Which motherboard to buy in terms of warranty and quality?

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kapalik

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Processor: Intel Core i3-4130 CPU @ 3.40 GHz
Motherboard: Asus H81M-E
Memory: Transcend 2GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz (Channel B)
Undefined 2GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz (Channel A)
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 32 bit

Dear friends,

I have been using my current motherboard for about 4 years. The warranty period of 3 years is over. I don't know when will this motherboard die out. In my place certain brands of motherboard are available for the current processor I am using. They are: GIGABYTE,MSI, ASUS, ASRock, Biostar, Foxconn etc. All the motherboards have 1 - 3 years of warranty period depending on distributor or seller.

In the event that the current motherboard dies out which brand of motherboard should I buy? I read in a few sites that ASUS gives trouble in warranty claims for their faulty or nonfunctional motherboards, if the motherboard crashes before the warranty period.I want to avoid such trouble. I also read that, in recent times, ASUS motherboard quality is only prevailing by age old "ASUS" name, while other manufacturers are producing high quality motherboards and some are sincere about warranty claims from customer. Which motherboard manufacturer is sincere about warranty claims and produce "truly" high quality motherboards and not just depending on previous fame from 10-20 years back?

Thanks in advance.
 
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theyeti87
My go-to motherboard manufacturers are Asus and Gigabyte, with secondary considerations to ASRock.

MSI is known to have lacking QC/QA (though it has not been my experience), which ultimately affects the product.
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I had great experience with MSI support. My last board was a Gigabyte and I only had issues and their support was bad when I used it like 5 years ago. I'll never go Gigabyte again.

So far, MSI is my new go to for branding picks on anything I choose. It's been great so far.
 
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My go-to motherboard manufacturers are Asus and Gigabyte, with secondary considerations to ASRock.

MSI is known to have lacking QC/QA (though it has not been my experience), which ultimately affects the product.
 
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For the last 7+ years ive only built systems with Asus boards, for me i would only buy Asus ROG boards. Have built a few with other manufactures but always have issues down the road with them.

Rampage iii extreme 7 years old
2 Maximus IV Gene-Z 5 years old
MAXIMUS VII HERO 3 years old

All of them have been stressed by overclocking and all of them are still running strong.
 
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I'd like to add I still roll with my Asus ROG Rampage III Formula X58 motherboard. Has been my daily driver since Autumn 2010.
 
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Yes, Im one of those who experienced plenty of MSI problems... :(
 
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In my place there are two types of motherboard for intel 4th generation processor: one with intel B85 chipset (e.g. Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H) and the other with intel H81 chipset (e.g. Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2PV-WP). The one with intel B85 chipset is slightly higher in price compared to the one with intel H81 chipset but both have 3 years of warranty. How are they different in terms of quality (e.g. performance, prone to failure, durability etc) and reliability? Just making sure I buy the better one within my affordability after my current motherboard crashes in the future.

Here sellers and distributors have a tendency to deceive customers with misinformation. Here all sellers and distributors just want to sell anything to customers by any means. Its very difficult to get replaced products if that product fails or dies out before warranty period. In most cases it takes months for the warranty replaced product to arrive and receive. In such cases, a typical customer will buy the same product again or buy a whole brand new pc or laptop which doubles or triples the expenditure. Most customers will not wait for months to get that warranty replaced product. Customers here suffer from all sorts of hassles once a particular pc or laptop component or the entire pc or laptop fails before warranty period.

For such reasons I am asking for all your suggestions in this matter.
 
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