I've used asus in the past and like them. But every time I start reading the reviews of them there always post that turn me away.
Hey RD,
is that
user (luser?) reviews, or reviews from sites like Anandtech, HardOCP, Tom's, Maximum PC, etc?
Asus sells
millions of motherboards every year.
Millions. I recall seeing a 1% failure rate on electronic products--since Asus sells so many, there are going to be some negative reviews. From market research: if you have a good experience with a product, you tell a few people. If you have a bad experience, you tell dozens (or, even more, if you post on the internet.)
All of the tier one motherboard makers (Asus, Gigabyte, MSI--sorry if I left any out) manufacture great products. Find one with the features you need--I like using Newegg's detailed search feature:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...Category=22&GASearch=3
Then, with a grain of salt handy, read the Newegg user/luser reviews: some very helpful, some are of the "my Intel chip won't fit my AMD motherboard--this is a bad product!" variety. Some are very helpful, though, you just have to read them carefully.
Anyway--Asus is fine, Gigabyte is turning out some great products. If you want a super-solid workstation type board, I like Tyan and Supermicro.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...ategory=302&GASearch=3
By the way, you still have to decide
Seagate v. Western Digital
Corsair v. Kingston v. Micron v. OCZ v. G.skill v Patriot v. Mushkin
AMD v. Nvidia for video (for IGP I recommend AMD)
Power supply
GL!
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