EPTOfficial announcement: http://www.asrock.com/news/index.asp?cat=News&ID=1065
Original: http://e.weibo.com/2386612963/zgG7Q2qNv
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ASRock to Sponsor IM
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digmouse
China6329 Posts
Official announcement: http://www.asrock.com/news/index.asp?cat=News&ID=1065 Original: http://e.weibo.com/2386612963/zgG7Q2qNv ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ASRockInfo Twitter: http://twitter.com/ASRockInfo | ||
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
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KristofferAG
Norway25712 Posts
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Zealously
East Gorteau22261 Posts
 Seriously though, this is great news for IM. | ||
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bittman
Australia8759 Posts
Congrats on the new sponsor though. | ||
Waxangel
United States33388 Posts
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FrostedMiniWheats
United States30730 Posts
Still better do all they can to hang on to LG though >_>; | ||
NovemberstOrm
Canada16217 Posts
So awesome, congrats to IM! edit: and yeah wax is right they haven't pulled out yet and is not for sure they will pull out(referring to LG of course) | ||
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Laryleprakon
New Zealand9496 Posts
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achan1058
1091 Posts
The uniform still has the big LG logo in front, in addition to ASRock's label on the side. | ||
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
On January 30 2013 18:43 Waxangel wrote: please rephrase so it doesn't seem like it's saying LG is pulling out for sure just use your super powers to edit it man | ||
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Zealously
East Gorteau22261 Posts
Snorlax is busy sleeping, clearly | ||
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Mahanaim
Korea (South)1002 Posts
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goswser
United States3546 Posts
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digmouse
China6329 Posts
On January 30 2013 18:43 Waxangel wrote: please rephrase so it doesn't seem like it's saying LG is pulling out for sure Shoulda have written more clearly it's a rumor, sorry for any misunderstandings. | ||
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NovemberstOrm
Canada16217 Posts
On January 30 2013 18:53 digmouse wrote: Shoulda have written more clearly it's a rumor, sorry for any misunderstandings. all good, thanks for reporting the news. | ||
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RaiKageRyu
Canada4773 Posts
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pdd
Australia9933 Posts
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bittman
Australia8759 Posts
On January 30 2013 18:56 RaiKageRyu wrote: I feel they need better sponsor placements on their shirts. I mean they have different logos depending what side of the arm sleeve is shown. Yeah what's on the back of their shirts? Well arms aren't bad for the camera shots we get of in booth players. At the end of the day the best thing they can do for sponsors is something like what they do for LG. Help advertise their shit more. LG might be the only sponsor I've seen for ESF Korean teams at least that seems to have properly used their sponsorship powers. | ||
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tomatriedes
New Zealand5356 Posts
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NovemberstOrm
Canada16217 Posts
more esports sponsors= :D | ||
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HwangjaeTerran
Finland5967 Posts
On January 30 2013 18:43 Waxangel wrote: please rephrase so it doesn't seem like it's saying LG is pulling out for sure AS-IM would sound pretty cool. | ||
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SamirDuran
Philippines894 Posts
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cresse
United States59 Posts
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Lumi
United States1612 Posts
 Quality deal. | ||
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yoshi245
United States2969 Posts
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izen
Sweden136 Posts
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Assirra
Belgium4169 Posts
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Kergy
Peru2011 Posts
I was really hoping they would beat Blaze ;; | ||
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TAMinator
Australia2706 Posts
gratz to IM! | ||
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Thinasy
2856 Posts
On January 30 2013 19:29 TAMinator wrote: who are the people in the first picture? are they B-teamers or LoL/Dota players? gratz to IM! LoL players | ||
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anatem
Romania1369 Posts
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eGoRama
Bulgaria1542 Posts
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Fanek
Poland344 Posts
look at Mvp arm | ||
