I need a new MB ..... Suggestions?

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Apparently I have fried my old MB. I have tested all other hardware and I have concluded it's my MB. So at least that is where I am going to start with my rebuild. This will not be an upgrade but a fix. I want to reuse the following:

Intel Core i5-2500K BX80623I52500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 CPU - Newegg.com

CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 - Newegg.com

Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model CT2KIT51264BA1339 - Newegg.com

ADATA XPG SX900 ASX900S3-256GM-C 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - Newegg.com

COUGAR CMX 1000 COUGAR-1000CMX 1000W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Yes, flexible cable management Active PFC Power Supply Haswell ready - Newegg.com


This is what I need to replace -- I prefer an compatible update on the MB

ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS - Newegg.com
 
I don't know what the UEFI BIOS means... I will try and read up on it right quick..
 
Duke said:
I don't know what the UEFI BIOS means... I will try and read up on it right quick..
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It means UEFI BIOS. Nothing to read up on the bios is based on EFI, all systems are done this way now. Most of them have a pretty interface complete with mouse support, but its not a guaranteed feature of.

Only thing I was never sure of with the Z77 as the USB 3 is a feature of Ivy Bridge does it still work with a sandy bridge cpu. Most posts say yes, several idiots think people are confusing PCI-E 3.0 when no really were fucking asking about the USB 3.0. On sandy bridge all USB 3 controllers were on the motherboard. But the concern with Ivy Bridge boards was wether or not the USB 3 was in the chipset or the CPU. Pretty sure someone answered this for sure a long time ago though.
 
RainMotorsports said:
It means UEFI BIOS. Nothing to read up on the bios is based on EFI, all systems are done this way now. Most of them have a pretty interface complete with mouse support, but its not a guaranteed feature of.
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Of the last two I posted it was the cheaper so I didn't know if I needed to go there or not? Your thoughts?
 
Duke said:
Of the last two I posted it was the cheaper so I didn't know if I needed to go there or not? Your thoughts?
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My opinion is this, motherboard dud rate is upwards of 1 in 3. Any one chip on there is bad, a bad cap somewhere anything can ruin your day. So most people's good luck with a brand is very random luck.

Gigabyte and ASrock tended to use some cheaper components in the Sandy Bridge era while ASUS didn't. MSI doesn't have many motherboard fans in TBG. I personally like ASUS but bullshit aside go with something that has the features you need at the price you can afford. Try not to cheap out too much though.
 
Motherboard dud rate of 1 in 3? How about idiot rate of 2 out of 3. I can guarantee you it's not the MB failing at that rate. I've bought several open box that were returned for being "doa" that worked great the entire time I had them. Funny how that happens.

Anyway, get the MB with the parts you need/want and don't cheap out on parts-it just bites you in the ass later. Just like the old saying goes, you get what you pay for.
 
sixer9682 said:
Motherboard dud rate of 1 in 3? How about idiot rate of 2 out of 3. I can guarantee you it's not the MB failing at that rate. I've bought several open box that were returned for being "doa" that worked great the entire time I had them. Funny how that happens.

Anyway, get the MB with the parts you need/want and don't cheap out on parts-it just bites you in the ass later. Just like the old saying goes, you get what you pay for.
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I often have to wonder how many reviews are idiots :p. Thats why I look for key things in reviews. Actually reading the reviews would scare anyone off of anything these days. The reviews on motherboards is about as bad as routers. But I have seen plenty of routers go after a month too.

The reverse problem with some of those returns though is I can have an easily confirmable bad GPU, return it theyre little test bench shows nothing and they sell it as a refurb... I can never take a chance on a refurb because I know it happens. Seen so many refurb phones that within the first 5 minutes the thing is fucked and you wonder how they can't see it.

10% is an acceptable failure rate in electronics. But Motherboard's these days have more components then a complete working cell phone, router, hell some game consoles. It doesn't take much to set one off with a seemingly random difficult to diagnose issue.
 
Ok... that being solved next on the list :

Load Battlefield 4 (CD) and go through the agonizing update again and see if this backup computer will run it... I think so...
 
I've always had good experiences and support with EVGA mobo's, I'd rate them with ASUS too personally.
 
+1 on EVGA. I am building my 4th gaming EVGA system(mobo + v card). I have had good luck other than some sandy bridge BIOS update issues. I updated my BIOS this spring and popped a capacitor somewhere on the board. The result of that was unstable video card when gaming. I spent a lot of time troubleshooting the issue. I finally spoke with the 2nd tier tech which are based in CA. He was great and confirmed and swapped out mobo. There is something to be said about support in this country. I am not sure how others companies are but like most I stick with what works and what you like.

When these things go bad they can be a bitch to try to figure out. I am not sure what the failure rates are on various boards but I have some that have been running for years without issue.
 
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