Pros: Stable and good performing x99 board without a ton of useless gimmicks that just drive up the price.

Cons: A bit slow to boot up, but this seems to be an issue with all the x99-based boards.

Overall Review: A solid motherboard from Asus without a lot of the frills that I didn't need on the other Asus x99 boards such as wifi, plastic bits covering the board, etc. if you are just planning a basic 2-card SLI system, it is hard to beat this for the money. And the realtime multichannel encoding (DTS Connect) is a nice feature for me since I have my computer hooked up to an old AV receiver.

Pros: The motherboard is great - Amazing BIOS - a few issues see cons - Intel Raid for Sata port 1-6 plus 4 extra sata ports for things like a blu ray drive or some non raid Hard Drives - All my ram detected without issues - Latest bios is extremely stable - 1801 - Fast Boot Times once it's working right.

Cons: - I had an issue where sometimes after restarting after installing windows the motherboard would freeze before loading windows with the q code of AD. I found in a prior review after searching for hours for a solution that didn't required me to have to unplug my motherboard was to Enable Fast Boot and Disable USB Support so USB Devices wouldn't be usable until the OS loads. - The next con may not be Asus's fault I purchased a corsair water cooler for my build and if the q-fan setting for the CPU isn't max the corsair link software wouldn't detect my corsair fan. -The last issue is if you Disable CSM the Raid Popup during bios boot disappears (If your using raid that is). So leave it on until you configure your raid array and when your done disable CSM and you can now do a full fast boot build assuming all your hardware supports UEFI. I have attached how to find the video below.

Overall Review: My Build 1x i7 5930k @ 3.5GHz - BX80648I75930K 1x Corsair Hydro Series™ H100i GTX - H100i GTX 1x ASUS X99-A LGA 2011-v3 - X99-A 1x Corsair Obsidian Series 750D - CC-9011035-WW 1x CORSAIR RM1000i Power Supply - CP-9020084-NA 1x CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 32GB DDR4 2133 Memory Kit - CMK32GX4M4A2133C13 1x eVGA nVidia GeForce GTX Titan 2x 512GB Samsung 850 Pro - Raid 0 4x Seagate 3TB HDD - Raid 0 1x Sound Blaster Z 1x Asus VG248QE Monitor 2x Dell U2312HM UltraSharp Monitor 1x Logitech G510 Gaming Keyboard 1x Logitech G500 Gaming Mouse In youtube to find the UEFI how to search "How to setup UEFI - BIOS for native UEFI bootloader"

Pros: POST on first try with 4 sticks of RAM installed. Runs HyperX Predator 16GB DDR4 3000 (HX430C15PB2K4/16) at 3GHz no problem (see other thoughts). Took an i7 5820K to 4.375 GHz no problem. Plenty of SATA ports. Personally think it looks better in real life than in the pictures. The list goes on, but you get the idea.

Cons: Only comes with four SATA cables. Can you set a specific voltage "range" for the CPU? I could not figure out how (see other thoughts).

Overall Review: This board is fantastic. First thing was to flash to latest BIOS (obviously). Next set the XMP profile for the DDR4 3000MHz RAM. Upon save\exit, noticed it had set BCLK to 125 MHz as well as turned the CPU core ratios to twenty-something. I did not exit BIOS at this point. Went back and changed all CPU settings to Auto (leaving the BCLK and CPU Strap at 125MHz for the DDR4 3GHz RAM). This actually worked out well since I was planning on pushing the CPU to about 4.4GHz anyways. I also disabled the onboard audio in preparation for a Sound Blaster Z. Now save\exit BIOS. It had no problems with these settings. Next installed the SSD and audio card, then programmed Win 7 Ult in short order. Clean and smooth all the way through. Went back into BIOS and set all CPU core ratios to 35, giving a solid 4.375 GHz. I do not use the overclocking software, so I cannot comment on it. However, the motherboard was auto-volting the CPU to 1.28V (little high for my taste) so I went into BIOS and set it to 1.15V (took some trial and error, but this was the minimum value where it would run stable for my overclock). Also set the CPU Cache voltage to the minimum value where it would run stable. Ran Prime95 small FFT for 2 hours, then ran folding@home while I slept that night. Played Assassins Creed Unity and Far Cry 4 on max settings for a few hours. I even loaded an 8GB Ram-drive, filled it up with test videos, and rendered away. Clean and smooth the whole time. This system has passed every torture test I have thrown at it. The build specs are: Asus X99-A HyperX 16GB DDR4 3000 Model HX430C15PB2K4/16 @ 3GHz i7 5820K @4.375 GHZ (idle @ 30 degrees C, 2 hours Prime 95 small FFT 80 degrees C) Cooler Master Nepton 240 watercooler EVGA 04G-P4-3975-KR GeForce GTX 970 4GB Creative Sound Blaster Z SAMSUNG 850 Pro 256GB SSD CORSAIR HX650 PSU Cooler Master HAF XB EVO Case Multiple Terabytes of SATA HDD's Rock solid stable!

Pros: I like the look of this MB. I also like that it has everything I think I need for the near future. I like the 4 USB (2), I like that it has thunderbolt, 32GB M.2 SATA express and so on I think it is reasonable price maybe 230 would have been a better price target. I like that it has DDR4 and other features everyone already mentioned.

