Once you go Asus , you dont go back!

neoglow · 17 Oct 2011 at 12:12

So I upgraded a while back with a new motherboard and ram etc, and had been experiencing 'issues' ever since. I was getting random restarts, BSOD's, CRC errors when copying or installing programs/games. Memtest failed massively so I thought bad memory but they worked fine in a different computer, so I figured it was the motherboard or PSU, I was pulling my hair out. Some days the PC seemed to work fine and games/windows worked flawlessly, others days it would play up no end. Hoping it wouldn’t be hardware I tried every software 'fix' I could think of with no luck. Truthfully I didn’t have the time to RMA the motherboard and ram so I bit the bullet and just bought replacements.

The motherboard that I think was faulty was a Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3-B3. The ram was Corsair Dominator 4gb 1600mhz which was on the QVL list for that board. This was the first time I had bought a Gigabyte and I know I was probably just unlucky with a faulty board but I have been stung now and will probably not buy Gigabyte again. I have used Asus for as long as I can remember, my first board was an Asus and I used them ever since. Don’t really know why but this time around I tried a different brand. Nevertheless, I returned to Asus for the replacement and got a P8P67 Pro and some QVL listed Corsair XMS3 1600mhz ram, which has been rock solid and Im blasting through games like Rage and Dead Island which were playing up and freezing all the time with the old board.

It’s a shame when this happens but I guess sticking with what you know is best practice.

stulid · 17 Oct 2011 at 12:21

You should have seen the threads in the early days of the P67 chipset, ASUS were to be well avoided as they had some huge issues.

vanandjuanunited · 17 Oct 2011 at 12:26

Gigabyte would be my first choice followed by asus

Stone22uk · 17 Oct 2011 at 12:28

stulid said:
You should have seen the threads in the early days of the P67 chipset, ASUS were to be well avoided as they had some huge issues.

I had a Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 when they first came out, huge problems with getting Ram to work and the bios was buggy as hell. They really dropped the ball for a while!

I have a Asus GTX 580 which touch wood has been fantastic to this day though

neoglow · 17 Oct 2011 at 12:38

Stone22uk said:
I had a Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 when they first came out, huge problems with getting Ram to work and the bios was buggy as hell. They really dropped the ball for a while!

Thats interesting, I didnt know that. Hopefully they have sorted that now, the board I got is a P8P67 Pro 3.1 version with the latest bios - 2001 rev.
Fingers crossed!

Stone22uk · 17 Oct 2011 at 12:51

neoglow said:
Thats interesting, I didnt know that. Hopefully they have sorted that now, the board I got is a P8P67 Pro 3.1 version with the latest bios - 2001 rev.
Fingers crossed!

You should be fine now, im pretty sure the latest Bios sorted out most of the problems. Still was too late for me im now loving my Z68 Asrock

Speedy Pete · 17 Oct 2011 at 13:52

I don't think there is a safe bet on any manufacturer, there will always be a faulty piece of hardware in the chain.
Even if the chance is 1 in 1000 somebody will recieve it and instantly make up their mind that they will never purchase from them again.
Im starting to just lean towards the one which would be easier/quicker to get a replacement with if there was a fault.

Kotu · 17 Oct 2011 at 14:08

asus always has nice features, but they are terrible when you need to return stuff, at least with gigabyte and MSI you return stuff to the UK, with asus it takes months to get replacements.

psychas · 17 Oct 2011 at 14:20

i had a gygabite board i would say yes asus bios is more user friendly well at least it was for me

d_brennen · 17 Oct 2011 at 14:23

Stone22uk said:
You should be fine now, im pretty sure the latest Bios sorted out most of the problems. Still was too late for me im now loving my Z68 Asrock

Huge turn around for a company which was known to people at my previous job as "Arse Rock"

Biostar have been pleasingly reliable for me the last few years too

SeraphX · 17 Oct 2011 at 14:24

Agreed, now on my 2nd asus board, awesome piece of kit and very good clocker too ( m4a79xtd & M5a99X Evo ) bios is lovely too lol

V F · 17 Oct 2011 at 14:35

Speedy Pete said:
I don't think there is a safe bet on any manufacturer, there will always be a faulty piece of hardware in the chain.
Even if the chance is 1 in 1000 somebody will recieve it and instantly make up their mind that they will never purchase from them again.
Im starting to just lean towards the one which would be easier/quicker to get a replacement with if there was a fault.

Kotu said:
asus always has nice features, but they are terrible when you need to return stuff, at least with gigabyte and MSI you return stuff to the UK, with asus it takes months to get replacements.

There is a funny part when this happens. Is how personal some people can develop pure hatred for a company for something so silly.

I was reading recently the stock socket heatsink bracket had broke on one of the lugs. They tried to get a replacement bracket with a lot of grief but because the leaflet says if you don't use the supplied heatsink the warranty will be void.
Funny, that instead of going through a lot of downtime, they could have bought an aftermarket cooler with the supplied brackets (metal of course) and replaced it under £25. Instead that person made a meal of it and so, now Asus is blacklisted in their view.

AMG · 17 Oct 2011 at 16:32

i guess you just stick with the one you have the best expirance with, mine is asus atm.

i might try msi next(my gtx480 is msi but its a ref model) its be fine since the word go

trackrat · 17 Oct 2011 at 16:44

I have used Asus, Gigabyte, MSI, ASrock and several other makes, and the only one I have ever had trouble with was a Foxcon which was a nightmare for things going wrong, as someone said it is just your luck if you get a good or a bad board.

happy_2008 · 17 Oct 2011 at 17:00

I had a Asus P8 P67 Pro R3 motherboard not long ago and it decided to randomly give up whilst powering up. Didnt want to detect the GPU so it was RMA and replaced with a MSI P67 motherboard

Nelly · 17 Oct 2011 at 17:43

One day you may get a faulty Asus motherboard after 28 days then have to wait maybe 2 months for a replacement.

I've had more Abit motherboards than any other - 3 RMA's and a new motherboard back within 3 days - Amazing service! Rest in Peace Abit, miss them.

Asus make great motherboards but if they go faulty after 28 days, you have to wait to get a replacement/repair from Asus and they don't have a UK RMA centre anymore, people wait over 30 days!

I don't really worry about RMA waiting times, my philosophy now is if the motherboard goes faulty! buy a new one! then sell the replacement.

Abit used to be the best but Gigabyte have the best RMA service now, it's in Milton Keynes, England - takes a few days!

Orcvader · 17 Oct 2011 at 17:48

My old Asus board had problems with my AMD setup. Moved to Gigabyte and am really happy with it

. So I guess it does kind of count that I did go back ?

arknor · 17 Oct 2011 at 17:54

asus have had a bad rep for aslong as i can remember.

gigabyte are made like tanks though

Relentless81 · 17 Oct 2011 at 17:58

Previous board was an Asus which went faulty just out of warranty, luckily there were replacements about and I got an exact replacement.

Current board is a Gigabyte, amazing quality and going strong without a glitch for 16 months

Firegod · 17 Oct 2011 at 18:09

I miss DFI.