Which board for reliability?

AndyS_UK

AndyS_UK

AndyS_UK

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I'm thinking of upgrading to a core 2 duo system soon. I'm thinking of getting the E6550 or E6750 and a P35 based mobo. The board I'm looking at is the Asus P5K. Im thinking Asus because my current board is an Asus and since I replaced a dodgy Gigabyte board 2 years ago it has performed flawlessly, despite heavy use.

I do not intend to overclock, I'm only after a board which stands a good chance of working reliably 2 or 3 years down the line.

Do you think Asus would be my best bet? Or is there someone else I could consider? All the comparisons I have found for P35 boards all test the high end "Deluxe" boards and consider only the performance and not long-term reliability.
 
Gigabyte P35 DQ6, just built my system around this board, excellent motherboard, solid and very reliable...;) If you want to see my rig, I have posted pics on my Akasa Eclipse Thread last night..:cool:
 
all boards perform with great reliability at stock, with the odd exception....even the cheaper Asrock/ECS etc boards

it's only when you want to push the board hard, in terms of o/c, that you need to seperate the men from the boys.
 
Just get the cheapest with the feature set you need if not overclocking.

Asrock mobo are made by ASUS and offer great value when not overclocking.
 
All the comparisons I have found for P35 boards all test the high end "Deluxe" boards and consider only the performance and not long-term reliability.
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Cheap brands like Asrock and ECS low-end stuff tend to use poor quality caps (though Asrock often has good quality in the important places) so for long term reliability you'd prolly do well to pay that bit extra (though depending on the case temperature and power supply they'll prolly last long enough for you), pretty much all of the P35 boards look like they'll do the business (the Intel DP35DPM might interest you, not too expensive and should be reliable but overclocking is most likely a no no and memory voltage may not be adjustable, so becareful what you buy).
 
AndyS_UK said:
All the comparisons I have found for P35 boards all test the high end "Deluxe" boards and consider only the performance and not long-term reliability.
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it's pretty hard for a person who writes reviews from his basement to conduct long-term reliability tests btw, only the manufacturers have access to these kinds of instruments.
 
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