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Mass Motherboard Review

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the rating-and-ranking dept.

Niscenus writes "The folks at AnandTech are buzzing about this article originally posted here at CS. It's an extensive comparison of motherboard manufacturers, which is great for people who want to build their own system." All the biggies look to be here. Good timing for me since I'm planning on building a system in another month or so.

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  1. Re:go to see someone doing a full out review.... by 0xA · · Score: 4, Interesting
    You will one day get a bad board, trust me when i say this, what happens after you figure out the board is flawed and needs RMAed means alot. Some companys will tell you that your SOL and need to send it back to the maker for replacment which is all fine and dandy but can take some time. (around 6-8 weeks)where as the supplier can get you a ned board in a week. Someone now needs to do a comprehesive write up about the suppliers and we'll be all set.

    This is really a key issue that people miss most of the time. My Dell system is now 2 years old and I want to replace it. I've been happy with the system and all I really need is a new MB, CPU and RAM so I was just going to put it all in the Dell case and call it a day. I've walked out of 2 retail stores in the past couple days because thier RMA policies pissed me off. If I have a MB fail I need it fixed asap not replaced as soon as it can be delivered from Tiwan via sailboat and bike courier. All the places I've been to only offer a 60 or 90 day quick replacement after that you have to deal with the manufacturer directly.

    The only other option I can think of is to go buy a whole new system, even barebones that'll be twice what I would need to spend otherwise.

    Mna this sucks. I've become really used to that next day courier replacement parts service Dell has.