The main feature is the strong R & D capability, the launch of new products fast, complete product line, *** end products are very hard, the current recognition of the more **** is the following three brands:
ASUS: the world's number one motherboard maker, but also recognized as the number one brand of motherboards, workmanship in pursuit of the real but not flashy, *** end motherboards are particularly excellent, the Overclocking ability is very strong; at the same time his price is also the most ****, in addition to the low-end of certain models have relatively poor products.
Micro-Star (MSI): the world's top five in terms of shipments, the annual campus tour has made MSI popular among college students. Its main feature is the complete and luxurious accessories, but the overclocking ability is not excellent, in addition to the middle and low-end of some models shrinking is more serious, so that counterfeiters often find a chance to take advantage of.
GIGABYTE: With shipments on par with MSI, GIGABYTE has always been known for its gorgeous workmanship, but it's by no means flashy, and its overclocking is also less than stellar, with mid-range and low-end models shrinking just as much as MSI's, and thus often plagued by fakes.
Quasi-tier brands:
The three major manufacturers have a **** the same "problem", is to put the main focus on Intel, and for the relatively small sales of AMD platforms more or less careless, and so focus on the DIY market, a few motherboard brands have come to the fore. Although they are not as famous as the Big Three, the quality of the motherboards is no less than that of the Big Three, so let's list them as a quasi-first-tier brand for the time being:
ABIT: Always put overclocking as the first priority, and the workmanship and materials used are no less than that of the first-tier brands, so they are favored by many DIYers. In the survey of foreign famous media, the ascending technology is ranked after ASUS and is in the second place. Due to the ascending technology only do DIY market, motherboard shipments are not large, in the domestic reputation is still a little bit worse, so can only temporarily live in a quasi-tier this position.
Panzheng (EPOX): formerly known as Pan Ying, was renamed Panzheng because it was robbed of its name in China. Similar to the style of the ascending technology, the overclocking ability is also reputable, and accessories are more complete, the price is relatively cheaper, so also has a large number of fans.
Second-tier brands:
Some aspects are slightly inferior to the first-tier brands, but have considerable strength, but also have their own characteristics:
FOXCONN: belongs to China's Taiwan Hon Hai Group. China Taiwan's Hon Hai Group, the current motherboard shipments have ranked second in the world, directly after Asus - of course, most of the OEM and OEM. Two years ago, once to "rich Ben" brand into the mainland market, but no end, the real own brand into the DIY market for more than a year, the current acceptance is not ****, the product line is not too complete, but I believe that with the strength of the Hon Hai can do better.
Elite (ECS): shipments once exceeded Asus and sat at the top, but in the past two years unfortunately was overtaken, now ranked third in the world. Unlike other big manufacturers, ECS has always taken the low-priced route, with mediocre motherboards, almost zero overclocking capability, and the most basic accessories. But only two years elite also strive to change, launched the *** end of the "EXTREME" series of motherboards, we look forward to elite better performance.
Intel (INTEL): Based on this name alone, his influence is definitely on top of ASUS, but it is completely OEM, and is currently manufactured by Foxconn, the workmanship and materials are not to speak of, but can not be overclocked at all, and very few attachments, for the DIYer is not good, more suitable for home and business use.
The green cloud (ALBATRON): by Gigabyte's a **** layer of another portal and created, claiming that "a line of quality, the price of the second line", but also did, in all aspects are not inferior to the first line of large manufacturers, the price is also more affordable, overclocking ability is outstanding, the current reputation is not too big. But I'm personally more optimistic about this brand, with his strength can completely enter the ranks of the first-line manufacturers.
Imaging (BIOSTAR): is also a world-class motherboard manufacturers, but only in the past two years to enter the DIY market, although it has "nine strange technology" and other characteristics of the technology, so the overclocking ability of the general, also more suitable for home and business.
CHENGQI (CHAINTECH): the same is a famous show, and in the DIY market is also very attentive, the product line covers ***, medium and low-grade, excellent workmanship, overclocking is also good, but the market channels do not do too well, in the past two years in the Tianjin market is relatively rare.