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Tobblish
Sweden6404 Posts
The company that makes the best valued motherboards <3 | ||
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Bashnek
Australia895 Posts
Edit~ you fixed it, tyty! | ||
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ramon
Germany4842 Posts
i would prefer IM-Rock | ||
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Heouf
Netherlands787 Posts
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Bahajinbo
Germany488 Posts
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OptimusYale
Korea (South)1005 Posts
Things that they COULD do Adverts for ultrabooks that LG produces, in similar vein that BoxeR did for intel (though I know nobody on IM is insanely famous) Cell Phone adverts and TV adverts where they appear in a small role. Sponsorship events where LG use IM to plug their shit. They signed the deal after the LG 3D Expo that happened in Lotte Department store in Seoul, why haven't they been used since? It's not what the sponsor can do for you, it's what you can do for your sponsor. But grats on the ASrock sponsorship! I hope some of the money is funneled to the SC team as well as the LoL team. In fact, IIRC that long haired LoL player has been advertising a game on OGN quite a bit.... | ||
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Vaelone
Finland4400 Posts
Grats IM. | ||
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Sooooil
Germany497 Posts
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johnny123
521 Posts
I built a new computer this christmas featuring an Asrock Z77 extreme 4 motherboard to pair with my i5 3570k. Its been running solid! Congrats to IM. | ||
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skyflyfish
Canada499 Posts
http://www.facebook.com/ASRockInfo | ||
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Hikari
1914 Posts
Once again I feel like the rich gets richer: I am sure other teams can use an extra sponsor or two... | ||
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Lukeeze[zR]
Switzerland6838 Posts
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HyDrA_solic
Portugal491 Posts
http://www.thisisgame.com/board/view.php?category=13438&id=1440218 | ||
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Dirkinity
Germany409 Posts
btw, who are the Guys on the last picture? | ||
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Bashnek
Australia895 Posts
On January 30 2013 20:27 OptimusYale wrote: I think if IM pull some sponsorship events, then they WILL keep LG. Apart from the name, have you seen anything produced from IM for LG? Things that they COULD do Adverts for ultrabooks that LG produces, in similar vein that BoxeR did for intel (though I know nobody on IM is insanely famous) Cell Phone adverts and TV adverts where they appear in a small role. Sponsorship events where LG use IM to plug their shit. They signed the deal after the LG 3D Expo that happened in Lotte Department store in Seoul, why haven't they been used since? It's not what the sponsor can do for you, it's what you can do for your sponsor. But grats on the ASrock sponsorship! I hope some of the money is funneled to the SC team as well as the LoL team. In fact, IIRC that long haired LoL player has been advertising a game on OGN quite a bit.... They did that Video for the monitor. ~ | ||
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ThePlayer33
Australia2378 Posts
GO ESF. | ||
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Sapphire.lux
Romania2620 Posts
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
On January 30 2013 22:38 HyDrA_solic wrote: I guess they've done it again: http://www.thisisgame.com/board/view.php?category=13438&id=1440218 I think that's about fans thanking LG on their facebook page? Quick shine the Seeker signal! | ||
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nooboon
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PVJ
Hungary5214 Posts
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ES.Genie
Germany1370 Posts
On January 30 2013 22:46 Dodgin wrote: I think that's about fans thanking LG on their facebook page? Quick shine the Seeker signal! Atleast that's what it sounds like with Google translator. | ||
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Bagration
United States18282 Posts
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LimitSEA
Australia9580 Posts
On January 30 2013 22:51 ES.Genie wrote: Atleast that's what it sounds like with Google translator. Yeah sounds like TIG is just writing about all the posts on their facebook page. Can't be bad for IM's relationship with LG if you ask me. | ||
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EnumaAvalon
Philippines3613 Posts
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Dirkinity
Germany409 Posts
On January 30 2013 23:09 EnumaAvalon wrote: Does IM have salaries for its players? No they all play for free... | ||
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WigglingSquid
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-Kaiser-
Canada932 Posts
