ASRock Z77 Professional-M LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: This board with a raideon 7950, 3770K, and 16GB Ram fits in a power envelope of 3 to 283 Watts @100% load with an average load of 108 Watts.
Runs my Ram at 2133Mhz
Clocked a 3770K to 4.0Ghz with only adjusting the clock multiplier.

Cons: None They thought of everything with this board.

Other Thoughts: My system is this board
3770K @ 4.0 Ghz
16GB G-Skill 2133 Ram
256GB Plextor SSD
660 Watt Seasonic 80+ Platnum PS
Radeon 7950 W/ 3GB GDDR 5
Corsair H60 Liquid Cooler
WEI 7.8, 7.9, 7.9, 7.9, 7.9
WOW:Max settings with 3x22" LED in eyefinity 5760X1080
Avg for most of the world is 100FPS
Pandora is 65 to 80
MAX Temp while playing Wow is 142F @ 283 Max system Watts

I upgraded from an AMD FX 8150 on a GB99FXA-UD3 Board
Max SYS temp was 168F @391 Max SYS Watts
WEI for that sys was 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 7.9, 7.9

However my PCMARK 7 score change to 3925 Vs. 3390 for the FX

Pros: Looks very nice (love the colors), ports are in good spots for my microATX system (only the most bottom pcie is slightly inaccesible).

Once my system was finally fully set up everything runs smoothly.

=== Setup ===
CPU: Intel i7 3770-k
GFX: XFX Radeon HD 6870 (soon to be Nvidia GTX 770 :) )
PSU: Corsair cx600m
HDD: WD Black 1TB
MB: ASRock Professional-M
Case: Rosewill Line-M
RAM: 2 x 4GB G.Skill Ripjaws
Cooling: Corsair H60

Cons: Overcloking my CPU through BIOS caused lots of crashing to happen. Leaving the CPU not overclocked fixes this problem.

Other Thoughts: Fits well in my microATX case

Pros: -Board posted
-TONS of overclocking features
-has clear CMOS button
-has a power and restart button right on the Mobo for workbenches
-Red and Black look sharp
-Has a cool debug LED on board

Cons: -2 of my USB 3.0's on the board do not work. Tried installing drivers etc

Other Thoughts: Good board with even better price but would be nice if everthing worked

Manufacturer Response:

Dear ASRock Customer

We sincerely apologize that you having difficulty with USB 3.0 on the mainboard.
Please download and install both Intel and ASMedia USB 3.0 driver at link " http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Fatal1ty%20Z77%20Professional-M/?cat=Download ".
If you have any technical questions or warranty issues please contact our Tech Support at http://www.ASRock.com/support/tsd.asp. We can assist you shortly.

Thank you

ASRock SUPPORT
Tech Support Email: user@ASRockamerica.com

Pros: I loved my old ASROCK/i5-760 setup but needed more than the max 8GB of RAM that board could take for some VM's I need to run. I still wanted a feature-rich small quiet system; which is EXACTLY what I got with this board. Install and setup was a breeze. Board has everything I could want. Layout is excellent, plenty of USB 3.0 and SataIII ports. More than enough fan headers, excellent audio and RAIS to boot. SO if you are looking for the PERFECT Z77 mATX board this is it.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: SilverStone Temjin Series TJ08B-E MicroATX Mini Tower
ASRock Z77 Professional-M
Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB)
SAMSUNG 830 Series 128GB SATA III MLC (SSD)
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7850 OC 2GB 256-bit GDDR5
Noctua NH-U12P SE2 120mm SSO CPU Cooler
Nexus BASIC D12SL-12 120mm Case cooler
Nippon Labs Delux 3.5" Internal All In One Card
SANS DIGITAL TowerRAID TR4UTBNC w/4 WD-RE 1TB Drives

Manufacturer Response:

Dear ASRock Customer

Thank you for your purchase and review. Your feedback is important to us. If you have any technical questions or warranty issues in the future please contact us at user@ASRockamerica.com. We can assist you shortly

