is it wise to buy repaired MB with limited warranty?

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Hello tomsharware comunity i have quick question, i need to buy better motherboard because the one i have right now only have 760 chipset and it thortle my cpu (fx 8300) a lot so i figured i need to spend more money on motherboard and i found one pretty cheap Asrock 990fx Killer for only 50€ (its great mobo at least i think) but the catch is, this is repaired mobo with limited warranty only three months.
So my question should i go for this repaired mother board or rather buy the new one little worse maybe but with full warranty like GA-970A-DS3P its little more expensive also only 970 chipset but still better that my current one

i honestly don´t know i realy like that asus killer mobo but i´m not sure if it´s good idea to buy thing that was once broken and then repaired. So i would be pleased for any ideas and discussion
 
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The best way is to go for a new motherboard that comes with full 3 year warranty than getting a old one with lame 3 months warranty.

What if that old motherboard dies after 3 months? Your 50€ will be a complete waste and then to add insult to your injury, you've have to shell out more money €85.09 to get new board. Total cost incurred would be €135.09.

So its wise to get a new one for €85.09 right now.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (€85.09 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €85.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 13:10 CEST+0200

(OR) Get this stellar performer:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (€104.46 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Total: €104.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 13:17 CEST+0200

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Update:

Get the Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P 65€

Why Gigabyte Motherboard?

Because they make stable, durable and performance oriented motherboards with lowest RMAs. See the images below:

What is RMA?

Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) is a part of the process of returning a product in order to receive a refund, replacement, or repair during the product's warranty period.

Gigabyte with least RMA percentage over the past two years
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Major Motherboard and Graphics Card Manufacturers RMA Ratings
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Read the full article here - Reliability report: Gigabyte top for motherboards, MSI for graphics cards

Cheers!
 
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I'd never buy any electronic component that is sold as a repaired item. The fact that it will only have a 3 month warranty, and a limited one at that, is next to having no warranty at all. What happens if it fails? Then you will have probably lost your €50 and have no mobo.

As for AMD specific chipsets i'm sure someone else will be along in a while to help decide whether you really need a 990 over a 970 but from my memory the 990 is more for OCing and Crossfire. It may help to say what GPU you have and whether you plan adding another.

 
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thanks for reply, i look at those and check them in shops in my country because the price range here (Slovakia) is often pretty big from amazon (whitch unfortunately still doesn´t work in my country :X )
so my current nominates are:
1.) Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P 65 €
2.) ASUS M5A97 R2.0 65 €
3.) ASRock 970 PRO3 61 €
so whitch one of theese would you pick?

Edit: intersting article and i must say i have gigabite card and my last build was gigabite mainboard too and i never experience any problems from it so i think i choose 970a-Ds3P it seems like nice board with decent cooling on VRM thank you all! i realy appreciate it
 
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at this poin i have gtx960 2gb nice mainstream card after spending years in AMD waters i feel little rusty in nvidia drivers but i get used to it. if i have sli compactible mainboard i probably spent some cash for another 960 in future but then i maybe need better psu and also i think two 960 and fx8300 isnt the best combo so i dont know right now but it isnt my priority
also maybe i want little oc for 8300 just to get it at 3,8 - 4.0 ghz just to be in pair with 8350
 
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