About gigabyte...

[Exdominator]

So i saw on the internet that people consider the gtx 1050 gigabyte GPU to be bad (or at least not good bcz its gigabyte)
Also when i told to some guys that i have a gigabyte motherboard they told it wasnt good (i didnt teell them what model just that its gigabyte...)
So i want to ask... is there something wrong with gigabyte? Is there something i'm missing?
PS: not a tech guy so don't expect me to understand way to technical details...

[Sousuke]

Gigabyte can be seen as a "Value" Brand however I've never had an issue with any Gigabyte boards I've ever used nor seen.

[Slottr]

I've bought a good couple handfuls of gigabyte products and havent had an issue with any of them.

[Exdominator]

2 minutes ago, Slottr said:

I've bought a good couple handfuls of gigabyte products and havent had an issue with any of them.

i mean i also dont have any issues using it 1 year now...

[Exdominator]

 

3 minutes ago, Slottr said:

I've bought a good couple handfuls of gigabyte products and havent had an issue with any of them.

i also didnt have any issues...

[bleedblue]

I use a gigabyte board, no issues so far. They're a pretty good value brand honestly.

[Exdominator]

Just now, bleedblue said:

I use a gigabyte board, no issues so far. They're a pretty good value brand honestly.

well me too... So its just them being biased?

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Exdominator said:

well me too... So its just them being biased?

Most of the internet is just people being biased lol. 

[Exdominator]

Just now, Densetsu said:

Most of the internet is just people being biased lol. 

One of the guys that told me this wasnt from the internet... I mean he didnt said that it was bad but he kinda shrugged... You know looking kinda displeased... Like its lower quality or something... So far my mono and gpu work great so idk...(for more that an year now)

[Jonshinki]

just bought gigabyte motherboard 8th gen. they works perfectly fine

[Guest]

13 minutes ago, Exdominator said:

One of the guys that told me this wasnt from the internet... I mean he didnt said that it was bad but he kinda shrugged... You know looking kinda displeased... Like its lower quality or something... So far my mono and gpu work great so idk...(for more that an year now)

I have 2 gaming boxes. The RX580 is labeled gigabyte while the GTX 1080 is labeled Aorus. They come out of the same factories. One gets more bells and whistles and lights and the other gets a lower price tag. There's a chance the Aorus stuff is better binned, but it all still has to pass strict quality control.

[Imbellis]

Gigabyte isn['t really low-end; however, they don't have any high enthusiast boards. Yeah, you could go out and buy an extreme high-end mobo, but most people wouldn't use one.

[Exdominator]

11 minutes ago, Imbellis said:

Gigabyte isn['t really low-end; however, they don't have any high enthusiast boards. Yeah, you could go out and buy an extreme high-end mobo, but most people wouldn't use one.

But for mid-end its pretty much the same with the others that's what you are saying? I mean so far i dont have any problems and everything works great

[Jurrunio]

VRMs are in general weak (except the flagships), so not the choice for overclocking CPUs on a budget. Most poeple shouldnt see this limitationduring use.

[LinuxTek]

No problem with my 4 yr old gigabyte. 

[-rascal-]

Like ANY other brand, Gigabyte will have products ranging from low-tier to top-tier.

ASUS, AsRock, MSi...EVGA...are all like this.

 

If you buy a budget model GTX 1070, don't expect it run cooler, or overclock as high as a high-end model GTX 1070.

 

Example:

• ASUS Dual GTX 1070 vs ASUS ROG STriX GTX 1070
• Gigabyte RX Vega 56 (Reference) vs Gigabyte Aorus G1 RX Vega 56
• Gigabyte H310M DS2 motherboard vs Gigabyte X299 Designare EX motherboard

 

I have built and used many Gigabyte motherboards and video cards over the years, and no major problems or complaints.

[greenlotad]

This is just anecdotal, but I bought a Gigabyte GPU a year ago and it has been nothing but trouble. 

[Reznik]

Owned multiple Gigabyte boards over the years and one GPU, never once had a issue.  

[Worstcaster]

I have a Gigabyte B450 and it works fine.  My biggest complaint is with their app center software (I keep getting a driver can't update error).  It is not easy to install and you need it if you want to control the mobo RGB without going into the BIOS.

[Exdominator]

11 hours ago, -rascal- said:

Like ANY other brand, Gigabyte will have products ranging from low-tier to top-tier.

ASUS, AsRock, MSi...EVGA...are all like this.

 

If you buy a budget model GTX 1070, don't expect it run cooler, or overclock as high as a high-end model GTX 1070.

 

Example:

• ASUS Dual GTX 1070 vs ASUS ROG STriX GTX 1070
• Gigabyte RX Vega 56 (Reference) vs Gigabyte Aorus G1 RX Vega 56
• Gigabyte H310M DS2 motherboard vs Gigabyte X299 Designare EX motherboard

 

I have built and used many Gigabyte motherboards and video cards over the years, and no major problems or complaints.

So from ur opinion i should get that it's no better or worse than other companies as long as you pay the same money right?

[RejZoR]

I never had good experience with Gigabyte motherboards. Graphic cards were fine on the other hand and I've had quite few of them, some from years ago and some recently. I currently own AORUS which is basically Gigabyte.

[-rascal-]

10 hours ago, Worstcaster said:

I have a Gigabyte B450 and it works fine.  My biggest complaint is with their app center software (I keep getting a driver can't update error).  It is not easy to install and you need it if you want to control the mobo RGB without going into the BIOS.

 

Not only Gigabyte has this problem, ASUS' equivalent runs into problems too.

IMO, better to download the drivers/software directly from the motherboard support page.

 

5 hours ago, Exdominator said:

So from ur opinion i should get that it's no better or worse than other companies as long as you pay the same money right?

 

It's not so much paying the same money.

You just cannot really compare a... Grade-C product from one company, to a Grade-A product from another company.

 

Gigabyte Aorus / G1 / Designaire is comparable to ASUS' ROG / STriX, and MSi's Gaming / XPower / GodLike.

 

Gigabyte X299 Designare

=

ASUS Prime X299 Deluxe

= 

MSi X299 Gaming Pro Carbon

[Exdominator]

2 hours ago, -rascal- said:

 

Not only Gigabyte has this problem, ASUS' equivalent runs into problems too.

IMO, better to download the drivers/software directly from the motherboard support page.

 

 

It's not so much paying the same money.

You just cannot really compare a... Grade-C product from one company, to a Grade-A product from another company.

 

Gigabyte Aorus / G1 / Designaire is comparable to ASUS' ROG / STriX, and MSi's Gaming / XPower / GodLike.

 

Gigabyte X299 Designare

=

ASUS Prime X299 Deluxe

= 

MSi X299 Gaming Pro Carbon

i meant that for the same money u get the same value more or less no matter the company... i probably didnt phrase that right

[-rascal-]

28 minutes ago, Exdominator said:

i meant that for the same money u get the same value more or less no matter the company... i probably didnt phrase that right

 

Ah, okay...yes, more or less.

Some board features, VRM design, and motherboard layout will vary...but that will vary just between the different board models anyway.

[kampfer5191]

my parents have a am3 socket gigabyte mobo now for 6 years. it gets used lightly but no issues