Pros
- I'll explain why these features were so important to me while searching for a motherboard. 1) The ac/dc converter at the very top (16 phases, 90A). Slightly better than APEX, but that's not the point; the main takeaway is that you need not be concerned about this part. Two M.2 drive bays are connected to the CPU directly, for a total of four M.2 bays. The "Processor" M2's ability to cling to the Dimm2 slot is great news for the drives' cooling (though I've since learned that, potentially, these drives can suffer when employing recent Nvidia graphic cards, but only FE variants). A system built entirely on M.2 drives is theoretically feasible when drives are connected in this way and the host computer uses a standard platform. My research shows that if we want maximum performance from all of our devices, we should only use one of the APEX's three M.2 slots rather than all three. It makes logical to hang on in this spot 4. And this is already a useful tool (for the system, for the games, for the files). Three) There are four RAM expansion slots. This isn't the most glaring benefit, but it is a benefit nonetheless. I favor leaving some breathing room in RAM. 4) The ability to design a custom cooling system for the case thanks to a large number of fan connectors on the motherboard and a full board with the same connectors. (5) Integrated graphics don't go through "phases." According to rumors, this helps in overclocking the CPU. 6) Bios. I've been eager to learn more about the Asus bios for a while now, and everything I've seen so far has exceeded my expectations. Clear, comprehensible, engaging, and pictorial.
Cons
- 1) Price. Keeping inside the bounds of censorship is challenging, so I will stop here. This has made it unpleasant to shop up until now. 2) It is currently unclear if this board is compatible with upcoming CPUs that include PCI-E 4.0 capability. 3) Integrated graphics don't go through stages. As a result, a smaller set of CPUs can be utilized productively with this motherboard (in the sense that CPUs with integrated graphics can be placed here without issue, but there's no point in doing so because the built-in won't function). 4. There's an odd phenomenon that occurs the first time you power on the whiteboard. Due to the antiquated Windows installation, the network card driver could not be downloaded and installed. However, a network card is required to run Windows. 5) The system's AI successfully constructs a voltage forecast up to 5.0 GHz; above that, manual adjustment is required. The situation was not unexpected or stressful, but I made a mistake in judging the board's intelligence when I assumed it would automatically adjust to my preferences.
