For me its asus, ive never had an issue with their products.
Asus, MSI & EVGA are my standard go to for building my personal rigs
I've always used Asus, but I've put Gigabyte ones in builds I've done for other people. Neither brand has caused me any trouble…
USed to be DFI although my current board is an asus one.
I tend to use whatever seems to be the best at the time :D
Got an Asus board at the moment and have had no problems but i'd trust all the big one ie: Asus, MSI, Gigabyte, EVGA, Asrock. It is just down to whoever has the best board for me.
I vote MSI, Gigabyte and ASUS. Other than some weakness/weird quirks in the boards I've owned, none of them have failed just yet.
Its got to be Asus, i have never had a problem and they are also very nice looking boards, especially with their ROG variety.
Asus at the present time.
It used to be Abit and DFI before that though ;)
Never had a problem with Gigabyte.
I have a failed Gigabyte board at the moment, i have never had a failed asus board but i have had a few problematic ones, MSI have been a bit patchy aswell.
I dont really ‘trust’ any of them since abit went down the pan, i just get the one that seems to fit the bill.
Asus, Asrock, ECS. the only 3. msi and gigabyte fell off the wagon for me.
Intel, but it seems they are ceasing production of Intel branded boards, so failing that Asus or Gigabyte
Asus or Gigabyte for me. Had no bad experiences with either brand.
Can't speak of any competing brands as I've stuck to what I know works for me.
ASUS, but very impressed by my AS Rock mini board
Asus, I've only had one of their boards die on me, and that was only after 8 years of major abuse. It was my workhorse for what felt like forever, sad to see it go really. Every other board maker was a pain in the ass out of the box and most of them packed it in before their sell-by-date.
I don't have any particular preference and would trust any of the big names.
I really try to just get the best value board for what I need.
I am currently running asrock z77 extreme 4 on my main pc and have a biostar in my HTPC which so far has been a great board.
My last couple of boards, foxconn blackops, abit ab9 quadgt.
Gotta say I been running on a Biostar for many years now, not one problem. I really like the look of their current Hi-Fi boards too.
Never been a fan of Asus, too much proprietary gubbins on those. Gigabyte seem pretty solid; I once bought one out of a box that was bent like a banana, screwed it in straight and it worked fine. The DFI LanParty Pro875B was a trooper but they don't make retail parts anymore.
ASUS are the only one's i truly trust and if there's none of them then MSI and gigabyte and i avoid ASrock like the plague.
Asus for my personal pc's and for a few friends, done some things with asrock that did not have good stability.
Only ASUS or Gigabyte for me (more ASUS for quality & Gigabyte for when I need flexibility). Currently own ASUS P6T Deluxe v1 with OC i7-920 & 48GB RAM (the P6T Deluxe accepts certain 8GB modules!) running 4 VMs.
Though I have had boards from both manufacturers fail on me (ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe & Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3) - though this was through age/longevity - using them (sometimes 24/7) for >6yrs can finally takes its toll. Excellent boards.
TBH it would be unfair to extrapolate based purely on my experience, but aside from Sapphire and Intel I don't remember major problems with other brands I've used. While Asus are OK, they're nothing special vs other brands, and I'm not too sure about their more recent models but in the past they've paid little attention to power efficiency, something Gigabyte are also guilty of in my experience but ASrock seem to be fairly good in that regard.
I can't simply say ‘x brand is teh only way to go’ simply because they're the only one I've used and not had any problems. :P
Any of the big three (ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI), although I like ASUS the most :P
In the old 939 days it had to be DFI now its probably Asus
My last two motherboards have been ASUS and they're been rock solid.
Although I think my best ever motherboard was from EPoX a long time ago, although it looks like they no longer exist!
Ive had 2 Gigabyte boards now and not had a single problem with either! I find them better value for money, im sure the ASUS ones are great i just think i can get great for less money :)
Asus
asrock ( asus 2.0 )
msi
azza1991
Ive had 2 Gigabyte boards now and not had a single problem with either! I find them better value for money, im sure the ASUS ones are great i just think i can get great for less money :)
Problem with Gigabyte boards, there is no QFAN! There is a fan control software which you have to install and which takes over from Windows boot.
Asus, but I do miss the old days of socket 939 with my old ABIT board!
Intel for me, never any probs. Shame they are pulling out, will probably go for Asus for my next build.
Let's hear it: in your opinion, which is the go-to brand?
Asus - I think the only non-Asus board I've bought was an ASRock one I got for someone else. I buy Asus because they might not be the cheapest, but they seem pretty well made.
