Asus ROG Crosshair VI Hero AMD Ryzen AM4 DDR4 M.2 USB 3.1 ATX X370 Motherboard with Aura Sync RGB Lighting

I had originally pre-ordered this board 02/27/17 and recently received it 3/22/17; not too much of a delay considering the delayed pre-order on my part and having recently been released. I had expected to receive this board around April, however, I was surprised to receive it much earlier the expected. I believe this was due in part to the large amount of pre-order cancellations from Amazon customers that had occurred due to the expected demand overwhelming the supply on hand, albeit a predictable occurrence for such a product on pre-order.My experience with this board thus far has been largely positive, especially in regards to its stability and flexibility performance wise. The main reason I purchased this board was due to the adaptability provided in re-using my Corsair H100 V2 cooler. Although this board does come with the holes for an AM3+ compatible cooler, it does not come with a compatible back-plate. I had used an AM3+ back-plate I had laying around and found a perfect match in compatibility with regard to mounting the cooler. Installing an AM3+ back-plate will at first seem loose, but tightens to a snug fit once the cooler is mounted to the CPU.For those looking to replace the back-plate for an AM3+, you'll find that removing the AM4 back-plate does take some force due to the installed adhesive tape; which luckily is not too much hassle due to the rigidity of this board under pressure. Those seeking to reuse an AM3+ cooling product from will want to ensure they have an AM3+ back-plate laying around or order one prior to receiving the board. An AM4 compatible bracket may also be ordered direct from your cooler's manufacturer. I pre-ordered the AM4 bracket from Corsair, but don't expect to receive it any time soon (I'm still waiting for mine and don't expect to receive it until mid April to May).Overall, I would have to contend that the functionality and stability of this board so far meets and exceeds my expectations for a newly released and not yet fully optimized board.The only negative experience I had resulted in how the product was shipped, as the product was shipped only by slapping a sticker on the original motherboard's box and not placed in a more secure and appropriate shipping box. When the product arrived, the box had very noticeable damage to the box. Luckily the contents inside were fine and undamaged.

Replaced my ASRock X370 Killer with this after dealing with some very annoying BIOS issues with it after upgrading to Ryzen 2. Currently using this in my system with a Ryzen 5 2600X. It came with an older BIOS (3501 if I remember right) but it was still compatible with Ryzen 2 thankfully so I was able to boot using my Ryzen 2 and update the BIOS from there (now it's BIOS 6201)Pros:-Extremely overkill VRM for both the CPU and RAM. The heatsinks are definitely more for looks than function as with most ASUS boards, but they get the job done and VRM temps are very reasonable, most likely because the VRM is so overkill.-The Q-Code LED display is a godsend. It's extremely useful for troubleshooting.-Good RAM compatibility with the latest BIOS. I'm running Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000MHz CL15 and running it at 3333MHz (16-17-17-38 timings 1.35V) fully stable with no errors in memtest86 or BSODs.-BIOS is well laid out and clean, easy to navigate and has tons and tons of features. Overclocker's wet dream.-Large clear-CMOS button on the back in the IO plate in case you really mess up some settings, compared to many motherboards which use a pin jumper or a tiny button on the PCB. Also has Start button, retry button, and reset button on the motherboard which are very useful for overclocking and are good for open air test benches where you don't have a button on the PC case to turn it on.-Eight SATA ports. I don't need this many, but for someone who does, this board has it.-RAM and CPU cooler clearance is a non-issue. I have a Noctua NH-D15 and the RAM has more than enough clearance.-Lots of fan headers, all of which are PWM controllable. Love it.Cons:-Only one M.2 slot. Boo.-ASUS Aura Sync is just meh. There's no ability to have white as the color (my build is white themed so I just had to turn them off).-The LEDs on the PCB can be distracting if your case is more dim than usual. Especially the bright red LED on the Start button on the bottom of the PCB.One thing to note is that I do NOT overclock my CPU. With Ryzen 2 there's really no reason to do an all-core overclock especially for gaming, because XFR 2.0 will overclock individual cores higher than you'll be able to get an all-core overclock, and many benchmarks show you can actually have higher FPS in some games using XFR 2.0 and not overclocking, since most games won't use all 6 cores/12 threads and benefit from higher clocks in the first few cores. However, the VRM on this motherboard are beastly, and if you do want to overclock, go for it. This thing will handle anything.