what's the most reliable Mobo

[Mal X]

what's the most reliable/stable mobo for me, is it the Asus ?

it needs to overclock easily, nothing fancy, but it might be best to wait for DDR4

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-514-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261

that's what i had for the I5 2500 and it was perfect, so i'm not after anything fancy, just total reliability

 

[ShivP]

Probably the one you have already - the SOC Force for a decent price
Always Gigabyte for me
There's always the high end G1 boards
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-487-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2811
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-486-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2811

 

[Mal X]

Probably the one you have already - the SOC Force for a decent price
Always Gigabyte for me
There's always the high end G1 boards
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-487-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2811
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-486-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2811

no comment !!

 

[Mal X]

Asus Maximus VII Hero Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard

this one looks interesting or there's a similar one about 30 quid cheaper

 

[wazza300]

asus ranger,what features it lacks compared to the more expensive boards idk without googling

 

[pastymuncher]

For Haswell/DC you don't need a expensive motherboard for overclocking. A £80 one will overclock just the same as a £200 one unless using extreme voltages and LN2. The cpu will run out of headroom a long time before you run out of bios options. The Asus Z97-A is a good balance between features and price.

 

[Mal X]

YES i never did want anything fancy, i just hate the idea of it being buggy.

 

[Qitarah]

I honestly think Gigabyte have more "bugs" with their bio's and other features than Asus, but they have far far far better support (RMA) than Asus.

 

[kaka4200]

I would recommend Asus, its the best quality ( a bit overpriced) and worth the money.

 

[Mal X]

I would recommend Asus, its the best quality ( a bit overpriced) and worth the money.

yes my other i5 ASUS is excellent, you want a board that's been around a long time, is simple to use and very stable

 

[Tonester0011]

None for you.

 

[MichaelAwkward]

Nearly every motherboard from any manufacturer these days will be perfectly stable and reliable unless you're doing something unusual with it (extreme overclocking, etc). The differences these days are in after sales service, accessories, features, etc.

 

[Mal X]

mobo is ok today.

 

[McstylisT]

I honestly think Gigabyte have more "bugs" with their bio's and other features than Asus, but they have far far far better support (RMA) than Asus.

Yes my experiences would match this. Although there is no denying the gigabyte boards perform very well, they do constantly have bios , boot and driver compatibility issues compared to other brands.

Asus just do the job, smooth and usually a good solid experience.

Though MSI, have really upped there game since 1155' solid all round experience. For me at least.

,, mal ,, what an earth do you do to these boards man ? Lmao

I would recommend the asus ranger, the force oc is the board of choice but seeing how you broke it go safe and for the asus.

 

[wazza300]

ive never had any trouble with gigabyte,much stronger in overclocking imo

asus are good also

 

[Bart_Hunt]

I like my EVGA Z87 Classy.
Of course after bios 1.07 was released.
Before it was a bugfest, but now it's a great motherboard, awesome design. great for overclocking and benching (mmm, those 4 x PCI 3.0 x16 slots).

 

[Mal X]

Yes my experiences would match this. Although there is no denying the gigabyte boards perform very well, they do constantly have bios , boot and driver compatibility issues compared to other brands.

Asus just do the job, smooth and usually a good solid experience.

Though MSI, have really upped there game since 1155' solid all round experience. For me at least.

,, mal ,, what an earth do you do to these boards man ? Lmao

I would recommend the asus ranger, the force oc is the board of choice but seeing how you broke it go safe and for the asus.

it's ok now, i'm going to attempt a manual OCing this week

 

[Stas823]

Sabertooth and TUF series of Asus motherboards. They are designed to be reliable.

 

[Mal X]

it gave me 4.7 via smart tweak straight away..... and was fine in Prime.

in fact, miles easier than Easytune