are not as bright as advertised but it doesn't bother me.

Other Thoughts: The RAM slots are a good distance away from the socket and there is room for most coolers.

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ASUS Z170-P LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: offers a ton of features in the bios in relation to overclocking. things like vdroop and vrm fine tuning can be done with ease.
supports ddr3k just fine, works well with my i5 6600k.

Cons: only 4 usb ports in the back, and only 4 main sata ports. i work with alot of usb devices and i have to unplug printer just to use a gamepad. i also have 3 drives standard and sometimes i need to plug 2 in for cloning damage machines.

Other Thoughts: make sure you have a case that has front usb ports or your ganna run out soon.
also dont buy if you have alot of drives, try for pcie sata cards maybe?

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ASUS Z170-PRO LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Great and solid Asus board with typical reliability. It matches the new all white build and is a solid choice for gamers.

Cons: Only downside is the lack of USB ports - I had to buy an extra internal card and install it. Not a deal breaker, just a minor inconvenience.

Other Thoughts: Current Build:

Corsair Carbide Series Air 540 (CC-9011048-WW) Arctic White Steel ATX Mid Tower Cube Computer Case

ASUS Z170-PRO LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

SeaSonic Snow Silent 750 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS PLATINUM Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I76700K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530

CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000 (PC4-24000) Desktop Memory Model CMK16GX4M2B3000C15W

CORSAIR Hydro Series H105 Extreme Performance 240mm Liquid CPU Cooler, CW-9060016-WW

2 x Fractal Design Silent Series R2 Black/White Silence-Optimized 140mm Case Fan

1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition, 08G-P4-6180-KR, 8GB GDDR5X, LED, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC)

LG Electronics 14x SATA Blu-ray Internal Rewriter without Software, Black Model WH14NS40 - OEM

Creative Sound Blaster Z PCIe 116dB SNR Gaming Sound Card with 600ohm Headphone Amp and Beamforming Microphone

Windows 10 Professional x64

Reviewed By:Matthew P.,11/22/2016 10:30:54 AM
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ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH Z170 S LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -Great aesthetics, looks really tight in a black/white themed build
-Easy overclocking process.
-Awesome BIOS features (e.g. online updating, SecureErase SSD's, CPU fan curve, using the mouse in BIOS)
-BIOS, in general, is easy to navigate. You will find what you're looking for very easily, unlike boards I have previously owned.
-Plenty of USB's on the back and having USB C + 3.1 is nice
-It's ASUS.
-Packaged with the board is a small I/O preset config thingy. Extremely convenient to have because case I/O preset configs are always annoying. ASUS makes this much easier with the I/O preset config thingy O'matic (patent pending).
-SLI ready
-Fan not included with my board, but there is an option to install a small fan near the I/O. Nice to see something extra, they really pay attention to detail
-The I/O shield itself has a layer of foam next to it - Some may view this as a con, but I like it. It's very well built and makes it feel sturdy.
-Supports M.2
-Reset switch for BIOS will probably come in handy later.
-Easy installation for closed-loop coolers
-Durable. The "TUF" branding certainly lives up to its hype.
-waterproof *

Cons: -My first copy of this board was a dud. After the process of elimination, I decided to return the board for a new one. I am back up and running now, but this whole ordeal of trying to reinstall Windows leading to many BSOD's (and blood, sweat, and tears, in that order) was just annoying. Off to a rocky start but everything is solid now.
-Speaking of drivers, there are like 12 .zip files you'll have to download from ASUS website just for this board. My experience with Gigabyte was much different than this, so be prepared to download a lot of miscellaneous files to get this thing to work properly.
-In addition to that, I had trouble deciding what downloads were and weren't necessary.
-Top PCI port will probably not be compatible with some devices because the plastic gets in the way
-The right angle SATA connections are a little high up. Not ideal.
-The SATA connections are not labelled.
-Your GPU will cover up the status LED's - a little wonky design choice, but no deal breaker.
-There are so many fan headers on this board that I am considering re-doing my fan cables.
-Windows 10 likes to argue with this board about what time it is. Kind of a pain, but I will just let Windows handle it.
-*Is not waterproof

Note: None of these cons should steer you away from this board.

Other Thoughts: I upgraded to this board from my old AMD FX 8320/Gigabyte 970A-UD3P. I expected nothing less than a full upgrade. My experience was hindered with the dud board, but everything is totally solid now. I recommend this if you're planning on upgrading.

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MSI B150I GAMING PRO AC LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Easy to set up and includes almost everything. Even a PS2 port.Great BIOS. Easy to navigate. Bought it on sale for $84.95. It's a bargain for a mITX board.

Cons: Take 1 egg off because of the DOA. Will see if it still function properly in a couple of years.

Other Thoughts: In the process of getting a exchange, newegg's shipping method is not very good. In original order, the board and other parts came in in less than 2 days. But when return and getting the replacement board in, it took total of 10 days (5 days each way). So if you have problem with parts, it's better just return it and buy a new one.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/22/2016 10:52:42 AM
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MSI H110M Gaming LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Looked clean and had all the ports I needed

Cons: Dead on arrival, The pins on the backplate and MOBO can be a pain when first installing.

Other Thoughts: Currently getting a RMA, guess I'm waiting another 2 weeks just get it back.

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ASRock Z87 Extreme4 LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Easy installation, the user guide came with clear and simple pin configurations.

Cons: The RAM slots are a bit high up on the card so you can't fit a standard size case fan above them (where there is a spot for a fan on my case) so that was a little annoying but I guess I can buy a slimmer fan to fit there.

Reviewed By:Benjamin S.,11/22/2016 6:42:23 AM
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ASRock Z170 Pro4S LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Price, whats included, Big Enough For everything I need

Cons: came with some bad parts

Other Thoughts: the hdmi port that came OK the board didn't work, currently can't access bios, other then that is a good first build board

Reviewed By:Daniel Morris,11/22/2016 5:26:35 AM
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ASRock Z170 Pro4S LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: BCLK 141.5 = 4.7GHz G4400 on only 1.395vCore (fixed) = 1.36vCore under OCCT load. Broke Passmk PerformanceTest8 CPU and memory records. 2nd place is ALSO a Pro4S. This board has several high Passmk ratings with G4400, i3-6100, and i5-6400 locked CPUs. Running 3.00 bios. Running Apace 3200MHz @ 2830MHz, BUT @ 14-14-14-31, which is faster than ANY 2800MHz thats avail. HiprX 2800MHz is @ 14-16-16. Maybe best bios I've come across. Press X when boot and ASRock will set you up with a nice little OC start. It auto increases 4 voltages to moderate levels for OCing. I ended up leaving them as is. This thing also unleashed my SSD. I was running it on an old P8P67 Pro, but was disappointed with one of the random IOPS. Well now it runs like it's supposed to on this Z170 platform. I don't think you can go wrong with this board for the $, especially if you want to OC locked CPUs. That's what I bought it for. Honestly, this system is faster in everyday use than my old P8P67 Pro with 2500K. I know, it can't put up the gaudy performance numbers of my 4.8GHz 2500K, BUT @ 4.7GHz on the Z170 chipset with 2830MHz DDR4 @ CL14 and the same SSD, it's the fastest system I've ever had for everyday use. OK, call me crazy, but i LOVE it !! Thanks for reading.

Cons: One of the reasons I kept looking at other boards was because I wanted something better looking. Even in my old age, I've been influenced by the bling movement. I went ahead and got this one and it looks better in person. It's not cool looking, but the performance value more than makes up for it's plain Jane look.

Other Thoughts: I kept trying to talk myself out of this board because I wanted 2 better looking and heatsinks, but I just kept coming back to this one and I'm VERY glad I didn't waiver from my original decision. I really wanted the Pro4 instead with the additional, cool looking HS and better caps, but reviews didn't back up the bling. Also, not near as many or as good Passmk scores. By the way, this was an OpenBox, but everything was still wrapped like new. Just a slight smudge of thermal paste is all.

Reviewed By:Greg S.,11/22/2016 12:02:30 AM
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MSI H110M Gaming LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: - Looks sick!
- Sturdy
- Great I/O
- USB 3.1

Cons: - I didn't realize that once I put a GPU in, the heatsink on the southbridge would be covered up. It looks awesome, but I cant see it!
- A bit tricky to get lined up and settled with the I/O, but isn't every mobo?
- Only 2 ram slots.

Other Thoughts: Would highly recommend, but start with single channel ram, so you can always upgrade. Single channel is nearly as fast as dual channel ram anyway. Looks awesome.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/22/2016 8:25:14 AM
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ASRock H110M-HDS LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Cheap
Easy to install
Booted up easily

Cons: Everything is cramped

Other Thoughts: Buy a bigger motherboard so your cable management isnt sloppy

Reviewed By:Sebastian H.,11/22/2016 7:57:07 AM
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GIGABYTE GA-X99-Phoenix SLI (rev. 1.0) LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: this thing looked so good!

Cons: it didn't work, would try too boot, then shut off, then try to boot, then shut off. (continuously) until you power down the power supply.

Other Thoughts: after buying and trying the board , i did some more reading on ,it off site from newegg. and seems as this is a common problem with the board. ive ordered a new and sending this one back, not even wasting time with a replacement of the same one.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Customer,

Thank you for your comments. We apologize for your difficulty with your GIGABYTE product. Please contact us at newegg-support@gigabyteusa.com with the case number 138515 in the e-mail subject line. We will provide personalized service and analysis to help solve your issue ASAP. If the matter is urgent, please send us your contact number, and we will contact you.

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Reviewed By:Junior B.,11/22/2016 4:01:42 AM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-H170-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel H170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: This board is great. It runs El Capitan with ease. It just took me awhile took figure it out. Everything works except for the internet. I used a rosewill wifi that works perfectly with a hackintosh.

Cons: No cons..... I wish I would have bought the motherboard from Newegg.

Other Thoughts: Make sure when you google information on how to hackintosh this board, you type in ga-h170-gaming3 hackintosh. Make sure to watch skylake hackintosh videos as well. It is not like the old way where you type in the commands. It is a few extra steps that the videos show. My set up is a skylake i3, pny gt 6100, 120 gig ssd, 16 gigs of ram, rosewill n900 wifi card, enermax case, and evga 700wt power supply. . Good luck if you go with a hackintosh build. Be patient and do your research on clover. It was not that hard. If I can do it, any can do it!!! Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reviewed By:James P.,11/21/2016 8:22:26 PM
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ASRock X99 Extreme4 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -Nice Colors
-Good placement of power sockets on the mobo
-Installed in my case easy
-Lots of fan headers

Cons: - First Unit Dead on Arrival (DoA)
- The name-plate thing that goes in the back of the PC is shiny stamped chromed steel (or something like it), last ASRock I bought had a very nice sticker on it that was far easier to read.
-Not as nice as the x79 extreme4 it was replacing in terms of what it has on it.
- The back panel CMOS clear button is far too recessed and feels like the reset button on a router or modem, was better on the X79 extreme4.

Other Thoughts: -having used ASUS/ASrock for years, this is my first ever DoA so that is saying somthing. Wont hold it against them as I've seen lots of issues with x99 chipsets from all mfgs.
- compared to the x79 extreme4 this mobo is lacking in helpful things like the little 14 segment display on the bios and the easily usable cmos reset on the back panel area (its a TINY little reset button like what is on routers)

-WILL UPDATE REVIEW AFTER RMA COMES BACK (if its not DoA as well)

Manufacturer Response:Dear David,

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. ASRock mainboards are fully tested to assure the quality. Unfortunately, due to nature of electronic product, it can happen.
Wonder that you contact ASRock support ( http://event.asrock.com/tsd.asp) to provide trouble shooting steps for the board.
Please update the replacement mainboard's working fine.
If you have any technical questions or warranty inquiry in the future, please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp

Thank you

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Reviewed By:David M.,11/21/2016 7:30:51 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-X150M-PRO ECC (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel C232 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Arrived, fired right up with a Xeon 1230v5 and 16GB of Corsair DDR4 (CMV8GX4M1A2133C15) and has been purring away ever since. USB 3.0 and SATA 6/M.2 is a major upgrade from the old machine.

Cons: Nothing thus far. I look forward to many years of service.

Other Thoughts: Unless you truly need ECC or just have a preference for the Xeon C-series chipsets for the Skylake iteration, there are many other boards that offer similar features for less.

Reviewed By:Kristopher O.,11/21/2016 5:28:40 PM
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MSI H110I Pro AC LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: cheap

Cons: 1. Bluetooth doesn't work
2. Motherboard temp sensor doesn't work
3. Stopped working after 2 months

Other Thoughts: The motherboard is completely dead after only two months of use I threw away the box and receipt so i dont even think I can use the warranty i wish I didnt cheap out and go for such a horrible motherboard...

Reviewed By:Faridabanu P.,11/21/2016 4:03:23 PM
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MSI MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M5 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: This is a awesome gaming motherboard with ddr4, usb 3.1/3.0, plenty of sata and m.2 options, the build quality is superb. I recently upgraded from a AMD 7870K to a I7 6700K and this board is perfect. The XMP profile for my new dd4 2400 ram is sweet.

Cons: Wasn't a bad motherboard, however after three weeks of normal use the M.2 and Ram slots died and I had to go pickup another board from a local store so I could finish a project I was working on. I have had some difficulty reinstalling windows 10 now as well.

Other Thoughts: Pretty good motherboard, perhaps I just received a bad one, nothing was over clocked so I am unsure as to why the M.2 and Ram slots failed. Kinda sucked since it did take my m.2 and one ram stick along with it.

Reviewed By:Douglas D.,11/21/2016 10:11:10 PM
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Z170A GAMING M5 Configurator
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Pros: -Easy to set up as a first timer
-Bios was easy to navigate
-Sturdy MB

Cons: -Ethernet Port did not function properly

Other Thoughts: I would recommend this product to first time computer builders! AMAZING

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ASRock B150M-DVS R2.0 LGA 1151 Intel B150 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: Liked the bios. Has everything you need to run your Skylake CPU.

Cons: Pins are rather flimsy compared to other boards I've used.

Other Thoughts: Decent motherboard on a budget. The bios is really easy to manage and it ran just fine out of the box. USB 3.0 header however had the flimsiest of pins and at first everything plugged in fine but a few weeks later when I went to redo my cable management when I replugged in USB 3.0 plug 2 pins became bent and broke almost immediately. While I know for a fact I reinserted the plug exactly the same as the first go around its possible user error was involved so I won't knock any eggs for it because it did function perfectly fine at first. Overall very decent budget oriented motherboard. Working on another pc build now and while I didn't choose this board I went with asrock again because I was pleasantly satisfied.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/21/2016 1:22:34 PM
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MSI B150M Mortar LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -Easy to set up, all power ports and fan connectors were in convenient places.
-Clean appearance
-Metal reinforced GPU slot is quite nice.
-BIOS is phenomenal. Clean, organized, and easy to use.

Cons: -LED backlight could be brighter. This was in a white case, however, but they were still barely visible.

Other Thoughts: Absolutely would recommend for high quality builds that don't need OC.

Reviewed By:Benjamin S.,11/21/2016 2:09:48 PM
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MSI MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M9 ACK LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Its pretty and all that other stuff.

Cons: Wouldnt connect to the internet after a few months. No wifi, no ethernet, no nothing. Sent it in for an RMA, got another one back without any accessories and board was all scratched up and have several screws missing that hold on the motherboard covers. A $400 dollar motherboard............

Other Thoughts: Was a firm MSI believer when they launched the 970 cards, never buy another MSI product again. Sorry, but after only 5 months a $400 dollar motherboard should work, and RMA's should only include new motherboards and not one all scratched up and barebones.