Jianji (AOPEN): belonging to China Taiwan Acer Group, a very creative manufacturer, once the vacuum tube to the motherboard, workmanship materials are excellent, overclocking ability is also good, but the price of ****, poor channel, acceptance in the country is not very good.
Baiyu (ACROP): shipments in the OEM market is relatively large, and therefore can also be among the world's top ten, in the DIY market is very bad, the trademark was snatched, sales were greatly affected. The workmanship of the motherboard is not bad, the "motherboard doctor" is commendable, but the overclocking ability is mediocre.
The second-tier brands of the hermit family:
The reason why these brands are listed separately is that they are all very strong, but for various reasons, it is not very easy to see in the market:
IWILL: A well-known manufacturer of server/workstation motherboards, but also launched a number of DIY motherboards of outstanding quality, but due to the lack of experience in the DIY market, so sales have been very small. inexperience, so sales have been small.
Volkswagen (FIC): motherboard industry veterans, before '99, has been one of the three major motherboard manufacturers in Taiwan, after Asus and Elite, but in recent years gradually downhill, we can only see Volkswagen's iron products.
Leadtek (LEADTEK): the famous graphics card manufacturers, nVidia's most **** level partners, in recent years into the motherboard industry, the introduction of the motherboard also nForce series chipset-based, luxury workmanship, no expense, but the market acceptance is not ****. 04 years Leadtek was acquired by Hon Hai, the development prospects are more optimistic, but I'm afraid that his motherboard will be the last name in the future "Foxconn".
Diamond (DFI): veteran motherboard manufacturer, LANPARTY series can be described as luxury, but due to poor channel, at present we can only see by the diamond OEM motherboards, but it is reported that the diamond will be back to the mainland market this year, which for the majority of the DIYER is definitely a good news.
Meijie (SOYO): is China's first Taiwan's own brand of motherboards, in the Ben 2 era, Meijie's popularity is no less than Asus and other first-tier brands. But then Meijie's mainland branch of the unfortunate losses, had no choice but to withdraw from the mainland market at the end of 2001, although at the end of 03 and back to the mainland, but the entire market has been divided up, whether Meijie can make a comeback is still an unknown.
Syntax (SYNTAX): a motherboard brand from California, allegedly in Europe and the United States have a very **** reputation, motherboard workmanship seems to be OK, but whether in our country, China, Taiwan, the motherboard powerhouse in the middle of the road to kill a blood? Let's wait and see.
VIA: VIA was only a chip designer, and the launch of its own brand of motherboards was the result of market competition. Initially Wisepac designed P4 chipset did not get INTEL's authorization, the major motherboard manufacturers are forced by INTEL's threat to not dare to produce VIA chipset based P4 motherboards, in this case Wisepac had to do their own motherboards, in fact, by the other manufacturers of OEMs, the workmanship materials are good, the price is also very advantageous, with the later Wisepac reached a settlement with INTEL, the brand faded away from the market. The market.
Third-tier brands:
The ability to manufacture, in order to ensure stable operation under the premise of trying to suppress the price, this is the main characteristics of this third-tier manufacturers, a few days ago the market competition is becoming increasingly fierce, some of the brands have disappeared, such as Xinming, Kirin, Dynasty, Zeling, UNITA, etc., and we are here to introduce only can still be seen:
Warlock (ASROCK): In order not to affect their ****-end image, ASUS launched this new brand, the main purpose is to suppress the low-priced motherboards, including the elite, designed by ASUS technicians, but produced in Shenzhen. The technical aspects are quite creative, but the motherboard quality is average and the return rate is not low.
Junstar (MBI): Seeing ASRock's popularity in the low-end market, MSI couldn't help but launch this brand in the summer of '04, but the low-end market has already been dominated by ASRock, so I don't know if Junstar can hold its own.
AXPER: GIGABYTE's low-end brand, with the same purpose as JUNSTAR, and basically launched at the same time, the three major manufacturers in the low-end market will also start a fire fight.
SOLTEK (SOLTEK): originally can be classified as a second-tier brand, motherboard cost-effective quite ****, and once to VIA motherboard OEM, but in the past two years by the impact of the price war, the motherboard quality is deteriorating, and now can only be reduced to a third-tier brand.
