Motherboard experts, newbie need HELP!!

[Communist_Paradise]

Hello experts, thank you for looking, I have a question, I am thinking of buying an Abit VT6X4 motherboard, what is your opinion on that?

Oh I keep hearing that Abit makes bad motherboards, are their motherboards really that bad? Also do they have warrenty for repairs or anything like that?

one last thing, since I am a newbie, can you please tell me what is RMA or MB that you guys were talking about on this board, MB is not megabyte is it?

 

[han888]

abit make the good motherboard too, but i prefer asus than abit

 

[AndyHui]

Abit's RMA policy is to charge your $25 to take back and repair/replace your motherboard should it be defective in any way. That means you have to pay $25 for what should really be free under warranty. Most other manufacturers do not do this.

Abit boards have a reputation for a higher than usual failure rate.

By MB, we generally mean motherboard rather than megabyte...depending on the context.

I would recommend an ASUS board over an Abit board.

 

[fast0]

I have owned a few motherboards...
and of those, I've owned a few Abit's and asus'..
(including a A7V which took me a few weeks to iron the bugs out in)

I've never had any motherbaords fail from either Abit or Asus, however, I prefer the layout of the Asus boards better. (on my abit board my power connector to the motherboard went OVER the CPU not sure if its like that anymore, I hope not

The ASUS boards generally have a really clean layout.

 

[nateholtrop]

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[SmartPCUSA]

We use the VT6X4 on all our budget builds, and it's pretty solid for what it is. Make sure you install the VIA 4-in1 updates, which eliminates alot of headaches. But other than that, we've been prety happy with em. On the flip side, I still think Asus makes the best mobo's...period. But we like Abit as well