Joined on 10/20/04
One of the Best!

Pros: I've had this router for about 2.5 years now and it's bullet proof. I rarely touch it - thunder storms, rain, sleet, snow - power outages etc. and it still goes strong. It pushes a signal to the back bedroom through the furnace, water heater and a rock tiled bathroom. Granted the signal is weak but you can still surf the web. I can't imagine the negative reviews I see here. Setup is a breeze and it has the magic WPS button! What more could you want?
Cons: I can't think of any cons other than wishing it would reach my work half a mile down the road.
Overall Review: Maybe I lucked out and just got the one perfect router from the assembly line but man you need to get one! Mine is the V.2 (version 2) and I believe that the new ones are V.3 - other that that it's the same router.
Where to begin?

Pros: My H61M-DGS is bullet proof so I was expecting great things from this board, but am frustrated to no end. Everything works great but it won't allow me to install the LAN Drivers on Win10 Evaluation OS so I have no Internet Connection. I therefore installed Win7 and finally got an operating system but installing CS3 Photoshop crashed the LAN and again no internet. This went on for a day and a half and I finally got it by downgrading to CS2 software. Now that I'm up and running things are fine again. I have never had such an experience building a computer before.
Cons: see above
Overall Review: I would stick with an IvyBridge CPU and an 1155 MB if I were you.
Great board - manual sucks.

Pros: I really like this board - Installed Win8 Enterprise with 3.6g KabyLake and 8g mem. Computer runs great but MS installed a popup window in one of the security updates which tells you to shut down and install win10 or you risk damaging the computer. This popup appeared every few minutes and basically shut down everything you are trying to do. A quick internet search solved the problem and the computer is running fine but this is something you might want to know in case you plan on installing something other that Win10.
Cons: None really - wish it had a second set of USB pins on the MB - I've now got 2 unused ports on the front of the computer - but ... You have to scan a QR code to get the MB pin diagrams which is totally unnecessary because all you get is a web site address. They could have just printed the address instead of the QR code and saved everyone an extra step of DLing a reader and figuring out how to use it. Also, if you have a user guide to an older Asus MB you can use it because the pins are the same.
Overall Review: Yes, I would recommend to all, just beware of the MS bull if you install something other than Win10.
asrock h61m-dgs r2

Pros: Board rocks - running win10 eval - 8 gigs ram 3gig ivybridge etc.
Cons: nothing much - no hdmi port but that is no biggy.
just what I wanted

Pros: What can you really say about an extension cord. They work great and allow me to sit way back from the computer and listen to youtube. Fit head phones, earbuds etc. Cool...
Cons: none
Overall Review: every one could use one of these extensions.
No XP

Pros: Over all great board - dual boot Ubuntu and Mepis - paired with 2.6 gig Celeron.
Cons: I can't get XP to install on this board to save my life even though the user manual states specifically that it is XP compliant. XP loads up to just before the install/partition screen and then crashes - BSOD!
Overall Review: It would be a prefect board if Windows XP would install on it.
not bad
plug and play my rear end! after you install the software and fiddle around with it, it works fine i would recommend!
not bad
plug and play my rear end! after you install the software and fiddle around with it, it works fine i would recommend!