Pros: AM3+ socket so Bulldozer ready (fingers crossed). High speed USB (yes, it works!) Externally accessible CMOS reset (if you overclock you want this). Heatsinked VRMs, very important for overclocking, particularly with 4+1 design. Excellent IGP for HTPC functions. On board power on and reset buttons - you may only use this once when you're breadboarding a new build but *very* useful in those circumstances. Sexy UEFI bios. It looks nice :)

Cons: No "Turbo UCC" although they brag about it on the Asrock website. It's not there for me, but no worries. I find the vertically stacked SATA connectors to be a PITA. If I had it do over again I'd attach all the SATA cables to the MB *before* I put it in the case. I had to retire two IDE drives I'd like to have used because this board doesn't have the PATA controller some others do, no big deal.

Overall Review: I started out in computers with Macs and had them for years (1992-1998). When I decided that the best shareware/freeware was being developed for Windows I switched, starting with Window 98 and a Celeron. I discovered I *love* choosing my own motherboard. I just love motherboards. The first Windows pc I built had an Abit BX MB. When it came time to upgrade I was disappointed Abit was oob. So I bought an Asus Intel board that was really solid for a number of years. When it came time to build again I'd decided to go AMD and I bought another Asus board. Unfortunately it was DOA and I then realized that Bulldozer was around the corner and I'd be better served with a "real" AM3+ socket board of which there were very few. Plus I needed MB graphics because I don't game and didn't want to pay for a GPU (plus 900 series boards don't support MB graphics). So this Asrock really fit the ticket. I'm very glad I bought it.

Pros: DDR3. onboard power, reset, clear cmos buttons. extra fan slots for case, cpu, misc fans. worked great with my Phenom II 955, overclocked to 4.2GHz @ 1.4v.

Cons: has trouble with USB 3.0, drives are not detected a lot of the time. bluetooth USB 2.0 dongle and wireless touchpad receiver get unknown device errors sometimes at boot. SATA controller has gone faulty, all HDs say cable error in health status and read\write speeds drop very low sometimes. AM3+ FX8320 will not overclock past 4.0GHz, bad power fluctuations from motherboard. does not even claim to support these cpus though UEFI BIOS does not work correctly with HDMI display attached.

Overall Review: could have been a great board. i got some good use out of it over the last couple of years but lots of headache also. on to a 990FX...

Pros: good amount of features seems solid

Cons: had a bit of an issue with the sata connections, i believe a couple are dead, not going to RMA because i dont care that much, and this rig is just going to be sitting and doing nothing so i can deal with them

Pros: Newegg getting these in stock just in time as I was looking for a motherboard with the AM3+ socket. Price AM3+ socket (future Bulldozer support) USB 3.0 eSATA, IEEE1394 Easy to use BIOS

Cons: The only thing I wish it had support for was PCI Express 2.0 (x8, x8) instead of (x16, x4)

Overall Review: Installed Windows 7 x64 and all drivers except two were recognized out of the box: LAN and usb3 controller. For a minute, I thought something was wrong with the lan port on the motherboard but checking device manager saw it was banged out. I downloaded the Win7 x64 drivers from their website: http://www.asrock.com/mb/download.asp?Model=890GX Pro3 Also note, there is no IDE controller for anyone who needs one. I didn't so it was a positive for me.

Pros: I purchased this to replace a motherboard that died and I needed a quick replacement. Overall very pleased with this board. Easy installation. No problems after two months.

Cons: On-board video is average. Only scores a 4.3 WEI for what that is worth.

Overall Review: A good choice for a basic system.

Pros: Felt very physically solid during installation. No BSODs. The only time this did not give off the air of a high-end board was when I paid for it. Great price (~$120 after shipping). Very nice and customizable OCing options in the BIOS. The "Fast USB" utility works as advertised and I did not get a BSOD like another reviewer mentioned while phone was charging (maybe because I have an Android *wink*). All of my hardware was recognized correctly on first boot up (technically the 2nd, see below).

Cons: Everything fit quite nicely onto the board except both the stock CPU fan and the Rosewill RCX-Z1 CPU fan I had from my previous AMD. It seems the tabs on the CPU fan seat on the MB are set too low. The stock fan did not fit at all and the Rosewill was a very snug fit. RAM seats are oddly set in a 2-1-2-1 configuration (left to right) where the first dual-channel pair is "1" and the 2nd pair is "2". Merely a head-scratcher. There may be a setting to fix this minor annoyance, but the mouse y axis by default is inverted in the BIOS. Arg. Works fine at the desktop. My previous MB came with a poster-sized picture of the MB with labels and explanations of the interfaces. This MB has a blurry 5x7" black and white picture in the instruction booklet with very few labels.

Overall Review: Bought this to compliment my new AMD 1055T 6-core CPU, Radeon 6850 1GB, and Gskill 1600 8GB (4x2) DDR3. On first boot, the Dr Debug display was constantly and quickly cycling and I never did get any output to my monitor on that boot (normal memory initialization?). All of the case fans were on and the HDD LED was winking at me. I finally did a hard reset (held down the power button on the case) after 15 minutes, tried again, and it came up with no issues. After multiple restarts due to driver installs, no further issues with booting. Motherboards should ship with ESD wrist straps. They cost roughly 10 cents to make. I realize if you're building your own rig you should have one already. Just saying! This MB also did not come with any mounting screws. My case is configured for a bottom-mounted PSU and top-mounted external controls, so running cables to the MB looks like a giant spider web. Even after all this, the MB gets 5 eggs because of the bang for the buck.

Pros: Solid-built board. AM3+ support. 32GB of ram (even though I can't find an 8GB stick YET) This board is ready for the future. Clear cmos button on I/O. Power and reset button on board. Debugg display. Best board for the $$$ The bios is amazing. Love the software that comes with it. This thing is made for overclockers. After owning this one, my next board will definitely be an ASRock as well.

Cons: .....No AM3+ processor or 8GB ram stick available yet. Doesn't really have anything to do with the board.....but that's all I've got. /shrug/

Overall Review: Thanks to this board, I've been able to unlock and overclock my phII x3 2.8ghz to a stable x4 3.8ghz and will be even higher when I get better cooling. I could go on and on......but BUY THIS BOARD. You won't regret it.

Pros: -PRICE -AsRock has stepped up their MB and have shown they can be a player in the MB game -Great layout -Easy downloadable drivers -AM3+ ready for next generation

Cons: None so far Awesome board ready for the next generation of upgrades

Overall Review: IN WIN BUC Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Thuban 3.3GHz, 3.7GHz Turbo ASRock 890GX PRO3 AM3 AMD HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 SDRAM WD Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb 32mb cache XFX Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Rosewill Xtreme Series 850W Continuous @40°C ,80+ Certified, Crossfire Ready LITE-ON Black CD-ROM/DVD Reader/Writer SATA with Lightscribe support 2mb Cache AOC FC-2000 PCI Slot Case Cooler (2) Rosewill 120mm (4 Blue LEDs) LED Case Fan RAZER Imperator Black USB Wired Laser 5600 dpi Ergonomic Gaming Mouse ViewSonic Black 24" Full HD LED Backlight LCD Monitor