Abit, AOpen, Asus, Gigabyte, MSI and so forth

[AWhackWhiteBoy]

i could also babble on about my troubles with Abit and Asus but it won't change the fact that they also make many great models. it all depends on what people are willing to bitch about. i'm not brand bias(aside from AMD,i'll admit,i'm a fanboy), i'll buy whatevers cheapest and offers the most features.

 

[StrangerGuy]

Originally posted by: nick1985

Originally posted by: AWhackWhiteBoy
if i was a fanboy my last three motherboard purchases wouldn't have been Asus and DFI. and where do you grab that perfect 30% number from general opinion? MSI has been put is MANY OEM computer systems, how do you poll those thousands with no opinions since they are everyday web surfers?

you can think what you want to, but it still stands that a lot of people have problems with MSI. im not trying to change your opinion of the company, but a lot of people here have MSI problems, and thats undeniable.

Not to mention MSI's "default" FSB overclock on some of their current boards without even the user knowing...

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: jspeicher
no one likes ePox boards? :-(

they were a very close 2nd for "poor reliability" from me

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: nick1985

Originally posted by: AWhackWhiteBoy
if i was a fanboy my last three motherboard purchases wouldn't have been Asus and DFI. and where do you grab that perfect 30% number from general opinion? MSI has been put is MANY OEM computer systems, how do you poll those thousands with no opinions since they are everyday web surfers?

you can think what you want to, but it still stands that a lot of people have problems with MSI. im not trying to change your opinion of the company, but a lot of people here have MSI problems, and thats undeniable.

I've used a few MSI's, and one still in my house, and I haven't had any problems with any of them either.

my K7T Turbo limited edition is still running with an Athlon 1.33 to this day... but yes I have heard the horror stories of people having problems with MSI. glad I am not one of them

 

[CombatChuk]

My EPOX 8RDA+ died and the capacitors were leaking like mad. AOpen I have is extremely stable. I like that a lot.

 

[Cerb]

Preface: not much Intel use since the K7.

What brand would you recommend people buy? Overall quality
Abit.
Shuttle, Iwill, Asus, Gigabyte, good, but have specific failings that can crop up. In the least 3-4 years, Abit boards have been good all-around solutions.

What brand would you recommend people buy? Most stable/reliable product
Shuttle.
Last few Shuttles I've used have been outstanding. No frills, but they worked. And even when I was afraid I'd totally killed it...still rock solid.

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the overclocker
Depends on the socket.

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the gamer
Abit.
Overall vs. gamer doesn't really matter when you can get no-frills fast boards that are very fast for very little premium.

What brand would you discourage people from buying? Unrealiable/often defective/problematic
ECS, Syntax, Amptron, etc.
ECS really wasn't bad until about six months ago. Now too many flaky and DOA boards.
Also MSI, as their boards are very much hit and miss.

What brand would you discourage people from buying? General lack of features
N/A. Every brand has boards that lack things you need, and for no good reasons.


Ernie Dodds
USA

 

[Cerb]

Originally posted by: AWhackWhiteBoy

Originally posted by: nick1985
shuttle/asus/abit = good

msi/ecs/pcchips = bad

tell that to my rock solid MSI thats been folding for 3 years straight and recently retired as my main rig.

brand zeal is stupid, ever motherboard maker has their good and bad models. there are of course a few acceptions, like PCChips.

I won't buy MSI because of compatibility issues and dying boards.
Yet guess what? There are three, of nine, PCs running in this house on MSI's boards. Hit & miss is as bad as always missing, when Abit, Shuttle, etc. just seem to work.

 

[slpaulson]

What brand would you recommend people buy? Overall quality
Asus

What brand would you recommend people buy? Most stable/reliable product
Tyan

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the overclocker
Abit

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the gamer
Abit


What brand would you discourage people from buying? Unrealiable/often defective/problematic
MSI

What brand would you discourage people from buying? General lack of features
ECS


Shawn
American

 

[LarsWS]

Thanks for all the great answers so far, but keep them coming people!

