Pretty but much room for improvement

The motherboard I have brought the same from the supplied BIOS version 1002 to version 2012 now it is more stable.
In the box are 2 cables except the front panel. One of the proprietary connection for the Asus ROG connector, and one for AAFP (so then also operate the audio connectors on the front panel). You should connect to the device even a power supply that is happening today with the usual power supply units SATA power connectors, a cable to not included.

Well then ran to the installation, but you quickly realize - Installation into the casing is fiddly!

Firstly, the front panel has only a small mounting depth, I can just fix with a single screw on the right side in the housing.
Today in many cases (with me on the left) installed quick-release fasteners as grip into the void, then remains only tinker or tape.
Even more stupid is the supplied connection cable to the Asus ROG connector on the motherboard.
The cable is sleeved and very stiff. For this it is relatively short so that it is quite scarce in big towers.
If you want to relocate it as now covered in greater enclosures usual behind the motherboard, the length is not definitely.
One can the cable even with Asus not reorder, regardless of length. The port on the Asus motherboard is at the bottom, so the cable must be placed through the housing diagonally.
But it gets worse, the jack behind the front panel, the cable holds only very loosely. Combined with the heavy, stiff and too short cables it slips completely fix out of the socket, which is real crap!

Well the whole thing is now somehow installed and secured the connection cable with strain relief (cable ties).
The accompanying limited informative personal papers collection is seen quickly.
Drivers are not there, but an indication that there is something at Asus to download.

Since the whole thing is anyway connected proprietary, most functions should, as I understand but also are no drivers available, otherwise would probably suffice, an internal USB port and a driver.
Switched on and there is something going on, great! However, I see on the front panel only the time, fan speed and the motherboard temperature. Turning the knob I can switch through the different fan and also display the CPU temperature. With some tweaking, you can change the fan speed, but this is cumbersome and unintuitive.

That was it but also already! Operation using the rotary knob is not too intuitive, a manual, there is also not in the Asus download. There you will get only 2 instructions for installation showing exactly the same.
I see no CPU clock and the only functioning button on the front panel is to switch off the display. The percentage display of fan speed is static, the OC function ineffective.
In order to give the part of another chance I install now therefore a support found in Asus online driver package and the Asus required to AI Suite.

The installation routine "delighted" in some places with light gray font on white background.
Be installed here sometimes just over 100MB, and then run a whopping 8-10 tasks more in the background!
That's more than the additional tasks cause known resource-eating virus scanner.
For this you get a graphically nice and fairly comprehensive tool.
This allows you to set parameters which tens of course for non-experts also holds dangers. A simple overview of the most important parameters just do not exist.
But even those who know will most likely settings in the bios before, leaving it then that way. Anyone please provides for example, constantly in operation to the phases of the CPU power supply around.
Yes, and who notices look closely that differ the displayed speeds of the same fan on the front panel and the software, very reassuring ...
Regardless, I have the stuff anyway just installed so I finally get the full functionality of the front panel. And now comes the really big disappointment, the whole installation orgy brought almost nothing. I still see no CPU clock frequency in the display and the button for overclocking again shows no effect (verified by CPU-Z and benchmarks). The only thing the button of all applications is now working additional minimized and brings to the desktop.
Real madness what you get here for 10 additional tasks for a 100MB installation!

Addendum:
Meanwhile, I have read in various Internet forums that other people also have the problem that no CPU clock frequency is displayed. Coincidentally, it is reported that version 1002 works again after importing the original bios. However, this is a very old version and if you look at the changelog up to the current 2012 version would be sure not to work with the old 1002. I myself have the original 1002 quickly updated because the motherboard so had teething problems, it is 1-2 times out and re-addressed to Windows ran high.

Conclusion:
The front panel is pretty, well-lit and needs with measured 0,5Watt pleasing little power. However, it is not mature in many details!
The installation of the support is cumbersome, poorly. There is no correct guide and I did it despite several hours of time not managed to activate all promised features.
Why should I install a bunch of drivers provide almost no additional functionality and inundate the operating system is beyond me.
That the ASUS front panel despite proprietary connector and the restriction to a few Asus ROG boards still does not fully is already really weak. Even if Asus eventually enables the display of the CPU clock frequency in the display even with newer Bios versions, the front panel does not mature impression.
This looks to me like a craft project by a Chinese programmer.
Playful, nice thought and awkward to use. That depends now not against Chinese people in general, but is the mentality that I met there.
In this case, the product but only describe as half-finished.
It throwing so in the sale is already bold.
A beta release of probably never experiences a further fine-tuning.
Who has the right mainboard, the design may, if need be satisfied with the display of time, fan speeds and CPU temperature can access and pay all the software installation.
The others can save your money!