Reviewed By:kevin u.,11/21/2016 1:21:58 PM
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MSI B150M MORTAR ARCTIC LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: It is enough for me to use it

Cons: nothing bad until now

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MSI B150I GAMING PRO AC LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -Wireless/M2 functionality
-SImple BIOS
-All black( I like the dark look so it will go with anything)
-MSI quality. I have purchased other MSI boards and never had an issue

Cons: -None so far. Great little piece of equipment.

Other Thoughts: Got it on sale from Newegg with $15 MIR. Great price and does everything I need it to do. Cosmetically, it's great. From the IO shield to the board itself. Too many board makers try black and red or some other color. GIve me all black.

Reviewed By:George N.,11/21/2016 9:22:07 AM
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MSI B150M Mortar LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Just enough ports for GPU, sound card, and ATSC tuner.

Cons: None so far.

Reviewed By:Henry S.,11/21/2016 9:01:34 AM
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B150M Pro-VD Configurator
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Pros: Great price and features to replace and upgrade a inop, prior gen, MB
Plug & Play fit with case, CPU & accessories.
Good OEM website / included software for drivers, utilities

Cons: None for my needs.

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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO/Whetstone LGA1151 DDR4 DP HDMI M.2 U.2 USB 3.1 Z170 ATX Motherboard
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Pros: The fan controls on this board are great!! other than that everything is easily installed and it only took me 45 minutes to do my full upgrade (new cpu ram and this board). Cant find any cons yet other than Asus fan control and Corsair link fighting over my water pump control. I fixed this issue by uninstalling corsair link and then hooking the water pump and fans to the cpu.

Cons: ROG Led is under my grfx card (not that i care).

Other Thoughts: Case: Corsair 540 Air Black gaming case

PSU: EVGA 1000W Supernova P2

GPU: MSI 980TI Gaming 6GB

Motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus VIII HERO WHETSTONE

CPU: I7-6700K Skylake 4.0GHz

Cooling Fans: Corsair H80i Hyrdo Series 1 Radiator & 2x 120mm Corsair SP Edition, 4x 140m Corsair SP Edition 70CFM per fan

RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 32Gb (8Gbx4) @2400Mhz

HD: WD 2TB HD, Generic 500GB HD, Toshiba 4TB HD, Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD

Monitor: Samsung 28' 4K UHD Widescreen 1080p, AOC 27' 144HZ Widescreen @ 1080p

Mouse: Perdition Redragon 19 Button mouse 18k DPI

Reviewed By:shaun b.,11/21/2016 10:02:50 AM
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MSI H110M Gaming LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -Fast start, good BIOS ui
-Red LEDs. oooh!
-Boost features
-Well built

Cons: -WILL NOT BOOT FROM THUMBDRIVE.
-Should have read up on Win7 issues

Other Thoughts: *I really wanted to like this board more. MSI labelled it as Gaming, and it has the features there if you want to use it but it's still a budget chipset board. I should have researched better, and would have committed to a Z170 for my brother-in-law's build. This board, I'd use again building a rig for my daughter or streaming PC, something less intensive than an upgradable entry-level platform that I was going for.

5 Eggs as it does what is intended and arrived working and I actually like the BIOS ui. -1 egg for embarrassing me @ BigBox asking where they keep DVD-R.

Reviewed By:Jonathan R.,11/21/2016 8:22:20 AM
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ASUS Z97-E/USB3.1 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: I wouldn't know, I couldn't actually use it without working DIMM slots to install RAM in

Cons: - Defective DIMM slots
- Customer Service treats you like an idiot and makes you explain the problem a million times. They also ask that you test your defective motherboard with parts that you may not even have.

Other Thoughts: Avoid the stress and hassle of this board at all costs.

Reviewed By:Daniel S.,11/20/2016 11:40:51 AM
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Open Box: ASRock ASRock Fatal1ty Gaming Fatal1ty X99X Killer LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: N/a

Cons: Updating drivers is a chore for this thing, mine came defective with non functioning lan ports.

Other Thoughts: Worked okay-ish for >2 months then died on me. Don't waste the money and be out 200 dollars like me. Spend the money for a better motherboard.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued ASRock Customer,

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
For the LAN issue, please trouble shoot the mainboard whether the issue is resolved.
• Please turn the power off, clear the CMOS.
• Load the BIOS setting default.
• Check the LAN cable and local are network related issue.
• Test the LAN connection in UEFI/BIOS, Tools, Internet Flash (required internet connection) to verify communicate with BIOS server

If you have any technical support inquiry, please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp
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Reviewed By:Jordan Butterfield,11/20/2016 10:11:43 AM
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GIGABYTE GA-X99-Ultra Gaming (rev. 1.0) LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: It looks pretty on the outside

Cons: Bought this hoping it will be superb but turned out to be like a brick, no boot at all, used two different PSUs, CPUs, and a few other small things. It seems that something is grounding the Mobo and meter readings are 0.01, but the yellow one should be 12v and red one should be 5v. Leave this Mobo away as it will drain your time and effect to a sink hole.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Customer,

Thank you for your comments. We apologize for your difficulty with your GIGABYTE product. Please contact us at newegg-support@gigabyteusa.com with the case number 138467 in the e-mail subject line. We will provide personalized service and analysis to help solve your issue ASAP. If the matter is urgent, please send us your contact number, and we will contact you.

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Reviewed By:DON L.,11/20/2016 12:49:31 PM
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MSI B150M Mortar LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -Solid Motherboard that provides everything that it offers

Cons: -Wish it had more USB headers

Reviewed By:Maxwell V.,11/20/2016 11:53:44 AM
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GIGABYTE GA-X99-SLI (rev. 1.0) LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: N/A

Cons: this motherboard has had several issues, ranging from inaccessible bios, laggy bios, to booting issues, and took over thirty minutes of fighting just to boot onto windows to write this review after a fresh install.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Customer,

Thank you for your comments. We apologize for your difficulty with your GIGABYTE product. Please contact us at newegg-support@gigabyteusa.com with the case number 138468 in the e-mail subject line. We will provide personalized service and analysis to help solve your issue ASAP. If the matter is urgent, please send us your contact number, and we will contact you.

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Reviewed By:michael c.,11/20/2016 11:37:47 AM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Great board i never had a problem with this mobo works like its suppose i replace a z170 Asus Rog board order 3 from newegg they all was broken RMA got a full refund and went to local micro center store and got me Gigabyte G1 z170x board no problems works like butter... its not the company its the shippers who are at fault

Cons: nothing bad to say about this board.. i didnt buy it from newegg //
newegg ships a lot of things DOA and things get damage on the truck
i get more DOA parts from newegg then i do from any other company
there shipping method is not to great!!

Other Thoughts: yeah i would recommend this product

Reviewed By:herbert m.,11/20/2016 11:09:40 AM
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MSI X99A SLI PLUS LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: - ....and I mean solid, build quality is top notch, immediately apparent upon unboxing the board.
- Like the inclusion of the PS2 port even on a high end board.
- All blacked-out color scheme goes perfect with my build design.
- M.2 port will be put to good use, glad it's included
- Price for specs can't be beat

Cons: - None yet, I have high expectations for this board that I believe it can meet.

Other Thoughts: - Highly recommended

Reviewed By:John R.,11/20/2016 9:12:47 AM
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ASRock X99 Taichi LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: -Color Scheme
-ASRock Utility extremely easy overclock
-Comes with PCIE reinforcement
-Amazing LED error onboard display
-(2x) M.2 Slots

Cons: -If you are going to SLI the two cards will be extremely close to one another due to the close PCIE lanes. Also it is not viable to use the 1st and 3rd lane for sli in most cases because the bottom lane is too close to the PSU and I/O cables
-BIGGEST NITPICK: The channel fan is over the left 4 ram slots so my fan cable runs over the RAM.
-No Sata Express, but not really a big deal as it isn't really taken full advantage of anyways and unnecessary for myself because I use the M.2 slots.

Other Thoughts: I'm using this for a white build. Would recommend. Check out Salazar Studio as well for his white build using this motherboard.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Nicholas,

Thank you for purchase and review.
Mainboard comes with 1 x ASRock SLI_HB_Bridge_2S Card, 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card, and 1 x ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card.
Its based on using CPU's PCIE lanes 28 or 40, refers to user manual link below under page 20 and 21 to install SLI configuration appropriately.

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Reviewed By:Nicholas R.,11/20/2016 1:19:36 AM
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MSI X99A TOMAHAWK LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: It works perfectly
Easy to install
Good board for the price

Cons: none as of yet.

Other Thoughts: I bought this as a replacement for my original board that crapped got fried in an electrical surge. (Make sure you buy a back up battery! Don't be Cheap like me.) this one is actually better than the original which I payed 100 dollars more for.

Reviewed By:Dustin Y.,11/20/2016 7:55:03 AM
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ASRock H170M Pro4 LGA 1151 Intel H170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Tons of USB 3.0 connections (not that it mattered)

Cons: USB 3.0s are not working and it killed my portable drive

Other Thoughts: USB 3.0 ports are not working correctly. All 3.0 ports on the back of the board work with older USB components but do not recognize and access USB 3.0 component (Seagate Backup Plus Slim). The back ports do supply power to 3.0 components. The front jack USB 3's don't do anything. Checked the the connection, it was fine. Retested the front connection with another motherboard, it works fine. This connection and motherboard combination do not provide power or access to any USB device of any type. Tested the Seagate Backup Plus Slim on another computer. Now it isn't working. It is 3 months old and worked on several computers before I plugged it into this ASROCK Motherboard and now it is dead.

Checked Device Manager to see if I had any issues Windows 10, the "Intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller - 1.0 Microsoft" is properly installed and is working. The driver date is 7/15/16 and version number is 10.0.14393.0.

The pair of USB 2.0 ports that jumper from the board work fine.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Greg,

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
For the USB 3.0 ports, Please test these ports in UEFI/BIOS with USB keyboard to verify they are working.
If working in BIOS, that indicates USB hardware is normal.
For the Front, please check the USB 3.0 header pins are normal (should has 19 pins count).
Test with another known good USB 3.0 connector and above mentioned testing procedures to verify the USB 3.0 hardware is working.
If working in the UEFI/BIOS, that could be related to software/Windows.
Mainboard's drivers can be download on this following link: http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/H170M%20Pro4/?cat=Download

If you have any technical support inquiry, please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp
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Reviewed By:Greg S.,11/20/2016 6:59:43 AM
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MSI H110M Gaming LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: None yet

Cons: MOBO dead on arrival. When I plugged in the 24 pin connector from the power supply, I got no power. Power supply plugged into the jumper worked fine. Currently RMA'ing the motherboard and hope to receive my new one soon... first time builder

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/20/2016 1:08:15 AM
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MSI Big Bang-XPower II LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 XL ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
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Pros: What is not to like about this system board?
I bought this board in 2012, and it's still no only relevant today, but I have had ZERO issues to date.
The one time I called MSI (just to verify information about the latest BIOS update), they were friendly, helpful, knowledgeable,
and QUICK to answer my call. I am running an i7 3930K with 32 GB of Corsair Vengeance PC 12800 RAM,
and I have not yet even with the demanding usage I inflict on this system, found a need to upgrade.

I could rave all day singing the praises of this beast.

GUI OS functional UEFI BIOS? Check.
6x 6GB SATA III \ 7 well spaced PCIe slots with 4 staggered Gen 3 positions? Check.
128GB Supported Memory? Double check.

I don't care what is new and cutting edge. I'll ride this horse until it's dead.

Cons: The ONLY thing I found as an issue with this board is that the third and fifth PCIe slots switch to 8x when you plug a card into the third slot. I have left my third PCIe slot empty as a result of this, because I need my first PCIe slot for the OCZ Revodrive 3 X2, and the fifth slot for my GTX980ti graphics card. Both need a Gen 3 16x slot. No big deal, I use an RME HDSPe RayDAT, which has an optical expansion card that doesn't use a PCIe connection, so I simply chose the third port to lock that component in.
No space wasted, no harm no foul.

Other Thoughts: If they still made and sold this product, I would say it's top notch to anyone looking for a solid board.
I would buy this board 100 times over again. In fact I wish I had purchased 3 or 4 of them.
It will be a sad day when this board finally dies.

Reviewed By:Anthony C.,11/19/2016 11:48:58 PM
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MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Good feature list
Allows for upgrading easily
Looks awesome

Cons: Nothing major, the bios could be a bit better but no complaints

Reviewed By:Alexander U.,11/19/2016 10:28:50 PM
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MSI X58 Pro LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: This has been one reliable board! It gets almost daily use, has been overclocked for lengthy periods, and has seen many upgrades to keep the computer current: USB 3 card, SATA III card, cpu upgraded from i7-920 to a hexacore i7-970, video card upgraded to NVIDIA GTX580 (used). It can still kick it, encoding H264 while simultaneously editing video, recording audio, and watching Youtube, all while still feeling responsive. Overclocked with this board to 4GHz on air, the i7-970 on this board gets a Geekbench2 score in the 15,000 range.

Cons: For the time it was created, I have no complaints.

Other Thoughts: If I were given the chance to go back to the time of my purchase, I'd ask "why on earth is THIS the life-changing moment you're letting me change?" Then, I'd buy the same board again, resentful that important decisions I actually regret were passed over.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/19/2016 10:05:59 PM
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Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 Motherboard LGA 2011 intel C79 Sata 6Gb/s
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Pros: Bought this for the features and as a replacement for an AMD board that fried way back in 2013. Been running well since. Features are good, performance is good, and reliability is mostly good. Also chose this board for the number of memory slots

Cons: Never worked getting Windows out of Sleep mode-a common issue for this board. Boot up was fine for the longest time and then suddenly started having issues with USB and network connectivity, requiring one or two reboots. After flashing the ROM to the newest version, no such problems. Still doesn't come out of sleep.

Other Thoughts: Overall reliable, and at the time, good value for the money for my i7 chip.

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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: When it works it works pretty decently, it has a lot of eye candy.

Cons: - Not reliable. I've been through 4 of these boards now and each one has fried itself to some varying degree. 2 of them have had the same problem where the board simply just stops working and the system won't power on. You of course can RMA but it takes 3 - 4 weeks from creating a ticket and mailing it to them to get a new board.
- The audio drivers are awful. The creative chip works pretty well, but if you have a 5.1 system every single time you start your system you have to unplug your system and reset the software to 5.1. Only takes a second, but dear lord is it a pain.

Other Thoughts: I really wanted to like this board, but just these issues I've had has turned me off to Gigabyte as a brand. Their support is godawful and having to argue with them that the board is broken and yes I did this and that. I've had this board for less then a year and I've had 4 different ones now. No thank you I'm switching to Asus.

Reviewed By:Christopher P.,11/19/2016 7:01:19 PM
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MSI Z97 PC Mate LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -Awesome Budget Board that will perform just as well as more expensive ones. Great for self build newbies.
- Its Blue!!! and looks great
-UEFI BiOS is feature rich
-OC genie is handy if you don't want to mess with serious overclocking. I have an i5 4690k at a stable 4.6ghz and v1.265
-No issues and i've owned it and used it for 10+ hours a day for almost 2 years.
-Lots of fan headers
-Easy to Install
-lots of available expansion possiblities
-Solid integrated sound
- Good combination of old and new Tech in one board
- User friendly guide for those rusty in the build process
- "Motherboard Overview" feature is fantastic, it shows exactly what is plugged into each port in the bios

Cons: -No M.2 but I don't need it
-Only DX11
-No SLi support
-Only two USB 3.0 front and rear but has four USB 2.0 front and rear
-PCIe Gen - Only one Gen 3 (16) the other is Gen 2 (4)
-The 24 pin power connector was difficult to connect. The board flexed, so I put a small shiv of wood underneath the board at the connector for support and was able to connect it.
-Its not a hardcore gaming mobo and lacks some top-tier features but your not paying for them either. It supports most moderate to high end configurations and saves you a little to money to invest in other components.
-With an EVO Hyper212 with dual fans in a horizontal setup it partially extends over a ram slot. High profile memory in that ram slot is not possible. Solved by using low profile memory in that slot.

