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Gigabyte also discovered that the EPU unit has no hardware role on the motherboard, as it merely handles software behaviors. Moreover, Gigabyte claims that the EPU chip is totally fake and has been "planted" on the board just to go well in the picture.

The famous Japanese aluminum solid capacitors on the board are also alleged to be fake. "Asus uses non-Japanese made metal solid capacitors to fool you", said Gigabyte. "Asus still tries to [cut] cost down." According to the report, the Asustek capacitors are made outside Japan and are more likely to blow up when operating under high load.