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I built a new/ old pc for gaming (I'm cheap) and this mobo was quite affordable so I bought it. I just got it installed and I am really impressed. It is a really solid board. It has firewire, esata, two dvi ports, UEFI support, 3 pin PWN fans (makes my led fan flicker but keeps things silent), great documentation by intel and the pci port layout actually allows for a dual slot video card as well as a pci wifi card at the same time!! This thing rocks!! I have it running with a 750watt psu, intel q9300, 4gb ram, nvidia gtx 560 2gb, two 2.5" laptop hdd's and a 5g wifi card.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Had an old Intel Core 2 Q6600 and 6gb of DDR2 Ram in spare parts bin and wanted to put them to use. Decided to build an HTPC if I could find a suitable motherboard. Spotted this one and decided to give it a try. Overall it works for what I wanted. Plenty of Ram capacity, good feature set. What more can I ask for from 10+ year old computer technology and $25. Only issue I encountered was a dead CMOS battery out of the box. That gave me a bit of trouble until I realized what the culprit was. If like myself, you have compatible components in search of a motherboard, I'd say that it is a good value. If you are buying all of the components to build a system, there are newer, better, and faster options for close to the same money.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Refurbished
Pros: Supports up to 16Gb of DDR2 memory 5 SATA ports and 1 eSATA port 2 IEEE 1394a ports onboard audio and video Cons: No FDD or IDE ports No serial or parallel ports No VGA output (need adapter for analog DVI) Nicely laid out. Supports a wide range of processors.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Refurbished
1. Has Trusted Platform Module version 1.2 (Hardware Vault); 2. Supports Trusted Computing Execution Technology (TXT) if processor does too 3. Unified Extensible Firmware Interface support in Bios Downsides: Only USB 2.0, SATA 3.0Gbps, DDR2, PCIe 2.0 for x16, and PCIe 1.1 for x1 slots a. To support TXT, build with Q9300 or better (not Q9500) quad core for speed, or E8200 or better dual core for lower power (lower noise) b. Build with operating system that supports Trusted Platform Module by default, i.e. Windows 10 c. Burn newest BIOS from Intel web site d. Enable Unified Extensible Firmware Interface, Trusted Platform Module, Virtual capabilities, and TXT in BIOS, disable all external boot devices e. Minimize amount of software installed f. In minor violation of e. consider a utility to check your SW for updates like Secunia or Glary g. Only use SW from Rule-of-Law countries (western Europe, EU, Canada, Japan, USA) h. Install a well reviewed security suite (Norton, McAfee, AVAST, etc; check Neil Rubenking at PC magazine)Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Refurbished
And this one fit the bill. It showed up within 3 days of ordering it, allowing me to get up and running on my work machine really quickly. It had all the features I needed, and seemed robust and was shipping from within the US and didn't cost an arm and a leg. Pros: - Booted up the first time, straight into Windows setup from a bootable flash. - Hasn't crashed once. - Has good integrated features. Lots of USB ports, Firewire, ESata, Dual DVI, etc. - Is compatible with all my components. Q9550 2.83, 8GB of DDR2-1066 (running at DDR2-800, but still), and my GeForce 750Ti. Cons: - Had to install the motherboard drivers in Windows to get control over my fans, and until I realized this my computer was dangerously close to overheating at all times, because my computer wasn't running any of my fans above 25% unless they got up toward 90C. No thanks. Once done though, no problems keeping cool and quiet. - Doesn't run my RAM at full speed. I knew this ordering it. - No overclocking support on the board. I also knew this ordering it. - The only thing that makes POSTing on my computer (with a SSD) take as long as it does is the lengthy time it POSTs. It takes about 2-3 seconds to do it. Also, it has an integrated internal speaker that is rather loud and sounds like you're stomping on a squeaky toy. Still, it works, and this is a nitpick. All in all, it's a fine little board as long as you keep it's limitations in mind.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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