Other Thoughts: I highly recommend this board for a gaming priority budget-moderate build. I've had mine for just under 2 years and I run my i5-4690k overclock at a stable 4.4ghz and can run it at a stable 4.6ghz. No problems and it is still going strong.

Reviewed By:Marvin W.,11/19/2016 4:54:00 PM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: It has greats feature for the price and it support QEMU-KVM quite well i have been able to run windows in a VM with full access to my GPU.

Cons: There seem to have a bug where the bios ignore which display you set as your initial boot display it make it really annoying when trying to access the bios with a multi-monitor set up.

Other Thoughts: Overall it a great motherboard just wishes they can fix that bug.

Reviewed By:Pierreluc A.,11/19/2016 9:09:56 PM
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MSI MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M7 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: The red colors went well with the color scheme of black and red. The heatsinks for the components are nicely designed and features the MSI dragon. The BIOS for MSI products allowed an easy way to OC and an easy way to flash if needed.

Cons: First board was defective due to damaged pins in the cpu socket. The protective cover on the IO could also be easily damaged when placing it inside the case.

Reviewed By:Christian N.,11/19/2016 7:35:19 PM
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ASRock Z170A-X1/3.1 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: - Great and easy CPU and RAM overclocking abilty
- Decent features
- Can use PCie SSD as boot device
- You can use *new* 7.10 BIOS to make the mobo Kaby Lake compatible
- 6 USB 3.0 slots and 2 USB 3.1 (A and C)

Cons: - Mobo feels cheap
- UEFI/BIOS freezes occasionally
- No m.2 slot
- Upgrading to 7.10 BIOS wouldn't let me set a static voltage so I had to downgrade to old BIOS

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GIGABYTE GA-H55-USB3 LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Was usable but never reliable. It was able to get the job done despite having constant problems.

Cons: I've had this motherboard for about 5 years now but it's always had issues. The issues it came out of the box with was any video card inserted would have the driver crash constantly. Multiple cards were put in it, correct drivers were installed and different driver versions were tried. No card was ever stable no matter what was done, even different OS installs or reformats wouldn't resolve the issue.

The other issue was if you pushed the power button in on the tower all the way there would be a bios error message and it would have to recover and fix itself. To turn the computer on one would have to lightly tap the power button just enough to work or the bios would have the error.

So after 5 years of using the board this entire year, 2016, has seen an issue with USB ports, any device plugged in will loose connection and have to be re-plugged in. After that issue started it started randomly restarting the computer whenever it pleased. And the symptoms have developed over time and gotten worse and worse to the point where the board is just sitting collecting dust now. The computer became practically unusable due to the board shutting off USB ports, restarting the computer, and just general funky happenings.

All parts inside the computer were replaced in the 5 years the board was in there except the processor and the board obviously, and were tested and received no errors. They also work just fine in the other computers they are in right now so all issues point to the board hence the review.

Other Thoughts: I would not recommend this product.

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ASUS H170I-PRO/CSM LGA 1151 Intel H170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: It had the features I wanted.

Cons: After one month (just after newegg return period) the system became unstable. Very light use couple of days a week for office type workload. No games, no video card installed.

It spontaneously hard resets after a few minutes of runtime, no crashdump / BSOD. Once it happens it won't stay up more than a couple minutes which smacks of something heat related. CPU temps are low. Same when reinstalling the OS (can't make it through). Same while running MEMTEST from a USB flash drive. Something near the CPU (cap in the power reg circuitry?) makes a whistling noise while running the memory test, which can't be good either. Pulling one DIMM or the other didn't help, and no memory errors found (as far as it could run). So it's either the board or the CPU, and CPU seems unlikely.

ASUS support is awful. Took a week to get the RMA set up. They don't ship a new one, rather they expect me to dismantle the system and return the board, will get (assuming they agree it's faulty) a reconditioned/recertified one to replace my ~new one. So I'll have been without a functioning system for over a month.

I will never purchase another ASUS board after this experience.

Other Thoughts: Would not recommend this at all. Consider other brands with better customer service records.

Manufacturer Response:Greetings Thomas,

Thank you for taking the time to share your ASUS experience. I'm sorry to hear about your unfortunate experience and please accept out apologies for any inconvenience. For optimal system stability, please Download UEFI version (2002) and extract the file to a fat formatted usb stick. Then navigate in bios to the tools menu and use the EZflash utility to do the flash. Let your system update the firmware as needed. Do not power down even if your system sits with a blank screen for 10 minutes or so. When updating your UEFI please make sure to wait for the firmware to update after the board restarts following the flash. This can take a couple of minutes after the board restarts. The board should be left alone during this process. If the issues persist, contact me at cl-nestor@asus.com with any technical questions. You reference number is N161186023.

Thank you for choosing ASUS!

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ASUS Customer Loyalty – US Support

Reviewed By:Thomas J.,11/19/2016 2:50:40 PM
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MSI Z170A SLI Plus LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Good feature set. Skylake, Easy to use UEFI Bios. Well laid out design.

Cons: Motherboard failed after a few months use. Customer service and RMA process is terrible. Almost impossible to find a way to talk to someone about RMA once you've sent it in. RMA process going on a month and still no updates.

Other Thoughts: This was part of a brand new build which included this motherboard, a i5-6600 (non-K) CPU, MSI 980ti Golden video card, Samsung 950 Pro M.2 HD, 16GB G.Skill Memory and EVGA G2 1000W PSU. This system has never been overclocked aside from using the XMP profile of the Memory (which requires manually setting the CPU bus back to 100 with a non-K CPU).

While this system worked, I was very happy with it's performance. The plan was I could always buy a faster CPU down the line if I needed more speed. The problems started with power cycling on/off every couple seconds and not booting. On the occasional times it would boot up (very rarely) it would up and reboot randomly while using it.I tried removing from case and only using 1 stick of ram in the different slots, disconnecting the MSI 980ti and using the onboard graphics, a different PSU all thew while knowing it was a MB problem just to rule everything else out. Nothing changed.

I RMA'd the MB towards the end of October. Rarely having to warranty anything, I figured they'd just send out a new one and either trash or fix and sell this one as a refurb. Boy was I wrong. Here it is almost thanksgiving and the RMA status is still sitting at Received by MSI but not any further. Trying to find a way to reach someone at RMA by phone is darn near impossible but I lucked up and someone gave me a number to call that's not listed anywhere. This was a week ago (after they've had it for over 2 weeks). The person was unable to update me on the status of my RMA but promised me he would and get back to me (he never did). I also got the impression that they just receive the RMAs and then ship them out overseas for repair. I have now been without a home computer going on 4 weeks with no end in sight. I can not believe this. If I had bought any other type product ( a car, refrigerator, phone, etc.) and it had failed, it would have long been replaced by now.

In this build I used a MSI Golden Gaming 980ti along with the MSI SLI-Plus Mother board. I can guarantee I will never again buy anything MSI with customer service like this. My next MB will be a EVGA where customer service still means something.

Reviewed By:James H.,11/19/2016 1:28:59 PM
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ASUS Z97-E/USB3.1 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: It had features I wanted and was very nice price.

Cons: I have normally used Intel Motherboards and haven't had any problems. With this ASUS board I found that it wasn't designed or manufactured correctly. The board is supposed to be an "ATX" but it is about 6 inches too short (I checked the specs on ATX). This meant that a large section of the board hung pass the middle mounts on the board. Some manufactures leave holes at the end of the board so that that plastic inserts could be inserted into the board to add board support , not this ASUS board. One of the sections that hung over was a the tightly compact area were the sata data connectors were at. One connector was never solder correctly since when a sata cable was mounted, the sata board connector on the board just fell out and was on the end of sata data cable. In general the board had the parts too closely placed together so that when they are connectors it is very hard to connect to them. So since this all happened after I mounted the motherboard and CPU and many other parts, I decided not to take it out since I found another way to get the fourth SATA port.

This board design leads me to the conclusion that it was designed to gain space and as a result jeopardized the functionally of the board and it was difficult to manufacture (solder flow at the end of the board).

I had the board for three months now and it has worked, but the other day the DVI video output stopped working. Luckily the monitor I had would take a DVI and a VGA input, so I switched over to the VGA port which was still working. This led me to believe the board is designed cheaply and not manufactured correctly. I'll just have to wait to see the next thing to fail and see if I could find a work around for that. Should also mention the board doesn't have an IDE interface and none of the IDE adaptors that I used would not work. So don't expect to get a IDE hard drive to work with this.

Other Thoughts: I would not recommend this board to any one. It appears that this manufacturer can not be trusted to make good and reliable motherboards. I have been installing motherboards for over 40 years and never had problems like before, it's too bad that Intel stopped making Motherboards.

Reviewed By:John C.,11/19/2016 11:50:28 AM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Soundblaster Sound Core 3D provides really good sound with many options for adjustment to suit tastes.
Very clean design made it easy to build up.
Way more expansion capability than I need.
It does what Gigabyte says it can do.

Cons: Blue Ambient LED seems a bit weak.
Upgradeable opamp seems a bit frivolous.

Other Thoughts: I highly recommend this mobo. I've owned it four months and absolutely no performance issues. I love it when I buy something I don't have to fiddle with. The weak blue LED could be a defect, but my case has red LEDs so its not worth my effort to investigate fixing it.

Reviewed By:Jeffrey R.,11/19/2016 11:07:54 AM
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MSI Z170A Krait Gaming 3X LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: I do not like this product.

Cons: Upgrading from another motherboard is a nightmare. Drivers won't install out of the box. USB header pins will bend and snap with minimal pressure. MSI support is a joke. They did not try to help me resolve the install process, only told me to RMA. I did not buy from Newegg - but from a local retailer in Winnipeg near the airport that is a competitor. Regardless, support from all parties is not what I expected.

Other Thoughts: I've been building PC's for over 18 years. I have never experienced the problems I have had with installing this motherboard. If it was me I'd say I had a bad board, but I bought two, one for me and one for my son-in-law. He is having the same problems installing drivers and programs, and is getting the same poor response from MSI support - RMA the board. The problem is, our old motherboards are no longer working, and these are the replacements. After a very painful experience, mine is working, but my son-in-law still can't even get Window 10 to finish an update - it hangs. I will have no choice but to buy another board for both of us - it won't be MSI after this experience.

Reviewed By:Grant J.,11/19/2016 8:45:35 AM
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ASUS RAMPAGE V EDITION 10 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 Extended ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: Great motherboard as long as it does not fail. I have an old ASUS P7P55D-E PRO mobo that's over 6 yrs old and still rocking. Based on that experience I went with ASUS again.

Cons: Longevity issues. After 4.5 months, it failed: one day the screen went blank. Restarted the computer and mobo displays PCIe lane 4 LED blinking (PCIe slots 1 and 3 populated with GeForce GTX 960 in 2-way SLI configuration), and constantly changing Q-Code values with each reboot. Now have to send it in for repairs, with at least a 2-week turnaround.

Other Thoughts: I can't recommend based on my experience. This is a model year 2016 board and perhaps ASUS has not ironed out the kinks in QC.

Manufacturer Response:Greetings Jude,

We appreciate you taking the time to inform us on your ASUS experience. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this issue has caused. Please double check each cable on the motherboard including your 24pin/8pin power plug connectors. Please make sure all your GPU connectors are firmly installed and that all your SATA drives are receiving power from your PSU. Clear CMOS and see if the board will POST. If it will not, pull one memory module and place the other stick in the slot furthest from the CPU and see if that helps. If the issues persist, you can contact me with any technical questions or warranty at cl-nestor@asus.com.

Thank you for choosing ASUS!

Best Regards,
Nestor
ASUS Customer Loyalty – US Support

Reviewed By:Jude I.,11/19/2016 12:22:54 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-X99-Ultra Gaming (rev. 1.0) LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Incredible MOBO straight out of the box!!! Very well designed! I upgraded from a Gig p55 mobo to this one and was very impressed. I liked how everything was labeled and easy to find. Installed the 6800k with a Corsair H100i v2 All In One (AIO) liquid cooler. It was seriously like plug and play. MOBO temps with the Corsair link app were showing 30C or less. Never did I once see it get above 30C. Once I installed everything it booted up just fine without any problems on Windows 10. I didn't have to do anything in the Bios since I am not the "over clocker" like most people on here. All I had to do was update the date and time. Especially because this MOBO works great with any of the 2011-3 processors. Lights up red which works with my color scheme, no need to change it. I haven't yet figured out how to change the colors anyway; not really important to me. Word to the wise, I did some research online and found out before buying or upgrading the MOBO, it is very important to link your Microsoft Windows account to your email before installation. This way when windows asks you to activate it, you will already have it set up for activation. Overall, I am very satisfied with this MOBO. I did not have to buy another sound card either. I just plugged in my 5.1 speaker connectors in the I/O panel and it sounds even better than my old sound card I was using. I managed to get this MOBO on sale for $219 last weekend (with the $30). I was waiting a long time, like 2-3 months for the opportunity to purchase it when the price dropped and I must say I am glad that I waited. Very happy with this purchase!!!!! It will last a long time too.

Cons: The only thing I noticed is that there are only 2 USB 2.0 connections on the board. I have a Half 932 case and there are 4 usb ports on the front panel. I can only use 2 of them at the moment, which really isn't that bad. However, I might have to look at getting an expansion card or something like that if I really needed to use them in the future. To say the least, there are plenty of USB 3.0 ports on the back which are backward compatible with 2.0. In the future, maybe next year, I would like to get VR so maybe having those front panels might come in handy, not sure.

Other Thoughts: I would definitely recommend this board to any and everyone who loves PC gaming or uses CPU intensive app's. It will do the job for sure!!!!

Reviewed By:Dan I.,11/19/2016 12:19:10 PM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-H170-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel H170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Very nice motherboard very easy to install and get it setup in the case I went with the Corsair Air 540 case and it fits perfect I also got the G-Skill DDR4 19000 / 24000 memory and this board is very fast the features are great for gamers which I am I like the AMP up on the board for head phone users makes a big difference when its turned on came with everything you need to set it up fast cable ties and screws quite a few fan headers on this board and this board is easy on the wallet great price for everything you get lots of nice features you don't get on other motherboard
Corsair Air 540 ..
G-Skill 19000/24000 16 GB
EVGA Supernova 650 GS full modular power supply ..
Intel Core i5 6600 3.3 ..
WD 1.0 TB x 2 hard drives in raid 0 ..
EVGA GTX 1080 8 GB ..

Cons: No cons at all

Other Thoughts: Highly recommend to all who are wanting a great motherboard with great features and mid range gaming and wont break the bank great price

Reviewed By:James B.,11/19/2016 12:01:55 PM
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ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: good for the price, worked flawlessly, looks really nice.

Cons: None really

Reviewed By:Zackary V.,11/19/2016 11:06:37 AM
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B150M Mortar Configurator
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Pros: The motherboard and memory work great.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: Parts ordered
• Intel Core i3-6100 3M 3.7 GHz LGA 1151 BX80662I36100 Desktop Processor
• CORSAIR CX series CX430 430W 80 PLUS BRONZE Active PFC ATX12V & EPS12V Power Supply
• DIYPC DIY-F2-W White SPCC Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case
• G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2133 (PC4 17000) Intel Z170 Platform / Intel X99 ...
• MSI B150M Mortar LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

I originally put together the above configuration. It didn't work. After troubleshooting, I narrowed the cause to the power supply or case. I removed the CPU, motherboard, memory, hard drive and installed in a CoolderMaster case/Antec PSU configuration that had previously worked in another setup. The resulting computer works fine.

Reviewed By:Joseph G.,11/19/2016 10:20:54 AM
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ASRock G41C-GS R2.0 LGA 775 Intel G41 + ICH7 Intel Motherboard
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Pros: The replacement was free! Update: Booted flawlessly and loaded Win 10 from the HD of the previous build.

