Pros: Price was good when I bought it

Cons: After a year of light gaming use, (right after the warranty ended) this motherboard broke entirely. At first I thought it was the CPU, then the PS, in the end turns out it was this thing. Not looking forward to buying a new one.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Daniel,

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
Please trouble shoot the mainboard whether the issue is resolved.
• Unplug the ATX power, remove all components from mainboard.
• Clear the CMOS.
• Test with single memory module, switching another memory if problem still persist.
• Reseat video card firmly and 6+6 PCIE power (if applied).
• Connect the monitor.
• Plug the 24 + 8 or 4 pins ATX power.
• Turn on the power to check if its post.

If you have any technical support inquiry, please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp
We will assist you shortly.

Thank you

ASRock Support
Tech Support Email: http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp

Pros: very inexpensive
nice looking

Cons: will only support up to a 140w chip

Other Thoughts: I wish newegg's specifications for this motherboard had stated it was only compatible up to 140w chips

Pros: Inexpensive, lots of expansion

Cons: Freezes occastionally

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Christopher,

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
For the freeze issue, please load the BIOS setting default.
Check the CPU and mainboard are not overheating.
Test with single memory module, switching another memory module if problem still persist.
If you have any technical support inquiry, please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp
We will assist you shortly.

Thank you

ASRock Support
Tech Support Email: http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp

Pros: Overall a good mobo for the price. Looks nice and is easy to install.

Cons: Does not have a native USB 3.0 header connection onboard. I had to order a add-on card to be able to hook up my cases front panel USB 3.0 ports. Also; if you are building a full tower build, you may want to go ahead and order PSU cable extensions since the 8-pin EPS connector is at the very top of the board an in my case that has a bottom mounted PSU the cable was not long enough to reach it.

Other Thoughts: For the price, you can't go wrong. Minor cons are outweighed by affordability.

Pros: Lots of fan headers.
Rear USB 3.0
Easy to install and setup.

Cons: No USB 3.0 front header witch is standard on most other brands.
Sketchy 8 core support.
Lacks bios features common to most other brands

Other Thoughts: I'll buy MSI or Asus in the future.
If you buy ASRock go for top of the line not the budget boards.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Jason,

Thank you for purchase and review.
Mainboard comes with 2 x USB 3.0 at rear I/O but not front header.
For mainboard's specification, please visit link below.
Link: http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/990FX%20Extreme3/?cat=Specifications

If you have any technical support inquiry, please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp
We will assist you shortly.

Thank you

ASRock Support
Tech Support Email: http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp

Pros: its adequate when it doesn't freeze.

Cons: Every time i try to run AutoCAD, it freezes for about 2 minutes. nothing responds, not even right clicking the desktop. if i right clicked on the desktop in a bunch of places after it unfreezes all the right clicks i did appear really fast and only the last right click remains, then it runs fine until it freezes again. no matter if AutoCAD was already loaded and closed out, if i try to load it again it will freeze. it'll randomly freeze when watching a video and acts like its skipping loop.

Other Thoughts: Running the latest v1.9 firmware. I've disabled every smart cpu feature in the BIOS (UEFI), I've enabled every feature. I've used 1 memory slot only. used all slots. no matter what setup i use, it continues to freeze. It's done it ever since i bought it in 2013. hasn't gotten worse, but hasn't gotten better. the only reason that i never wrote a review is because i trashed the computer in the closet only to resurface recently. tried every version of windows from 7 to recently 10, freezes on all of them.
it says on the website that the FX-8350 is compatible since V1.50. very unpleasant experience. wish i could return this for another because it feels like a waste of money.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Josue,

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
Please load the BIOS setting default.
Check the CPU is not overheating.
If possible, test with another VGA card and memory to check if the symptom still occurs.

