Motherboard manufacturer (introduction)

Line 1 motherboard manufacturer

ASUS

ASUS has a stable trend this year. Due to ASUS technology and The market operation is relatively mature, which has led to it gradually breaking away from the competition among mainstream motherboard manufacturers and surpassing it alone among the first-tier brands. This year, the high-end -D and -X series promoted by ASUS have achieved success

In addition, coupled with the successful growth of the notebook OEM field, and the purchase of Apple's notebook computer factory of ECS,

Became the only manufacturer of Apple notebooks. This year ASUS won the first place with a large advantage

GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE's performance this year is quite stable. Since signing the foundry agreement with QDI, production capacity has been guaranteed , in the extension of high-end product lines, GIGABYTE has achieved greater breakthroughs than MSI. In the foundry business, GIGABYTE's graphics card department has integrated NVIDIA's FX for the first time. The reference board design project was won, but previously, this project had always belonged to MSI. G

IGA performed well this year. Although there was no breakthrough in revenue, low-end manufacturers continued to squeeze this year, and market demand

was sluggish. Being able to maintain the current share in good years is already quite good.

FOXCONN Foxconn

FOXCONN is very proud of itself this year. After acquiring Leadtek, FOXCONN gradually began to get involved in high-end products. This year FOXCO

NN took HP away from MSI. It placed an OEM order with GATEWAY, and then signed a contract with Intel to obtain the production rights for Intel desktop motherboards

100, kicking out the other two OEM manufacturers ASUS and Albatron. In the OEM shipment war, it surpassed MSI and ECS in one fell swoop and became the second largest motherboard manufacturer after ASUS. Next year FOXCONN should pay attention to building its own brand

instead of gradually declining due to the lack of its own brand value like ECS did before.

MSI MSI

MSI has had a difficult time this year. First, it lost the best opportunity to renew its contract with DELL, and then the operation of low-end motherboard brands also failed

Unsatisfactory (at least more unsatisfactory than ASROCK), the repair incident a year ago had a bad impact on MSI.

OEM orders were lost, factories were under-operated, and products were squeezed by second-tier brands Abit and Albatron, resulting in MSI

's sales declining this year, and the company's losses were a foregone conclusion. What we need to pay attention to next year is to improve product design. While controlling costs, we must also pay attention to controlling the yield rate. Otherwise, MSI's current yield rate will continue to decline next year, and it is likely to fall behind as a second-tier manufacturer.

ECS Elite

ECS is planning to transform its operations this year. In the single motherboard production industry, ECS will challenge ASUS again. It seems that it will be successful in the short term

It is not realistic. Now ECS is conservatively operating retail motherboards, while OEM motherboards are competing fiercely with MSI and FOXCONN

The biggest breakthrough this year is the production of notebooks, such as Lunfei and Quanta. , ASUS, and Lianbao tied for the top 5

, and the OEM volume also hit a new high, but ECS still sold the Apple production plant in Suzhou to reduce the production of computers of different systems

's burden. On consumer motherboards, ECS's biggest innovation is the Photon series, which is called an excellent work of "electronic product design" by the production industry. Very reliable performance at a low cost.

Tier 2 motherboard manufacturer

JetWay

In terms of output, JetWay ranks first among tier 2 manufacturers. This may surprise everyone, but in fact JetWay Not only does it provide graphics cards and motherboards to first-tier manufacturers like MSI, but it also provides motherboards to many domestic companies, including many high-end products, such as Onda and Shuangmin. The 915 series of motherboards are all from Jetway. Jetway's advantage is its abundant foundry resources. The RadeonMobilty storm in the graphics card market is actually the result of Jetway's one-stop service. However, its problem is that the OEM targets It's too

simple, and MSI, the largest OEM, has poor sales, which will inevitably affect Jetway's sales next year. It seems that it will not be easy to maintain this number one position next year.

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Abit

Abit is different from all the manufacturers in the middle. Abit is a manufacturer that relies entirely on the retail market. In other words, Abit does not

For any OEM business, if the retail market fails, Abit's entire annual revenue will also be wiped out. Therefore, Abit attaches great importance to the retail market. This year, Abit has generally achieved victory and profit in terms of revenue (because it was a loss last year), and the market There is a small decrease in the share, which is normal. After all, manufacturers like Asrock are very destructive to the market, and the entire second-tier factory is having a hard time. But Abit’s problem is to continue to strengthen the quality of the design team (in fact, Abit

has indeed been doing this recently), because among these major manufacturers, Abit’s compatibility design is weak of.

