Motherboard Wars: Asus Threatens To Sue Gigabyte, Websites

SRTDodge05 · 05-16-2008, 08:56 PM

Taipei (Taiwan) - There is a new battle brewing in Taiwan and this time it is Asus that is bringing out the big guns against its rival Gigabyte: Gigabyte claimed in a recent presentation in front of journalists that Asus is lat-out lying about power savings and power efficiency of its EPU motherboards. Asus responded saying that Gigabyte is lying and is now threatening to sue Gigabyte as well as websites "spreading" Gigabyte’s claims.
Gigabyte apparently used an event last week in Taipei to tell journalists from hardware websites what it found out about Asus’ EPU motherboards. According to Gigabyte, Asus claims that its physical Energy Processing Unit, short EPU, can achieve power savings of about 80%, while Gigabyte said that number is closer to 59%. And, Gigabyte launched a widely publicized attack on Asus, alleging that the EPU is a pure marketing term and that Asus did not change the design, firmware or packaging of these motherboards.

Motherboard Wars: Asus Threatens To Sue Gigabyte, Websites - Tom's Guide

Rickwell · 05-16-2008, 09:43 PM

They're both good boards.But the Lawers will make the money on this.It's all that green environment stuff.I seen on the box just before I tossed in the corner.

BKA · 05-22-2008, 08:18 AM

I could have sworn that Gigabyte launched a branch/division a year or so ago and Asus co-owns half of it. Did that deal fall through or something? If not, whats up with the threats of law suits over he said/she said?

05-16-2008, 08:56 PM	#1
SRTDodge05 Grab Life By The Balls Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 7,835	Motherboard Wars: Asus Threatens To Sue Gigabyte, Websites Taipei (Taiwan) - There is a new battle brewing in Taiwan and this time it is Asus that is bringing out the big guns against its rival Gigabyte: Gigabyte claimed in a recent presentation in front of journalists that Asus is lat-out lying about power savings and power efficiency of its EPU motherboards. Asus responded saying that Gigabyte is lying and is now threatening to sue Gigabyte as well as websites "spreading" Gigabyte’s claims. Gigabyte apparently used an event last week in Taipei to tell journalists from hardware websites what it found out about Asus’ EPU motherboards. According to Gigabyte, Asus claims that its physical Energy Processing Unit, short EPU, can achieve power savings of about 80%, while Gigabyte said that number is closer to 59%. And, Gigabyte launched a widely publicized attack on Asus, alleging that the EPU is a pure marketing term and that Asus did not change the design, firmware or packaging of these motherboards. Motherboard Wars: Asus Threatens To Sue Gigabyte, Websites - Tom's Guide __________________
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Rickwell Last user turn off lights Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,591	Re: Motherboard Wars: Asus Threatens To Sue Gigabyte, Websites They're both good boards.But the Lawers will make the money on this.It's all that green environment stuff.I seen on the box just before I tossed in the corner. __________________ Asus X48 DDR2 Rampage Formula Core 2 Extreme qx9650 3.00 Ghz Water Cooled with Apogee GTZ EVGA 295 GTX,Koolance water block 4GB Corsair Twin 2X4096-8500C5DF 2 x 74 GB Raptors Matrix Raid 0/0 Corsair CMPSU-1000HX PSU Corsair 4GB Voyager GT (Ready Boost) Dell 2405 LCD Flat Panel Monitor WinV x64 sp1 / Win7 x64 beta
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05-22-2008, 08:18 AM	#3
BKA Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,095	Re: Motherboard Wars: Asus Threatens To Sue Gigabyte, Websites I could have sworn that Gigabyte launched a branch/division a year or so ago and Asus co-owns half of it. Did that deal fall through or something? If not, whats up with the threats of law suits over he said/she said? __________________ DFI LP X58 T3eH8 i7 920(@3.5) w/Nocturna SE1366 (2) Diamond 4870 1GB (XFIRE) 12GB Corsair XMS DDR3 Windows 7 x64
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