EVGA X99 FTW K Intel Socket LGA-2011-3 with DDR4 3200MHz+ DIMM LGA 2011-3 Motherboards 151-BE-E097-KR

This has been an excellent board for me so far, offering all of the features I need, without any unnecessary extra clutter. The board features a good I/O layout, even going as far as including a USB Type-C connector. The Haswell-E platform has been succeeded by Broadwell-E, but that doesn't mean the older chips aren't worth buying, especially if you can score a good deal on them. This board has been stable, it was easy to work with, and it feels very "premium" both in aesthetic, features and performance.The UEFI on this board is easy to read, opting to use a mesh between "basic" and "advanced" in its default layout. This means that you don't need to switch modes, and also that any new user will feel comfortable working inside of the UEFI to change common settings like boot priority. I was able to flash the board to the latest version in a matter of moments, and the entire process was painless and quick.So far, the board has been completely stable with the hardware I'm pairing it with. My 4x4GB kit of 2800mhz DDR4 LPX RAM from Corsair was stable right out of the gate, even after enabling XMP. Plus, I was able to overclock my 5820k to 4.0ghz at 1.2v without doing anything more than dialing in my voltage and multiplier. I could take it further, but my cooling is inadequate for anything higher.Do note that the board is E-ATX and also uses right-angled connectors for most of the connectors on the board. This means that cases that support E-ATX may not necessarily support this board due to its angled connectors. I was able to install this board in the Phantom 530 by NZXT only but plugging in all of my connectors before screwing in the board. Afterwards everything was fine, but this is definitely something to take into account with your case.The board comes with an I/O cover that screws on with two screws, a handful of SATA cables, as well as a handy 4xUSB 2.0 add-in card that uses two of the board's USB headers and mounts into one of your PCI brackets in the rear of the case, or in one of your 5.25" bays. This is a really nice feature, but it would have been nice ot see the ports being 3.0 / 3.1 instead of 2.0. Still, for free it's a nice piece ot have if necessary, and I feel the board is worth its $250 price tag whether or not this piece is included.Overall, this is an excellent board that has been exactly what I'm after. My old board (the ASUS X99-A/USB 3.1) has been unstable, and nothing short of a nightmare to deal with. Not to mention I had to RMA my first one. This board, however, has been perfect thus far.

So far so good! I was building a brand new computer from scratch, and I needed a smaller motherboard because my  MSI Extreme Gaming Intel X99 LGA 2011 DDR4 USB 3.1 Extended ATX Motherboard (X99A Gaming 9 ACK)  could not fit inside my  Thermaltake Versa N21 Snow Edition Translucent Panel ATX Mid Tower Window Gaming Computer Case CA-1D9-00M6WN-00, White .Also in my build is: Intel Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.4 6 BX80671I76800K , Kingston Technology HyperX FURY Black 64 GB Kit 2133 MHz CL14 DIMM DDR4 Internal Memory (HX421C14FBK4/64) , Thermaltake TOUGHPOWER 750W 80 PLUS GOLD Semi Modular Power Supply PS-TPD-0750MPCGUS-1 , Thermaltake Riing 12 RGB LED 120mm Adjustable Color Case Radiator Fan - Triple Pack CL-F042-PL12SW-B , Sapphire Radeon NITRO R9 Fury 4GB HBM HDMI/DVI-D PCI-Express Graphics Card 11247-03-40G , DEEPCOOL CAPTAIN120 EX Visible Liquid Cooling Water Cooler Liquid Cooler 120mm Radiator White LED Light (white) , Seagate Backup Plus Hub 8TB External Desktop Hard Drive Storage (STEL8000100) , Samsung Electronics 840 Pro Series 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive, 256GB , LG Electronics 31MU97C-B 31-Inch Screen LED-lit Monitor .Besides my monitor and SSD, everything I got was during the Thanksgiving sales - truly, that is the very best time to upgrade/build a new computer as EVERYTHING is at such a reduced price it's amazing.After installing everything and firing it up, it wouldn't boot up. But after about a handful of times of fidgeting things here and there, everything now works great for me. The size of the motherboard is really useful - since you don't need four or more GPUs, something this size is good enough. I love my MSI Gaming 9 mobo, and I'll save that for a future build, but for the small mid-tower Thermaltake case, this motherboard is perfect.

Negativo: Si planeas instalar un procesador XEON, cualquier modelo, NO compres esa tarjeta ya que no trae soporte de fabrica para esos procesadores! debes actualizar la BIOS a versión 1.14 antes de instalar procesadores XEON, para poder actualizar la BIOS tendrás que instalar uno de los 3 procesadores Core i7 disponibles, esos son los únicos procesadores soportados de fabrica por parte de EVGA.Positivo: Hice el retorno del producto a Amazon y en 3 días me regresaron mi dinero, el envío fue gratis.

A fantastic eATX board with a user-friendly BIOS that is very conducive to over clocking. The onboard display and temperature monitor is an excellent feature for those who are always tweaking or changing hardware.

Very nice, very fast!

I bought this "NEW" item from Amazon just a few days ago.Once I had received all the parts to build my computer I opened them up to find that it was an RMA'ed board and who ever sent it back put his old/used/scratched-up "POS" gigabite in the box. (it even had the stickers pealed from the EVGA board that was supposed to be in there put on to the old board...Amazon sold me an RMA board as a "NEW" one and did not even bother to check the contents of the package, I'm incredibly disappointed and I have learned my lesson... Once bitten twice shy...I am returning it for a refund and have already ordered one from Newegg.I gave 3 stars because I love EVGA and I'm sure the boards is a 5/5, I will change the rating later BUT for now, given he circumstances... 3 is GENEROUS...