Seriously, for your next board, go with Gigabyte. While their boards for Z97 certainly don't deliver the best bang for the buck, (that crown goes to ASRock) I have read stories recently on forums about people being extremely pleased with Gigabyte's warranty support/RMA process. People have said they were even more impressed with Gigabyte than EVGA. Either of those two companies will pretty much guarantee you good service if you have a problem. Just make sure you buy the board from a brick and mortar like Microcenter, or from Newegg.
I've been buying ASUS since Tyranosaurus roamed the plains, but I've recently switched to ASRock for my budget builds and I think I'm going to go with Gigabyte for my middle and high performance stuff. Do you get all the features you get from ASRock at price X? No, but you get a higher quality PCB with more copper in it and better warranty support than most any other board maker. ASUS, these days, gives neither value, nor good service. It's much like Calvin Klein underwear and socks. They're not really well made, but they are priced like they are really well made. Out of cashmere. Know what I mean?