Technical support is also relatively slow.

Epox Panzheng

Epox, like MSI, had a bad year this year. The first place to be affected is Europe. In the third quarter, the sales volume in Europe was actually less than 100K, which is shocking. It doesn’t look like the performance of a second-tier manufacturer for a whole quarter. Then it is reflected

in China, channel construction is not smooth, product renovation is high, and new product technical support can be said to depend entirely on agents and merchants, and the support of manufacturers But very few. The result is also a decline in sales. In the same period last year, EPOX's sales were almost double that of Abit. Now, EPOX can only barely equal Abit. Moreover, EPOX's competition now relies on overclocking as its selling point

It no longer only has Abit, but also has Albatron. If EPOX does not work hard to improve the current situation next year, its fate will be very difficult to predict.

Aopen foundation

Aopen has done its best in terms of products this year. It has launched a lot of good things and has gained a lot of recognition at home and abroad

High evaluation, but as a factory, from a production perspective, its production capacity and yield rate are low, which seriously affects its market performance

Because product costs are too high, domestic channels Inadequate construction has hindered sales, and we have lost a lot of money this year

But from the perspective of being responsible to users, Aopen has done its best, so we cannot criticize it too much

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I hope to improve channels and increase sales next year.

Asrock

Needless to say, it is too powerful. Although there is nothing remarkable in terms of performance, it is still passable due to its low price and performance

With the poor quality and the famous quality control rate of the ASUS factory, the emergence of Asrock has affected the entire 1st and 2nd line motherboard production

The manufacturer’s sales this year are now expected to prevent it from invading the market. , only FOXCONN and ECS.

Albatro Qingyun

A year ago, it was not well-known in China. Now it has initially established a selling point similar to Abit, and Albatro

n is in the overall actual situation. In terms of performance (not testing performance), it seems to be slightly better than Abit. The volume of Albatron this year is not large, but the growth rate is very high, reaching almost 40 in China. However, the factory's profitability is not ideal and is lower than last year. I hope that this rookie can use UNIKA, a master of hype (haha, EPOX was also hyped by UNIKA

) to compete with EPOX next year

FIC Volkswagen

Before 1999, FIC had been one of the largest motherboard manufacturers in Taiwan, second only to ASUS and ECS. Since Volkswagen's restructuring in 1999, the motherboard industry has tended to be conservative. It is said that 70% of FIC's motherboard business comes from OEM, and FIC supplies many domestic companies. OEM products, such as famous models such as AU13, are made available to everyone in mainland China through the ON-DATA and 7 Rainbow brands. FIC's motherboard foundry business did not have any major breakthroughs this year, but its graphics card foundry business won a 9600 order from ELSA, which put FIC's factory into full-speed operation. However, the overall situation of FIC is not optimistic, because under the brutal competition in the second line, output is the life of the company.

The current DIY market is a dazzling mix of good and bad. In order to let everyone see this chaos clearly and clearly

It’s really clear ^_^, I’m going to divide the market into installments The common brands of various accessories are briefly introduced to give everyone a general understanding of the pros and cons of the brands. I hope it will be helpful to students who want to buy a machine.

This time we will introduce motherboards first. Since we are mainly discussing the DIY market, we cannot arrange seats only based on shipments

but rather based on channel sales, motherboard quality, market Evaluation is based on comprehensive factors such as word-of-mouth. We still use the traditional

argument here to introduce and comment:

First-line brands:

The main characteristics are strong R&D capabilities, fast launch of new products, and complete product lines. , high-end products are very good. Currently,

the following three brands are highly recognized:

ASUS (ASUS): the world's largest motherboard manufacturer and the recognized No. 1 motherboard manufacturer. A brand that pursues practical workmanship but not flashy

High-end motherboards are particularly excellent and have strong overclocking capabilities; at the same time, its price is also the highest, but some mid-to-low-end models

There are also relatively poor products.

MSI: Ranked among the top five in the world in terms of shipments, MSI is very popular among college students during the annual campus movement.

