Pros: This is one action packed motherboard, has to be one of THE BEST boards that I have ever used ! Accepts ddr3 memory and yes ddr3 1600 will work on this board. The layout of the board is great, has firewire which the dfi lanparty boards dont have. Haven't used the oc dial as of yet, no need to since the bios makes overclocking fast and simple. Just read some online reviews and you will see why so many are saying this is the best am3 bord on the market as of now.

Cons: Only one thing i can think of The onboard sound pins are at the bottom left of the board ( I had no problems using Xclio 360plus case very long wires)

Overall Review: Lots of reviews are saying you can only run in dual channel mode with 2 sticks of memory in the first two slots, Let me make it clear this is not the case at all. I am running 2 kits of OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kits model OCZ3P1600EB4GK in all 4 memory slots and bios shows it at dual channel and 1600Mhz Everything bought here at NewEgg AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 Motherboard 2 Kits Of OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 OCZ3P1600EB4GK HIS Radon HD 4890 Turbo X2 Crossfire mode Corsair 850TX PSU (850 WATTS) WD VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB X2 Raid Mode XCLIO A380PLUS-BK Case 2 Pioneer 20X DVD/RW Sata Edition Rosewill RCR-IC002 74-in-1 Card Reader

Pros: works good when new

Cons: allows groth of alge after a 2 months coolant turned a brownish color and flakes started to appear in the bottom of the duel reservoir I have.

Overall Review: got away from this coolant and started using distilled water with a mixture of hy-per lube super coolant and a silver coil to prevent alge growth. 3 months on this mixture and none of the problems as befor.

Pros: AC 1200 speed Adjustable with usb cable Beam Forming Push ‘N’ Connect feature Duel Band

Cons: So far not one con that can I think of !

Overall Review: Since installing I had not had any droped connections on a pc running 24 hr a day, very stable. I am using Asus RT-AC68R [AC-1900] Router The pc is in the back part of the house with 3 walls in the way and the adapter has full bars showing, so the strength of this adapter is really good for the size it is. Speaking on the size, it is just a bit bigger then the netgear n adapter that it is replacing. The Push ‘N’ Connect feature makes it super easy to connect it to a router that supports this feature. I get a connection rate of 866.5 mbps in 5ghz band, with it using the usb cable and it sitting on top of the pc case. A great upgrade from wireless N to AC, from a 300 mbps to a 866 mbps connection. Almost gigabit speeds at a wireless connection, what else needs to be said.

Pros: I'm suprised at how good these chips really are. Loaded xmp profile of 2400Mhz @1.65v with no problems. I was able to set it manualy to run at 2800Mhz @1.75v ran prime for 8 hours with no problems. The memory coolers are lower profile so you shouldn't have any conflics with cpu coolers fitting. Blows away a set of OCZ platinum DDR3 1600Mhz cas6 6-6-7 Lifetime Warranty

Cons: Memory timings can be picky when setting up manualy, it really like the factory set timings, but with just a small voltage increase it does run great.

Overall Review: If you are building a new rig I would definitely check these out ! Intel Core i5-4690K Devil's Canyon @ 4.5Ghz GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB DDR3 2400 @ 2800Mhz Silicon Power S60 240GB Corsair TX850W Antec 1200 case Corsair H100i

Pros: 4 LED Power Indicator Auto Shut-Off Good Build Quality 2.1 AMP Output = Fast Charging

Cons: None So Far !!

Overall Review: Works as described When I first got it, I charged it to full charge took 4 hours to reach 100%, all 4 led lit solid. I have a HTC ONE M-8 it took 3 hours to recharge it from 2% to 100%, just as fast as the wall charger that it came with the phone. With 2.1 AMP output it will also charge tablets as well as phones.I have used it on a Samsung tab 10.5 and i-pad air2 with out any problems what so ever. The unit itself feels well built and solid, it has a light rubber coating that helps to grip it better.

Pros: Runs at 2133 AMD AMP and Intel XMP Ready Low Profile Very nice heat spreaders

Cons: None

Overall Review: Runs at advertised speeds of 2133 with no problems, using fx 8350. Had to enable AMD AMP Profile in bios on gigabyte 990fxa-ud3 which set the correct speed and voltage rates. Have not tried to manualy overclock the memory yet, but I really see no need to, at the speed its running now, its very fast and responsive. Windows Rating 7.9 ....VERY NICE...