ASUS P6X58D-E LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Really... there's so much to say about this board. - Great overclocker. Using a guide that I found on the Asus forums, I got my i7 930 to 4.0ghz in no time with a Corsair H50. Someone with no overclocking experience getting to 4.0ghz in an hour without ONE blue screen or freeze up should you tell something about the board. - Nearly identical to the Asus P6X58D Premium for $60 less. They took out a LAN port, and removed a cooling pipe between the two heatsinks on the board, but otherwise they're very similar. - Having those two extra SATA ports on the bottom was helpful for me when plugging in the eSATA from my Storm Sniper case. - The pins used for plugging in the case controls not only were listed in the manual, but were also written clearly on the board itself, and on an optional adapter that they give you to make it simpler. I didn't use the adapter, but it's helpful to look at when installing these. - X.M.P. worked flawlessly with my G-Skill 2000mhz memory.

Cons: There aren't any serious cons, but there are a few things I should mention. - You can't keep your RAID array and primary single hard drive on the same controller. I have a 74gb Raptor primary with two 500gb Caviar Blacks in RAID 0 for my games and programs. I plugged everything into the Intel Matrix controller, and selected RAID, and chose the array. For whatever reason, it didn't like this, and wouldn't load into Windows 7. I got around this by moving my Raptor onto the Marvell SATA 6 controller, and leaving the RAID 0 array on the Intel, but I lost all of my programs and files on the array. I would have lost the files anyway (because I was coming from an Nvidia controller on an EVGA 750i), but the freeze-up while loading thing was a problem. - BIOS is great, but has poor labeling for some overclocking features. For example, if you're trying to find the uncore frequency, you probably won't have much luck unless you look in the manual.

Overall Review: Great board all around! If you use Google and look up "P6X58D-E", you can find the few (and minor) differences between this and P6X58D Premium. If you need help overclocking, just use the Asus forums... they're incredible helpful. Make sure to look at the forums for the Premium model though, because the ones for this board are limited. They're so similar though that you can apply all of the same things to this board.

Pros: I've had this baby up and running for a couple weeks and so far so good. I got it to OC a machine I used for photo editing and a tiny bit of gaming. I have it running an i7 920. I got it to boot at 4.5Ghz but I backed down and have it stable at 3.9Ghz. =D

Cons: This Board seems to have an issue with certain aftermarket coolers. Some coolers will cause the board not to recognize RAM in all the slots. I'm running a Thermalright Venomous X. For some reason the middle two memory banks would not work when the cooler was installed (but worked fine with the intel cooler). I had 6gis (3x2igigs) of memory and it would only recognize 4gigs. After RMAing the first board and having the same issue. I searched asus forums I found the problem. The mounting screws for the aftermarket cooler's bracket on the bottom of the board need to be insulated so they do not touch the board. Use fiber or plastic washers and that will do the trick.

Pros: This board is unbelievable. It booted up with no issues and has been stable since I have got it. Overclocking is superb on this board. Easily got to 4.2 ghz on my Xeon W3520 in less than 20 min of installing windows. Passed prime 95 for 24 hours and LinX for 300+ passes. Truly amazing results so far on this board. This board is quality, Has that good quality feel to it. The bios is also excellent, It has everything you need to overclock and then some. North bridge, VRM and SB temps are also very good. The layout is fairly good it can handle tri-fire or tri-sli which is a +. For a long time I have been looking for "The perfect motherboard" well I might have just found it!

Cons: It didn't come out sooner. Thats about it.

Overall Review: This board is actually in some senses better than the premium which is $60.00+ more. .P6X58D-E has the Marvell 9128 chip, While the P6X58D- Premium has the Marvell 9123 Controller. (It means the E version has a better controller and supports RAID better) P6X58D-E also has the better VIA VT6308P controller while the P6X58D-Premium has VIA VT6308 (IEEE 1394). So I see no reason why not to get this board!!

Pros: Worked for last 11 months

Cons: The MB failed after 11 mo. The board would not power up. I called the Customer Service and they said they will fix the board. It took about 15 days for me to receive the board and it powers up but wouldn't post- The memok lights constantly without any significant reason. I am going through the second RMA process. They said I can do Advanced RMA replacement, so I sent the form right away, but received the email stating that they sent wrong form and they want me to send them back. I called Asus customer service to see if they can honor faster shipping, but they keep forwarding my call to the "supervisor" who never answers. The worst customer service period. DO NO BUY THIS BOARD.

Pros: It fits correctly in an appropriate case.

Cons: Even before I started having problems with this ram speed had to be set to 1600 manually. But that's not the problem I'm complaining about. For months now my computer has been shutting down randomly (powering off, no error). It took FOREVER to locate the problem. I replaced the PSU to no avail, and then replaced the motherboard (this model with this model) to no avail. Tested everything, heat, ram, harddrive, CPU and GPU stress tests, running the parts outside the case, having the case open, before I found the actual problem. The 24 pin connector is loose. It doesn't stay in tight, and over time the connection loosens up and voltage drops to the point that it just shuts off. I'd blame this on a defective motherboard or defective PSU but since I replaced BOTH already it seems like its just a bad design. I have a PSU tester which holds the connector in nice and tight and reports constant voltage and whatnot so I know its not the PSU.

Overall Review: This has given me major headaches over the last few months and I'm just glad I found the issue before replacing the expensive CPU and GPU. I guess I just have to cough up the money and buy a different brand motherboard. :/

Pros: Great board, lots of features, truly Windows 7 ready! RAID installed flawlessly Installed with I7-930 and 6GB of G.Skill Ram. The PC screams!

Cons: No real cons - see other thoughts

Overall Review: I stupidly did not realize that this board does not have an IDE port. I had to by a SATA DVD drive after the fact. This was my mistake though, but I'd like to prevent others from making the same mistake. Otherwise the board is great and everything installed easily and quickly.

Pros: It was awesome when it worked, SATAIII and everything works.

Cons: So I'm about 1 month past a year since I bought it, so it's not under warranty anymore, what a great time for it to just break. My rig shut down unexpectedly this morning for no reason. I turned it back on and it worked. Then tonight it shut down again, I pressed the power button, it turns on and right off. Then, I replugged all the cables, it would turn on now, but no POST, no beep, nothing. I removed all my RAM except for one (tested different ones too). I removed my SLI to only run on one of them. The PSU shouldn't be the issue or else it won't even turn on. I smoothed out all the cables and make sure there are no broken/shaky ones. I don't think I can return this, since its BARELY over a year ago since I bought it. Bad Luck for me?

Overall Review: I tried to unplug most of the fans in my case except for CPU of course, and tried to start even without any RAMs, but there are no beeps at all, and nothing comes on the screen. My PSU is a Corsair TX 850W, I got a i7-930 overlocked reasonably to 3.5Ghz. I have H50 watercooling on it and its temperature stays in reasonable range at all times. G.Skill 2GBx6, clocked stock. GTX 470, clocked stock, had SLI for a year. hard drives and other specs shouldn't even matter if there's not even POST.

Pros: None

Cons: First board never posted. Memeory light just stays on. RMA through Newegg. Second board boots like a dream for one day and then failed. Will not post or boot. Returned second board gonna try my luck with a different manufacturer.

Overall Review: Nothing like spending 10 hours of your life messing around with junk hardware!