ASUS ROG STRIX B250G GAMING LGA1151 DDR4 HDMI DVI M.2 Micro-ATX Motherboard with USB 3.1

Pros: Great looking, easy set up with plenty of features to use . Asus quality product as usual

Cons: Only two fan connectors on motherboard is the only con.

Pros: - Out of the Box: Visually a great looking motherboard, very "tough," durable in handling, I was not worried that anything was going to break. This is something I am always happy to see in ASUS motherboards. - Spacious: I have a Cryorig H7, and in my last build, this proved to be a very tight fit next to my RAM. On this motherboard, I have more than enough room to where my RAM is not obstructed, and I can manipulate the stick without having to remove the fan. - Ease of Use: very easy to use BIOS; worked like a charm right on bootup, no hassles what so ever - Price: I would argue this is the best micro ATX motherboards w/ an 1151 socket under $100. Simply put, you aren't going to get better than this at this price point, from a great manufacturer like ASUS. For reference, I paired this with an i5-7600k and it has been working beautifully. - Ports: PLENTY of USB ports; I know this is an issue with some people, but ASUS was on the money with this one

Cons: - The only cons (personally) were that there were no reviews. I was skeptical buying this since it was so new and there hasn't been many reviews yet, but I am glad I took the leap.

Overall Review: - Excellent MOBO at an even better price. Highly recommend to those looking to stay around this price.

Pros: The quality is great and it's a good size can easily fit a small case and it works Fine , tested eveything it is Perfect

Cons: I have not found any issues with this MOBO for now i'm happy with my purchase

Pros: Great build quality, it looks great (too bad my dark rock pro 3 literally takes up all the space so you can't even really see the mobo). UEFI bios is very easy to navigate and gives all relevant information easily.

Cons: -non so far.

Pros: - mATX form factor - supports Intel Optane Memory - sale price

Cons: - Intel B250 chip set limited to 12 PCIe lanes - The board I received required a BIOS upgrade to enable Optane Memory. It took me a lot of time to figure this out, I relied on the "intel OPTANE MEMORY READY" logo on the box :( - Intel Rapid Storage Technology software reports PCIe link width: 2x for the Optane Memory, contrary to the PCIE x4 mode stated in the specifications and on the back of the box. - I am more used to, and prefer, the ASRock BIOS interface.

Overall Review: The 12 PCIe lanes supported by the Intel B250 chip set limits the usefulness of this motherboard for graphics-intensive gaming, since they will need to be shared between storage devices and a graphics card. The speed boost provided by NVMe storage devices also is limited by the x2 operation of the board (as opposed to the advertised x4). If performance is important and your budget affords, spend a bit more for a board using a higher level Intel 200 series chip set.

Pros: it works and did so first time around. bios is nice to work with.

Cons: could use another channel fan connector

Overall Review: the box came packaged at the bottom of a shipping box. all the bubble wrap was on top, kind of defeats the purpose of it. i'm not docking a star for this though as that would be the specific seller.

Pros: Bought for the M.2 upgrade, easy install. no fuss

Cons: No mounting hardware and no manual ( although easy to find on the interweb ) Lack of additional fan plug/ placement of fan plug on the board.

Overall Review: I got this for the M.2 upgrade and it works great. very happy with this. I did expect a little more on the board as Asus is normally on top of what gamers want and need. but there are work arounds that I am using to add the additional fans. the board looks great in a case with black interior, just need more RGB and Ill be set.

Pros: Seems to work fine now I've gotten past a few issues.

Cons: 1. The two m.2 slots will NOT support SATA drives in both. The 2nd slot only will do PCIE. Not sure why this is, but Asus says it's "by design". However, you can do both m.2 slots with PCIE. This is listed in the specifications here on Newegg so my bad, I guess? 2. DOES NOT SUPPORT RAID! The reason I wanted the 2 SATA drives was to do RAID. I thought most mobos supported it at this point but I guess this is a "budget" board. Whatevs, but this is not documented on Newegg's product page. I had to ask Asus for confirmation after finding some hints on a Google search. 3. Even after replacing the 2 SATA m.2 drives with PCIE versions, one drive still would not show up. After a bunch of back and forth with Asus, they told me to install Windows and that would install a driver that the mobo needed, even though I had the latest firmware. I wasn't sure how Windows could see the drive if the mobo didn't tell it about the drive but decided to try anyway. Voila! The drive appeared.

Overall Review: So part of my not-so-good experience was my bad for not reading the specifics more carefully so I can't deduct an egg for that. Not seeing both drives is a problem, IMO, but hopefully another person who has this problem will see this review and know how to fix it without having to call Asus. Also it would be good to mention no RAID support.