Trying to find a replacement / upgrade to my 1 day old MOBO

[Markwrd1]

Hi,

I ordered a brand new build parts list last week and took delivery of all components yesterday 😀

The MOBO i seleceted was an ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7jxXqs

Bad news ive actually just found out there's a common power failure issue with this MOBO. I now have a pc i cant build.. Can anyone help me find an alternative MOBO?

Going up in price isn't a problem as long as it doesn't exceed the £180 / $280 mark

 

[drtoast]

Feast your eyes upon the gigabyte z97 gaming gt as a personal recomendation.

Although you could just use the Asrock board and get your monies worth, then RMA it when it fails (if it fails)

Unless ofc its the type of failure that causes component damage? I havent looked it up 😛

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i GT 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.98 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($163.31 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($177.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($339.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($117.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050016-RLED 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($18.39 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1507.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-16 11:22 EDT-0400

 

[Markwrd1]

Feast your eyes upon the gigabyte z97 gaming gt as a personal recomendation.

Although you could just use the Asrock board and get your monies worth, then RMA it when it fails (if it fails)

Unless ofc its the type of failure that causes components damage? I havent looked it up 😛

Awesome thanks for the mobo recommendation.. As for using it anyway and rma'ing it I really don't want to risk it

 

[Markwrd1]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i GT 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.98 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($163.31 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($177.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($339.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($117.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050016-RLED 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($18.39 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1507.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-16 11:22 EDT-0400

Thanks blackbird, I'll take a look

 

[MarkW]

Did you even try to power up that AsRock motherboard?

Every product line has bad units. No matter who makes em. The vast majority work perfectly for years, but a tiny number die, or just freak out after awhile. The best in the industry has failures.

Just because something failed for a few people does not mean the entire line, or even anything more than a very tiny percentage of the product line would ever be affected by the same problem.

Using your logic, you would never eat real food because someone else had that food spoil on them. That's no way to live your life.