Steer clear of Asus, plus AMD not recommended [updated]

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Watch these eye opening extremely detailed hardware failure analysis videos from Gamers Nexus which show why AMD's new 7000 series CPUs, including the 7800X3D, are getting destroyed which is all because of overvolting by Asus and nonexistent protection from the motherboard. To compound matters, Asus tries to wriggle out of support with warranty disclaimers on their BIOSs which are supposed to fix these problems, but actually don't as GN found out. AMD isn't in the clear either, because their CPUs have lots of bugs in them too as revealed in these videos, although those bugs don't cause CPUs to die. They do cause things like BSODs though.

I'm annoyed about this, because I intend to upgrade my 11 year old Intel 2700K based PC to something new and I was intending to buy an Asus motherboard since the current one has worked flawlessly for 11 years. However, Asus quality clearly isn't what it once was. I currently want to buy an I intel i7-13700K CPU and supporting hardware, but I'm no longer sure which way to go with the motherboard, which will now require some research.

These revelations have caused JayzTwoCents to no longer accept sponsorship deals from Asus (fourth video) and when a major enthusiast channel does this, it's serious. I'm sure that all the other enthusiast sites and channels aren't too happy with Asus, either.

I've always been an Intel man as they're generally less problematic and this information only confirms this to be more true now than ever, unfortunately.

Full details in the four videos below which are best watched in the order that they're posted here as the GN ones are a three part series. You'll want to give it a couple of hours to watch all of them as they're quite long.






UPDATE 22.05.2023

After lots of pressure and bad publicity, it looks like Asus are finally going in the right direction with their customer support and warranty.

Gamers Nexus however, is still not selling ads to them and I think one should give it at least 6 months before considering buying their products again, in case these turn out to be empty words.

 

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The one ASUS I had bit the dust in a very short time. Nice that people take so much time to put out detailed videos to help others!
 

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Hey live627, great to see you back! :cool:

That's good advice, but it's even worse than this with Asus as those mobos cook the CPU with default BIOS settings, ie no overclock, stock voltages and timings etc. The CPU actually hit 200c, started smoking and then exploded with an audible pop! Trying to overclock with one of those boards is a death sentence for your CPU. If you have the time, it's well worth watching the first video at least, which demonstrates this destruction happening.
 

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This is why manufacturers should never enable overvolting by default.

Also, my Asus B85M-G R2.0board coupled with a G3440 has been solid as a rock. I've never gotten a BSOD. And now I'm planning a big upgrade to ROG STRIX B560-G GAMING WIFI w/ 11700F
Good luck with your upgrade!!
Hey live627, great to see you back! :cool:

That's good advice, but it's even worse than this with Asus as those mobos cook the CPU with default BIOS settings, ie no overclock, stock voltages and timings etc. The CPU actually hit 200c, started smoking and then exploded with an audible pop! Trying to overclock with one of those boards is a death sentence for your CPU. If you have the time, it's well worth watching the first video at least, which demonstrates this destruction happening.
I second the welcome! :) Great o see you @live627!!

Now I want to completely watch the first video. I want to see the CPU explode :D
 

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I've updated the first post with the latest video from Gamers Nexus about this issue.
 

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I watched most of the first video this morning....very technical, but also VERY entertaining...I would rate this super nerdy on the nerd scale.
 
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