Pros: Great board. Easy to install. has a ton of SATA ports and a HDMI output build into the board. Paired this with an AMD A8 7600 APU and 8 gigs of PNY DDR3 2133 a cheap 128 gig PNY SSD and a really old BFG ( remember them ? ) 450w power supply and made a very cheap, very fast HTPC that is hooked to my 49" with on board graphics via the built in HDMI port. Can Play everything in HD - Youtube, Netflix, Hulu etc. Don't bother spending more on a motherboard for a HTPC, this has been running about 6-8 hours a day everyday for almost a year with 0 issues. Very happy with this little guy

Cons: It didn't install itself?

Other Thoughts: 10/10 would buy again

Pros: Works very reliably, used in an ubuntu server and has been running for 333 days 24/7 no problems so far. BIOS is very helpful, gives info on what is attached to every port. As it's a server the board gets "stress tested" every once in a while when it has to deal with many uploads and downloads to and from it at the same time, never once has it faltered or shown any weakness. Every night it runs BOINC for 5 hours so one could make a pretty good assumption that after nearly a full year of zero downtime this is a rock solid board. Highly recommend.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: At first install I couldn't get it to boot without a graphics card, after some research and the tip from ASRock's team it turned out to be due to the fact that the cpu I was using didn't have the proper equipment to support the onboard gpu, adding a $15 gpu fixed this issue. That issue was my fault for not doing enough research and wasn't a limitation of the board, just a limitation of my knowledge at the time.

Pros: It wasn't in pieces?

Cons: DOA. Don't take a chance on this product.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Turn on the power (using onboard power button) 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: Seemed to work fine running Windows 7

Cons: Would reboot randomly when running openmediavault. Especially when under heavy load (ex. plex library scan)

Other Thoughts: I ended up returning it and replacing it with a ASUS A88X-PLUS. Which has given me no trouble.

NAS build:
ASUS A88X-PLUS
AMD A10-5800K
CX430 PSU
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB
Rosewill 120mm Cooling Fan (4 Pack)

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued ASRock Customer,

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
For this issue, please update the BIOS (UEFI/BIOS, Tools Internet Flash)
Load the BIOS setting default.
Check the CPU is not overheating.
Test with Windows 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
We will assist you shortly.

Thank you

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

Pros: Small fits any case I have put it in too and cheap . xfast is awesome and the newest bois helped out the graphics now you can get up to 4gigs ,

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: will be buying more

Pros: Works exactly as intended, had no problems with installation.

Cons: Software seems kind of sketch in that it doesn't run particularly well and wanted to install a lot of junk software. BIOS updates were easy enough though. Had issues installing USB drivers as well.

Pros: Nothing

Cons: The product would not post when installed. Trying to send it back.

Other Thoughts: I would not recommend this product

Pros: It Didn't work so frankly I don't have any. It wasn't hard to install so I suppose that is a pro

Cons: I Picked this mother board up for the purposes of building an office computer for the business I own. I installed everything plugged it in and turned it on and all seemed well. So i hooked it up to a monitor a few days later to get the operating system set up and when I powered on the system there was no post at all. I went through the normal trouble shooting steps and found through some online research that this is a common occurrence with Asrock products. Sadly I really do not have time to go through the RMA process so I guess I am just out the price of the mother board. Terrible product Asrock.

Other Thoughts: I will not be purchasing anything from this company ever again.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Carl,

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.
• 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 video (CPU with iGPU/APU or test with VGA card).
• Connect the monitor.
• Plug the 24 + 4 pins ATX power.
• Connect the chassis power switch to mainboard.
• 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

Thank you

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

Pros: Couldn't find a better product for the price.

Cons: None

Pros: Wow!!! This Co.. Has won me over. This Board had a history of being not to good a month or 2 after install. Mine was 1 of these that died shortly after 1 month play time. So after having BAD BAD RMA issues with other NAMED Mother board retailers. I decided to go out on a limb and let ASRock try and help me. BOY did they. I'm Totally Impressed. 2-3 days emails to get the RMA set up. 3 day shipping to Cali from East coast to get there. Here is the good part.

I receive a Email 12/8/15 We have received your package and are checking the contents etc etc. Notify us here and here for status. (OK? This is before Noon)

8pm Email from ASRock.. Your package will be there in 2 days shipping time from FedEx. From Cali to East coast USA. Check status here. So I look. got me a new board coming to me . new serial #'s etc.... WOW !!!!
The other M board peeps I normally buy from and have for years took almost a month to process for bent pins on a Z97. 2 weeks to notify that they got it and are working on it. Then I had to contact them 2X to see what was going on. Now it was approaching a month. Finally got the email that they are sending it back and ill have it in 5 work days from a 5 hour drive from my house to them. WHAT!!!???? and a $150.00 Bill to add to that. BTW that other co.. They Guarantee 10 year warranty on there boards. I understand bent pins is my fault and not under warranty but I could of bought a bran new board for that price from any other of there competition. NO MORE!!!!!!!

Cons: Don't trust Bigger bran names all the time.

Other Thoughts: I know this board died within a couple months but total satisfaction is a huge part of having a PC. I also know its a AMD build also but it is just for gaming and I will not spend crazy amounts for a over priced and over rated board ever again. ASRock has my backing for now. Keep it up guys!!