Pros: - DDR4 - 3200 top speed - No RGB

Cons: - Reminisce about the days of cheap RAM (it's not too bad, but still)

Overall Review: No issues as of yet. Bought in May of 2017 for Ryzen 1600x.

Pros: - Decent price - Bought 3 years ago, still working so far

Cons: - Big GPU will block one of the four SATA ports on the bottom right corner when connected to top PCIe slot, and if connected on the bottom slot, it will probably block all of them - Ships with outdated BIOS so it doesn't recognize SSDs - The 2 WIFI fins are easily lose their grip and will

Overall Review: My biggest issue with this board is that it does not recognize SSDs right out of the box, as it apparently ships with an outdated BIOS. Which means you MUST download and flash the updated motherboard drivers BEFORE installing the OS, or it will never find the SSD. Whether they ship them now with the update, I do not know, but this caused me to waste a few hours searching for a solution when I first got it. I ended up having to install the OS onto a HDD, and then clone it onto the SSD. Even after updating the BIOS, there have been instances where it doesn't recognize the SSD on startup for some reason, and it will bring you to the boot screen. I troubleshooted the SATA and power cables AND the SSD itself on another PC; they were all fine, and I suspect it was still the BIOS that was giving me grief. I eventually plugged it all back in the original PC and it worked as normal. Another issue with this board is the location of the SATA ports on the bottom right. I have a spare GTX 760 as the GPU on the top PCIe slot of the board and it will cover the top SATA port, making it unusable. So you can imagine if I placed on the bottom slot, it would make 3 out of 4 SATA slots unusable. But this is a micro ATX, so I guess it's to be expected. Make sure the GPU you buy will fit before getting this board. I also have trouble with the 2 WIFI fins and getting them to stay in an upright position, and they always come loose with even just a little wiggling, but I consider it a minor issue. Overall, a decent board for the price and the WIFI capability, but the BIOS/SSD problem was a headache to address and still gives me trouble randomly. I will look elsewhere and do a little more research next time if and when I buy another Gigabyte board.

Pros: - Played all the games I wanted in high detail (sometimes ultra) - Way better than my FX 8350 - Performed well enough for CPU intensive games (Cities: Skylines, Total War, etc.) - Supposedly easy to overclock, but I'll try it once my warranty runs out

Cons: - No fan included (I had a Hyper 212 EVO, but its something to consider)

Overall Review: First CPU I bought was the Phenom II and since then, I've always used AMD. Perhaps one of these days I'll try Intel, but they still can't beat the price for performance ratio AMD offers.

Pros: - Enough cables for the average user. - Modular. - Hasn't died. - 10 year warranty. - Quiet enough. - Smart Zero Fan.

Cons: - No RGB sync, if you're into that. It's just rainbow puke, red, blue, green, white, and off, controlled by a button in the back. Personally, I couldn't care less. - Cables are a whoreson to take off. Although, this is my first modular power supply, and perhaps all of them are like that. So you could consider this a pro, if you're worried about any cables detaching. - Smart Zero Fan.

Overall Review: Bought this together with my Ryzen 1600x and EVGA GTX 1070 back in 05/31/2017, and I have not encountered any issues as of this review. I did have issues with the Kernel Power error ID 41 early on, as another reviewer mentioned, but I could never definitively attribute it to the PSU's fault, so... Anyways, I haven't had that issue in over 2 years, so for me, I don't think it was the PSU. Can't speak about the DOAs. Luck of the draw, I suppose. The cables can be a bit confusing if it's your first time seeing a modular PSU, but it's quite impossible to get them mixed up, as the notches on the power strips only fit to the correct slot. If you're that confused, consult the manual. Smart Zero Fan. I keep mine off (meaning the fan always spins), as I don't the like idea of the fan spinning only when under load. Plus, it acts as a second exhaust fan for my Phanteks Evolv case. I did have a hypothesis that keeping Smart Zero Fan on was what caused the Kernel Power error, but I never did enough testing prove if this was true or not. But around the same time I turned it off, I stopped having problems, so make of that what you will. TLDR; Decent PSU, almost 3 years of daily use, no problems yet.

Pros: Bought this in 2011, and it still works great. Ran my Phenom II X4, and now runs my FX 8350. BIOS is easy to look at, and updating it to handle the new CPU was super easy. Have not tried overclocking.

Cons: I do wish there was another connection for a front panel fan, located on the East side of the motherboard. It only has one, and I would have to buy a case fan with an extra long cable to either reach the top North mobo fan connector, or the South one. Also the front panel headphone and stereo connection is located all the way on the West side of the mobo. A little inconvenient if you decide to us a non-USB headset or stereo in the front. I disconnected mine, as it was the only cable to run across my mobo awkwardly. Edit (07/14/2016): I must warn you if you plan on pairing this motherboard with an 8 core CPU. I suggest you find one that has an 8+1 power phase, as this mobo is only a 4+1 and I regret to say, is simply not optimal for the 8 core CPU, resulting in FPS drops for demanding games like the Witcher 3, with noticeable choppiness and sometimes lag. The VRMs are apparently not up to par with the 8+1 powerphase mobos. YOU MUST TURN OFF "TURBOCORE" SETTING IN BIOS!!! This setting actually HINDERED my performance with games like Bad Company 2 and (can you believe it) Mount and Blade: Warband. I'm in the process of finding a new motherboard because of the power phase issue. 4 cores is fine, though 8 cores is not optimal. I cannot comment on 6 cores.

Overall Review: In my case, this was a reliable and affordable motherboard. Deserves the 5 eggs after almost 5 years of use.

Pros: RAM was cheap back in 2011 when I did my first build. Still relatively cheap today too, and this is a reliable set of RAM that still works after 5 years.

Cons: None.