Cons: After my replacement, ZERO

Other Thoughts: I will attempt a Xeon 5460 mod later. Running an E8400 flawlessly. With DDR 3 1600 @ 1600. I'm impressed.

Reviewed By:Gerald W.,11/19/2016 3:32:25 AM
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MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Plug and play with SSD with win 10
It worked as described
All parts included, including screws for wifi/bluetooth components

Cons: Assemble the wireless AC components before placing the board in your case and you will have no "cons". Also works with 5ghz band, not sure about 2.4, haven't tested it.

Other Thoughts: I replaced everything but my hard drive with this upgrade and it all worked on the first start. Old SSD with win 10 plugged into this new motherboard, 6600 non K, gtx1070, 16g ddr4, and new power supply. All went off without a hitch. Old setup was an OC water cooled core 2 duo, gtx 460, 4g ddr2, and failing power supply. It worked but was out dated by several years for gaming. This board has a few handy tools you can install to "stock overclock" the K version processors. With a stock cooler and non K processor I haven't hit 60C running World Of Warcraft maxed out at 1080p at 3.3ghz. The K version has a built in option to run at 4.1 in "gaming mode". This install was super simple, boots in 10 seconds, and runs quiet.

Purchase price was 85 bucks direct from New Egg.

Reviewed By:saundra t.,11/18/2016 11:16:58 PM
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ASUS X99-DELUXE II LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: lots of extras clean look

Cons: Horrible Quality , Extension fan card awkward to mount, cover plate over rear plugs a bit bulky almost didn't fit without removing rear fan this would depend on case.

Other Thoughts: Have had nothing but problems with this mobo, I've decided to cut losses and go with different brand.
I purchased 2 of the X99 Deluxe 2 first install went smooth to start then everything started going down hill. After Inserting thumb a few times I realized computer had ground issue. I check all mounting screws switched out power supply and couldn't resolve issue. Took computer to my trusted local to computer store that specializes in building custom computers. they diagnose problem and found it was a bad board. My office cleaner tossed box so Im stuck with this board now I have a piece of tape over front USB plugs. The second build went even worse got computer built and all seamed to work for about 2 days then computer shut of and wouldn't even post went through all standard test and took into same computer shop to diagnose. They pulled all components and tested everything determining this was also a bad board. I luckily still had box and all parts, went through RMA process and received new board. I didn't have time to assemble so had the same shop put everything together. I went to pick up tech told me he had gotten everything loaded but couldnt get XMP profile to work and would have to reset cmos every time in order for computer to boot. I thought this could be a ram issue but my other build did not have this same issue running all the same hardware I took back to my office and tried setting XMP myself to see if I could figure out issue. I tried once and Had to reset cmos opened into Bios to turn on raid setup, saved and exited. once I rebooted computer would not pull from raid drives. I tried everything I could think of but drive was listed as failed drive. I took computer back and had tech give it a try he went through a few things and ended up having to reload windows again. After a couple reboots computer would not boot and kept throwing code A9 he tried a few more things and cam to the conclusion this was also a bad board. I can see getting a bad board every once in a while but all 3 of the Asus X99 Deluxe 2 have had issues
I have built many computers and have never had this many issues with a board. Besides loosing a month of time and money spent on diagnosis Newegg has been good working with me to resolve issue's. I have used Asus board in half a dozen other builds with no problems I really hope Asus steps up and figures out how to bring quality back into there boards. As of now I will not be purchasing Asus MOBOs

The Build
Asus X99 Deluxe 2
intel i7 6800k,
32 gig gskill Tridentz 3333,
2 samsung evo 750 raid 0,
3TB seagate barracuda HHD,
PNY Qaudro M4000,
Corsair Carbide 330R titanium case,
corsair H100i v2 liquid cooler,
EVGA supernova 750 full mod

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for sharing your ASUS product. I'm sorry to hear about the unfortunate experience and please accept our apologies for any inconvenience. What is the part number to the RAM you have installed? If you haven't done so, please make sure to install RAM that is verified on our ASUS Qualified Vendor List to avoid compatibility issues. For improved memory profiling, flash your UEFI to BIOS version (1401). Download the BIOS and extract the file to a fat formatted usb stick. Then navigate in bios to the tools menu and use the EZflash utility to do the flash. Let your system update the firmware as needed. Do not power down even if your system sits with a blank screen for 10 minutes or so. If the issues persist, please send me your hardware specs for further investigation of QVL parts. You can reach me at cl-nestor@asus.com if you have any questions.

Thank you for choosing ASUS!

Best Regards,
Nestor
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Reviewed By:Quenten B.,11/18/2016 9:37:57 PM
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MSI Z170A SLI LGA 1151 Intel Z170 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: This motherboard is fantastic. the bios is super easy to use.
it comes from the factory able to overclock non k cpus
the included software is super convenient and easy to use.
all black looks super sick.

Cons: doesn't support on board graphics... but if you buy a board thats name is "sli".. you should probably be looking at discrete graphics.

Other Thoughts: super impressed with the mobo for the money i paid!

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/18/2016 8:56:06 PM
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MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -Black and white color scheme.
-Easy to navigate the bios, which makes Overclocking a breeze.

Cons: -Major BSOD issue everytime an update for Crimson is out. I can not for the life of me figure out why.

Other Thoughts: The BSOD issue isn't all bad. At least I know when an update is out. also If anyone was wondering, all my Drivers are up to date. As well as the Bios.
Overall this is a great board. I will definitely buy the next Krait Edition from MSI when the new Intel chipset is released.

Reviewed By:Karl D Clement,11/18/2016 7:19:56 PM
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MSI B150M MORTAR ARCTIC LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: This was my first MSI motherboard. It has a ton of great features for a budget motherboard. The bios is easy to use and navigate. The all white pcb looks great and it even has led's !

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: I would totally recommend this if you don't plan on overclocking. This is by far the nicest motherboard I could find in this price range. I payed less than $90 for mine.

Reviewed By:Andrew N.,11/19/2016 6:15:48 AM
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ASUS H110M-A/M.2 LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: Low cost
Runs fine

Cons: Only one case fan power header
Lazy manual doesn't have F_PANEL pinout

Other Thoughts: I doubt anyone is going to put this board in a serious gaming machine, but one fan is the bare minimum cooling for even an Internet & light officework PC. And, really, it's pretty lazy of Asus to not include this F_PANEL pinout in the manual instead of, heh, phoning it in:

PWR PWR PWR PWR
LED LED BTN BTN
+ - PWR GND
O O O O X

O O O O O
HDD HDD RST RST N/C
LED LED BTN BTN
+ - GND PWR

The board had no trouble with the M.2 SSD, but could not detect the HDD that I connected to the SATA port labeled SATA6G_1. I used SATA6G_4 instead. Granted, this is a budget board, and once it's running it runs well, but it has some shortcomings.

P.S.: To get into the BIOS, hold down the F2 key during boot. Don't just click it, HOLD IT DOWN.

Reviewed By:Alan C.,11/19/2016 3:38:00 AM
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MSI Z170A SLI Plus LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Great performance and features at a reasonable price. Looks great. SLI ready for the future. Room for upgrades. On board sound and video card.

Cons: Not enough USB ports for my liking but that's what you get with at this price range.

Other Thoughts: I love this motherboard. So far it has been great. 5 months at the time of this review and still going strong. The installation was a breeze. No issues installing the components.. The bios is well designed and I like the layout of everything. I like the on-board sound and video card in case my GPU fails I wont be totally without a computer. It looks great in my Corsair C70 ATX. This is my first MSI product. I also bought an MSI GTX 970 to go with this build. I did tons of research before this purchase and I read many great things about this company. I will definitely buy from MSI again.

Reviewed By:Anthony H.,11/19/2016 2:58:47 AM
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ASUS X99-DELUXE II LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: So far everything is running perfect with no issues. I just updated to latest BIOS 1401 version and so far so good...

Cons: none so far

Other Thoughts: I was first skeptical buying this motherboard because of many negative reviews, but still decided to give it a try since Asus has never failed me..(fingers crossed)

My Build:
ASUS X99-DELUXE II LGA 2011-v3
Intel Core i7-6800K 15M Broadwell-E 6-Core 3.4 GHz LGA 2011-v3
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan
CORSAIR Vengeance LED 32GB (4 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) Memory Kit Model
SAMSUNG 950 PRO M.2 2280 512GB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V5P512BW
EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW GAMING ACX 3.0, 08G-P4-6276-KR, 8GB GDDR5
EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G2 120-G2-1000-XR 80+ GOLD 1000W Fully Modular
Fractal Design Define S Black Silent ATX Midtower Computer Case

Reviewed By:Alex M.,11/18/2016 10:28:01 PM
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ASRock Z97 Extreme6 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: .
- Extremely reliable and solid build quality, with Japanese capacitors.
- New stock now available as of this writing supports Intel Broadwell CPUs out of the box.
- A wide plethora of SATA ports and two M.2 slots, one of which is an "Ultra" PCIe 3.0 version.
- As of the latest BIOS version (2.70), NVMe is supported on compatible Ultra M.2 SSDs.
- Supports very high clock speeds on memory.
- CPU overclocking via the UEFI BIOS is a cinch, with no real manual tinkering required.
- Backup BIOS is available, via an onboard switch, in case you goof up your regular BIOS settings.

Cons: .
- Using the Ultra M.2 slot will rob PCIe lanes from the dGPU if used (see my Other Thoughts below for more detail).
- Seems to peg internal system fans at full speed all the time if you even slightly overclock the CPU.

Other Thoughts: .
Listen folks... the Z97 platform is far from dead. Now with Black Friday deals right around the corner, you'd be crazy not to still consider this platform for a build in late 2016 and beyond. Even now, I was able to snag this motherboard with a decent $30 mail in rebate from ASRock. I also managed to snag the legendary Intel Core i7-5775c processor at a rather good price online to pair with this motherboard. The built in overclocking tool has "turbo" profiles that offer a one click method for boosting your CPU beyond the regular specification of the chip, without having to tinker with voltage settings manually.

One word of warning. If you do intend to use an Ultra M.2 style SSD on this unit, like the Samsung 950 PRO, please note that 4 PCIe 3.0 lanes are required from the CPU. Since Broadwell and Haswell are only equipped with 16 lanes on the CPU, versus 20 for Skylake, 8 lanes will go poof, leaving you with 8 left for your dGPU. I suppose even though the M.2 drive only uses 4 lanes on its own, it can't leave 12 to the graphics card due to a limitation with PCIe. Most graphics cards will likely perform the same over 8x mode, but top end cards like the GeForce 1080, Titan X, Radeon 480, and others, could encounter a small, yet possibly noticeable bottleneck. If you wager this may be an issue, stick with SATA III or PCIe 2x M.2 SSDs instead. For a gaming box at least, you really can't tell the difference anyhow.

This motherboard works great with Windows 10 and Fedora Linux. Highly recommended!

Reviewed By:Matthew N.,11/18/2016 10:17:08 PM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard (Certified Refurbished)
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Pros: - Relativly easy to build with
- Full feature set
- Includes SLI bridge
- Power button on board mixed with P.O.S.T readout makes the unfortunatly nessisary troubleshooting much easier

Cons: - CPU power location makes good cable managment difficult in small cases
- On-board networking is inconsistent and requires a somewhat obtuse program to configure
- Broke after approximatly a month of use and now refuses to P.O.S.T
- this Build crashed much more than other builds ive had before not sure if the board casued this or windows so i left it out

Other Thoughts: This Build crashed much more than other builds I've had before but I'm not sure if the board casued this or windows so I left it out of pros and cons and didn't consider it in my rating just wanted to mention it as it seems relevant with the benifit of hindsight. (If this turned out to be the boards fault then this would be a one egg review for selling an already broken product)

In truth this was a very good board while it worked it allowed me to try new things SLI, M.2, etc but failing after shuch a short period is truly unacceptable, if there had been a power surge or the like I would be dissapointed but when it failed all lights and other computers remianed working sugesting it's likley a Q.A problem that didnt surface in post refurb testing

In short while this would normaly be a very good board I can't reccomend it because nothing should die within a month of purchase

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MSI X99A MPOWER LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: When it was working, it was okay.

Cons: As others have stated, the BIOS is very, very picky. It worked only nine months before the UEFI BIOS began giving me stability problems. It never had the performance of board priced at this level. I was not over clocking. It wouldn't even run XMP without rebooting. Yes, the memory was on the approved vender list. If it had a stable BIOS, it would be okay.

Other Thoughts: I could not recommend this product to others. I would not purchase this board or any other board from MSI. They have the potential to be a great motherboard manufacturer, but they must test for problems/issues before placing anything on the market, if they plan to compeat with the other major motherboard companies.

Reviewed By:Tim G.,11/18/2016 7:25:04 PM
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ASUS Z170-E LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: I was considering this one vs the Z170-A and am happy with this one for a cheaper price. Only consideration which others have mentioned is the board only has two case-fan-connectors. Not a biggie though, just pick up a case-fan splitter for $5 and you're set. Installation was simple and lack of standoff points was not a big deal at all for installation or board bending during component and cable installation, just be mindful and careful, duh :)
No overclocking of system yet but I did with a previous Asus Mobo so I don't foresee any issues.
Been running my new build for 1 month

Cons: Not many at all. My set up just needed on additional case fan jumper that this mobo didn't have. Easy solution listed in my 'Pros' section.

Reviewed By:David C.,11/18/2016 4:09:38 PM
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ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH Z170 S LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: The manual was well made and explained. The bios and UEFI are strait forward and come with illustrious amounts of instructions if you run into and issue. Overall, a great board for my light overclocking needs.

Cons: None yet

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/18/2016 2:58:22 PM
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ASUS X99-M WS mATX Dual Intel LAN with M.2/USB 3.1/ 3T3R Wi-Fi Onboard Workstation Motherboard
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Pros: This motherboard performs well and gets BIOS updates to fix stability issues. Earlier Asus X99 workstation motherboards that were released before this board also got BIOS updates to fix security issues that could allow the BIOS to get hacked, and I believe that if other security holes were found that Asus would fix them. Most other motherboard vendors except for Intel and Supermicro fail at releasing BIOS updates to fix security holes and letting their users know that security holes were fixed.
This board has a PS/2 port that is great for keyboard use that does not waste CPU resources unlike the default USB keyboard profile. (The USB mouse profile was done right and is better in all ways to PS/2 mice.)
This board accepts ECC DDR4 RDIMMs that are built from either 4-bit wide or 8-bit wide DDR4 components when a Xeon CPU is installed, improving memory reliability which becomes important to mitigate physical memory security attacks such as row hammer.
This board has great built-in sound.
The Asus USB BIOS Flashback system can save users from a bad flash.
BIOS updates have been issued to add full Broadwell-E and Broadwell-EP support including Intel Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology.
The built-in Wi-Fi is great.
The lack of a PCI Express switch means that your connection from your CPU to your PCI Express 3.0 has the lowest latency possible which is important for GPGPU applications and saves power.
This motherboard has two USB 3.1 Type-A ports.
This motherboard has a 20-1 pin TPM motherboard header that is designed to accept an Asus TPM-L R2.0, which is a Trusted Platform Module 2.0 daughterboard. It can also accept a TPM/FW3.19, but Asus's support does not guarantee support for that obsolete and TPM module whose security is compromised because SHA-1 is very close to being completely compromised, and TPM 1.2, which the standard that the TPM/FW3.19 conforms to, requires dependency on SHA-1 and cannot be updated to use a more modern and secure hash like SHA-256.

