Just to chip in with my $.02
I'm running a shuttle MB right now. Have been for about 1 year so far
and I've had no problems. prior to that I've used Iwill for about 4
years with no problems other than the occasional weird performance on
IDE.
I've worked with engineers at ASUS, Gigabyte, and Iwill on various
projects. My experience is that the guys working at Gigabyte are the
sharpest of the lot, but all three are a cut above the typical Taiwanese
board shop.
OK, thats my opinions. I feel better now. Not quite sure whay though.
-Mike
On Mon, 2005-05-16 at 09:18, Mr O wrote:
> 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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