Pros: Price is low. Z87 chip set within $100.

Cons: head phone port is in a wired position. Dead PCI E slot

Overall Review: Brought this motherboard for me second build. thought this motherboard will work but it does not 100%. I figure out the first PCI E slot is defective when I do a outside computer case build. I can not plug my R9 270X into to the first PCI E slot and the video card is stuck at some point. Then I try the second the PCI E slot which works just fine. Beside the first PCI E slot, this is not any thing to complaint about.

Pros: Nice looking board Plenty of features crossfire ready 4K/2K support Hi-Fi audio

Cons: Could use more USB ports Audio connector is in an awkward place (just below the processor) Does not support bios fan control Died quickly (see other thoughts)

Overall Review: When I received this board I was very excited. I immediately grounded myself and got to work putting it together. the build included an intel i5 4670K, a gigabyte GTX 760, 2X4GB vulcan Ram 1600 mhz, and a 730W power Supply in case i decided to add more gear, or switch out the nvidia graphics card for two in crossfire. These hope were, however, made null when upon my first test the system would continuously start and stop. I turned it off and unplugged the power cord and made sure the RAM and other components were properly in place. when i turned the system back on it did not stop and start, but it didn't do anything else. it didn't show any post codes, and it didn't enter the bios. I tested if this was due to hardware incompatibility by systematically removing everything, and I mean EVERYTHING. I eneded up deciding something pre-post related was dead because the motherboard never displayed any code or beep code when I uninstalled things like the RAM, and even processor. I was sad, and decided to replace this with something more trustworthy, like the MSI Z87 G43 or the Gigabyte Z87X D3H. I cannot recommend this board after this incident, but I am only one case.

Pros: Excellent mobo! Price, quality and just about everything else I can think of. This is the first Biostar board I have owned. I was a bit reluctant but I am so glad I choose this one. Previous was an Asrock and it was good but all things considered this one wins overall.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Just a great product.

Pros: Installation and setup was a breeze. Zero issues with it so far.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Purchased to use as the base of a system with room to grow. I need a new computer but didn't have the funds at the time to build the gaming rig I wanted. Currently running a i3-4130 with 8GB of G.SKILL Ripjaw X DDR3-1600 with other components I had at home. Planning to upgrade to an i7 and dedicated graphics in the near future.

Pros: All SATA6, decent USB3 connectors, decent utilities, UEFI decent, good 1Gbps NIC and available IPv6, plenty of USB2

Cons: Not enough fan headers

Overall Review: Biostar - hmm - not exactly the brand name associated with the biggies; however, most of the board is purely Intel based and all Intel based utilities work. No issues so far, well made.

Pros: - pretty much does everything I needed it for - good for basic overclocking - plenty of ports

Cons: - not sure I can think of any at the moment

Pros: -Audio is pretty good compared to other boards -Tells you the CPU temp right on the board itself very helpful when bench-marking. -Pcie 3.0 -USB 3.0 -a lot of fan headers. -Power and rest buttons on motherboard. -Z87 Chipset -6 SATA 6Gb / s ports

Cons: -HD audio header was in a weird spot right next to the left of the CPU. But it doesn't hurt the functionality whatsoever unless your front panel cable wont reach. -You can't control the fan speed from what I can tell in the BIOS but that is also a really minor con.

Overall Review: This board is great i paired it with an i5 4670k, Radeon R9 270x graphics card, PNY 240GB SSD and 8 gigs of ram and this machine is a beast it takes anything i can throw at it Like BF4, BF3, Arma 2, Arma 2 OA, Arma 3, Farcry 3, NFS series and i can play everything on ultra settings. My minimum FPs is about 50 in every game i tested.

Pros: I had no issues at all making a new gaming rig for my teenage son with this board. I put it together with him on Christmas day and left most settings on auto to get to installing software. I went through the BIOS set the SSD to AHCI mode and seen that it had set my Team 2400 to 1333mhz . I fix that whenl I get more time to fine tune it. All the settings I would want are there and it seems easy to use. I'll see how high I can clock his 4670K latter too. Now he's too busy playing games on it. Even left at auto this is by far the fasted computer I've ever used.

Cons: Hyper 212 EVO about covers the first memory slot. Looks small in a full tower.

Overall Review: I've owned a number of Tforce boards for 939 and a 775. All performed very well for the price. They had some little qwerks to get used to. I haven't noticed any with this one yet. But then even the more expensive mobos I've had have had their share of issues too.