Mobo back luck?

[PsychoticEpisode]

I was wondering if anyone has had bad luck with Mobo brands like I have?

Mobo brands I have had

 

ASUS - 1 board dead after 2 years

 

Asrock- 1st DOA board

              2nd USB ports dead returned and retailer claims cpu socket damaged no refund given

 

MSI- 1st dead after 8 months

         2nd defective network card

         3rd still working (so far)

 

I have been using the same RAM,GPU,CPU threw all the boards, they all work fine.

The only common thing is that I got all the boards from Newegg, Could that be it?

 

I don't overclock and I have not been having problems with all my other new parts. I know I over do it on cooling as I have 7 fans in my pc(yea it is loud as hell). I keep my system clean and static free and away form liquid.  I am very careful when building my system. people say these companies are good, am I just that unlucky?

[dragosudeki]

Its a normal problem and its all about luck I would think. There is really no way to produce everything such that they are 100% working (especially with electronics).

[helping]

PSU and overclocks?

[CowsGoRoar]

I heard ASRock is a bad mobo brand, and don't go for brands like Biostar, ECS, and Jetway.

[Art Vandelay]

I heard ASRock is a bad mobo brand, and don't go for brands like Biostar, ECS, and Jetway.

Asrock is fine. Their Z77 Extreme 4 and Extreme 6 series did have a problem with the voltage reading in OS, and the Extreme 4 series had horrible MOSFETs.

 

Other than that, Asrock is pretty good. The Z77 OC formula was a pretty good board.

 

I haven't looked at their z87 or z97 boards, though.

[CowsGoRoar]

Asrock is fine. Their Z77 Extreme 4 and Extreme 6 series did have a problem with the voltage reading in OS, and the Extreme 4 series had horrible MOSFETs.

 

Other than that, Asrock is pretty good. The Z77 OC formula was a pretty good board.

 

I haven't looked at their z87 or z97 boards, though.

Yep. That's what I'm talking about.

ASUS and MSI is the best motherboard brand, I've used a ASUS in a 8-year old prebuilt HP and it's working to this day. Now I'm using a Z87-A.

[mgsstar]

I have been using Asus boards and they have been lasting for a good few years. I had an Asus motherboard die because one of the capacitors blew. Had a cheap power supply that was included with the case so I think thats why the caps blew. Haven't used Asrock or MSI boards so have no experience with them.

[Art Vandelay]

Yep. That's what I'm talking about.

ASUS and MSI is the best motherboard brand, I've used a ASUS in a 8-year old prebuilt HP and it's working to this day. Now I'm using a Z87-A.

Gigabyte's pretty good too. Sin on Overclock.net did some reviews of their boards, and they actually get stuff like LLC correct, something that not even the Rampage IV Extreme seems to have done correctly

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/24019-load-line-calibration-why-overclockers-should-care/

 

Asus and MSI are both good, although Asus's ROG series tends to be horribly overpriced.

[deathjester]

I was wondering if anyone has had bad luck with Mobo brands like I have?

Mobo brands I have had

 

ASUS - 1 board dead after 2 years

 

Asrock- 1st DOA board

              2nd USB ports dead returned and retailer claims cpu socket damaged no refund given

 

MSI- 1st dead after 8 months

         2nd defective network card

         3rd still working (so far)

 

I have been using the same RAM,GPU,CPU threw all the boards, they all work fine.

The only common thing is that I got all the boards from Newegg, Could that be it?

 

I don't overclock and I have not been having problems with all my other new parts. I know I over do it on cooling as I have 7 fans in my pc(yea it is loud as hell). I keep my system clean and static free and away form liquid.  I am very careful when building my system. people say these companies are good, am I just that unlucky?

 

With that many bad boards I would call an electrician to have a look at the socket/wiring. Surge protectors aren't perfect. I have had really good luck with Gigabyte/MSI/Asus. Asrock not so much. With 7 fans in the case, make sure you have a good PSU 

(you have a Silverstone 860 though so I don't see a problem there). To be honest I think Gigabyte makes the most quality of the boards from the feel of them. They are built like tanks. MSI has the best value, Asus has the best marketing and often the best looks. All three are good though. 

[CowsGoRoar]

It's really luck. All of us have different scenarios. 

[papeles]

All those brands are fine. It's electronics and a mobo has soooo many possible fail points wich increase with different users/setups.

 

Just think of it: graphics cards and mobos are usually the only stuff u read about failing, or malfunctioning, because they have so much stuff added to a pcb, using so many voltages and stuff, its likely that they won't always be 100% ok.

 

That said, the only brands i wouldn't buy for mobos would be cheapest-of-the-brand and oem brands (as some1 said ecs, jetway etc)

[PsychoticEpisode]

With that many bad boards I would call an electrician to have a look at the socket/wiring. Surge protectors aren't perfect. I have had really good luck with Gigabyte/MSI/Asus. Asrock not so much. With 7 fans in the case, make sure you have a good PSU 

(you have a Silverstone 860 though so I don't see a problem there). To be honest I think Gigabyte makes the most quality of the boards from the feel of them. They are built like tanks. MSI has the best value, Asus has the best marketing and often the best looks. All three are good though. 

My girlfriend has a  Gigabyte board and it works well so I just got one and Im going to install it soon.

[nj4ck]

I've had problems with gigabyte and asus, now running asrock with no problems so far.