Garbage Asus Software

[Apocalypsee]

Even on my laptop I immediately uninstall Armoury Crate, user UI is ridiculously unintuitive and clutter mess, instead I'm using G-helper. Simple enough program that has simple and easy-to-use UI to control what you need in a single window

 

[erocker]

I just avoided it out of habit on my latest board. It's amazing their software is still so bad and going back like 20 years. At least they're consistent!

 

[_roman_]

Here it goes again:

I called it windows malware. I give them credit for going a bit into details and therefore shut up those who instantly disagrees. e.g. armory crate can be turned off, etc....
Asus armory crate is an option which activates itself with every uefi update with e.g. asus prime x670-p mainboard. It'S an option which pops up with a windows 11 pro installation without user intervention. Pop up window and executed already installer with yes and no button, see the video.

It provides no extra functionality according to the video. I used that asus mainboard for 2 years without asus armory crate. No loss of functionality.

 

[freeagent]

We get it, your Prime was not an ROG and therefore it was shit.

 

[Bill_Bright]

Here it goes again:

What goes again? You mean a poster posting yet another 28 minute video I refuse to watch because what needed to be said, could have been said in just a couple minutes? If so, then you are right.

For example,

It provides no extra functionality according to the video

That took about 2 second for me to read and understand. Message received. Thanks for summarizing.

 

[Hecate91]

Prime and TUF boards aren't shit, users shouldn't have to accept a malfunctioning garbage board for not spending $700 on a motherboard either.
As for the security issues, not surprised because people keep complaining about it but buy overpriced Asus products anyway.

 

[freeagent]

Prime and TUF boards aren't shit, users shouldn't have to accept a malfunctioning garbage board for not spending $700 on a motherboard either.
As for the security issues, not surprised because people keep complaining about it but buy overpriced Asus products anyway.

Disable it in the bios and you never have to think about it again. Not sure what is so hard for you and others to understand about that?

And everything to you is overpriced. Maybe find a different hobby?

 

[Hecate91]

What goes again? You mean a poster posting yet another 28 minute video I refuse to watch because what needed to be said, could have been said in just a couple minutes? If so, then you are right.

You don't have time to skim though a video, but you have time to complain about it here, ok then lol. These complaints over anyone posting a video are annoying, there are several issues that need a video format to show what is going on and these vulnerabilities take some time to explain.

Disable it in the bios and you never have to think about it again.

See the post from @_roman_ as that was already explained. After the next UEFI update the setting to force malware into Windows is on again, things like this which Asus doesn't bother to fix should be OFF by default. The average gamer isn't going to be digging deep into UEFI settings to shut off that setting which is also why this is a very serious issue.

And everything to you is overpriced. Maybe find a different hobby?

You're missing the point, ROG boards are overpriced for what you get compared to other boards, and they're still subject to the same vulnerabilities as the cheaper boards are. The elitism with ROG boards won't give another 100fps to run games better. But Asus fans defending a megacorp for their BS doesn't cease to amaze me. Thanks to people not voting with their wallet is a reason why the hobby has become stupidly expensive.

 

[AsRock]

I just turn Armory crate off in the bios, easy peasy.

Yes, never trusted it on day one.

 

[freeagent]

Yes, never trusted it on day one.

I just thought it was stupid that it has the capability to access the internet, but if you don't let it, you still have to install a driver lol. So dumb. So ever since I made that discovery on my first AM4 board, I just turn it off in the bios and save it to my profile. I have the driver saved in my driver folder.

 

[ShrimpBrime]

You don't have time to skim though a video, but you have time to complain about it here, ok then lol. These complaints over anyone posting a video are annoying, there are several issues that need a video format to show what is going on and these vulnerabilities take some time to explain.

See the post from @_roman_ as that was already explained. After the next UEFI update the setting to force malware into Windows is on again, things like this which Asus doesn't bother to fix should be OFF by default. The average gamer isn't going to be digging deep into UEFI settings to shut off that setting which is also why this is a very serious issue.

You're missing the point, ROG boards are overpriced for what you get compared to other boards, and they're still subject to the same vulnerabilities as the cheaper boards are. The elitism with ROG boards won't give another 100fps to run games better. But Asus fans defending a megacorp for their BS doesn't cease to amaze me. Thanks to people not voting with their wallet is a reason why the hobby has become stupidly expensive.

What do you mean my TUF board isn't shit? Ive Dry Iced this thing several times, and at 250 bucks its still kicking. I run 6800mhz CL28 A-Dies and it performs rather nicely. Its missing 8000mt/s memory support and some RGB lighting effects. But has BT, wifi, pci-e slots, and really decent power delivery system does just fine for its price point.

Wow Armory Crate. Next thread iCue software is shit. Whats new? Its aimed to the limited knowledge user for advertising purposes. Just like when your installing your display driver. Its a fucking ad. Nobody needs to see the shit, but there's a sucker born every day... That's why we get shit software. More ways to advert