If - for some reason - I couldn't buy an Asus one then I think Gigabyte would be next on my list, probably followed by ASRock.
1. ASUS (appart from their warranty not being too good)
2. GIGABYTE - had this motherboard with an athlon XP, it performed okay
3. ASRock - my last resort. I've had lots of compatibility issues with their last board but brands
do evolve and come out of the darkness!
I am partial to Gigabyte motherboards, the choice came after I had a string of Asus boards fail on me. Since then I've stopped shopping for brands and look for features I like at a price I can afford and my last purchase was Gigabyte because it had the features I wanted at a price lower than the other options with the same features. I tend to recommend Gigabyte to friends and family because of my experience with them but I wouldn't have an issue with using Asus, ASRock or MSI.
I Like ASUS and GIGABYTE.
None, motherboards are almost always the first component to break. For performance and functionality I stick with ASUS, however I've had a lot of duff boards off them too, often issues down to poor quality control, so it's very much luck of the draw and there's nothing worse than sending a motherboard back when building your own PC.
Asus, Gigabyte and for budget MSI, for Rock stable and everything else ASUS, for Stable and Manipulation Gigabyte, for normal use MSI.
I usually go with Asus or Gigabyte although I'm branching out.
Sad this isn't for worst motherboard. Asus is the worst junk. :D Had 2 boards fail last year. One totally died, the other failed USB's, broke down SATA ports. It was a Maximus Extreme. Asus is the worst junk. No idea why ppl buy em.
Gigabyte is probably one of the best boards to pick.
I have an MSI right now, those are also very stable. But i read elsewhere that most returned product in some big company was MSI Z68A-GD65, i have an MSI Z77A-GD80, only problem i had is 1 bios can't flash. So using the other one. hehe.
Asrock also works very well, for a decent price. When i bought an Asrock Extreme 4. The box, the accessories inside and the motherboard itself was a lot more quality than the Asus Maximus IV Z68 one(Bought at the same time). Actually the Asus one looked like the discount.
i know that Asus generally make great boards however, poor customer support.
EVGA - never buying their buggy motherboards ever again. Currently using Z77 and it still has bug after almost a year being released. In saying the hardware is great and so is their support, that is why i am sticking with their gpus.
Gigabyte on my old Athlon 64 hasnt missed a beat and still runs today.
Gigabyte. Simply for build quality and durability. Over many years of system building - they've always been a cut above the rest. At least, in my perception. I also used to be partial to Abit but now they're gone. QQ
Asus & Gigabyte - both rock solid brands for Motherboard and GPU
ASUS are my king of kings. Currently on a Gigabyte though, and had no problems. Used MSI in the past as well, and found have found them to be solid.
Wow a BP6 motherboard. Always wanted one of those back in the day with 2x celeron processors. Anyway for me it's ASUS.
genkifd
i know that Asus generally make great boards however, poor customer support.
The best support is support I never need.
I used to swear by Abit, but since they pulled out, I'm not loyal to any mobo brand.
Gigabyte always been good.
I built a media centre with an asus due to gigabyte not fitting. I had four replacements.
yep had dfi abit wish they were still about .. .. but now trust asus .. boards are rock solid ..and there forums are good too
Was always Abit (still clinging on now, albeit with a modded BIOS) but should be getting an Asus board some time next week so I look forward to seeing how it fares.
Asus. Had too many Gigabyte boards giving problems to buy again.
Gigabyte and Asus, But as they have Value, Quality and features all rolled up in one box, I have to put MSI at the top.
Asrock and Biostar. Just to be contrary LOL.
Asus all the way, been buying them since Abit went downhill, so…8 years ? Maybe a touch more
Intel for build quality and quality of materials. Gigabyte or Asus probably better all rounders particularly if you want to overclock.
MSI is good, especially if anything goes wrong
MSI for me. Have owned 3 different boards and they are all still going strong with no problems. Had an ECS in the AMD Athlon days and it was a good cheap, no frills board.
Asus is my manufacturer of choice.
I know that other manufacturers offer solid options with competitive features, and sometimes for less, but I've never had any problems at all!
I've had failed boards from pretty much all companies tbh, but I find that gigabyte and msi probably have the best setup for support. No one company stands out for me!
Asus for me (& their GFX cards)
ASUS all the time for my builds. If it's a customer and a different board has better specs for the same/better price I'm willing to go for that but only if I've seen every ASUS board.
It used to be abit and epox but now its asus all the way for me as well.
ASROCK it's for me best they have best support for cpu's.
