Pros: Lots of top-tier features. AMD FX-Series support AND AM3 Legacy Support.
Cons: BIOS takes a while to let you use the machine. BIOS can be sluggish, No EFI, BAD OVERHEATING!!!!
Despite all of it's many features, like On/Off USB charge, USB3, ErP, SATA3, and "Hybrid EFI (READ: NOT EFI), I have had some frustrating issues with this board. So without further ado, here are my issues in an outline form to make everything easily distinguishable:
☼ BIOS takes a LONG time to load into, and then is not EFI, but Gigabyte's "Hybrid" EFI. -__________-.
☼ When you want to just boot to your OS, it takes FOREVER (10~30 seconds) for it to boot to your OS.
☼ Sometimes, at seemingly random intervals, will not boot to the OS.
☼ Sometimes, at seemingly random intervals, will not go into the BIOS.
☼ Without additional cooling and NB at 2600mhz, the NB will get to VERY HIGH TEMPERATURES! (75~95c Idle~Load).
☼ System becomes VERY unstable without additional cooling of the NB at frequencies above 2300mhz.
So there you have it. I know there are some people out there with better experiences than me regarding this board, but I cannot recommend it to anyone until Gigabyte fixes the BIOS and overheating issues. Had I known how severe my experiences would be with this board, I would have held out for better hardware.
☼ BIOS takes a LONG time to load into, and then is not EFI, but Gigabyte's "Hybrid" EFI. -__________-.
☼ When you want to just boot to your OS, it takes FOREVER (10~30 seconds) for it to boot to your OS.
☼ Sometimes, at seemingly random intervals, will not boot to the OS.
☼ Sometimes, at seemingly random intervals, will not go into the BIOS.
☼ Without additional cooling and NB at 2600mhz, the NB will get to VERY HIGH TEMPERATURES! (75~95c Idle~Load).
☼ System becomes VERY unstable without additional cooling of the NB at frequencies above 2300mhz.
So there you have it. I know there are some people out there with better experiences than me regarding this board, but I cannot recommend it to anyone until Gigabyte fixes the BIOS and overheating issues. Had I known how severe my experiences would be with this board, I would have held out for better hardware.
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