Pros and Cons listed below this so if you'd like a TL;DR skip this paragraph ^-^! This was the second PC I built, the last one being built in 2011. They've added lots of interesting things to these boards! There's a thermal sensor and a fan standoff specifically for m.2 chips. There is room for two m.2 chips which is great as some boards only come with one (or none!). It installed easily, and I only really had an issue with the unmarked "extra" parts and as usual the front port frustrations. It's a nice big board that has everything I need for streaming and gaming.
The included software I'm going to call out right now. It feels clunky and outdated, and the only real useful tool in there is the bios+driver updater tool... that's actually a separate tool from the software itself. I only say that because I never found knowing the exact temperature of my PC to be a big draw for me, as I use a bunch of fans and GPUs with dual fans *shrug* so I've never had an overheating issue myself.
Pros: Bluetooth/Wifi connectors with antennae in the box!
RGB lights on the board are really cute
Fairly easy to assemble despite the instructions being kind of vague. If you know how to put a PC together though it's no big deal, I just get nervous over "what order" and stuff to make sure I don't screw anything up :)
Cons: The price at the time was more than I preferred to spend, but that's not the board's fault.
Extremely disappointed with the "map" / instructions. My old intel mobo had a nice map layout. There were parts unmarked that I had to look up the number of to know what they did (they were not necessary parts, but the label for them wasn't even in the manual).
Included software is obnoxious but you can ignore it. It's not as much of a memory hog as it would have been years ago before 32 GB RAM systems :P
"I am receiving points in the ROG Elite Rewards loyalty program for my review" - this just prompted me to post the review finally, it doesn't taint my thoughts on the product in the least.
| RAM | DDR4 |
|---|---|
| Memory Speed | 2133 MHz |
| Wireless Type | 802.11a |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 2 |
