Fuck ASUS!!!
I said this long ago when I had issues with a BRAND NEW BOARD and all they wanted to do was send me a REFURB and hold money on my Credit card until they got the faulty one back. Shitheels.
Their support SUCKS and they honestly don't give a flying fuckhole about me or you. They think they have us by the short and curlies but the other option is to get a better board from elsewhere.
Never again, Asus, never again.
Oh, and the replacement MSI board I installed went in smooth as silk, no issues and runs like a champ, even with a Win7 install on it (where the ASUS wouldn't work - their suggestionn was to install Windows 10 - FU!) Overclocking is also better on my MSI.