ASRock Incorporation, started in 2002 in Taiwan as an ASUS subsidiary. They produce motherboards, mainly concentrating on the lower-budget sector.
At the start they were mainly known for producing cheap OEM solutions based on low-cost outdated chipsets. These turned out to be quite succesfull because of their price and reliability. Since then ASRock has evolved into producing creative solutions, often with an eye on multiple compatibility. They have been producing motherboards with both Socket 478 and Socket LGA775 support, with both Socket 754 and Socket 939 support, with both AGP and PCI Express support, aswell as boards with Future CPU Ports