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just brew it! wrote:I wonder if someone like MSI or Asus could hire Oskar Wu away from them. For those who don't remember, he was the driving force behind Abit's enthusiast boards back in their heyday; his move to DFI coincided with DFI's rise (and the start of Abit's decline) as an enthusiast brand.
Corrado wrote:I used to look at high end boards and lust after them. Now I look at them and say "Why should I spend $175 on that, when this $95 one does the exact same thing with the same chipset with the same performance?" I think the market is just so much smaller these days that its almost not cost effective to do much special anymore. But, thats just my opinion.
Trellot wrote:I haven't been in the market to upgrade another PC for 5-6 years...just look at my signature...still using basically the same system. But, I was bummed when I found out (TODAY ) that the LanParty brand was eliminated by DFI in favor for industrial motherboard production. I'm starting to think about upgrading again and I was going to check DFI out first...oh well. Sad to see this change for DFI.
Trellot
TheWacoKid wrote:I've stopped looking at any board without decent power circuitry.
Trellot wrote:I haven't been in the market to upgrade another PC for 5-6 years...just look at my signature...still using basically the same system. But, I was bummed when I found out (TODAY ) that the LanParty brand was eliminated by DFI in favor for industrial motherboard production. I'm starting to think about upgrading again and I was going to check DFI out first...oh well. Sad to see this change for DFI.
arsenhazzard wrote:TheWacoKid wrote:I've stopped looking at any board without decent power circuitry.
I'd like to add that it's not just the quality of the VRMs, but the cooling as well. Some of the cheaper boards expect stock CPU cooling to provide air flow to the VRMs, so replacing the stock cooling with a tower cooler can result in insufficient cooling.
TheWacoKid wrote:I bought the board I have now specifically because it has active cooling on the VRMs. I run water so there's not a ton of airflow across that area of the board.
just brew it! wrote:Heh... welcome to 2011. Nice thread necro!
Trellot wrote:I haven't been in the market to upgrade another PC for 5-6 years...just look at my signature...still using basically the same system. But, I was bummed when I found out (TODAY ) that the LanParty brand was eliminated by DFI in favor for industrial motherboard production. I'm starting to think about upgrading again and I was going to check DFI out first...oh well. Sad to see this change for DFI.
TheWacoKid wrote:After blowing a "cheaper" board (it was a DFI P35 Blood Iron) due to overclocking I've stopped looking at any board without decent power circuitry. Sure, that brings the average mobo price (be it Intel or AMD) up past the $100 mark but I'll no longer have to worry about my board bursting into flames in the middle of the night like my DFI board did.
Corrado wrote:I've NEVER had a problem with a board due to overclocking.
Corrado wrote:just brew it! wrote:I wonder if someone like MSI or Asus could hire Oskar Wu away from them. For those who don't remember, he was the driving force behind Abit's enthusiast boards back in their heyday; his move to DFI coincided with DFI's rise (and the start of Abit's decline) as an enthusiast brand.
I doubt it would do much. Motherboards have almost become commodity. You used to know exactly what a motherboard was based on the name. BP6, BH6, P3V, KL7 etc. I know I barely care about what my motherboard is because they generally all over clock decently. You pick the one with the features connectivity you want and thats about it. I used to look at high end boards and lust after them. Now I look at them and say "Why should I spend $175 on that, when this $95 one does the exact same thing with the same chipset with the same performance?" I think the market is just so much smaller these days that its almost not cost effective to do much special anymore. But, thats just my opinion.
l33t-g4m3r wrote:The original nF4 Ultra-D was the last board that was any good, IMO. DFI even ruined those with a revised nf4, which didn't overclock as well. Even though the first was good, it was still a pita to setup new ram like 500mhz+ gskill. Official documentation was nonexistent, and there was conflicting explanations on the forums. A lot of trial and error was involved. Gigabyte's my favorite brand now. Their boards are pretty solid and do what I need without the unnecessary bling.
LoneWolf15 wrote:Yeah, Micronics made at least half (probably 3/4) of Gateway's boards in the 486 era, back when it was Gateway 2000. Good, solid boards, too.
just brew it! wrote:I think the merger with Diamond/S3 ultimately killed Micronics... if not for that deal, they might still be around today.