I hope you realize that most "pro gamers" do. | ||
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AnomalySC2
United States2073 Posts
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
On January 30 2013 23:09 EnumaAvalon wrote: Does IM have salaries for its players? Yes they have salaries, at least the A team members do. | ||
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renaissanceMAN
United States1840 Posts
happy for IM | ||
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Locke-
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Lazzi
Switzerland1923 Posts
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b3n3tt3
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Lysanias
Netherlands8351 Posts
Can't be easy to find sponsors as many korean teams have shown already (kespa not included). | ||
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Gladiator6
Sweden7024 Posts
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Assirra
Belgium4169 Posts
On January 30 2013 23:09 EnumaAvalon wrote: Does IM have salaries for its players? No, they get paid by the delicious cooking of the coach's wife obviously. | ||
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Assirra
Belgium4169 Posts
On January 30 2013 23:51 Lysanias wrote: Happy to hear for IM, these guys deserve it. If it's the head coach also doing the sponsor management then that dude is a total baller. Can't be easy to find sponsors as many korean teams have shown already (kespa not included). Isn't the problem with T8 exactly that they can't find a sponsor? I can be completely wrong tough. | ||
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Siwelcela
United States87 Posts
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SHOOG
United States1639 Posts
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Mortal
2943 Posts
On January 30 2013 23:55 Assirra wrote: Isn't the problem with T8 exactly that they can't find a sponsor? I can be completely wrong tough. Yeah, no one wants to sponsor a team with 1 good player. If JD returns after his time on EG, then maybe sponsors will come back. | ||
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TsGBruzze
Sweden1190 Posts
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LighT.
Canada4501 Posts
Good for LG Going from being a risk of losing their biggest sponsor to maintaining their biggest sponsor AND getting another huge one. | ||
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Targe
United Kingdom14103 Posts
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DashedHopes
Canada414 Posts
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SpeaKEaSY
United States1070 Posts
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ROOTheognis
United States4482 Posts
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GTPGlitch
5061 Posts
On January 31 2013 01:13 Mortal wrote: Yeah, no one wants to sponsor a team with 1 good player. If JD returns after his time on EG, then maybe sponsors will come back. Yeah Cure/Argo/True are so bad.... | ||
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HeeroFX
United States2704 Posts
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Eee
Sweden2712 Posts
The do have salaries, Nestea and MVP have normal progamer salaries and the rest of the players recieve a yearly bonus. IM Coach said this in an interview at the start of 2012/ending of 2011. | ||
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markrevival
United States222 Posts
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Erik.TheRed
United States1655 Posts
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emythrel
United Kingdom2599 Posts
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marvin.
United States469 Posts
On January 30 2013 19:14 yoshi245 wrote: Grats to IM, my mobo is an ASRock P67 Extreme4 Gen 3 and has been rock solid stable for me for around like 17months, overclocks my 2500k pretty easily too. I also have a 2500k, ASROCK P67 PRO3 is my MOBO. This thread makes me a proud owner. Sure to buy ASRock again. | ||
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MisterFred
United States2033 Posts
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MisterFred
United States2033 Posts
On January 30 2013 23:21 AnomalySC2 wrote: Well I guess my next mobo will be ASRock <3 To be fair, Asus (Asus ROG @ Assembly, Team Alternate), Intel (IEM, Evil Geniuses), MSI (teams Fnatic & Millenium), and Gigabyte (Gigabyte LAN) have all been significant e-sports sponsors in the past, sponsoring either big events or teams. (Not so Biostar, ECS, and up till this point Asrock. Am I missing any brands or sponsorship efforts?) That said, as I noted above, welcome to esports Asrock. | ||
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Qntc.YuMe
United States792 Posts
On January 30 2013 18:43 bittman wrote: LG pulled out? =( Congrats on the new sponsor though. cant you still see the LG logo on their shirts... | ||
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Alryk
United States2718 Posts
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
