As the title suggests, does anybody know if ASRock's motherboards are good? I was looking at this one https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157769; The main reason I'm interested in this motherboard is the on board WiFi support, since I might not be able to connect my upcoming build via LAN, due to where I'm planning on putting it.
 
The only issue that seems typical is one that has been a problem for Ryzen boards in general, and that is poor support for RAM, specifically at higher frequencies.
 
Normally I'd go with ASUS or MSi, as I've had good experiences with ASUS, and I've heard MSi makes really good boards as well; I haven't heard much about ASRock, but wireless is a feature I need whether it be onboard or if I have to hunt down a good PCIe card. The board in question having onboard is useful and should make things easier.

bill1024
I have a dual socket 2011 Asrock and it a very good, solid stable board.
I am pretty sure Asus makes Asrock, so not so sure how good the cust service is.
Not to happy with Asus cust service myself and I'm not the only one. Lucky I hardly have had to use their cust service.
 

I did a quick search, and ASRock was spun off from Asus. I wouldn't be surprised if they had the same OEM, or even similar builds.
 
I didn't know about that, thanks for bringing it up. I thought they were two completely different companies, who happened to have similar names.

I wouldn't base the onboard WiFi as a deciding factor, you'd be better off picking up a decent USB WiFi dongle with a external antenna and ext USB line if you want to connect wirelessly.

gipothegip

bill1024
I have a dual socket 2011 Asrock and it a very good, solid stable board.
I am pretty sure Asus makes Asrock, so not so sure how good the cust service is.
Not to happy with Asus cust service myself and I'm not the only one. Lucky I hardly have had to use their cust service.
 

I did a quick search, and ASRock was spun off from Asus. I wouldn't be surprised if they had the same OEM, or even similar builds.
 
I didn't know about that, thanks for bringing it up. I thought they were two completely different companies, who happened to have similar names.

Asus builds its own boards and some of ASRock boards. they were originally the Oem and budget brand for ASUS but as you noted they were spun off, there boards have gained a pretty decent rep for being full featured with out the uber high price.  

 
I would go Intel. Get away from AMD.

XrayMan
 
I would go Intel. Get away from AMD.

Normally I would, but Ryzen is showing to be actually viable. I've always had Intel myself, and I was still considering them, but they are just too damn expensive, with little improvement in performance over the years (I'd have to spend a lot to beat my 2600k going Intel).
 
Sure Ryzen is more so high core count (multi threaded performance knocks Intel out of the park), and per thread performance is modest (according to Passmark), but it isn't the years behind budget stuff from the past. They're a great value.
 
Plus I don't feel a need for much higher than a mid range CPU. If I were going enthusiast, or high end, I would agree with you. But for my needs Intel is not worth it.
 
I'm willing to at least give AMD a chance since the reviews have been good thus far.

XrayMan
 
I would go Intel. Get away from AMD.

AMD RYZEN is very good and your recommendation is without merit.

rjohnson11

XrayMan
 
I would go Intel. Get away from AMD.

AMD RYZEN is very good and your recommendation is without merit.

I love intel but XrayMan is correct. Especially at 2 and 4 k gaming.

http://www.legitreviews.c...me-cpu-showdown_192508

huf757

rjohnson11

XrayMan
 
I would go Intel. Get away from AMD.

AMD RYZEN is very good and your recommendation is without merit.

I love intel but XrayMan is correct. Especially at 2 and 4 k gaming.

http://www.legitreviews.c...me-cpu-showdown_192508

7700k ftw...
 
https://www.hardocp.com/a...alworld_gaming_guide/1

Sajin

huf757

rjohnson11

XrayMan

I would go Intel. Get away from AMD.

AMD RYZEN is very good and your recommendation is without merit.

I love intel but XrayMan is correct. Especially at 2 and 4 k gaming.

http://www.legitreviews.c...me-cpu-showdown_192508

7700k ftw...
 
https://www.hardocp.com/a...alworld_gaming_guide/1

That review is N/A for those that play games at higher resolutions...AND that review is old.  You might want to go back and look again.  I own two systems, one with a 1700X and one with a 7700K and can tell you right now from first person experience (not some stupid biased article) that the 1700X is the real deal and performs on par and at times beats the 7700K in gaming and absolutely destroys the 7700K at anything that involves multi-tasking.  I play games at UWQD (3440 x 1440) and at 4K, so no low resolution gaming junk talk here.  Also, take into consideration price per clock performance AND that most of the new games are optimized for multi-threading and it's a no brainer.  Ryzen hands down is the winner.  Intel is in big trouble and they know it!

