Pros: A lot of USB ports. 8 SATA ports (a must for my build preference). Stable (only after using RAM that is listed as compatible). Nice looking. Hefty, solid feel.

Cons: If you have some random stability issues, check your RAM for compatibility. ~Explained~ After initial build it seemed solid for about a week, then began to freeze at random times (sometimes at idle just doing file management, sometimes at 100% load). Over time it became more unstable and eventually unusable. I had upgraded from an X-99 build and used my old DDR4 3000 RAM. Decided to see if it was on the motherboard compatibility list on Asus's website and it was NOT. I bought some RAM that IS on the QVL and what do you know, 100% stable all the time over a month now. *Asus Armory Crate setting in the BIOS actually injects an .exe file INTO the operating system at boot unless disabled. Bad Asus, Bad.

Overall Review: I have been building systems since 1999, and have done well over 1000 builds (literally). I therefore should have checked the RAM compatibility before blindly using my old RAM. However I was unable to afford new RAM initially so it was more of a "hope it works" situation. This board turned out to be a solid pick after making sure to use RAM that is actually on the QVL from Asus's website. 100% load for extended periods and stable always now. My case has 6 external drive bays and am still using a SATA drive for the OS, therefore a motherboard with 8 SATA ports was necessary for my build. The board boots a little slower (about 7 seconds) than my old (still in use) Z-97 build. Looking at why it seems to be a DDR4 specific POST time increase that is universal and, apparently, unavoidable. I therefore will not deduct an egg from the board, as it is a DDR4 universal problem. Running a R7 3700X with a Noctua NH-D14 is better on this than it was with a Z-97 build because RAM of the same height clears the cooler on an AM4 (Trident Z) but would not on a Z-97 (Trident X). Going from the Wraith Prism to a Noctua NH-D14 made a noticeable difference in overall performance and temps system wide (as it keeps the internal case temps lower). Waited till I could hash out any problems (was all RAM) and verify it is a stable, solid build before posting a review. Overall I would recommend the board if you pay attention to and therefore avoid the cons. Build: Strix X570-E (latest BIOS and drivers) 16 GB Trident-Z 3600 (CL 16-16-16) R7 3700X Noctua NH-D14 GTX 970 Samsung 850 Pro 256 Multiple HDD EVGA 750 Supernova G2 Win 10 Pro

Pros: Quick boot Can use Classic shell Good game performance

Cons: When you need to reference the document(s) you are reading to pull up another document, there is no world in which it is helpful to click "start" and have it cover up the document you need to reference. Example: Wind 7: Click "Start" Point to "Word" ->pop-out of recent documents appears. Reference the document number from document you are currently reading. Select the appropriate document from pop-out. Done. Win 8.1 Same situation click "Start" ---WALL APPEARS--- CANNOT reference current document No pop-outs possible Completely anti productive in a workplace environment.

Overall Review: You seriously need Classic Shell to make this OS productive for those who necessarily have to reference documents multiple times a day (especially when there are nearing 75 documents in Word, Excel, ppt, etc and they are all referenced by numbers). It has all been said before (and defended against by those who do not require serious productivity, yet claim they do).

Overall Review: Bought for a friend. Works in his laptop built in early 2012 by Dell, auto configured itself to 1600 MHz.

Pros: Won't write detailed reviews here anymore as they frequently get rejected.

Overall Review: What a shame.

Pros: Bought for some others.

Overall Review: Reports still working good after a year or more, can't remember when purchased.

Pros: Bought for a friend , still reports working good and fast after about a year.

Overall Review: Can't recall when exactly was purchased.