Don't buy Gigabyte as this is a flawed product
595636
An easy install with Intel i7 CPU.  Has ample USB3 slots and 2-USB2 slots.

Performs flawlessly my DD3 RAM until a year past, then it would not boot up on the first try.  Sometimes it required continuous boot attempts until finally starting.  Before 2 years past the Gigabyte Motherboard failed completely and would not power on at all. I replaced the motherboard with a new MSI branded board and all is good now.

I will never consider a Gigabyte product again.
2944532
Received and installed a Sandisk Extreme 480G SSD. It is fast, but not as fast as advertised so just be aware. Cannot tell yet if it will give reliable performance, but the early results are not encouraging. The drive is installed in a full size case (Antec 1200) with plenty of fans and no other component is over 30C. The Sandisk reports it is at 128C in both AIDA and Sandisk"s own toolkit. Since it is right above another HDD drive (which reports 27C) and next to a fan this is unlikely and way outside its operating range it is obviously a bad diode or a firmware problem. If it were true the drive would have failed almost right away.

I went to Sandisk support and they put me through two days of diagnostics including asking me for screenshots of their own software showing the temps. After I sent this I get another delaying tactic asking all kinds of system questions. In the meantime I search Sandisk's own forums and apparently this is a common problem as I found a thread dedicated to the users who get erroneous temperature readings - all 128C. What a coincidence.

I don't know about you but I do not enjoy a support staff who do everything possible to blame something on your system and delay things when there is a known problem with their product. Additionally, this erroneous reporting of temp may be just symptomatic of other problems. It has been my experience that electronic components which exhibit early flaws are almost always best returned sooner than later in spite of the work of reformatting.

Be very careful about this drive and even more suspect about customer support at Sandisk.

Edit 7/29/2010: After Sandisk support finally admitted they had "seen some reports" about this issue, they still would not approve a cross ship of a new drive - even with a credit card. They are really not even in the ballpark with their warranty compared to other manufacturers. So, if you do have a problem expect several days at least without a drive.
1109975
The speed of this drive is incredible, but the stability completely negates any usability of the drive. I've tried two of these 120GB drive and two of the smaller 60GB drives as either the primary system drive, secondary drive, or Intel Rapid Storage Technology cache, and every single one of them causes the system to BSOD frequently and be completely unusable.

Some drive manufacturers offer a firmware upgrade that may fix this, however OCZ has not and it continues to be a problem. I have decided to shy away from any and all SandForce based drives and any other drives from OCZ. I have decided to go with the Crucial M4 instead which has near the same performance using a Micron controller instead.
859745
My Asus Z97-A / USB 3.1 is now 5 weeks old and like so many other owners, I have had some problems.

First, the installation in the ATX case is a hassle due to the fact that the I/O plate on the back is very cheap and difficult to install correctly.  In my case I had to remove the MB and reinstall it due to the fact that the I/O plate did not seat correctly the first time.  Like someone else, I did cut my finger on it as it has sharp edges.  Once mounted correctly, it is functional.

The first problem with the actual MB was that the onboard LAN port would not work.  The drivers would install and detect a connection to my router, but could not find the internet.  I did not want to send the MB to Asus for repair so I plugged a LAN card into a PCI slot. This problem was solved easily and without much expense.

My first install of Windows 7 Professional 64 bit did not result in a well performing computer.  Perhaps the problem was that I used only drivers which I had downloaded from the Asus website for this MB.  After the first install I noticed that ASUS had posted a BIOS update which I installed.  This did not help my problem.  I still had many major software problems and after 3 weeks I installed a new SSD and did a second install.  This time I used the supplied CD for installing all of the MB drivers.  The second install works just fine (the onboard LAN port is still defective).  The problem with the first install could be the drivers or my first SSD may have had some issues.  I will never know.

I knew that on mid-range MBs that if you don't use memory that is listed on the QVL you run a risk of problems.  I am using Corsair RAM that is listed and is rated at 1600.  However, the computer only recognizes it at 1333.  Percentage wise, this is not a major issue, but it does show that there is a second problem with the MB.  Perhaps some future BIOS update will address this problem.  My CPU is an i7 4770K and I have 8 MB of Ram.  My Windows Experience Index is 7.8 (Calculations per second), 7.8 (Memory operations per second), 7.9 (graphics), 7.9 (graphics), 7.9 (primary HD or SSD in my case) out of a possible score of 7.9.  Not bad!  My graphics scores are this high because I am using the SLI feature of this MB even though my video cards are about 3 years old.  I did not install nor use either the Ai Tweaker nor 5-way optimization.