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Kazeyonoma
United States2912 Posts
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TheRealNanMan
United States1471 Posts
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UnKooL
Korea (South)1667 Posts
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achan1058
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Antisocialmunky
United States5912 Posts
http://www.overclock.net/t/1337304/asrock-fm2a75m-itx-motherboard-fire It didn't even catch on fire :D | ||
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PXEnTei
United States209 Posts
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Wolf
Korea (South)3290 Posts
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NEEDZMOAR
Sweden1277 Posts
IM really needs to start showing off their sponsors though, perhaps make commercials and what not, kind of like EG does! | ||
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Serinox
Germany5224 Posts
On January 31 2013 06:15 achan1058 wrote: They also have a WoW team last Blizzcon. Who are those guys on the pic? Top picture: their LoL team, the one with the long hair is Ring Troll, I don't know the others because I don't care for LoL Middle picture: their SC2 team, (YongHwa, Mvp, ByuL, Seed, True, First, YoDa, Ready, dreamertt and RagnaroK) Bottom picture: their WoW team, the players are Adouken, Shotky and Avenger (don't know which is which exactly) | ||
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CeriseCherries
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Proseat
Germany5113 Posts
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Entirety
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Xarayezona
United States72 Posts
Hanging in there~ | ||
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NKexquisite
United States911 Posts
Edit; I believe Nestea and Mvp (possibly others) have made appearances at foreign events at the LG booths... Correct me if I'm wrong... | ||
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mrRoflpwn
United States2618 Posts
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RiceAgainst
United States1849 Posts
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MysteryMeat1
United States3292 Posts
ahhh yeah! | ||
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sunshinehero
Norway89 Posts
On January 30 2013 18:58 pdd wrote: IM collects sponsors like Tasteless collects ladder points. I laughed so hard. | ||
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jeffhong
Taiwan1 Post
I am a ASRock fan, and a IM fan as well | ||
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Discarder
Philippines411 Posts
Asrock comes to mind first... great sponsor... and an insurance in case LG flies away | ||
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Ajunta
Germany522 Posts
Next mobo? ASRock for sure. | ||
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dcemuser
United States3248 Posts
They seem to consistently have motherboards at low prices, and those boards are almost always surprisingly high-quality. | ||
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Sikly
United States413 Posts
On February 01 2013 16:38 Ajunta wrote: This really boost ASRock's image for me. I mean, I had a super expensive DFI mainboard which caught fire after 6 months, a Gigabyte mainboard which has caused me nothing but trouble (it still works after 2 years but the temperature sensors are bust, CPU specs are not detected properly and the memory timings are all over the place) and then I have a 7 years old ASRock (with an PCIe and an AGP slot) which still works. I always thought that the fact the the mobo still works is a freak accident but now I might have to reconsider. Next mobo? ASRock for sure. Asrock boards are extremely good boards, especially for their price. I currently am using one for my computer, and plan on using them in the future. They OC well, and I their bio's are pretty good. Them sponsoring IM is icing on the cake for me, but hopefully this helps asrock sell more awesome mobo's and IM have more security other than (seemingly) relying on just LG. | ||
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Park Dong H
Korea (South)1 Post
I saw ASRock news today http://www.asrock.com/news/index.asp?cat=News&ID=1065 | ||
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MarkCJ
Canada239 Posts
Lol with those thumbs up this pic looks kinda awkward. | ||
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simmeh
Canada2511 Posts
i was actually seriously considering an Asrock board for my current sandy bridge build (i7-2700k). i dont remember the exact reason why, but i ended up going with an msi board. im skipping ivy bridge, and will prly get a haswell cpu/mobo upgrade. ill 99% sure get an Asrock board for it. IM is one of my favorite teams, and it certainly helps that the reputability/quality of Asrock boards seemed to have grown quite a bit. when i was doing my research for my build, i was surprised by how many people were rocking asrock boards. | ||
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