Dissapointed with Sandy Bridge in general - Page 3

wheeljack12 · 12-29-11, 03:23 AM

asrock mb's warranty is region and vendor specific according to their website. Newegg lists the asrock extreme 4 as 1 year warranty. I originally had that mb but I exchanged it for the gigabyte x79-ud3. Mainly due to the "5 year warranty" over 1. In reality, if you try to register the ud3 mb on the gigabyte website, gigabyte says that model is not eligible for 5 years warranty. So, I still get 3 years regardless and better quality. Maybe that's why asrock gets knocked, because they seem to put out a ok product but crap warranty.

Bah! · 12-29-11, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by wheeljack12

asrock mb's warranty is region and vendor specific according to their website. Newegg lists the asrock extreme 4 as 1 year warranty. I originally had that mb but I exchanged it for the gigabyte x79-ud3. Mainly due to the "5 year warranty" over 1. In reality, if you try to register the ud3 mb on the gigabyte website, gigabyte says that model is not eligible for 5 years warranty. So, I still get 3 years regardless and better quality. Maybe that's why asrock gets knocked, because they seem to put out a ok product but crap warranty.

My Extreme 7, which replaced my Gigabyte UD4, has a three year warranty and is a much better board than the Gigabyte. In fact, they just recalled the X79 UD3 for being defective so you might want to check out getting yours replaced. They should have done the same for their P67 UD4 because it's a big hunk of **** as well and is the worst motherboard I've ever owned.

Gigabyte hasn't put out a decent board since the X58 and is no longer a company I would put in the "better quality" category.

ASRock gets knocked because people don't know about or haven't used their current line up of boards. Basically they don't know any better. Their current products are as good as anything out there, and have been getting glowing reviews across the board.

12-29-11, 03:23 AM	#25
wheeljack12 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hamilton,Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,020	Re: Dissapointed with Sandy Bridge in general asrock mb's warranty is region and vendor specific according to their website. Newegg lists the asrock extreme 4 as 1 year warranty. I originally had that mb but I exchanged it for the gigabyte x79-ud3. Mainly due to the "5 year warranty" over 1. In reality, if you try to register the ud3 mb on the gigabyte website, gigabyte says that model is not eligible for 5 years warranty. So, I still get 3 years regardless and better quality. Maybe that's why asrock gets knocked, because they seem to put out a ok product but crap warranty. __________________ asus p8z77-v lk mb, 8gb ddr3-1866 mhz ram in dual channel,intel core i7 3770k cpu,zotac gtx 680 amp gpu, creative labs sb recon 3d pci-e,2x ocz agility 3 90gb ssd in raid 0,antec 650 watt 80 plus platunum psu,antec atx case, pioneer bdr-208 15x bluray writer,windows 8 64 bit oem, steelseries 6gv2 keyboard ,asus vg278he 27' 3d vision 2 lcd monitor, steelseries 6gv2 keyboard, steelseries sensei mlg editon mouse,xbox 360 wired controller for windows,lexar 16gb usb 3.0 flash drive I'd rather walk with God in the Dark than shine in the light alone. coming soon:2x samsung 840 pro 256gb in raid 0,logitech z906 5.1 speakers,,(4x4gb) 16gb team xtreem 2666mhz ram, 32gb kingston datatravler workspace usb 3.0 flash drive,3d vision 2 goggles,sound blaster z sound card, adaptec 6805e pci-e 2.0 4x sata 3 raid controller,lg 16x bd writer