Definitely this MB that I own is not worth a score of 5, and perhaps a score of 3, but because I finally did get good performance from it, albeit with some problems, I am giving it a score of 4.
2412506
The marketing for this driver is completely false.  First of the 128GB claim has no relation to the capacity.  The drive reports 120,034,123,776 bytes capacity and using 1GB as 1,073,741,824, this drive is actually 111.79GB.  I'm stuck with this turd due to schedule constraints and since wrote off getting screwed by MyDigitalSSD.  But they sure as hell won't get a dime from me again after this shameless attempt to screw the consumer.  Shame on you!
4849608
This product has caused so much trouble. My motherboard did not recognize it and it caused a boot failure and a blue screen for Windows after using mem-ok on my Asus motherboard
1300499
I purchased the gigabyte motherboard and I was looking for something really special and with the board. I have been nothing but happy UD5 rock on, but I also purchased this memory to go with the system. I didn't buy it at the same time, it was a little bit later when I had the money to get 16 GB I was so happy. But now that's all went south. The memory I purchased fell apart literally fell apart. First, I was having some problems booting into the system. I did the little check and the numbers on the gigabyte board told me that there was a memory problem. At first I thought maybe all I needed to do was reseat the memory when I tried to take the memory out and re-seated it fell apart in my hands. So I did have two sticks of 8 GB now I only have one and I am stuck until I can get another set, so I'm going to try and talk to the people at Amazon and see what they can do for me. Be careful this memory has problems. It also didn't go as fast as they said 2400 not happening. 1600,1866? maybebut 2400 know happening, but even at 1866. It was great since I had 16 GB I never bottlenecked out
1280287
This card was purchased to use in a WinXP-based HTPC running XBMC and Plex.  By all accounts this should have done the job.

There were issues with this card from day 1.  Sounds problems, resolution automatically resetting, system crashing and not recognizing the card at all.  When it crashed, after many other attempts to fix the issue, my only choice was to run a System Restore to fix the problem.  I made sure to use latest drivers from ATI, tried a different HDMI cable and port, etc. but nothing worked.  After exhausting my own technical abilities I attempted to chat with Asus support, I waited for over 30 minutes without a tech joining the chat, tried again a few days later and same thing after 15 minutes.  I finally sent a tech support request via email but have not heard back from them, that's been 4 days now.  I finally decided my best bet was to get another card and see if that was the issue, I purchased the&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Gigabyte-nVidia-GeForce-210-1-GB-DDR3-VGA-DVI-HDMI-PCI-Express-Video-Card-GV-N210D3-1GI/dp/B005E81W1Y/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Gigabyte nVidia GeForce 210 1 GB DDR3 VGA/DVI/HDMI PCI-Express Video Card GV-N210D3-1GI</a>&nbsp;and so far it's running smoothly with no issues at all.

I wouldn't recommend this card to anyone, I had nothing but problems from it and received no support from Asus.
321559
this got only 8 Gigs? and at that price? ASUS just lost a customer for being rude on the phone people call in and hang up on people to avoid answering questions. I made some serious mistakes buying ASUS. What left is EVGA and ASROCK I cannot stand ASUS worst customer support. Customers are the ones handing over there paychecks. kick customers off the phone is rude and I will never do that.
2083049
I have owned this board for 3 months now. I just encountered the 'endless boot loop' issue that others have been reporting and was able to get it to function after about 15 or so reboots. I was unaware of this issue when purchased. Now I am stuck and would need to rebuild with a more reliable board. Very upset - it won't be a Gigabyte!

I was never impressed with this board anyway. Boot time was average at best (compared to other boards I own). Build quality seems a little cheap/flimsy. Otherwise, it worked fine - nothing special.
4777151
I have built my own computers for 20+ years.  I usually select Gigabyte motherboards for my builds (currently have a z170 one in my kid's computer).  I can usually figure out and correct when there is an issue with a build.

However, this board broke that streak.  I was getting random BSOD's, and my programs like my Norton Antivirus would crash.  In the event viewer, Windows was reporting it as memory corruption, but it was not providing exactly what was wrong.  I had the most current BIOS installed and the recommended drivers directly from Gigabyte's website.  I tested the ram, the cpu, the hard drive with various utilities and they came back with a clean bill of health.  I then began by replacing each item with a known good working part.  I replaced the power supply, then the ram, then the SSD, then the video card, and finally swapped the CPU.  I kept getting the same issues.

I finally gave up and began reading online, and discovered a forum where they use this motherboard to build cheap Mac clones (install Apple's operating system on traditional PC hardware).  It turns out a lot of them were experiencing the same issues, and most just gave up and bought another motherboard.  It seems that some of these motherboards has some type of memory corruption when they are put into sleep mode.  Looking back now at my crashes and instability issues, it was when I was waking the computer from sleep.

