Who makes the best/better motherboards?

[KNA88GT]

I have heard that asus makes very good motherboards but who else(besides intel)makes the better top quality motherboards? Who should I stay away from?



Thanks for any info.

 

[saltedeggman]

it's all relative,

one bad mobo doesn't mean all mobo from the company is bad

generally, abit, asus, MSI, soyo are great mobo manufacturers

 

[JC]

<< generally, abit, asus, MSI, soyo are great mobo manufacturers >>



I'd add Gigabyte to that list, but maybe take out Abit...I have a good Abit now, but they've had spotty quality. IMHO Gigabyte and ASUS are the most reliable.

JC

 

[Mltsao]

recently ecs, epox, and shuttle have been making good motherboards as well.

 

[AGodspeed]

Here are the Top 5 IMO:

1. ASUS
2. Gigabyte
3. Tyan
4. MSI
5. Abit

The first 4 mainboard makers are the very best out there. Abit too, but they still haven't matched these 4 mainboard makers IMO.

Personally, my best experiences have been with MSI.

 

[PH0ENIX]

I might throw one in here...

Who has any +/- about Aopen?

😀

 

[boyRacer]

Aopen is usually the last one out of the group to release their stuff... thats why they dont get any light. Quality over quantity... 🙂 Their AX6BC Pro Millenium Edition kicked ass... 440BX all PCI... black PCB... first one ever.

 

[MrGrim]

I like Asus, I stay away from Abit.

 

[Mem]

Asus,MSI,Epox are the ones I look at .


🙂

 

[ToBeMe]

<< I like Asus, I stay away from Abit. >>


Asus is fine quality, but, I'm not sure Abit deserves the kicking it's getting anymore..........Their last several offerings have been very good quality and some of the best O/C'ers in all classes. Their RMA numbers on these have been very low too! While I agree it seems they had a run where they had extremely bad Q/C, lately it seems they have addressed that issue very well and are putting out some of the best offerings across the board!🙂

 

[StanTheMan]

Some manufacturer that you should avoid:
PC partner (http://www.pcpartner.com) --> Stability sucks
Jetway (http://www.jetway.com.tw) --> Customer service sucks, mainboard buggy
DFI (http://www.dfiusa.com) --> BIOS update sucks

 

[RanDum72]

Asus, Abit, MSI, Aopen. While some people may have problems with Abit boards (and are vocal about it too), I personally have no problems with Abit boards and every Abit board I've had were very stable/reliable, faster than average, and easy to set up.

 

[Athlon4all]

Here's my top 5:

1. EPoX
2. Abit
3. Asus
4. MSi
5. Tyan

 

[SpecialEd]

I'd throw in IWILL into that fray as well. If they released a KT266A board, i'd get it in a second.

 

[Yoshi64]

I'm running my third Abit board right now, and they have all be 100% stable and great overclockers. I have to recommend ASUS and Gigabyte as well, they are generally very high quality.

 

[KDOG]

Right now Biostar is making a good KT266A mobo... for a good price too, 80 bucks at newegg

 

[AzAbyss]

I got the Shuttle AK31A v3.1 a couple of months ago and think its great for the money. Cost me about $98 shipped. I upgraded from an Abit KT7A which other than the problems with SB Live and Vortex2 sound cards worked great, I don't think I'd buy another though, they seem kinda overpriced.

-Az