Flip a coin between these two

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Reading some reviews they intimate that exotic features aside, recent boards with the same chipset have very similar performance. I'm not intending to run 6 graphics cards together or overclock the CPU to death, so is there any reason not to go for one of the following boards with a Core 2 Duo E6300?

ECS P965T-A
MSI P965 Neo

And if they will both do the job, is one of them better in some way?

Thank you.

 

[4Ryan6]

Well if I had to choose between those 2, it would be a brand name decision and that would be MSI.

 

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Thank you 4ryan6 .

Anyone else care to comment or should I go for it based on a survey of one? :?

 

[mkaibear]

If you're not planning on stressing them, either should be fine.

Buy on price, if they're the same price, buy the MSI - they're a Tier One manufacturer.

 

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I hereby announce that MSI has won by a country mile!

 

[AMDThunder]

I've heard way too many RMA horror stories from friends who bought ECS boards. I'd use one if it were free, but I sure wouldn't pay for it.

 

[rodney_ws]

7 years ago I had bad experiences (plural) with ECS boards with integrated video/sound/network... back then they were the cheapest way on the planet to build a complete system... and well, I got what I paid for. That said... I'd go with the non-ECS board. Yes, I hold grudges longer than I should.