One question, one objection (maybe two): 1. where is a PS2 combo (mouse/keyboard) port?; 2. is that huge heat sink on south bridge just that - a PASSIVE heat sink - or (and I suspect it is so, unfortunately) there's a vent underneath , which would be enough for me to dismiss the idea of buying that mobo.

I think for us guys who use PS/2 Mechanical Keyboards we are going to get forced out. and I prefer ps/2 especially when in Dos and Bios settings USB can be kinda dodgy sometimes

For PS2 port you have to look at Gigabyte/ASRock/MSI options...