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I'm looking into buying a new system and I wonder which of all the mainboard manufacturers you recommend for Linux in general and gaming in particular? Which ones have the best Linux driver support and which ones publish open source drivers? Are AMD or Intel chipsets preferred?

Also general best bang for the buck recommendations are appreciated!

And yes, I have googled this and I have some ideas, but I'm interested in what my fellow Lemmies think. And I also want this information to be here on Lemmy instead of Reddit or AI generated blogs. If you feel offended by this, you're totally free to not reply and also down vote this post.

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[-] kusivittula@sopuli.xyz 2 points 23 hours ago

is gigabyte a reputable brand tho? i have never had a good gigabyte product, and i have never heard of one either when my friends have owned them. recently made the mistake of buying a gb mobo and it's such a piece of shit 😅 and i only have myself to blame, all for saving 20€...

I only buy Gigabyte mobos personally.

[-] toddestan@lemm.ee 1 points 11 hours ago

I've had good luck with Gigabyte, but I've always considered them an "Intel" brand - as in their Intel offerings are decent but there are better choices if building an AMD system.

[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 points 12 hours ago

My Gigabyte monitor is doing okay.

[-] unique_hemp@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 22 hours ago

Interesting, I've had 3 Gigabyte MOBOs and GPUs. One GPU died after 6 years, which is unfortunate, but seems reasonable. First MOBO is still going strong 10 years later. Have had no issues otherwise.

[-] kusivittula@sopuli.xyz 2 points 18 hours ago

odd. maybe they ship worse products to smaller countries or something. i also have a gigabyte gpu and it has been a nightmare since day 1, i regret not returning it. suspected bios problems in both gpu and mobo. i have also seen three different instances of quality issues when my friends have bought gigabyte mobos. DOA, one died within a year, one had loose RAM slots and retailer wouldn't replace it under warranty...

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