Asus not as good as gigabyte?

[Rroff]

I think since the P6 series have come out things have been better from Asus.

My experiences with the Asus P5 series board both intel and nForce chipsets was not inspiring, I get the impression component quality was let slide a bit. (Not uncommon for LAN ports, DRAM sockets, chipset, etc. to be DOA or degrade over time). Had to RMA quite a few nForce and 965 based boards and P35 wasn't immune.

Gigabyte aren't perfect but I'd rate them over asus on build quality. Mine have been flawless and overclocking monsters but I do know 1-2 people who have had niggles with them especially related to booting with certain USB devices attached.

 

[mothermachine]

especially related to booting with certain USB devices attached.

+1. i can't boot my UD5 (on latest BIOS) with my steelseries mouse plugged in. steelseries blame GB. obviously it's SS fault as every other mouse in the world works fine. i just have to hook it up to my monitor/extension USB cable so it doesn't load until in windows. bit of a drag though.

 

[Doughnut007]

I've just paid for my first GB board. I can't wait for the,postman to get it here.

 

[scrlk]

It's a shame that other board manufacturers have faded away - Abit and DFI (for the LanParty boards anyway). Nowadays everything either Asus or Gigabyte.

 

[IamMed]

My experiences are the opposite, have had a load of Gigabyte boards fail on me, but have never had an Asus die on me

 

[twist3d0n3]

after a few asus boards deciding to die, i went for a gigabyte board, and it's been great.

luckily, as i don't really like the blue they use, i have a few uv lights in the case, and no other, so you can't really see the board

 

[413x]

I'm going msi when. I replace my p6t for a SATA 3 board this Christmas

 

[NathWraith]

Look at the choice of motherboards in our system and bundle range and tell me what you see.

There is a very good reason for this

 

[413x]

interesting

 

[nevyn]

Hmmm yes I saw lots of red in the home/business bundles then lots of blue in the enthusiast gamer/overclocker bundles

that is interesting

Nev

 

[ThomasTheTankEngine]

There is a very good reason for this

Because the gigabyte boards came out first?

 

[chipps101]

i used to use Asus boards all the time but then had a couple of a8n's die on me in quick succession so i switched to Abit (RIP ), then i switched to gigabyte but am now on my first asus in years (a second had p5k premium) which apart from the dodgy sata connector positioning seems like a really nice board.

but if i was buying a new board and had to choose i would probably go with gigabyte

 

[rjk]

I'm going msi when. I replace my p6t for a SATA 3 board this Christmas

why

the p6x58d-e would fit the bill

 

[413x]

why

the p6x58d-e would fit the bill

I'm not too happy with the asus I have now and The pci slot placements and the number of SATA connectors and no esata of the asus -E u mentioned

 

[steve258]

I've had more asus boards than gigabyte but I'll say both make decent mobos. But I mainly stick to asus for my own build mainly because I'm used to their bios layout and I know what to expect.

 

[Martini1991]

I much prefer Gigabyte boards for there BIOS, I loved my old 790FXTA, Asus's CH4 Formula is what I use at the moment, it's also a beast.
They're pretty much alike, just a preference thing now a days.

 

[d_brennen]

I've a socket A Asus motherboard which has been running more or less 24/7 since the release of the XP 3200+. It even has a NVIDIA chipset. Luck of the draw tbh

 

[WJA96]

For me it's not about the products themsleves (some are good and some not so good) but the aftersales support. After the first year (when you should always take it back to the retailer) ASUS have genuinely shocking support whereas Gigabyte in Milton Keynes just take your £10 for return postage and send you a new board.

For that reason alone, I'll never buy anything ASUS again.

 

[bemaniac]

i had a socket 939 board where the onboard fan kept breaking and i had to replace it twice. think the problem wasn't asus but me picking a mb with a fan on it for a 24/7 system.
my socket am2 m2n32sli was fine for 2 years and now i'm on p6t se which is great so far except i want sli and it does crossfire. complaints from me only come towards my antec 902 due to the bigboy fan on top rattling on medium and high. you can buy new bigboy fans but how the hell do you fit them!

 

[mmj_uk]

Prefer Asus myself, the recent X58-UD5 I owned had horrible v-droop.