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AM5 Platform + DDR5 Support
B650E ATX WiFi Motherboard Bundle
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How A YouTuber Exposed A $10 Billion Company
https://youtu.be/pox16juJjIY?si=9bY-55UePHnlXVdo
ASUS used to be the gold standard for PC hardware. Premium feel, strong performance, and a reputation gamers trusted for years. But behind that image, things started to fall apart. This video breaks down how ASUS went from industry leader to one of the most controversial names in PC hardware. It starts with the Ryzen 7000X3D incidents, where users began reporting burned and damaged CPUs. The root cause traced back to ASUS motherboards pushing unsafe voltage levels through BIOS settings that were widely marketed to users. Instead of fixing things cleanly, ASUS made a move that shocked everyone. A BIOS update that could void your warranty. So users had two choices. Risk damaging their hardware, or lose protection entirely. Then things got worse. GamersNexus stepped in and exposed a pattern of behavior that went far beyond one mistake. From questionable warranty terms to repair practices that felt straight up predatory, the story kept escalating. Their investigation into ASUS's RMA process showed how customers were being charged for unrelated damage, ignored for actual issues, and sometimes even sent back worse devices. The situation eventually forced public responses, policy changes, and even regulatory attention. ASUS has made some improvements since then, but the damage to their reputation is real. This is the story of how one of the most trusted brands in tech lost control, and how one creator pushed back hard enough to force change.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Asus Nightmare
0:22 - Burning Your Warranty
7:02 - Stream
9:17 - RMA Scam
13:49 - Confrontation
https://youtu.be/pox16juJjIY?si=9bY-55UePHnlXVdo
ASUS used to be the gold standard for PC hardware. Premium feel, strong performance, and a reputation gamers trusted for years. But behind that image, things started to fall apart. This video breaks down how ASUS went from industry leader to one of the most controversial names in PC hardware. It starts with the Ryzen 7000X3D incidents, where users began reporting burned and damaged CPUs. The root cause traced back to ASUS motherboards pushing unsafe voltage levels through BIOS settings that were widely marketed to users. Instead of fixing things cleanly, ASUS made a move that shocked everyone. A BIOS update that could void your warranty. So users had two choices. Risk damaging their hardware, or lose protection entirely. Then things got worse. GamersNexus stepped in and exposed a pattern of behavior that went far beyond one mistake. From questionable warranty terms to repair practices that felt straight up predatory, the story kept escalating. Their investigation into ASUS's RMA process showed how customers were being charged for unrelated damage, ignored for actual issues, and sometimes even sent back worse devices. The situation eventually forced public responses, policy changes, and even regulatory attention. ASUS has made some improvements since then, but the damage to their reputation is real. This is the story of how one of the most trusted brands in tech lost control, and how one creator pushed back hard enough to force change.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Asus Nightmare
0:22 - Burning Your Warranty
7:02 - Stream
9:17 - RMA Scam
13:49 - Confrontation
Interesting that they've gone downhill, but which company is better these days?
Interesting that they've gone downhill, but which company is better these days?
They haven't. Their warranty support has always been terrible, going back over 10 years.
They still make the best boards on the market if you buy their higher end stuff. I've been using them for 15 years+ and never had to warranty any board.
The part of the video discussing ASUS burning AMD CPU is misleading. All brands dealt with it, until AMD published a AGESA firmware update to cap SOC voltage when enabling EXPO. And ASROCK was the biggest offender of burning out CPUs, not ASUS.
You could have easily avoided a burnt CPU if you had basic knowledge of how to properly tune a PC. If you overclock, learn how to monitor voltages and their safe limits. If you leave a voltage on Automatic and it ran past the safe zone and burned out your CPU, you're partially to blame. You're overclocking, that's what enabling EXPO does. Don't overclock if you can't be bothered to do 15 minutes of research.
