Posted July 9, 2013 Okay, so here's a question about the reliability of motherboards. I'm in the midst of picking parts for a new PC, and have run into a bit of a conundrum. In the past, I have stuck to my old faithful Gigabyte for my long-term builds. I've never had a problem with them, never crashed, and never had to worry about anything on them really. You could almost say that I'm a Gigabyte motherboard fanboy... But... With the current Z87 stock, a certain couple of MSI boards really jumped out at me, I like their features, their design, and overall aesthetics. However I've haven't run an MSI board as a long-term board for my home system (only really using one as a test system at an old workplace for about a month over 5 years ago now), so I'm a little unsure about making a switch. So my question would be how does MSI stack up in reliability over the course of a few years of home use? I am reluctant to go with anything other than Gigabyte... They've been good to me for at least the last 7-10 years or so. ASUS was my board before then, but it gave me nothing but issues (even when using some on a test bench), and vowed to never touch another board by them again. So don't go there. Please... And just a piece of trivia, the longest serving board I've ever had was a socket 478 Gigabyte which ran for about 5 or 6 years for me, and I got that second hand. I only eventually powered it down for the last time due to obsoletion. The old AGP video card had failed and couldn't be replaced, and had to source an IDE->SATA converter for the HDDs that failed, but the motherboard itself was still kicking. I think I still have it around here somewhere, maybe I should have it framed, or put on a plinth or something... Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/34071-motherboard-reliability/ Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 9, 2013 well why do you dotn want to get another gigabyte mobo? [spoiler= Dream machine (There is also a buildlog)] Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe - CPU: I7 5820k @4.4 ghz 1.225vcore - GPU: 2x Asus GTX 970 Strix edition - Mainboard: Asus X99-S - RAM: HyperX predator 4x4 2133 mhz - HDD: Seagate barracuda 2 TB 7200 rpm - SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB SSD - PSU: Corsair HX1000i - Case fans: 3x Noctua PPC 140mm - Radiator fans: 3x Noctua PPC 120 mm - CPU cooler: Fractal design Kelvin S36 together with Noctua PPCs - Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Cherry gaming keyboard - mouse: Steelseries sensei raw - Headset: Kingston HyperX Cloud - Build Log Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/34071-motherboard-reliability/#findComment-436740 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 9, 2013 MSI, Asus, gigabyte are good brands, trust them. :) RAWR signature became a bunch of HTML codes Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/34071-motherboard-reliability/#findComment-436749 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 9, 2013 asus have strongly improved over the last few years. if you are looking for reliability theres few things better than the asus TUF sereis boards. they even come with 5 year warranty and they test each one for two weeks or so before shipping Core i7 4820K | NH-D14 | Rampage IV Extreme | Asus R9 280X DC2T | 8GB G.Skill TridentX | 120GB Samsung 840 | NZXT H440 | Be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 650W Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/34071-motherboard-reliability/#findComment-437112 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 9, 2013 Ive always had an Asus motherboard, my old P5Q-E Socket 775 still works to this day with no problems! Hey there. You are looking mighty fine today, have my virtual cookie! :ph34r:MY RIG: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/34911-my-setup-gold-ghetto-gg-lots-of-pictures/#entry446883 Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/34071-motherboard-reliability/#findComment-437119 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 9, 2013 I trust ASUS products but the minute they slip i will kick them to the curb and go to someone else. A water-cooled mid-tier gaming PC. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/34071-motherboard-reliability/#findComment-438650 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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