If you have any technical support inquiry, please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp

Thank you

ASRock Support
Tech Support Email: http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp

Pros: It has ran my 8350 FX Black edition for 2+ years now

Cons: Weak VRM but it's manageable. Like other reviewers have mentioned, this board isn't exactly compatible with the 8350 FX as it was initially advertised. I had to disable some settings in the BIOS, one of them being the turbo feature, to get this board to stop throttling when the temperatures became too hot. Also there aren't any USB 3.0 connections for the front of the case.

Other Thoughts: This board has handled a 8350 FX paired with Radeon 7970 and then GTX 970 quite well considering it's technically not compatible with that CPU. I've played countless games on it with hardly any problems after fixing the throttling. However if you have the money then definitely buy a better motherboard than this one to get the most out of your CPU.

Pros: It supports SLI at a reasonable price. Plenty on USB ports.

Cons: After using this board lightly for a year it will not longer wake up or power back on. The only solution is to flip the switch on the power supply, wait 20 minutes, flip the PSU switch back and hit the power button. I've replaced all other components and clean installed the OS. The issue persists. I cannot recommend ASRock after this. Really disappointing.

Pros: Had LEDS on board to indicate the specific problem, a very nice feature for identifying problems

Cons: Red LED for CPU indicating no CPU readings - a very common error for this board (do internet search). Worked for 9 months then stopped. Shows red LED for CPU. Replaced CPU and still red LED. Trouble shot RAM, video card, re-set BIOs, power supply tested, looks like, for whatever reason, the CPU socket/circuit no longer functions. After search for hours on internet, there appears to be many with similar problems.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear ASRock Valued Customer Bryan,

We appreciate you taking the time to post your feedback and verification result on 990FX Extreme3.
And we apologize for the inconvenience this has been causing you.

For this issue, we provide the following suggestions to you for checking your system.
1. Please refer to user manual page 29 to clear CMOS for testing.
User manual link: http://asrock.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com/Manual/990FX%20Extreme3.pdf
2. Re-install CPU and power supply for testing.
3. Install memory module to other DIMM slot for verifying.
4. Only install the necessary devices including CPU, one stick memory module, VGA card and PSU to check.
5. If possible, please change another CPU, memory module or PSU for double-check.

If you have any technical support inquiry, please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp
We'll assist you shortly.

Thank you very much!

Have a nice day
ASRock TSD

Pros: easy set up...runs good with lot of problems

Cons: i think it is overheating at time , shuts down at times......USB ports working , but in device manager it tells me its not working well.....at time it disconnect my mouse...also on and off button stopped working, i have to use button on mother board to turn it on.....

Other Thoughts: no...they should really give me another motherboard to replace this one...had it for more then year

Manufacturer Response:

Dear ASRock Valued Customer,

Thank you for taking the time to write the review on the 990FX Extreme3.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you and are sorry to hear about the issues that you are experience in this model.
Please refer to the following suggestions to do check your system firstly.
About overheat issue:
1. Update the latest BIOS P1.90 from our official website and load BIOS default settings to try.
BIOS Download link: http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/990FX%20Extreme3/?cat=Download&os=BIOS
About the method of flashing BIOS, please click "How to Update" to get the detail process and do BIOS update.
2. Re-install CPU cooler and make sure thermal grease is spread on CPU properly.
3. Set "CPU FAN" and "Chassis FAN" at full speed under BIOS to verify the result.

About USB port issue:
1. Please load BIOS default settings to try.
2. Please re-install AMD All in 1 driver and Etron USB3.0 driver from our download zone and then double-check the device manager again.
Download Zone link: http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/990FX%20Extreme3/?cat=Download&os=All
3. Try other USB2.0 or USB3.0 ports for verifying.
4. If possible, please try other USB devices for clarifying.
If the symptom still exists, please capture the picture error message or symptom in device manager, and then mail it to ASRock support mail and also provide the detail system configurations to us. We'll assist you shortly.
Link: http://www.ASRock.com/Support/tsd.asp

Thank you for choosing ASRock and all your feedback.

Have a nice day
ASRock HQ TSD