Cons: The M.2 slot is running at one quarter of its maximum speed by running it at PCI Express 2.0 x2 speeds instead of PCI Express 3.0 x4 speeds if your M.2 SSD requires PCI Express signals. If your M.2 SSD requires Serial ATA signals, then it will be run at Serial ATA speeds which is slower than this slot's PCI Express speeds and therefore would run at full speed. You could bypass this slow M.2 slot nonsense by using a PCIe SSD or a PCIe-based M.2 SSD and a PCIe to M.2 adapter.
This board lacks a USB Type-C port, and Asus's technical support confirmed that Asus's own USB 3.1 Type-C card is incompatible with this board.
The lack of a PCI Express switch could hinder the speed of triple Crossfire's XDMA, but it would be the same half-speed that you would get with many Z-series motherboards built for dual GPU setups that split the single PCI Express 3.0 x16 port that the CPU has.

Other Thoughts: Since Nvidia is no longer supporting triple SLI, the third PCIe 3.0 x16 physical/x8 electrical slot is usually of use for triple Crossfire setups and for plugging in your PCI Express SSD or your PCI Express to M.2 converter. I wish that there was a way to choose whether you want to use the PCIe 3.0 x16 physical/x8 electrical slot with a disabled M.2 slot or reroute 4 of those lanes to have a PCIe 3.0 x16 physical/x4 electrical slot and a full-speed M.2 slot. I would have replaced one of the two USB 3.1 Type-A ports with a USB 3.1 Type-C port.
Previous versions of this review mentioned BIOS version 3005 because it introduced a regression that prevents it from working with any TPMs because it does not work with either an Asus TPM/FW3.19 or an Asus TPM-L R2.0 that I have installed. I have filed a technical support request so that Asus could learn about this regression that affects the TPM-L R2.0 that it specified and fix the regression. The regression was fixed in BIOS version 3101.

Reviewed By:Jesse V.,11/18/2016 12:59:15 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-X170-EXTREME ECC (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel C236 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: This one has 2 M.2 slots

Cons: It's $70 more expensive

Other Thoughts: Interested in hearing from others who compared the same two boards

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/18/2016 12:53:15 PM
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ASUS X99-A II LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: All works
good UEFI easy to glas new one from USB
Great OC settings
Intel NIC chipset
Plenty of USB3
USB 3.1 available

Cons: U.2 & M.2 share bandwidth - I wish it was not the case as I use U.2 connected Intel 750 drive.
Can't save UEFI settings to USB prior to new flash, which should be doable.

Other Thoughts: Mobo just works.
My Rig:
I7 6800K @ 4.5 GHz
64 GB RAM - 4x16GB 25600
Intel 750 via U.2
Samsung M.2 via PCI-E adapter (OS Drive)


I've had this running for 5 months now. System is solid. I am on 3rd UEFI already and Asus keeps improving things with every new release.

Overall, it is a very good board. Would purchase again.

I run Win7x64. Will not go Win10 for sure.

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ASUS Rampage III Extreme LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: No BIOS issues and overclocking was very easy on this. It's survived thousands of hours of gaming with very few issues. Boot LED made diagnosing issues during the build and during overclocking a breeze.

Cons: A port at the bottom that was unused shorted out and literally caught on fire. Even recent reviews show electrical issues and exploding capacitors. The port died, but the board itself experienced no issues after the incident. Looking at over 6 years of solid performance and few issues it's not worth knocking an egg off. But if you're looking at current ASUS products I would read through reviews for electrical issues.

Other Thoughts: Aside from the literal fire, it has held up like a champ for over 6 years. I am running 3 HDD's and 2 DVD burners with all the other stuff. The LED assist for booting has become a standard for all premium mobo's. I don't like the Triple RAM channel setup this had at the time. Unless you bought 6 sticks of ram at the time, you'd lose money buying individual sticks vs a 4 pack.

Reviewed By:John M.,11/18/2016 12:53:39 PM
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MSI Z170A SLI Plus LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Price

Cons: Cause my PC cycle on/off
Long RMA process
Waste a lot of money and time

Other Thoughts: Pros:

Good price (But will cost you more, I will explain later)

Cons:

Really inconvenient customer support

Other Thoughts:a

I'm here to update my RMA on MSI motherborad.

Here is originial post:
//
It was good upon arrival. 3 month later, It will randomly cycle on/off. I had CPU replaced, power replaced, and pin in CPU socket checked. However the issue is still not fixed. When I went to MSI website, from My Product, the supporting website shows "404 not found". Finally I found RMA website from on of review here. The RMA asks you to ship your product and wait for repairing , unlike other brand which has an option of free advanced cross-ship.

And MSI response:
//MSI Response:Dear Valued Customer,

We apologize for the issues that you are having with this product.

If you have not go through troubleshooting yet, then feel free to contact our tech support team for assistance at 626.271.1004 from M to F, 9am to 6pm Pacific Time.
If you have gone through troubleshooting and confirmed the symptom, then please kindly visit the URL below to set up a RMA for warranty service.
http://service.msicomputer.com/msi_user/rma_form_new.aspx

Required Information:
1. Full name (first, and last)
2. Telephone #
3. Physical address (No PO box)
4. Email address
5. Serial number (located on the box, or underneath the motherboard, eg 601-xxxx-xxxBxxxxxxxxxx)
6. Please write clear details about symptoms you are having onto the Special Remark section.

Once your information and warranty are verified by the system then you will get a RMA# immediately.
You will receive a RMA email which indicates the turn-around time as well as ship-to address.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the product or special requests, received the unit back from RMA but are still having issues, please do not hesitate to call us or email us directly and we will be more than happy to assist you, thank you.
Tech Support Line: 626-271-1004 (M to F, 9am to 6pm Pacific Time)
Tech Support Email: usreview@msi.com

Best Regards,
MSI Review Team | JT10262016005 usreview@msi.com
//

Here is my update:

As I said, they don't have crossshiping option for RMA. You have to mail your motherboard back the first, which is on your own cost (about $20). Then other than 3-5 days of shiping, there is another 5-15 days "in-home turn over" time, which means your motherboard is going to stay there for around one week. After that, they started "repairing". About half a week later, they mail a motherboard back to me. By the way, I got those info above by calling them cause you are not able to track it online. Whennever you tried, the website will tell you that there is no result on your RMA number! After I installed "repaired" board. Exactly the same issue occured. So I thought maybe I was wrong and it was not their fault. So I spend $25 to ask Intel to do a crosshiping and replaced my CPU. When new CPU arrived, it couldn't fix the problem. In addition, I have my powersupply replaced, which makes no difference. So I'm completely confused. It has been almost a month since my PC was broken. I stoped trying to fix it by my self. I sent my PC to a local repair shop. They spent a week to try to replace every single part of my PC except motherboard and CPU since they don't have spare parts, which cost me $60. Finally they conclude that either CPU or motherboard is broken. I'm tired of those RMA stuff. I just directly ordered an EVGA motherboard for $150. After installed EVGA motherboard, everything is good.

I mean I understand that every brand has a possibility to get defected product. What a coincidence to have two boards in a row with the same, uncommon problem? Howevery you can't just mail me back a same board for RMA, which is even on my own cost! It is totally a waste of time and money. I bought this board cause it was about $20 cheaper than other similar brands. Now, in return, it cost you 1 months time and about $255 ($25 shipment fee for CPU, $20 shipment fee for MSI, $60 for repair shop, $150 for EVGA board) more. Good lesson, MSI!

Reviewed By:Xi C.,11/18/2016 10:40:29 AM
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GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Gigabyte is my new favorite board maker. They seem to combine the features I like, and then put a durable label on it. Easy to set up, the BIOS is easy. If you are into over clocking, all the features are here for you. I build these for office use, it may be overkill but, a solid machine it makes.

Cons: You really have to press the RAM in. I mean really

Reviewed By:Peter V.,11/18/2016 7:08:29 AM
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ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Overall the board ran great, till it failed less then a year after it was purchased. The instruction manual provided was great when installing everything.

Cons: The customer service at ASUS is terrible. My board broke nearly three weeks ago and I still don't have an estimate as to when I will have a replacement. All I wanted was a ballpark estimate so I can decide if I want to go buy another board so I'm not down for months. ASUS clearly does not stand by their product which I found to be very disappointing and frustrating to deal with.

Reviewed By:Ryan L.,11/18/2016 6:50:37 AM
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ASRock Z87 Extreme4 LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Loaded up trouble free. Worked great.

Cons: Within a few months the board crapped out on me. Can't even get to POST, much less the OS.

Other Thoughts: Already ineligible for return.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued ASRock Customer,

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
Please trouble shoot the mainboard whether the issue is resolved.
• Turn the power off.
• Clear the CMOS.
• Test with single memory module.
• Test with onboard video (required remove discrete VGA card).

If you have any technical support inquiry, please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp
We will assist you shortly.

Thank you

ASRock Support
Tech Support Email: http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/18/2016 10:56:58 AM
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MSI Z170M MORTAR LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 uATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -Very Sturdy. especially around the power connector slots.
-Nice white/black/silver theme

Cons: -24 pin connector was hard for inserting into slot
-only two fan header slots (although its microATX so it is what it is)
LEDs on the back are dim and provided no real lighting

Other Thoughts: wish this board had an m.2 slot, but other than that and the addition of another fan header or two; this board is rock solid so far and i love its color scheme. would give it 4.5 eggs but thats not possible so if you read this far you'll understand why its got a 5/5 even after my grievances

Reviewed By:joshua m.,11/18/2016 10:23:58 AM
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ASUS Z170M-PLUS LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: This was my 1st liquid cooled gaming setup build in November of 2015 using a i7 7600k, and DDR4 3000 memory with SSD. Has run very stable, no issues with Windows 10 Pro 64bit. Boots up really fast with the SSD and DDR4 memory, have been playing the jeebus out of Rainbox Six.

Cons: If there is one con, only two fan connectors for chassis.

Reviewed By:Ronny I.,11/18/2016 9:00:29 AM
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MSI Z97 PC Mate LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: does this work with i5 2400 3.10ghz

Cons: ...

Reviewed By:swagdude2001@gmail.c,11/18/2016 8:01:01 AM
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ASUS Z170-P LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: - comes with all necessary tools

Cons: - none

Reviewed By:RAY B.,11/18/2016 6:53:14 AM
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GIGABYTE GA-Z97M-DS3H LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -Small and convenient for my case.
-Price was right.
-Performance is good.

Cons: -Take caution when installing a large graphics card. After putting mine in I noticed it completely covered any access to the slider to unlock the card. If I want to remove it I have to remove the entire motherboard from my case in order to get at the unlock.
-Pins for the power button connectors and such are sketchy.

Other Thoughts: It performed as expected, however the convenience of it is pretty poor.

Reviewed By:Jacob D.,11/18/2016 6:11:28 AM
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MSI X99A SLI LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Motherboards - Intel
Product price is -

Pros: - Easy overclocking and fan controls in the bios. Their OC utility in Windows is just as easy to use.
- The debug codes were straight forward and helped diagnose my bad CPU.
- Boots to windows in 10-15 seconds, which is crazy.
- Not much more to say; it worked without any problems.

Cons: - S/PDIF (optical) seems to be buggy in Windows 10, which seems to be a case with most manufacturers. It outputs 2.1 fine, but I cannot get 5.1 dolby digital to output. Otherwise I'd have rated this 5 stars. The problem seems to be related to DTS encoding since that does not output to rear speakers when using Microsoft's "test" button in the sound settings. The 5.1 option does not appear in the Realtek utility either under S/PDIF.

Other Thoughts: My previous ASUS mobo had killed my CPU and my experience with them had lead me to go to MSI. The debug codes + indicators on this board helped figure out the problem in seconds.

Reviewed By:Dan Z.,11/18/2016 5:05:15 AM
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GIGABYTE GA-H170N-WIFI (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel H170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Nice Mini Itx board
Clean design

Cons: DDR4 slots. Only one side opens. Maybe its a DDR4 design? Felt like I was going to break something installing the ram.

Reviewed By:Christopher P.,11/18/2016 3:05:13 AM
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GIGABYTE GA-X99-Ultra Gaming (rev. 1.0) LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: It lights up still?

Board has great LED effects and looks amazing.

Cons: Numerous issues. This is my 7th computer build; I know how to diagnose and figure out issues.

Lets start:

Motherboard bios, including the most recent and updated version does not have basic profiles for Broadwell-E chipsets; only Haswell-e.

Horrid Diagnostics system; there is no debug codes, etc.

Sometimes would not show a ram stick in bios but windows and other programs would show it being registered.

No bios flash button; literally tells you to stick a screwdriver on the jumper connectors.

Bios is laggy and has REALLY bad setting controls.

Other Thoughts: Started having issues when I went to boot the computer this morning. After removing ram, CPU connector, etc. It seems to recognize POST defaults if detected. Refuses to show a display.

It has been pulled apart twice; all connectors checked, basic load diag (one stick of ram, one graphics card, nothing else plugged in), reset bios 4-5 times, etc. Have tried 3 graphics cards in all 4 PCI slots; GTX 690, Titan X Pascal and the last ditch effort an old GTX 660 TI from the parts graveyard. Same issue.

No known issues of this online for this motherboard. Been playing with it for many hours now, pretty much given up on it.

I've had multiple builds that I tried Gigabyte mobos on and most of them had issues like this at some point in time. Decided to give this board a try due to great reviews and egg scores compared to the other X99 mobos. Never going to buy a Gigabyte Mobo again. Not even going to try and RMA it.

There is no bios chip; with a much older Gigabyte build that had an issue like this, where the bios just craps out - I replaced the bios chip with another board and that worked. Clearly no trying that with this one.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Customer,

Thank you for your comments. We apologize for your difficulty with your GIGABYTE product. Please contact us at newegg-support@gigabyteusa.com with the case number 138419 in the e-mail subject line. We will provide personalized service and analysis to help solve your issue ASAP. If the matter is urgent, please send us your contact number, and we will contact you.

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Reviewed By:Loren G.,11/17/2016 6:05:05 PM
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ASRock Z75 Pro3 LGA 1155 Intel Z75 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: still going

Cons: nothing

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/17/2016 8:53:16 PM
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MSI MSI Gaming Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: When working board had everything you could ask for. Worked great with 2 x 950 Pros in Raid 0 for OS drive, Command Center was great for fan control.

Cons: After about 7 months of working flawlessly, I tried to turn it on and it powered up but nothing happened. Zilch. Nada. Debug LED shows 00. Cleared CMOS, removed Video Card, tried new RAM nothing. Randomly tried to switch to BIOS B and it after a couple of restarts it booted to BIOS. A switch back to a allowed windows to boot. This means CPU is fine. A second reboot brought the 00 code and no post again. This time a switcj to BIOS B brought an error message regarding ME FW being found abnormal.

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ASUS X99-E WS/USB 3.1 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 CEB Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Worked with v4 Xeon without need to flash the BIOS (as some earlier buyers had to do). The m.2 socket works with m.2 adapter that came with retail boxed Intel 750 Series 2.5" U.2 (M.2 adaptor) 400GB SSD.

Cons: bit pricy. I wish that the recent update that includes a u.2 socket in addition to and m.2 had been available when I ordered this board in spite of it's being yet more pricy.

Other Thoughts: Did not need to enable hyper-kit feature in order for Intel 750 with m.2 adapter to work in the MB m.2 socket. Benchmarks on the intel 750. were not quite as good as those shown in trade press articles but close enough to give confidence that the interface is working ok.

I chose this board in order to be able to use ECC memory and to have an m.2 (or u.2) interface for the system disk .

Reviewed By:Louis K.,11/17/2016 11:31:28 AM
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GIGABYTE GA-Z97-HD3 (rev. 2.0) LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard Certified Refurbished
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Pros: None yet until they send me a replacement that hopefully works

Cons: I got home so excited for my first pc build after doing a ton of research... put it all together and nothing was happening... Troubleshooted it for about 6 hours and realized I had a dead motherboard.

