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Gigabyte vs Asus Motherboard

I'm comparing a Gigabyte to an Asus motherboard. Based on the Amazon reviews, it sounds like the Asus is the better board. Do you agree?

Gigabyte:
https://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-GA-AX370-Gaming-FUSION-Type-C-Motherboard/dp/B06WLMWYMF/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1520274796&sr=8-2&keywords=GIGABYTE+AORUS+GA-AX370-Gaming+5&dpID=512enDxGL5L&preST=_SX300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

Asus:
https://www.amazon.com/ROG-Strix-X370-F-GAMING-DisplayPort/dp/B071ZHCF41/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1520275295&sr=8-3&keywords=ASUS+ROG+Strix+X370-F+GAMING+AMD+Ryzen+AM4&dpID=518iwwF65XL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

Here are some excerpts from the negative Gigabyte reviews:

Junk.. Never used a Gigabyte board before, normally buy Asus. Should have done it this time. Nightmare.. Nothing but problems with windows and my Ryzen, some expected, but the bios has been a pain in the ... flashed it cause of problems and when it rebooted.. nothing.. bios 1 shows memory error. Bios 2 shows video card error. just a nightmare all around. I just passed my return period 2 weeks ago. :(
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basically:
audio quality: 1/10
ram compatibility: 1/10
gigabyte's reliability: 1/10
software support: 1/10
looks: 9/10
build quality: i guess its fine overall but my audio problem might be hardware based so 5/10
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There are a lot of reasons why I’m returning this board. First and most critical is that there is no real support for it from Gigabyte! This board is stuck in BIOS F-2 which is a joke considering every other competing x370 board is working on their 5th-7th BIOS update from ASUS and MSI. I am very disappointed with gigabyte as I’ve seen and worked with better BIOS in $25 motherboards!
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Thank you, dbrunton and 65td. I may end up buying an older Intel CPU because the new AMD Ryzen 3 2200G processors ($100) requires a motherboard BIOS update. The BIOS cannot updated unless a different chip is used.