Sajin

Iluv2raceit

Sajin

huf757

rjohnson11

XrayMan

I would go Intel. Get away from AMD.

AMD RYZEN is very good and your recommendation is without merit.

I love intel but XrayMan is correct. Especially at 2 and 4 k gaming.

http://www.legitreviews.c...me-cpu-showdown_192508

7700k ftw...
 
https://www.hardocp.com/a...alworld_gaming_guide/1

That review is N/A for those that play games at higher resolutions...AND that review is old.  You might want to go back and look again.  I own two systems, one with a 1700X and one with a 7700K and can tell you right now from first person experience (not some stupid biased article) that the 1700X is the real deal and performs on par and at times beats the 7700K in gaming and absolutely destroys the 7700K at anything that involves multi-tasking.  I play games at UWQD (3440 x 1440) and at 4K, so no low resolution gaming junk talk here.  Also, take into consideration price per clock performance AND that most of the new games are optimized for multi-threading and it's a no brainer.  Ryzen hands down is the winner.  Intel is in big trouble and they know it!

The review shows 1080p, 1440p & 4k. May 26th 2017 is old? lol.

Sorry, but I think this thread isn't about Ryzen vs 7700k.
 
I have two asRock boards and they give me zero problems. I think they are indeed "as rock" 
 

huf757

rjohnson11

XrayMan
 
I would go Intel. Get away from AMD.

AMD RYZEN is very good and your recommendation is without merit.

I love intel but XrayMan is correct. Especially at 2 and 4 k gaming.

http://www.legitreviews.c...me-cpu-showdown_192508

Maybe I'm reading something different than you are or I don't understand your comment. 
 
How is Xrayman correct at 2 and 4k gaming when the link you provided clearly shows AMD's 1700x doing better than the 7700k in 2 and 4k gaming? 
Do you mean in comparison to a 6 or 8 core Intel cpu? If so, that's not a good review to link as it's apples to oranges being 8core vs 4core 

Sajin

Iluv2raceit

Sajin

huf757

rjohnson11

XrayMan

I would go Intel. Get away from AMD.

AMD RYZEN is very good and your recommendation is without merit.

I love intel but XrayMan is correct. Especially at 2 and 4 k gaming.

http://www.legitreviews.c...me-cpu-showdown_192508

7700k ftw...
 
https://www.hardocp.com/a...alworld_gaming_guide/1

That review is N/A for those that play games at higher resolutions...AND that review is old.  You might want to go back and look again.  I own two systems, one with a 1700X and one with a 7700K and can tell you right now from first person experience (not some stupid biased article) that the 1700X is the real deal and performs on par and at times beats the 7700K in gaming and absolutely destroys the 7700K at anything that involves multi-tasking.  I play games at UWQD (3440 x 1440) and at 4K, so no low resolution gaming junk talk here.  Also, take into consideration price per clock performance AND that most of the new games are optimized for multi-threading and it's a no brainer.  Ryzen hands down is the winner.  Intel is in big trouble and they know it!

The review shows 1080p, 1440p & 4k. May 26th 2017 is old? lol.

Yes, old by almost a month.  Case in point, my system can run DDR4 now at 3200Mhz with no issues with all four DIMMs used.  This alone makes all the benchmarks outdated as Ryzen is very sensitive to the DDR4 speeds.  Also, newer drivers are out now as well as new BIOS updates and game patches.  You need to do your homework before trolling.

I decided to try out the Ryzen 1700x and went with the ASrock Taichi board. I plan on starting the build this coming weekend so I'll let you know what I think after that but first opinions from specs and unboxing is this is a solid board, quality components, and good looks. The documentation is not as in depth or complete as Asus or MSI or EVGA from what I've seen and yes I've owned MB from all those manufacturers. 
 
Anyway, we'll see how it goes but I expect good things with this board.

rjohnson11

rlb9682
I decided to try out the Ryzen 1700x and went with the ASrock Taichi board. I plan on starting the build this coming weekend so I'll let you know what I think after that but first opinions from specs and unboxing is this is a solid board, quality components, and good looks. The documentation is not as in depth or complete as Asus or MSI or EVGA from what I've seen and yes I've owned MB from all those manufacturers. 
 
Anyway, we'll see how it goes but I expect good things with this board.

I'm using an AMD RYZEN 1800X so if you have any questions let me know

Will do, thanks! I'm sure I'll have questions galore :)