Pros: This was my first MSI build and so far I'm pretty impressed with the features on this board. It's design and layout are great for both the gamer and overclockers. As the other reviewer mentioned it comes with a great manual and with everything marked can almost be put together without the manual.

Cons: None really.... although I haven't played with it yet to find the issue the "beep speaker" isn't working. Could be just a simple enable issue in the bios. And of course the price. It's a top end board so you pay top dollar for it but you always want it to be cheaper...lol

Overall Review: My components are very similar to the other reviewer ( Intel Core i7-4770K Haswell OC to 4.1Ghz, 1 x G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, MSI Gaming N760 TF 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 760, EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 80 PLUS PLATINUM PSU and the thing runs like a champ. The bios is very easy to update and with a dual bios no need to worry about bricking it. As was mentioned the "Real Audio" will need to detect the speakers so they may not work if your following the layout diagram in the manual but that's no biggie. You will need to be aware of your CPU cooler size if your going to fill all 4 ram slots. With that cooler I used ( Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO) the fan covered number 1 dimm so if your ram has a heat spreader that many become an issue. Tech Support: Had a question about a power issue so I called them. You get the standard telephone auto system but got through very quickly. Question was answered but there is a language barrier so you'll need to listen carefully. Final conclusions: If your looking to build a great gaming system then this board should fit your needs. My only concern, being this is my first time using an MSI board is if some issue pops up later down the road. As of now though it's running rock solid and stable at 4.1Ghz and I'm quite happy.

Pros: This unit has been replaced.

Cons: Price is still outragious as I paided half as much as it's advertised for now. I still recommend avoiding this perticular unit as the buttons where just not made to last.

Overall Review: I wanted to update my last review. After research across the net this units "Button Failure" is a known issue. Tends to show up a year or so after purchase. That said dealing with TrippLite to get a replacement unit was very easy and they replaced it with another product to hopefully avoid this issue in the future. So even though I again give it 2 stars, thats for this product and not the company. Overall Tripplite customer service was exceptional and the defective unit was replaced with a better model and I thank the Manufactures response to my last review.

Pros: No dead Pixels Was on sale

Cons: Defective Stand Back Light Bleed Ghosting Poor Colors

Overall Review: I wrote an in depth review about 8 days ago but I guess newegg chose not to post it as It contained 3 links to video's of the defects of this product. Anyway others have complained about the stand on this monitor and I can confirm that according to BenQ it is defective. On mine the monitor leans to the left and and rocks back and forth about 3/4 to 1 inch once the stand is installed and the monitor is upright. The brackets inside the monitor housing and the bracket on the stand arm are the wrong size and don't fit snug into each bracket which allow about 1mm-2mm of play. This equates to the excessive movement once all the parts are attached. I sent these videos to BenQ and they confirmed the monitor is not supposed to have that kind of movement once everything is installed. BenQ did send me another stand arm to try but it had the same results as the bracket itself is the problem and not the arm. Since I was still within my 30 day window monitor was returned to newegg for a refund. Unless your doing away with the stand (wall mounting) I would not recommend this monitor until the stand issue is addressed as NO monitor should lean to one side or the other after it's set upright.

Pros: Once you get the quirks out of the way it's a solid monitor. It's August 17, 2016 and I'm still on it. Almost 9 years and it's still going.

Cons: Required 1 RMA for R82-R83 capacitor replacement (Well known issue after a few years) Required 1 out of warranty repair I did myself (Replaced 6 dry capacitors on power board)

Overall Review: As I just built a new system recently I was looking to upgrade to a new modern monitor and was looking at when I purchased this one. It was in November of 2008 so this thing has been solid for over 8 years. Because of the heat generated from this monitor those capacitors dry out and cause most of the issues people were having. If you replace them as you can see it can extend the life of the monitor. I'm using it to write this now but it's getting long in the tooth for gaming is why I'm looking now but since this has been a solid unit I will be looking at other Hanns-G in the future.

Pros: Worked great when it did and looked good Love the Logo lights

Cons: Display issues on day 36 Locked into 800X600 mode (not driver related) Power issue on powering up Graphic Glitch's on power on

Overall Review: The GPU lasted a total of 36 days before the issues started. It was out by 6 days of neweggs return policy so it had to be RMA'ed to MSI. MSI has had it for 13 days and still not shipped the replacement so MSI's RMA service is flawed as it should not take this long to ship back a defective card. It's likely I'll get a refurbished card (someone else's problem card) to replace a new card that's 36 days old. I'll have to consider this defective product if I ever purchase from MSI again but I do have other MSI products but will change brands in a heartbeat if this becomes a pattern. I've had issues before in other PC builds where I had to RMA an item but NEVER in under a year or so and 36 days is not normal for a failure. Not a happy Camper!

Pros: Board is packed with some good features and fills my needs as a non over-clocker. Windows 7 install went smoothly and did NOT require the MSI Windows 7 tool as long as you set up the bios correctly. I did install Windows 7 via a DVD drive so you may need the tool if your installing via USB as those ports will need drivers for the install.

Cons: The last two reviews under mine. I was unaware of the CPU throttling issue and did not see this discussed much on the MSI forums so I can only hope I won't see this issue down the road in six months. I did however pay attention to the last review about disabling it and downloaded that tool for future use if need be. I also deducted 1 egg for bent CPU fan pins and time wasted going over motherboard with a magnifying glass to look for other problems with parts and solder points.

Overall Review: CPU fan pins were bent back about 25-30 degrees. It looks like someone on the manufacturing line put a test meter or something on it to check if it was working but yanked it off at an angle. I CAREFULLY bent the pins back and checked the traces on the underside of the board to make sure no solder points broke contact. Everything works great at the moment but I have not installed any games yet to check them out but it passed several benchmark tests and a burn in test with no issues. I also tried the on-board sound option and while it's ok, if your a true gamer you want an independent sound card to get the best sound. I reverted back and installed my X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro and it really blows the on-board sound away in clarity, highs, low and mid-range as it's DAC is independent of the boards. MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M3, 16GB G-Skill memory, MSI GeForce GTX 960 GAMING 100ME 2GB , Intel I3 6100, Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro, SAMSUNG 850 EVO, Rosewill 850watt PSU (8 years old but fine specs from Johnny Guru at the time and was cleaned out and voltages checked and it's still rock solid)