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Best overall quality motherboard

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PinkPanther1970

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I'm building a new system with an Intel E8200 or 8400.
I've read all kind of reviews and can't decide which motherboard to get.

My options are (in alphabetical order):
1. Abit IP35-E
2. Asus P5K
3. Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3
4. MSI Neo2-FR

Differences in features aside, which of these boards gives the overall best quality and pairs best with a E8x00?

 
They are all solidly made MB's your would be hard pressed to find one to last longer than the other, no wrong choice here
 
Much like hard drives, it is going to boil down to personal choice. I'm personally getting tired of Asus, so I would go with the Abit or Gigabyte board. I have heard a lot of good things about the P35-DS3.
 
I really like my DFI LP LT P35. The bios has so many options, but can be a bit overwhelming.

Most any of the boards you listed will hit 500mhz with a dual core , so I doubt you'll be held back.
 
They're all solid boards. I went with the ASUS P5K-E/WiFi AP as I preferred it's feature set/back panel layout and my experience with the brand has been positive to date. Whatever board you go with, just make sure you're buying a model that ships with an appropriate BIOS revision to support Wolfdate/45nm.
 
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