I had few intel boards, pretty much 0 problems. Very quiet. Frequent BIOS updates. Top notch stability. This one is turning 5 yrs in few months.
Cons is that their mainstream series do not do OC.
RMA though was not too bad...Yeah i was tempted to go Asus, but i heard their RMA service is horrendous from various threads on different forums. My previous build is gigabyte and haven't had any issues.
On newegg I see two boards so not many choices. I was planning on overclocking a little bit but I doubt I go crazy if I get to 4 - 4.2 I would be super happy.
The new Z77 intel board http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&Tpk=DZ77GA70K looks amazing, but a bit pricey.
The UEFI BIOS actually looks from this century, I mean i almost perfer the old ones if you look at the sad graphics the other brands have.
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So far the reports are the BIOS is less than mature. So maybe sit on the sidelines till more people get the board.
If only the new Z77 70K was 20 to 30 bucks cheaper, then I may have considered it.
Buy it then, that alone, would give you invaluable experience. As to me personally, I stay away from them because of limited control and options. Unless you need business features (Q67, etc), I'd pass.So I was pretty much decided on buying a Gigabyte but was curious I never purchased an Intel MB before.
Depends on the e-tailer. As to reliability, Intel boards have been very reliable in my experience. But I wouldn't pick a board based... purely on brand. Model to model, they vary, greatly. The devil is in the details and design.I was curious how reliable are they and how is their RMA service?
Motherboard is made of many components scattered across a sizeable printed circuit board, so the risk of something playing up is naturally higher. Intel or not.I never had an Intel CPU go bad, so was thinking MB are the same?
My last two computers had Intel motherboards and they were essentially problem free. Zero to very, very few lockups, crashes, reboots or anything similar.
In fact, I have a new Intel DH77EB MB waiting on a Ivy Bridge I7-3770 CPU.
Are u Insane or what ? U r goin to pair up a Intel H77 with a beastly i7-3770 !!! It's just like leaving a 10 year old shepherd boy to tame a LION.U need a Russian Circus Ringmaster to do that.Go n grab a quality mb from Asus Or Gigabyte.i'll recommend Asus cuz it's quality that matters.Obviously u gotta have to pay a little more than those cheapo ASSRock or Biostar things,but that will really benefit u in the long run.Mind my words man,u are doin a serious mistake !
Talk with some good members in this forum on a thread before u make ur purchase.don't think that i'm a hungry salesman of Asus.No.I tell from the best of whatever little Knowledge I have.
@davel
Intel mobos are good for HTPCs but If u want to game with a discrete video card i.e, a GPU, opt for Asus,Gigabyte and MSI(maybe).Intel builds the house but u need to get it painted,decorated,wired up to be able to live in it.And the brands do that,not Intel.it's them who make Intel's research on a new tech a fruitful boon for people.Intel mobos may be able to OC a bit towards 4 or 4.6 ghz but why pay for a less featured mobo if u can grab a quality one from a great Brand without bankruptin urself?? Think before u leap......![]()