Foxconn Z68A-S LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Nice looking board

Cons: MTF >5 minutes

Other Thoughts: This replaced #1 because 2 of 3 PCI ports didn't work & lost track of drives when booting, reporting could not find the drive it was booting from.
This board, #2, fired up, posted, went into BIOS set-up where I set optimized settings and selected PCIe graphics adapter, when it reset it failed to post. Cleared CMOS and still failed to post.

Pros: Great first Intel board for me. I have owned multiple Foxconn mb's for amd and never had a bad board. This board has been perfect for my need's without a hiccup or stutter in a year.

Cons: I read the overclocking isnt great on this board, I dont have an ocing chip this time but that also prevents me from upgrading to one.

Other Thoughts: I like this board, I took a gamble on it but I believe in Foxconn products. If you need a simple affordable board it's def worth a try.

Pros: Board seems to work, has a decent feature set.

Cons: Will not work with SATA cards, 3 different cards, 2 different brands in any slot, with any number of drives. Hangs during POST when it's scanning for additional boot devices. No option to turn off SATA card boot devices in menus.

Other Thoughts: It's cheap, and everyone has different needs. Just think about if you'll ever actually use a sata card.

Pros: None

Cons: The motherboard is DOA

Manufacturer Response:

We apologize for the inconvenience. Please call customer service department at 714-626-6909 for further assistance or submit your email to the link below. Our hours of operation are from 830am to 530pm PST, Monday through Friday (excluding public holidays).


http://www.foxconnsupport.com/inquiry.aspx

Best regards,
Foxconn support team.

Pros: Nice price for specs, nice looking board. Fit and finish nice.

Cons: Failed to consistently identify and remember drives attached at boot, 2 of 3 PCI slots did not work, never successfully booted, closest it got was hanging because it could not find the HD it was was booting from. Quick guide was useful but manual (PDF on CD) lacked information in depth. Semi-con: No floppy connection on this model

Other Thoughts: This along with new CPU/memory was to replace an aging Gigbyte mainboad/Pentium D950 on a dual boot legacy 32 bit system. My last two builds used Foxconn/AMD mainboards with success, this was a disappointment. Waiting to see if Foxconn tech support can come up with something.

Manufacturer Response:

We apologize for the inconvenience. Please submit your email to the link below.


http://www.foxconnsupport.com/inquiry.aspx

Best regards,
Foxconn support team.

Pros: Seems to work seemlessly so far... 1 month

Cons: no USB 3.0 mobo header

Other Thoughts: Recent budget build:
-Intel Core i3-2105 cpu
-Foxconn Z68A-S mobo
-Antec NSK 4482B Black ATX case
-WD Caviar Blue 500gb hdd
-Team Elite 2x2gb RAM
-Samsung DVD Writer

Pros: I have two of these boards, they are an amazingly designed budget board if you are looking to do a cheap build. Everything is well placed on the board. Easy to set up everything you need.

Cons: This is the second board I have gone through both of them dead, first one was dead within a few months and now this one was DOA. Very dissapointed.

Other Thoughts: I was very pleased with the board and the company until now, after buying two of these motherboards and both of them no longer working, I highly doubt I will make another purchase from foxconn and will stick to the main competitors.

Pros: Out performed my Asus P5Q-PRO top quality, more than enough space and fits perfection enjoy the quality. Picked it up while it was on sale for about 60 dollars, can't beat a board like this for that price.

Cons: Haven't even owned it for 2 months and it's already dead. That's really the only downfall I have from this motherboard. Don't know if I am going to purchase another product from foxconn with this luck.

Other Thoughts: Perfect board for the budget build. Better luck next time.

Pros: It's a mobo, and it runs. Mostly. The audio doesn't work properly (see below).

Cons: Skimpy documentation. You get a poster with a ton of languages, so there's almost nothing in English on it.

They gave me 2 SATA cables. Nice, but not the bundle of stuff I usually get with top-tier mobo manufacturer like ASUS, etc.

There was no printed manual. The BIOS is skimpy and not clearly organized. No accessory pack aside from two SATA cables. No printed manual.

My audio is messed up, too. Not RMA worthy, but very annoying. The rear jack doesn't work, period. On the front, I need to plug my speakers into the mic jack. Then they get detected as headphones (?) by the Realtek drivers and I get sound. I don't want to wait while some guy rows a canoe across the Pacific to get this thing RMA'd (Foxconn RMAs take a LOOOONG time from what I read, so I assume this is the reason - too cheap to ship stuff so they hire somebody to paddle the parcels across the ocean. No other reason why an RMA should take six weeks). I'm planning on a sound card anyway, so I can live with this defe

Other Thoughts: Do I wish I had bought something else? Kinda. I can live with the sound defect, but this mobo was very cheap for a Z68. Since I was going to get a separate soundcard anyway I'll put up with the audio issue, since an RMA to FoxConn or a return to NewEgg would leave me without a PC.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valuable customer,

First of all, we do apologize for the inconvenience. For the audio issue, please make sure to use HD dongle to connect to the front audio pins header on the motherboard. If you are using AC97 dongle, then it may have caused this issue. So please remove the Front audio dongle for now and then try to use the rear audio jack again. If you are still experiencing this issue, please contact our support team via link below or call 909-978-6556. If all of our support reps are currently on the phone or if you are calling after business hours please leave us a message with your contact info so we can call you right back. Our hours of operation are (M-F from 830am-530pm, PST, excluding public holidays). Or you can submit your email to our online support team via the link below.

http://www.foxconnsupport.com/inquiry.aspx

Thank you for purchasing Foxconn products and taking the time to provide us with valuable feedback. Your business is appreciated.

Best regards,
Foxconn support team

Pros: I was sketchy about buying this product from reading the reviews below. IT CAME WITH A OWNERS MANUAL, but I downloaded one from foxconn's website before just in case. So far the board is lightning fast and looks awesome. Has lots of usb ports which makes good use.

Cons: Wish it had more built in system fan connectors

Other Thoughts: great pci ports

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valuable customer,

Thank you for purchasing Foxconn products and taking the time to provide us with valuable feedback. Your business is appreciated.

Best regards,
Foxconn support team