ASUS P8Z77-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: The board layout is really, really nice. Everything fits perfectly. The POST LEDs are very helpful as I messed up my RAM installation. I also like the fact that you can over clock with software.

Cons: Maybe I did something wrong but the machine seems to turn on by itself 5 minutes after I turn it off. The first few times this happened, I thought I didn't shut it down but the last few times, about 5 minutes after shutting it down, it comes on automatically as though someone hits the power button. If anyone else out there has experienced the same issue with this board, please reply to this post.

Pros: This board is great especially for the price ($200~). Good bios, good for SLI, usb 3.0 boost, and a few bells and whistles thrown in. I haven't tried the WIFI GO so can't comment on that. If you're looking for a cheap but solid motherboard for the price pick this one.

Cons: None so far.

Other Thoughts: None

Pros: After reading reviews of this board for a while I had some doubts about it. But then I realized every board in every brand I checked out had some of the same issues: DOA, slots not working, etc. Two major concerns for me were DOA (I ended up buying it while out of state) and RAM not working (almost everything on the Asus QVL is discontinued). I may be daft, but I finally figured out it is easier to go to the RAM manufacturer's site and check for compatibility.

I'm definitely glad I chose this board. I've had zero issues.

The AI Suite is...um...sweet. :)
It gives you a lot of control from within Windows instead of having to reboot and work in the BIOS. You can monitor and control clock speeds, fans, power, RAM, temps, just about everything except the wife.

My BIOS didn't need any flashing.

My RAM was instantly recognized and set at proper values (1600, not default to 1333). I ran Memtest for each stick and on each slot. No probs.

More USB 3.0 available than I currently need.

The layout is nice. No probs getting RAM in with stock cooler. The right angle SATA ports aren't an issue for me either. Yes, they are a little awkward, but not troublesome.

Expandable to 32GB RAM

Wifi... many thanks to all the reviewers who mentioned installing it BEFORE putting the board in the case.

Cons: The LED lights are nice for indicators, but I wish this board showed post codes like my old AB9-Pro.

This BIOS is set to AHCI mode by default. Since I reused a hard drive that was set to IDE mode, it wouldn't boot at first. I found the solution online and fixed it... then I noticed the slip of paper Asus included in the box warning me of that issue and explaining how to fix it (oops).

Video card renders neighboring slots unusable. I guess this is the case for every manufacturer now that cards are thicker, but you'd think someone would start figuring out how to accomodate that issue.

I have my computer hardwired, so wifi really isn't an issue, but I expected if I disconnected the ethernet cable (or it failed for some reason) the wifi would automatically kick in. This isn't the case. No biggie.

Other Thoughts: I bought one of these a few weeks ago from a chain store while in another state because NewEgg raised the price on the day I was going to order it & it ended up being cheaper to pay taxes and all. Bad Newegg. :p

i7-3770k with stock cooler
P8Z77-V Pro
Patriot Viper 3 DDR3-1600 16GB (2x8GB)
PNY GTX 560ti (yep, need a new card, but BF3 still looks and runs great)
WD Black 1TB 7200rpm
Mushkin Enhanced 800W power supply

Pros: Can't list because motherboard came DOA.

Cons: Usually I've had good experiences with my Newegg orders in the past but this time they sent me a very dead on arrival motherboard, much like the many reviews on here also show. It would simply not turn on, I tested it with various supported sticks of Ram, two different adequate power supplies, tried resetting CMOS and battery, etc. This board was definitely dead.
I RMA'd the product and a few days later they sent a message that I had caused physical damage to the CPU pins. I've built and installed CPUs into over a dozen PCs in my life and never had an issue, I know what I'm doing. No pins were bent by my use and even examining the pins with the naked eye I could not see any damage.
So what ever happened did so before it ever reached me.

Not sure if ASUS themselves will replace it or if this will just end up being another 1-2 week RMA process waste of time to find out. It will take Newegg 5-10 business days just to send the package back to me before I can even send it to ASUS. It's taking so long at this point I might just order another one, but of course this time not from Newegg.

Other Thoughts: I hope not many people were treated in the same fashion when their boards arrived DOA, which seems very common with this model in particular.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued Customer,

Sorry to hear that you are being blamed for bent pins. Try calling newegg again and try talking to their manager to see if they can overturn the decision as I have read in some of these reviews that they have made exceptions.

If you send the unit in for service to ASUS, we will identify the bent pins and you will have to pay the service fees to have the unit replaced. Looks like if you do send the unit in for service, you will not be charged the full amount of the motherboard. I believe they will charge you 85% of the original amount.

If you have any questions or comments you can email me at cl-jeffrey@asus.com which I reside in the U.S

ASUS strives to meet and exceeds our customer expectations within our warranty policy.

Regards,

Jeffrey

Pros: Very nice board easy to OC. running stable for me.

