Pros: Refurbished price was definitely a steal and I need a good cooler without all the fuss. Definitely enjoy this product. Keeps my AMD FX-8350 really chill even at 4.5Ghz with idles @ 13-18C and only barely touches 45-50C under full load. Even though it was refurbished, the packaging was like new and the product itself was in immaculate condition.

Cons: The fans that come with this thing sound like a generator just chugging away, they do a great job cooling but man are they loud. Another thing, a huge flaw with this was that the 3-pin header that normally connects to the CPU header, is faulty and only has one wire connecting it, so it received no power. I had started my computer twice without realizing that the pump was not even working. It was simple enough to bypass this with the SATA power connection to provide power, but still, it's a major flaw if you don't notice it at first.

Overall Review: Overall I give this product high praises and it does its job fairly well. I am disappointed that the 3-pin header was such an oversight that could have easily been avoided and the fans could be quieter.

Pros: Looks really nice High quality material Plenty of expansion

Cons: Did not work. I guess I got one that was DOA because after a couple of hours of troubleshooting and compatibility testing, the motherboard would not cooperate and post. Couldn't get the system to boot at all. First time buying an ASUS branded motherboard and I feel really let down after hearing so many good things about them. Was looking forward to seeing how good the board really was, but I was just handed a bad board. If anything I would try the board again if I got a new one but I'm not gonna pay $140 just to play my luck with ASUS. Wish things could've gone differently.

Overall Review: Really wanted to like this motherboard, but now I'm left with a bad taste of ASUS quality. This was an upgrade for my first computer that I ever built, which I went with Gigabyte at first and it still hasn't failed me.