Is it really that bad?
Ok, I did not have the best of experiences but at least I was able to talk to someone last time I called, without holding the line forever!
It appears the site in Newark, CA is for distribution whereas all the support is out of Taiwan. Last time I had a problem a friendly lady from Taiwan tried to resolve the issue, the US site never got involved till I wanted to RMA my board.
And now that I tried dealing with the people in CA directly: no answer yet. But we are gonna take care of that. I want my computer to work, it's been too long.