Quote Originally Posted by Ket View Post
USB3 performance is fine and reliable
Sorry Ket, but I can't leave this remark unanswered. I think the users have the right to know the issues about the Etron USB 3.0 Controller.

Maybe you have no issues with Etron USB 3.0 Controller, but see these links with unhappy users.

Let's start with the most serious bug, until version 0.101 the Etron drivers could cause random BSOD even if you didn't use the USB 3.0 ports. See this forum:

http://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-d...e-crazy-8.html

http://www.overclock.net/intel-gener...sods-halp.html

http://windows7forums.com/blue-scree...uild-help.html

Not only is it less reliable than the Renesas solution found on most boards, it is slower as well:
http://www.hardcoreware.net/gigabyte...oard-review/9/
Quote: "This board is the first time I have seen the Etron EJ168A controller, and I have to say, it sucks."

See this review:
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1668/6/

On a German site they are building up a list with compatible and incompatible USB devices:
http://www.pctreiber.net/forum/intel...e_14617.0.html

See this user having problems:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/...rts-responding

Or this user:
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1624179

Users start to RMA Asrock mainboards with this Etron controller and exchange them for Asus:
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1785632

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1789651

See this forum:
http://forums.tweaktown.com/asrock/4...0-problem.html

http://forums.tweaktown.com/asrock/4...-problems.html

http://forums.tweaktown.com/asrock/4...ont-panel.html

See this German forum:
"The Etron EJ168A USB 3.0 controller is a disaster"
http://www.pctreiber.net/forum/intel...e_15202.0.html

Tell me Ket, have you received a free motherboard from Asrock?