Pros: Good and reliable.

Cons: Asus help can be a little slow

Overall Review: I was having a problem with my computer and after a process of elimination I determined that the problem may have been caused when I flashed the BIOS with ver 1802 by using the ASUS EZ FLASH 2 utility. After several e-mail with Asus help, we decided to flash the BIOS with the most current version, 2004. When this latest BIOS is downloaded, it comes with a utility program to flash the BIOS that is now a requirement. To make things short, I continued to get the message “BIOS file not correct”. I again e-mailed Asus help and was told to rename the .CAP file Z87P.CAP I never found these instructions on the Asus website so I am placing them here for others to follow. (I have asked Asus to post instructions on their website in the BIOS download section.) To do this, the following steps must be followed. Close all open programs. First, download the 2004 BIOS file and SAVE it. Once saved, select this folder named Z87-PLUS-ASUS-2004-and-BIOS_updater.zip and right click and select EXPAND ALL. After the file is unzipped, find the .CAP file and rename it Z87P.CAP. (select the file and then right click and select rename) Open up the bios installer program that was just expanded and launch it with by double clicking on the file named Update.exe (This file is several layers down so you will have to open several folders until you find it.) It will ask if you want to expand all files and select yes. Now open the folder(s) until you find the Update.exe file (again) and launch it. A new window opens and may be hidden by what is on the screen so select the taskbar at the bottom of the screen to get to this update window. Browse to find the Z87P.CAP file and select. (You may have to browse several layers to find this specific file as the original named file will also appear.) The flashing process will take about 5 minutes and will require several confirmations of processes so stay at the computer. At the end it will ask if you want to reboot the computer and select yes. On boot-up the screen will stall and a message in the lower left corner will say to press F2 to enter setup. Do so and then in the upper right corner select Exit and Advanced Mode and with the next screen select Exit and then save all changes and EXIT. A message will say no changes have been made, still select Save and EXIT. The computer should now reboot with the new BIOS. I realize that there several steps involved here so I suggest you print these instructions before attempting to flash your BIOS.

Pros: I would like to re-review this product. In my last review, I had expressed my severe disappointment in the product and the customer service. However, due to one extremely helpful representative from Asus who set up a cross ship for me, I feel that another review of a working motherboard is in order. To start with, the motherboard has so many ports and options. I really enjoyed having the 6 usb 3.0 ports in the I/O panel. They have been so helpful thus-far in set ups for external drives. The UEFI BIOS set up is another pro. The new BIOS interfaces allow for tweaking and customization in a far more comfortable manner than in the past. The AI tweaker in the BIOS contains all the necessary options to OC. I could not for the life of me find one option that was missing or ill-named. The SATA arrangement is nice and very easy to work with thus far. Lastly, the on board sound is very good. I would not call it amazing, but I will admit that it is definitely on a higher tier compared to most motherboards.

Cons: The only reason I give this motherboard 4 eggs and not five is because of the horrible customer service I received. The customer will be satisfied as long as he or she receives a working motherboard. A faulty motherboard, however, just leads to this train wreck in communication between the customer and Asus. The work that I had to go through to get a repair or replacement for this motherboard was absurd.

Overall Review: I gave another review because this replacement motherboard has performed well. While the Asus customer service can be improved upon (like a lot), this motherboard performs well, is inexpensive, and can be recommended to other customers with little to no hesitation.

Pros: -Easy install -Awesome BIOS

Cons: Strange issue involving RAM. I've got 16GB total (4 x 4GB) of Corsair Vegance, all identical. However the computer will NOT boot if all 4 DIMM slots are utilized. A1/A2 slots seem fine. I am able to boot with two RAM chips (8GB) in A1/A2. But if you were to throw anything into B1/B2 the computer starts up, 4 seconds later turns off, starts up on its own, 4 seconds later it turns off, etc. I've individually tested all 4 RAM chips using A1/A2 DIMM slots and they all worked fine - so it's not my RAM chips. Something has to be wonky with the B1/B2 DIMM slots or the memory channel. BIOS was already the lastest version shipped, tweaked some of the memory settings under BIOS (disable/enabled XBM or whatever its called) and still nada. I've ran that MemOK! diagnostic - no good. It's not necessarily a show stopper because everything else works fine and ultimately I could always try throwing 2 x 8GB to make 16GB into A1/A2 DIMM slots. I'm contemplating on RMA'ing the motherboard.