I've used MSI, Gigabyte, ASRock and ASUS boards for my own systems, all without major issues. But whenever I've built a system for someone else I always use ASUS.
Long ago: Asus (later lost due to bad service)
2 Weeks ago: Gigabyte (again lost also to their service)
Now I'm skeptical
Clue: Ultra ultra ultra ultra JAW r r u b b l e.
Why is there so much asus love?
Nothing against them, but I can't see whats so great, I wouldn't write them off when looking but I don't prioritise them either, hence I always get better boards at less money.
Percy1983
Why is there so much asus love?
Nothing against them, but I can't see whats so great, I wouldn't write them off when looking but I don't prioritise them either, hence I always get better boards at less money.
But who would you prioritise? This is my point, none of them really seem to stand for absolute quality and class. The best hope you have now is to just go for the high end boards from any of the manufacturers and hope that they have put plenty of time and effort into the development and also used good quality components.
Percy1983
Why is there so much asus love?
Nothing against them, but I can't see whats so great, I wouldn't write them off when looking but I don't prioritise them either, hence I always get better boards at less money.
Agreed. I also don't really have anything against them, expect maybe the lack of attention to efficiency I mentioned earlier, but I really don't see what's supposedly so exceptional about them? I have an Asus board in one of my systems and POST time is also notably long vs other boards I have.
I'd be interested to know
why some people rate them so highly?
Biscuit
But who would you prioritise? This is my point, none of them really seem to stand for absolute quality and class. The best hope you have now is to just go for the high end boards from any of the manufacturers and hope that they have put plenty of time and effort into the development and also used good quality components.
I don't prioritise any brand, I think what I need, find boards which fit that then look up each board and buy what appears to be the best for my use.
I have never owned an asus board but have used one for a friends build as it was the best option at the time, it was nice enough but it doesn't have anything over my asrock or biostar boards or the foxconn before that.
As I say I have nothing against them, I just can't see whats so special.
There is so much ASUS love because they make good boards packed with features and new features and the boards look great as well. Plus, QFan 2 is just awesome, it's the best fan control by a motherboard manufacturer.
Btw, ASROCK is a subsidiary of ASUS. ASROCK = El Cheapo ASUS.
OilSheikh
Btw, ASROCK is a subsidiary of ASUS. ASROCK = El Cheapo ASUS.
Wrong, yes ASRock did start as a budget brand for low end asus boards, in 2010 things changed and they became separate companies as asustek let go of Pegatron and ASrock with them.
Hence why we now have ASRock boards which compete with ASUS boards in all market segments.
More interesting is use still use Pegatron to make some of there boards, so you potentially get an asrock manufactured board with an asus sticker.
Therefore by your definition some boards its: ASUS = El Cheapo ASUS + ASUS branding.
Yet again not an attack on ASUS, more a defence of ASRock.
Asus for the last 10 years.
Trust is not really a word I'd use within a high tech environment as tech fails - its an accepted risk… however ASUS have always performed when needed and been 100% reliable.
I usually buy Gigabyte because of value for money. Only one that I'm a little disappointed with is the one in my HTPC, but I bought an real el-cheapo one with an NVIDIA AMD chipset (using my old Phenom II 710 in that PC, and the store I bought from had a very limited selection of compatible boards). Still, the problem it's giving me is BIOS recovery on restart, and it's possible that flashing the BIOS would solve that, I've just been too lazy to try it. I usually put it to sleep and rarely restart, so it's not a major bother.
The only motherboards I remember giving me real trouble over the years were Abit and Tyan.
I've gone with asus and had few problems with them except that the last two boards i've got from them the Ethernet controller has gone dodgy in some way. the first an M2N-MX, the link drops out every 4 or 5 seconds, and my current motherboard m4a89gtd pro/usb3 i can't get the link to run at 1gbit, only 100mbit.
Seriously considering another manufacturer.
I've used motherboards from Abit Aopen, Asus, DFI, and Gigabyte over the years. I think motherboards are much more stable today than they used to be, as are the OS's run on them. Anyone remember the VIA KT266 chipset? I had a gigabyte board at the time which was just horribly unstable. Today I've got Asus motherboards on all three of my PCs, and none of them have given me a moments trouble.
I used to have a strong preference for Asus, but only becuase they included their q-connector for the front panel connectors. I have a p6t deluxe in my main PC and am a little dissapointed that they haven't released any Win 8 drivers for it.
More recent builds have used Gigabyte, but I have had some odd, seemingly driver related, issues with one of those builds.
So, for hardware Asus or Gigabyte, but I wouldn't confine myself to only these manufacturers. I look for the cheapest board that has the features I need / want.