The main feature is that the accessories are complete and luxurious, but the overclocking ability is not outstanding. In addition, some low-end and mid-range models have shrunk seriously

so that counterfeiters often find opportunities to take advantage of them. machine.

GIGABYTE: Shipment volume is about the same as MSI. It has always been famous for its gorgeous workmanship, but it is also not outstanding in overclocking.

Its mid-range and low-end models are not as outstanding as MSI. They also shrink, so they are often troubled by fakes.

Quasi first-tier brands:

The three major manufacturers all have the same "problem", that is, they focus mainly on Intel, but not on sales

The relatively few AMD platforms are somewhat careless, so several motherboard brands that focus on the DIY market have emerged

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Although they are not as famous as the Big Three, the quality of their motherboards is not inferior at all, so we will temporarily list them as

quasi-first-tier brands:

ABIT: Historically They all regard overclocking as their top priority, and the workmanship and materials used are no less than those of first-line brands

, so they are favored by many DIYERs. In surveys conducted by well-known foreign media, ABIT ranks second after ASUS.

Since ABIT only operates in the DIY market, its motherboard shipments are not large, and its reputation in the country is still not very good, so it can only stay in the front-line position for the time being.

Panzheng (EPOX): formerly known as Panying, it was renamed Panzheng because it was registered in China. Similar to ABIT's style, the overclocking capabilities are also well-known, and the accessories are closer to DIY users and the price is relatively cheaper, so it also has many supporters.

Second-tier brands:

Some aspects are slightly inferior to first-tier brands, but they all have considerable strength and have their own characteristics:

Foxconn (FOXCONN): Hon Hai Group, which belongs to Taiwan, currently ranks second in the world in motherboard shipments

Is it chasing ASUS? Of course, most of them are OEM and foundry. In the past two years, it entered the mainland market with the brand "Fuben", but failed to open up the situation. It has only been more than a year since the real private label entered the DIY market. At present, the acceptance rate is not high, and the product line It's not too complete, but I believe that Hon Hai can do better with its strength.

Elite (ECS): The shipment volume once surpassed ASUS and took the top spot, but unfortunately it has been overtaken in the past two years.

Now ranks third in the world. Different from other major manufacturers, Elite used to only take the low-price route, the motherboard workmanship and materials were mediocre,

the overclocking capability was almost zero, and the accessories were all the most basic. However, in just two years, Elite has also tried to change and launched a series of high-end "EXTREME" series motherboards. We look forward to better performance from Elite.

Intel (INTEL): Based on its name alone, its influence is definitely higher than that of Asus, but it is completely OEM

and is currently made by Foxconn. The workmanship materials are not mentioned, but it cannot be overclocked at all, and there are very few accessories. It is despised by DIYers and is more suitable for home and business use.

Diamond (DFI): A veteran motherboard manufacturer, the LANPARTY series can be called luxurious, but the channel has not been very good. At present, we see more of diamonds. However, Diamond will increase its efforts to expand the mainland market, which is definitely good news for the majority of DIYers.

ALBATRON: Founded by a senior executive from GIGABYTE as a separate company, it claims to be "first-tier quality, second-tier price

", and it has indeed achieved it. It is comparable in all aspects. Compared with the first-tier manufacturers, the price is also cheaper and the overclocking capability is outstanding, but it is not very famous at present.

BIOSTAR: Ranked sixth in the world in motherboard production, it has only entered the DIY market in the past two years. Although it has unique technologies such as "Nine

Wonderful Technologies", its workmanship is The materials are ordinary and the overclocking capability is average. It is also suitable for home and commercial use.

CHAINTECH: It is also a major motherboard manufacturer, and it is also very attentive in the DIY market. The product line covers high,

medium and low-end, with excellent workmanship and good overclocking. Not bad, but the marketing channels are not very good, and they have been relatively rare in the past two years.

AOPEN: Affiliated to Taiwan's Acer Group, a very creative manufacturer that once put vacuum tubes on the motherboard.

The workmanship and materials are excellent, and it is overclocked. The capabilities are also extraordinary, but the price is high, the channels are not good, and the domestic acceptance is not very satisfactory.

