French journalists site Hardware.fr decided to find out who makes the most of the producers a reliable computer hardware, collecting statistics on the number of returns on the basis of major retail outlets. The sample involved equipment sold in the period from October 1, 2014 to April 1, 2015, the returns were considered to October 1, 2015.
The aggregate rating of motherboard leader , ASUS has a 1.89% return. Interestingly, this figure has decreased from 2.43% recorded last year. Gigabyte has also managed to improve the quality and up to the second line rating (2.05% ), third place holds ASRock (2.08% and 2.61%), MSI (2.55% and 2.82%) in fourth place.
If we consider the data on the chipset, the failure rate is highest in the case of decisions favored by enthusiasts. Intel X99 (3.84%), Z87 / Z97 (2.63%), AMD 990 (4.58%) and 970 (4.00%). For budget motherboards using chipsets like Intel H81 or AMD A58 / A55, figure rather low and does not exceed one and a half percent.
In the segment of video cards the smallest return on the company Gainward (1.41%), followed are ASUS, Gigabyte (1.78%) and MSI (2.16%) and other manufacturers. For the same statistics, most reliable memory modules makes the company Crucial (0.33% of returns), power supplies - be quiet! (0.73%), solid-state drives - Intel (just 0.18%).