Pros: The board is great- has every feature you can think of and looks sexy while offering all of them. The X79 platform absolutely screams and the ability to have two SSD in a 6gbps/s SATA RAID is awesome. G Skill ram worked flawlessly as I installed 24gb in quad-channel config, and crossfire works/fits great as well.

Cons: The very end of my HD6950 just barely fit- it is flush with the top of the red intel SATA connector. The board is pricey, but you get what you pay for.

Overall Review: A lot of people have been complaining about BF3 not coming with the board- just to add my 2 cents, I ordered the board right when it came out and I got my copy. THERE IS NO CD in the box, it is just a tiny little piece of cardboard/plastic about 3x2 inches with a scratch-off portion for your activation code. I'm wondering if some people inadvertently threw it away?

Pros: Arrived appearing in good condition, will boot with integrated graphics

Cons: PC will not boot/post with 3080 inserted. I've checked all power connections and seating etc, no luck. If I remove the card, PC boots and works perfectly using integrated graphics.

Overall Review: Irritating.