You guys are probably talking about old Gigabytes cuz the new ones are really solid. Personally, I wouldn't really recommend ASRock, cuz basically they're a 'budget' subsidiary of Asus.
here are some reviews on the mobo I'm looking for (GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3R)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16813128348