[Novalug] Motherboard Choices

Jay Hart jhart@kevla.org
Thu Jan 31 09:29:12 EST 2008


I tried a Chain Tech board once, and never will again...  I jsut couldn't get
it working with my other components.  Same components, different board
(gigabyte) and the PC has been in service at least three years.

Jay

> The newest ASUS board, based on the 780i has been an atrocity and pulled
> from Newegg's inventory as a result.   Fortunately, I did not have that one
> and will continue to buy ASUS (or EVGA).
>
> Ken
>
> On Jan 31, 2008 12:33 AM, Julia Christianson <juliac@patriot.net> wrote:
>
>> Mike Shade wrote:
>> > My question is this -- what boards and other manufacturers do you
>> > suggest?  Perhaps staying away from a chipset fan is the better idea
>> > here, and if I decide to go that route with a new board, I'll likely
>> > choose Asus again.
>>
>> The great majority of the machines I've built and had built in the
>> last few years have used Asus motherboards, and I've always found them
>> very reliable ... except the latest one, come to think of it, which
>> has been spontaneously rebooting lately.  Anyhow, I was shopping for a
>> motherboard today and had a surprisingly hard time finding an Asus
>> with better than lukewarm reviews.  The more I read the more I became
>> convinced that Asus isn't making them like they used to, at least not
>> the ones for Intel socket 775.  I wound up buying a Gigabit, can let
>> you know how it works in a few days ... though it's possible the
>> quality issue is different for AMD boards.
>>
>> -- Julia
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