Robust socket 1700 motherboard

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Anyone got suggestions for very robust, long lasting 1700 socket motherboards?
I'm planning to upgrade my >10 year old pc (i7-4790K, with a gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK) with 13th or 14th gen Intel setup up.
I've been looking at MSI Mag z790 tomahawk and the Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX.
 
Do you mean a motherboard with a reinforced CPU socket or do you mean a motherboard that will last a long time and not fail/become faulty after only a couple years of use?

I think you mean the latter and that's impossible to say without some sort of mass database of all motherboards returned to the reseller or manufacturer and the reason for the return.

People will say stuff like "I had an MSI motherboard that's lasted me ages" but that's a sample size of one, doesn't mean anything and not indicative of the wider RMA rate of any particular range of motherboards, by brand or by model.

One thing you could do is look at a particular motherboard model you think will work for your use case and then look at reviews of the motherboard - If you see many 1 star reviews saying it faild after only a few months of use, then maybe avoid that particular model.

That being said: All products have a failure rate. All of them. There might be a small percent difference between a model with high reliability and one with poor reliability and you'll never really know which is which without knowing the world wide statistics.

Reply with a budget when you have a chance. I wouldn't overthink it though, just go with one that works for you spec and budget wise.
thanks, yes, exactly that. One that will last a long time. Is there any difference on warranty period, or do any advertise as 'using more durable components' (i realise this could just be marketing BS!)?
The gigabyte motherboard i'm using now GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK was described with these features:
  • Extended server level 168 hour durability Test
  • Long lifespan Durable Black Solid caps
And i think it had a much longer warranty period than other boards of the time.

Budget depends really. I don't mind paying more for something that has a better chance of lasting a long time, e.g. £300, but ideally i'd prefer to pay closer to the £200 range.
 
Hmm, hmm, some more food for thought.
I'm definitely very out of touch with hardware choices for PCs.
AM5 looks like a good option, as does the ultra core cpus.
The PC will mostly be for office type productivity, plus ripping dvd and blurays, and some gaming now and again.
 
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