ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 Motherboard Z68 LGA1155 ATX 3PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 2PCI HDMI DVI USB3.0 SATA3

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I have chosen this board because I liked the layout, features and I trust the brand. I could have gone for a newer chipset design, but this one offers all the same valuable features and was a better bargain. Operates reliably, does what I want it to do with no surprises and disappointments. Just a solid performance day after day. Easy to recommend.

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Have had issues remaining connected to internet when using routers due to frequent disconnects of onboard ethernet.

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ive been using it for sometime and i really enjoy it

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I just paired this with an i5 2500k. Needless to say, I am very impressed. The UEFI BIOS is absolutely packed with options. Having the ability to use a mouse in BIOS is such a great bonus as well. Being a computer tech, I highly recommend this board. It is incredibly stable, and is packed with features for this price point.

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good board and can be price matched at $184

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So far so good, will consider adding another video card on it for SLI construction.

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UEFI BIOS is easily the best I've ever had the pleasure to use, and allowing use of a USB mouse in it is icing on the cake. Advanced mode offers almost all the options an builder/OCer could want; UI is clean and simple and easy to navigate. Currently using a 2500k l4.5Ghz, and have gone as high as 4.8, so I'd say this board OCs very well.The onboard LEDs are quite useful for identifying problems quickly and easily. I haven't had to use the MEMOK button yet, but I' glad it's there.This board defaults to AHCI mode so if your HDs are in IDE they will not boot until you change the setting. In fact, I'm of the opinion that this board simply does not play well with IDE mode, as I've noticed a slight drop  in IDE HD performance since installing this board. That is easily fixed, however.This board double-boots, which slows down startup slightly, though you can offset that somewhat by elminating the POST or logo screen or reducing it to 1 sec. The BIOS defaulted the Corsair Vengeance 1600 DRAM to 1333. There are quite a few options (TPU/EPU switches, Intel Smart Response) and software (AI suite) that aren't particularly useful to the advanced user, but I imagine they would be to a beginner. These aren't really cons so much as peculiarities, which every MB has, and if you don't have the skill to deal with these minor adjustments (as many reviewers on other sites apparently don't) perhaps you should ask a more tech-savvy friend to help build your PC.I'm quite pleased with this board and with NCIX for its prices and service, and I'd easily recommend both.

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I had the ASrock MB and I returned it because of the buggy BIOS. This board works like a dream. OC very well, goes to sleep without issues, and the BIOS is very easy and OC friendly.

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as a first time builder, I found this board very easy to work with (all the ports are labelled). OC is easy

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Keep in mind that if you're installing windows xp, make sure bios is in IDE mode as it won't install on it's default AHCI mode.

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Was hoping my current computer could hold out for Ivy Bridge but it died. So I bought this board in preparation for Ivy and the new PCI-E cards which I plan to crossfire. So far its what you would expect from an ASUS board. Nothing but quality and performance. The BIOS is great and offers lots of tools for overclocking. Has some great features like TPU and bluetooth. Only time will really tell if this board will live up to its promise of supporting PCI-E 3.0 and higher end Ivy bridge processors.

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I usually buy Asus, but for my last motherboard I went with Gigabyte and that was a huge mistake, now I'm back with Asus and couldn't be happier. Great quality and great board.