Pros: Works with older FM2+ CPU's

Cons: Gigabyte did not release a bios upgrade for this board. Will Not work with AMD's New Carrizo CPU

Other Thoughts: I just bought this motherboard in December 2015 and now I find out gigabyte will not update the bios to work with the Carrizo CPU (x4 845 and x4 835 CPU's).

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Pros: Rock solid for almost 2 years now. Super easy setup and install.

Cons: Are there really cons at this price? It is a budget board. I don't go to McDonald's and expect a filet mignon to come out!

Other Thoughts: This board has been great for the 2 years I have had it. This system wasn't meant to be a gaming platform or see any serious workloads thrown at it. I built a system that could play old titles (Command and Conquer, Stronghold, etc.) and surf the internet when I wanted. It has done that very well. I highly doubt there have been a lot of DOA boards as well. More than likely people running incompatible parts or they don't know what they're doing. I have built about 15 systems over the years and never had a single piece of hardware come in DOA. I know others build 15 a month and may see some DOA but it is pretty rare from everything I can find. These companies would be out of business if they had a ton of DOA products out there.

AMD A10-5800k
Team Dark 8gb DDR3-1600 RAM
Transcend 64gb SSD
WD 1TB HDD

This system has been flawless for everything I wanted and cost less than $350 total.

Pros: Easy to install, started with the A8 series APU then upgraded to A10. That required a BIOS update and it took it with out any problem.
Did not like Windows 10 at all!!!! (50/50 on weather its a pro or con)

Cons: A couple of things to note:
Only one system fan port and one CPU/APU fan port. Any extra fans are direct to PSU.
RAM slots slightly closer together on this MB than on some other micro ATX so cooling can be an issue with OC Mem.
DID NOT like Windows 10 at all!!!!

Other Thoughts: Over all I am happy with this MB for what I ask it to do. The games I play work great on Med high graphics using the Integrated Graphics and still run 45-60 FPS. Keeping in mind this is NOT a gaming board! This board is more of an intermediate performance board good for more then just surfing the web and email but not a hardcore gaming rig. It is good for a developer doing photo editing, web design, video editing, publishing...etc.

Pros: Fast replacement shipping when returning.

Cons: Went through 3 of these mb before I got a working one, and even then not a full 100%. Sees ram but will not access it been trying to contact their customer support for this issue but so far my plees have fallen on deaf ears.

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Pros: It works and has a usb 3 header. Thats about it

Cons: Bios feels unstable. I updated to newest and still same. Don't plan on using the pcie if a big vid card is put in.
Does not like win 10. I had to go with 8. Says 4k support but I'm not sure what that means. I'm using a 7850k apu, Youtube was choppy at 4k but did play 1440p.

Other Thoughts: I guess stay away if you want a more modern pc. I got this in a bundle and gonna stay away from this model in the future. Too bad, gigabyte used to be my go to trusty for a board.

Pros: This motherboard is fairly good described perfectly on the website.
APU works perfectly and easily set up. BIOS is well organized.

Cons: This motherboard gave a bunch of problems as well. First, installing was tough with the oddly placed panel. Second, I didn't realize this but this motherboard has only 1 system fan port (and one for the cpu/apu) and I bit of a problem cooling my system although it still managed but just barely. Thirdly is the RAM. I had a couple of problems with the RAM which dramatically decreased my system's performance. For example the max supported dual channel RAM was able to reach was 3.44gbs with the speed of 790 mhz. When I tried running the XMP (Extreme Memory Profile) for higher speed, which is 1600 mhz by my ram, it still failed to reach higher than 790 mhz and even failed to boot up my system once. I know for a fact that this problem is not from ram because I used the same 2 sticks in a different system and they ran perfectly fine.

Other Thoughts: Overall I really wouldn't recommend this motherboard for someone looking for high speeds for gaming and what not because you can get better performance from better motherboards at the same price.

Pros: - I got to see my LED fans light up
- Supports x3 monitors
- Cheap
- Shock resistant

Cons: - DOA

Other Thoughts: This is my first gaming rig (I still have my old Vostro 410 (2008 or so), and decided it was time for an upgrade. I was on a budget (real tight budget) for RAM, a MOBO, and a case for $100 ($30 for the case, but I bought a new one). This, being about $55, seemed like a steal. I looked at the Athlon X4 860k, saw this, bought it almost instantly. It comes in, I plug it in (1100W) PSU, and it's dead. Never buying this motherboard again, and I'll be weary of Gigabyte next time I buy a motherboard.

DO NOT BUY THIS MOTHERBOARD (UNLESS LUCKY)!

Manufacturer Response:

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Just a reminder, please add dedicated graphic card for monitor connection since Athlon x4 860k processor is not capable to support any onboard video ports to work.

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Pros: This is a great motherboard for a low cost, it comes with built in overclocking for your CPU and ram, also you can control fan speeds from within the bios , overall it's a great board for the cost

Cons: N/A

Pros: it powers on

Cons: will not recognize more then 4g of ram

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Pros: It arrived on time not much fanfare. I tried to do a BIOS upgrade only to find I received (rev 3.1) but that isn't much of a big deal really. Install was simple and the BIOS was easy to use for initial installs. It has many options for CPU and Memory.

Cons: None noted as of yet

Other Thoughts: This MOBO works best with FM2+ CPUs. the FM2 will work for basic computing tasks but you do not get 100% of the potential of this board.