Wanted to build cheap "gaming" PC for the wife since modern parts are extremely over priced right now. Friend recommended this board but wasn't really paying attention to the specifications. Didn't realize it was DDR3 so the DDR4 ram I got wouldn't work, the layout of the board is also frustrating. Everything is so close together. CPU cooler covers first ram slot so currently only using slots 2 and 4. All PCIE slots also close together. GPU covers bottom two slots and since the Mobo doesn't have onboard sound it needed a separate sound card which I couldn't plug in because of the GPU cover the two slots. So, had to buy separate smaller adapter that had just enough room to fit under GPU. Just to basically smash all the parts/cords together but it works so I ain't complaining. Might just turn this into a Server computer when modern props finally drop so I can build myself a proper PC and give my wife my current set up. Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
The one I received had a few issues, but nothing that couldn't be worked around. Upon receipt, the bottom of the board looked as though it had been wet and had smeary fingerprints all over it. It didn't post until I figured out the CMOS battery was dead. Fan header 3 has a problem, regardless of which fan I plug in or even whether a fan is even plugged into that port it keeps generating "fan RPM below threshold, unrecoverable" errors in the IPMI log. IPMI shows correct fan RPM, so I just wound up disabling that report in the OS. It makes the IPMI log useless, but the board lives in a home lab so it's not that important. Otherwise, it's exactly as ordered and performs (with the exception of FAN3) as expected.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This board met my requirements for a mid-power NAS running FreeNAS. It has a great blend of IO and expansion without extra junk. Paired with an Intel Xeon E3-1265L V3 SR15A and 16GB of ECC RAM, mine idles around ~42 watts. Added an LSI HBA and it handles all the drives I need.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
BUYER BEWARE The specs on this mobo are pretty impressive for $70, but the board measures at 9.6" x 12" which does NOT meet the micro-ATX standard. Micro-ATX motherboards must be no more than 9.6x9.6, but this motherboard is much longer in length (from the I/O ports to the CPU power fin), and didn't fit in my short-depth Rosewill case. It likely won't fit in most mATX cases/chassis.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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