Question 1

Does this motherboard have wifi built in, and how do I tell?

Accepted Answer

It does not have WiFi built in. Most motherboards don't, so you would probably have to search specifically for one that does. However, WiFi is so cheap and easy to add on with either a card or a USB dongle I wouldn't recommend basing your motherboard selection on that feature.

Question 2

Does this support front panel usb 3.0?

Accepted Answer

Newegg's specifications page is incorrect in listing 2 x USB 3.0 under Internal I/O Connectors. The board that I have does not have a connector for front panel USB 3.0 and the A68H series manual makes no mention of front panel USB 3.0 support.

Question 3

Sorry to ask another question but my build wouldn't post until I bought a separate graphics card.  Does that mean there's something wrong with my mobo?  And also when I opened my mobo the PCIE 3.0 slot was chipped slightly and the clip was broken off.  I would exchange it but I just want to use my build already.  Would this slot still work fine or will I have issues down the road with my graphics card?

Accepted Answer

Ofcoarse theres allways a chance for the mobo to have a problem.but i would say it might be bios prblems.if you realy feel you want the integrated graphics to work.try flashing bios update.all so,check bios and windows performance to see if all cores are detected on the cpu.because this processor is a gpu/cpu hybryd.i would say if cpu is workin good and your happy with performance of build with graphix card and the low cost of this project.use it until you want something else.and if the clip is broke off and you still are able to have card in it,that might not be that big of a problem.

Question 4

Will this fit in an ATX case?

Accepted Answer

Oh yes, no problems it'll fit

Question 5

Does this stil come with a cooler?

Accepted Answer

The board doesn't come with a cooler. If you buy a retail version of the cpu, it comes with a cooler.

Question 6

From the reviews, it looks like there's a 50/50 shot at the board being DoA. I'm thinking about getting this for an APU build (probably A8-7600). As of December 2015, has anything been done about the BIOS on these? I'm doing an APU build so I don't have to get a discrete video card. If I need a card for this board to work, I'll just do a different board instead.

Accepted Answer

Hey! TJR! I do believe your building in the right direction! I have never had a DOA board from Newegg! I don't pay too much attention to those reviews, as this is an ASUS board and never have trouble with them. I used the A68H with the A10 7700K APU W/R/7 Graphics 6 GPU + 4 CPU. Sweet!!! Built it for my Wife, I tried to take it back as it was almost twice as fast as mine, or seemed. Wonderful video output specs. Just look at specs, tab and get the most amount of Ram as you can. 4K Ready, UEFI Bios. I could go on & on, I would sure recommend this board!

Question 7

Can anyone recommend a really good graphics card that is compatible with this motherboard?
My son built a pc with this motherboard and was happy with the graphics, but since that time there are some games that still lag. I was wanting to get him one for Christmas.

Accepted Answer

My best recommendation for your question would have a few factors to consider.

-as long as the card is a PCIe Express

-Then you will want to consider that the power supply that is currently in your son's computer will be able to handle and supply the voltage to the card.

-When purchasing a card you want to look for ONBOARD dedicated memory, which helps not to take away from the system RAM when gaming

--If you want to reply back I would be happy to help further if you can find out and provide the max output of the power supply

Question 8

I was just wondering if this Motherboard is compatible with the AMD Athlon 860K straight out of the box?

Accepted Answer

Per Justin, AMD processors called Athlon that can fit this socket type have the banner on the box "A separate graphics card is required"in big red letters. Those soldered-on mobo display connections simply hook to the GPU etched alongside the CPU (1 piece of silicon, under the cooling fan); "Athlon" series costs less, since none have a working GPU section. You get an Athlon knowing you'll want better graphics from day 1.

Question 9

Hey guys, for this mobo I've been seeing people say that you need to buy a graphics card before you can update bios to use the integrated graphics?  Is this true? Or is there a way to boot up without a graphics card only using whats built in to the mobo?

Accepted Answer

This motherboard absolutely is ready to plug and play out of the box! You do not need to do anything extra! That being said the graphics are coming from your CPU/GPU unless you managed to find a CPU For this hard that doesn't have the integrated GPU..

That being said unless you wanted a dedicated graphics card to really dive into gaming, a graphics card is not needed.

Question 10

Well it run out of the box a 7850K without the need of a bois flash?

Accepted Answer

You can run it out of the box, but eventually, you may want to look and see of there are updates for the bios. Sometimes, some of your components might work better with a newer bios. If there is an update available for your bios, you need to follow very important directions to update.

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