A weird motherboard??

itsakjt · Nov 28, 2012, 03:52 PM

I have the motherboard Asus M4A88TD-M EVO/USB3. I am using it for 1.5 years now and have found it extremely good and stable-No problems till now. However, this motherboard is very unpopular as per reviews or users having it. Also in the Asus website http://in.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_...USB3/#overview

except my board, all other similar boards have Windows 8 official drivers although mine runs Windows 8 fine. What do you guys think might be the issue with this particular board? Is it bad for most users? Or is produced in a very limited number or something else?

cadaveca · Nov 28, 2012, 03:55 PM

I think since it's affordable, it just sells many units, so gets mentioned more than others. People without any problems don't have any reasons to post problems.

Frick · Nov 28, 2012, 03:56 PM

I'm not even sure what you mean, but I had it and liked it. Was cheap and did the job.

itsakjt · Nov 28, 2012, 04:09 PM

@Frick- I know it is awesome. I am having it and everything is butter. I have also overclocked my CPU from 3.2 to 3.9 GHz using stock cooler and fully stable. Also RAM from 1333 to 1736 MHz and the NB from 2 GHz to 2.82 GHz.

But somewhat it seems uncommon. If you see reviews, there are neither good reviews for the board nor too many users.
Also you know why doesn't it have Windows 8 official drivers in the Asus site?

de.das.dude · Nov 28, 2012, 04:37 PM

this guy itsakjt has real good luck with electronics.

erixx · Nov 28, 2012, 04:43 PM

Asus makes hundreds of models, give them some time. Any Win 7 drivers can be installed in Win 7 compatibility, so I see no problem. And you are happy anyway, right?

itsakjt · Nov 28, 2012, 04:43 PM

LOL thats right de.das. :-D

itsakjt · Nov 28, 2012, 04:45 PM

@Erixx- Meowth That's Right.

Nov 28, 2012, 03:52 PM	#1
itsakjt Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kolkata Posts: 415 (0.43/day) Thanks: 254 Thanked 103 Times in 73 Posts System Specs	A weird motherboard?? I have the motherboard Asus M4A88TD-M EVO/USB3. I am using it for 1.5 years now and have found it extremely good and stable-No problems till now. However, this motherboard is very unpopular as per reviews or users having it. Also in the Asus website http://in.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_...USB3/#overview except my board, all other similar boards have Windows 8 official drivers although mine runs Windows 8 fine. What do you guys think might be the issue with this particular board? Is it bad for most users? Or is produced in a very limited number or something else?

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Nov 28, 2012, 03:55 PM	#2
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Nov 28, 2012, 03:56 PM	#3
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Nov 28, 2012, 04:09 PM	#4
itsakjt Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kolkata Posts: 415 (0.43/day) Thanks: 254 Thanked 103 Times in 73 Posts System Specs	@Frick- I know it is awesome. I am having it and everything is butter. I have also overclocked my CPU from 3.2 to 3.9 GHz using stock cooler and fully stable. Also RAM from 1333 to 1736 MHz and the NB from 2 GHz to 2.82 GHz. But somewhat it seems uncommon. If you see reviews, there are neither good reviews for the board nor too many users. Also you know why doesn't it have Windows 8 official drivers in the Asus site? Last edited by itsakjt; Nov 28, 2012 at 04:21 PM.

Nov 28, 2012, 04:37 PM	#5
de.das.dude Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Wild Wild East Posts: 4,539 (4.23/day) Thanks: 2,314 Thanked 1,328 Times in 909 Posts System Specs	this guy itsakjt has real good luck with electronics. __________________ my wallet isnt hashwell compatiple sad face

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Nov 28, 2012, 04:45 PM	#8
itsakjt Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kolkata Posts: 415 (0.43/day) Thanks: 254 Thanked 103 Times in 73 Posts System Specs	@Erixx- Meowth That's Right.

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