motherboards

cobra · Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 8:58 am Post subject: motherboards

which motherboards do you guys prefer?

and with which ones have you had trouble before?
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John Doe · Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 2:48 pm Post subject:

Hmmm, I now avoid ECS boards. They are a good value but sometimes reliability can be an issue.

Read reviews on any board before you purchase, know what your intentions are (OC or no OC) and be prepared to pay for a better board.

If OC is your plan then spend on a good case, HS/F, fans and good cooling in general. That will help to keep it running steady.

Have fun.

JD
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Blown · Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 2:58 pm Post subject:

I also avoid ECS, I had two of two bad right from the get go.

Epox is my favorite. They do have probs every once and a while but thier customer service rox...

Pornstar · Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 3:43 pm Post subject:

SOYOs are good, too

Stay away from Intel boards. They are expensive and prone to recalls.

FTC is a quality product for cheap, but it is a turkey shoot if the one you bought was good our or not. The other thing to go by is the store you are buying from. Here when I go to a Fry's Electronics I know to avoid any returns that have been reshelved, since I do not trust the judgement of the empolyees that work there. I have be burn before.

cobra · Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 3:50 pm Post subject:

what do you guys think of Gigabyte. my compstore doesn't wanna work with it cause they say that more then half of the boards come back into the store with probs.

this was the one i wanted.Gigabyte GA-8inxp
but he ain't willing to put it in. no prob cause now i will wait for intels new chipset.
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Bright Red Nipples · Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 4:43 pm Post subject:

The Nanite · Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 4:44 pm Post subject:

Heh, he already has to drive two hours to that one.

I've got a Gigabyte board and haven't had any problems with it.
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Bright Red Nipples · Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 5:35 pm Post subject:

The Nanite · Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 6:26 pm Post subject:

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Pornstar · Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 8:23 pm Post subject:

PondScm007 · Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 8:49 pm Post subject:

soyo, gigabyte, asus, a-bit all decent
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DaKon · Ville Supporter Joined: 19 Feb 2002 Posts: 2342

All I run are Asus boards. Good for overclocking and not fire prone

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Vulcan · Registered User Joined: 29 Dec 2001 Posts: 2773

I would be a little cautious about FIC motherboards. I have recently found out that at least one of my computer problems has been caused by a defective motherboard. Other than that one incidence, I have found my motherboard to be pretty good. It might be great with the other one of the same model that I have recently gotten.
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cobra · Posted: Tue May 20, 2003 1:00 am Post subject: