Boot Loop

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I posted a while ago (twice actually) about problems with my PC since installing a new mobo and CPU. We went through pretty much everything trying to figure out what the problem was (I'm not going to list it all, if you are interested, you can look at my other thread). We sent both the new mobo and CPU back to OC on RMA and they sent back both saying there was nothing wrong with either of them.

After some recent googling (as the problem still hasn't gone away) I think I've discovered the problem. The Gigabyte boot loop. Now, what do I do? I've had the mobo and CPU for almost 3 months now. If I were to contact OC and tell them this was my problem, do you think they would take it back? I mean, they did test it but because it's an intermittent fault you can't really test it properly, or replicate the problem to solve it. Which makes sense to how they didn't see a problem with it the first time.

Anyway, what do I do? Do I contact OC and try to get it returned? Or do I just bite the bullet and buy a new mobo and have my money completely wasted on this one? I'm not willing to put up with this problem. It can go for days, even a couple of weeks without issue, but when it happens it's a proper pain in the ass and I'm not putting up with it.
 
An update to say that OC have arranged for a refund on this board which I am very pleased about.

So I'm looking at a new mobo now, as I'll send this board away as soon as I get a new one. I'm looking at the ASRock Z77 Extreme4 and Extreme6 and I can't actually see any major differences between the two (except for the price). Should I go for the cheaper one or the newer one?
 
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