Overall Review: I purchased this motherboard soon after it was released, at full price. I regret that decision, not that I spent so much money on it (since it's now $250 cheaper), but that I am unable to use it for overclocking like I had hoped. The included water block does not provide adequate cooling for my stock i9-12900K. When running a Cinebench stress test, the CPU temp immediately spikes to 105C and stays there until I stop testing. I repasted 3 times with 2 different brands of paste, and also installed a Thermalright LGA1700 contact frame. Fortunately, video games do not stress the CPU like Cinebench so I am able to play without thermal throttling. But that's not the only issue with overclocking. The DDR5 5600 MHz RAM I'm using (which is on the QVL) is not stable when running in XMP. About once a week I would experience BSOD or random lockups. I now run the RAM at base 4000 MHz for stability. It's possible that I lost the "silicon lottery" for the CPU, the RAM, or the motherboard (or all three), but I'm certainly not getting the speed I paid for. There are other minor issues. - The included digital leak detector was defective. Fortunately, no leaks so far. - I am unable to use the front USB ports with bootable USB media. I have to boot from the rear USB ports. - It takes 45 seconds to boot to Windows 10. - The 10GB Ethernet adapter would occasionally freeze with my 1GB network. The 2.5GB Ethernet adapter works fine. - My Logitech wireless headset has significantly decreased range with this motherboard. I ended up getting rid of my HyperX Cloud Alpha wireless headset because the microphone would crackle with my new computer, something I never experienced with my old PC or my laptop. Disabling the wireless LAN adapter made no difference. - When I ran the RAM in XMP, any change to hardware (such as plugging in a new USB device or changing which DisplayPort my monitor was plugged into) would result in 5 beeps after rebooting. I haven't experienced this issue since I reconfigured the RAM to run at base speed. There are some nice features though. - One of the rear USB A ports has a "BIOS Flashback" feature which allows for updating the BIOS without booting the computer. I had to use this feature since the BIOS shipped with the motherboard would not work with my CPU/RAM configuration. - There are 2x USB A 3.2 Gen2 (10Gbps) ports and 2x USB C Thunderbolt 4 ports on the rear. I am using 1 USB A and 1 USB C with two 10Gbps USB hubs since there are only 4 USB A 3.2 Gen 1 ports on the rear, and I have a lot of USB devices. - The included M.2 heat sink works well to keep my SSD from high temps. - The onboard OLED display was useful for initial debugging. - Despite being listed as an EATX motherboard, it fits fine in a Fractal Meshify 2 Compact case. I feel I would have been better off buying a standard motherboard and an aftermarket water block. I would have paid less, and I think a standard water block would make better contact with the CPU. As the saying goes, "live and learn".

Pros: Good bass and decent sound overall. Very light. Small carrying case included with several sizes of rubber earbuds. Paired easily with both my Nexus 4 and Windows 7.

Cons: There is a high-pitched electronic buzzing during any soft music passages (and phone calls) which is very noticeable and annoying. The charging cable is proprietary, meaning if you lose it or break it (since it relies on a spring-loaded clip to make contact) you are out of luck. The battery life is short. I was able to get about 3 hours of music time before a recharge was necessary. So don't expect to use these all day. Not great for phone calls. The other party could hear me, but said it was very faint and sounded like I was in a cardboard box. The controls are basic (3 buttons), but for some reason the Vol Up button is also the Prev Track button, which is opposite of what is stated in the manual. Bluetooth range is short. Simply having the cable below my jacket collar interrupts the signal.

Overall Review: I have two pairs of MEElectronics corded "noise isolating" earbuds which I like and use occasionally. I also have two pairs of bluetooth headsets (Sennheiser MM100 and Jaybird Bluebuds X) which were very expensive but sound fantastic. I decided to try these relatively inexpensive (after promo code) bluetooth earbuds . I guess you get what you pay for. They're not horrible. The bass is pretty good. The fit is fairly standard for in-ear buds (uncomfortable after a while). But the high-pitched electronic buzz gives me a headache. I guess if all you listen to is consistently loud music with no soft passages, you probably won't even notice the annoying buzz. I definitely wouldn't recommend buying these at full price. But if you can get them for cheap and plan on using them for short periods in noisy environments (I'm thinking the gym), then they might be a decent purchase.

Pros: Small, shiny, high capacity, comes with attachment chain.

Cons: Random data corruption upon copying to/from the drive.

Overall Review: Upon initial receipt, I tried copying a large amount (10GB) of MP3 files. A few did not read correctly. I reformatted (FAT32) and retried the test. A different set of files was corrupted. Then I formatted NTFS and tried again. Similar results with different files corrupted. Bottom line is that I cannot depend on this drive.