ASRock M3A785GXH/128M AM3 AMD 785G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: PRICE. Features. Layout is fab.

Cons: none

Overall Review: This is a great mobo that supports higher end parts, and for under 100, it's a steal. Yes and the integrated graphics are great, as I'm not a gamer, but vids and everything look great. A++

Pros: Excellent motherboard that is heavy on features and quality and light price. This will be my 33rd build using this same make and model of motherboard. The first 32 were for my computer tech lab. Everyone of them has worked flawlessly since the build in October. This motherboard has a plenty of built-in ports it includes ESATA, USB, GB Lan, HDMI, DVI, VGA, Firewire, Audio,.... Great overclocking features too. The built in GB NIC works with our network FOG cloning system. Took only 28 minutes to clone one machine via FOG. Plus that built-in eSATA port makes hard drive to hard drive cloning super easy and much faster than using an external USB hard-drive. We clone a 39 gigabyte image to external hard drive in less than 14 minutes. Normally it took us 55 minutes to do the same image using usb.

Cons: Only suggestion for improvement would be to change four of the 6 SATA ports from side mount to top-down mount. But other than that, there is no cons.

Overall Review: Asrock is making great motherboards. This is actually my second lab build using ASROCK motherboards. Three years ago we build another lab and out of the 37 mobos, everyone of them is still working without any problems.

Pros: Set-up was a breeze. Lots of bios options. Took my son 10 seconds to unlock my Callisto 3.1Ghz 550 dual core to 4 cores. Overclocked to 3.5Ghz(stable) using Amd overdrive w/o any other changes to voltage etc... On-board video (very surprised)will play games at lower settings but recommend getting after market card if u demand the fastest and best frames per second. Also the northbridge gets pretty warm running games w/o add-on video card.

Cons: Not really a con but if you plan on replacing stock cpu cooler you might have to remove the northbridge heatsink temporarily (possibly even replace or modify depending on your application). I just needed the room to rotate the lever that locks the cpu cooler down and it was well worth my cpu temp drop. (cpu cooler: Scythe SCKTN-3000 92mm Sleeve KATANA3). So keep in mind to get extra thermal paste to re-apply n.b. heatsink. Oh i thought of 1 (real) con and that is that people are paying more and get less with other manufacturers.

Overall Review: I noticed on my old mobo that when i removed power supply connector that it was a little bit discolored(due to electric(which = heat transfer) I think its obvious that this connector produces heat and should NOT be located near critical components such as ram (which in my case runs hot anyways) like on this board. My old board is an ASRock K7VM4(9 yrs old) and still runs strong but just wouldn't cut it anymore for the games i play. Keep up the great work ASRock.

Pros: On my first computer build. This board had the features and flexibility that I was looking for. Tons of room for add ons and hopefully with DDR3 and AM3 support, one that will take future technologies too.

Cons: Over all build quality and features are good and I would buy again. Seemed like onboard graphics plugs in are a little wimpy and flex when pluggin in monitor. not a huge issue at all.

Overall Review: I'm new to the specifics, features etc. of mobo's. and trying to make a decision is hard. based on reviews I chose this board for flexibility and hopefull ease to overclock.

Pros: *Bios v.1.70 already installed *Unlocking other 2 cores of Phenom II X2 550 BE was a breeze by enabling ACC in bios. *Processor overclocked on stock voltage from 3.1 to 3.4 GHz. Max stable overclock 3.9 GHz @ 1.475V *Onboard video overclocked from 500 to 950 MHz *Lots of overclock options! *Onboard video has VGA, DVI, & HDMI outputs

Cons: *Rear eSATA requires you to run cable from SATA port to rear panel. Messes up cable management. *Shipped video drivers need to be updated to minimize gaming problems.

Overall Review: The Easy Overclock in bios worked well for the onboard video. Processor overclock worked best manually in bios. Go asynchronous and just raise the processor multiplier to 19.5 and make adjustment to voltage. Update to latest ATI CCC 10.2 for more stable video drivers. Great board! Easy overclocking for newbies. Many options for tweakers.. Great price point for features. For great bargain build, pair with the Phenom II X2 550 BE. On this MB turns into fast quad core for extreme budget price.

Pros: Great features for the price. Less than 90 minutes from the time I opened the first package until Win7 was loaded and running. I had to manually set the RAM timing and the CPU speed. It has run flawlessly for the past 4 weeks. MB assembly was flat out simple. Very nicely coded components. I had to download the Win7 MB drivers from the ASRock web site as they were not on the distribution disks that came in the package. On-board LAN and sound are first rate; on-board video is more than adequate for anything other than high end gaming - definitely fine for the office and scientific applications that I run. No upgrade or flashing of the BIOS was needed.

Cons: The manual leaves something to be desired. Before starting to assemble the MB, print a large size copy of the board diagram to work from rather than trying to use the almost unreadable version inside the manual.

Overall Review: Matched this up with an AMD Phenom X2 550 Black Edition Callisto CPU, 4GB OCZ Platinum PC1600 RAM, a 300GB WD VelociRaptor HD, OCZ 700W power supply and LG SATA Blu-Ray reader. Running Win7 64bit OS. Everything came from Newegg (where else is there???). I tried to balance speed and power consumption. And since this MB supports the 140W AMD Phenom X4 CPU's, I can put that X4 965 3.4GHz processor or some future AM3 CPU on if I feel like upgrading in the future.

Pros: This board was able to unlock the 3rd and 4th core on my AMD Phenom II X2 550. That seems to be a hit and miss thing and it just shot its value up 3 fold in my book. Instructions were clear and easily understood. And, most importantly, the connections were placed where wire management wasn't a chore like some other boards I have used.

Cons: if there is a con its the speeds of the second and third PCIe slots (8x and 4x respectively).... But since I knew that going in how can it be a con?

Overall Review: As long as this board stays at its current price (99.99 as of this writing) it is a steal. I wouldn't hesitate to buy this board for any type of build.... Budget, Media Center, or Gaming, this board can handle all three.

Pros: Great looking motherboard. Perfect for beginners and amateur overclockers. Has 3 fan ports+1 CPU fan port, so it has native support for most case's fan layouts. Also is CrossfireX Ready, with an easy to use crossfire switch for up to x3! Has some great preset OC settings for OC noobs. I set at 15% oc with stock dell sink.

Cons: Doesn't have native support for the Phenom II x6. If you have this CPU, it will only run at x6 @800Mhz/core until you flash the bios. I recommend using the Windows Application on the ASRock website, and not the Instant Flash app in bios. Instant Flash was worse than a hemorrhoid to fix up, and I wouldn't recommend trying it. The windows flash app is very easy. Takes about 30 seconds, so don't be afraid newbies. The biggest issue is the darn north bridge heatsink, which is idiotically placed right next to a PCIe x 1 port, blocking larger cards. However, I'm pretty sure you can get a better sink aftermarket. Haven't looked into it yet.