GIGABYTE GA-870A-USB3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: This board works great. Plenty of PCI slots for people like me who still have the need for them. I am running this board with an AMD Phenom II X6 1090T. It handles the processor quite well.

Cons: The BIOS in this board is GARBAGE! It doesn't detect the DEL key half of the time, you just have to keep pounding on it. If you do get it to go into BIOS, it locks up on the AHCI detection page most of the time. You just have to get lucky to get past that. I use the BIOS a lot because I often change operating systems and boot from different drives. This problem will stop me from ever buying a Gigabyte board again.

Overall Review: I keep looking for an updated BIOS, but never see one.

Pros: The motherboard works, the last 2 order from foxconn were DOA (very cheap and I was hopeful but gave up). Went back to Gigabyte because they are superb. MB = 5 star as always from my experience with Gigabyte.

Cons: NEWEGG HAD THE WRONG DESCRIPTION. They had this labeled as AM3+ Capable and had the description for the rev 3.1 and after I ordered it and it arrived not as described I was upset.

Overall Review: This works but am for the very first time unhappy with Newegg, but I guess things like that could happen easily. I did not receive any email notice or anything about the mix up they just updated the description to correctly show the rev 3.0 information.

Pros: I have used this Motherboard in three builds, all the way from version 1.0 to the newest version. The difference I have seen in this new version is that you can overclock easily just by changing the multiplier in the BIOS. I managed to reach 4.0GHZ right off the back just by changing the multiplier to 20. BTW!!! it was done on the stock cooler. AMD Phenom II 965 X4 works wonders with this board. Lots of SATA 3, and USB connections.

Cons: This Board is actually smaller then a standard ATX board in width. Could have an SLI feature build in it. The memory slots are two close to CPU socket. So if you using a big aftermarket cooler u wanna take measurements.

Pros: I needed a pair of AMD boards with SATA 6.0 GB/s and USB 3.0. Gigabyte is a brand that has never failed me, so I stuck with what I knew. It came down to this one, or a board that cost $30 more for an AM3+ socket and a heatsink on the VRMs. Imagine my surprise when I saw the box with AM3+ stamped on it in huge, Gigabyte style letters, and that black socket on the motherboard? I know there was some discontent in the past with Newegg sending out an older revision of this board that only had an AM3 socket, but those days seem to be over. Can't say everyone will have the same experience I did (and I will not be held legally liable, lolz), but my pair of boards are definitely AM3+. Good luck.

Cons: Not really a con, just more of an oddity. When the PCIE clock was set to Auto in the BIOS, AMD Overdrive was reporting that it was running at 108 MHz. I used this info to go into the BIOS and manually set it at 100. Not sure if Overdrive was just misreporting, or if it was really running that high. Anyways, might be a good idea to set that one yourself.

Overall Review: None. My last Gigabyte board, although solid, would not play nicely with my G.Skill DDR2 ram and wouldn't run it at the right speeds no matter what I did in the BIOS. This time I went with Corsair Vengeance 1600 and had no problem getting the right speeds after I set it up manually.

Pros: Easy to install, has lots of features. The bios is manageable, RAM could be easily OC'd for instance. Honestly, the most impressive feature was the thorough and complete manual. Everything else is like a standard board, just well built.

Cons: The only possible con would be the front audio hook up. It sits near the top middle at the bottom of the i/o plate in the back. No big deal...just looks funny inside with a wire crossing the video card.

Overall Review: This was a replacement board for a bad board (from another company). I do not regret the purchase at all. I put this into my dad's budget build, but I wanted a relatively future proof board. He'll get a SSD eventually, but he'll never need a better CPU. This board is a perfect fit. Gigabyte came highly recommended to me by a friend who has helped build hundreds of computers. I look forward to buying from them for my next build. I decided to place this review after reading an interview from one of the VP's at Gigabyte. The company prides itself on providing good products for DIY types (like most of us on Newegg). That's just cool.

Pros: Um, everything? This board is excellent. The RAID worked on Win7 64bit flawlessly, and the utilities it comes with are actually helpful/useful, and not overbearing like you get from some manufacturers. I mean it's almost as if Gigabyte actually thought about the person receiving the board when they designed it and the installation to go along with it. I've had two ASUS motherboards before this one, and provided no catastrophic failure Gigabyte has me hooked for life. The quality leaves little to be desired, the CD they provide actually has everything you need and doesn't require a genius to figure out (although I am an IT professional it is nice to know that the average user could install it). I'm estatic as a person working in the field to see a company who actually seems to care about their customers, and isn't looking for a quick buck.

Cons: Zip

Overall Review: AMD Phenom II 955 BE 3.2 stock GTX 465 OC a tad. 8 GB of Gskill 1333mhz Rosewill 1 kilowatt PSU Win 7 Prof x64 Onboard Sound (which is excellent for normal use) Onboard LAN

Pros: Nicely equipped. Gigabyte Quality.

Cons: Lack of accessories. Needs a system fan outlet near the processor seeing as how there is usually a fan on the back of the case. Had to plug it at the bottom of the board.

Overall Review: Unlocked a Phenom II X2 555 with no problems whatsoever if anybody was curious. Pretty solid board so far.

Pros: Had this motherboard for over 3 years, and it has worked flawlessly for my regular use. Haven't tried overclocking with it or anything yet. Plenty of SATA slots as well

Cons: None as far as I can tell, though I do wish it had a couple more fan power connectors

Overall Review: Solid buy, though probably outdated for most people at this point, would highly recommend if it suits your needs