Pros: It was a fairly straight forward motherboard and everything was where it should be. Nothing physically quirky about it. Good specifications.

Cons: Stopped detecting the RAM after 6 weeks. I've dealt with ASUS on numerous occasions about this board. They sent it back "repaired" but the same problem persisted and I had all of the other essential pieces of hardware RMAd for new pieces but the same problem remains. I told them of this and that the repair didn't work and the only way at this point is to send me a new one, and they said they would but they ended up sending back the same board, again, "repaired" but it was still busted.

Overall Review: I will not be buying another ASUS board in the future.

Pros: - Available usb 3.0 (6 back. 2 header) - Available usb 2.0 headers (4 headers, 2 ports each) - Available Sata III (6 are intel, can perform raid, 2 ASMedia) - Chipset cooling - New colors (works well with evga's gold/black theme) - Overclocking capability - Board Layout (easy to work with) - Performance - Not much different than the Z87 Pro, just very slightly, not enough to spend the extra $ on the pro board.

Cons: - N/A at this time

Overall Review: Where the Haswell architecture hasn't thus far gave me that "wow" factor (actually a little less so than previous gens), the Z87 chipset shines very well in my eye's. Being an enthusiast and using my pc as a audio workstation, I need all the speed I can get. Being able to utilize more SSD's with the available Sata III on this board has been a cost saver (no more having to buy add-on cards). With my Samsung 840 series, I am seeing the exact (sometimes better) numbers Samsung says you should get. This means this board is allowing the fullest potential I can receive from my SSD's. Awesome. The only area I am not as happy about is Haswell. I love to oc my rigs. However, even an H80i cannot help me achieve over a 4.4Ghz oc, and even that is warmer than I like. The Asus-Plus however remains very low, I haven't seen the chipset above 38C yet, very impressive. With the Rosewill Thor V2 and NZXT 850 I have, the boards connectors where very easy to reach and the build itself is very clean and looks great. Wanted a ROG board like my old Maximus IV, however this is still a great board. A+ Asus Z87-Plus Intel i7 4770k 32Gb G.Skill Sniper 1600 EVGA GTX 770 Thor V2 Full Tower NZXT 850w

Pros: Great for any use great and easy to be overclocked. The UEFI Is intuitive and easy to use. The board looks great supports a vast amount of memory manufacturers and speeds.

Cons: Unfortunately after one month the real-time clock began to slowly jump back one hour every 15 minutes.

Overall Review: I have been a faithful Asus fan and user for many years and this is the first board I have had to return.

Pros: Decent looking, Nice amount of USB 3 ports, nice BIOS. IT WORKS!

Cons: Kind of a flimsy, cheapo I/O cover. Odd board width

Overall Review: I got this when I replaced my old AM3/Phenom II X3 720 to pair with a 4670k. I haven't had any issues with it so far and it has some nice utilities and BIOS options. The only weird thing is how the board is just short enough in width to not reach the last set of right most motherboard standoffs in my Storm Scout. Just made me a little nervous installing it if you press down hard when installing components, you'll flex the board a little since the rightmost edge isn't really supported. And the I/O shield is pretty cheap. My old Asus AM3 mobo was an even cheaper budget model when I bought it 3+ years ago but it had a nice padded I/O shield. The one for this board is just kind of flimsy and cheap. Its just really odd when everything else about the board is high quality.

Pros: Nice color scheme plenty of features ASUS, great quality as always Efficient layout, especially 90* SATA ports! Hardware BIOS flashback, I haven't tested it but it's a nice feature to have at my disposal

Cons: The additional features of this board are a little gimmicky (remote control, the AI suite, etc).

Overall Review: People that are looking at this board most likely want something that is quality, feature packed, and no going to break the bank. ASUS did exactly that with this motherboard.