Solve : Recomended Brands of Motherboards?

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Answer» Hi all. I've been looking at motherboards for upgrades again and as per usual I've stuck with my past favorite Asus. But in recent years my personal experience with some of their boards has been rather poor. Looking at reviews for newer boards yields some interesting feed back as well; Apparently I am not alone in my experiences. I know that every company has problem products but with Asus it's getting too consistent. So does any one know of good rated brands? Have personal favorites that they'd recommend?Kinda suprised you have had issues with ASUS...last 1 i had a problem with was over 5 years ago...and i do quite a few BUILDS... As a 2nd choice however i would recommend you try out GigaByte.I know right! I feel like a disillusioned disciple of some cultist religion. My trusty M2N4 SLI is right beside me (best board I've ever had), unfortunately retired now due to old age. (Still works, just out of date). But it was a pretty sad story after that. The M3 model was the worst board I've ever had, complete with miss information with specs, and general misbehavior (half of which I forget now). M5 Model is just meh, little irritating flaws here and there. (Few SATA ports, Fan control issues, etc. At least it's stable though.) Being a little bit more wary this time I checked the reviews which for some boards was scrapping in at a measly 50% approval rating.I'm curious now...which boards ahd a 50% scrapping out rate ? ? Cause now i'm confused.Of interest: Best and worst motherboards - from TOM's Hardware, Dec 2011 Quote The out of the box failure rate is a pretty consistent 2% among all the top brands. There was a recent study ... The vast majority of 'failures' is the end user with other faulty components Price does not insure quality. Or maybe it does. Far from a definitive answer...or list i should say. Quote from: patio on AUGUST 25, 2015, 02:50:13 PM I'm curious now...which boards ahd a 50% scrapping out rate ? ? Cause now i'm confused. Sorry that's a typo. It should have read: "I checked the reviews which for some boards was scraping in at a measly 50% approval rating [from users]." Quote from: patio on August 25, 2015, 03:33:13 PM Quote from: Geek-9pm on August 25, 2015, 03:24:55 PM Of interest: Best and worst motherboards - from Tom's Hardware, Dec 2011Price does not insure quality. Or maybe it does. Far from a definitive answer...or list i should say. Useful none the LESS. Thanks.This is an opinion, but not just mine. The brand name of a product is only as good as the company that stands behind it. Parts and materials for desktops PCs are made mostly in the far east, with many firms not having a brand name. Marketing also plays a large factor. Features are added, not o make a product really better, but to make it more attractive to the buyer. As for the CPU, you have the choice of AMD and Intel and nothing else. Both companies have been AROUND a long time. Both companies have made mistakes. Here is a relevant topic: Does Brand Matter When I Buy Computer Parts?

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Hi all. I've been looking at motherboards for upgrades again and as per usual I've stuck with my past favorite Asus. But in recent years my personal experience with some of their boards has been rather poor. Looking at reviews for newer boards yields some interesting feed back as well; Apparently I am not alone in my experiences.

I know that every company has problem products but with Asus it's getting too consistent.

So does any one know of good rated brands? Have personal favorites that they'd recommend?Kinda suprised you have had issues with ASUS...last 1 i had a problem with was over 5 years ago...and i do quite a few BUILDS...

As a 2nd choice however i would recommend you try out GigaByte.I know right! I feel like a disillusioned disciple of some cultist religion. My trusty M2N4 SLI is right beside me (best board I've ever had), unfortunately retired now due to old age. (Still works, just out of date).

But it was a pretty sad story after that. The M3 model was the worst board I've ever had, complete with miss information with specs, and general misbehavior (half of which I forget now). M5 Model is just meh, little irritating flaws here and there. (Few SATA ports, Fan control issues, etc. At least it's stable though.)

Being a little bit more wary this time I checked the reviews which for some boards was scrapping in at a measly 50% approval rating.I'm curious now...which boards ahd a 50% scrapping out rate ? ?
Cause now i'm confused.Of interest:

Best and worst motherboards
- from TOM's Hardware, Dec 2011
Quote

The out of the box failure rate is a pretty consistent 2% among all the top brands. There was a recent study ...
The vast majority of 'failures' is the end user with other faulty components

Price does not insure quality. Or maybe it does.

Far from a definitive answer...or list i should say. Quote from: patio on AUGUST 25, 2015, 02:50:13 PM

I'm curious now...which boards ahd a 50% scrapping out rate ? ?
Cause now i'm confused.

Sorry that's a typo. It should have read: "I checked the reviews which for some boards was scraping in at a measly 50% approval rating [from users]."

Quote from: patio on August 25, 2015, 03:33:13 PM

Quote from: Geek-9pm on August 25, 2015, 03:24:55 PM
Of interest:

Best and worst motherboards
- from Tom's Hardware, Dec 2011Price does not insure quality. Or maybe it does.
Far from a definitive answer...or list i should say.

Useful none the LESS. Thanks.This is an opinion, but not just mine.
The brand name of a product is only as good as the company that stands behind it.
Parts and materials for desktops PCs are made mostly in the far east, with many firms not having a brand name.
Marketing also plays a large factor. Features are added, not o make a product really better, but to make it more attractive to the buyer.
As for the CPU, you have the choice of AMD and Intel and nothing else. Both companies have been AROUND a long time. Both companies have made mistakes.
Here is a relevant topic:
Does Brand Matter When I Buy Computer Parts?

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