Chance of Motherboard Failure

mkeats02

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Not sure if i've posted in the right section.

Ive just ordered my components with Asus P5QL Pro P43 Motherboard, not yet purchased the O/S.

Unsure whether to go OEM or retail, and as a result would like to know often Motherboard failures occur.

Also gone for E5200 and planning to overclock, which i've never done before.

Any input appreciated.

Thanks
 
I've had 2 motherboards fail but not beyond being able to load windows. With one of them, the IDE port just stopped working but I just switched over to the 2nd one and with the other, it wouldn't boot sometimes. Resetting to reboot would fix it and it'd boot fine.

They were both old motherboards and since those two, I've not had one fail since. The one in the PC I'm using now is 2 years old and not had a single problem :)

From what I understand, the most likely component to fail in a PC is the HDD due to it being mechanical (Assuming you're not overclocking at stupid volts, got a case next to a radiator or anything daft like that).
 
Usually mb's are fine once they're in, I've had one fail in use, an abit max board which had been rma'd once 2 weeks earlier (initial instalation-never worked), 2 fails in 2 weeks made me change boards. My most common failing component is the CD/DVD drive.
 
never had a motherboard fail personally. My most common failing component is the graphics card. RMA'd a 6800 to ocuk about 5 years ago. then RMA'd an X1950Pro about a year ago.
 
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OEM licence allows you to re-install again on the same motherboard anyway, and of course for an identical replacment.
If an identicle replacement is not available and you recieve a non-identical replacment under warranty, then when you re-install you will need to tell microsoft that and they will re-authorise.
This is again covered by the OEM licence, so no need to worry.

Motherboards, RAM, Graphics Cards and PSU's all occasionally fail, CPU's are nearly bullet proof.
 
Had two Gigabyte G33m-DS2Rs fail, first one within 1 month of me getting it. The RMA replacement failed after about 3 months.

Both failures were BIOS chip damage related.

Sold the board after the 2nd RMA
 
OEM is fine unless you "change" the motherboard, i.e if you get a replacement due to failure you're still covered.

What will break the EULA is something like an upgrade.
 
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