I sent my commando back as the rma had not run out yet.
My opinion on it is like this. I have built prolly 20 systems since i got into computers. I have never ever used any other motherboard except Asus, period. When the striker extreme came out, i purchased it. The bug laiden (in my opinion) 680 chipset drove me crazy. Lockups, bluescreens, you name it. I will not fully blame Asus for my problems with it. I purchased this commando, and while it was very stable while i had it, the transistor noise squeal thing was unacceptable. I contacted Asus and they informed me it was a transistor on the motherboard releasing energy was what i was hearing and it was "normal" for this motherboard. Well, according to other users here, it's not normal. I am sorry but the asus quality control has gone to the dogs. How does something like that get by. Now i would excuse it and chalk it up to me getting a bad board, but when a rep tells me it is normal and that it will be fixed later by a hardware upgrade on future releases? Where does that put current owners like me? Is it not important enough to them to fix it now?
I may get flamed for this and if i do i understand cause i have been an Asus fanboy since i got into this stuff and up to this point i would defend them til the ends of the earth. Point is if you are asking someone who has owned one, i can't say buy an Asus anything til they get the quality control problems solved. Don't just take my word for it, research it a little more. Money is to hard to earn to buy something that is supposed to work properly to have a rep tell me oh that huge annoying sound is normal and don't worry bout it.
When all is said and done, i ordered a different board tonight from a different company. Here's hoping i have a little better luck straying from the only brand i really know.