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Reviewed By:Sid P.,11/17/2016 5:23:56 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-X99-Phoenix SLI (rev. 1.0) LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Why not solve this problem of memory the machine does not start well to 3000 corsair vengeance pc4 24000 this has me upset a lot of money for nothing

Cons: Gigabyte I hope a solution for this changes those vios for one that they serve

Other Thoughts: With this you can not play nor 5 minutes the machine goes off alone

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Reviewed By:idalberto f.,11/17/2016 5:01:35 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-X99-SLI (rev. 1.0) LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: 8 ram slots.
4 PCI x16 slots.
M.2 ssd slot. Wish there was more of those in the other short pci slot areas.
M.2 wifi slot.

Cons: 1. If you make a mistake in your overclocking setting you have to manually reset the CMOS. My old mobo reset automatically after a few failed post.
2. In the bios in classic mode you cant change the base clock speed, but in the smart mode you can.
3. The molex connector on the bottom board is facing the wrong way so you can't connect to it with some cases.
4. Not enough Fan ports.
5. The sata Connectors should be facing up. I hate it that most board now have them sideways.
6. PS2 slots I would rather have more usb slots.
7. Onboard sound is a step down from my previous board. 5.1 analog outs. It should be at least 7.1
8. The Drive installation DVD does not work properly. It is a mess.

Other Thoughts: I had a similar issue to what other were describing about not being able to power. My issue was a bad PSU. Funny I have had so many bad PSU's lately. It must be something to do with the low e requirements of Haswell.

I think Gigabyte should Look at my cons like and improve those things.

The driver CD has been a thorn in my side with Gigabyte for a long time now. The drivers on the site should come in a nice package with a script to load them in the right order. The ep45 days used to work like that.

I hope this board last. From the reviews I have read I am bit worried. I got this board on November of 2015. It has been a year, but it has seen little use due to the failed PSUs from RoseWill. I got an EVGA Gold this time hope that's the only issue I will ever see from here forward.

Reviewed By:Benton L.,11/17/2016 12:15:08 PM
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MSI Z170A SLI LGA 1151 Intel Z170 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Looks
Features
Build quality

Cons: The UEFI (BIOS) is "busy" There are a lot of options and you need to go into different UEFI sections to use them all.

Reviewed By:Gary B.,11/17/2016 11:31:34 AM
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ASRock ASRock Fatal1ty Gaming Fatal1ty Z97 Killer LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: enjoying everything it has to offer! caming from a H81m mobo.

Cons: the only thing i dont like is the locations of the sata port. but its not a problem.

Other Thoughts: i would recomend this to a friend or other people / the price is nice!

Reviewed By:Pablo P.,11/17/2016 10:57:12 AM
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ASRock Z97M Pro4 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Decent layout, was easy to install and wire things. BIOS is pretty straight forward, i have not used the overclocking or tweaking functions a lot, but have been completely solid. I have 16 gigs of ram in it, and a couple of SSD's along with a 4690k. It just works.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Only had my I5 up to 4.0 GHZ, worked easily but down clocked again since..I honestly have no games that needed the speed.

Reviewed By:Anders B.,11/17/2016 10:40:26 AM
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JetWay JNAF95-Q87 LGA 1150 Intel Q87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Lots of serial ports.
One of the rare motherboard with at least 4 PCI slots, still available on the market.

Cons: No IDE connectors. Had to purchase an IDE to SATA converter.
PS2 connectors not provided with board (although they are not used much)
After installing Windows, had to install all the drivers provided in the accompagning CD. Easy but time consuming.

Poor documentation.
Some items (brackets) included in the box are not listed in the documentation and didn't know what they are for.

Other Thoughts: Will Purchase again.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/17/2016 9:11:15 AM
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MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS LGA 1151 Intel H110 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: -Works well
-Easy to install

Cons: -None

Reviewed By:Zachary W.,11/17/2016 8:22:42 AM
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MSI B150M Mortar LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -Enough slits for a 1 GPU setup with WiFi card
-Utilizes DDR4 memory

Cons: -RAM slots are VERY close to CPU slot. Almost did not work with my CPU cooler.
-Can only use up to 2133MHz memory (underclocks all above that)
-PCIe 16x slots are close for GPUs with air coolers

Other Thoughts: -Would recommend in a first time gaming setup

Reviewed By:Adam F.,11/17/2016 9:51:36 AM
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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Gaming Motherboard
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Pros: Good features and paper. Great board, if works.

Cons: My first one stop working one day. I smelled a smoke and never booted again. I sent it for RMA. I was sent another one from asus(looks used as it was heavily scratched up). I previously had a 6600K, but I wont a raffle and got a 6700K. So I opened my brand new 6700K and installed it on the board. I test all my stuff open air first. So it was right in front of me. I press the start button. Tried to power on for a sec, LED display stuck on 00(I had the same issue with the previous one after smelled the smoke.). This time I saw a spark and a smoke came from 8pin power connector area and under-need the CPU. So I shut down everything and took out the cpu. Capacitor had a burnt mark on the CPU and CPU socket had a burnt mark too. So it has been 2 months with the first RMA, and now waiting on second RMA to be approved. But I will be out for 2 shipping cost for RMA. I am also out $350 for the burnt CPU and on top of all these, I cant use the computer for 2+ months which is ridiclous. I asked them to get me a new CPU. Lets see what is gonna happen. I will update my review after I hear back from them. Probably I will end up filling a claim with DA's office and BBB.

Other Thoughts: Asus used to be my go to brand. I just cleared my old registered items in asus vip registration site and I had 15 Asus motherboard or graphic card and a couple of laptops past 7-8 years. However they recently reduced the quality. I RMAed 1 P9X79, now 2 Maximus VIII Hero and I have a second computer with Rampage V extreme with a dead PCI-E slot. Asus used to be the most reliable brand, but their quality declining over the years. If they dont go back to what they were doing before, they will lose a lot of customers. I feel like they are swapping to Chinese stuff from their old good quality Japanese caps other electronic parts. Quality is decreasing, but the price is increasing.

Reviewed By:suleyman s.,11/16/2016 8:26:54 PM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Cool LEDs & Layout & Shiny Chips
"Extreme" looking.

Cons: Extreme pain in the neck to get working!!!

Literally impossible to install OS with 21st century methods, as for some reason Gigabyte decided to be "bold" and "courageous" and use some unknown drivers that render the board unable to install Windows from any and all USB ports.
I can't even use my existing Windows partition to boot into the PC and download the drivers as it also doesn't natively recognize its own LAN chip(s).

Worst of all Gigabyte seems to be taking a page out of Apple's playbook by stating bull like how it's due to "new & improved USB drivers", because USB had so many problems before... right?

Their grand solution to the issue is to download a (seemingly) nonexistent piece of software with vague instructions as to how to include their drivers on a new boot image. My solution is to spend 6 hours pulling my hair out before realizing their absolute incompetence. I'm hoping a SATA optical-drive from an UNNAMED NEWEGG COMPETITOR (that rhymes with schmycro-center) will fix this in the morning, but the fact that it's "required" in a build for the late 2010's is ridiculous and off-putting to say the absolute least, and in the mildest words imaginable.

I don't know why I even bothered trying out Gigabyte's Garbage after years and years of success with Asus & EVGA components. Guess I'm never buying a GB product again! I suggest you stay away as well!!!

Other Thoughts: Would recommend NOT buying Gigabyte products ever again.
If you insist on buying a GB board, save yourself the heartache and buy a SATA CD Drive as well.
Really just stick with EVGA, ASUS & MSi.

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Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/17/2016 3:42:14 AM
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GIGABYTE GA-X99-Designare EX (rev. 1.0) LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: This board has everything that you could want in a board. Well, nearly, but we'll get into that later. This board is well built. The armor is a fantastic addition to the PCIe slots. I don't know if they truly help but it gives you some extra peace of mind. It has Thunderbolt 3 support straight out of the box, given you install the drivers (use the website, not the disc).
Gigabytes inclusion of support for a 5050 REG LED strip was a great addition to the board. You are buying the flagship board so you expect to get some flagship features. The nice part of the LED support is that control is integrated into the software you will already be installing, or if you choose not to, you have control in the BIOS. It beats the pants off of something like NZXT where you pay $80 for a controller and 2 itty bitty little strips then pay another $30 if you want 2 more of those short things. This board will power 2 meters of 5050 strip, a little over 6 feet.
The front I/O header clip was a good thought to try to make things easier for install. I moved to this board from a Gigabyte X99P-SLI, and while the two boards are very similar in operation, I have no regrets in buying this board for the extra features and bells and whistles. I had a black and white build going and had a few blue wires and ram that I was about to replace, but the black , white and blue in the board brought everything together and it all looks sharp.

Cons: The main gripe I have with this board is the location of the M.2 slot. It is under the white piece that goes across the board. You have to remove your video card if you need to access that in the future. No big deal. Except when you are water cooling. You have to drain the system to pull your GPU out to acess the slot. I left my cover off, but there is still not enough room to pull the M.2 drive out.
Second is, since I left my cover off, you can see the green PCB wifi card against my black PCB motherboard.
It could use a 2 or so more USB 3.0 or 3.1 ports on the back.
My last complaint is that Gigabyte advertises that you can expand your Thunderbolt 3/USB 3.1 with the addition of the GC-Alpine Ridge add-in that would utilize a header on the motherboard that is apparently not available in the U.S.A. and I have yet to find any way to purchase it.

Other Thoughts: My first and second cons could most likely be fixed if Gigabyte would swap where the wifi module goes, It would hide it enough (especially when behind an air cooled GPU) that it wouldn't be noticeable and the user would have much easier access to the M.2 SSD.
The BIOS is nicely updated and easy to use. The new interface that they have moved to made bios navigation a little more exciting.
I wish the board had 2 M.2 SSD slots to go along with the 2 U.2. There is such a large selection of M.2 based PCIe SSD's now that it would make sense to have 2 of those slots. but with the U.2 interface being used by only intel at this time, and the 750 series being so pricey that I couldn't imagine having 2 U.2 drives, though I'm sure someone does and has them in raid 0 blowing the doors of the building with it's stupid ridiculous speeds.
Overall, I would recommend this board if you have the money for it. If you are looking to get something like the NZXT lighting, get it all in one here (except for the strip that you can get 5 meters for $13 on the interwebs) without throwing more junk in your case (I'm lookin at you thermaltake and your controllers for the rgb riing fans).

Reviewed By:Aaron F.,11/16/2016 11:17:43 PM
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ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Professional Gaming i7 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Both of these products in the bundle arrived intact and were operational.
The motherboard especially was easy to set up with my case and bios configuration is nice.

I'm sure the ram would be great if I could run it at 3200 mhz

Cons: Using the configurator bundle I chose the 32 GB of ram option with F4-3200C16D-32GVK.
I made the incorrect assumption that I could use the 3200 mhz ram with this board, since new egg was selling it as pair named the "configurator bundle" and the board was listed to run ram up to 3866 mhz... but only select sticks.

When the ram arrived I could not get it to clock over 2133 mhz and have my system boot, so I wasted a good bit of money when I thought I was saving it by shopping through newegg.

Other Thoughts: If I could return the bundle i would but the system was built by the time I realized my mishap.
I realize this is a big blunder on my part, but I wouldn't of considered it without the deal from newegg.

Buyer beware.

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MSI MSI Gaming Z170I Gaming Pro AC LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: - Its what you expect
- Great little RED led on the back for some of the USB3/Ethernet

Cons: - Non standard m.2 key, it's a 2260 instead of the standard that is 2280
- Install Windows Updates before you install any drivers, otherwise you will likely get blue screen
- Board continued to fail on any driver installations till I fully updated windows

Other Thoughts: - Expect a tight installation with any kind of ITX build, it was my first so wasn't expecting to have to use tweezers to install screws/etc.
- With any ITX build I would highly recommend using an AIO cooler, I used a big CPU Air cooler: Dark Rock 3,. I love the cooler but my life would of been so much easier using an AIO.

Reviewed By:AVERYAHM C.,11/16/2016 7:35:55 PM
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ASRock E3V5 WS LGA 1151 Intel C232 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Came quickly

Cons: Returned it before using it at all because I needed something more geared towards gaming and have been waiting on refund for a week and a half

Reviewed By:Kevin M.,11/16/2016 6:12:05 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: its a cheap board

Cons: Junk

Other Thoughts: The motherboard arrived with a dead DIMM slot and fried the ram in the slot, It burned out three different sticks. So now i have to send back my ram a second time, send the motherboard back. Will i ever get to use my 1600 dollar computer. i will never, ever buy another gigabyte product as long as i live.

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Reviewed By:Levi N.,11/16/2016 3:55:06 PM
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ASRock H97M Pro4 LGA 1150 Intel H97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Looks awesome.

Cons: Never worked. No power received.

Other Thoughts: Could've just been unlucky.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued ASRock Customer,

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
Please trouble shoot the mainboard whether the issue is resolved.
• Unplug the ATX power, remove all components from mainboard.
• Remove the mainboard from chassis, place it on mainboard’s box.
• Clear the CMOS.
• Reseat the CPU and heatsink fan.
• Plug the 24 + 8 or 4 pins ATX power.
• Connect the chassis power switch to mainboard (PANEL1).
• Turn on the power to check if its post.
• Populate the components one by one to test for screen POST if it gets the power.

If you have any technical support inquiry, please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp
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ASUS Z170-A LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: The board looks nice, components are solid, no bent pins or readily apparent damage. With the exception of memory slots A1 and A2 (see cons), the board works flawlessly. The software that Asus provides is excellent and works as advertised. I'm running 2 MSI GTX 1070s, both with SLI and without and it works perfectly in that respect. I'm running a 4.7ghz overclock (100x47) on a meager 1.3V on my 6700K. The BIOS is very easy to set up, yet has all the features an experienced overclocker would want. The bios, for whatever reason, only displays in 1366x768, so it looks a little bad on my 1440p monitor, but I can live with that.

Even with single-channel memory, this system is insanely fast. Everything happens instantly. My previous system was a core i7 2600K, overclocked to 4.6ghz and this is a noticeable improvement in every area. If you're still using Sandy Bridge, or older, this is a worthy upgrade and I suspect it will be even more so with a 7700K, based on the benchmarks I've seen.

Another positive is that most of Asus Z170 boards are ready for the 7xxx series Intel CPUs, after you do a BIOS update. I don't think it would be wise to buy a 170-series board for a 7xxx series CPU once the Z270 boards become available, but if you already have a Z170 board, it is nice that you can use the next generation of CPUs with this motherboard. The BIOS update was a piece of cake, too, you can upgrade it right there from inside the BIOS, it will go out onto the web, download it and install.

All of the software worked and was up-to-date from the included DVD, which was nice.

Cons: I read through a lot of the reviews, prior to purchase, and saw that others were having RAM slot issues, I figured it was probably inexperienced builders, or improperly seated CPUs/coolers. I've been building computers for over 20 years and I have used many Asus boards during that time and they all worked flawlessly, so I took a chance. That ended up being a mistake. A1 and A2 slots will not work, at all, B1 and B2 work fine. The problem with this, aside from only being able to use 32gb of memory max, is that I'm limited to single-channel, which is a pretty big performance drop in some applications.

I have tried reseating the CPU and cooler (H110) three times, but no luck. The first two times, I used their "cpu installation tool", even though I don't think it's really necessary. The third time, I took it off, I figured it might be preventing the CPU from touching all the pins, but still no joy. I got my brother's 6600K and his memory (G.Skill) and tried those in this motherboard, same issue. I then took my CPU and memory up to his place and put it in his mobo (also Asus Z170-A that I built a while back), and both CPU and memory worked fine in all memory slots. So this is definitely a defective motherboard and I'm going to have to RMA it, a process which I am not looking forward to and will likely be a nightmare and additional cost, not to mention more down-time with a brand new system, which is absolutely unacceptable.

Other Thoughts: Would I recommend this to other people? I'm not sure, really. I guess we'll see what the RMA process is like. If it's a nightmare, no. If they don't want to cross-ship, no. I shouldn't have to deal with down-time because of a hardware malfunction on a brand new board. If this was an open-box, or refurb, I could maybe understand that I might not get what I paid for, but this was brand new, never opened and it doesn't work properly, which reflects poorly on Asus, in my opinion. Considering how many others have had this issue, they should probably recall all the ones at the resellers and re-check them to avoid any further damage to their reputation. Once a company gets the reputation of selling broken or inferior parts, it sticks with them and is very difficult to shake.

In the past I've gone with TUF series boards and I think I'm going to stick with those from now on. I've never had any issues with Asus, but apparently their quality control isn't what it used to be. The TUF series also have a longer warranty (5 year vs 3 year on non-TUF boards).

I will report back with the resolution, what the RMA process is like, whether they cross ship (doubtful) and any assorted headaches along the way. I gave it 3 eggs because everything besides those two RAM slots works beautifully. If it weren't for the ram slot issues, it would have definitely been 5 eggs.

Reviewed By:Scott R.,11/16/2016 3:43:08 PM
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MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: I previously used an MSI Xpower before I got this board. The two are so similar it's uncanny. I wont go over the specs of this board or what its capable of because if you're serious about this caliber of board you'll be doing that yourself. Instead here is my opinion of the board.

- overclocking is cake. At just a turn of the switch it comes stock adjusted to higher settings as well as being able to adjust it on custom basis. I love that.

- looks will match any scheme. The RGB really stands out. If color coordination is a must for you then this board will do what you want. It even looks great with my white glowing GPU standing out in the middle of my rig simply because of how I have the color flowing on the board.

- Bios Navigation is a breeze. I haven't felt the need to adjust anything for performance but I do love the option to look and see what is going on with your motherboard on the fly. Meaning being able to see what is plugged where on your motherboard is great for trouble shooting.

- The user manual has everything needed and then some and is easily followed

- It has everything you would expect out of a decent motherboard including the digital post codes. I love having power and reset buttons on my boards. I don't think I will every buy a board that doesn't.

Cons: As of right now I can't really think of any. I do hope that the software is updated in the future though. As much as I like the ability to adjust the RGB, I would like to see a bit more.

Reviewed By:Joseph K.,11/16/2016 2:30:46 PM
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MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: I previously used an MSI Xpower before I got this board. The two are so similar it's uncanny but the user friendliness of the pro carbon is superior. Overclocking is easier. The RGB lighting is a blast to use, it'll make your friends all kinds of jelly. The bios is simple and easily navigated. All the hardware and ports are easily accessible. Did I mention it looks amazing for any color scheme with the RGB?

Cons: I can't think of any yet other than the price tag. But it's a very very nice mobo.

Other Thoughts: I miss my integrated Bluetooth and Wifi

Reviewed By:Joseph Koller,11/16/2016 12:45:13 PM
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ASUS ROG STRIX X99 GAMING LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Quality components and features, excellent price/performance ratio, beautiful Aura, plenty of overclocking and tweaking features.

Cons: Unfortunately I had to RMA this motherboard twice in a row. The first time a RAM block was not detected in slot A1, I bought the memory from the QVL and tested it with Memtest; no issues. Also I was getting a Q-Code D6=VGA not detected, while the card (Asus ROG Strix 1070 OG) was working fine on my old system. I contacted Asus to get an RMA #, but their system was not working so I was told to wait a couple of days to receive my RMA... almost 3 weeks passed by and no RMA, also I had to leave the country in that period for work but I never got any email. Once back I called them, RE-explained all the deal, got the RMA, and spent almost $50 out of my pocket to buy the box, padding and shipment... WTH, I expected to have a prepaid shipping label at least. They received the board after 2 days but they never updated the status in their RMA tracking Web site for 11 days, so I contacted them again just to receive an email where they replied: "I already coordinated this with the repair facility. They are just looking for a stock for the repair. I will let you know once I receive any other updates on this". No ETA was communicated. That was the October 27, the motherboard was received the October 19. After a while, I saw and update and the board was marked as shipped on October 31st, the serial number was different so I assumed it was a brand new motherboard. But the package was actually picked up on November 2nd, despite being ready 3 days before... then I received it on the 8th and when I opened the ESD bag and open the CPU socket, one pin was bent backward, with some patience and watchmaking tools, I was able to put it back to its original position, no way I was going to request another RMA!! So when I tried to boot it and finally saw the BIOS, you can't imagine my joy to finally be able to enjoy my new system BUT... after I changed some parameters in the BIOS, the system got stuck, D6 code again. After many tries, and 3 BIOS flash, I realized that the probably the BIOS CMOS for some reason, wasn't able to retain any change; every time I tried to change some setting or to flash it, the system hung. Same day I got on the phone with Asus support, the guy was really nice and helpful but at the end, I had to RMA this board again, this time I got a prepaid shipping label and re used the same box I received this board.
So I understand that bad luck happens, however, why they don't send me a new board instead to wait for the defective one to arrive, I mean with the money we pay for these components, I expect a different treatment. I always bought Asus motherboards since 1995, never had ONE problem, I built several hundreds systems in my career and yes, DOA are a real fact, but here I complain about how Asus handles its customers. I spend top money for a product and as customer I am entitled to receive a defect free product, I shouldn't pay money and wait all this time to enjoy what I bought. Said that, this is the last time I will buy Asus, I think I will move to Gigabyte.

Other Thoughts: I would recommend this product if it would work as advertised, however since the way I was treated by Asus horrible support, I think I pass. I hope you people won't have to go through the same ordeal I had. Good luck.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Thomas,

Thank you for sharing your review on the ROG Strix X99 Gaming Motherboard. I'm sorry to hear about your unfortunate experience with your ASUS product and please accept our apologies for any inconvenience. We appreciate the feedback and I'll make sure to forward your review to the Management Team to avoid these types of issues in the future. Please let me know should an issue arise when your replacement arrives. Just provide me with a detailed description and RMA so that we may better collaborate for a solution. My email is cl-nestor@asus.com and our 24/7 support line is posted below. Please use N161149794 as reference to your case.

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Reviewed By:Thomas P.,11/16/2016 11:44:40 AM
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SUPERMICRO SuperO MBD-C7Z170-SQ LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboard
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How to flash BIOS

Pros: - Easy to install, straight forward
- Honestly, didn't even read the manual (outside of bios info) on this one, just hooked it up and ran with it.
- Posted first time with no issues. There are a few beeps, but so far, flawless.
- Heat sinks were not permanently attached. If you bump them, they snap back into place.. I love this idea. It's something small, but spiked my curiosity.
- Ships with a foam pad underneath. Not sure why, but I really like this. Like they cared when they shipped it.
-Did not catch fire

Cons: -Bios is a bit of a mess. There is a GUI for Bios/Setup information. This is a bit awkward and I'm not sure if I like it or not. But it's fairly straight forward so I'm ok with it at the moment.
- When you go to upgrade the Bios, the setup tells you not to or you will mess things up. I've seen messages which tell you to be careful and a bad update will brick your board, but saying "do not touch" is a red flag. Bios updates are almost mandatory for any serious user... it's an update to hopefully make things better!
- Lack of more USB ports. Not really a con.. I knew what I was buying. No eggs off for this one.

Other Thoughts: - If you need a decent board for gaming or casual use, this is a good board. Simple and straight forward.
- The lack of bios control worries me.

Manufacturer Response:Thank you for your comment! Supermicro needs your comment to improve our quality and service. About BIOS flashing, you can also try the Superflash feature inside the BIOS. If you still have any question, feel free to contact us. Please see the below technical support contact information:

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ASUS X99-A LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: - Decent price point
- Features other than LAN and USB work fine

Cons: (Major) - Failure to boot with various USB devices attached, including race condition boot failures. This is a well known issue with these boards and I've found it incredibly frustrating. Sometimes upwards of a dozen attempts are required before the system will boot properly.

(Minor) - LAN connectivity can take a couple minutes after boot before being recognized by the OS. This system was transferred from a different motherboard, where the network connected without issue, so I doubt it is the fault of the OS.

Other Thoughts: I cannot recommend this board with its known (and unsolved) USB boot issues. I will be replacing it with a different board.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/16/2016 7:14:16 AM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Evertything works but audio sucks

Cons: The audio chip almost fired my high end speaker and now 5.2 channel wont work only headphones input

Other Thoughts: do not pick creative sound build in chip motherboard

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Reviewed By:Jin C.,11/16/2016 6:03:57 AM
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MSI Z170A SLI Plus LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Looks great
Allows overclocking like a champ
Amazing BIOS
Feature-rich
Won't break the bank

Cons: BIOS is finicky with BCLK overclocking
Overvoltage Protection LED kicks in with XMP profiles

Other Thoughts: Can't go wrong with this board if you're not looking to dump $200+ in to a Z170 setup.

Reviewed By:Ryan D.,11/16/2016 10:37:52 AM
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ASUS X99-DELUXE II LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Great features, build quality, accessories.

Cons: Had major USB port connectivity issues. Tried everything I could. Multiple WIn 10 installs, updated drivers, different devices.
Worked with ASUS Tech support on it. They had no ideas by the way other than try different drivers.
It finally hosed an external USB drive I was using to test and I am scrambling to save the data now. Sent it in for an RMA.
Hopefully the next one is better. I have used ASUS motherboards since the 90's.
This is first bad one.
If next one is bad- I will have to switch.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for sharing your ASUS product experience. I am sorry to hear that you were not completely satisfied with your motherboard and that there were issues with it. Do the issues persist on all USB slots? For optimal system compatibility, update your UEFI to BIOS version (1401). Ensure you are using the latest chipset drivers Version 10.1.2.19. Once BIOS and Chipset are updated, update USB drivers to Asmedia USB3 Version 1.16.35.1 for optimal USB performance. You can locate all the latest system drivers at our Online Help Desk: https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/X99-DELUXE-II/HelpDesk_Download/. Please let me know should an issue arise when your replacement arrives. Just provide me with a detailed description and RMA so that we may better collaborate for a solution. My email is cl-nestor@asus.com and our 24/7 support line is posted below.

Thank you for choosing ASUS

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Reviewed By:Anthony R.,11/15/2016 11:46:54 PM
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MSI Z170A Gaming Pro Carbon LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -nice bios
-sturdy feel
-z170
-all the ports i needed
-looks cool like all msi does
-LED

Cons: none yet

Other Thoughts: I really like this mobo with my new 6700k. Super great bios for overclocking and plenty of connectors and space for everything I wanted. Good like always from MSI

Reviewed By:DANIEL D.,11/15/2016 8:22:02 PM
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MSI H81M-P33 LGA 1150 Intel H81 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: -Great Price Point
-Has plenty of USB ports
-Easy to assemble and Install

Cons: None so far after owning for 6 months.

Other Thoughts: I would definitely recommend this Motherboard to others
I would definitely buy this for a second computer build

Reviewed By:Brandon M.,11/16/2016 12:07:35 AM
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MSI H61M-P31/W8 LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
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Pros: good economical motherboard

Cons: very limited
buggy bios
can not overclock...

Reviewed By:Mirtha L.,11/15/2016 10:11:39 PM
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Z170I PRO GAMING Configurator
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Pros: It has USB 3.0 and 3.1, which is good. It also worked perfectly the first time, with no issues. A LED is also on the board, indicating whether there's power going to it or not.

Cons: The internal wifi antennae sucks, so you have to hook up the external one included with the board.

Other Thoughts: Highly recommended! No issues at all!

Reviewed By:Roshan P.,11/15/2016 4:58:59 PM
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EVGA X99 FTW K 151-BE-E097-KR LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 Extended ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: - Well designed board with plenty of features.

Cons: - Bought this for deep learning (4 GPUs + M2 SSD) and it wasn't advertised in the specs that using the M2 slot will disable the final PCI port instead of the PCI port in slot 4. This means that the final GPU will not run with the SSD installed. Without reading the logic behind this design decision it seems like an oversight.

Other Thoughts: - Would recommend this card to anyone for gaming, but not for deep learning.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,

I would like to thank you for your feedback about your EVGA x99 motherboard. Should you or any potential EVGA customer ever have any questions or concerns with any EVGA product, then I would encourage you to contact our 24 hour Presales Support team by phone 1.888.881.3842 and pressing option 3 or by email: Newegg@EVGA.com so that we can further assist you.

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Reviewed By:Alex L.,11/15/2016 3:33:20 PM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-X99M-GAMING 5 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Motherboard
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Pros: I couldn't tell you.

Cons: I can't even get the board to POST. I have contacted Gigabyte and they are very slow on responses. If it is a bios issue that's fine but I can't even get it to start up to flash it. I thought it was a bad board, so I returned it and waited for the replacement only to do the same exact thing. Very frustrating to say the least! I have built numerous comps with Gigabyte but my faith is diminishing with the slow customer service. Be cautious when buying new boards. The Q-Flash on the motherboard is a great option but this one doesn't seem to have it on this particular board.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Customer,

Thank you for your comments. We apologize for your difficulty with your GIGABYTE product.
Please contact GIGABYTE RMA department for further assistance about motherboard service at 1-626-854-9338 opt. 4 Monday through Friday from 08:30 ~ 17:30 PST.

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Reviewed By:Jesus J.,11/15/2016 3:27:19 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-Z68P-DS3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Affordable i5 2500k overclock supporting board.

Cons: Like a few others have mentioned in this review section, I have issues with the board shorting when to many mounting screws were used. I have to cut down the mounting screws from 6 to 3 in order to get the system to power up at all. I spent 3 hours troubleshooting other issues, trying different PSUs, ect, just to come here and read that other people had this issue.

A headache for sure, but its the actual functionality of the board in the end that matters, and right now it seems to be okay (Crossing fingers). I've only had it running for a few hours now, but I suspect no further issues.

Other Thoughts: Knocked off a couple of eggs just because of the shorting issue, and now I have to have the constant worry on my mind of the board not being "completely" secured.

Update: My family is now using this PC build as their office PC, and I recently had ANOTHER shorting issue with this board, which just randomly started occurring. Had to go back and reorganize the mounting screws again to get it working.

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/15/2016 2:55:20 PM
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MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS LGA 1151 Intel H110 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: It mostly works..

Cons: onboard audio DOA
board feels very flimsy

Other Thoughts: last MSI purchase for me, was almost going to buy an MSI gpu too. Dodged that bullet, XFX it is

Reviewed By:Kyle R.,11/15/2016 10:23:03 AM
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GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: -Great matte finish, stunning red LEDs everywhere which you can turn off if you'd prefer. Love the bling factor
-Amazing with overclocking
-WAS NOT DOA. Worked perfect out of box no issues whatsoever, a breeze to setup
-Love the BIOS, but that's just my preference
-Tons of USB 3.0 ports, even a USB 3.1 and C
-Amazing onboard audio, really no need for a sound card considering the quality
-Reinforced PCIE ports for large graphics cards is a huge plus, should be standard for all mobos
-Plenty of fan headers (2 cpu, 3 sys)
-M.2 port for faster storage
-Easy installation of cables with front I/O bracket for easy "all at once" installation, also comes with two reusable cable ties
-Great deal at this price point, tons of features for a very affordable cost

Cons: -Ethernet port is not operational without drivers included on disc
-Yes, it's not RGB but considering the price it should be no surprise
-Cable ties shed quite a bit when detached, but you don't need to use them

Other Thoughts: If you're looking for a great looking motherboard with tons of features, future-proof, reliable and a great deal then look no further. Amazing motherboard that can do everything you need it to and more. Would definitely recommend this to a gamer or enthusiast builder. Totally satisfied with this board in every respect. Another reason for me to love Gigabyte.

Reviewed By:Marley,11/15/2016 1:34:22 AM
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ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming/AURA LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: - It has all the connections I need.
- Cool lights.
- Black PCB goes with anything.

