MOBO - ASUS or Gigabyte or MSI

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robotsmani

Journeyman
Here is the components i have and need to buy mobo+procy+ram. So suggest me the good Z68 mobo. i am confused with asus&msi&gb. Also the GEN3 is required?
Components | PC1
CPU | Intel i5 2500k (Decided. Yet to buy)
CPU Cooler | Not now
GPU |MSI Cyclone R6850 PE/OC
Mother Board|?
RAM |Gskill Ripjaws 2x4GB(Decided. Yet to buy). Any better option?
PSU | Corsair GS600
Case |Cooler Master Elite 430 Black
Monitor | BenQ G2420HD - 10k
HDD | Seagate 1TB+500GB
Sound Card |Not Required
DVD Writer | Asus 24X DVD RW-1k
Game Pad| Microsoft XBOX wired
KB+Mouse |Microsoft Wireless Combo + Logitech G400 Gaming Mouse

Thanks,
Mani
 
DARK KNIGHT

DARK KNIGHT

The silent Warrior
For ram buddy the second option for u is

Flipkart: Corsair 4 GB DDR3: Ram :wink:

so in future u will add a second 4 GB stick module to Ur gear :cool:
 
Tenida

Tenida

Gadget Freak
All the brand mentioned above has almost same build quality .But here in India msi provides the best after sales service for their product...then gigabyte.But Rashi provides really bad service in most of the state except chennai and bhubeneswer.....so i will say you should consider msi
Btw. Whats your budget for motherboard?
And for ram gskill ripjaws x will be the best bet whereas .vengence has comtibility issue with installing most of the air cooler in z68 boards.
 
max_snyper

max_snyper

Maximum Effort!!!!!!
^^if you are looking for a budget area then go for
**biostar z68 series
if 10~12k money is just lying around then go for
**asus z68-v,msi z68-gd65.
if 12~15k money...and you want the best(dual gpu and stuff),then go for
**asus z68v-pro,gigabyte z68-ud4,msi z68-gd80.

And about gen3....i was in the same pudding....but if you are buying 2500k you are likely to be running this setup for more than 1 year and till then ivy bridge would be old enough(intel would be ready with new platform).
you cannot use gen3 gpus until you plug ivy bridge into mobo.

Now in India gen3 boards are very rare...it will take another month to get the better deal...then to dollar/rupee ratio taken into account,all that stuff its gonna be costly proposition...if you are ok with it then wait else u can go with any z68 mobo avaliable now.
the choice is yours...!
 
dibya_kol

dibya_kol

In the zone
off topic : asus, msi or gigabyte provide 3 years warranty but what about the warranty of biostar z68 mobo ? I am unable to find proper info for indian products.
 
Skyh3ck

Skyh3ck

Cyborg Agent
A Big NO to anything serviced by Rashi....

So don't think about ASUS...... Go with MSI or Gigabyte.. They have good service...
 
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robotsmani

Journeyman
Thanks guys....Budget is 10-12k for the MOBO. The system used for gaming, movies and multitask like watch movie and game together(i have eyefinity).

Currently i am using ASUS P5B VM which was running 5years flawlessly. Me too leaning towards ASUS but heard about the bad A.S.S. So little worrying.

max_snyper said:
^^if you are looking for a budget area then go for
**biostar z68 series
if 10~12k money is just lying around then go for
**asus z68-v,msi z68-gd65.
if 12~15k money...and you want the best(dual gpu and stuff),then go for
**asus z68v-pro,gigabyte z68-ud4,msi z68-gd80.

And about gen3....i was in the same pudding....but if you are buying 2500k you are likely to be running this setup for more than 1 year and till then ivy bridge would be old enough(intel would be ready with new platform).
you cannot use gen3 gpus until you plug ivy bridge into mobo.

