Which brand of motherboard is generally better?

[Snipe86K]

Just what the title says.

[ThatOneRussian]

For what use?

[Hunched]

Asus

[Guest Kloaked]

You're getting pretty much the same thing across the board other than higher quality components which unless you're some serious overclocker or just have money to spend, it won't really affect you.

 

I typically go for ASRock personally as their boards have never died on me and they're relatively cheap for what you're getting; good value.

[Atmos]

By general note, Asus makes solid boards.

However, each board is different, judge by board, not brand.

 

The community screams that "Asus is the best"

However, the best overclocking board in the world, is actually a gigabyte board, and the best feature wise is msi (if im not mistaken)

So just remember, judge by board, not brand.

[iHardware Shelden]

Ok this is a hard subject to talk about. Basically it depends on the generation of the board, take the AM3+ line for example, ASUS and Gigabyte are most likely the most reliable because of the components used on the boards then. What platform are you going for (1150, AM3+, FM2+, X99)?

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

I really like Gigabyte motherboards- every one I've used has been awesome. Only problem I find is they don't have enough fan headers, then again which motherboards do? Also I really like MSI motherboards- I've used a bunch of them and they always look and feel premium, even the cheap ones.

[Samfisher]

I personally go Asus cos I prefer their UEFI layout and UI.  All the big brands make good stuff, if they didn't they wouldn't be in business anymore, especially dying motherboards.

[Snipe86K]

Ok this is a hard subject to talk about. Basically it depends on the generation of the board, take the AM3+ line for example, ASUS and Gigabyte are most likely the most reliable because of the components used on the boards then. What platform are you going for (1150, AM3+, FM2+, X99)?

The CPU going in is an am3+. also a micro atx mid tower if that matters.

[GalacticRuler]

In my opinion, Asus>MSI>Gigabyte>ASRock>Other brands

[Swndlr]

Asus

[iHardware Shelden]

The CPU going in is an am3+.

ASUS is your friend then, MSI and ASRock were not that great when it came to the AM3+ lineup, Gigabyte and ASUS were/are.

[thekeemo]

I prefer MSI because of their warranty

[Aytex]

Asus for high end, MSI, Asrock, gigabyte, asus for med, msi asrock gigabyte for low end