Are Intel motherboards more stable?

[Kung Lau]

Does giving up O/Cing ability gain you stability and reliability?

Noticed they have a good warranty.

 

[AnnonUSA]

My experience, they are bullet proof.

Good performance, great reliability.

 

[RanDum72]

Usually, if I have to do an Intel-based build for a non-enthusiast friend, I get Intel motherboards. No frills, highly reliable mobo that does the job.

 

[coolpurplefan]

I just finished reading an article here on anandtech comparing motherboards and they say usually, Intel boards have lots of support from Intel so they still recommended it even though they had problems with one. But, the one that had the best results and the one with the best stability was Super Micro which usually makes mobos for servers and workstations.

 

[Comdrpopnfresh]

Intel boards have the same chipsets 3rd party Intel-based boards have- and those overclock. Any board, in any system should adhere to specifications and be placed in a system where incompatibilities that are known aren't present. So under those constraints all boards should be just as stable under stock settings. The variance in performance with the chipset is negated because those 3rd party manufacturers use the same chipsets, and the choice of controllers for disks and whatnot are arbitrary- the difference is typically unseen. That being said, why would you think/suggest an enthusiast board set to stock settings wouldn't be as stable?
I think it'd be illegal if intel were to release a standardized set of specs of adherence for use with their processors, and then use something differing in their own product lines... so that's out.