For driver support, I'd have to say I trust none of them.
Gigabyte, ASUS, MSI for me
OilSheikh
There is so much ASUS love because they make good boards packed with features and new features and the boards look great as well. Plus, QFan 2 is just awesome, it's the best fan control by a motherboard manufacturer.
The same could be said about pretty much any other motherboard MFR though, features vary within brands, appearance is subjective (and completely unimportant for some). Also, the FM1 ASRock board I have in this system has excellent fan control. The same can't be said about the AM2 ASRock board I had previously though, which always kept the fan at a fairly high speed.
I've always used Asus, but I'm considering Gigabyte as my next project is a Hackintosh.
Actually i have an ASUS P8Z77-V LX, and its been ok, but tbh my all time favourite mobo maker was ABIT… right next to it it lies EPoX, then after them i have Gigabyte, then ASUS, then MSI and DFI… ASRock has last resort…
I will say I think anybody who ignores the more recent ASRock Extreme 4/6 boards purely based on name is missing out massively.
When buying mine nothing came close to Z77 Extreme 4 in terms of features for the price, its a good looking board too, could have got the extreme 6 for more but didn't need the additional features.
Asus for me, never had any other motherboards
MSi, really awesome with reasonable prices. ASUS and Gigabyte are respectable choices too.
Seems everyone uses Asus. Always Gigabyte for me but Asus would be my next choice.
watercooled
Agreed. I also don't really have anything against them , expect maybe the lack of attention to efficiency I mentioned earlier, but I really don't see what's supposedly so exceptional about them? I have an Asus board in one of my systems and POST time is also notably long vs other boards I have. I'd be interested to know why some people rate them so highly?
Forgetting about the low end stuff,
I rate Asus because I've had little in the way of trouble. And the one time I did have a major problem (Socket 939 mounting lugs broke twice in one year) the reseller I bought from (Scan) was able to contact Asus and get me replacement parts with little hassle - even though the board was long out of production.
Yes, I realise that there's cheaper gear out there, but from the MSI stuff I've looked at it's perhaps a case of “not getting owt for nowt” - Asus is more expensive but (arguably) better built. As to the “I bought an Asus board and it sucked” comments, well given the number that they produce, you've got to get more than a few failures - even with a class-leading reliability score (which I'm not necessarily saying Asus have btw).
And remember, the question was "which motherboard manufacturer do
you trust most" - Asus for me, because of the lack of issues.
Gigabyte and ASUS. The worst I've had is MSI, had a failure, neighbours PC had major issues, and an old friend had plenty of compatibility issues. Maybe they are better more recently, but I got fed up of all their stuff being poor quality, so have avoided them over the past 5 years.
Gigabyte, Asus, ASrock - I steer away from MSI, had several bad experiences especially when overclocking.
I'd be happy using ECS In most stock rigs if price is an issue.
Asus is number 1 for me. Solid motherboards and regular BIOS updates too. Gigabyte comes in at 2nd.
Another question. many say they stick with asus as they never had a problem of asus.
In my case the first board I bought as a gigabyte, never had a problem, but still replaced it with an abit, which had no problems, but still I replaced it with a foxconn , which had no problems, but still I replaced it with an ASRock, which has had no problems.
It seems if I had the same thinking patterns on here I would have had only gigabyte boards all this time and would be posting a single word reply along the lines of ‘gigabyte’.
I guess I just don't see the point in brand loyalty, in motherboards or anything else.
Asus ROG for me. Solid build quality, never let me down, and they have second to none OC/diagnostic features. ROG connect has been a godsend for diagnosing POST failures.
For me it's EVGA all the way. Not only for motherboards, but for video cards as well.
Percy1983
Another question. many say they stick with asus as they never had a problem of asus.
In my case the first board I bought as a gigabyte, never had a problem, but still replaced it with an abit, which had no problems, but still I replaced it with a foxconn , which had no problems, but still I replaced it with an ASRock, which has had no problems.
It seems if I had the same thinking patterns on here I would have had only gigabyte boards all this time and would be posting a single word reply along the lines of ‘gigabyte’.
I guess I just don't see the point in brand loyalty, in motherboards or anything else.
