I tend to steer clear of asus as well not so much because i have a particular downer on the hardware but last time i had to deal with them (yes was a few years ago) to sort out some rma's it was a total nightmare. Maybe it has changed maybe it hasn't but i had such a bad time i will never go back so many days spent trying to sort it out cost me a fortune let alone the hassle with clients. All builds i have done in the last two years have been with gigabyte boards and not a single one has had any problems thats good enough for me i'm afraid if something works for you stick with it .