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[–] abcdqfr@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Good detective work! Adding liquefying thermal pads as a reason to avoid Gigabyte.

[–] lightrush@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] abcdqfr@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Asrock has done me well for budget builds, asus is what I happened to upgrade to for midrange. Honestly being dramatic, just haven't cared for GB historically.

[–] lightrush@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

So generally Pegatron. :D I used to buy GB because it was made in Taiwan when ASUS became Pegatron and went to China. Their quality decreased. GB used to put high quality components on their boards in comparison. But now GB is also made somewhere in the PRC. I've no idea where MSI are in terms of quality. We used to make fun of them using the worst capacitors back in the 90s/00s. Looking at their Newegg reviews, their 1-star ratings seem lower proportion compared to Pegatron brands and GB. Maybe they're nicer these days? The X570 replacement I got for this machine is an ASUS - "TUF" 🙄

[–] MightyCuriosity@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Why? I mean Gigabyte sucks balls but this stuff happens with thermal pads everywhere and it's not hurting anything.