How A YouTuber Exposed A $10 Billion Companyhttps://youtu.be/pox16juJjIY?si=9bY-55UePHnlXVdoASUS used to be the gold standard for PC hardware. Premium feel, strong performance, and a reputation gamers trusted for years. But behind that image, things started to fall apart. This video breaks down how ASUS went from industry leader to one of the most controversial names in PC hardware. It starts with the Ryzen 7000X3D incidents, where users began reporting burned and damaged CPUs. The root cause traced back to ASUS motherboards pushing unsafe voltage levels through BIOS settings that were widely marketed to users. Instead of fixing things cleanly, ASUS made a move that shocked everyone. A BIOS update that could void your warranty. So users had two choices. Risk damaging their hardware, or lose protection entirely. Then things got worse. GamersNexus stepped in and exposed a pattern of behavior that went far beyond one mistake. From questionable warranty terms to repair practices that felt straight up predatory, the story kept escalating. Their investigation into ASUS's RMA process showed how customers were being charged for unrelated damage, ignored for actual issues, and sometimes even sent back worse devices. The situation eventually forced public responses, policy changes, and even regulatory attention. ASUS has made some improvements since then, but the damage to their reputation is real. This is the story of how one of the most trusted brands in tech lost control, and how one creator pushed back hard enough to force change.Timestamps:0:00 - Asus Nightmare0:22 - Burning Your Warranty7:02 - Stream9:17 - RMA Scam13:49 - Confrontation
Not piling on, but my Tuf gaming b550 wasn't so Tuf. iIt died on me in less than 6 months using a 5600x. It was my daily driver/emulation pc. Not sure if it took the processor with it, but since that I try to avoid Asus anything.
Have had nothing but instability with my tuf b650 and I've been investigating everything but the mobo cause I thought Asus was solid, but I'm slowly realizing it's the common denominator. Love the Asus' styling and what they've produced before but will be looking to other brands for my next mobo. Gigabyte has burned me too, and MSI seems hit or miss. So I guess that leaves Asrock?!? Always thought they were the cheap brand but maybe times are changing.
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https://youtu.be/pox16juJjIY?si=
ASUS used to be the gold standard for PC hardware. Premium feel, strong performance, and a reputation gamers trusted for years. But behind that image, things started to fall apart. This video breaks down how ASUS went from industry leader to one of the most controversial names in PC hardware. It starts with the Ryzen 7000X3D incidents, where users began reporting burned and damaged CPUs. The root cause traced back to ASUS motherboards pushing unsafe voltage levels through BIOS settings that were widely marketed to users. Instead of fixing things cleanly, ASUS made a move that shocked everyone. A BIOS update that could void your warranty. So users had two choices. Risk damaging their hardware, or lose protection entirely. Then things got worse. GamersNexus stepped in and exposed a pattern of behavior that went far beyond one mistake. From questionable warranty terms to repair practices that felt straight up predatory, the story kept escalating. Their investigation into ASUS's RMA process showed how customers were being charged for unrelated damage, ignored for actual issues, and sometimes even sent back worse devices. The situation eventually forced public responses, policy changes, and even regulatory attention. ASUS has made some improvements since then, but the damage to their reputation is real. This is the story of how one of the most trusted brands in tech lost control, and how one creator pushed back hard enough to force change.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Asus Nightmare
0:22 - Burning Your Warranty
7:02 - Stream
9:17 - RMA Scam
13:49 - Confrontation
https://youtu.be/pox16juJjIY?si=
ASUS used to be the gold standard for PC hardware. Premium feel, strong performance, and a reputation gamers trusted for years. But behind that image, things started to fall apart. This video breaks down how ASUS went from industry leader to one of the most controversial names in PC hardware. It starts with the Ryzen 7000X3D incidents, where users began reporting burned and damaged CPUs. The root cause traced back to ASUS motherboards pushing unsafe voltage levels through BIOS settings that were widely marketed to users. Instead of fixing things cleanly, ASUS made a move that shocked everyone. A BIOS update that could void your warranty. So users had two choices. Risk damaging their hardware, or lose protection entirely. Then things got worse. GamersNexus stepped in and exposed a pattern of behavior that went far beyond one mistake. From questionable warranty terms to repair practices that felt straight up predatory, the story kept escalating. Their investigation into ASUS's RMA process showed how customers were being charged for unrelated damage, ignored for actual issues, and sometimes even sent back worse devices. The situation eventually forced public responses, policy changes, and even regulatory attention. ASUS has made some improvements since then, but the damage to their reputation is real. This is the story of how one of the most trusted brands in tech lost control, and how one creator pushed back hard enough to force change.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Asus Nightmare
0:22 - Burning Your Warranty
7:02 - Stream
9:17 - RMA Scam
13:49 - Confrontation
They still make the best boards on the market if you buy their higher end stuff. I've been using them for 15 years+ and never had to warranty any board.
The part of the video discussing ASUS burning AMD CPU is misleading. All brands dealt with it, until AMD published a AGESA firmware update to cap SOC voltage when enabling EXPO. And ASROCK was the biggest offender of burning out CPUs, not ASUS.
You could have easily avoided a burnt CPU if you had basic knowledge of how to properly tune a PC. If you overclock, learn how to monitor voltages and their safe limits. If you leave a voltage on Automatic and it ran past the safe zone and burned out your CPU, you're partially to blame. You're overclocking, that's what enabling EXPO does. Don't overclock if you can't be bothered to do 15 minutes of research.
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