I really think Asus sucks.

[sbaksh]

Hey Guys,
I've always been a fan of Asus but recently i've noticed a change with their products. One word sums it up, "Instability" . I've google the world "asus" I noticed that the majority of results are bases on problems. I've tried googling other motherboard like MSI, Gigabyte and DFI, i hardly got result bases on problems. Now i am not basing my Judgement based on searches, but from personal experiences. I often recommend Asus to people but lately it seems like i put my foot in my mouth. So do you guys have any bad experiences with Asus products ?

DFI seems like the better choice for high end boards

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB0JodKgZ0A&NR=1

 

[Arkaign]

Erm. I've never had more trouble with Asus than anyone else. Asus probably gets more 'problem' hits from searches because they sell a bazillion boards.

 

[PCTC2]

Erm. I've never had more trouble with Asus than anyone else. Asus probably gets more 'problem' hits from searches because they sell a bazillion boards.

I agree, considering Asus was a major OEM manufacturer for awhile. I've had a few Asus boards and they have been top-notch, on par with my new eVGA boards. I've never had problems, but I think Asus has just as many problems as any other major manufacturer.

 

[n7]

I really think you are not seeing the big picture.

Fact: most of the big names make some really nice mobos.
Fact: most of the big names make some really crap mobos.

If you are looking for a problem with a brand, it can be found with all of them.

I'd suggest researching more, perhaps.
User feedback on forums is often better for accurate information than a review is, as you get to hear from a lot of different people over a longer period of time.

As an example, today, it seems my roomie's brand new Gigabyte P55M-UD2 just crapped out, & he's only had the system running for 2 days.

I was the one who recommended it specifically to him, & while it's disappointing, bad luck doesn't mean Gigabyte sucks.

Like i said, look at the big picture, & you'll soon realize they all suck :\

 

[tcsenter]

Cool story, brah!

 

[n7]

Cool story, brah!

I'm not your brah, buddy. :awe:

 

[Billb2]

Uh oh.
...where's my lawn chair?

 

[ChaiBabbaChai]

DFI? ... I had to check the date to see if this was posted in 2005... seeing as there's less than 10 posts I didn't think so, but... I have good luck with everything I've ordered in the past 5 years including an ASUS 785G TD-V EVO, but just recently had problems with shipping UPS / newegg returns stealing my RMA items. Well, anyways...

 

[billyb0b]

i've been happy with all asus products i've owned

 

[lopri]

Yup they all suck one way or another. I did my share of "Chasing the Holy Grail" in the past and at the end of the day the lesson I've learned is there is no motherboard worth paying more than $200. Or $150.

 

[SpacemanSpiffVT]

motherboards piss me off, well P55 ones.

 

[yacoub]

I ran Asus for years back in the early 2000s and they were good, stable motherboards. Then I got an MSI board that was highly recommended and it was excellent. I just built a new rig running an EVGA board. So far it is performing well. Everytime before I upgrade, i wait out the first few months of the hot new chipsets and read Anandtech, HardOCP, SilentPCReview, and other esteemed hardware sites to see what boards are the best for that chipset. It does vary.

 

[DivideBYZero]

ASUS have been rock solid for me.

 

[BTA]

I've never liked Asus motherboards either. They have compatibility issues with various other hardware (memory and PSU's mostly). That's why some people will have no issues at all and others have a ton.

It's hard to fight the marketing machine though.

 

[Thor86]

Opinons are like assholes, everyone has one.

 

[adairusmc]

ASUS have been rock solid for me.

Same here. DFI has been the brand I have had the most bad luck with.

 

[Golgatha]

In my experience MSI boards have been the most problematic for me.

ASUS and especially Gigabyte have been pretty solid, with the slight nod to Gigabyte for giving me more for the money it seems in the past couple of years. Currently running an ASUS P6T on my gaming rig and a Gigabyte P43 based motherboard in my HTPC.

Now if you're talking chipsets, Intel chipsets rarely, if ever give me problems. All others I've tried have at least one, if not multiple issues to work through.

 

[Pepsei]

The only stability issue i've ever had was with the new asus badged graphics card, which i blame on lack of driver due to its newness. which in hindsight, it's probably my lack of experience with High end video cards requiring a more powerful psu instead of cheap stock one that i have. in fact i'm sure if i had enough juice, the card would be more stable.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

They have so many different mobos they dont' have enough staff to work out the problems associated with each board.

