Motherboard quality among brands

mcraygsx · Apr 24, 2018

eidairaman1 said:
Considering Asus Holds the Overclock record for ram and cpu? AsRock Has come a long way, however when it comes to OC out of the Big 4, Asus Holds the Crown just sligthly over AsRock, but hey both are from Pegatron. GA has a crap bios, MSI uses crap components on pcb, so Understock MSI/GA are ok, more like a OEM board from Foxconn/ECS/PCChips

While true that ASUS holds the crown but it comes at cost. To get best out of OC capabilities , you have to get into their Maximux line and those boards cost almost same as CPU itself. While Asrock offers same features for lot less. For example ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero ( Least expensive board in the lineup) Cost around $249.99 and in comparison ASRock Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming K6 (similar to taichi) will achieve similar results for $169.99. Of course more extreme overclockers can look towards APEX ($320+) or Formula lineup.

eidairaman1 · Apr 24, 2018

mcraygsx said:
While true that ASUS holds the crown but it comes at cost. To get best out of OC capabilities , you have to get into their Maximux line and those boards cost almost same as CPU itself. While Asrock offers same features for lot less. For example ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero ( Least expensive board in the lineup) Cost around $249.99 and in comparison ASRock Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming K6 (similar to taichi) will achieve similar results for $169.99. Of course more extreme overclockers can look towards APEX ($320+) or Formula lineup.

249 is still pretty affordable.

mcraygsx · Apr 24, 2018

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eidairaman1 said:
249 is still pretty affordable.

Not sure why you deleted your previous comment. Z370 is for Intel and latest X470 is for AMD.

eidairaman1 · Apr 24, 2018

mcraygsx said:
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Not sure why you deleted your previous comment. Z370 is for Intel and latest X470 is for AMD.

Because it's not applicable considering the op specs are intel and he did not specify what cpu he would be going with at this point.

Also x470 availability is not common yet, by the way Z490 would be the top AM4 Chipset that is yet to release. Most who bought a Crosshair 6 Formula/Extreme or x370 Fatal1ty/Taichi won't really move up unless there is a considerable reason to, right now there isn't.

cdawall · Apr 24, 2018

mcraygsx said:
While true that ASUS holds the crown but it comes at cost. To get best out of OC capabilities , you have to get into their Maximux line and those boards cost almost same as CPU itself. While Asrock offers same features for lot less. For example ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero ( Least expensive board in the lineup) Cost around $249.99 and in comparison ASRock Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming K6 (similar to taichi) will achieve similar results for $169.99. Of course more extreme overclockers can look towards APEX ($320+) or Formula lineup.

Why would you cheap out on motherboard? Like the center piece to your entire system...

eidairaman1 · Apr 24, 2018

cdawall said:
Why would you cheap out on motherboard? Like the center piece to your entire system...

PSU and mobo

xkm1948 · Apr 24, 2018

I choose whichever one has best customer service. Probably EVGA for my next board.

Fx · Apr 24, 2018

rtwjunkie said:
In my home I have Asus, Gigabyte, MSI, and ASRock. There is no definitive choice for me on brand. Every brand has good and bad models.

While many expensive models rate well, it is not exclusive: there are expensive duds. Likewise, some bargain-priced and mid-prices gems with many features and few bugs can be had as well.

Basically, they all get it right and wrong in varying amounts with each generation.

This, all day, but in general I primarily choose Asus or Gigabyte for my own personal rig.

My choice for a motherboard (after assessing features) basically boils down to review percentages on Amazon and to a much lesser extent Newegg. I have a system that I go by and it hasn't ever failed me.

Preferably, I want 5 star ratings above 70%. If it is >80% I know i'm good to go.
If I cant get that, I must at least have 4 and 5 star ratings when added together to equal >70%.
I prefer 1 star ratings to be <10%
I never buy a product where the 1 star ratings is >15%

sneekypeet · Apr 24, 2018

Considering the OP says on the last page that he bought a motherboard already and nobody batted an eye at it, it's time to close up shop.

Processor	Intel 7700K 5.1Ghz (Intel advised me not to OC this CPU)
Motherboard	Asus Maximus IX Code
Cooling	Corsair Hydro H115i Platinum
Memory	48GB G.Skill TridentZ DDR4 3200 Dual Channel (2x16 & 2x8)
Video Card(s)	nVIDIA Titan XP (Overclocks like a champ but stock performance is enough)
Storage	Intel 760p 2280 2TB
Display(s)	MSI Optix MPG27CQ Black 27" 1ms 144hz
Case	Thermaltake View 71
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNova 1000 Platinum2
Mouse	Corsair M65 Pro (not recommded, I am on my second mouse with same defect)
Software	Windows 10 Enterprise 1803
Benchmark Scores	Yes I am Intel fanboy that is my benchmark score.

