GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2PV(R2.0) LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: LPT Port, stable, perfect for what I needed

Cons: none

Pros: For me, a great little board. I’ve used 3 so far with no issues at all. I need parallel still and sometimes serial so this board with the VGA or DVI hookup AND a parallel port is fantastic. It's also nice to have 2 ps2's for those that still need 2. Have had no issues. Used Kingston 1333 value ram on these. I've also had good luck with G.Skill and Gigabyte. This was just a standard build with no overclocking, i3-2120.

Cons: More rear USB's but I knew that going in. There's only so much room and I don't really consider this a big con. For this type of board having the parallel and PS2 more than compensates for this.

Other Thoughts: I'd have no problems using this board again on a stock, client build. I'm not sure what or why others are having issues but I've used probably 75+ gigabyte motherboards and have not had 1 DOA yet. I'd use other models for overclocking but I really liked this little board.

Pros: None.

Cons: I'm shocked as I've never had a GIGABYTE board go bad on me before, but I've ordered one and it didn't work, had Newegg do a replacement and that did not work either. This board sucks, do not buy.

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Pros: Everything working so far with no problems at all with a Win 7 install.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: I like having 2 PCI slots for add in cards.

Pros: Everything works on the board. Easy build, posted first time with i3 2120 8GB G.Skill X series 1333 Ram
AMD 6850 GPU

Cons: Has some bloatware on the install disc as it seems all do these days so manual install.

Pros: none

Cons: DOA

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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 82077 in the 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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Pros: none

Cons: no sata info, to hard drive.