Cons: None

Pros: This motherboard has more features in it than I would ever use, which is a good thing. :)

Extremely easy to OC the cpu using the Suite II software, had my 2600k up to 4.3ghz with no problems. The UEFI is so much easier to navigate and use than any older bios. The wireless features works great, and the fact that it has the ability to act as an AP made was a welcome surprise. There have been many times I needed to copy something from one pc to another and didn't want to use the bandwidth on our router because we were watching netflix on the tv. Really liking the feature to charge devices while the pc is off, very convenient.

Cons: A little on the expensive side, but well worth it.

Other Thoughts: I've had nothing but a great experience with this MB. I highly recommend it to anyone, or at the very least if the price of this is out of your budget, then go with one of the lower end p8z77 boards. Same great quality just a few less features.

Pros: Everything you need in a motherboard: all the connections you need nice PCI layout for all the cards. easy overclocking software, fan control software with curve adjust, ai suits is easy even a first timer can understand and use it.

Cons: For the price you only get couple more accessories that are not included in the regular P8Z77 V, and they are not really cruicial

Other Thoughts: the wireless/Bluetooth add on does not work with any other wireless cards.

Pros: Sort of works. To the extent that it works it is fast and stable with a 3.4 Ghz Ivy Bridge processor and 8 GB of PC3 10600 core.

Cons: Would not recognize a known-to-be-good display adapter board in any PCIe slot. Flashing the latest BIOS and loading the latest drivers didn't help. I tried another known-to-be-good board without removing the first one, and lo and behold it will then recognize the board in slot 1, but not the second one. Clearly a MB problem, but since it's working for now I'm not going to tear the system down and wait a week for a replacement. Don't they test these things when they make them?

Other Thoughts: This is the 12th Asus MB I've bought in 7 years, and 4 of them were bad from the start or failed within 60 days.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued Customer,

Sorry to hear that you are having issues with your pci slots. Did you try updating the driver for the display card to see if that will resolve your issue.

Please remove your CPU and check for bent pins. If you have no bent pins then the next step is to send the unit in for service.

If you have any questions or comments you can email me at cl-jeffrey@asus.com which I reside in the U.S

ASUS strives to meet and exceeds our customer expectations within our warranty policy.

Regards,

Jeffrey

Pros: Everything works! (That is definitely a pro considering how many DOA's I've read about) WiFi works flawlessly (I only installed the driver- not the 'GO' feature) as does all the USB connections.

Cons: UEFI boot issues! I flashed the newest bios upon receiving and it installed WinXP (for dual boot) flawlessly... but when I went to install 64-bit Win7- it would only take me to a "Boot Manager" screen and would not allow me to proceed. No matter what boot settings I changed, including setting the secure boot to Other OS, selecting compatibility mode, etc... NOTHING. I finally flashed to a bios that was over a year old (before everything switch to a priority for Windows 8) and was able to install Win7 without a hitch. After installation I flashed back to the newest bios and the system works great. Just a major PAIN for those who still want to install 64-bit Win7 on MBR drives.

Other Thoughts: G.Skill Sniper 8GB DDR3 2133
Gigabyte 660 GTX OC
Antec High Current Gamer 750W
Intel 330 Maple Crest SSD

All running in a HUGE Thermaltake Chaser MK-I full tower case (which I installed casters on so it's easier to move around). ;-)

Pros: Solid quality, great layout, plethora of connectors laid out in the right spots (fan, sata, usb, audio, power), Asus overclocking software easy to use and realworld useful (i73770 to 4.2ghz stock cooling / i53450s to 3.8ghz stock cooling), superb wi-fi

Cons: I bought two of these for the 4 ports of 6.0gb satas, but I have a huge gripe. Intel supports only 2 6.0 (across all motherboard brands) so the extra 2 are basically 3rd party that utilizes the PCI express bandwidth (different vendors, all same solution)... It's functional but not as fast as the Intel supports slots. It's a bit false advertising but it looks like that's the marketing of these feature across all brands.

Other Thoughts: If I'd have known about the screwy 3rd party solution, I'd have probably purchased an micro ATX board instead since I abandoned the 3rd party party and just used the 3.0 Intel ports for my extra drives. Then again the Wi-Fi unit is such a nice add-on and the price of the board make it a better deal than the smaller boards.


Build 1- i7 3770, 8gb gskill sniper 1866 x2, 256gb Samsung 840 Pro SSD x2, WD Black 2TB, Asus DVD, Corsair CX500M, VANTEC UGT-CR935, Thermaltake SOPRANO - WEI 7.8 CPU, 7.9 HD, 7.9 RAM, 5.6 GPU (Intel HD4000)

Build 2 - i5 3450s, 4gb gskill 1600 x2, 256gb OCZ Vertex 4, WD Black 1TB, WD Green 2TB, Asus DVD, Asus HD7750 Corsair CX430, Antex Sonata (2006), VANTEC UGT-IH203 WEI overall 7.4 (limited by GPU) - can't remember individual numbers