Asus = Crap??

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Matthew22

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I've always heard that Asus make really fine stuff, but lately people have been telling me that it's just a name and are telling me all different stuff about their poor durably and even things not working so I'm not really sure what to think anymore... especially since I just ordered this http://ncix.com/products/?sku=43357&vpn=M4A785-M&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1260 so I can upgrade to a AM3 CPU.

can anyone help? please I need to give this thing a rest.
 
Nah id say Asus are probably one of the best out there,And if you run into any problems surely you can return it right?

When looking at Motherboards i only look at the following brands that i have used before and have neve given me any problems.

Asus
MSI
Gigabyte
Foxcon
 
well Gigabyte is what I've used in the last 2 pc in 4 years and I never had a problem. but I got the Asus because there isn't much DDR2 choice and I assume that I can trust them. my problem is that I can't return it because it's being brought over seas. returning would be a pain.
 
Im sure everything will be fine,as long as your Ram & cpu is on the Compatibility list for that Mobo it should be okay :)
 
all motherboards, and all other components have certain components that they don't like working with, and Asus is no exception to that. The last motherboard I had, and that one I have now are Asus, and had no problems with the previous one, which I accidentally staticed to death, and have had no problems with this one, with exception of memory compatibility, but like I say, that is an issue that can occur with any manufacturer, it isn't just to Asus.

I've had 2 Asus video cards in the past, 2 8600GT's, and they were excellent cards, 1 of which I still have and working fine, the other I sold on, and again, was working fine.
 
I know I have had atleast 3 prebuilt machines with ASUS boards that I never had a problem with. I just built my first machine with an ASUS board and everything went fine except for one minor usb keyboard receiver recognition issue that I dont even think is related to the board. Like Nevakonaza stated, I just made sure to check the compatibility documents for memory and make sure the specific CPU is supported and everything went well.
My only negative experience with ASUS was with a Laptop that I was able to return to the dealer. I think that their telephone support leaves much to be desired, atleast that was my experience with the notebook. They dont always update their file downloads on the support site and it can be tricky to navigate. Drivers and other files arent always up to date and arent always were they should be. For example, The BIOS version for my MB is newer than the most recent one on the website. And when they updated the BIOS files on the website, what shows as a new BIOS version is actually an older BIOS. Luckily, someone else found that out before I did (fortunatley for him, it was the same BIOS he already had so he didnt go backwards or do any harm). So again, the support isnt always there and the site "scares" me :P. But I am still green at building my own machines. Regardless, I think the products are good overall.

Remember, you will always read more about the bad online. People with problems tend to vent them on the review sites and look for help on the forums. People with good experiences dont post reviews nearly as often, and they obviously dont have to flood the forums looking for help fixing major issues, they just enjoy their machines. I think you'll be fine.
 
Nothing wrong with Asus. I'd say Gigabyte has the upper hand in AMD board right now, but not my much. MSI and ASRock are duking it out for 3rd IMO. FoxConn, ECS, and DFI have some decent boards as well, but as a whole they're not as good, mostly due to lacking features that other boards have.

edit: EVGA has some good intel boards, forgot about them. Intel itself isn't bad either.
 
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I've always used ASUS motherboards and never had a problem, but I went EVGA for my i7 build and regret it, it's nothing like ASUS. I also have an ASUS Eee PC that has been put through some rough times and has held up well.
 
ASUS makes good stuff. I've had several of their boards over the years. Only one gave me any trouble, it was in a build for my wife and it just suddenly died one day after a couple of years of use.

The build I just finished uses an ASUS board and I am completely happy with it.

It replaces a 6 year old computer that also used an ASUS board and was completely trouble free and stable as a rock. It dates back to socket A days. It is still a good computer and will probably get a new HDD and get reassigned to server duty in the near future.

For me a few things are just standard in any build I do for myself. It WILL have an ASUS MOBO. It WILL have an AMD processor. And it WILL be running linux, probably Suse. I might cheap-out on my wife's computers though, Biostar MOBOs and a Windows OS. Oh wait, Windows ain't really cheap, I don't know why I keep making that error in my thinking.
 
[-0MEGA-];1555231 said:
I went EVGA for my i7 build and regret it, it's nothing like ASUS.
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What issues have you had with your board? :confused:

Asus is probably one of the biggest brands, and therefore put out more boards
than many other brands, so the odds of getting a bad board would statistically be greater. Just by the numbers...
 
Matthew22 said:
Thanks everyone! I feel a lot better now. I guess people with bad experiences sometimes just become anti-that company.
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Some ppl like to gripe because they had an issue, whereas the satisfied may be more inclined to just have nothing to complain about and not say anything.
 
Matthew22 said:
Thanks everyone! I feel a lot better now. I guess people with bad experiences sometimes just become anti-that company.
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They probably broke their stuff and out of pride blamed ASUS for shotty work. Not to say that you cant get a lemon with ASUS, but I am on my 3rd ASUS mobo right now and they have all been tanks. And I have an EEEpc and that thing is marvelous. When I built my HTPC i couldnt find an ASUS board that had builtin wifi and was mini itx so I went with a zotec. I can notice a difference in the initial setup of the computer, getting drivers for it was kind of a pain... never had that issue with ASUS.

Sometimes its not just the hardware you need to look for but the support behind it as well.
 
Well I had a number of people agreeing that Asus are no good. one told me about his 400$ mobo with the south bridge sitting at 80C at rest..... and others just say that the boards just suddenly stopped working. in any case, I'm more inclined to trust the people here and especially considering their reputation, I find it hard to believe that a false rep could last that long in the computer world.
 
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