Pros: Plenty of features, the LEDs are nice without being gaudy like a lot of the other x299 boards. Lots of usb on the back.

Cons: I too noticed scratches on my board, which has now died after 3 days of having it. The leds on the board including power buttons still light up, but attempting to power it on does nothing. I've tried swapping out every component. Was never able to get my corsair RGB memory to work with it either.

Overall Review: Was expecting a lot when paying for a top of the line board, but wait for the BIOS to be fixed and hopefully some quality control.