ACROP: Its shipment volume in the OEM market is relatively large, so it can also rank among the top ten in the world. However, it is very unsatisfactory in the DIY market. Its trademark has been registered. Sales have been greatly affected. The workmanship of the motherboard is not bad, and the "motherboard doctor" deserves praise, but the overclocking capability is mediocre.

Second-tier brands: The Hermits:

The reason why these brands are listed separately is because they are all very strong, but due to various reasons, it is not easy

Seen on the market:

IWILL: A well-known server/workstation motherboard manufacturer. It has also launched some DIY motherboards with outstanding quality

However, sales have been very small due to lack of experience in the DIY market.

Volkswagen (FIC): A long-standing powerhouse in the motherboard industry. Before 1999, it had been one of the three major motherboard manufacturers in Taiwan.

Second only to Asus and Elite. Its quality Outstanding, but sales have gradually declined in recent years. At present, we can only see Volkswagen's branded products.

LEADTEK: A well-known graphics card manufacturer and nVidia’s most senior partner. In recent years, it has entered the motherboard industry and its motherboards are mainly based on nForce series chipsets. , the workmanship is luxurious and no expense is spared, but the market acceptance is not high.

In 2004, Leadtek was acquired by Hon Hai, and its development prospects are relatively optimistic. However, in the future, its motherboard may have the surname "Fu".

SOYO: It is Taiwan's first own-brand motherboard. In the Ben 2 era, SOYO's popularity is no less than that of first-tier brands such as Asus.

Asus. But later, Meijie's mainland branch unfortunately suffered losses and had to withdraw from the mainland market at the end of 2001. Although it returned to the mainland at the end of 2003, the entire market had been divided. Can Meijie A comeback is still unknown.

SYNTAX: A motherboard brand from California in the United States. It is said to have a high reputation in Europe and the United States. The motherboard workmanship seems to be

ok, but can it be used? How about fighting a bloody road among the major powers in Taiwan, our country? Let's wait and see

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Wastion (VIA): Wasion was originally just a chip design manufacturer, and the launch of its own brand of motherboards was entirely the result of market competition

Initially, the P4 chipset designed by Wasion was not authorized by INTEL. Due to INTEL's power, major motherboard manufacturers did not dare to produce P4 motherboards based on the VIA chipset. In this case, Wasion I had to make my own motherboard, which was actually made by other manufacturers. The workmanship and materials were good and the price was very competitive. Later, when Wasion and INTEL reached a settlement, this brand also followed.

Fade out of the market.

Third-tier brands:

Have manufacturing capabilities and try to keep prices as low as possible while ensuring stable operation. This is the main feature of these third-tier manufacturers

In the current market Competition is becoming increasingly fierce, and some brands have disappeared, such as Xinming, Huaxin, Qilin, Dynasty, Zeling, Lianxun, etc. Here we only introduce the ones that can still be seen:

ASROCK: In order not to affect its high-end image, ASUS launched this new brand. The main purpose is to suppress low-priced motherboards, including Elite. Designed and produced in Shenzhen. The technology is quite innovative

but the quality of the motherboard is mediocre.

Juanxing (MBI): Seeing that ASRock was very popular in the low-end market, MSI couldn’t sit still, so it launched this brand in the summer of 2004

But the low-end market Most of it has been taken up by ASRock, and Juan Xing doesn't know whether he can withstand it.

AXPER: Gigabyte's low-end brand has the same purpose as Junxing, and is basically launched at the same time. The three major

manufacturers will also start a fierce competition in the low-end market. .

SOLTEK: Originally, it could be classified as a second-tier brand. Its motherboards are very cost-effective, and they used to OEM for VIA Motherboards

. However, due to the price war in the past two years, the motherboards have The quality is deteriorating, and now it can only be reduced to a third-tier brand.

JETWAY: It is a decent motherboard brand, with a series of special technologies named after "Elf".

The quality of the motherboard is average. It once put the P4X266A chipset The motherboard is named "848P", which has a great impact on the brand image.

Cordia (QDI): It is the former Lenovo motherboard, affiliated to the QDI Division of Lenovo Group. , is the largest motherboard supplier in mainland China. In early 2004, Lenovo Group separated the QDI business unit and established an independent subsidiary, and the Cordia brand came into being. However, QDI's strength and reputation are not as good as those of Taiwanese manufacturers, so the only thing they can do now is compete on price.

