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Z97 2016-10-20 22:44:09 Post No. 57165538
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Z97 Anonymous 2016-10-20 22:44:09 Post No. 57165538 [Report]

Have any of you had a Z97 motherboard that lasted longer than a year without problems or have some advice in dealing with them?

I've had 3 Z97 motherboards that have all broken down after 10-12 months of usage
First one was ASRock Z97 Extreme 3
Second one was MSI Z97 GAMING 5
Both of them began randomly powering off and booting back up again until finally blacking out for good
Third and current one is Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 and it's begun powering off randomly just like the others

Is it just a given that these will die out after a year of heavy use and somewhat high temperatures? My friend living a mile away used a 990FXA-GAMING for the past 2 years with no problems at all.

Anonymous 2016-10-20 22:45:41 Post No.57165567
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Anonymous 2016-10-20 22:45:41 Post No.57165567 [Report]

Have you used a different PSU with them, a quality one at least? It could be power spikes or even your mains power causing them to die prematurely.

Anonymous 2016-10-20 22:49:38 Post No.57165622
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Anonymous 2016-10-20 22:49:38 Post No.57165622 [Report]

>>57165567
All of them have been on an EVGA NEX 650g gold
The first 2 both used the same one, but after the second failing I RMAd it for another NEX 650g gold

Anonymous 2016-10-20 22:52:10 Post No.57165663
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Anonymous 2016-10-20 22:52:10 Post No.57165663 [Report]

>>57165538
had mine for 3 years with no issues, use my computer religiously and is water-cooled

hell, 4 of my friends have had them for 2+ years with no issues

i dont think its your mobo

Anonymous 2016-10-20 22:58:13 Post No.57165746
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Anonymous 2016-10-20 22:58:13 Post No.57165746 [Report]

>>57165663
Is power supply the most likely culprit then?
Could wiring/cables also be the cause?

Anonymous 2016-10-20 23:13:13 Post No.57165947
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Anonymous 2016-10-20 23:13:13 Post No.57165947 [Report]

>>57165746
This, or a bad insulating in the case screws or other, but this is unlikely. I vote for the PSU

Anonymous 2016-10-21 00:33:07 Post No.57166995
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Anonymous 2016-10-21 00:33:07 Post No.57166995 [Report]

>>57165538
Stop buying shitty motherboards.

MSI Z97 PC Mate.
GA-Z97-UD5H
MSI GAMING 5.

All of those are good, the rest either have problems or are shit.

Also your PSU is fucked.

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