
ALERT! It's 2025 already, and this motherboard will not recognize a GPT-partitioned device as bootable! Once I figured out why I didn't seem to have any bootable drives, I formatted and partitioned my M2 SSD with a MS-DOS partition table, and it was good to go. I bought a pair of 24 GB G.Skill Trident DDR5 DIMMs that are listed on the ASROCK QVL. The CPU is an Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF. I learned that my nice legacy heatsink was incompatible with the heatsink footprint (the 4 holes) on a LGA 1851, so I bought a Noctua NH-D9L and it works great. CPU temp with air cooling is 32-35C. I;ve been a pretty reliable Asus MB user over the years, but this ASROCK unit is getting the job done for me and I have zero regrets for this decision.

- Sufficient power delivery to CPU. 105A is more than enough for Ultra 9 285K. - Reasonable price compared to competitors. Nowadays, the latest ITX motherboards are way more expensive than before. - A more conventional layout has better cooling solution compatibility.

Building a high-end PC. This was my first experience with NewEgg. Fast shipping. Everything as advertised. And just as important, everything worked. No errors. Complete compatibility. Ive already ordered more parts and have been pleased.

This no frills Asus Strix MB installed cleanly and loading Windows 11 was a joy using a "Rufus" bootable flash drive. I was even able to re-use an old Windows 10 license key from my work Microsoft ActionPack. I'm elated I built this pc as early as I did....prices of DDR5 ram have tripled in price....ouch! This is my first AIO enabled pc and the absence of fan noise is amazingly welcome.

You can cram one of these motherboard+processor combos into a tiny case with the power supply abstracted to an external laptop-style PSU. The board is powerful enough for everyday tasks and you can drag it around for various things.


I said mid loosely because while it is a mid tier priced board, it is far from mid tier. I came from being an avid Asus fan but had some trouble with their products recently. Decided to switch and found glowing reviews for MSI. First thing I noticed, this thing is well built. Feels great in the hand. The board is visually appealing and the install is a breeze. I love the fan placement and the m.2. It has beefy vrm and it has held a solid OC on my 13900k. Also holds memory stable at 7600 mhz. Very easy to OC by the way. Also it is keeping my components much cooler than my previous Asus board.





This works great but with all the connections a build is slow going. Be prepared with lots of fan connection extender cables to reach all of the case fan connections.

Easy to install. Not a large Motherboard compared to a z series. gigabyte is easy and straight forward to update BIOS extremely easy

7600mhz XMP working beautifully right out of the box. I am coming from the exact same mobo but Z490 10th gen. The old mobo had a sad I/O plate but this new rig is fully integrated and comparing the two makes me laugh, the old one looks so cheap. The wifi and Bluetooth are excellent, reaching across a big room to my DualShock controllers.

- Two LED ARGB light zones. One by the heatsinks and one by the chipset. Can set up different effects using GCC. I wasn't expecting the motherboard to have lights on it. Photos attached show the two zones in white. - Extensive BIOS options. Not sure how to tweak everything for max performance. There are auto tweak settings as well. - Great front panel I/O options. - Easy to install and setup.


Great board! This is super fast!

-aesthetically pleasing -ease of install due to plugs being on backside -everything is in its usual spot just relocated to the back

Wifi Built in

Great performance and features. Reliable. Allowed me to run windows 11!