GIGABYTE GA-X58-USB3 LGA 1366 Intel X58 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Great for overclocking. Have had it for nearly 2 years (next month will be the 2 year mark).

Looks great and has everything I need.

Cons: Could be a problem with my RAM but it reads it at 1066 when it is supposed to be 1333. Either way, it will have little impact to my computer's current performance.

Other Thoughts: As a CS major.. I use this computer for compiling my programs, gaming, internet, and MS Word

2 year old build

i7-930 @3.8 ghz
6950 (upgraded from 5850... flashed the 6950 to 6970)
12GB RAM Mushkin Enhanced
Gigabyte mobo (this model)
700W OCZ PSU
1 TB HDD
Windows 7 64 bit

Pros: USB 3.0, socket 1366 tripple channel memory support. It's not only still fast after a year, but it's rock solid stable. Don't know how well it handles overclocking. But if it's stability you want for a budget get this. I don't know if there are any cpus still being sold for this, but if you get your hands on an intel 920 or 940 it will holds its own even today. I waited for a year to write this review because the last gigabyte motherboard I had gave some problems. Not with this one. Gigabyte is back!

Cons: No internal usb 3.0 connectors. When I bought this most boards didn't have any. That's about all I can think of.

Other Thoughts: This is a great motherboard for budget shoppers now trying to slide in on good performance and solid reliability for a cheaper price. yeah, you'll be getting slightly outdated technology with bloomfield processors, if they still exist, but if you find one that's cheap this is your board. So, this review is mainly just me tipping my hat off to gigabyte for a job well done a very nice board.

Pros: Ran hard for 2 years now and I have had no problems with it. It is fast and dependable. Substantial performance at a modest price. I have ran Skyrim and Crysis 2 at the same time with this board and it never missed a lick.

Cons: I am sad that I don't have PCI Express 3.0, but that isn't the boards fault. I don't even think PCI Express 3.0 was on the market when I bought the board. Something to consider.

Other Thoughts: I have this mobo w/
Intel I7 960 - Quad-core at 3.8Ghz
24 Gigs, Latency 9, PC3-12800, Triple Channel
EVGA - 1 Gig - GDDR5 - GTX 460se
80 Gig Intel SSD

Pros: None...read the CONs

Cons: DOA on 1st and 2nd Board. I still love Gigabyte, but this version for the LGA1366 isn't working out so well. Other reviews are having the same issue. Board does not boot at all. Don't know whats wrong with it.

Other Thoughts: My Gigabyte board for the LGA1155 works fine with no issue, guess I was just a unlucky customer who got a bad Board (2x).

Pros: Worked out of the box.
Easy Install
Nice bios.
Gigabyte Sticker! :)

Cons: None so far

Other Thoughts: When you insert the gigabyte cd for the first time and you choose to install all the hardware drivers (chipset, audio, etc) I had to tell the USB 3.0 driver not to install. Instead I had to install it seperatly and had to right click setup and "RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR". Then it worked great.
The first time I installed the USB 3.0 driver it frooze the PC up and USB3 ports did not work. Run as Administrator fixed it. Not a con just a brain fart on my part.

Pros: Works great, ports are working perfectly with all peripherals

Great space (size) and for the price it was amazing!
It was my first hardware build and worked right away like a charm

Have a Radeon HD5770 and works awesome! have 3 monitors installed and works like a charm! no lag...

Cons: - Having 2 video cards in the PCI slots is very inconvenient, because they don't both get powered equally

- Makes it very uncomfortable to add a hydrocooler (H70)

- If you want more than 3 monitors on your computer, adding a second PCIe video card will slow it down.

Other Thoughts: As a first build I recommend it completely, but for someone who already knows what he/she's doing, I would recommend paying just a bit more to get full PCIe card slots for those who want to add more than 3 monitors.

Pros: All of the obvious features, Dual BIOS, overclocking, presets for Base clock/multipliers, an all around amazing board.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: Im convinced that a lot of the negative reviews were due to incompetence (not all). I had an easy time with this board from the start. The XMP profile settings were perfect, it booted fine first try, no bent pins on anything anywhere, no loose connectors, no shorts, has sound etc.

Before this I had an ASRock H55DE3 and I loved that as well, but I thought it was DOA for a while until I realized I had created a short from a misplaced standoff. Make sure to do the PROPER troubleshooting if it doesnt start. Including running it out of the case, use ESD wrist strap, keep ant static bags handy etc. Simple stuff really, I know its hard because its so da mn ed exciting, but install in a calm and cool manner, and everything will be just fantastic!

Pros: - It's a solid board that will do what you need
- On/Off Charge is pretty cool
- No problems yet

Cons: - I feel as if the SATA ports are a little awkwardly placed (they're parallel to the board, which makes cable installation in some cases very annoying).
- 12v rail is VERY awkwardly placed, and a pain to install with some CPU fans (it's near the USB ports on the back, and it's really easy to miss during construction). I only noticed the rail after I tried a initial boot, and with my fan (Cooler Master Hyper 212+) it was very difficult to plug it in without dicing up my fingers on the heatsink.

Other Thoughts: This was the board that I got for my first custom-built PC. So far, I've installed Windows 7, 8, and OS X Lion on the rig that I built with it, and it's handled all of them with no problems whatsoever.

Pros: Rock Solid. 30 sec boot with ssd and runs like a champ!
Plenty of usb's and also has usb3.0

Cons: None to speak of!

Pros: The board sells. (Pro for gigabyte not us)

Cons: DOA. Board will not post at all. No beeps, nothing.I bought this board despite all of the One Egg ratings. This is my first experience with Gigabyte. You know what they say about first impressions. Well, believe it or not I may even go back to ASUS. Maybe even try MSI. NEVER GGB again.

Other Thoughts: I heard that with some boards, especially those that have been in warehouses need the BIOS firmware updated. This is not something I can do because I can't even get to the bios. If you can I'd try to make sure the newest bios is running. Also, check your memory compatibility as well as you GPU.