Pros: comparable to WD Black; priced better....faster and cheaper than the standard Black drives. seems quieter also..performs like the black drives used to

Cons: none so far

Overall Review: Have always been a fan of WD Black drives- have never had 1 fail to the point data wasn't retrievable. Lately the black drives seem to be having issues. the last 1 (1yrs old with light use) I sent thru WD for rma, they sent me a blue drive for the replacement...very disappointed- it is sketchy at best (noisey and doesn't always spin up)- wont keep anything important on it. This drive is cheaper and has considerably better continuous read and write speeds, at least on my system (write/read both about 130 mbs on LARGE files)....I was about to give up on WD

Pros: Core Unlocker, worked for me.

Cons: Doesn't seem to OC well, Graphics Flicker.

Overall Review: Had a Phenom II x2 BE 3.2 (unlocked to x4) in an Asrock 770 extreme3 OC.d to 3.8 with FSB of 2600 (Gskill 1600 mem) - put processor and mem in this board and can only get 3.4 with fsb of 2400 with ram down to 1333 from 1600. Fussed with this for hours. wei on ram now 5.9 (was 7.6 on asrock) even without OC on processor cant get ram to run @ 2600 FSB. I can get 1600 mem speed, but doesn't change wei score and processor score drops. Can't get display to stop flickering, so will have to put graphics card in it. For what its worth graphics gets a 4.6 Aero and 5.4 gaming. 3rd ASUS board for me, am sticking with the ASRock boards from now on (11 of them with NO problems on any of them) Odd that the "economy" division of ASUS make better boards.

Pros: Stable, quiet and coll.

Cons: None really, cables seem a little stiff but I've seen much worse.

Overall Review: I would recommend this to anyone - at least at this power level. They don't have a big market share and some models have had bad reviews. But I'm really don't put much stock in many "professional" reviews and at this time I haven't seen many on this model. This thing has had the most stable voltages I've ever seen personally. Sometimes it might drop .01v on a sudden heavy surge, but the one I got holds voltages right on spec better than a couple of pricey platinum "highly" rated power supplies I've had. That said, I can't test the protection circuits, ripple currents and other tech stuff like that - I'm just going on the voltages. It's quiet and just does it's job...something I don't have to think about. Voltages are always right where they should be, even on extended OC testing. I'll just have to wait and see if it lasts.

Pros: Still an ASRock so it works, I've personally gotten a bad one with the exception that 2 have had the onboard ethernet quit working.

Cons: *Skipped installing a connector for the second NVME Slot (which wouldn't be full speed anyways on this class MB) *Skipped installing a connector to add 2 additional SATA Ports

Overall Review: For about the same price the ASRock Pro 4 is a much better value. It has a 2nd NVME slot, 6 SATA connections, 2 Gen 3.1 5GB onboard connectors and has 3.2 10Gb on rear (1 type A + 1 type C) for about the same price -and also has a M2 wifi connector. All usable at the same time. I had this same MB without the /AC. It doesn't come with a wifi card, but has the M2 slot to add one. It also has a 2nd NVME and 6 SATA connectors- but you do lose 2 SATA ports if you use the 2nd NVME or vice-versa; but it gives you a choice making it more versatile. Wifi cards aren't that pricey. Looking closely at both, I'm really thinking I might try soldering on a second NVME from another ASRock MB that got an engine dropped on it and then flash it with the non /AC bios (checksums are different). I can't see any difference in the tracers or any other missing components. It might not work but I'm betting it would. If it bricks I want to try a new thing I haven't used yet to write new bios to chips anyways. I'm using 3 of the Pro 4 MB's and bought 2 spares because they were cheaper - at least when I bought them - and they've worked so well for me. DDR5 ram is at a price I'll never afford. I'd rather buy a Dual sport motorcycle than DDR5. I can do all the things I need to on a DDR4 PC.

Pros: Everything - One of their best reliability models. All kinds of network control, built in VPNs, Free asus DNS, No need for WRT. Updated regularly. There isn't any extra monthly charge for parental controls and trend micro built in firewall also blocks infected computers on local network from the rest of the network computers. Can turn off the LED's!!

Cons: Doesn't prevent me from being an idiot during various OS installs on PCs.

Overall Review: Never have any issues with the better ASUS routers. Using this and added my RT-AC68U as air mesh. The old router still transmits/receives fine after 5 years, I just wanted AX capabilities. Can connect to my network from inside my bank a block away with either router (2.4 band), but not a lot of congestion where I live. Excellent options, don't even need WRT.....

Pros: Not overpriced like many are now. Will last a very long time, I probably did about 30 processors before I needed to reorder and I put excess on many times. Not conductive and I've never seen it harden completely or become a nightmare to break loose. Not the best at reducing temps but still very good - much better than most compounds included with processors/coolers

Cons: It's like using anti seize, gets on everything. Stringy, not as bad as say STP or Lucas, but still stringy.

Overall Review: I've used this for about 20 years. I've never had any trouble separating a processor and cooler using this - just a couple of twists and it comes apart. I've pulled coolers off that were attached over 15 years and although it wasn't as pliable as it was it hadn't turned to cement. There are more efficient products around but they are expensive and many are conductive. Some are nearly impossible to get parts apart after time. This is my go to and works well. If you're needing a better thermally conductive material than this, then maybe you should consider looking for a better cooler instead.