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My first two Hacks were Gigabyte boards. One has so far stood the test of time: a X68MA-D2H-B3 home theater PC. The other, a GA-X58A-UD3R, has had many more stability issues over the years, ultimately biting the dust within 18 months.
When replacing the X58 machine, I decided to try the platform's newest rendition, X79, which is LGA 2011. The CustomMac suggested boards from Gigabyte were not nearly as well received in reviews on hardware sites as other brands. Amazon and Newegg both had numerous customer complaints of stability on Gigabyte. Asus boards, on the other hand, were better reviewed and received better marks on user reviews. Furthermore, at least for X79, the support for the Asus boards on this site was much more rich. My build went, overall, very smoothly.
I understand that Gigabyte boards typically work OOB more so than other boards. But in some cases (X79), this doesn't seem to be case. Plus, Gigabyte boards in recent years seem to have suffered from stability issues other companies haven't.
What do you think -- is it time for Tonymac to revise their official build recommendations to include other builds? Is it really worth supporting Gigabyte only when other boards often run better and need zero to minimal extra work to do so? I personally don't think having to include a single bootflag, such as PCIRootUID, really should disqualify other brands from receiving the official stamp of approval in light of the problems a lot of Gigabyte boards have. That said, it's not like the boards don't provide ample support, including mods, for those who branch out to other brands.
Your thoughts?
When replacing the X58 machine, I decided to try the platform's newest rendition, X79, which is LGA 2011. The CustomMac suggested boards from Gigabyte were not nearly as well received in reviews on hardware sites as other brands. Amazon and Newegg both had numerous customer complaints of stability on Gigabyte. Asus boards, on the other hand, were better reviewed and received better marks on user reviews. Furthermore, at least for X79, the support for the Asus boards on this site was much more rich. My build went, overall, very smoothly.
I understand that Gigabyte boards typically work OOB more so than other boards. But in some cases (X79), this doesn't seem to be case. Plus, Gigabyte boards in recent years seem to have suffered from stability issues other companies haven't.
What do you think -- is it time for Tonymac to revise their official build recommendations to include other builds? Is it really worth supporting Gigabyte only when other boards often run better and need zero to minimal extra work to do so? I personally don't think having to include a single bootflag, such as PCIRootUID, really should disqualify other brands from receiving the official stamp of approval in light of the problems a lot of Gigabyte boards have. That said, it's not like the boards don't provide ample support, including mods, for those who branch out to other brands.
Your thoughts?