Best replacement for Asus M5A97 MOBO?

WutdaHug3

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Long story short;
Something in my PC went nuts and most likely it is my current MOBO (see headline) e.g., overheating, faulty ports, BSODs, etc..
Since that MOBO is not in production anymore (which means refund instead of replacement), does anyone know a good replacement/upgrade? I am willing to spend additional 50$ (that is like 150 altogether).

Cheers W.ut!
 


You are not making it any easier. 😀 I only have mixed experience with one faulty Asus board, I do not favor any of those brands.

Cheers W.ut!
 


Some people recommend the Asus and others bash it, beacause it's 6+2 Digi VRM unlike 8+2 VRM ASRock and Gigabyte. Nobody has ever done comparison of all the boards together. Guess, I'l have to start a new thread...