in friends rigs. I would have put Asus on par with them for quality but ive seen alot of negitive stuff about Asus as of late. My first Core 2 board was a Giga. PSU killed it and then took out the PCI bus on a Maximus Formula. I am in love with the Maximus and Rampage that I have, but have heard the same thing. I'd go for a ROG 1155 board, but way too pricey for me.