MOBO - ASUS or Gigabyte or MSI

Cilus

Cilus

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Lionking, maybe the higher end Asus mobo have slightly better build quality but their After-Sales service really sucks, n all due to Rashi. Check the RMA watch thread and you'll find thousands of complain present over there.
I personally used all the major brands' products and bulid quality wise I'll go with a samely priced Gigabyte motherboard. But if you consider RMA service, MSI is one of the best and it is one of the main deciding factors for people who wanna build up a system for long run, not mainly for applying tweaks and test it.
At a budget 10K to 11K, my pick will be MSI Z68A-GD55 or GD65 respectively.
 
Jaskanwar Singh

Jaskanwar Singh

Aspiring Novelist
cilus gigabyte service example -
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/service-rma-watch/133227-rma-experience-thread-6.html#post1544111
;-)
 
Cilus

Cilus

laborare est orare
Jas, read my post properly. I've said:
bulid quality wise I'll go with a samely priced Gigabyte motherboard.
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So from where you are getting the RMA thing? That is personal preference for build quality wise, not by After-sales service.
 
$$Lionking$$

$$Lionking$$

In the zone
AcceleratorX said:
Regarding MSI and VRM problems, have a look at this "sample thread":

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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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.

WRONG, MSI 790FX-GD70 was the most used board for Phenom II, by overclockers according to hwbot.org!!!

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.

Honestly, I don't know about MSI boards in the lower end so I just wont comment here. Although I hear there a 3500/- 880G board from MSI - I wonder what is that like??! :p

Cilus said:
Lionking, maybe the higher end Asus mobo have slightly better build quality but their After-Sales service really sucks, n all due to Rashi. Check the RMA watch thread and you'll find thousands of complain present over there.
I personally used all the major brands' products and bulid quality wise I'll go with a samely priced Gigabyte motherboard. But if you consider RMA service, MSI is one of the best and it is one of the main deciding factors for people who wanna build up a system for long run, not mainly for applying tweaks and test it.
At a budget 10K to 11K, my pick will be MSI Z68A-GD55 or GD65 respectively.
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I've had very good experience with Asus with mid and high end boards both... Gigabyte boards are pretty much the same quality as Asus.
MSI - never used. but for 10-11k dude - buy gigabyte or asus! :p
 
Jaskanwar Singh

Jaskanwar Singh

Aspiring Novelist
Cilus said:
Jas, read my post properly. I've said:


So from where you are getting the RMA thing? That is personal preference for build quality wise, not by After-sales service.
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cilus you said 'msi has one of best service', and i wanted to indicate GBT service is also good ;-)
 
Tenida

Tenida

Gadget Freak
Increasing failure rate of ASUS motherboard
Increasing failure rate of ASUS motherboard - Motherboard Processor & RAM

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.-Forum- P6X58D Prem Boot Failure: "Mem OK" LED Stays Red
*vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?board...3&id=20090923200045453&page=1&SLanguage=en-us

*forums.techarena.in/motherboard-processor-ram/1417569.htm
*forums.techarena.in/motherboard-processor-ram/1362039.htm
*forums.techarena.in/motherboard-processor-ram/1135050.htm
*www.tomshardware.com/forum/301528-30-memory-trouble-asus
*www.tomshardware.com/forum/296470-30-asus-f1a75-mobo
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Many of them here complaining about the quality of MSI boards.....i want mention one thing ....if any msi boards gets faulty, MSI service center will provide you a new board within 1 week or so....its called top class service.But what will we do when ASUS motherboard gets faulty????Infact Rashi peripheral don't have the appropriate processor and psu to test the motherboard.Ask ithehappy about this
Although I have also experience Rashi service before and i know about their rubbish A.S.S.

For low end quality concern ....i will ask everyone to visit Rashi peripheral you see how many ASUS low end motherboard gets faulty.I have seen that's why i am telling.
 
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lordirecto

lordirecto

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Tenida said:
For low end quality concern ....i will ask everyone to visit Rashi peripheral you see how many ASUS low end motherboard gets faulty.I have seen that's why i am telling.
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I can vouch you on this one. As I recently went to a branch of Rashi Peripherals in Coimbatore, to claim a warranty for my G500 mouse. I must say they got stacks of low end motherboard dumped in their office, which shocked me when the service rep said that they were all faulty.
 
Skyh3ck

Skyh3ck

Cyborg Agent
$$Lionking$$ said:
Superheart - Asus & Gigabyte boards are more reliable than msi...
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Where did I say anything about realiability...

No comapny make bad product.. It is about After sale service......

We all have suffered with Rashi.... Hence it is better to stay away from anything serviced by Rashi......
 
Cilus

Cilus

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JAS, I went to MSI Service Center to change my faulty 890GXM-GD65 board. They took the board and replaced it within 10 days. The service guys are well eductaed regarding what they are doing. They have very good test setup too, for example they are using Corsair GS600 to test high end products like the Gfx cards. They are also service provider of INTEl in BBSR and ask Vickybat about the experience. There is no such queue of angry people standing in the gate. And in Rashi, when I've received the XFX 6870 after 3 months of waiting, I asked them to test it...God, they don't even have a PSU except the Frontech 450W one n unable to simply run it. I hope you got the picture now.
 
Jaskanwar Singh

Jaskanwar Singh

Aspiring Novelist
Cilus said:
JAS, I went to MSI Service Center to change my faulty 890GXM-GD65 board. They took the board and replaced it within 10 days. The service guys are well eductaed regarding what they are doing. They have very good test setup too, for example they are using Corsair GS600 to test high end products like the Gfx cards. They are also service provider of INTEl in BBSR and ask Vickybat about the experience. There is no such queue of angry people standing in the gate. And in Rashi, when I've received the XFX 6870 after 3 months of waiting, I asked them to test it...God, they don't even have a PSU except the Frontech 450W one n unable to simply run it. I hope you got the picture now.
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ok thanks for info cilus. :)

BTW so how was your card tested?
 
Tenida

Tenida

Gadget Freak
Another experience with MSI
When I purchased the MSI P45 neo3fr in 30th December, 2008, after assembling on the nextday i saw that the front panel audio panel is not working.ASAP i contacted the shop whom i purchased the motherboard(Vedant Computer)...they send me to trirupati enterprize along with one service guy from the shop.After testing the board the service technician from tirupati replaced the motherboard on the same day.Yes you heard it right.Later i found that the first motherboard was absolutely fine....actually local cabinet's front panel audio is not compatible with realtek HD Audio.See this kind of after-sales service makes the brand from better to best.

Here's the proof
*i.imgur.com/P35ob.jpg
 
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Cilus

Cilus

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^^ They were unable to test it and ask me to come back if the card does not work in my system. Who is gonna pay the fair for multiple going and coming to their nasty service center without any fault from my side?
 
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robotsmani

Journeyman
Oh...scary....about ASUS A.S.S. So OK i will SKIP the ASUS.

Now.. MSI and Gigabyte. Models? Any comparision links?

Even i saw in the S P Road shops are suggest the MSI and Gigabyte. I thought they want sell the old stocks.

But one thing i noticed is the MSI and Gigabyte boxes are very attractive(marketing stuff) than ASUS :wink:
 
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