[dba-Tech] Reliable mobo maker for Athlon?

Jim Moss jim.moss at jlmoss.net
Mon Jan 23 19:14:41 CST 2006


John,

I've used 20 - 30 MSI motherboards in the past 4 or 5 years without a
glitch. I've never owned anything except AMD cpus since my first 386/DX40
in the early 90's.

Jim

> Folks, I need some advice, please, based on solid experience.
>
> I build my own PCs, and have done for years, though the next one is
> overdue
> and I need to get on with it.  I have settled into a comfortable groove of
> using carefully chosen Intel processors and Supermicro motherboards, the
> latter because they are just so reliable - absolutely zero problems, ever,
> unlike others I've used.  I have no interest in overclocking or gaming -
> just reasonably high-performance, reliable workstation performance.
>
> Now it looks as though I'm going to be tempted away from Intel by AMD's
> recent offerings.  So, dear folks, the question is this:  *if* I decide on
> an Athlon 64 X2 4400 or 4800, what motherboard manufacturer can I rely on
> to
> give me the ultra-reliable Supermicro experience I crave?
>
> TIA
> John
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