I plan to replace my entire gaming PC setup either at the end of this year or early next year. Much like it being easier to buy all home theater components from one manufacturer for ease of interoperability and control, I am considering a similar approach in getting the GPU, motherboard, and, if possible, other internal and/or external components from the same manufacturer. I am not brand specific and my top concern is reliability. Good customer service would be a nice bonus. When I studied how to build my first Gaming PC, my study book at the time of its publication recommended Asus and Gigabyte for both GPUs and motherboards and EVGA for GPUs. I will note that I am ruling out Asus due to the fact that I have had problems with a number of their products over the last several years and I did not find their customer service very reliable. I know that Gigabyte, EVGA, and MSI manufacture both GPUs and motherboards as well as other certain internal and external computer components. Which of these brands would you recommend for a combo GPU/motherboard setup? Also, based on your recommendations, could you tell me whether or not your recommended brand's other products including PC cases, power supplies, cooling, etc. would work reliably and be worth the financial investment? I am also open to suggestions.
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