Once again though... this topic isn't meant to start a debate on what is right and wrong or what is best. It's only supposed to be opinions.

More more!!

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: MDE
What brand would you recommend people buy? Overall quality
Abit

What brand would you recommend people buy? Most stable/reliable product
Abit

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the overclocker
Abit

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the gamer
Abit


What brand would you discourage people from buying? Unrealiable/often defective/problematic
MSI

What brand would you discourage people from buying? General lack of features
ECS\other budget brands


Bill
American

Robert, Texan!

 

[OCedHrt]

What brand would you recommend people buy? Overall quality
ASUS

What brand would you recommend people buy? Most stable/reliable product
ASUS

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the overclocker
ASUS

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the gamer
ASUS


What brand would you discourage people from buying? Unrealiable/often defective/problematic
Gigabyte

What brand would you discourage people from buying? General lack of features
Dunno, never ran out of features


Michael
American/Taiwanese/Asian

 

[SilentZero]

What brand would you recommend people buy? Overall quality
MSI

What brand would you recommend people buy? Most stable/reliable product
ASUS

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the overclocker
ASUS

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the gamer
MSI


What brand would you discourage people from buying? Unrealiable/often defective/problematic
ABIT

What brand would you discourage people from buying? General lack of features
Gigabyte

 

[SilentZero]

Originally posted by: dudeman007

Originally posted by: oldman420
What brand would you recommend people buy? Overall quality
abit

What brand would you recommend people buy? Most stable/reliable product
abit

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the overclocker
infinity

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the gamer
abit


What brand would you discourage people from buying? Unrealiable/often defective/problematic
asus

What brand would you discourage people from buying? General lack of features
msi

lack of features..msi? what? and asus....er ok dude. Abit is good but your other choices are messed.

Yeah, you must be crazy. MSI boards are feature equipt.

 

[jacktesterson]

What brand would you recommend people buy? Overall quality
Asus

What brand would you recommend people buy? Most stable/reliable product
Asus

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the overclocker
Soltek

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the gamer
Soltek


What brand would you discourage people from buying? Unrealiable/often defective/problematic
Mach Speed, Soyo, Amptron, Biostar, PC Chips, MSI

What brand would you discourage people from buying? General lack of features
The above boards minus MSI

I have never had any issues with ECS boards and very much recommend the K7S5A Pro boards as Value boards for Internet PC's


Adam
Canadian

 

[JBT]

What brand would you recommend people buy? Overall quality
Abit

What brand would you recommend people buy? Most stable/reliable product
Abit

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the overclocker
Abit

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the gamer
Abit


What brand would you discourage people from buying? Unrealiable/often defective/problematic
MSI

What brand would you discourage people from buying? General lack of features
PC Chips

Right after Abit I would say Asus for all the above positive categories.

 

[high]

What brand would you recommend people buy? Overall quality
DFI
What brand would you recommend people buy? Most stable/reliable product
Abit
What brand would you recommend people buy? For the overclocker
DFI
What brand would you recommend people buy? For the gamer
DFI

What brand would you discourage people from buying? Unrealiable/often defective/problematic
PC Chips
What brand would you discourage people from buying? General lack of features
PC Chip

High
White

 

[WobbleWobble]

What brand would you recommend people buy? Overall quality
Asus

What brand would you recommend people buy? Most stable/reliable product
Asus

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the overclocker
Abit

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the gamer
Asus


What brand would you discourage people from buying? Unrealiable/often defective/problematic
ECS

What brand would you discourage people from buying? General lack of features
ECS

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: AMDHardcoreFan
What brand would you recommend people buy? Overall quality
Asus

What brand would you recommend people buy? Most stable/reliable product
Asus

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the overclocker
Soltek

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the gamer
Soltek


What brand would you discourage people from buying? Unrealiable/often defective/problematic
Mach Speed, Soyo, Amptron, Biostar, PC Chips, MSI

What brand would you discourage people from buying? General lack of features
The above boards minus MSI

