Motherboard manufacturer?

[bartvandenberg]

Just curious to know what everyone preferred make of motherboard/computer components is? Not sure if this one's been done before, but.. i build a lot of custom computers, and i always build around ASUS board, and have never had an issue.

[Jabyaeye]

I guess I'm hardcore ASUS, as they have touched my heart many times.

[nevermind1534]

Usually, it's ASUS for me.

[Bopher]

I've used Asus before a lot. But out of budget reasons I used a Biostar in my current build and only have had 1 issue so far. The onboard sound doesn't like to work but I had a sound card to throw in that was better anyway.

[Zephik]

Asus is nice when you have a good chunk of cash to spend, but I like Gigabyte because they are the best bang for the buck in my opinion. Sort of like Crazy PC Enthusiast vs Average Techie?

Asus makes some pretty good quality stuff though. My Asus PG221H monitor is simply amazing! Some of their Eee's are very nice too, like the 1002HA or the S101's. Their N10 series are just flat out freaking sweet for a Netbook. nVidia 9300M GS dedicated garphics, 2GB memory, Wireless N, Express Card, HDMI and 6.5 listed battery life? AWESOME. Kind of pricey though for an Atom based unit.

[aintnothang]

Msi!

[blueonblack]

Second the MSI vote, I love mine, and loved the one before it also.

[SXRguyinMA]

I've got an intel board in my current rig, you forgot to put them on the poll

[FuzzyPlushroom]

Cough cough! Leadtek in this machine, EPoX in the A. Got an Abit board in the P4, but that's not exactly being used to its full potential anymore. My old A was an old-school Biostar, but I can't recommend those older boards.

Based on what I've run/worked on in the past, I'd say Asus overall, but Abit for Socket A on up. Shuttle deserves an honorable mention, too.

[mtekk]

Gigabyte is usually my first choice, Asus my second if I want a performance PC.

Intel built boards all the way for ultimate stability (but absolutely no tweakability). I have three of them and have never had a single issue, plus I typically use them when fixing friend's PCs have yet to have a single stability issue.

Back in the day I only used Soyo (built 5 PCs with Soyo boards, were very descent boards), and occasionally MSI boards. Then the Soyo dropped out of the market. The MSI boards started getting domed/leaky capacitors so I stopped using them. In the way old days (back in the Super Socket 7 days with AMD K6-2s) we used to have FIC boards, they've seemed to have disappeared from the consumer market.