You had an unreliable mother? Err.... Anyway, in regards to
motherboards, want to know what boards I've never seen die?
Considering the number of repairs and builds I do I can tell you
who has the lowest failure rate but rest assured I've seen bad
boards from EVERY maker. So here's a partial list:
Asus: Generally very reliable, 3 year warranty is helpful.
Intel: Rock solid, 3 year warranty, very low failure rate
MSI: Good price and performance, overall I wouuld NEVER buy.
Gigabyte: Good price and performance, a top 5 choice.
DFI: Assorted. They have entry level boards that are dependable
and I've had little experience with the "Lan Party" series.
Abit: Older boards have had issues and at the same time they
made some of the most highly rated motherboards. I'm using one
now because I fried my Asus. I'd buy again with no question.
Chaintech: Nope, wouldn't touch.
Elitegroup (ECS): Dream on. Crap boards with high failure rates.
PC Chips (Parent company is ECS): These are actually ECS's low
end boards. If ECS makes the cheapest boards on the market then
how much does that say about PC Chips?
Soyo: Personally, I wouldn't buy.
Shuttle: I'd consider their boards.
Foxconn: I'd like to try their boards. They've actually been
making components for a long time for other manufacturers but
have started making their own boards now.
So, what would I buy first? Depends what I want. Rock solid,
dependable, ain't crashing because of hardware? I'd go with
Intel on Intel. Otherwise Asus and Abit before Gigabyte then any
others I've considered in the list above.
As for Allen's last statement there... I resemble that
statement. A few hundred extra Mhz never hurt anybody :-)
That's all,
Mr O.
P.S. Motherboard chipsets are a whole other issue that can be
expounded upon if requested.
--- Allen Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> After getting burned with an unreliable mother (Abit KD7
> KT400)
> I followed advice from Shannon Dealey and perused the
> overclocking
> web sites. From there I selected a Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro2. I
> also selected RAM from that site. Works great. Of course I
> don't
> overclock. I leave that to children.
> --
> Allen Brown
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