Cons: - LEDs are limited to the sound chip and a few lights near the power connector. Could have put some around the other 2 sides.
- 2 of the SATA connections are under where a GPU like the EVGA GTX 1060 FTW will go and they are horizontal. I prefer vertical and not under stuff. Only a small negative. You won't be able to use angled cables here. But I don't like them either so I don't use them.

Other Thoughts: - The I/O shield that comes with this has a bit of a foam cushion between the metal face plate and the metal film on the inside so you may need to push very firmly on the mobo while trying to screw it onto the stand offs.

Reviewed By:Devon C.,11/14/2016 6:21:48 PM
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MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Extended ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: So I was on the z170 platform prior to upgrading to x99a, and I actually owned this exact same motherboard only the z170 version... I loved it so much, that when I switched to a 6850k I knew I was going with the same motherboard only x99a...

This one actually comes with even more features. Im loving the built in bluetooth and wi-fi. The antennas are extremely powerful.

Another HUGE bonus for this motherboard is for SLI users on air.. This is one of the if not THE only x99a motherboard that features x16 slots in the 1st and 5th spacing... So with dual slot cards, you end up getting a full 2 slot spacing in between them and it results in a lot of extra airflow to them and much less heat than usual on a SLI system. Its possible to do this spacing in a lot of motherboards, but if you actually research, theres always only 2 PCIE slots that are truly pinned up to x16, so if you want full bandwith on both cards you have to use those specific slots. All you need to do is look at the back of the motherboard to see how far the PCIE slots are pinned.

I love MSI's BIOS for this motherboard. I installed my OS on a samsung 950 pro m.2 with very little issues, and the motherboard is amazing for overclocking your CPU.. It gives you an extra 4 pin power for your CPU to push it that little extra.

Cons: Sitting here, thinking... I honestly cant think of a single one. Its a very distinct color, so I guess if it doesn't go with your color scheme it could be a con... but man this thing looks incredible in person. The titanium coloring is gorgeous.

Other Thoughts: If you are an enthusiast, this motherboard is where its at. Ive been on so many different intel platforms.. Hell, in the last 2 years alone Ive used an i7 930, an i7 4790k, an i7 6700k and now an i7 6850k.

I have a ton of experience with lots of platforms, and lots of motherboards from different companies... Ive had the most success with MSI by a large margin. They make incredible boards, not to mention GPU's.

Reviewed By:Kelvin H.,11/14/2016 4:02:37 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-H110M-A (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: - It looks nice
- Has a nice USB 3.0 Label written beneath the pins. I thought it looked cool.

Cons: - It didn't work, arrived DOA

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Reviewed By:Seth H.,11/14/2016 8:59:06 PM
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ASUS X99-PRO/USB 3.1 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: - On-board M.2 support
- Plenty of USB ports w/ Flash Back Bios Support (great feature, by the way)

Cons: - Asus QC appears to be slipping
- Locked BIOS (why?)
- Placement of M.2 support (sits right underneath my GPU fans)
- On-board Bluetooth device is sub-par
- Some RAM slots are faulty
- BIOS NMVe support is a bit meh
- Can't disable Bluetooth device via BIOS (causes conflicts in my other OS)
- My CHA3_Fan controller is DOA, which requires that I run a cable across my GPU to connect into the CHA2_Fan controller
- XMP profile: Only has one for my set up. Either I overclock my CPU and limit my RAM to 2666mhz or I use the profile and get a 125mhz CPU boost with RAM at 3200mhz.

Other Thoughts: Updated: 11/14/16
Editing my rant to be more concise:
1. Had issues where my RAM wouldn't be recognized in DIMM Slots A1 and C1. For some reason, they wouldn't allow me to POST. Swapped into B1 and D1... and now everything is O.K (RMA'd RAM first, but later found out, it wasn't the RAM). As a result, I'm limited to just 4-6 slots now.
2. Locked BIOS causes issues with my other OS: Mac OS X. I run a dual OS: Windows 10 for daily tasks and OS X for developing websites/apps, but the locked bios causes random reboots in OS X. I was able to find a work-around, but it comes at a price: The inability to put the computer to sleep.
3. One of my fan controllers was DOA. Unfortunately, the controller in question is near the front of the case, so I have to run one of my front fan wires across my GPU and into a fan controller toward the back. I'm a cable management freak, so this bugs me more than it should.

Appears I'm not the only one with quality control issues, so unless ASUS steps up their QC game, I'll be looking elsewhere when it comes time for a new build.

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ASRock H97 Pro4 LGA 1150 Intel H97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Fits perfect, accepted my ram, graphics card, and cpu perfect. I would highly recommend this. It also works perfect for VR

Cons: The only thing I didnt like was that its not crossfire ready. It would be pretty awesome having that second graphics card in there.

Other Thoughts: I highly recommend this product.

Reviewed By:Randy K.,11/14/2016 4:43:58 PM
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MSI X99A GodLike Gaming Carbon LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: The board is well made and very robust. It worked right out of the box. Had no issues with setting the OC. Windows 10 installation was a breeze.

Cons: poor manual. Doesn't describe everything that comes in the box and where it should go. Take your time when making all of your board connections.

Other Thoughts: I know some people have had issues with MSI and some with this board. I have always had good luck right out of the box with MSI and ASUS Motherboards so I can't complain. I am running 64Gbytes of RAM, Intel i7 3.3GHz 2011-v3 CPU, 1500W power supply, GE1080 Founders Edition Video card and a cpu water cooling system from Corsair.

Reviewed By:Oscar L.,11/14/2016 11:24:02 AM
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MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Extended ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: So I was on the z170 platform prior to upgrading to x99a, and I actually owned this exact same motherboard only the z170 version... I loved it so much, that when I switched to a 6850k I knew I was going with the same motherboard only x99a...

This one actually comes with even more features. Im loving the built in bluetooth and wi-fi. The antennas are extremely powerful.

Another HUGE bonus for this motherboard is for SLI users on air.. This is one of the if not THE only x99a motherboard that features x16 slots in the 1st and 5th spacing... So with dual slot cards, you end up getting a full 2 slot spacing in between them and it results in a lot of extra airflow to them and much less heat than usual on a SLI system. Its possible to do this spacing in a lot of motherboards, but if you actually research, theres always only 2 PCIE slots that are truly pinned up to x16, so if you want full bandwith on both cards you have to use those specific slots. All you need to do is look at the back of the motherboard to see how far the PCIE slots are pinned.

I love MSI's BIOS for this motherboard. I installed my OS on a samsung 950 pro m.2 with very little issues, and the motherboard is amazing for overclocking your CPU.. It gives you an extra 4 pin power for your CPU to push it that little extra.

Cons: Sitting here, thinking... I honestly cant think of a single one. Its a very distinct color, so I guess if it doesn't go with your color scheme it could be a con... but man this thing looks incredible in person. The titanium coloring is gorgeous.

Other Thoughts: If you are an enthusiast, this motherboard is where its at. Ive been on so many different intel platforms.. Hell, in the last 2 years alone Ive used an i7 930, an i7 4790k, an i7 6700k and now an i7 6850k.

I have a ton of experience with lots of platforms, and lots of motherboards from different companies... Ive had the most success with MSI by a large margin. They make incredible boards, not to mention GPU's.

Reviewed By:Kelvin H.,11/14/2016 4:02:37 PM
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ASRock Fatal1ty X99 Professional Gaming i7 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: - POST on first try
- runs my 128 gigs of RAM Gskill 3000 14 latency with out a hitch after super ease update to P1.40 BIOS
- lots of room for my 8 sticks of memory with the Noctua D-Type Premium CPU Cooler, NF-A15
- no issues, no bloat features, great for gaming and video stuff
- save money and issues with ASUS (owned 2 PRO ASUS boards before)
- Super easy BIOS update

Cons: - none unless you want RGB lights pre-installed, I installed my own case light show.

Other Thoughts: - Use a cheap 2.0 USB stick, download and extract the ZIP, put on USB, insert into the 2.0 usb port in the I/O ports at the back, go to UEFI
and pick the easy flash, wait and enjoy!

runs my 128 Gig Gskill memory at 3000 14 CAS latency XMP profile with out a hitch

here us the complete name of the RAM I bought from Newegg too (G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 128GB (8 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) Intel X99 Platform Extreme Performance Desktop Memory Model F4-3000C14Q2-128GVRD)

Reviewed By:Wojciech B.,11/14/2016 11:16:37 AM
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ASRock Fatal1ty X99 Professional Gaming i7 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel
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Pros: -Under $300
- Wifi is great
- Memory slots
-2 M.2 ultra sockets

Cons: After updating the bios, system crash and just would not work. I thought it was due to my GPU or SSD. Turns out everything working besides the MB. Waiting for a reply from ASrock Tech, before RMA

Just an FYI. This board does come with 2 slots for M.2 ssd Ultra sockets. If you plan on running any M.2 SSD that are NVMe PCIe 3.0. Know that it will only support 1 of the 2, if your CPU dose not support 40 PCI lanes , both socket will not run NVMe PCIe 3.0. The other slot will only accept M.2 SATA Drive. I found that the hard way. I had a good deal at Micor center for the Intel SSD6 for $60 (256GB) . Bought 2 just to find out only 1 of the 2 would work.

Other Thoughts: This board would have been great, if it worked. WIFI is excellent and the M.2 ultra socket is crazy fast if you have the right M.2 drive in. Intel SSD6 as a boot drive was insane. Got over 1500mb/read and 500mb/writes.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued ASRock Customer

Thank you for purchase and review
For the M.2 slots with PCIE 28 lanes CPU, mainboard's specification has stated M2_1 slots may not be worked with PCIE type M.2 drive if using CPU with 28 PCIE lanes (i.e. i7-5820K or i7-6800K) but SATA type M.2 drive.
For more information, please visit link below under storage section.
Specification link: http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Fatal1ty%20X99%20Professional%20Gaming%20i7/#Specification

If you have any technical support inquiry, please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp
We will assist you shortly.

Thank you

ASRock Support
Tech Support Email: http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp

Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/14/2016 10:41:59 AM
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MSI H110I Pro LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: good basic mobo. mini itx is all u need nowadays unless you want SLI, which is not necessary IMO.

Cons: i think the power button and the reset button pins are switched on mobo. either that or my case has it wrong.

Reviewed By:Ben S.,11/14/2016 9:40:02 AM
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MSI H81M-P33 LGA 1150 Intel H81 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: liked bios different then what am used to from the two other gigabyte boards i own

Cons: front panel connectors not labeled very well and no booklet to use as reference. Did not boot with video card had to use onboard video, tried two different video cards as well.

Other Thoughts: I would not recommend as this product seems to be hit or miss and mostly misses as i see others having same problem spend $20 more at least and get something with a little more quality assurance. 1 egg for Newegg customer service they quickly issued a rma and will be ordering a different board. Thanks again Newegg!

Reviewed By:Christopher N.,11/14/2016 8:20:57 AM
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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Very nice looking board. I have always had great luck with Gigabyte boards until this one

Cons: 2 - G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 will not post, I always get Error 55, tried all slots both single and dual. I bought a Kingston 8GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2133 to verify the MB is working and it posts just fine. I have tried some of the "tricks" found to change BIOS settings, updated the BIOS and no luck. Will buy another stick of the Kingston when they come on sale and move on.

Other Thoughts: Mixed feelings on recommending this board and Gigabyte going forward.

Reviewed By:Lee W.,11/14/2016 7:19:17 AM
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MB ASROCK | 970A-G/3.1 RTL Configurator
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Pros: Combo with fx-8350, 16gb ripjaws x series, 240gb mushkin ssd, its a decent gaming rig for the price
was easy to install. Mobo bios user friendly, easy OC, looks pretty in the case, all around solid board.
its not an Intel i-core, yet it gets the job done.

Cons: its not an i-core, yet it gets the job done...:) . Stock cooler sounds like a jet engine at peak load, that is being replaced
real soon, I wouldn't push an Amd on a stock cooler that is already struggling to keep the processor cool.

Other Thoughts: Good setup for a gamer on a budget, just needs a good video card then you can rock and roll baby

Reviewed By:Richard T.,11/14/2016 5:41:19 AM
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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Gaming Motherboard
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Pros: gr locking and quality , gr sound and overclocking .

Cons:
In the beginning I had a problem with the audio ports , But now after install the latest sound driver from asus everything working very well and problem solved . driver date 2\11\2016

Other Thoughts: my rig :

i7 6700k - 16g ADATA XPG 2400Mhz - GIGABYTE GTX1070 G1 - CORSAIR GS700 - SAMSUNG SSD PRO 512g - H100i

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MSI MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M3 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Good price, easy install.

Cons: None

Reviewed By:Yuji H.,11/13/2016 11:38:18 PM
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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO/Whetstone LGA1151 DDR4 DP HDMI M.2 U.2 USB 3.1 Z170 ATX Motherboard
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Pros: High Value

Stable overclocking was able to get the i7 to run stable at 4.6GHz and the DDR4 memory at 3600

Overclock recovery diagnosis and recovery features

Cons: The difficulty in getting the Fan Extension Card accessory

Other Thoughts: For me this was the best value out there. I loved the ROG software that came with the the motherboard.

I had considered two other boards but in the end I decided that this one had the overclocking and fast memory support that I wanted. I also loved the numeric status display to diagnose boot issues since I wanted to push this as fast as I could. But in the end I did not need that much. It took me two tries to get the memory speed correct and I was able to get to 4.6 GHz with under 55C peak and sustained 45C CPU case temperatures. When I pushed to 4.7GHz I had a failure in the stress test and the temperatures were still in the safe zone but higher than I liked.

This system that I built is overkill for games but what I need for the more stressful 3D rendering and video trans-coding.

Reviewed By:Robert Z.,11/13/2016 9:22:52 PM
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MSI H81M-P33 LGA 1150 Intel H81 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: - Works great

Cons: - Documentation was sorely lacking, this was my first time buying an MSI board, but I've used their other products with great success. I was a little disappointed to find that the supporting documentation didn't really explain too much. I had some information on the correct way to install the processor, ram, etc. But did not have a map of the board with information on which things to install where. As a result, it took some time to manually review the board and the labels placed around the various pins and connectors to determine where to install various parts.

Other Thoughts: One issue I ran into was that I had a fan which could be powered by usb and by power supply. I ran out of "fan power" slots on the motherboard (I had 2 case fans, mobo only has 1 cpu fan and 1 sysfan slot, so I was out 1 sysfan), but I noticed that there were 2 "usb_pwr" sets of pins, both of which had a small black plasic piece of two of those 3 pins. I removed that black plastic piece, which turns out, you can't do. Apparently those plastic things are essentially resistors, which control the current flowing through the USB power.

DO NOT REMOVE THEM OR YOUR BOARD WILL NOT WORK. Their documentation did not even mention them. If I threw that plastic thing away I would have been out of luck. All the 1-star/2-star reviews saying they were getting "over current" warnings, that's why. Don't learn this lesson the hard way, leave those usb_pwr pins alone.

Reviewed By:Robert S.,11/14/2016 8:23:17 AM
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ASUS Z170-E LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Pros: Feels solid and durable, installation was easy. Bios is nice. The board lights up when it plays audio, pretty sick. Makes me want to get a transparent door for my case. Performs pretty well. Lags a bit when writing data to a USB, but it's way better than my old A597. Running with corei7 6700k, overclocking indeed works. I am not oc'ing though because the CPU and board are fast as a bat out of hell as it is. No point. . Relatively future proof. Room for expansion. DDr4 , can't really go wrong.

Cons: The PLED pin is a 2 pin, and both of my cases have 3 pin pled wires. One extra pin would have been nice...
Mild lag when writing to multiple USB drive. Very mild.

Other Thoughts: I would probably go with the next level up, like one of the $150 Asus boards next time, but overall I can't complain. I was on a budget, and for the money, this was a terrific deal. It performs very well. Could use a couple more USB ports, but whatever. It has the essentials and than some.

Reviewed By:5332480627276829 .,11/14/2016 4:48:40 AM
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