Now in India gen3 boards are very rare...it will take another month to get the better deal...then to dollar/rupee ratio taken into account,all that stuff its gonna be costly proposition...if you are ok with it then wait else u can go with any z68 mobo avaliable now.
the choice is yours...!
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If ASUS what are the diff between these three - ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z-12.2k or ASUS P8Z68-V-12.5k/ASUS P8Z68-V PRO-13.8k

If MSI
diff between msi z68-gd65 or msi z68-gd80.

If Gigabyte gigabyte z68-ud4 or any other option

So if i want to upgrade the AMD 7xxx series GPU then i have to upgrade the IVB? If yes i don't buy the GEN 3s

Are you sure the dollar/rupee ratio will normalise within a month?

I have no hurry, but i am worrying the price increase which going high day by day. so that i have bought the monitor, cabinet, dvd rw, PSU last week.
 
Tenida

Tenida

Gadget Freak
$$Lionking$$ said:
Superheart - Asus & Gigabyte boards are more reliable than msi...
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How can be Asus and gigabyte is more reliable than MSI?
Any proof?:)

I am saying because i've used MSI P45 Neo3 Fr for past 4+ years...lots of my friend still using boards (OLD chipset from Intel/AMD) from MSI for past 6 years without any issue.You can also ask Cilus who have used many motherboards from MSI(without any issue)
I think 6 Years+ life is reliable enough for MSI boards....:)
 
$$Lionking$$

$$Lionking$$

In the zone
Tenida - Hey, anytime I buy something, I do take a look at newegg's feedback from users who have actually used the product,
and what component has recieved how many eggs and why?!

So at newegg generally users are having better experience with Asus and gigabyte instead of msi...
 
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Skud

Skud

Super Moderator
Staff member
Have used only 2 brands over a decade of computing - Intel & Gigabyte. Can't comment. ;)
 
pulkitpopli2004

pulkitpopli2004

Cyborg Agent
i have used Asus , Gigabyte and Intel..

Asus i think is worst... And more pathetic is its RMA... (Rashi peripherals) A big NO to ASUS in my opinion.
Gigabyte and Intel both are good in comparision to Asus.
 
$$Lionking$$

$$Lionking$$

In the zone
Tenida - No issues man... :)

Although an interesting fact is that most overclockers going subzero on Phenom II were using 790FXA-GD70....
according to hwbot..

just sharing figures.. ;)
 
coderunknown

coderunknown

Retired Forum Mod
stop this A vs B vs C. all these are leading board manufacturers & makes quality as well as crap boards. just choose wisely instead of generalizing.

newegg is a source of valuable info if nothing else. MSI have VRM problem, Asus have RMA problem, gigabyte mainly suffers from ram incompitability & sometimes reboots indefinitely (in my case).
 
$$Lionking$$

$$Lionking$$

In the zone
Sam - yeah, that is not right.. MSI doesn't have VRM issues, Asus issues are specific to cities(like in my city u can get an asus board RMA'ed in 5 hours). About Gigabyte - see QVL before buying ram next time??

and btw... u told us not to generalize then u generalized about all three - A, B & C. :)
 
coderunknown

coderunknown

Retired Forum Mod
those are the main problems with these 3 manufacturers but then we can't stop suggesting them completely. most of the time a bios update fixes the gigabyte problem. about MSI, better as sorcerer. vrm getting damaged is common (most likely the lowend boards). about asus, its rashi & its a risk one have to take.

so check newegg rating & comments and stay clear of the ones that are known to have problems.
 
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AcceleratorX

Youngling
Regarding MSI and VRM problems, have a look at this "sample thread":

*www.overclock.net/t/943109/about-vrms-mosfets-motherboard-safety-with-125w-tdp-processors

There are way too many MSI products there to be considered fluke or defective units. I'd seriously advise people to not buy MSI unless it's either a very high end board or you don't plan on overclocking.

Another thread:

Why I'll NEVER buy another MSI product again. - Guru3D.com Forums

You're not seeing MSI get a good rep there. However, I still recommend MSI as VFM mobos provided you won't push the OC since the features are good and performance is competitive.
 
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