ASUS A85XM-A FM2 AMD A85X (Hudson D4) USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Suprisingly small board, used two less screws than the previous Micro ATX board it replaced used, looking at the specs it is an inch narrower than most other Micro ATX boards. I have not utilized all the available connections, I have a card reader and a USB 3.0 HUB coming that will help complete my build. Otherwise there was plenty of options with 6x SATA, 2x 2.0 USB, 1x 3.0 USB on board, HDMI works great, really wish it had 2 more USB ports instead of the standard PS2 mouse and keyboard connections, but whatever 2x 2.0 USB and 2x 3.0 USB on the back is fine, as I will be adding 2 more 3.0 and 1 more 2.0 USB ports with the card reader and HUB.

This is being used in an HTPC setup for our living room and is definitely more up to date than the previous build. Hoping this one outlasts the ASUS board that it is replacing, which died at just over 3 years of use.

Cons: None that I could find while putting everything together. I didn't go for the next model up, as I didn't see the need for 2 extra RAM slots or an extra PCI-E slot for Crossfire, as of now I have been satisfied with the performance of the APU for what we need it to display and I am sure there are plenty of graphics cards that could upgrade its performance, but it is not necessary for what I need it to do.

Overall Review: Little things, the front panel connectors were off just a little from the case connectors, the PWR LED is a 3 Pin from the Case and only has 2 Pin on the board, but whatever, the lights are annoying for our build, so nothing lost, nothing gained. I just switched the PWR and the HDD connectors, whatever.

Pros: Its fast and works

Cons: Lag, occaisionally freezes, really all i can say is a let down

Overall Review: If you had this you would replace this after a year