SHUTTLE: A powerful Taiwanese manufacturer, it has transformed into barebones production amid unprecedented fierce competition in the motherboard industry. It is difficult to see its products on the market at present. The motherboard is gone.

Boden (XFX): The manufacturer is Taiwan Songjing Technology, which is a manufacturer mainly manufacturing graphics cards. The motherboards are also good

but they are also relatively rare.

Ocean (OCTEK): It is the largest motherboard manufacturer in Hong Kong. It was very popular in the 486 era, but later faded out of the retail market due to market adjustments.

Although it returned in 2002 mainland, but failed to open up the situation. I wonder if we can see it again in the future.

TOPSTAR: A brand from Shenzhen with independent R&D and manufacturing capabilities. It claims to be China’s number one brand.

But it still has a long way to go.

SEAVO: The workmanship is pretty good, but the manufacturer is relatively low-key. I haven’t seen much marketing, and the product line is not

complete. We need to continue to work hard.

EAGLE: Manufactured by Shenzhen Leizhi Optoelectronics Co., Ltd., it has been exclusively for the low-end market for many years and does not have many advantages other than its low price

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ASZ: Also produced in Shenzhen, the manufacturer is Dongfang Hengjian Electronics Co., Ltd., which has certain manufacturing capabilities

It also does OEM work for some other brands, but It's just cheap, the quality is not outstanding.

Incompetent brands:

Most of the motherboards at this level are channel vendors, have no manufacturing capabilities, and rely entirely on other manufacturers, so I call them

Incompetent brand. The workmanship is basically at third-tier level, or worse, but there are some excellent ones.

For example, Colorful Dragon Warrior is actually Volkswagen’s AU13, Onda’s NK7U is manufactured by Diamond, and Shuangmin Some models are manufactured by Qingyun, so keep your eyes peeled when purchasing.

Here we only list the names of these brands, and will not go into details one by one:

Colorful, Onda, Shuangmin, Meda, Omega, Shuojing, Yingtong, Spartak, Qixiang, Jiandaland, Lan

Tongwei, Titanium, Shuangjie, Sandi, Jianbang, Red Boat...

Other brands:

Needless to say, the price is low, the quality is poor, and the repair rate is high. It is best not to buy:

Zhongcheng, Zhida, Zhimeng, Lianguan, Jieling, Kenao, Guanmeng, Kemeng , Taixun, Wanbanglong, Vista, Kewo

Da, Jiejia, Huaji, Huamei, Tianhong, Fengwei, Red Fox, Silver Fox, Yichi, Liansheng, Jiewei, Shuangshuo, Zhongling, Fuyang

Sipu, Boda, Songli, Huihuang, Tianyu, Xifeng, Zhiming, Jiebao...

Garbage motherboard:

Originally, it belongs to the same group as those no-name motherboards, but it is not easy to achieve such a great reputation. It can be called a no-name motherboard

The "leader" brand among the motherboards:

Panying: Xintianxia Company from Shenzhen has preemptively registered the "Panying" trademark. Not only is the workmanship poor, but it is also confusing, claiming that its own is the genuine product. It is a shameless statement!

Mercedes-Benz: Xintianxia is also a preemptor, and colluding with Panying can be said to be a serious insult to Mercedes-Benz!

Baiyu: In order to distinguish it from Taiwan Baiyu, it is generally called Mainland Baiyu. It also started by squatting and its workmanship was poor.

It seriously interfered with the market order.

Shenliu: A rather funny name. I was afraid of getting sued if I called it "Shenwu", so I called it Shenliu. The workmanship is also relatively rubbish.

Wuliangye: In China, his name is a household name, known to all women and children, and INTEL can only come close to it. But

he didn't value it himself. He found a certain no-name motherboard manufacturer in Shenzhen, sold it at a low price, made a profit at a loss, and then announced that the company would enter the IT industry

as a way to Pulling up his stocks? It’s really a tragedy for Chinese companies!

Finally, let me say a few words. Brand categories are artificially divided, and the boundaries between categories are not obvious, especially between third-line motherboards, incompetent motherboards and no-name motherboards. , can be said to be intertwined, my personal division is for reference only. I checked the information online, I hope it can help the original poster