Are genuine intel motherboards any good?

Compman55

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Back in the day of the 845 P4 chipsets, intel boards were rock solid, but lacks almost all features. I still have a D865PERL running. Super rock solid.

Looking at this on newegg. I heard intel is getting out of the motherboard business. Does this mean getting out of the support as well?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813121773

Not at all interested in overclocking, just interested in bios support, and future operating system.
 

BonzaiDuck

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Back in the day of the 845 P4 chipsets, intel boards were rock solid, but lacks almost all features. I still have a D865PERL running. Super rock solid.

Looking at this on newegg. I heard intel is getting out of the motherboard business. Does this mean getting out of the support as well?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813121773

Not at all interested in overclocking, just interested in bios support, and future operating system.

I wouldn't know about that Z87 model, and I'm surprised it's being offered. I say that, because I'd assumed -- as you say -- they got out of the mobo bidnis.

D865PERL!!! Amazing! Wasn't that the Springdale chipset? We bought two of 'em -- in 2004, I think!! Right away, though, I was able to assess the features of an ASUS P4P800 BIOS as opposed to Intel's, and didn't feel inclined to buy any more Intel boards.

I'd think that the newer Intel boards would provide the features I saw missing on the PERL board back in that day. Surely, they would support it. They'd have BIOS updates until none were necessary.

It's a decision you'll have to make. If I wanted a Z87 board, I'd buy one made by ASUS. That's partly habit, partly satisfaction. I've used Gigabyte and EVGA -- which had also proven themselves. I'm just partial to ASUS boards. that, despite the fact that one of their 2007 flagship models was generally regarded as disappointing, as I found it to be.
 

Ketchup

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Intel used to make the best boards you could buy. You had to pay for it though. I wouldn't think their future decisions would affect boards they are currently offering.
 

Meghan54

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Intel boards were never known as overclockers' boards, even when overclocking was "encouraged" on a particular board. On the other hand, Intel boards have always been known as some of the most stable, best constructed, most durable, and most tolerant of parts---meaning you could throw junk onto it and it'd still run---of any motherboards out there.
 

coffeejunkee

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I would say very good. But that doesn't mean some of them don't have issues. Here's a nice 14 page thread about the DZ68BC board: https://communities.intel.com/thread/29690?start=0&tstart=0

Not trying to scare you but I would do a quick search for any possible problems. Also, Intel boards are fairly picky about memory. I would recommend Kingston or Crucial, and no faster than 1600MHz. Also make sure it has XMP profile and runs at 1.5V max.

Apart from that, I'm not sure why this should cost $100 more than say Gigabyte Z87-UD3H. But this will be the last Intel consumer board so if you want to try them go for it now.

Actually, if you are not going to overclock you're probably better off with their H87 boards.
 
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StrangerGuy

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Overrated through and through, in particular their stability. Over the past decade Abit has produced cheaper and better OCing boards that is just as stable, and by 2007 you pretty much have to try hard to find a mobo that isn't stable at stock.
 

BonzaiDuck

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Overrated through and through, in particular their stability. Over the past decade Abit has produced cheaper and better OCing boards that is just as stable, and by 2007 you pretty much have to try hard to find a mobo that isn't stable at stock.

ABit! I hadn't heard that name for years. . .

In the '90s, I shopped with a price-point priority. I cringed at the idea of over-clocking. I bought Intel boards exclusively to build budget-boxes. If the boards were marginally more expensive than their counterparts, I didn't notice it. They were "intel," and that gave me a margin of psychological comfort.

These days, the point is moot -- I'd buy anything but Intel, but not because they're "bad." If the OP has a fascination with that Z87 board, he should research the lab-test reviews and see how it stacks up. I wouldn't know anything about it, myself.
 

bluetartle7

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I paid a little extra for an Intel board because I thought it'd be more reliable. Had a lot of problems with the Intel DH87RL (H87 1150) and was kind of disappointed.

-The first board died after 1 month. no beep code, no power light, fans wouldn't spin. Intel RMA was quick and they paid for shipping.
-Second board wouldn't work with my GPU (which worked fine with other motherboards). Upgraded bios and stuff but still didn't work so got another RMA.
-Third board was fine except the front audio header wouldn't work, had to use the back panel ports (wasn't a problem with the previous boards).

Maybe the DH87RL is a reliable board and I was just unlucky. This is the first time I've had trouble with an Intel product and their RMA process was very quick and easy.
 
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