ASUS P7P55D-E LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: I baught this motherboard late 2009 and the computer was assembled in early 2010. Overall, this motherboard has given very few problems. It's survived two usb shortouts...one was water and the other was two usb pins touching together. I recently upgraded my video card from a GTX 285 to a GTX 660 SC and it still runs flawlessly. Installation was easy with the holding switch...took seconds to instal. Haven't messed around with overclocking features, but over it runs fine on default. Soon, I will be upgrading to 8GB or 16GB memory, taking it so it's max memory.

Cons: One con, USB slots on the back of the motherboard (facing the back of the computer) tend to stop working if the port is shook or wiggled, other than that, no major cons at this time.

Other Thoughts: Been using it for 3 years and it's still working great. About to turn 4 years old. Almost the time to start upgrading smaller things on the computer. :D

Pros: Fast, relatively cheap. What a bargain!

Cons: None at all.

Pros: Perfect, Flawless

Cons: None after a year+

Pros: not glitchy.... overall I do like Asus. There easy to set up and for the most part solid. Though not as solid as they used to be

Cons: The network Port on this port went belly up after 4 months. Requested an RMA from Asus.... Still no word. That was about 3 months ago.

Other Thoughts: Considering a production product utilizing a mini atx form factor, but cannot afford to have the network fail since there is only one expansion slot. I would tell everyone to watch the horizon for upcoming mb's, if this is an indication of things to come you'll want to be prepared.

Pros: Asus has always been a solid choice. They don't break... util now.

Cons: It broke! Ethernet adapter on the mother board quit after 7 months. Not a really big problem, got another adapter and installed it, disabled mother board adapter and back in saddle. What surprise me was that it quit.

Other Thoughts: It's an Asus... They have always been error free.... till now. I have asked for an RMA from Asus <advance.rma@asustek.nl>. This is the first time I have ever had to do this with an Asus mother board. Guess well see how well this process goes off. My only purpose here is to let other consumers here know what I am experiencing.

Pros: Mostly worked I suppose, for a number of months. Never tried using the overclocking utilities but the BIOS was arranged well and the motherboard itself is quite sexy.

Cons: The ethernet jack always had intermittent issues that were rather strange....sometimes it would start cycling between 'connected' and 'disconnected' every 2 seconds and I would have to do a hard reset. Now, the computer does not turn on at all. I literally did nothing to it in between the last time it ran fine and when it failed to POST. I take pride in keeping the innards of my computers clean and well cared for. The power supply checks out fine, so it is now ASUS that has left me down.

Other Thoughts: My friends and family have usually gone with Gigabyte or MSI without any problems but I heard ASUS recommended as a good brand and this motherboard seemed a pretty good value at the time. I am extremely disappointed with this product.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued Customer,

Sorry to hear about your issues with the motherboard. Please email us at Newegg_ASUS_MBSupport@asus.com listing system configuration and drivers used and we will do our best to help.

Regards
ASUS Customer Support

Pros: It was fine until it stopped working.

Cons: This is quite possibly the worst experience I have ever had with a motherboard. Everything was okay until about three months in, then the SATA controller stopped working. I contacted technical support and they determined that indeed the SATA controller had gone defective. I sent the motherboard in for an RMA. About one month later they contact me telling me that they don't have any replacements in stock. They say they can replace it with a P5N7A-VM which ISN'T EVEN AN LGA 1156 MOTHERBOARD. How could I possibly work with a motherboard that my processor can't fit in, Asus? I told them to send me back the defective unit, as only the 3GBs SATA controller was defective, the 6GBs SATA controller still worked so the MB was still functional, but I could only have two SATA ports.

Other Thoughts: About ten years ago I was told that Asus was the brand to go with. I have owned two Asus motherboards, and both of them have had problems. This one was by far the worst experience, and I WILL NEVER BUY AN ASUS MOTHERBOARD AGAIN.

Pros: Lots of features.

Cons: Out of 5 purchased, 2 stopped working completely within 2 months and a 3rd is showing signs of failing. I recycled the box so Newegg will not allow me to return the second one. It's a pretty $150 doorstop.

Pros: Good board, when it works.

Cons: The board died in less then 2 months of light usage. I wouldn't suggest this board to anyone in their right mind. It seems as if all their higher end boards are having issues after a month-2 months. It would not POST, and then simily would not even register the power supply on it attached afterwards, simply died. CMOS clear was useless, PSU tester shows no faults with current PSU's owned.

Other Thoughts: The daunting process of RMA, boy I love those. I just hope this board didnt take the CPU out along with it.

Pros: See my previous review entitled "Great - Just Read the Manual"

Cons: The specification info on this motherboard says PCIe 2.0 x16, Sata 6.0gb/s and usb 3.0. This is true, the motherboard is capable of having all 3 functions but not at the same time. Only one is active at a time. If you want to use the SATA III capability, the PCIe slot will operate in x8 mode. Refer to ASUS website for more information under the "IO Level Up" feature. This should be shown in the product description.
The single clip memory retention is a cool idea, but it has led to improper memory installation on both ASUS motherboards I own.

Other Thoughts: If you have a high end video card and want to utilize SATA III or USB 3.0, do not buy this motherboard. I am running a HD5850 and a SATA III SSD with SATA 6.0gb/s active. It runs everything fine expect my video card performance has decreased after I put the PCIe slot in x8 mode.