I prefer ASRock.
Although they were a pretty shit brand many years ago, I now see them as the best premium motherboard brand on earth.
I prefer ASRock.
Although they were a pretty shit brand many years ago, I now see them as the best premium motherboard brand on earth.
The only motherboards I have used that I can actually remember is Intel and Biostar. I have been happy with both as they served their purposes well.
If I could choose a different motherboard and money wasn't exactly a factor in the equation I would choose Gigabyte, but that is primarily based on the fact that I love my Aivia keyboard so I trust the brand.
My 5770 (Asus) on the other hand doesn't work 100% of the time especially after a format with drivers etc so I wouldn't pick that one. The others I have had no recent enough experience with any of their products to even have my own view of them.
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I'll also be springing for an ASRock board in future. Solid stuff, especially the Z77 OC Formula.
I burned my hands on an ASRock some years ago, and the wound is still to fresh for me to consider them again. I had to hack graphics drivers in order for Ubunutu to boot on that board..I've noted the upwards trend of the brand over the past 3 or so years, to my dismay. I guess I'll only be convinced when I can get one for a price that I can't refuse.
My current favourite is Gigabyte. Strong boards with loads of upgrade options and great support. Although I haven't used them in years (a decade?), I still consider Asus with every upgrade cycle, and I haven't ever used MSI or eVGA, but they make the shortlist each time as well. I've been an AMD fanboy for some time, so the Intel boards don't get consideration.
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I'm still a bit of an Asus fan. I've never had any issues with them so I've had no reason to changeAlthough my HTPC is running an ASrock Z77 and it's running pretty solidly. It was the best I could find in that price range and hasn't given me any issues so I might try their boards in the future for my desktop. It'll always come down to what can I get the most value from for my money at the time.
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Gigabyte, they work really well and I've never had one fail on me.
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Asus... Becoz sexy...
Also never had a issue with their boards and most times their layout works well.
Speaking of ASRock... I had one once and it wasnt too bad but the Asus I got afterwards was much better... But a buddy of mine is also ASRock crazy now. Guess they stepped up big time.
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