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Gigabyte Announces Ultra Durable 4 Motherboard Construction Technology

Is motherboard durability a concern?

  • Yes, motherboards should be built to last

    Votes: 39 86.7%
  • No, most upgrade their gaming rigs every 3 or so years, anyway

    Votes: 6 13.3%

  • Total voters
    45
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I had 3 boards at the time,

One olde Gigabyte GA-7VTXE+, 5 years many of them 24/7 and still was fine but I had to throw it because I broke it accidentally

An Asrock AliveNF6P-VSTA that broke after 1 year (I still don't think Asrock is bad)

My current Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2H and after 2 years of daily use it's still strong :)

I like Gigabyte too ;)
 
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plus it's Gigabyte sooo . . .. yeah it's crap.

That's pretty funny coming from such a huge fan of eVGA like you. Since 2004, I've built over 3 dozen PCs for people with Gigabyte mobos, only one had problems - that an RMA took care of.

I built 3 PCs with eVGA mobos. All had problems, and the one time I owned an eVGA video card left a sour taste in my mouth. I think they're the most overrated company out there. I think they learned how to make PCBs from Sapphire.
 
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That's pretty funny coming from such a huge fan of eVGA like you. Since 2004, I've built over 3 dozen PCs for people with Gigabyte mobos, only one had problems - that an RMA took care of.

I built 3 PCs with eVGA mobos. All had problems, and the one time I owned an eVGA video card left a sour taste in my mouth. I think they're the most overrated company out there. I think they learned how to make PCBs from Sapphire.

You missed the part where only 1 out of the 7 boards of theirs I have bought actually worked, as well as the RMA issues, they are the worst you can get in my experience. Also why do you say I am an EVGA fan ?
 
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