MSI truly bad brand for Mobo's?

[moms.mlgspaghetti]

Hi,
I heard that Msi is a bad brand for motherboards so I checked that out and the feelings are a little mixed.
So does anyone know the truth? Is it truly a bad brand or is it just a quality brand which I should buy?

 

[asoroka]

I have had a few MSI motherboards and never had problems.

I don't overclock or build extreme systems.

You need to look at the features it offers and whether it meets your requirements at a price you are willing to pay. It will have the same 12 month warranty that all others have (I assume).

 

[mihen]

To me MSI has always been equivalent to ASUS or Gigabyte. They make some different design decisions. When it comes to defect rate, its way under 1% like most motherboards. Build quality should be superior to more cost effective brands. The main problem people have with MSI as they do with most Southeast Asian manufacturers is the poor customer support.

 

[justin.m.beauvais]

As with any components you will have people who love them or hate them, have had good experiences or bad. Generally MSI is one of the more prominent manufacturers. They have a good track record for quality and reliability. They are one of the two manufacturers I recommend when people are building PCs.

There is nothing wrong with MSI, but they are my #2 pick after Gigabyte as I've built more with Gigabyte than MSI.

 

[vapour]

I am using a B350 MSI, no issues at all and OC my 1600 to 3.8 and running ram @ 3200. I would say it depends on model, some are easier to be lemons than the others.

Can you list what parts you own? If nothing yet, what rig do you need? Major usage? Budget? Living in US?

 

[geofelt]

Anything can fail.
Sometimes a new product has more than it's share of issues and need a bios update to correct it.

I have a method to pick between equally performing products.
Go to Newegg and find the candidates.
Filter on the reviews by verified buyers.
Then look at what percent of the reviews have zero or one eggs indicating some sort of a problem.
In particular, look at the reasons for a bad review. Some are not very valid, so exclude those.

 

[moms.mlgspaghetti]

I am using a B350 MSI, no issues at all and OC my 1600 to 3.8 and running ram @ 3200. I would say it depends on model, some are easier to be lemons than the others.

Can you list what parts you own? If nothing yet, what rig do you need? Major usage? Budget? Living in US?

I'll be using:
GTX 970 Gaming 4g
G.skill trident z rgb 16gb @3000MHz
i7 8700
Seasonic focus plus gold 550W
NZXT S340 Elite
And then a motherboard which has at least 6 usb ports and 4 SATA 6GB/s, it should also support memory speeds of at leat 2933 MHz or 3000 if thats possible. Budget for the Mobo is around 100 to 170 EUR
I am currently living in the netherlands.

 

[vapour]

I will get ASRock Z370 Extreme 4 in that case.