I have never had any issues with ECS boards and very much recommend the K7S5A Pro boards as Value boards for Internet PC's


Adam
Canadian

sweet, another Soltek fan...
I am also Canadian, and guessing you got your Solteks from NCIX.com

 

[jacktesterson]

Originally posted by: CraigRT

Originally posted by: AMDHardcoreFan
What brand would you recommend people buy? Overall quality
Asus

What brand would you recommend people buy? Most stable/reliable product
Asus

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the overclocker
Soltek

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the gamer
Soltek


What brand would you discourage people from buying? Unrealiable/often defective/problematic
Mach Speed, Soyo, Amptron, Biostar, PC Chips, MSI

What brand would you discourage people from buying? General lack of features
The above boards minus MSI

I have never had any issues with ECS boards and very much recommend the K7S5A Pro boards as Value boards for Internet PC's


Adam
Canadian

sweet, another Soltek fan...
I am also Canadian, and guessing you got your Solteks from NCIX.com

yep....I love NCIX.com...can sometimes find things a little cheaper, but not enough to avoid NCIX.com's excellent inventory, web site design, shipping and customer support

I love my soltek 75frn2-L nforce 2 utra 400.....

 

[Markfw]

What brand would you recommend people buy? Overall quality
ASUS

What brand would you recommend people buy? Most stable/reliable product
ASUS

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the overclocker
ABIT

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the gamer
ABIT


What brand would you discourage people from buying? Unrealiable/often defective/problematic
MSI

What brand would you discourage people from buying? General lack of features
ECS

Mark From Oregon, USA

 

[WobbleWobble]

yep....I love NCIX.com...can sometimes find things a little cheaper, but not enough to avoid NCIX.com's excellent inventory, web site design, shipping and customer support

I love my soltek 75frn2-L nforce 2 utra 400.....

Horrible in-store sales staff though. I'm fortunate enough to live and work close to 3 NCIX's locally and they have horrible horrible sales service. I still do go there because of the occasional good deals and wide selection. Their tech support people aren't bad though, I was pretty impressed.

 

[piasabird]

What brand would you recommend people buy? Overall quality
Asus

What brand would you recommend people buy? Most stable/reliable product
Asus

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the overclocker
None
No need to overclock

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the gamer
Asus


What brand would you discourage people from buying? Unrealiable/often defective/problematic
FIC

What brand would you discourage people from buying? General lack of features
Tyan
Mostly for server motherboards.

I have purchased 4 Asus motherboards and all of them have been good quality overall and ran in a completely stable manner. Previously purchased Gigabyte and A-Open with good results. Had problems with moterboards made by FIC and Amptron.


Charles/ceh4702
United States
Mainframe Programmer (COBOL)

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: AMDHardcoreFan

Originally posted by: CraigRT

Originally posted by: AMDHardcoreFan
What brand would you recommend people buy? Overall quality
Asus

What brand would you recommend people buy? Most stable/reliable product
Asus

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the overclocker
Soltek

What brand would you recommend people buy? For the gamer
Soltek


What brand would you discourage people from buying? Unrealiable/often defective/problematic
Mach Speed, Soyo, Amptron, Biostar, PC Chips, MSI

What brand would you discourage people from buying? General lack of features
The above boards minus MSI

I have never had any issues with ECS boards and very much recommend the K7S5A Pro boards as Value boards for Internet PC's


Adam
Canadian

sweet, another Soltek fan...
I am also Canadian, and guessing you got your Solteks from NCIX.com

yep....I love NCIX.com...can sometimes find things a little cheaper, but not enough to avoid NCIX.com's excellent inventory, web site design, shipping and customer support

I love my soltek 75frn2-L nforce 2 utra 400.....

me too, i was on newegg and the FRN2-L got like mostly ALL 5 star reviews.. I've bought 3 of these boards and everyone who has one is happy with it much like I am STILL happy with my SL-75DRV4 from like 2 years ago!

 

[LarsWS]

Thanks for all the great replies. I'll continue to tally up the "votes" the rest of the day and then write the piece.