Thank you

ASRock SUPPORT
Tech Support Email: user@ASRockamerica.com

Pros: 1) Nice design - Solid heatsinks - Quaility board - Color scheme
2) Bios - Easy Nav and usage
3) 555 features appear to work just fine
4) Win7 64 install was painless in RAID mode
5) Did not come across any hickups or kinks
6) 8 SATA ports + 1 eSata
7) OC 2600K to 49x on air (very easy compared to old Gigabyte x68)
8) Broadcom LAN is better than Realtek however it is not quite Intel. Still a very solid LAN.
9) Flashing the Bios in the Bios painless

Cons: 1) I wish the board a had few more PWM fan headers
2) The design of the extra power of Xfire/SLI placement (molex) was a bit clunky. Hard to make a pristine looking build with a cable across the board
3) The drivers are not exactly the newest on ASrock site.
4) I could be wrong - doesnt have dual bios (bummer)

Other Thoughts: All n All the Cons are just minor issue - nothing really with the board.
The 555 tech worked fine- I have the same USB turbo on my external HD swapper.
I was a bit concerned with the negative reviews however I went for it. Currently I am not disappointed.
This is my first Asrock board all seems pretty good.
Sidenote: I would highly recommend getting this board. Buy a SilverStone Sugo Series SG09B case - you can mount a massive heatsink in tiny case and with a massive SILVERSTONE Air Penetrator AP182 (170cfm of 180mm fan power). You can massive OC the board in tiny case. Trust me it rocks

Pros: looks good , that's about it

Cons: this was the third board I got, it only lasted 6 months...I do not recommend this, stay away from the brand :( after 6 months and spending over 3000 + dollars , Newegg says I have to go back to Asrock... to get this repaired or replaced . extremely disappointed. I'm sticking with Intel from this point forward never go pack to another brand.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear AsRock Customer

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. Please contact us at http://www.asrock.com/support/tsd.asp. We can assist you shortly.

Thank you

AsRock SUPPORT
Tech Support Email: user@asrockamerica.com

Pros: this motherboard is awesome. installed without a clinch, easy to overclock, a lot better than h 77 chipset. so far so good.

Cons: the first MOBO was doa, newegg turned it around within 2 days

Pros: I got new one that was rmaed.
It works great. i5-3570k @4.4 with noctua nh-d14 cooler.

ram overed @2000 9-9-9-24 I think can over more.

Cons: You should be lucky. If you got defective one.

If you have huge cooler like mine, you can't use first pci-e.

If you don't care about sli or cf, it's fine. The other 3 slot works at x16 single.

Other Thoughts: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155

ASRock Z77 Professional-M LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

SAMSUNG 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model MV-3V4G3/US

EVGA SuperClocked+ 02G-P4-2684-KR GeForce GTX 680 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (Stand-Alone Drive)

Rosewill LIGHTNING Series LIGHTNING-800 800W ATX12V/EPS12V 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active-PFC Power Supply

Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler

COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition RC-932-KKN3-GP ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Pros: Gold capa looks so cool.
And fatal1ty.

Cons: 1 week later, computer power led is starting to flash & one of 4g ram is dead.

I contact Asrock support, there is an answer so simple that is "Thanks for the update. Please contact the vendor for replacement." Feel my royalty is gone.

I really want to know why it is flashing.

Also no over cpus even i tried manufacturer's one not working.

maybe mine is defective.

Other Thoughts: i5-3570k

ASRock Z77 Professional-M LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

G-skill 4gx4 rams

gigabyte HD7950

Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (Stand-Alone Drive)

Rosewill LIGHTNING Series LIGHTNING-800 800W ATX12V/EPS12V 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active-PFC Power Supply

ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-B 135mm Long life bearing CPU Cooler Blue LED

COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition RC-932-KKN3-GP ATX Full Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0, Black Interior and ...

Manufacturer Response:

Dear AsRock Customer

We sincerely apologize that you having difficulty with mainboard. Please verify that the case's power LED light is working properly and power supply as well. For the mainboard replacement, customer should contact vendor in prior to replacing a mainboard within 30 days of purchase and we believe return service will be done ASAP. We appreciate your purchase and review. Your feedback is important to us. If you have any technical questions or warranty issues in the future please contact us at user@asrockamerica.com

Thank you

AsRock SUPPORT
Tech Support Email: user@asrockamerica.com