MSI boards are for gaming, but ASUS are not?

Error 404 · May 18, 2009

Mussels said:
the last one i used overheated the NB at stock, i think it was Nforce 550. after 4 hours of desktop use (nothing intensive, no folding etc) the system would just crash. it still hit 60C with a passive thermalright NB cooler on it.

Thats why I currently have a 40mm fan blowing air directly on it. I'm thinking of getting something like a Noctua NC-U6 for it, making my rig a lot quieter.

Mussels · May 18, 2009

Error 404 said:
Thats why I currently have a 40mm fan blowing air directly on it. I'm thinking of getting something like a Noctua NC-U6 for it, making my rig a lot quieter.

yeah in the end we used the TR cooler and a fan.
Any brand that sells a product that does not work out of the box (passively cooled boards that overheat even in well cooled enthusiast cases, for example) are immediately deemed trash to me. i'll forgive a bad product or two, because thats bound to happen at some point ( asus striker extreme, for example) - but when they repeat the same mistake board after board, with no apparent attempts to fix it then they have failed and i will never purchase from that brand again.

Error 404 · May 18, 2009

Mussels said:
yeah in the end we used the TR cooler and a fan.
Any brand that sells a product that does not work out of the box (passively cooled boards that overheat even in well cooled enthusiast cases, for example) are immediately deemed trash to me. i'll forgive a bad product or two, because thats bound to happen at some point ( asus striker extreme, for example) - but when they repeat the same mistake board after board, with no apparent attempts to fix it then they have failed and i will never purchase from that brand again.

Thats the thing; the heatsink is crappily designed, made more for looks that functionality, but if I replaced that then this motherboard would be perfect for budget gaming/overclocking. I've not had any other trouble with it, and it even resets by itself after a bad OC.

KH0UJ · May 18, 2009

Asus

Asus made in japan (assembled in japan) rules but its really pricey, im using an MSI board right now (550 chipset) but the North bridge IC is very hot on the stock heatsink :eek:

need to modify it to be cooler :banghead:

i think tougher motherboards are great for gaming, I cast my vote on ASUS, tougher components means great for gaming

System Name	QUACK
Processor	Intel i7 2600K (3.4 GHz, 8 threads)
Motherboard	Asus P67P8-V3
Cooling	Xigmatek Balder 120mm (4x120,1x140mm case)
Memory	Patriot 2 Viper Sector 5, 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 G1 4GB
Storage	1x Samsung EVO 850 (500GB) SSD, 1x Fujitsu 256GB SSD
Display(s)	Dell Ultrasharp U2311h 23" (so sexy)
Case	CoolerMaster Gladiator RC-600
Audio Device(s)	Onboard 5.1
Power Supply	Antec 850w with yellow racing stripes
Software	Windows 7 HP 64 bit

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

System Name	QUACK
Processor	Intel i7 2600K (3.4 GHz, 8 threads)
Motherboard	Asus P67P8-V3
Cooling	Xigmatek Balder 120mm (4x120,1x140mm case)
Memory	Patriot 2 Viper Sector 5, 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 G1 4GB
Storage	1x Samsung EVO 850 (500GB) SSD, 1x Fujitsu 256GB SSD
Display(s)	Dell Ultrasharp U2311h 23" (so sexy)
Case	CoolerMaster Gladiator RC-600
Audio Device(s)	Onboard 5.1
Power Supply	Antec 850w with yellow racing stripes
Software	Windows 7 HP 64 bit

System Name	Air Cooled Gaming / Shop PC
Processor	AMD Athlon II X2 Regor 250
Motherboard	Asus M4A78 plus
Cooling	Air Cooled (Upward Airflow)
Memory	Corsair Dominator PC-8500 2GB 1066 MHZ
Video Card(s)	Palit GTS 250 E-Green
Storage	Hitachi Deskstar 160 GB
Display(s)	Samsung EX2020 20 inch LED
Case	Wooden Case Painted and Modified
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC887 8 Channel (Onboard)
Power Supply	Orion HP 585D X2 Dual Modified PSU (585W+585W)
Software	Windows XP SP3 / Windows 7 32 bit

MSI boards are for gaming, but ASUS are not?

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