One of the things that makes this motherboard so good, is a very intelligent PCI-E lane layout. Most X99 motherboards seem to have such an awful lane allocation when using a 28-lane CPU like the 5820K I currently have, wherein PCI-E slots are setup as x16/x0 or even x8/x4 if using multiple GPU's. This, on the other hand, is one of the few that will go to x8/x8 for two-GPU systems. It could do x8/x4/x4 for three-card CF, but that won't be enough for SLI. Still, given my plans to SLI/CF as soon as means allow, this board's layout and design choices are the smartest companion to my 28-lane CPU.
Only downer, was that first one I received was DoA, and the second required buying a separate, cheapo stick of RAM to boot the thing long enough to update its BIOS. Otherwise, it's been a solid choice. 4.5/5
Great for the price. I absolutely love the easy overclocking in BIOS. I just hit 4.0ghz or 4.3 ghz and it is stable and working very well. Not as awesome as what more money can buy you, but that is expected.