Your opinions on this motherboard

Newegg has an issue with bent CPU pins. They automatically consider it customer damage and will refuse to replace it or refund the money. Been there, done that. Read the reviews. As GeneO said, no such issue with Amazon.

Thanks for your input Steve! What is your opinion of this Asus board? Or could I do better with a comparable board from some other company?

The board has good features and you will be happy with it probably if you get a good one. I look at the customer reviews. It has 75% 4 and 5 eggs, which is pretty good. The only thing that concerns me is the 20% 1 and 2 egg reviews. That means to me you have a 20% chance of getting a bad one. So, it boils down to how much risk you're willing to accept. If you get a good one, it has a lot of good features and should do whatever you need to do. Just hope you're not one of the 20% and have bent CPU pins. The last board I bought from there had the bad pins. The only thing that saved me is the first thing I do is look at the pins, so I was able to say I had never put a CPU in it. It was still touch and go. My good fortune is I called Customer Service about 30 minutes after I received it. Had I waited a day, I would still own a paperweight. So said Customer service. And, trust me, I have spent several thousand dollars at Newegg. That fact was never taken into consideration.

essenbe said:

The board has good features and you will be happy with it probably if you get a good one. I look at the customer reviews. It has 75% 4 and 5 eggs, which is pretty good. The only thing that concerns me is the 20% 1 and 2 egg reviews. That means to me you have a 20% chance of getting a bad one. So, it boils down to how much risk you're willing to accept. If you get a good one, it has a lot of good features and should do whatever you need to do. Just hope you're not one of the 20% and have bent CPU pins. The last board I bought from there had the bad pins. The only thing that saved me is the first thing I do is look at the pins, so I was able to say I had never put a CPU in it. It was still touch and go. My good fortune is I called Customer Service about 30 minutes after I received it. Had I waited a day, I would still own a paperweight. So said Customer service. And, trust me, I have spent several thousand dollars at Newegg. That fact was never taken into consideration.

Thanks Steve! I really appreciate your input.

Lady Fitzgerald said:

The Pro is a good board but it has a couple of legacy PCI slots you will never be able to use unless you have one or two ancient boards. This one is newer and better if you can swing the extra shekels it takes to get it.

That is something to think about, thanks!