Pros: Got to be one of the best Intel motherboards available. Loaded with features. Granular settings for overclocking. Express Gate allows you to surf the internet or use Skype without booting the OS. Works perferctly with Vista 64-bit.

Cons: Express Gate does not appear to support WiFi networking. When I disabled the onboard ethernet, Express Gate is no longer displayed at power-on. Onboard sound does not support multi-channel output over SPDIF/Optical (analog only).

Overall Review: Q9450 @ 3.2Ghz, 4GB Corsair XMS3, Seagate ES.2 HDD, Plextor EIDE DVD±RW, evga 9800GX2

Pros: Great price and performance. Ryzen CPUs have been solid for me.

Cons: I installed this on my ASUS Crosshair VI X370 and it was a bit of hassle to get it to boot. I had already updated to a BIOS that supports the 3rd gen Ryzen, but still had problems. Kept on getting POST code 0d and stuck at ROG boot screen. I figured out that unplugging/plugging the motherboard PSU cable got it to POST and boot.

Overall Review: My second Ryzen CPU. Upgraded from 1700x. Love the price-to-performance. I used to be exclusive to AMD way back with the first Athlon and I am happy to be back. Mostly use for music production with Cubase and gaming. Highly recommended. Specs: ASUS Crosshair Hero VI AMD Ryzen 3700x Corsair H115i Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3200 EVGA SuperNova 750 G3 GeForce RTX 2070

Pros: - I've done good with Corsair memory, so I stuck with them - Works with AMD Ryzen and ASUS Crosshair VI motherboard - I like the white LED

Cons: N/A

Pros: - Easy installation - Nice easy-to-use UEFI setup with easy overclocking options - Plenty of USB ports (which I need) - RGB lights and black PCB look sweet

Cons: - Not sure to blame Asus or Corsair, but my case front panel USB 3.0 cable got stuck on the motherboard socket header. I tried pulling it off, to reroute the cable, and the entire socket header pulled of the motherboard. I was able to plug it back in, so it wasn't too big of a deal. - What am I suppose to do with M.2 wifi slot? Is there a special add-on I can purchase from Asus? I am fine with Ethernet, but wifi option may be nice.

Overall Review: I would recommend this motherboard. For compatibility reference, I installed with the following: AMD Ryzen 1700X w/Corsair H60 liquid cooler Corsair Dominator Platinum CMD16GX4M2B3000C15 DDR4 3000MHz Samsung EVO 960 500GB NVMe I had not built a PC in 9 years, so I was concerned that I was a bit rusty. To my surprise, the system booted up properly on the first try and all devices and functions were operating. In my experience of building PC's since long ago, I found that you can have issues with any brand or any model. I've used MSI, Asus, and Gigabyte motherboards. This is my second Asus and so far I am happy. Sure, I can pick out some negatives, such as a poor firmware release, but they've all had them, especially on a brand new board.

Pros: Very fast compared to HDD. Works perfectly with my older Asus P5E3 (SATA II) motherboard running Windows 7.

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: Installed and updated firmware with no issues. I was able to ghost the system partition of my HDD to the SSD and Windows booted fine without needing to reload. I can't believe how fast it takes to boot to the desktop. Programs load almost instantly. No kidding. I didn't know what to expect, but after seeing how much of a difference in performance an SSD makes, I strongly recommend PC builders to go with an SSD for the OS. I didn't get the drive from Newegg and paid $100 less than their current price. The price of SSD's are dropping decently now. Now we just need to get those capacities up for reasonable prices. I can't wait to be able to drop a 1+TB SSD to completely eliminate the need for an HDD.

Pros: Fast performance at 1080p resolution on HDTV. Stunning graphics quality. Runs quiet. Easy installation. Able to run games smoothly at high resolutions and at highest image settings. Great price compared to other competitive products (got it for 389.99 on sale).

Cons: Limited overclocking capabilities, but this thing doesn't need overclocked anyways.