ASRock X299 Killer SLI/ac LGA 2066 Intel X299 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Easy to setup and great features for the price; The black PCB board is appealing to the eye; Great at overclocking my Intel i7 7820x to 4.5Ghz at 1.25v; Very affordable X299 motherboard.

Cons: Included wifi module is slow (433MBps max). It is typically useless for X299 platform users.

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Pros: -Great size and spacing made installing all the memory, cords, and a graphics card a breeze. Even with my large CPU heatsink and fan there was no issues. -BIOS for this mobo is very detailed and clean so it made setup quick -I am not an overclocker so I can't say I used any of the features but I noticed they were there -Also a pro was the amount of fan/pump ports on here. Had space for the everyone of my casing and CPU fans.

Cons: -Only issue I had was trying to connect to wireless network the first couple of bootups because the software controlling the AC network adapter initially is set to off. Took a bit to figure that was the issue but it was easily set right.

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Pros: I bought this board because it was the cheapest X299 board on sale at the time. The board is very well built and the black on black theme is appealing. Other than USB 3.1, there aren't extra controllers on this board, and the board doesn't need them. The features of just the X299 chipset are more than enough for me and most other people. The fan control options on this motherboard are outstanding. In the past I have had to use an external fan controller to silence my PC but on this motherboard, the onboard headers are all configurable without any external software. The RGB LED controls are also great and there is no need to pay for more expensive motherboards if you want LEDs.

Cons: The BIOS of this board is problematic. I received this board with the v1.0 BIOS, and there was no newer version at the time. With the initial BIOS, I could not use a PCIe M.2 drive as a boot device for Windows 10. The BIOS would detect and boot from M.2 on the first boot, but once the computer was restarted, it would no longer detect any M.2 or SATA devices until I cleared the CMOS. Not just boot devices - all drives went missing after a restart. So if you had an M.2 drive installed, you had to clear the CMOS each time you wanted to boot the PC or else no drives would be detected. I expected better testing of such a common usage case as an M.2 drive on Windows 10. I waited weeks for an update. Then when BIOS version 1.20 was released, it would not flash on the board due to the file not passing a security check. It's as if ASRock does not test the BIOS versions before releasing. BIOS version 1.21 Beta did successfully flash and seems to have fixed the M.2 issue, but I spent nearly a month with a board that was barely usable due to a buggy BIOS. Also, Intel Turbo Boost MAX is disabled by default and the option to enable it is hidden deep in the BIOS. Unless you knew to look for it, you would be losing performance with the default settings. Two other minor issues. The only LEDs on the board are around the chipset heatsink, so unless you have other LED strips inside the computer case, the board looks odd with just the chipset lit up. Also, the M.2 slots are all connected to the chipset instead of the processor, so if you have multiple M.2 SSDs, they will all share the same 4 GB/s uplink of the chipset.

Overall Review: If I knew the trouble I had to go through, I would not have purchased this board at the time. However, I am still giving this three eggs because, as long as you update the BIOS, this board is a good product. This review for ASRock review rebate program.

Pros: - It works for now. Want to take bets on how long that lasts?

Cons: - If they sell you a bad board you get to pay for shipping on the replacement

Overall Review: WiFi was dead on my MoBo right out of the box. In my my 20+ years of experience working in the consumer electronics industry I've never had a company make me pay shipping to replace their mistake. This will be the last ASRock product I purchase, and if I can convince even one person not to buy one of their products then they will have lost out on the price of a return shipping label.

Pros: GTX 1070 and a few M.2 EVO 1tb this baby flies. 64gb ram been editing 4k for 2 years, and over a year with this build, crushes my compeition.

Cons: None from my standpoint.

Pros: -Fast install -Everything I needed in a mother board -No build in video card -Great having build in wifi

Cons: -Back panel cover did not fit perfectly, need to modify to to fit

Overall Review: -Would purchase again. -HIghly recommend

Pros: Quality is excellent for price point CPU SLOT has its own backer for fan mounting

Cons: Mounting holes did not exactly line up with case Panel for accessory plug-ins is really cheap and doesn't quite fit in the computer case

Overall Review: This review for ASRock review rebate program. This MOBO was perfect for my build. Worked the first time I started the computer. I had a little trouble mounting it in the tower because the holes didn't quite line up, but I blame that on the cheap baker plate and my tower wasn't the best quality. I only wanted a modest PC build, and this could definitely perform as a high end gaming rig.

Pros: Very easy to install, detailed manual, I would recommend

Cons: None that I've seen so far

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