SOKING (SOKING): the name is very similar to the SOKING, also from Taiwan, but in fact another manufacturer, with R & D and manufacturing capabilities, but the current market impact is not too big.
Jetwing (JETWAY): is also a reasonable motherboard brand, with a series of "Genie" named after the characteristics of the technology, motherboard quality in general, once the P4X266A chipset motherboard named "848P "
QDI: The former Lenovo motherboard, belonging to Lenovo's QDI division, is the largest motherboard supplier in mainland China. in early 2004, Lenovo separated the QDI division and set up an independent subsidiary, and the QDI brand came into existence. But QDI's strength and reputation are not as good as that of the Chinese Taiwanese manufacturers, and I'm afraid that the only thing we can do now is to fight for the price.
Hao Xin (SHUTTLE): a strong Chinese Taiwan manufacturers, the motherboard industry in the case of unprecedented competition in the transition to the production of quasi-systems, it is difficult to see his motherboards on the market.
Boden (XFX): the manufacturer is China Taiwan XFX Technology, this is a graphics card manufacturers to build the main manufacturers, motherboards are also well done, but again, relatively rare.
Ocean (OCTEK): Hong Kong's number one motherboard maker, red in the 486 era, and then faded out of the retail market due to market adjustments, although once returned to the mainland in '02, but failed to open up the situation, I do not know if you can still see later.
Top Star (TOPSTAR): the brand from Shenzhen, with independent R & D and manufacturing capabilities, claiming to be China's first brand, but he has a long way to go.
Golden Eagle (EAGLE): manufactured by Shenzhen Radium Light Electronics Co., Ltd. has been specializing in low-end market for many years, in addition to the low price is not much advantage.
Shang Sheng (ASZ): also produced in Shenzhen, the manufacturer is the Oriental Hengjian Electronics Co., Ltd. has a certain manufacturing capacity, but also some other brands to do OEM, but only cheap, the quality is not outstanding.
Xinbu (SEAVO): workmanship is not bad, but the manufacturer is relatively low-profile, did not see what the market publicity, want to open the situation I am afraid that can only be won by the price.
Incompetent brand:
This level of motherboards are mostly channel manufacturers, no manufacturing capacity, completely * other manufacturers OEM, so I call them incompetent brand. Workmanship is basically the level of the third line, but there is no lack of some fine products, such as seven rainbow Dragon Warrior is actually the mass of the AU13, Aunda's NK7U by diamond OEM, some of the models of the double Min by the Qingyun OEM, when shopping for the time to be bright eyes. Here is only a list of the names of these brands, not to repeat:
Seven Rainbow, Onda, Shuangmin, Midas, Omega, Yingtong, Spartak, Kixiang, Jiandaland, Lanke, with the dimension, Titanium Teng, Shuangjie, Santi, Jianbang, Red Boat ......
Miscellaneous:
Needless to say, low price, poor quality, and the quality of the product is very low. Said, the price is low, the quality is poor, the repair rate ***, it is best not to buy:
Zhongcheng, Zhida, Zhimeng, Liankuan, Jieling, Kebrain, Guanmeng, KeMeng, Wanbanglong, Vesta, Jiejia, Huaji, Huamei, Tianhong, Fenghui, Red Fox, Silver Fox, Yichi, Liansheng, Jiewei, Shuangshuo, Zhongling, Fuyang, Sipu, Boda, Songli, Splendid, Tianwu, Sai Feng, Zhiming ......
Junk motherboards:
Originally the same as those of the miscellaneous motherboards of the same hill, but can do so much fame is not easy to be called miscellaneous motherboards in the "leader" brand:
Panning: the new world of the Shenzhen The new world of the company seized the "Pan Ying" trademark, not only the workmanship of the trash, but also confuse the public, saying that their own is the genuine article, bold words!
Mercedes-Benz: The new world is also the new world to seize the registration, and Pan Ying wolf for *, can be said to be the Mercedes-Benz automobile serious insult!
Baiyu: in order to distinguish between China and Taiwan Baiyu, generally called it mainland Baiyu, the same * snatch the start, poor workmanship, seriously interfering with the market order.
God six: a more funny name, afraid to call "God five" lawsuit, so he called God six ^_^