Windows 10: Gigabyte Motherboards: Are they good?

I currently have Mugen3, pretty large air cooler, takes a lot of space but cools like crazy, also changed both fans to something faster and with larger CFM rating. I was thinking to go to AIO cooler like CM Nepton 240m but price is double of what I paid this one but heat sinking ability is same. I don't like idea of having a pump, specially one built in CPU heat sink. With AIO systems you have to change whole bloody thing in case of malfunction. If I ever go watery way, it's going to be a full blown custom system.

 

One thing I would suggest is not installing the crappy bloatware that comes with Gigabyte boards (System Information Viewer mainly - thermald.exe), they regularly cause BSODs and even manage to cause 0x124s. Quite a feat that.

 

Most of MSI Afterburner works with GB products. It's very nice piece of SW.

 

Thanks for the heads up @Boozad !

 

No problem @badrobot. I always stick to ASUS myself but if I ever had to choose different I think I'd steer clear of Gigabyte for that reason alone.

 

If those are optional stuffs it should be fine. But if not then definitely a no go.

EDIT.
Of course, ASUS is still my first choice if I can find something suitable for what I need. The next ASUS that I found that will work with what I needed is overkill for me.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16813132126

 

@badrobot
I'll be getting my Gigabyte motherboard today and I'll let you know how the instillation goes and if I run into any issues.

Jeff

 

Appreciated. *Smile

 

Yeah they're optional, it's just all the bloatware that comes with the software disc. Don't install it and you'll be fine. Just as a bit of proof (not that you want it or asked for it) that I'm not just scaremongering, and to give you a heads up on what not to install:

BSOD while watching videos online Solved - Windows 7 Help Forums

BSOD when computer is idle - Uncorectable Hardware Error Solved - Windows 7 Help Forums

bsod after new motherboard and cpu Solved - Windows 7 Help Forums

Every night I set computer to sleep...every morning, BSOD Solved - Windows 7 Help Forums

Another BSOD this one has, ATTEMPTED_EXECUTE_OF_NOEXECUTE_MEMORY Solved - Windows 7 Help Forums

 

Thank you!

Even when I had my ASUS mobo, the only utilities I installed under AI Suite are the optimization and USB 3.1. I unchecked the rest.

 

Thanks for the tip.. I'll keep this in mind when I install the new motherboard today.

Jeff

 

@badrobot, @BunnyJ you're welcome. It's just best to avoid those sort of issues instead of solve them. Gigabyte are not alone in causing BSODs with their bloatware (I've seen ASUS ones as well) but they're certainly the worst.

 

Not only that but by the time MB gets installed, drivers and SW on disks are mostly outdated so I usually ignore them and anything needed get from MFGs site.

 

It's perfect!

I went to the Gigabyte support site and it has Windows 10 64-bit drivers.





http://www.gigabyte.com/products/pro...px?pid=4969#dl

 

I installed my new Gigabyte yesterday and it's great.. no issues and I didn't use the DVD.

Jeff