Pros: Realtively low cost and feature rich.
VT-x and VT-d Support
vPro support (pair it with a vPro supported CPU) for lights out management.

Cons: VMware ESXi does not natively support the built in NIC.
Have alternate supported Intel multiport Gb NICs.

Other Thoughts: Highly recommend for business environment and/or home VM lab based on desktop board.

Pros: On-board TPM is pretty much the reason you'd be considering this board, and it does do its thing. I've bought an encrypted hard drive, and am using the Embassy app to tie it to the TPM, and works great. This cryptographically binds the hard drive to the TPM on the motherboard - so if/when you throw the hard drive away, nobody will be able to extract anything off of it.

Cons: Getting strangeness when trying to use VMware Player 5 with this board: I can't get the VMware Tools to install into any VM (tried WinXP, Win Vista, Win 7, Ubuntu). Fails with a VMware Player "certificate server error." Have swapped out CPU, drives, memory, and get the problem no matter what, so am concluding it is something strange with this board. Do not have that problem on another PC (which has an ASUS motherboard).

Other Thoughts: Am not certain the VMware problem is caused by the motherboard, but have tried everything I can think of, and noting works. Also looked for advice on VMware support site, and nothing suggested has worked so far.

Pros: I bought this board because it explicitly states that it supports VT-d, it is one of a very few that do

Cons: First one was DOA. Got a RMA replacement, the second one was also DOA. At some point I have to just stop wasting $15 to ship these boards back. I got a gigabyte instead, booted up first time like it should.

Pros: - Rock solid
- Great manageability & security features

I purchased this board for my home workstation primarily because it offered Intel's vPro technology and an integrated TPM. The physical layout of the board offered no hurdles while I was building my system, and the BIOS setup was a breeze. I've been running this board constantly since I installed it about 4 months ago without any major issues.

Cons: - Too few USB 3.0 ports
- DVI strangeness
- Backplate/shield doesn't fit the DisplayPort

The motherboard includes just two USB 3.0 ports on the back panel... That's it. No USB 3.0 internal headers at all.

I have encountered some minor issues:

My secondary display, which is plugged into the DVI-D port, sometimes displays incorrectly, with the desktop extending slightly below the bottom edge of the display (otherwise, the image fits perfectly on the display). I've used both of my displays with three other computers, and none of them have exhibited a similar behavior.

Finally, the DisplayPort doesn't quite fit the IO backplate (shield) that came with my motherboard. Not a big deal, but it will require some finessing when I'm ready to use the DisplayPort.

Other Thoughts: Despite my complaint about the lack of USB 3.0 ports, I haven't actually had a chance to use a USB 3.0 enabled device with this motherboard. I've read about other people experiencing issues, but can't substantiate any of those claims.

If you're not interested in the vPro and TPM features of this motherboard, buy something else. The DQ67SW is aimed at business markets. Without much/any overclocking support or advanced graphics features like SLI, this motherboard doesn't make for a very good enthusiast product.

Pros: Good solid board; works good; one of the few with an embedded TPM (although there are consumer boards with a TPM socket, it seems impossible to buy a TPM module through the retail chain).

Cons: Per Intel product support, the Q67 chipset does not and never will work with any of the new Ivy Bridge CPUs (although mysteriously, the H67 and P67 will).

Pros: No other problems.

Cons: I have tried 3 different brands of USB 3.0 dual drive enclosures running in Raid 1 mode. Data on the drives become corrupt within hours of use. Drives themselves check out ok. I am now using the same drives in an eSata enclosure with no problems so far.

Other Thoughts: If I had to pick a bug to be in my motherboard, randomly corrupting files would be the worst one I could think of.

Pros: Stable and solid. Running Win 7 64bit. Using this mobo for a surveillance dvr. It's been great.

This CPU N82E16819115071
This Raid Controller N82E16816103230
This memory N82E16820231417
This chassis N82E16811165288

Cons: none

Pros: Good solid motherboard, lots of connectors, great price.

Cons: Would not let me manually set my RAM settings. I purchased nicer 7-7-7-21 RAM, but this motherboard reports it as 9-something. If I try and manually setup the RAM I can only adjust the voltage. This is the second Intel MB I've used that won't let me control the RAM settings. Why offer a manual config option if it doesn't work?

Other Thoughts: This is a great motherboard, especially for the price. Before buying I was concerned because I read a review saying there was a bug in the Intel video driver and you could not run 2 DVI monitors. I'm pleased to report that it works great. I'm running 2 monitors connected to the 2 DVI jacks with my desktop extended across the two displays.

Pros: Great board for a basic desktop system. It appears to be stable and reliable. All hardware works well with Linux (the latest Slackware release, at least).

Cons: Could use more SATA ports (this board only has four). Also could use a second ethernet interface. Does not come with serial port bracket (but has a serial port header). Actually, it should have come with a normal DB9 serial port on the rear panel...the elimination of serial ports from laptops and now desktops is shameful. Not for overclocking. No PS/2 keyboard/mouse ports.

Other Thoughts: If you need anything listed under "cons," then you need a different board. If not, this is a great choice for a basic desktop system.

I am using two VGA monitors and could not get the onboard graphics hardware to output 1600x1200 on both the VGA connector and on the Displayport using an external DP to VGA adapter (the second monitor would go no higher than 1280x1024). I do not know if this is a limitation of the board, the CPU (i5-2500K), or the adapter, but it is something to keep in mind if you are using older monitors.

I ended up getting an external graphics card for $50 and all is well.

Pros: Loaded with advanced features to enhance remote manageablity and security.

This message on the DQ67SW Motherboard is in response to “fl0w’s” Dell PCIe Raid controller issue.

The Dell PERC 6/i RAID controller is proprietary as is most of Dell’s PC devices. Your RAID device is only compatible with a Dell PC. Here is an excerpt of page 16 of your device’s manual:

NOTE: Windows XP and Windows Vista are supported with a PERC 6 controller only when the controller is installed in a Dell Precision workstation.

The DQ67SW has on-board Rapid Storage Technology and is fully capable of handling RAID configurations without an add-on card.

You rated an outstanding motherboard only 1-egg for the wrong reasons. After all, it is you who's not following guidelines for your add-on card. Just a reminder; your first line of assistance when troubleshooting an issue is the product manual.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: Operator errors should'nt affect ratings.