System Name	PCGOD
Processor	AMD FX 8350@ 5.0GHz
Motherboard	Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios
Cooling	Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED
Memory	16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V)
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB
Display(s)	NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter)
Case	AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition
Audio Device(s)	Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR
Power Supply	Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3)
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD
Keyboard	Roccat Ryos MK Pro
Software	Windows 7 Pro 64

Processor	Intel 7700K 5.1Ghz (Intel advised me not to OC this CPU)
Motherboard	Asus Maximus IX Code
Cooling	Corsair Hydro H115i Platinum
Memory	48GB G.Skill TridentZ DDR4 3200 Dual Channel (2x16 & 2x8)
Video Card(s)	nVIDIA Titan XP (Overclocks like a champ but stock performance is enough)
Storage	Intel 760p 2280 2TB
Display(s)	MSI Optix MPG27CQ Black 27" 1ms 144hz
Case	Thermaltake View 71
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNova 1000 Platinum2
Mouse	Corsair M65 Pro (not recommded, I am on my second mouse with same defect)
Software	Windows 10 Enterprise 1803
Benchmark Scores	Yes I am Intel fanboy that is my benchmark score.

System Name	PCGOD
Processor	AMD FX 8350@ 5.0GHz
Motherboard	Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios
Cooling	Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED
Memory	16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V)
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB
Display(s)	NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter)
Case	AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition
Audio Device(s)	Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR
Power Supply	Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3)
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD
Keyboard	Roccat Ryos MK Pro
Software	Windows 7 Pro 64

System Name	All the cores
Processor	2990WX
Motherboard	Asrock X399M
Cooling	CPU-XSPC RayStorm Neo, 2x240mm+360mm, D5PWM+140mL, GPU-2x360mm, 2xbyski, D4+D5+100mL
Memory	4x16GB G.Skill 3600
Video Card(s)	(2) EVGA SC BLACK 1080Ti's
Storage	2x Samsung SM951 512GB, Samsung PM961 512GB
Display(s)	Dell UP2414Q 3840X2160@60hz
Case	Caselabs Mercury S5+pedestal
Audio Device(s)	Fischer HA-02->Fischer FA-002W High edition/FA-003/Jubilate/FA-011 depending on my mood
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime 1200w
Mouse	Thermaltake Theron, Steam controller
Keyboard	Keychron K8
Software	W10P

Motherboard quality among brands

mcraygsx

eidairaman1

The Exiled Airman

mcraygsx

eidairaman1

The Exiled Airman

cdawall

where the hell are my stars

eidairaman1

The Exiled Airman

xkm1948

Fx

sneekypeet

Retired Super Moderator

System Name	Virtual Reality / Bioinformatics
Processor	Undead CPU
Motherboard	Undead TUF X99
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15
Memory	GSkill 128GB DDR4-3000
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra
Storage	Samsung 960 Pro 1TB + 860 EVO 2TB + WD Black 5TB
Display(s)	32'' 4K Dell
Case	Fractal Design R5
Audio Device(s)	BOSE 2.0
Power Supply	Seasonic 850watt
Mouse	Logitech Master MX
Keyboard	Corsair K70 Cherry MX Blue
VR HMD	HTC Vive + Oculus Quest 2
Software	Windows 10 P

Processor	Ryzen 2600x
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix X470-F Gaming
Cooling	Noctua
Memory	G.SKILL Flare X Series 16GB DDR4 3466
Video Card(s)	EVGA 980ti FTW
Storage	(OS)Samsung 950 Pro (512GB), (Data) WD Reds
Display(s)	24" Dell UltraSharp U2412M
Case	Fractal Design Define R5
Audio Device(s)	Sennheiser GAME ONE
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2
Mouse	Mionix Castor
Keyboard	Deck Hassium Pro
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

System Name	EVA-01
Processor	Intel i7 13700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus Z690 HERO EVA Edition
Cooling	ASUS ROG Ryujin III 360 with Noctua Industrial Fans
Memory	PAtriot Viper Elite RGB 96GB @ 6000MHz.
Video Card(s)	Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 24GB OC EVA Edition
Storage	Addlink S95 M.2 PCIe GEN 4x4 2TB
Display(s)	Asus ROG SWIFT OLED PG42UQ
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 TG
Audio Device(s)	Realtek on board > Sony Receiver > Cerwin Vegas
Power Supply	be quiet DARK POWER PRO 12 1500W
Mouse	ROG STRIX Impact Electro Punk
Keyboard	ROG STRIX Scope TKL Electro Punk
Software	Windows 11