Your fav MB manufacturer

[dipzy]

Been a Asus mobo lover for a long time

, will be interesting what its like to own my very first EVGA mobo (SR-3)

 

[nothingspecial]

Pretty much always Gigabyte for me. Although some of the newer boards seem to be dropping the better features (TI Firewire chipsets are the one that spring to mind).

That, and I don't like red, so it crosses the ASUS ROG stuff off my list

 

[fcb]

I've used Intel, Asus, MSI, and Gigabyte boards. Never had any major problems with these manufactures before, but I still fall back on Gigabyte.

 

[killablade]

MSI for mid-end, ASUS for high-end :')

 

[Ravious]

I personally like MSI boards the best.

 

[Niz406]

Where is the Option for DFi ?

I'm from a DFi background! Some of the best boards I've ever used

Or am I old school and they don't make boards for consumers anymore?

 

[FragTek]

Where is the Option for DFi ?

I'm from a DFi background! Some of the best boards I've ever used

Or am I old school and they don't make boards for consumers anymore?

DFI FTW.

Best board of all time, space, and history = DFI nF4 SLI-DR Expert.

 

[Lollipop]

Added DFI

 

[JesseLactin]

Whatever you do, stay the hell away from Biostar. They're budget and you'll regret it. M/B are not something to cheap out on.

 

[Lollipop]

Whatever you do, stay the hell away from Biostar. They're budget and you'll regret it. M/B are not something to cheap out on.

ThingNothing* in a system is something to cheap out on... maybe the RAM but that's it

 

[JesseLactin]

Thing in a system is something to cheap out on... maybe the RAM but that's it

Yeah. For RAM, you can get some cheap 1333 CL9 stuff for like $40. CM also makes some great cases for $60 (HAF 912). I think the M/B is the second worst place to cheap out on (PSU is the absolute worst). CPUs are fine to cheap out on, but only if you have a good upgrade path (ie. i3 2100 -> i7 2600K). A bad motherboard prevents you from going SLI/CF, overclocking, or adding more than a couple hard drives (my Biostar A880GU3 has 4 SATA ports and 2 DIMM slots).

 

[Azurite]

Asus is really good, and i have only had asus mb's, but i must admit that the nicest looking mobos are the gigabytes UD5 and UD7