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danball1976
12 Dec 2006, 2:02am
This thread is based on the old thread (http://www.short-media.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24528) started by kingfisher from exactly two years ago. It is time for this thread again.

What is your favorite motherboard manufacturer now. I originally said that I would be Abit for life, but that was before all of what happened to them.

Sorry about the duplicate new thread, but it seems I exceeded the time limit for adding a new poll.
Thrax
12 Dec 2006, 2:04am
I cleaned up your dupe thread.
danball1976
12 Dec 2006, 2:05am
Thank you.
danball1976
13 Dec 2006, 12:52am
Wow, this thread isn't getting much attention.
GrayFox
13 Dec 2006, 1:47am
Short-media seems dead recently.


I said it once and I will say it again. Tyan pwns all.
drasnor
13 Dec 2006, 5:16pm
I've been very pleased with all the Supermicro boards I've had.

-drasnor :fold:
mirage
13 Dec 2006, 5:29pm
It would be good if server/professional and enthusiast class board manufacturers are separated, because evaluation criteria are not same. ASUS produces in both classes and can be considered in both categories, but Tyan does not produce enthusiast boards. My favorite enthusiast board manufacturer is ABIT, server class motherboard manufacturer is ASUS. I will only vote for ABIT in the list assuming we are voting for enthusiast boards.
Oriane
13 Dec 2006, 11:47pm
Short-media seems dead recently...

Uhm, I don't know how many of SM are college students, but it is nearly the end of semester. Then I suppose the older folk are busy shopping computer stuff to give their kids too. :)

Umm, I wasn't fair. Personally I've used only ASUS- so that's what I voted. I have a socket A that is 5 years old and is now folding-only and my 939 seems to have a bit of everything on it and in it.

... back to the books ....
drasnor
14 Dec 2006, 1:16am
Uhm, I don't know how many of SM are college students, but it is nearly the end of semester.Totally describes me right now. Just got out of my last final :rockon:.

-drasnor :fold:
edcentric
14 Dec 2006, 7:14am
It all depends,
a machine for my wife, needs to be rock solid, either ASUS or MSI
a machine that I want to rock with, used to be ABIT, now DFI

A lot of hte guys on your list run hot and cold. One mobo they build is considered a contender, but another model is DoA. That doesn't cut in my book.
Datsun 1600
14 Dec 2006, 10:42am
Still buy Abit, currently have 8 of their boards.

Datsun 1600
athalonhead
16 Dec 2006, 5:28am
I have had good luck with asus. For my new computer I wanted to go DFI but I ended up with a A8N-E.
This computer in this sig has been totally stable with the A7N8X. Over a year on this windows install and it hasent slowed down or goten glitchey.
Leonardo
16 Dec 2006, 6:12am
Previously my answer would have been Abit. Since 2003 I've been building with Abit, MSI, and Asus. The Asus boards have totally eclipsed Abit and MSI in performance and have matched MSI and clobbered Abit in reliable, stable operation.

Danball, thanks for the thread. This type of thread always stands for updating.
Thrax
16 Dec 2006, 6:13am
Yeah, ABIT lost all their good engineers to DFI, and the Abit boards have been mediocre or ordinary since; a far cry from the KX7-333R/NF7-S 2.0 days.