Motherboard Manufacturers with Good Tech Support

[GoodNews101]

Okay, I am not sure where this should go so I rolled the dice and decided to post this here. If I am wrong I apologize ahead of time. Is there any way that I can find out whether or not a motherboard manufacturer (or a hardware manufacturer) has good technical/customer support? I know there are positive and negative issues for all companies but some fair considerably better than others.

For example, I was considering purchasing an Abit AN8-Ultra motherboard. I am NOT bashing Abit! They make some great mobos. But I have read enough over many sites that Abit's technical/customer support has much to be desired. How does one go about finding the real story about any company's reputation in this all important area?

 

[gaara]

An interesting question, and one that is difficult to answer without first hand experience with the specific manufacturer...I agree that most reviews leave out this important factor when buying a board...the easiest way to try and find someone with experience with the companies tech support I guess

The only two manufacturers I know of with particularily good/bad tech support are AsusTek and DFI. If you call Asus tech support you'll most likely end up talking with someone who has trouble speaking english

DFI has a fabulous support forum at dfi-street.com in which they have hired a dedicated board tester and tweaker...the admin angrygames over there gets all of DFIs boards and tests and tweaks them out and reports any bugs to DFI for them to fix