B GRADE- HELP

big.rich1976 said:
Would not bother with B grade stock to be honest, had a nightmare when i purchased a Asus P5KC mobo from them, came with all parts except backplate for the case. Spoke to a guy called Tom in CS and he basically told me to go and jump. Not sure if it the same now but when buying B grade it didnt stipulate parts could be missing. all for trying tol save a tenner!
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That's really stupid, I figured it would include everything you need - eg the board and I/O plate, clearly not.

What do they expect people to do with these boards without a backplate? :confused:
 
I'm sure I've seen on a motherboard manufacturer's site that they can send you a replacement backplate... perhaps if one didn't come it'd just be a couple of quid for a replacement.

That said the backplate isn't needed.
 
RoachycaL said:
What do they expect people to do with these boards without a backplate? :confused:
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I don't have a backplate, for the last 4 boards I've used I've not bothered with the backplate either.
The boards don't need a weak flimsy bit of metal to be used.

Edit: People just shouldn't buy B-Grade if they are scared of not getting a shiny box or some bundled rubbish.
 
RoachycaL said:
That's really stupid, I figured it would include everything you need - eg the board and I/O plate, clearly not.

What do they expect people to do with these boards without a backplate? :confused:
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My Abit IX38 didn't even come in the right box, and there was nothing other than the motherboard in there. Didn't mind because it was a bargain. The lack of IO shield doesn't bother me.
 
Ive had loads of boards from bgrade, mostly asus and gigabyte. All the asus boards bar one came with nothing - just a brand new board in a brown box which was obviously an RMA return from asus. Thre only one that came complete was a P5N-D 750i board

The Gigabye boards i had were all boxed but missing cables.

Im itching to get another 780i board from bgrade at the moment :p
 
G_Wizz said:
Lol, it would never work without and it looks awfull without when you have your case back to front on the desk.

//sorry for the sarcasm, but couldnt resist
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Actually it looks awful when you have a massive window in the side of you're case and you can see a huge gaping whole in the back :)
 
wise man, motherboard is really the heart of the system. wouldn't gamble with that. and too complicated to fully test them + missing cables, backplates, etc... is annoying
 
What about motherboards in the clearance section but not tagged *b-grade*?

Are these brand new end of line products? Or are they fully retail boxed, but not everything in pristine condition, or rma'd products from manufacturer?
 
I to was wansering what "B Grade" stock was all about, as I just spotted an Asus Rampage Extreme board for £100 cheaper than usual on the B Grade stock, so I am thinking about taking the plung and buying it, though, I have noticed that there isn't any Core 2 Quad 9550 OEM chips in stock here, and that was the CPU I wanted for my next build, and by the time they do come back into stock those Asus boards won't be available in B Stock knowing my luck!!!!

I really want that board though!
 
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