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Starting new build .. mobo ?
Been a while .. I'm looking at Gigabyte and Asus .. and the prices
for a decent gaming mobo seem high. Why ? Is there a decent mobo for a reasonable price ? johns |
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Starting new build .. mobo ?
On Sep 27, 12:52 am, johns wrote:
Been a while .. I'm looking at Gigabyte and Asus .. and the prices for a decent gaming mobo seem high. Why ? Is there a decent mobo for a reasonable price ? johns I bought my first Gigabyte, but at $50 I wished I'd stuck with a ton of ASUS and MSI mbs I'd run over the years. Not that the same thing could happen with any of them if it isn't fully checked out in time to return it if issues arise. The Gigabtye has native DOS transfer issues and never gets up to acceptable speeds right out of the box. After three BIOS flashes and as many hard drives in it, there's only so many ways of Gigabyte can hide behind that wall. |
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Starting new build .. mobo ?
On 9/26/2011 9:52 PM, johns wrote:
Been a while .. I'm looking at Gigabyte and Asus .. and the prices for a decent gaming mobo seem high. Why ? Is there a decent mobo for a reasonable price ? johns Just saying "gaming" doesn't really say what *you* need/want in a motherboard. What game(s) are you playing? Solitaire for Windows 3.0 ran great on a 386SX-16 with 1 MEGAbyte of ram... "Gaming" motherboards usually have everything including the kitchen sink included plus about 20% of the price is added bling. Decide what you *really* need for the game(s) you play and do some research. -- "**** this is it, all the pieces do fit. We're like that crazy old man jumping out of the alleyway with a baseball bat, saying, "Remember me mother****er?" Jim “Dandy” Mangrum |
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