Pros: Who knows had two and neither got to Post

Cons: DOA, Replacement DOA

Other Thoughts: Bought this motherboard the first time on June 12. Excited because I got a new processor, ram, ssd, and an HD. Tried with minimal parts, then with combinations of parts, no ram, one stick, no drives, video card that works, out of case to make sure it wasn't shorting. No post at all. No error codes. Fans come on and that's it. Got my RMA, it took forever to return, finally got my replacement July 8. Same exact problem. I have tried everything, every tutorial. Replaced with old board, drives and PSU are fine. Gonna try to return for a totally different company. But by the time it gets there the replacement warranty on my CPU will be up. What a load of garbage. Don't buy Asrock. Period. Or at least this model. I should have attempted it after the reviews I read.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued ASRock Customer

Sorry to hear that the second mainboard having same issue (no post).
Please trouble shoot the mainboard whether the issue is resolved.

• Unplug the ATX power, remove all components from mainboard.
• Remove the mainboard from chassis, place it on mainboard’s box.
• Clear the CMOS.
• Reseat the CPU and heatsink fan.
• Test with single memory module (non-ECC, un-buffered).
• Test with onboard video (CPU with APU or test with VGA card).
• Connect the monitor.
• Plug the 24 + 4 pins ATX power.
• Connect the chassis power switch to mainboard, and try again.

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: Worked just fine right out of the box. Came with two black Sata 3 cables, and mounting hardware.
Decent Bios interface, mouse works in Bios.
Overclocking in the Bios is pretty simple.

Cons: The Easy Driver Installer did nothing for any version of Linux, while running Unbuntu and PlayLinux OS it was using just the inboard graphics, ignoring the graphics card. Windows worked right off the bat.
Also doesn't have built in Wifi. USB ports get pretty hot when using a small USB Wifi unit and thumb drive, almost burning hot after a few hours of gaming, might not be the board's fault.

Other Thoughts: The Cons I listed are minor things, it's a nice board for a sweet spot gaming build, not too many bells and whistles, just has it where it counts.

Pros: None

Cons: Powers no post, considered DOA, exchange RMA requested.

Other Thoughts: Installed MB, CPU, Memory, PCI-Ex video card - power but will not post. I work in IT and have done so for 12 years. I troubleshooted by changing memory (8 times), PSU (3 times), PCI-Ex video card (4 time), Reseated CPU (3 times), cleared CMOS (4 times). Removed all connections and drives to eliminate potential compatibility issues. Made sure bios speaker was connected. Received bios post a total of 2 times in 20+ power on cycles.

Absolutely ridiculous. If the issue is the board not defaulting to PCI-Ex when no onboard video cables are detected, THEN FIX the problem. Solution is simple - configure the bios to check for PCI-Ex card FIRST!

If replacement board is is DOA too, I will never buy another Asrock board, period.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued ASRock Customer

We sincerely apologize that you having difficulty with mainboard. ASRock mainboards are fully tested to assure the quality. Unfortunately, due to nature of electronic product, it can happen.
Please update replacement mainboard is working fine.

For the onboard VGA, the out put will be off once installed the discrete VGA card by default. So monitor should be plugged to discrete VGA card.

If you have any technical questions or warranty issues in the future, 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: It worked with all my other parts perfectly, 4 RAM slots was nice for such a cheap price.

Cons: It came in the mail, and i didnt have the case to build it yet, when i got the case and everything was put together, it would turn on everything looked fine, but it would not to connect to any working monitor.

Manufacturer Response:

Please trouble shoot the mainboard whether the issue is resolved.
Remove the mainboard from chassis, place it on mainboard’s box.
Clear the CMOS.
Reseat the CPU and heatsink fan.
Test with single memory module.
Test with onboard VGA (CPU with APU or test with VGA card).
Plug the 24 + 4 pins ATX power.
Connect the chassis power switch to mainboard, and try again.
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: None that I know of;
Cheap

Cons: Dead on arrival, not working at all

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued ASRock Customer

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
Please trouble shoot the mainboard whether the issue is resolved.
Remove the mainboard from chassis, place it on mainboard’s box.
Clear the CMOS.
Reseat the CPU and heatsink fan.
reseat and test with single memory module.
Test with onboard VGA (CPU with iGPU/APU supported or test with VGA card).
Plug the 24 + 4 pins ATX power.
Connect the chassis power switch to mainboard, and try again.
If problem still persist, 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: 4 DIMM sockets, easy setup.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Excellent features at this price point. All solid caps and sockets for an easy 32GB RAM complement.
Running an A10-6800k with 16GB DDR3-1866 and an SSD. Very fast system.

Pros: I have no idea

Cons: Dead on arrival. Refunded.

Other Thoughts: I bought it because it was inexpensive and worked with the AMD CPU I bought. It arrived dead. Dead on arrival makes you wonder if there's any quality control/testing.