 

[Alienwho]

I've gotten to the point where brand name means nothing to me anymore on motherboards. Over the past 10 years I've had plenty of "premium" boards by ASUS, DFI, Gigabyte, EVGA, and never had a problem with any of them. These days all I buy are "budget" boards like ASRock and Elitegroup that have the exact same features of the premium boards and I have never had a problem with those boards either. Every board in my house right now is an ASRock, though it is an Asus subsidiary.

 

[ChaiBabbaChai]

I've gotten to the point where brand name means nothing to me anymore on motherboards. Over the past 10 years I've had plenty of "premium" boards by ASUS, DFI, Gigabyte, EVGA, and never had a problem with any of them. These days all I buy are "budget" boards like ASRock and Elitegroup that have the exact same features of the premium boards and I have never had a problem with those boards either. Every board in my house right now is an ASRock, though it is an Asus subsidiary.

Excuse me, but that is ridiculous. The budget ASRock (and possibly ECS) boards do NOT have the same features as a high-end GIGABYTE, ASUS, eVGA, etc board. Not unless you are ONLY looking at the chipset features which are obviously the same because they didn't design the chipset. ASRock does have boards in the higher-end price range, but mostly they cater to low-budget. Implementation is another story. The high-end boards offer many more bells and whistles that may or not be worth it to the buyer. Saying otherwise is a joke.

 

[sbaksh]

I know all boards have problems with different hardware eg: memory, cpu model,ps,video card, sound,wifi etc. Everytime you build a system, it's like a risk. You never know what to expect. Too bad we can't have a section in here called "stable builds" , where some one who build a system can list exactly every part that was used, over clock it and give us feedback, so we'll know that, that exactly build with the same parts makes a stable build.

I have an old ASUS a8n-sli Premium mobo, Operton CPU and high end powersupply , Kindston ram.. still have problems after several brands of ram, ps. not luck. oh well!

 

[CraigRT]

As said, Asus is no different than any other manufacturer... Good, and bad, it happens to all.

That being said, never had any real problems with any of their boards, all just minor.

Only board I ever had flat out fail was a junk Epox. That thing was no good from the get-go.

My current system is a socket 939 A8R32-MVP deluxe which I use every day, surfing, gaming, media, you name it.. ROCK SOLID. has over a month uptime, and has probably had 3-4 days straight of game time, no crashes, no issues.

 

[Alienwho]

Excuse me, but that is ridiculous. The budget ASRock (and possibly ECS) boards do NOT have the same features as a high-end GIGABYTE, ASUS, eVGA, etc board. Not unless you are ONLY looking at the chipset features which are obviously the same because they didn't design the chipset. ASRock does have boards in the higher-end price range, but mostly they cater to low-budget. Implementation is another story. The high-end boards offer many more bells and whistles that may or not be worth it to the buyer. Saying otherwise is a joke.

Easy cowboy, didn't mean to hurt your premium paying feelings.

I'd love to hear all the bells and whistles I'm missing out on.

Chipset features? Check
BIOS with unlock features? Check
Ability to Overclock? Check
Tripple SLI/Crossfire? Check
Half a dozen USB ports? Check
HDMI? Check
Half the price? Check

Please convince me to pay double the price when I have never had a problem with a budget board from ASRock and it has all the bells and whistles I require + a bunch that I don't even care about. This is what I meant when I said it has the exact same features. If you can find any features that you want that the board doesn't have, by all means dump the cash.

 

[ChaiBabbaChai]

Easy cowboy, didn't mean to hurt your premium paying feelings.

I'd love to hear all the bells and whistles I'm missing out on.

Chipset features? Check
BIOS with unlock features? Check
Ability to Overclock? Check
Tripple SLI/Crossfire? Check
Half a dozen USB ports? Check
HDMI? Check
Half the price? Check

Please convince me to pay double the price when I have never had a problem with a budget board from ASRock and it has all the bells and whistles I require + a bunch that I don't even care about. This is what I meant when I said it has the exact same features. If you can find any features that you want that the board doesn't have, by all means dump the cash.

I like to squeeze out as much of every dollar I can, but what you said was misleading. ASRock has boards that cost as much as the P55A-UD4P I just bought, but the "budget boards" you referred to have cheaper and less effective heatsinks, less headers, no T.I. Firewire chipset onboard, better connector quality, less buggy HDMI, etc... And how about the extra copper in the traces or the brand of capacitors? The ASRock I was looking at last night had old-school electrolytic caps.

Anyway, every major name-brand has issues at some points in time. DFI was good in 2005, and now they don't. It's not going to stay constant though, and the general rule is that you get what you pay for. If you pay for a budget board, you get the basics. Maybe you only want the basics... and then there's warranty and customer service.