Posted February 3, 2017 So I was planning on buying the ROG Maximus VIII Hero Alpha. It has the features I want along with the aesthetics. However, I keep seeing reviews saying it was DOA and that they got a 55 code when they boot, or that it wont post. Honestly, I see that on alot of board reviews and I attribute it to the fact that many people will only leave a review if it is negative. Can anyone give me some advice? Should I chance it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 3, 2017 9 minutes ago, beemar72 said: So I was planning on buying the ROG Maximus VIII Hero Alpha. It has the features I want along with the aesthetics. However, I keep seeing reviews saying it was DOA and that they got a 55 code when they boot, or that it wont post. Honestly, I see that on alot of board reviews and I attribute it to the fact that many people will only leave a review if it is negative. Can anyone give me some advice? Should I chance it? Its a high end board you should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 3, 2017 People (including myself) don't normally review a product UNLESS there is something wrong with it. You are seeing the minority, I have the Maximus VIII hero and it's been perfect for over a year. @beemar72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 3, 2017 Author @NinJake Thanks. I figured that it was just people that like to complain. It was always a similar issue, but products can always slip through QC. And with how many MOBO's that Asus makes and ships, their number would be naturally higher. And I will add that I just recently joined this community (LTT and PCMR) and am overwhelmed with how amazingly helpful and kind everyone is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 3, 2017 Yep, at work we ordered 20 SSDs from a particular manufacturer, after installing them all and upgrading the workstations, 2 of them ended up being faulty. thats a 1/10 chance of a bad ssd (bad luck in my opinion), but as a consumer I would expect about a 2%-5% rate of needing to return pretty much any electronic device/piece of equipment. @beemar72 Thankfully even if you do get 1 board that is DOA you can send it back or get it refunded. Also welcome to the LTT community! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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