Question Are Asus Motherboards Viable now?

[23dexter89]

Hey Community,

It's been a while since I have done a build, so i am very much out of touch. With the new Ryzen 7000 series chips, I decided to go for a fresh build from scratch.

While researching, I came across an issue highlighting Network problems associated with Asus Motherboards along with a whole slew of other QC related complaints.

Are these issues still present? Of should I go for an alternative brand like Gigabyte or MSI?

Thanks in Advance!

P.S. I do understand that QC issues can happen in any brand.. I am referring to the specific issues like the Intel I225-V issue.

 

[Aeacus]

As long as you don't expect to contact Asus customer support - Asus is good.
But if you expect to deal with Asus, best to avoid them.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pMrssIrKcY


Follow up:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYdtpU8FKO8


Gigabyte does the MoBo revision shenanigans to this very date.
Article when public found out about shenanigans: https://web.archive.org/web/2015022...hing-it-a-motherboard-revision-too-far,3.html

So, i wouldn't suggest Gigabyte either.

MSI, in the past, has also gotten into hot water;

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6BXwCJtaZE


And more recent news too:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeE_gLl3j94


Though, i, personally, am using MSI MoBos, GPUs and monitor. Thus far, i've been pleased with MSI.

But when to exclude the three (Asus, Gigabyte and MSI), it only essentially leaves AsRock.
Still, none are perfect.

Overall about MoBos:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEjH775UeNg

 

[Misgar]

My last two builds were on Asus boards. 3800X in 2019 and 7950X in 2022. No problems so far.

My other builds have included Gigabyte, MSI, Asrock, Intel, Supermicro, HP, Dell, etc. I don't have any firm favourites and I cannot recall ever having to return a mobo I bought brand new. A few old boards have died, but after 15+ years that's to be expected. Recapping sometimes works.

You'll hear negative reports from many people who've had issues, but probably not from folk with good systems. I wonder which figure is higher, failures or still working?

Things are build to a price, short cuts are taken, people mess up or deliberately hide things. "Dieselgate" anyone? Ford Pinto?

I enjoy watching Gamer's Nexus, der8auer, etc., but take some comments with the proverbial.....

Just my three ha'p'orth.

I came across an issue highlighting Network problems associated with Asus Motherboards

A whole bunch of different manufacturers' motherboards fitted with Realtek and Intel 2.5GbE chipsets have problems. I think it's due to shortcuts in the design of the chipsets themselves. Save a few cents/dollars on chipsets and create problems for millions. I prefer more stable 1GbE chipsets or fit 10Gig SFP+ NICs to mobos with 2.5GbE chipsets.

 

[dwd999]

What "specific issues like the Intel I225-V issue"? I have motherboards with those chips and they work fine. Most of the alleged problems are user errors. ASUS didn't get to be the largest motherboard company by accident.

(And I would never believe anything in a Youtube video. Those are made to generate clicks and advertising revenue so they are sensationalized for that purpose. In ancient times this was referred to as "yellow journalism".)