What is the most reliable AMD DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard?

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CrimsonKnight98

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My current motherboard is outdated (BIOS from 2010 with no updates) and I need to replace it in light of some new issues I've experienced. I'm looking for a good MicroATX (Micro because of space limitations) that will LAST and is compatible with Windows 10. I've looked at the ASRock Micro ATX 970M Pro and it looks very promising, but on newegg many people report it dying, failing, or causing blue screens. I've also looked at the Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3, and I'm seeing similar trends, but to a lesser extent. Can anyone recommend a good MicroATX motherboard that is reliable?
Also, what does the chipset mean? I know a bit about most of the components of a PC, but I don't know much about motherboards at all. What is the difference between a 970M chipset and a 760G?

I have a (GPU) Nvidia GTX 750ti and a (CPU) Phenom II X6 1045t.
 
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The chip set is the an interface between the CPU and on-board peripherals, i.e SATA, USB, PCIe, etc. It controls the number of peripherals of each type, what versions of the peripheral are supported, and, in the case of PCIe how many lanes are implemented. The motherboard and BIOS itself determine how those PCIe lanes are allocated to the various connectors.

So when you see motherboards with different chip sets you can judge them by the peripherals they support further down in the specification.

You can look up the chip sets by model number to see what their maximums are but it is really the motherboard that determines how the peripheral interface is implemented.
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The chip set is the an interface between the CPU and on-board peripherals, i.e SATA, USB, PCIe, etc. It controls the number of peripherals of each type, what versions of the peripheral are supported, and, in the case of PCIe how many lanes are implemented. The motherboard and BIOS itself determine how those PCIe lanes are allocated to the various connectors.

So when you see motherboards with different chip sets you can judge them by the peripherals they support further down in the specification.

You can look up the chip sets by model number to see what their maximums are but it is really the motherboard that determines how the peripheral interface is implemented.
 
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