Pros: This card is an outstanding value for the price, probably the best value of all inexpensive graphics of any brand or chip on the entire Newegg site. Great picture, and the Gigabyte utilities like HUD (be careful to use the exact version for this model and your operating system) do work as advertised on Win XP. With them you can choose to run your card at the 100% 3D speed all the time if you wish, which I did for one person's computer, and it's had no problems with heat or start up. The look of the fan may make you think of northbridge roarers of yesteryear, but I honestly can't hear it. Temperature is fine. Don't forget the generous 512MB DDR2 onboard.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: I only use the drivers and utilities I get from the Gigabyte website for this specific VGA - nothing else. I've bought two of these over two months, and both had the F1 BIOS. This must be changed! Use their @BIOS utility to load the F2 that is available. You'll see a marked improvement in visuals and behavior, makes it a top notch, polished card all the way! Don't make adjustments to your monitor until you do this - things will come together nicely after the update.

Pros: Is heavy and may bring a dollar at the scrap yard.

Cons: I cannot tell a lie. This product cannot be installed in this world - maybe for a lucky instance, that's all. I read reviews that warned about this huge shortcoming, but I thought I'd give it a try since I've managed some other difficult fittings, but no. I'm guessing Zalman is pretty embarrassed about this and probably got hurt if they made a big initial production run. Wow.

Pros: Premium heft to the PCB. Tasteful icy blue accent to the white. Nice audio - the shielding over the chip is important. I've heard 'em both ways. This board separates the L and R, too. Other pros? Everything else.

Cons: None. Not one problem setting up or operating as well.

Overall Review: Because this board sometimes goes for a phenomenal price, if you care about cost, I wouldn't take an equivalently priced Z270 board over this (or even one somewhat higher). Not even close. This is an above average motherboard that does everything well. I'm running this with an i7-6700K using the Intel onboard graphics and NVME M.2. Great utilities by ASUS, don't forget.

Pros: I believe this is a quality product, based on its performance, installation and looks. My printer works just as well as it did with past motherboards of mine that had built-in parallel ports. I think the cable length is just right, also. Basically auto installation in WinXP, too.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Works fine, as I hoped. I bought this for my Gigabyte GA-EP45T-USB3P which has an LPT port on the board. You plug this adapter into that port, and you're ready to use your favorite parallel port printer.

Pros: For the price, there are no comparable boards, and this is a huge value in a world of $200 choices. Has everything you need for a useful, fast computer with excellent expandability and capability. Lets you cut expenses on peripherals, like using your DDR and buying reduced price Athlons. Cool n Quiet technology is awesome: remember to install it.

Cons: See other thoughts. Forget overclocking - essentially no BIOS for it.

Overall Review: I knew this model had problems before I ordered it, but also knew it could be a tremendous deal if problems could be overcome. It seemed to me (reading reviews around the net) that so many and different troubles were consistent with burning up of the 6150 chip caused by poor heatsink mounting, and indeed, mine was easily rocked back and forth, thus not making contact in a flat manner. So before ever installing or powering the board, I changed out the heatsink compound to Shin-etsu which is a stickier clay. This stopped inadvertent non-contact by holding the sink still. Then, I installed a gold Zalman nortbridge type heatsink I had sitting around onto the 430 chip, again with Shin-etsu. There are holes for that purpose, luckily. Updated the BIOS immediately, set the options, and carefully chose the versions of drivers needed. Athlon 3500 CG; 4 Patriot PC3200 XBL 2-2-2-5; 550W Enermax. Has performed 100 per cent for 4 months now, with -0- quirks, problems, or tweaking. Board Rev 1.10CG

My order for an auto exhaust flex pipe was filled accurately and rec'd quickly as scheduled. Quality item.