Need help deciding between GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3 and BIOSTAR TA690G

[PotatoYam]

Hi everyone,

I've been doing some research to replace my broken motherboard, and I've come up with one final choice. The Gigabyte has better reviews on Newegg.com, but the Biostar has a very good rating from PCStats.com. I haven't been able to find anything about the Gigabyte board, has anyone else? Any information or insight would be very helpful.

BIOSTAR TA690G
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2106
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138057

GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128034

I'm not looking to do much tweaking or overclocking, just want to repair my computer with a good cheap motherboard. ATX form doesn't matter either.

Thanks in advance.

 

[F1N3ST]

Biostar Tforce series rules so does the S3, definitely get the biostar (Solid Capacitors) means longer life.

 

[raybay]

The BIOStar is good. The Gigabyte is better.

 

[PotatoYam]

Thanks for the help, would anyone know about this motherboard?

Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4 ATX AM2 NF570:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128014

Thanks in advance for any info.

 

[raybay]

I believe it was reviewed recently at www.tomshardware.com or www.anandtech.com

 

[F1N3ST]

The BIOSTAR is better, it has solid capacitors and is a tForce series, which can OC like mad.

 

[raybay]

Disagree if performance is taken into account. The BIOStar has a higher failure rate... perhaps due to the excessive overclocking.

 

[F1N3ST]

The integrated GFX on the BIOSTAR are better (And can be OCed) and it has a newer chipset, and it has a HDMI port, and has DVI.

 

[raybay]

But still does not appear to be better operationally... in performance and reliability... and in tech support.