Mobo brands

Xploited Titan · 16th June 2006, 20:00

OK, I'm planning to wait for the Core Duos to appear on the market before renewing my computer setup.

But the biggest problem is the choice of brands.

For some reasons, there are following brands I'd liek to avoid:
DFI, Abit, Epox, MSI, Chaintech...

On the other hand, I seem to prefer brands like Asus, Gigabyte, Sapphire...

Anyways, I don't know many brands (all I got were MSI, Abit and Asus), and some people are screaming like they saw the devil when I mention Gigabyte for example, but they can't tell me why it ain't a good choice

So, can [M] help me out with that problem?

jmke · 16th June 2006, 20:02

why is MSI, DFI, Abit, Epox or Chaintech a bad choice?

slvrl7 · 16th June 2006, 20:19

yeah you were right jmke
why is MSI, DFI, Abit, Epox or Chaintech a bad choice?
jmke i need you with my geforce 6200

Xploited Titan · 16th June 2006, 20:21

I've lost soem trust in Abit, MSI has never met my demands on quality basis, have heard too many horror stories about DFIs and Epox mobos don't seem as innovative as Asus and Gigabyte (multiple BIOS recovery, more than 4 stages for the power, etc.).

jmke · 16th June 2006, 20:23

latest Epox has multiple BIOS, MSI uses high quality parts, Abit is far from bad, DFI is excellent for overclocking

Xploited Titan · 16th June 2006, 20:29

but what's wrong with Gigabyte or Asus?

jmke · 16th June 2006, 20:32

nothing... why would it? in the end the all pretty much follow same reference designs

slvrl7 · 16th June 2006, 20:37

the conclusion is choose mobo that specify your need

Xploited Titan · 16th June 2006, 21:10

Well, they pretty much have the same expansions, etc.

There must be some difference on quality level, no?

slvrl7 · 16th June 2006, 21:21

jmke this guy is talking about QUALITY
in my opinions MSI,ASUS and GIGABYTE is top of QUALITY how about you jmke

16th June 2006, 20:00	#1
Xploited Titan Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 963	Mobo brands OK, I'm planning to wait for the Core Duos to appear on the market before renewing my computer setup. But the biggest problem is the choice of brands. For some reasons, there are following brands I'd liek to avoid: DFI, Abit, Epox, MSI, Chaintech... On the other hand, I seem to prefer brands like Asus, Gigabyte, Sapphire... Anyways, I don't know many brands (all I got were MSI, Abit and Asus), and some people are screaming like they saw the devil when I mention Gigabyte for example, but they can't tell me why it ain't a good choice So, can [M] help me out with that problem? __________________ I see living people....

16th June 2006, 20:02	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,473	why is MSI, DFI, Abit, Epox or Chaintech a bad choice? __________________

16th June 2006, 20:19	#3
slvrl7 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 270	yeah you were right jmke why is MSI, DFI, Abit, Epox or Chaintech a bad choice? jmke i need you with my geforce 6200 __________________ Uzumaki Naruto

16th June 2006, 20:21	#4
Xploited Titan Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 963	I've lost soem trust in Abit, MSI has never met my demands on quality basis, have heard too many horror stories about DFIs and Epox mobos don't seem as innovative as Asus and Gigabyte (multiple BIOS recovery, more than 4 stages for the power, etc.). __________________ I see living people....

16th June 2006, 20:23	#5
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,473	latest Epox has multiple BIOS, MSI uses high quality parts, Abit is far from bad, DFI is excellent for overclocking __________________

16th June 2006, 20:29	#6
Xploited Titan Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 963	but what's wrong with Gigabyte or Asus? __________________ I see living people....

16th June 2006, 20:32	#7
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,473	nothing... why would it? in the end the all pretty much follow same reference designs __________________

16th June 2006, 20:37	#8
slvrl7 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 270	the conclusion is choose mobo that specify your need __________________ Uzumaki Naruto

16th June 2006, 21:10	#9
Xploited Titan Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 963	Well, they pretty much have the same expansions, etc. There must be some difference on quality level, no? __________________ I see living people....

16th June 2006, 21:21	#10
slvrl7 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 270	jmke this guy is talking about QUALITY in my opinions MSI,ASUS and GIGABYTE is top of QUALITY how about you jmke __________________ Uzumaki Naruto

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