SUS Voted as the World's Best Motherboard Maker for 4th Straight Year

Taipei, Taiwan; February 4, 2005 -- Readers of Tom's Hardware Guide (THG), the world's largest hardware testing website, voted ASUS the Best Motherboard Manufacturer for the fourth consecutive year and the Best Graphics Card Manufacturer for the second straight year.

The editors of THG, one of the most widely read and well-respected IT websites, selected the nominees for this contest based on their reviews published in 2004 on www.tomshardware.com and the site's readers selected the winners. More than 22,000 readers participated in this annual event.

THG rigorously tests products, providing the results of its benchmarking tests in unbiased reviews for its readers. The THG Best of Readers' Choice Awards recognize hardware products that have shown the highest quality design and companies that have provided the best service to users. The awards are considered a hallmark of good product design, performance, quality and value.

"Needless to mention, the voting process were rigorously controlled and sent through email verification to ensure every received vote was legitimate," said Tom's Hardware Guide.

ASUS once again successfully defended its title as the best motherboard maker, proving that it is indeed the undisputed leader in the motherboard field, by receiving more than half of the ballets. ASUS was also voted the Best Manufacturer of Graphics Cards in a landslide by the knowledgeable users of THG.