This is a solid motherboard from Asus. I've got an FX8350 liquid cooled with a 2GB GDDR5 AMD Gfx card and 8Gb of DDR3 high performance ram and it runs flawlessly. The Asus AI suite that comes provided is great for controlling fan speeds and monitoring temps. You can choose different profiles and even make your own, choosing louder fans and a cooler system or a quieter but warmer system. You have complete control as long as you install PWM fans, which are fairly cheap now anyway.
There's a decent amount of ports and this board supports the faster range of DDR3 which is always worth looking into, this board was about the cheapest available which would support high-speed DDR3 and had all the ports I need. The fact that it's an Asus made it even better, I've never had any issues with their Motherboards, so far so good.
My Only criticism, and it's more of an oversight on my part to be fair...It doesn't have any USB 3 headers for the USB3 ports on the front of my case to connect to, so they're running at USB2.0 speed, there are however plenty on the back, this is a minor issue since my PC sits on a shelf above my desk to avoid collecting too much dust (This really works by the way, don't put your PC on the floor if you want it to stay even remotely clean). So the USB3.0 ports on my PC are easily accessible.
| Brand | ASUS |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 26.29 x 5.31 x 32.79 cm; 1.48 Kilograms |
| Batteries | 1 CR2 batteries required. |
| Item model number | M5A97 R2.0 |
| Manufacturer | KOMQI |
| Series | M5A97 R2.0 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Processor Type | Xeon |
| Processor Socket | Socket AM3+ |
| Processor Count | 1 |
| RAM Size | 32 GB |
| Memory Technology | DDR3 |
| Computer Memory Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| Maximum Memory Supported | 32 GB |
| Memory Clock Speed | 1333 MHz |
| Speaker Description | Realtek ALC887 |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 6 |
| Number of Ethernet Ports | 1 |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Lithium Battery Energy Content | 2 Milliampere Hour (mAh) |
| Lithium Battery Packaging | Batteries contained in equipment |
| Lithium Battery Weight | 5 Grams |
| Number of Lithium Metal Cells | 1 |
| Item Weight | 1.48 kg |