I sent it back and replaced it with an Asus z97-A/USB 3.1 motherboard with my original parts.  I have had ZERO issues.  I still like Gigabyte and will still buy their products, but this board was a waste of 7-10 days trying to get it to work.  Just Google 'h97-d3h sleep issues' and save yourself some time if you have the same issues I did.
4029312
Worked fine for 6months, then a PCI slot fried, and destroyed the connected 970 gfx card.

Asus RMA support and the warranty is a joke.
2982640
I ordered this motherboard because Intel boards are supposed to be proven designs and pinnacles of stability. Not so with this motherboard. It had numerous stability problems, in particular, USB 3.0 support was flaky. There's an erratum for miswired USB 3.0 headers on the motherboard, but while the erratum was published months before my order, I still received a board with the miswired configuration and the associated spurious "overvoltage" errors on the front USB ports. Wound up having to collect the front USB ports to USB 2.0 headers to avoid that. There were other issues as well; the I/O shield fit poorly, BIOS update failed to apply the first time, and SMART data was "unavailable" on the internal SATA ports.

In the end, the board gave me exactly the headaches that I pay Intel's price premium to avoid. I wound up returning it; instead, I ordered a comparable Gigabyte board with which I've been much happier.

Given this experience, I'd say Intel's decision to pull out of the motherboard market is the right one. Sadly.
3604527
I just had one of the worst customer service experiences of my life with Asus Motherboard support.

I made the mistake of purchasing a Asus x99 Deluxe II.  I was very careful about the peripheral support.  I chose components very carefully.
I currently own an Asus x99-a usb 3.1 board, although after this experience, I'm thinking I should sell it and all of my other Asus equipment (that includes several Graphics cards, a wireless router, and some other things that came from Asus).

The problem started when I wanted to use bios flashback.  This Sunday, sfter several failed attempts, I called for support.  I was told that the board doesn't support bios flashback.  Yes, I can provide the case number so you can track the support person who told me that.  You and I both know that's not true - it's all over your support pages, and even printed on the back of the motherboard backplate.  Really??

Then today I had more trouble with the board.  It would not boot, then it would, then it would not.  In fact, it would only boot on a cold boot.  Any type of reset (warm boot) failed.

I held my breath and called in for support.  I got a technician who appeared to know nothing about the board.  He wanted me to reset the CMOS, but his English was so poor he could not properly explain how to do it to me.  Turns out if was simple - I looked in the manual and the CMOS reset button is clearly marked.  But he couldn't find it, and told me that it wasn't in the manual.  It was.

I continued to have issues with warm resets.  I also had issues with the board recognizing my RAM.  I called in again.  This time I got another technician who again was very diffiicult to understand.  He also wanted me to reset the CMOS, even though I had done that already.  Then when the board would not properly perform a warm reset, he blamed my CPU, an Intel 6900k.  Then he questioned why I had not installed the board which was purchased in June of 2016 (I was sick and in the hospital - is that okay with Asus?).  Then he decided that my RAM was not the right RAM for the board, but here's my RAM (see the next paragraph) and it IS on the approved Vendor list on your website for this board and CPU!  I asked him to escalate the case and he refused.

This is my RAM:  CMK32GX4M4A2666C16R(Ver4.23)(XMP) 32GB ( 4x 8GB ) DS - - 16-18-18-35 1.2   CORSAIR, and I purchased it specifically for this purpose!

When I asked to talk with a Manager, I was put on hold for 30 minutes (this was after six hours struggling with your support reps), then I was told I would be called after 30 minutes.  That call never came.

The system is currently not working and not useable.

I am offering you a chance to correct this bad support.
2801393
The BIOS feature that detects boot failures is buggy and triggers on most reboots even though I am not overclocking.

I attempted to fix it, which broke the Wake-on-LAN feature which is absolutely essential to how I'm using the system.

Their support has been unhelpful, and I'm just going to have to replace the motherboard.
3624566
I tried to make this board work but it was just a pain from the start. The first board I received was bad and promptly replaced. The second board that I received lasted for two weeks before it decided to stop. Even when it did work it had a lengthy boot process and was continuously trying to boot to an external USB drive (yes I know what CMOS is and know how to set boot priority). It also exhibited stability problems by shutting down at strange times. It finely crapped out. This time I had to RMA the board. I'm using an AMD FX8350 CPU, 32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 DRAM, 480 GB SSD, and an EVGA GeForce GTX960 FTW graphics card. When I read MSIs warranty fine print it indicated that I could wait up to a month and the best I could hope for was that they would fix my board or send me a refurbished board.  I'm not keen on getting a refurb when I paid for a new board.  Daunted, I decided to purchase a Gigabyte AM3+ AMD 990FX (GA-990FXA-UD3 R5, the UD means ultra durable...Worked perfect out of the box).
403394
I have a Gigabyte MB I wanted to upgrade for a SATA III drive (a WD Velocitraptor) and both failed within a month. Bye bye!