Pros: supports i7, ddr3 and the such. Lots of connectors for fans. The smart connectors that are in the package are awesome. And by far the most useful...easy to reset cmos (just hit power and rest at the same time.)

Cons: Personally, within the 2 days I've had this board, the bios has locked up more than 10 times. Now....thats just horrible. I also just tried out the Auto Boost System that was included with it.... It ended up screwing up my whole entire bios and prevented me from accessing it. The only way to fix it was to reset the bios and re-input my settings.

Overall Review: If you looking for a more stable board, you might wanna check something else out. But don't get me wrong, this board works and is VERY flexible, it's just a pain.

Pros: It has three LEDs throughout the board (one is standby, one is DRAM power, the last it doesn't say what it is for). It also has an error code readout and power/reset buttons right on the motherboard so you don't have to wire in a front panel switch. It has lots of BIOS options.

Cons: I spent about 12 hours debugging this motherboard. At first, it wouldn't boot unless there was only one stick of RAM in the DIMM slot farthest from the CPU (C7 error code). Then it wouldn't turn back on (power switch had no effect, only standby LED was on) after a clearing CMOS (cleared CMOS again to fix it). Then, whenever I shut it down, it would get stuck at 8.8. error. I had to clear the CMOS again to get it to boot until next shutdown. I fixed that problem by reverting back to the January (initial) BIOS version from the February version. Apparently the February version has issues with read/writing to the CMOS. After all that tinkering, I got it working. Basically, be prepared to put up a fight but, in my opinion, it is worth it.

Overall Review: I need a serial port and this obviously doesn't have one. Something I overlooked but it doesn't necessarily count against it.

Pros: Nice cooling on the chipset. OC'd my i7 920 to 3.6GHz on aftermarket air cooling - been stable for weeks.

Cons: Their website is pretty lame. Had trouble updating BIOS due to 64bit OS.

Overall Review: Pretty standard ports for this chipset. BE CAREFUL removing the cap on the cpu socket - the socket has the pins, and they are easily bent.

Pros: i7 920 running @ 4.2 Ghz stable.. using crucial ballistix 6GB 1600 DDR3 @ 99924 timings, could probably get 88824 as advertised but haven't messed with it. standard 20X200 multiplier 1.3650 v CPU vid. Temps 72-75 C w/ Corsair Hydro Cool H50. Running Raid 0 w/ dual stripped WD 640GB Blue drives.

Cons: Reseting the CMOS is a pain, the little red pin on the Mobo on the back looks like a nice feature to make it convenient but unless your using miniature tweezers you can't get it out. ***Quick fix*** use the extended black jumpers that come with the machine. CMOS reset button on the back would be nice... Had to flash BIOS to latest version, used USB flash instructions off DFI's website. Worked like a charm. DFI.com is a .TW website, would be nice if they had a US based server that wasn't prone with AJAX errors... (at least this is what it says) [keep in mind any board you get you will want to flash the bios]

Overall Review: Great board with lots of features, if your looking to get into overlocking you can't go wrong with this board. Default options are Auto or you can specify exact settings. So far impressed, wish it came with more green SATA cables

Pros: Super nice layout, one of the few X58 boards where a double wide gpu does not cover the PCI slot. Still has floppy connector which is invaluable for controller cards. Power, USB, IDE, and necessary connectors on outside edge. Onboard power and reset switches. POST Code LED read out. Soft BIOS reset by pressing both onboard power and reset buttons is invaluable. Full feature BIOS with any and every adjustment you need to really tweak this board into peak performance.

Cons: Factory BIOS is BUGGY, BUGGY, BUGGY! Issues recognizing hardware and a whole host of other minor issues. Would not consistently recognize my HighPoint RocketRAID 2310 until I updated to the BIOS dated 7/1/2009.

Overall Review: First review 5 days after initial install. First impressions are that this is a super nice mobo with all the features and tweaks a hobbyist would want to play with. Has so far been stable and issue free, passed 24+ hour runs of MemTest and Prime95 Torture Test with no hardware crashes. Update to the latest BIOS!!! I'm guessing, more times than not, this board does not need to be RMA'd and the majority of issues would be solved by updating to the latest BIOS. I'm also guessing there are a number of n00bs and beginners climbing their own learning curve to make this mobo work. I do not recommend this mobo for n00bs and beginners, not unless they have patience and are willing to learn. Will follow up with another review after a month or so. Specs: Core i7 920 @ stock speed Scythe Mugen2 Crucial Ballistic DDR3 1600, 8-8-8-24 1.65v CoolerMaster HAF 932 WinXP 64bit 4-WD 80GB in RAID0 on HighPoint RocketRAID 2310 for OS 1-WD 320GB scratch drive NEC & Lite-On DVD-ROMs

Pros: This board has a good design and the bios is great for overclocking. I had no problem installing except the cpu cooler I chose, which was a cooler master v8.

Cons: The system will not go into bios running three channel memory unless you place the memory in the green slots. The manual is incorrect and the website had the correct slots listed.

Overall Review: Compared to the other mb's around this price range, this one holds its own.

Pros: Runs cool with this heatpipe setup.Booted up first try and seems as fast as my evga board

Cons: Power connectors for the x16 slots use the floppy connector for additional power for the video cards.. dfi needs to update their connector setup for this..these are way behind time..

Overall Review: this is my first dfi board and ive been wanting to try one for a long time. I first ordered the t3eh8 but is was a bad board and wouldnt boot,newegg was out of them and i chose this board and from all ive read this board runs as good as its big brother..im totally happy with this board and have to say if you need a motherboard that jus flat runs perfect dont pass this one up.fot the price you cant beat it....

Pros: Nice motherboard. SLI capable... easy install. runs like a champ. no issues whatsoever with it.

Cons: none