Agreed, again. :)
Always been ASUS for me…But I'm currently using AsRock Extreme 6, which was the result of a tough choice trust me. It took evidence of the lower return rates from AsRock coupled with the 3 year warranty to convince me.
zap117
Any of the big three (ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI), although I like ASUS the most :P
Yup +1
Asus or Msi for me, but I recommend Gigabyte too, and Asrock when it's budget biuld
Asus, must have purchased more than 10 over the years, one as far back as 1998 which is still going strong in a relatives PC. Hardly ever seen a problem. although currently I am using a Gigabyte G1.Sniper X58 and an X58-OC both of which over-clock like champions. I had to replace the Killer NIC in in the G1 as it is basically unstable for large file transfers. THe X58-Oc is the finest and most beautiful motherboard I have ever used gracefully adorned with Poscaps that amke it look so sleek.
Yep, I have to agree with Asus. I have used MSI as well but I think ASUS tend to be better laid out.
ah, the abit bp6! my first proper motherboard. that lasted me a good few years with a dual overclocked celeron 366 @ 550.
It was always Abit for me but since then it's been gigabyte. they seem to offer what I need from a motherboard at sensible prices. been generally reliable enough
I'd say ASUS, 10 years ago they were awesome!!
Got a Gigabyte with bad caps back in ‘06 or so, and haven’t bought another one since.
Two Asus systems have been running for a while now with now problems. So Asus for me.
None of them.
Had bad experiences with every mobo manufacturer. Asus and Gigabyte have both been fairly solid in recent years but still, they could start shipping duff boards again anytime soon…
I've been using Gigabyte MBs for about 10 years now, never had a issues with them. Next in my list is Asus.
I went from ECS to MSI to ASUS and I'll honestly say that I'm stick with ASUS from now on. I'd like to give Gigabyte a chance though.
I've only bought two motherboards so far, the first was Asus, which failed after about 5 years, but that was 5 years of pretty heavy use, so I think it did ok. The one I bought to replace that was ASRock, it's a nice board and I've had no problems so far. So I guess I'd say either of those two. When buying though I always do plenty research and will buy most brands if the product is right.
I always used ABIT until Universal took them over, then DFI until they stopped making enthusiast boards. I'm currently using ASRock motherboards.
none? ive had bad asus boards, ive had bad gigabyte boards, bad asrock boards… and also good mobos from all 3 of those.
brand loyalty is something i will never, ever understand.
Gigabyte. Asus as second choice.
MSI fill their boards with too many pictures or shapes of guns and plaster “MILITARY CLASS” all over them, its kinda childish really. The boards themselves are decent but the aesthetic puts me off completely.
Obscurity
Gigabyte. Asus as second choice.
MSI fill their boards with too many pictures or shapes of guns and plaster “MILITARY CLASS” all over them, its kinda childish really. The boards themselves are decent but the aesthetic puts me off completely.
You say msi are the worst for that… Really?
Think you need to double check your sources!
asus and msi for me, Although always found asus Bios chips to be a little flakey
I use Gigabyte myself, but generally use ASUS when I build for other people.
I have an ABIT KT7A-RAID going strong 12 years after purchase and overclocked.
Supermicro, Tyan, Intel, Asus.
Hello All.
A) Buy an ASUS motherboard.
(Fan boy / employee / ‘freebie troll’?) nope.
B) I registered ‘especially’ so I could post a reply
(Really big wow u say?) Indeed.
C) Still reading? /rant>
In my overly long ‘IT background’ history of 22 years, ASUS motherboards are by far the most reliable & compatible motherboards you can buy.
They may not be the #1 ‘best value for money’ (uhuh?) or absolutely teaming with ‘cutting edge’ features (insert yawn) but who actually needs a board with 12+ USB ports & 4 x Gen3 full speed PCie lanes?
I work have worked, gamed and abused many MANY manufacturers motherboards for 3 decades now & its ASUS motherboards that don’t fail / boot perfectly with my RAID / Fibre / NIC and don’t BSOD when my office gets over 30 degrees (sure about that?) simply put, yes.
I’m not going to name other manufacturers here because there isn’t any need to. I have clustered Hyper visors on free / open source SANs with ASUS motherboards that have cost 1/30th of industry standard ‘kit’, delivered 4 x better metrics (stroke.. storke..background trumpet…?) and they have never needed a ‘premier’ support call
at 3am etc. Lucky? Nope, ASUS do their homework.
You can tell I don’t ‘write’ professionally, I really don’t care. I do care about transparency & honesty, buy an ASUS motherboard.
Steve@hiuptime.co.uk
Gigabyte - had 3 Asus boards fail, 2 because system fan headers didn't meet specs and wiped out a +12v land and 1 because the CPU fan header stopped working (couldn't get the fan to spin up). Did all the right things to isolate the problem.
Asus has never let me down and I have had them since the old P4P800E and that is long back. I have had nearly 20 of them already, my favourite being the Gene series.