B**B
Worked well to replace the mobo in an old Gateway machine.
I reached out to Sofobod via Facebook to verify the board would work with the original Core i5-3330 that came with my old Gateway DX4870. They responded within a day that it would, so I proceeded with the purchase. In short, after installing this new board, things are working well so far.I looked around for a while for a replacement board for the failed IPIMB-AR that came with the Gateway, but could only find refurbished or used exact models, usually in the $100+ range. Other seemingly compatible boards were available, but almost all new ones needed to be shipped from China with an estimate delivery date a month out. This board was reasonably priced and shipped with Prime shipping, so it seemed the best option.To be fair, this particular model lacks a few features I didn't think about that the board it replaced contained: USB 3.0, more than 4 rear USB ports, or Gigabit ethernet. It also doesn't come with any mounting screws. Nevertheless, none of these were issues for my particular use case.As such, I recommend this board to anyone trying to keep their old Core i3/5/7 processor systems running.
G**G
Didn't work in multiple ways
When booted with known good hard drive it would not recognize the boot device. When booted without a hard drive it would boot into bios but keyboard inputs would not work properly to navigate or alter the bios.
P**I
Installed with no problems! Not sure why the bad reviews
If you need a replacement board to use with a 2nd or 3rd Gen I3,I5,I7 CPU this will work. Older technology H61 Chipset lacks some of the features of upgraded or newer boards. All of the features are accurately documented in the listing. Manual is a little limited. Windows has most drivers you will need but a drivers disk is included. Only needed the Audio Driver from the disk. You will need to add USB 3.0 and or Sata 3.0 if IO is too slow for you.
S**I
Good
Good
I**I
WORKSSSSS
its a simple board it works all these bad reviews for what this thing work for me im gonna order another one and post pics of the gaming build i did with it
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