Which vendor do you feel provides the best quality documentation for their products? MSI/ASUS/GIGABYTE?

[Askew]

So we often discuss their merits in a lot of other fields, but now I want to discuss which of the big 3 puts the most effort into providing high quality documentation and directions for procedures involving their products.

 

Who has the best and most intuitive website for navigating to find drivers/support and who has the clearest directions on how to use utilities? Whos instructions are most clearly written and easy to follow?

 

I feel that this is an all too overlooked aspect of judgement when it comes to selecting products from these 3 companies so I'd like to hear your opinions.

 

Also include your runner up choice if you have experience with more than one!

[Levent]

Asus ,they always send a friggin novel size documentation with their stuff and its easy to manage in their website

[Altecice]

Asus stuff is great for documentation.

[killers993]

I know asus motherboards come with a book with info on how to do things. Overall I've had good luck getting drivers and such with asus products. I don't really know much about the other 2 brands. 

[Hans Christian | Teri]

Definitely ASUS.

[Jobbe03]

Asus without a doubt.

[Briggsy]

Asus. there's a reason they sell for more... actually there's many reasons.

[Raid]

Of the big three, Asus. Their website is the best I've yet seen out of all motherboard manufacturers. Their manuals are easy to understand and clear.

Though compared to Portwell, Kontron and other such companies, Asus isn't quite up to par with their manuals. Could be more thorough.

[Deletive]

Asus; if only they could make a good looking z97 MATX board that isn't rog.

[toughtrasher]

Asus, documentation is unbelievable and I've found it easy to get ahold of them if I ever needed anything.

[SatoshiNan]

ASUS and their full manual for newbie 

[GoodBytes]

Gigabyte. They are the one that brought in full documentation.

And unlike ASUS... they don't get super frustrated when you have a faulty product of theirs, and doesn't take 1 month to get it RMA'ed, and you end up with someone else board or within their company computers, complete with 3 tons of dust, and scratches, where other things don't work.... 5 times. Once with me, twice with a friend, and twice with another friend, who got so frustrated as his last board he got didn't even work, that he snap it in 2, and bought an MSI one at the closest computer store, especially that he had no computer for over 3 months.

ASUS makes nice things, but if it breaks, don't bother.

ASUS is in my black list. I try my best to avoid it. The only thing I have from them is the ASUS Xonar Essence STX, as Creative is even worst, and forces you to buy their new sound card at every new version of Windows, even though the new card is using the exact same chip. And well, I don't think I need to recall anyone memory with the story they had back with the SoundBlaster X-FI, and taking to court people that fixed their drivers, and ban people on forum, and delete all posts form the user, with reasons such as "lying about Creative Labs quality products", even though the support question was just asking about the problem the person face, and for beta drivers.

[rambi36]

Gigabyte makes really solid motherboards in my opinion. Ive used their motherboards in my personal builds and none of them ever died on me. I've used MSI and ASrock boards too in systems I made for family members and no issues whatsoever. Never hsd an ASUS board so I can't say anything about them

[Phillyphries]

MSI gave me some kind of certificate with their motherboard one time lol

[RainbowPee]

It's funny that everyone recommends ASUS because OP bricked his ASUS board. 

[GoodBytes]

It's funny that everyone recommends ASUS because OP bricked his ASUS board.

I am not. Gigabyte produces are over built, and this is what I am rooting for, as I had, and 2 of my friends, abysmal experience with ASUS after sale service. ASUS is focused on features and accessories in the box that you'll probably never really use. So you do get a "better deal" with ASUS, at the cost of no after sale service. But Gigabyte boards are rock solid, and have while still not great, ok service.

[Deaddz]

Asus.

[Speedstack79]

I buy most my stuff used so idk which had the most documentation and stuff, 

 

my gigabyte gpu (used) came with the most accessories out of all my stuff, 2 power cables, mini DP to DP, documentation and crossfire cable

[Askew]

It's funny that everyone recommends ASUS because OP bricked his ASUS board. 

 

I actually had woken the board before having done this, removing the battery and leaving it without power until the LED went out with the jumper cap on caused it to POST, I still decided to make this thread and that is the reason why I made the thread.

[ShadowCaptain]

Asus and MSI are great, though I do not have a massive ton of experience with others

 

also who looks at documentation