ASUS has long been a fixture in the DIY market. The company started out in the late 1980s and has grown into one of the largest and most influential hardware manufactures in the computer market.

As is the case with other manufacturers, ASUS has a wide range of offerings at every conceivable price point with an array of features and designs suited to each specific market segment. While people often drool over the Republic of Gamers offerings and the upper echelon of the PRIME series, it’s really the mid-range offerings that people buy more often than not. This comes down to simple economics. Some of the upper-tier offerings are close to $600 or more. Your average motherboard that people actually purchase is usually somewhere between the $200 and $300 range.