What company do you think makes the most RELIABLE mobo
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ASUS still does make pretty good boards, just doesn't have as many OC features such as DFI. All that waffle listed is pretty solid.
Jetway (Swedish?) 939GT4 SLi board that AT just reviewed got good reviews. OC'd well too, and its dirt cheap. I personally like it cause it sounded like it had plenty of space.
Jetway (Swedish?) 939GT4 SLi board that AT just reviewed got good reviews. OC'd well too, and its dirt cheap. I personally like it cause it sounded like it had plenty of space.
If you want rock solid reliabilty I would suggest going w/ a Supermicro, Tyan or Intel server board of some type, they are used in mission critical envirmoents and hold up well.
eplebnista
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Well this is going to be for a little computer business. So basically I want the board that the fewest people are going to have to send me their computers because their motherboard breaks. It's not for a server environment.
Judges from the responses here nobody really has any idea. It's too bad consumer reports doesn't rate motherboards.
Asus, Abit.
I wouldn't call DFI exactly the most quality mobo maker out there. CAse in point: their NF4 series. I have a LanParty NF4 Ultra-D. I love it no doubt, but it does give some problems. Although I can deal with it and I have no problems with the more difficult setup, it makes me wonder if they could do a slightly better job though... the whole cold boot issue... ram fryage.. mass incompatibilities...
Texun
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I've had excellent luck with Asus and every Abit except this AV8. It's fine but not without some quirks. Example: It has been solid for several months and just today I rebooted it and got an alarm. Hit the reset and it's fine again. I like Abit but I wouldn't buy another AV8. Sorry I can't help with specific return data.
JohnAn2112
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I tend to stick with MSI. I had a K7D Master L, 865PE, and now my current K8N Neo 2. All worked great for me.
It's my opinion that the problem with the NF4 series is not specific to any manufacturer, but is a problem with NVidia, whether it has to do with hardware or drivers. There's a bunch of problems right now with the NVidia Hardware Firewall that comes with the ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe, I just started bluescreening like a mofo with the NEWEST drivers (updated because i was bluescreening like once every few months with the original drivers). Gotta love NVidia. Release a new driver that causes more problems than the old one did.
Anyhow, I guess it's good that my mobo has two ethernet ports, as the NVidia one is now officially non-functional.
Ricemarine
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Nforce4 - DFI, Epox, Asus (but overpriced). Chaintech(??)
Nforce3 - MSI, DFI (yes they have a socket 939)
Nforce3 - MSI, DFI (yes they have a socket 939)
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Those guys just gave you a list of about a dozen most reputable mobo makers out of the gazillions of companies that make mobos. Many of the top mobos run just as good as each other. What else are you asking for?
Also, I think almost all the bases have been covered, if the company haven't been mentioned in this tread yet, then don't bother with it.
I like Asus the best from everything I have read and my own personal experience.
That said, I don't know if they have a board that meets my needs.
What I need Socket 939 w/ build in video.
Right now the only board I have found that fits that criteria is the MSI RS480M2-IL. If anyone knows of any similar boards I should check out that would be great.
Thanks for all the responses by the way they actually were really helpful.
By the way I am not set on built and video and may actually decide against selling computers with it. It's still up in the air. If I can find a cheap pci express video card maybe I will stick w/ only nf4 which is what I would rather do.
Originally posted by: Pabster
Desktop boards - ASUS
Server boards - Tyan
That is all you need
Nuff said, work in the business so I can atest to this.
Has anyone actually used a FoxConn mobo before? As in a retail one, and not an OEM one they manufactured for Intel/Dell/Gigabyte/Albatron/Leadtek/etc, etc, etc. Aren't they kind of rare?
Anyways in case you were wondering and I was not clear I am making a big deal about the manufacturer because I plan to eventually order in bulk and use the same motherboard in all of my computers.
So I am hoping my first shot is a good reliable company.
At this point I am looking mostly at MSI and Asus. MSI more for price, Asus more for quality. Abit is out of the question because I have had bad luck w/ their boards.
So I am hoping my first shot is a good reliable company.
At this point I am looking mostly at MSI and Asus. MSI more for price, Asus more for quality. Abit is out of the question because I have had bad luck w/ their boards.
I honestly think the answer to this doesn't actually lie so much in the manufacture as it does in the revision of the board and the age of the technology being used.
I think the main thing that you need to do is stick with a "name" brand board manufacture who produces cutting edge boards and has been around for a long time. You won't want to buy a cutting edge board, but if these companies are on that edge, chances are they are good at what they do. Good example are pretty much all the one's listed in this thread such as Asus, MSI, Gigabyte, Tyan, etc, etc. Personally, I wouldn't put FoxConn or DFI in this class though I have no reason to believe they couldn't produce a quality product. One manufactured I didn't see mentioned much but I believe builds "above" average boards in terms of quality is AOpen. They are well known for using better quality components in their builds.
The next best thing for you to do would probably be to buy something that isn't implementing the newest technology. NF4 Ultra-Dual SLI should definately be something to stay away from as is any of the new Intel varities. Not because these aren't good solutions but because they've been out relatively short period of time and manufactures always have to workout hardware and software kings. Case in point, Motherboard revisions (which always seem to be revised at least 3-4 times) and BIOS updates that usually number in the 10's to 20's.
My recomendation would probably be to go with a motherboard that has been on the market for a year or two, buy quality RAM, obviously don't overclock and you should have a system that'll last you 4-5 years without any problems. I would also recomend Seagate hard drives as I've personally found them to be the most reliable drives (albeit not always the fastest) and I know this is backed up my many industry experts.
Jon
I think the main thing that you need to do is stick with a "name" brand board manufacture who produces cutting edge boards and has been around for a long time. You won't want to buy a cutting edge board, but if these companies are on that edge, chances are they are good at what they do. Good example are pretty much all the one's listed in this thread such as Asus, MSI, Gigabyte, Tyan, etc, etc. Personally, I wouldn't put FoxConn or DFI in this class though I have no reason to believe they couldn't produce a quality product. One manufactured I didn't see mentioned much but I believe builds "above" average boards in terms of quality is AOpen. They are well known for using better quality components in their builds.
The next best thing for you to do would probably be to buy something that isn't implementing the newest technology. NF4 Ultra-Dual SLI should definately be something to stay away from as is any of the new Intel varities. Not because these aren't good solutions but because they've been out relatively short period of time and manufactures always have to workout hardware and software kings. Case in point, Motherboard revisions (which always seem to be revised at least 3-4 times) and BIOS updates that usually number in the 10's to 20's.
My recomendation would probably be to go with a motherboard that has been on the market for a year or two, buy quality RAM, obviously don't overclock and you should have a system that'll last you 4-5 years without any problems. I would also recomend Seagate hard drives as I've personally found them to be the most reliable drives (albeit not always the fastest) and I know this is backed up my many industry experts.
Jon
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