Replacement for MSI PC Mate H97 mobo

[AudiR8]

Hi All,

My mobo died and I am looking for a replacement, I see shoppe, aliexpress selling used mobo but I am reluctant to try those. Any idea where I can get new H97 or even Z97 mobo with warranty? Thanks in advance.

 

[congster2]

i think i had that model too (2 of them). Both died at the same time. upgraded in the end.

 

[NightRaven49]

so old already, those chipsets probably eol-ed long time ago, so if u want a brand new local set with warranty u can wait long long. ur only option is get used on carousell, or from aliexpress with refurb boards. personally running a refurb/repurposed x79 chipset, no issues. they should be quite cheap anyways.

u can also consider upgrading your system too.

 

[Mach3.2]

If you drop by my place I can give you my spare Asrock B85m Pro4

 

[TanKianW]

Hi All,

My mobo died and I am looking for a replacement, I see shoppe, aliexpress selling used mobo but I am reluctant to try those. Any idea where I can get new H97 or even Z97 mobo with warranty? Thanks in advance.

You can try the back alley of SLS. Some shops still carry. But they came with short warranty and not really cheap.

I prefer to get from taobao. Either get those branded ones (MSI, Asus, Asrock) or industrial mobo. Buy from reputable sellers and try get thise 未上机 mobo. I bought quite a few to replace a few of my servers coz i do not want to upgrade.

 

[Koenig168]

It's time for an upgrade to Ryzen.

However, if you prefer to stick to Haswell, you can consider a new China branded MB from Aliexpress.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001417804252.html

 

[AudiR8]

Thanks guys, Mach3.2 was very kind to pass me his Asrock, will spend some time later today to see if this would replace my H97 well.

I did also purchase the ThinkCentre M75q Gen 2 as an upgrade in Jan, but there seem to be global shortage in the AMD chip, I have yet to recieve an ETA on the delivery.