Rating: - Great Asus motherboard, as usual.
This mobo rocks as an entry base multimedia server, that's the use I am putting it through. The manual is comprehensive, the specs work, and it's rock stable. I don't overclock so I can't comment on that (sorry folks :)). Now sure there are mobos with the newest chipset, but I venture that for most users, this "age" of mothers will deliver about 3 years of joy.
The instructions are written in English, unlike other quality brands like Gigabyte. And yes, the tiny sound board's "light" on it ... Read More
Rating: - Very good board, once updated
I have had this board running since December 2007, and works OK for the most part. I received it with BIOS 0107 (I think) and so far the latest BIOS is 0702.
Works very nicely on Windows Vista 64-bit Ultimate with a Q6600 and 2 GB or RAM. Everything except the hard disk is rated 5.9 (the HDD rates 5.6). I haven't OC'ed yet, but will do so soon enough.
Let's talk functionality now. The BIOS is very simple to update. You can update using a Windows application, or you ... Read More