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AK-47 wrote: Fri Jan 24, 2025 2:55 pm

scatman98 wrote: Fri Jan 24, 2025 10:39 amsophisticated (boot kits + mitm) attacks are pretty common now. why risk it? even for casual work.

Do you even know what MITM means? What does that have to do with your motherboard? That NIST publication appears to be just a guideline also.

Mauser wrote: Fri Jan 24, 2025 4:56 pm Go with Gigabyte based on my personal experience. My first motherboard on my latest build was an ASUS which I had good luck with my last 3 builds but using an ASUS on my 4th build started acting up after 11 months which would cause random hard freezes and after 2 months of diagnostics it completely failed as my computer wouldn't boot up anymore at all which it was out of warranty by then. ASUS quality has dropped so much it like rolling dice. Then I tried MSI which the first one burnt up as soon as I pressed the power button. Got it replaced for free at Best Buy and 2 months later it failed. MSI = lowest quality rubbish! Finally I listened to others to get a Gigabyte motherboard which is still going strong for over 5 years.

AVLinux wrote: Fri Jan 24, 2025 3:09 pm Another vote for Gigabyte stuff! In the past ASUS has also been quite good but it's been a few years.. If you're determined to have Intel CPU, Intel used to make their own Mobos too, my first Quad build had an Intel board and it was bulletproof. I don't know if they are still in the Mobo market or not. I do know they cost more but had better grade electrolytic capacitors (well they said so anyway)..

you are welcome to chime in as to whats a good secure build these days as per your understanding, no need to go off the rocker.

scatman98 wrote: Fri Jan 24, 2025 6:52 pmyou are welcome to chime in as to whats a good secure build these days as per your understanding, no need to go off the rocker.

scatman98 wrote: Fri Jan 24, 2025 6:54 pm

Mauser wrote: Fri Jan 24, 2025 4:56 pm Go with Gigabyte based on my personal experience. My first motherboard on my latest build was an ASUS which I had good luck with my last 3 builds but using an ASUS on my 4th build started acting up after 11 months which would cause random hard freezes and after 2 months of diagnostics it completely failed as my computer wouldn't boot up anymore at all which it was out of warranty by then. ASUS quality has dropped so much it like rolling dice. Then I tried MSI which the first one burnt up as soon as I pressed the power button. Got it replaced for free at Best Buy and 2 months later it failed. MSI = lowest quality rubbish! Finally I listened to others to get a Gigabyte motherboard which is still going strong for over 5 years.

wasnt sinkclose just as bad as meltdown and spectre? both intel and amd are even in my books at this point.

AK-47 wrote: Fri Jan 24, 2025 7:56 pm

scatman98 wrote: Fri Jan 24, 2025 6:52 pmyou are welcome to chime in as to whats a good secure build these days as per your understanding, no need to go off the rocker.

I already stated my input, in the budget you are seeking it will be exceptionally tough to find a board of that calibre. I could suggest some server-grade boards but that would be well beyond your budget.
You throw around a bunch of acronyms and NIST publications blindly without any understanding, thinking it will be some kind of panacea for your security woes, and have unrealistic expectations for budget. This is exactly the kind of check-box MBA-style thinking that results in security breaches. No matter how compliant your build is, it all falls on the person operating that system.

Mauser wrote: Fri Jan 24, 2025 8:28 pm

scatman98 wrote: Fri Jan 24, 2025 6:54 pm

Mauser wrote: Fri Jan 24, 2025 4:56 pm Go with Gigabyte based on my personal experience. My first motherboard on my latest build was an ASUS which I had good luck with my last 3 builds but using an ASUS on my 4th build started acting up after 11 months which would cause random hard freezes and after 2 months of diagnostics it completely failed as my computer wouldn't boot up anymore at all which it was out of warranty by then. ASUS quality has dropped so much it like rolling dice. Then I tried MSI which the first one burnt up as soon as I pressed the power button. Got it replaced for free at Best Buy and 2 months later it failed. MSI = lowest quality rubbish! Finally I listened to others to get a Gigabyte motherboard which is still going strong for over 5 years.

wasnt sinkclose just as bad as meltdown and spectre? both intel and amd are even in my books at this point.

When it comes to the first MSI motherboard I installed it gave the "meltdown" venerability a literal meaning. I shut the computer down as soon as I seen smoke and a glowing red hot small square chip on the motherboard that I have no idea what it was. I use the latest MX LINUX XFCE version on my computer. I use an AMD Ryzen 7 CPU in my personally built desktop computer. I have an Intel CPU in my Acer laptop which I never had any issues with. I just wish Microcenter https://www.microcenter.com/ wasn't so far from me because I prefer to actually look at what I buy in person and hold it in my hands which you can't do online.

scatman98 wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2025 1:33 amI saw an sus b760 business mobo as compliant with NIST for half my budget. what are you looking at, link it here.
operator instructors? sure go ahead. a boot kit infects as you boot in.