Pros: -Great amount of onboard connectivity. -6 X Sata 3 6Gb/s ports (don't know what the previous reviewer was talking about no new Sata connectivity?) -2nd Sata 2 controller for 2 addtional onboard ports (w raid capability), Plus 2 eSata ports with their own controller that can also Raid. -Onboard Power, Reset, and Clear CMOS buttons for overclocking are very handy. -Dual Bios -High Quality contrsuction and Components -Award Bios -890FX 32 PCI-E 2.0 lanes for either true 16x/16x Crossfire or for a good video card and some add-on storage/hardware raid/USB 3.0 cards for future proofing. Running 1055t @ 3.6Ghz stable with stock Coolermaster Hyper 212.

Cons: Seems they could have shifted the ram slots a touch further away from the socket. I went to add a second fan for push/pull, but it's an 1/8th inch too fat and push into the ram's (Patriot Viper) medium tall heatsinks. Mushkin/Crucial/Corsair XMS and other minimal heatsink ram should slip under a second 120mm fan on that side. The clips that come with the Hyper 212 allow me to mount a fan clipped on the heatsink above the ram, not the cleanest or most ideal with the fan sticking 1/4" above the top but it works if you need the extra airflow. NB runs a bit hot, but is typical. Core Temps not reading in AMD Overdrive or other. Only Bios is currently reading CPU temp accurately.

Overall Review: Seems the other poster who was having issues got a bad chip or board. They only ever released a Rev.2, because they updated the original design to add USB 3.0 or something like that (can't remember exactly) so there shoudn't be any possible way to have a Rev.1. Also the Bios is still at F1, and there currently are no updates so that shouldn't be an issue. The current Bios should fully recognize X6 chips. Maybe try clearing the CMOS and starting over or Flash from the back-up Bios. Have you downloaded AMD Overdrive and seen if it recognizes 6 cores or tried turning on core unlock in the extremely off chance you somehow got a locked core CPU. Last I wish Gigabyte would split the manual and auto settings for ram 1st and 2nd timings like Asus. And a bit more fine adjustment in some of their voltage settings.

Pros: Good layout, the drives are off to the side in a drop-in mount so it makes it extremely easy to add them. I am using the case for a home server and was able to fit the IcyDock 3-in-2 Sata HDD bay. Nice not to have any further power or interface cables cluttering over the motherboard like center mounted drives on some cases. I never ran the case with the stock fans so I can't say how loud they are, instead I replaced them with 2 Scythe 9 dB 120's and it is near silent. I had to take a belt sander to the fins of the Zalman radial Cu CPU cooler so they wouldn't touch the fan housings and potentially vibrate. Running a G33M-DS2R board with X3210 G0 and it runs super cool. I have the fans blowing in instead of exhausting so the air blows across the ram and cpu cooler. A very well designed case indeed

Cons: Not a true aluminum face, looks nice though. If only they made this exact version with the true aluminum, I don't need a display or knob as on the enhanced version.

Overall Review: Supposedly Seasonic makes the Earthwatts power supplies for Antec. There is ample room between the case lid and the top of the power supply to neatly zip tie up any unused power cables.