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davidluiz339

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I am building a new budget gaming pc with i5-6500 and msi/evga gtx 1060 6gb.
As for the motherboard I have these choices:

MSI B150 GAMING M3
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_1207_1206_1460&item_id=091155

GIGABYTE GA-Z170M-D3H
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_1207_1206_1460&item_id=087066

GIGABYTE GA-Z170-Gaming K3
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_1207_1206_1460&item_id=098918

MSI Z170-A PRO
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_1207_1206_1460&item_id=092995

I am not planning to overclock, but this is the models that are left in stock. They are in the same price range. I am looking for the most reliable one. Which one should I go for?

 
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John_485

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Hey man,

I just lost a computer I built back in 2008 with a Gigabyte board, so it lasted. On the other hand, I just built a new rig and the Gigabyte motherboard gave me all kinds of hell with an Skylake i5 6600K and any RAM I attempted to put on the board (apparently the Gigabyte Gaming 5 , the i5 and the F5 Bios refuse to work together) so I traded it in for an MSI Z170A M5 Gaming and had zero issues, smooth sailing ever since. I started the build out with an ASRock board but it was dead on install, had serious problems with that specific Gigabyte board (above) and came out smelling like a rose (so far) with the MSI.

The truth is all motherboard manufacturers have problems. It all comes down to whether you have good luck or back luck on the particular board you wind up with. Just make sure whomever you buy it from will swap it out for another board if you run into any problems. I shop at Micro Center (brick & mortar store) because if something goes wrong it's only a ten minute drive to salvation.

Good luck,

-laz.
 
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veldrane2

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Its as the poster above said, all boards will have issues at some point. Typically over the years I have found MSI boards to be higher on performance but not lasting as long as the Gygabyte boards. Both have issues, I have had more issues with MSI due to their shorter lifespans then Gigabyte.

There is one huge feature though that the MSI boards do not have, that is dual BIOS. Its a lifesaver in many situations.


 
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John_485

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Yeah, I agree completely. I just ran into a problem with my MSI board (looks like the smooth sailing is over). The board doesn't have LLC (load-line calibration). I'm experiencing Vdroop on my overclock and need to figure out a way to stop the voltage drop under load. I've never heard of a board made for overclocking not having LLC. Granted I haven't built a new system in years so maybe I'm missing something? I just built this machine a little over a week ago and now I'm stuck.
 
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