Alright, since you mentioned Rock Solid.... So, I have a ASUS MB, (intel), and I havnt gotten a lot of stuff on it working (but then, I dont use my desktop much, as I like my laptop a lot...) Mine has a sata/ide raid controller that wouldnt work in linux, right now the sound driver isnt working, and I havnt even started looking at getting the tv out and vga display working at the same time.
It sounds all bad, but really, i havnt spent any time figuring out why stuff doenst work. I have noticed some good things too, such as no problem booting and installing linux. most hardware *IS* detected and works, Ive overclocked a p4 cpu 10% w/out using additional cooling (just the stock fan). I just got a an Envision 17" LCD display, im told it has a 3 year warrently (good), but is a little slow (14ms), not the best for gamers (but i rarely play games, the most taxing thing I do is Multi-media stuff). I cant wait to set it up, im hoping I will use my desktop more now... give my lappy a break for a while. Jamie On Monday 16 May 2005 09:18 am, 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 > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
