Sorry... Another B-Grade thread.

Natima · 27 Apr 2009 at 03:59

What are all the things that could possibly be bad about a B-grade motherboard?

Could the warranty be voided, more importantly.

Thanks guys!

AtaRo · 27 Apr 2009 at 07:10

B grade items sometimes are just the bare unit/item sometimes they come all complete.

Taken from the description:
Warranty: 14 Days (OcUK) + Any additional balance of warranty remaining with the vendor of the product.

MeatLoaf · 27 Apr 2009 at 07:49

AtaRo said:
B grade items sometimes are just the bare unit/item sometimes they come all complete.

Taken from the description:
Warranty: 14 Days (OcUK) + Any additional balance of warranty remaining with the vendor of the product.

Pretty much says it all but all boards should be fully working

Scania · 27 Apr 2009 at 10:50

MeatLoaf said:
Pretty much says it all but all boards should be fully working

Indeed.

I bought an ABit IP35 Pro last week from oc/uk, it was a B-Grade.

In a nutshell, it came in a box, inside a static bag and had a rear header with it, otherwise, no cables, manual or driver CD.

Nothing a quick trip to the ABit website could not sort out.

I now have a perfectly fine & working £90 motherboard for £30.

After the 14days warranty, it simply gets RMA's to the manufacturer should any problems arise.

Given the price, wheres the problem?

Natima · 27 Apr 2009 at 11:50

Okay, I ask this becuase I'll be building me first ever PC build....
So thanks! As long as it works, I cant really think of anything in the box I'll need.

Blue Cypher · 27 Apr 2009 at 11:52

Natima said:
Okay, I ask this becuase I'll be building me first ever PC build....
So thanks! As long as it works, I cant really think of anything in the box I'll need.

Just make sure you got all the cables and access to a pc to download all the drivers

MeatLoaf · 27 Apr 2009 at 12:00

If its a new build it may be an idea to make sure you have SATA and IDE cables just in case it dosent have any with it. Also printing out the page from the online manual relating to the front panel headers may be a good idea. Also get the drivers while youre there

alex24 · 27 Apr 2009 at 12:02

I bought a P5Q Pro for about 55% of retail price, just got a bare board. Problem I have now is it works, but I can't even get it to 400FSB with my processor stable, where on my old board this was fine. I'm thinking it's a bit of a lemon, but since it runs my processor OK at stock I suppose I can't complain?! I was under the impression the board should manage 400FSB since some processors would need this no?

It said 14 day warranty, and there may be more with the manufacturer, but this is Asus, so I think I have to go back to OcUK, who gave me 14 days, so i'm stuck. Can anyone confirm this?

Mul · 27 Apr 2009 at 12:09

Have you ever overclocked your E6750 on another board? I recall some 1333FSB Conroe's to have pretty low FSB walls.

It would seem that you are stuck if it breaks
http://support.asus.com/repair/repair.aspx?no=201&SLanguage=en-us

alex24 · 27 Apr 2009 at 12:15

Mul said:
Have you ever overclocked your E6750 on another board? I recall some 1333FSB Conroe's to have pretty low FSB walls.

It would seem that you are stuck if it breaks
http://support.asus.com/repair/repair.aspx?no=201&SLanguage=en-us

Yeah had it overclocked in a gigabyte P35 board before and it was stable at 400FSB no probs, so it must be the board, I've tried different memory. When I have more time i'm going to put in an E6600 I have and give that a go to confirm the problem, there is a chance it's the CPU I suppose, it has a high VID, so might not be a great specimen.

Does look like i'm stuck with it though due to the Asus warranty, but some Asus boards in b-grade now state 14 days + remaining balance of warranty with the manufacturer, so might be worth asking. Still it was a chance I was perfectly preapred to take at £68 for the board, and I'd do it again, maybe just not with Asus!

Balb0wa · 27 Apr 2009 at 13:58

Just had a DFI Lan Party DK 790FXB-M2RSH come for £62.99+ Vat, came in box, all cables, manual, not bad at all, not tested it yet though.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-053-DF&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=808

555BUK · 27 Apr 2009 at 14:21

I have purchased 3 B-Grade items here.
1). Rampage Formula x48 Motherboard - just the bare board arrived but worked absolutely fine.
2). Scorpio Black HDD - worked fine.
3). IP35 Pro Motherboard - faulty on arrival and a real pain to get it replaced / refunded. I am biting my tongue to prevent a ban.

I will not buy B-Grade'a any more. IMHO you stand too high a chance of inheriting somebody else's problem.

fog · 27 Apr 2009 at 15:44

you may get it for a good price. but for the few pounds more you got pece of mind buy new

PaulyD · 27 Apr 2009 at 16:01

I had a P35 DFI come from B-grade, came with absolutely everything but board itself was faulty

MoRT489 · 27 Apr 2009 at 16:15

@ alexhull, when did u buy it? DSR?

alex24 · 27 Apr 2009 at 18:30

It was 21st March that the order was placed. The DSR operates for how long? I'm not trying to screw anyone over here just to get my money back, and i'll be trying another processor first.

EDC · 28 Apr 2009 at 08:09

where do these "B" grade items come from, are they units that have been previously purchased by someone and then returned to OcUK for whatever reason?

Slackworth · 28 Apr 2009 at 08:50

They are either DSR returns or manufacturer refurbished.

MoRT489 · 28 Apr 2009 at 09:02

alexhull24 said:
It was 21st March that the order was placed. The DSR operates for how long? I'm not trying to screw anyone over here just to get my money back, and i'll be trying another processor first.

7 working days from the day after receipt by the customer.

Scania · 29 Apr 2009 at 14:58

555BUK said:
I will not buy B-Grade'a any more. IMHO you stand too high a chance of inheriting somebody else's problem.

And if you do, (after the 14Day Oc/UK warranty period ) simply RMA it to the manufacturer - I fail to see your problem with this?