Pros: This is a great motherboard. USB 3.0, FM2, 4 RAM slots. Nice layout. installed without any problems.

Cons: Only thing here and reason for 4 eggs is this, unable to use a VGA adaptor on the DVI port. Not sure why at this point but five adaptors and not one fits.

Overall Review: Dvi adaptor problem I had only pertains when your trying to run 2 older monitors. Maybe I'm missing something and you have an answer for the issue. I just ordered an HDMI to VGA adaptor to resolve it.still extra cost involved here.

Pros: -Overall good build quality. Have had great experiences with Gigabyte "Ultra Durable" motherboards in the past. -Great RAID functionality (all 8 SATA ports can be used for RAID). -BIOS is pretty well-polished for first release. -This board can take a ton of RAM (64GB). -FM2 platform is very power efficient.

Cons: -Realtek LAN... if this was an Intel controller, this board would be perfect!! -Price... discount/promotions make this board much more appealing.

Overall Review: Used this board as a base for a new Windows Home Server build. The RAID function on this board (A85X to be more specific) are what sold me. All 8 SATA ports can be used under the same RAID controller. Also AMD's "RAIDXpert" software works on this system! Without going to a true hardware RAID controller (much more $$$), this is a great option. This is an easy board to work with. Good feature set for the price. I was also surprised by how power efficient the FM2 platform is. With 7 HDDs and an A4, this system only draws 65W from the wall at idle!! I have had no issues with the chipset (or any other component) overheating. Highly recommend this board if it's in your price range. The System: GA-F2A85XM-D3H (This board) A4-5300 CPU 8GB DDR3 1600 RAM 5x 1TB HDDs in RAID5 2x 500GB HDDs in RAID0 WHS 2011 x64

Pros: This is my 3rd ultra durable giga byte board. It has not disappointed. Booted clean, runs cool with stock heat sinks, bios is easy and instructions are clear. Plenty of USB 3 connections.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Build: Silverstone GD05B AMD A10-5800 Corsair Vengeance 8Gb RAM Lite On Blu Ray writer w/3D playback Hauppage HVR 2250 OCZ SSD system disk WD Blue 1 TB data disks (2) Thermaltake Gold Plus PSU

Pros: Great, does everything, has everything I need it for....

Cons: There is a little static in the sound nothing to worried about

Pros: Worked for time being

Cons: This board is on Firmware 2.7 I did a windows search for it... a lot of time fighting with tech support that assumes I do not know anything... I don't know it all hence why I thought I had tech support... so much for that Do not buy this board ANY REVISION!! One post earlier stated 1.2 V of MB. And frankly if I am treated like this by tech support I don't wish to receive their help. Therefore I wish not to buy their product. BOUGHT A NEW PS BECAUSE THE BOARD WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE STATED CLOCK SPEED OF 1866 AFTER 6 MONTHS

Overall Review: ------------ Model Name : GA-F2A85XM-D3H(rev. 1.1) -------------------------- M/B Rev : 1.1 BIOS Ver : 1 Serial No. : 132340050355 Purchase Dealer : newegg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VGA Brand : APU Model : Richland CPU Brand : AMD Model : 6800K Speed : 4.1 GHz Operation System : Win 7 64-bit SP : 1 Memory Brand : Type : DDR3 Memory Size : 4x4GB Speed : 1866 Power Supply : 430 W -*denotes me I can not get to the bios screen it locks up either on blue screen with logo of UFEI bios/ cant change boot order (using keyboard or mouse)/ etc. Tried CMOS jumper and battery, the firmware says I have the latest Bios... but my problem does not allow me to say which one. I need to get to bios to change boot order in particular. That is my main concern I have dropped down to one drive (though the others were previously working with bios). Dear Customer, If you only test with the following hardware installed it will exhibit the same results? - cpu along with heatsinkfan - single stick of memory - onboard video -Today I tried only the cpu w/ heatsink and fan, single stick of memory and the onboard video same results. it either DEL - Locks on a blue screen of the UEFI bios with UEFI Bios listed on top F12 - shows the current boot order with inablity to change it either with the mouse or keyboard. (on two different keyboards and mouse) and the other options to get to bios result in similar results to the first one. Did you tried swapping out any hardware such as memory with another spec to testing the results? -I see where this is going... No I do not have 140 dollars more RAM laying around to under clock it to 1600 to run a APU in a stable state. This RAM has served 3 complete builds and I just did a Extended 2 pass Memory Diagnostics and MemTest86 with no issues found. I had the memory clocked to 1866 for about 6 months then I started having issues with random. AND I did plug in the APU to another MB (MSI A88X) W/ the memory tonight to cover that basis and was able to get to their BIOs. It also seems I it is more then just I with a case 11/10/2013 and maybe even 9/13/2013 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128572 ... Do you have a solution? Or am I getting the run around??

Pros: Great looking board, lots of features, seems durable.

Cons: Dead out of the box. Just got it today, put it in, didnt work, back to using old motherboard. :(

Pros: None... Was DOA!

Cons: CPU Fan slow and won't boot up. DOA out of box!

Overall Review: I got this as a combo with an AMD CPU & didn’t research it like I should have and many people are having problems with this M/B!

Pros: Motherboard worked great for 6 months without any issues.

Cons: Motherboard failed after 6 months. It was always surge protected, and I have tried different power supplies, but the motherboard no longer works. It will not even boot to bios.