Discussion ASRock vs Gigabyte

[ssal]

I recently built 2 desktops, one for myself and one for my friend.

The first one was a ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard . It was my first built so there was quite a bit of uncertainties and questions. But eventually I got over it and it is functioning well. I was able to call up the X.M.P. for my 3200 MHz and stayed.

During the confusion, someone was making a comment that ASRock is a cheap MBO and that's why all the problems.

When I built the second PC for my friend, I opted for the GIGABYTE B450M DS3H AM4 AMD B450 SATA 6Gb/s Micro ATX AMD Motherboard.

Looking back, I think the Asrock MBO was better because, although the Gigabyte board also claimed to be Micro ATX, the PCIe slots are a lot closer. After putting the GPU in hte x16 slot, it completely blocked out the x1 slot. When I put the wifi adapter in the x4 slot, it is blocking the airflow from the GPU fan. ASRock doesn't have this problem.

Also, I was not able to bring the memory frequency to 3200, which the board claimed to support. I guess I could have brought the board back to the vendor for an exchange. But it is a hassle.

Last but not least, the BIOS interface was a lot more intuitive in the ASRock MBO.

That's my two cents on two builts.

 

[Math Geek]

ASRock gets a lot of comments like that but they are unfounded. i've used them for years and not had any issues with them. mainly i think it is just that people know the big names and rather than learning about others, they just reject them outright. so asus, gb, msi and so on get all the love and none for ASRock.

 

[USAFRet]

someone was making a comment that ASRock is a cheap MBO and that's why all the problems

Unless they come up with specifics, that's just talking out the side of his neck.
I have some of both. Using an ASRock right now, as I type this.
Zero issues.

 

[Math Geek]

also note that many of us here read WAY more tech news and reviews that anyone should

and i've NEVER seen a report suggesting any kind of quality issue with the brand. that means a lot more to me than some random comment on reddit or other such place. if there was a true quality issue with ANY brand or product, you'll see it pop up quickly on true tech sites as they seek to understand what is going on. some random unknown person spitting unfounded and unproven nonsense means less than nothing to me.

 

[USAFRet]

Also, note that ASRock was spun directly off Asus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASRock

 

[ssal]

I've heard that ASRock used to make board for ASUS then they went independent. That's where the "AS" come from.

 

[USAFRet]

I've heard that ASRock used to make board for ASUS then they went independent. That's where the "AS" come from.

See my link above.

 

[ssal]

See my link above.

Sorry. Missed that on the small screen of phone.