TheF34RChannel
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- May 18, 2017
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Personally i have preference for Gigabyte boards. I guess its mostly down to the fact my last 3 boards were Gigabytes and all the rigs with them were pretty much without any major issues and instabilities. The only time i got annoyed was when i needed to borrow HW-E chip to flash my latest board for the BIOS supporting BW-E, cause it was not doable without it - that was pretty stupid mistake on Gigabyte´s part. Otherwise though, i am fine with my choice.
Then again, if i went Asus or MSI, i would probably equally satisfied right now. Still, if i decide to waste some more money this year on x299 (or x399 if i will go threadripper), then i will most likely choose Gigabyte again - say UD4 or preferably Aorus 3 board. Unless ofc MSI or Asus offers something better equipped and rated in that up to 250 range.
If Sweepr is correct and the TUF is 250 USD I'd get that for the quality it offers. I can almost assure you that you won't be disappointed.