ASRock A785GM-LE AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Overclockable stable AM2 athlon 64 no problems so far!

Cons: None

Pros: Excellent replacement for a failed motherboard at an affordable price. Fast and stable.

Cons: Micro ATX... be prepared to really sqeeze if you have a large vid card and three hard drives. I finally had to mount one HD in an optical bay.

Pros: After half a year of 24/7 use still going strong.

Fast -- 2600 MHz FSB (my original MSI mobo's was 1000 MHz).

Solid as AS a Rock. No BSDs, 'no nothing'.

Fits any case.

Cons: A DDR3 version would not go amiss.

Other Thoughts: To those complaining of DOAs and stuff, make sure your stanoffs don't short it. In my experience it's 95% of the problems.

To ASRock people: good job, and keep turning them out. They are needed.

Pros: Great while its working.

Cons: I have been getting random blue screens often.
So far nothing i try has worked to fix them.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear ASRock Customer

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. Blue screen (BSOD) usually related to memory.
Please set the BIOS default.
Test with 1 stick memory, try with another known good memory if its same issue.
If you have any technical questions or warranty issues please contact our Tech Support at http://www.ASRock.com/support/tsd.asp. We can assist you shortly.

Thank you

ASRock SUPPORT
Tech Support Email: user@ASRockamerica.com

Pros: Well pros is that it was cheap considering it was a replacement for a DOA that would not power up. Atleast this one powers up.

Cons: Unfortunately the network controller on this RMA is DOA would have made for a good HTPC mobo. Too bad I have gone through 2 of these in less than a month. Back to Gigabyte I go.

Pros: The installation guide is straight foreword and easy to read. Plenty of SATA ports on the board. Support software is awesome, an overclockers dream.

Cons: Only two slots for ram.

Other Thoughts: This was to replace the fried motherboard in my old system. I am really impressed with the features. The OC Tuner makes overclocking easy without having to restart your PC and easy to monitor.

Pros: The Board is fantastically priced. It is also the only board I could find for an older AM2 processor to make a budget PC for my buddy in school. I also found it really cool it had a GUI BIOS. I though they only did that on higher end boards.

Cons: Board was a little smaller than I though and didn't fit the original case I had for it.

Other Thoughts: This board is fantastic if you need to build a budget system or just to repair your machine.

Pros: as usual this is a good board ,

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: i have been building computers since 1980. i have built over 2000 in that time and have used many name brands. i have for the last 3 years used nothing but Asrock boards because i simply have given up on the others quality control and Asrock always takes care of its customers

Pros: Fits in my HTPC case no problem, Nice instructions on how to hook things up.

Cons: My board will not power up, I have hooked up everything correctly and had issues with hooking up the power switch and reset switches on this mobo because my cables have both +ve and -ve on the switches cable. the mobo only has one pin for each, two grounds and a dummy pin. I have tried hooking this thing up with as many combinations I could think off and still no go, when I test the board with a voltmeter and a multimeter I get good readings on multiple components other than it starting up. Will RMA this asap and go back to my gigabyte boards which I have used for over a decade.

Other Thoughts: If only I could turn it into a motherboard art I would.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear ASRock Customer

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. Please visit mainboard's system panel header layout at link "ftp://174.142.97.10/manual/A785GM-LE.pdf" under page 27 to check corrected connection.
If you have any technical questions or warranty issues please contact our Tech Support at http://www.ASRock.com/support/tsd.asp. We can assist you shortly.

Thank you

ASRock SUPPORT
Tech Support Email: user@ASRockamerica.com

Pros: Nice compact size.. connectors on board perfectly match those of 2-3 year old HP Pavilion mid-towers.. nothing crowded together. Very easy to set up.

Cons: My only complaint is this.. (which is why I subtracted one egg in my rating): If you want a decently quiet case, you MUST have a cpu fan with a 4-pin connector. This motherboard will run a 3-pin CPU fan at 100% at all times, completely ignoring the "Cool 'n' Quiet" option in the bios. Hate to tell ya this, ASRock, but most people buying this board are buying it to breathe new life into old PCs... most of which are still sporting 3-pin CPU fans. This isn't a game-ender, but quite an inconvenience for someone who might not have a 4-pin CPU fan just lying around. -- If you DON'T have one, you will need to buy one with this board, unless you enjoy the magical sound of a vacuum cleaner sitting beside you. heh.

Other Thoughts: All-in-all, a great board. ASRock has really come a long way as far as quality is concerned in their components. I used to be an ASRock hater, but this motherboard is beginning to change my mind a bit.