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More info?)
Hey, thanks for the input. The consensus here is ASUS, MSI, with honorable
mentions for AOpen and Soyo. That will narrow the search parameters.
The guy that replaced my mainboard will only use Intel boards. He sells
systems and has "never had a problem with the Intel boards". OK.
Now the $189 question. Would YOU reinstall the P4C800E-Deluxe board that
ASUS will be RMAing back to me?
<TomClymer@Cox.Com> wrote in message
news:4t9ee.30639$fx3.21218@okepread02...
: I currently have a SOYO motherboard in my home system. I built two
: identical systems at the same time and they are both running error-free:
no
: system hangs (related to the mobo that is...software is a different
issue).
: Both systems are AMD based (not knocking Intel here, just giving info).
: Haven't found anything I can't do yet with this system....but I'm sure
: there's plenty I haven't tried (wink).
:
: Anyway, there is one down-side I can mention about SOYO (this is a biased
: because I was very impatient at the time - for various reasons, many not
: related to the experience itself): I had to do some dealings with the
SOYO
: tech support folks and wasn't real happy about a few things. It seemed to
: take an inordinate amount of time to get my problem solved (won't go into
: details). I am a computer technician by trade - 12 years experience. To
: make a long story short, I had to replace one of the motherboards during
: initial system setups because one of the new boards was bad (it happens).
: Short of my lack of patience with their tech folks, I've got plenty of
: confidence in their product.
:
: I've also used Abit boards in the past, but I'm not up to speed on their
: current boards, so I won't comment. My past experiences with them has
been
: all good.
:
: Intel boards are not as bad as everyone seems to think (giant industry
isn't
: normally liked very much) but I wouldn't build a home system for myself
: using an Intel board: I don't have enough faith in their ability to
perform
: well as a gaming system..mostly they seem to be geared toward office-type
: work.
:
: So there you have it - my humble two-cents worth.
:
: Here's hoping you lots of luck.
:
: -TomClymer
:
: "BP" <Zpoweretal@110.neZt> wrote in message
: news:FfadnRdEUqvfNuXfRVn-sQ@conversent.net...
: >I just had an ASUS P4C800E-Deluxe board go bad. It seems this is not an
: > unusual event:
http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/8069/?o=40
: > I have real reservations about using this board again. I'm thinking I
: > should
: > go with a board that, while it may not have as many features, is much
more
: > reliable and well built. Does anyone have any info or links to
information
: > on motherboard reliability ratings. Most ratings I've found address
: > features
: > and price only. What brands do you have confidence in?
: >
: >
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