Cons: Not sure I complete con: however it would have been nice to add the socket for wireless just in case, not necessarily the actual card just the socket to buy it as an option. Now for the real cons. MB came with bios 0216. I was not able to upgrade the bios using flasback, however I was able connect all components and upgrade after. RAM - was not able to use the 2400 advertised, the MB said XMP profile was dissabled and there was no way to enable. for now it just runs at 2133. I also installed a corsair H100i, however the fans connected to it are going at 2300 RPM, when I go into the UEFI I am not able to make changes to its profile, not sure why

Overall Review: Overall, the system was very easy to put together. because I am having minor issues here and there I have not looked at OC at this point however I am hoping I can perform more test and provide more extensive feedback. MB: ASUS X99-A CPU: i7-5930k RAM: corsair vengance LPX 32G video: nvidia 750 ti - not a gamer PSU: corsair AX760 case: corsair 450D cpu fan corsair h100i OS: win 7 pro

Pros: Loved the board. The overclocking on the CPU was phenomenal. Was perfect for my purposes. The overall build quality was great.

Cons: After 9 months of use, all 4 memory slots on one side of the board stopped working. Everything else works fine, I've tested each memory module in different slots, and in another motherboard. They're just not there any more.

Overall Review: I'm going to inquire with ASUS about an RMA. I think it should still be under warranty.

Pros: Very good BIOS layout. Very good BIOS experience. Easy mode provides access to features/information that a non-overclocker would actually want to use. Advanced mode is laid out in a logical and intuitive menu system. The black and white aesthetic. BIOS fan control (it's leaps and bounds ahead of the competition) Auto overclock was pretty decent. The layout of connectors are almost perfect. Good on-board audio. Fan Xpert 3. USB Bios Flashback. Foam padded I/O shield.

Cons: The LED lights in the separation between the audio circuitry and main circuitry is yellow. The 2 chassis fan connectors to the upper left of the top PCIe slot can be a tad difficult to access with a GPU installed. Only 4 SATA cables. 6 would be nice. If only Wi-Fi was also included...

Overall Review: Even with my gripe about the LEDs, SATA cables, and the 2 fan connectors, I can still comfortably give this product 5 eggs because of how strong the rest of the package is. For the price, this motherboard is the complete package of essentials for the X99 platform. The BIOS is where most of this happens. In Easy mode, it walks the user through all of the typical set up that most users will want (RAID, Boot sequence, fan curves, XMP), and hides away everything extraneous that wouldn't be needed. The automatic overclock also does a decent enough job, which makes this a fantastic motherboard for those that don't want to tweak their X99 platform for hours on end. On the advanced side, the logical and intuitive layout and sorting to the menus makes the user experience simple and frustration free while providing all the options for tweaking an enthusiast needs. It's even smart enough to boot with the last stable memory configuration when an overclock fails. The layout of connectors and interface points is very good, offering all the buttons and jumpers an enthusiast would need on the off chance something goes wrong during an overclock. From the features side, ASUS really understands what most users actually use, and takes the time to implement and perfect those features. They were the first with the capability to flash the BIOS with only power connected (they're not the only one anymore), and Fan Xpert 3 is still the best included fan control software. The only other bummer is that my 5820K needs 1.372 to hit 4.4 GHz, but the X99-A manages to deliver it perfectly.

Pros: Good solid board, lots of features, no issues. 6 USB 3.0 ports on the back, but would have liked the 4 USB 2.0 (why bother with 2.0 anymore?) to be USB 3.1 ports instead.

Cons: Having problems with the M.2 SSD slot being recognized as the primary (C:) boot up device when installing Win7 64 Pro. I think I read somewhere others had the same issue and once they got it up and running they cloned the OS to the M.2 drive and it would then boot. Can't verify that as I just haven't had the time to play with them. On my 3rd rig, I just didn't bother with the M.2 drive and went right to a Samsung 850 EVO.

Overall Review: Bought 3 of these over the last 6-10 months for workstations and all 3 have been stable and running well. Well featured board. Asus X-99A (and 1 X-99-A Deluxe) Intel I7-5820K @ 3.3GHz 6 core ADATA DDR4-2800 32GB Nvidia Quadro K5000 Samsung 850 EVO 500GB WD Black 6TB

Pros: This is my 3rd computer build and 3rd Asus motherboard, I have wanted to try other manufacturers but if it ain't broke don't fix it right? I have only had this machine up and running for a day so I can't attest to the long term effects but I will say right out of the box I likes this board. Set up was nothing out of the ordinary I was a little worried about the HUGE! Cooler Master Evo heat sink I picked out (I didnt realize it was a 120mm fan on its side haha) and if it would allow me to fir RAM in the 2 closest DIMMs to the CPU but, while snug, they do fit (GSkill Ripjaws 4) with no problems. There are, what seems like, a million 6 GBps SATA connectors and after doing some research I still cant quite figure out which ones go to which bus and what not so I hust kept switching my SSD drive from port to port until it recognized it as a boot device. I'll address that later. Works great, cold boots in probably 15 seconds to desktop which isn't bad. RAID feature works well, kinda hard to find the setting (had to use the manual). And one thing I didn't realize, is the thing has like a pseudo TRON LED light strip near the PCIe slots which gives it a nice finishing touch.

Cons: Nope.

Overall Review: I have not tried the OC features yet but from what I have read and digging through the BIOS it seems pretty intuitive and cant wait to give it a shot.