QUOTE(ah_khoo @ May 31 2010, 09:14 PM)
why all of sudden bashin gigabyte? imo, every brand got their shortcomings... for me gigabyte always offer one of d best build quality, solid bios (award), & above average ocbility. asus premium boards are always something for d lust, but price wise always outta reach, software/bios support are top notch thou. biostar offer decent build quality + one of d best (detailed) bios for oc (could be better if they use award instead of ami) while msi boards are quite benchable, even those of value line.
premium or value, i dun trust d stock coolin unless i've tested 'em myself. for me, manufacturers can do better w/ d coolin especially chipset, sucky thermal paste + squarish protective sponge are always d culprit why users are gettin high load temp. a 'lil efforts in cleanin d stock paste + passively cool stock cooler (or replace it w/ a 3rd party one which not necessarily expensive) will do d job well enuf.
i believe most of us here buy our board becoz we gone thru reviews in xs or other reputable forums. so if we're not gettin d desired result, is that rite that we can simply point fingers to d board? if other can achieve great things w/ same piece of board, isn't it d problem lies within ourselves?

Chill..im not saying gigabyte is sucks or what..
I choose gigabyte because of its features including from reviews i rad.
IMO how many normal users know to replace the TIM or whatsoever.for me its actually fine but then most people out there dont know about this.
Anyway..any suggestions for me to buy PWM heatsink for meh Gigabyte mobo?
And how u guys "tampal" on top of it?3M tape ka?
Kunta...u updated?i scare update cos later cannot unlock pula..Why you upgrade btw?
And what the problems?failed to unlock?