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Chris Robinson25 Chris Robinson25 Active Member
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#21 ·
https://teksyndicate.com/comment/1381499

After stuff like this happens, I am officially done with ASUS. Honestly, I wouldn't trust their graphics cards either.
Larry Ortiz5 Larry Ortiz5 Regular
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#22 ·
Chris Robinson25 said:https://teksyndicate.com/comment/1381499

I'm done with this kind of stuff—I am never buying from ASUS again. Honestly, I’d bet their GPUs aren't much better either.

Just because one single board failed doesn't mean their entire lineup is garbage, right? You have to remember that brands like ASUS and Gigabyte are actually the industry leaders when it comes to global motherboard sales. It’s the same story with graphics cards—Gigabyte usually has some of the best cooling solutions out there.
Michael Jackson10 Michael Jackson10 Active Member
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#23 ·
Chris Robinson25 said:https://teksyndicate.com/comment/1381499

Man, after seeing stuff like this, I am officially done with ASUS. I bet their GPUs aren't any better either.

But what's the actual takeaway here?
Look, because ASUS has such a huge slice of the market, they’re obviously going to have more "lemon" units than some tiny boutique brand. They basically own the mainstream segment and honestly, they do a solid job. Personally, my ASUS boards have never let me down—they work fine, the manuals actually make sense, and you don't deal with those weird, over-complicated settings you used to find with MSI. Every single manufacturer hits a dead end with a bad model eventually. Plus, part of the issue is on the user side—you've gotta pick components that actually fit your needs. If you're planning on overclocking, don't just look at the chipset; buy a high-end board with the right power delivery.
crimsonstag84 crimsonstag84 Regular
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#24 ·
That specific revision of the board is known for having some bugs, nothing too crazy... I think they're mostly selling rev.4.1 around here now.
Kimberly Gomez34 Kimberly Gomez34 Regular
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#25 ·
ASUS 990 FXA-UD3 Revision 4 Overview
Christian Ruiz84 Christian Ruiz84 MemberOP
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joined Aug 2015
#26 ·
So, is my motherboard actually compatible with an SSD?
crimsonstag84 crimsonstag84 Regular
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#27 ·
I mean, an SSD uses the exact same interface as an HDD. 😉
Christian Ruiz84 Christian Ruiz84 MemberOP
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#28 ·
crimsonstag84 said:Look, an SSD uses the exact same interface as a standard hard drive. 😉

Yeah, I'm well aware of that, but what I'm actually asking about is the motherboard. Is it even going to take advantage of the SSD's speed?
crimsonstag84 crimsonstag84 Regular
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#29 ·
You've got 6 SATA3 ports on the motherboard, and since all those SSDs are SATA3 too, I guess that means... yeah 😛

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