# Buying motherboards **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 20, 2006, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-motherboards/369403 "2006-08-20T01:18:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-motherboards/369403/1 "2006-08-20T01:18:30Z")
Who are you buying them from on the web nowdays? ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-motherboards/369403/2 "2006-08-20T02:00:03Z")
These days I get a lot of stuff from [TigerDirect](http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Category/category_tlc.asp?CatId=13). Their website is ugly as hell but the prices are fairly good, they have a wide selection, and shipping has always been fast. ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-motherboards/369403/3 "2006-08-20T02:15:46Z")
[Newegg.com](http://www.newegg.com). A little better in price and quicker shipping then Tigerdirect in my experience. ---
**Author:** ![rwhbyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@rwhbyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rwhbyu)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-motherboards/369403/4 "2006-08-20T03:44:13Z")
I’ll second the recommendation for [newegg.com](http://newegg.com). Ordered a whole computer worth of components at one time and they had awesome prices and for their standard shipping it took about 2 days. Love those guys. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-motherboards/369403/5 "2006-08-20T04:03:59Z")
Thanks, I had problems with Tiger in the past. Newegg looks good. ---
**Author:** ![cardsfan1975](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f9b8f/32.png) [@cardsfan1975](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cardsfan1975)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-motherboards/369403/6 "2006-08-20T05:00:12Z")
I bought one from Monarch Computer, and will never buy another thing from them. I’ll still with [newegg.com](http://newegg.com) or [ewiz.com](http://ewiz.com) from now on. cf’75 ---
**Author:** ![cardsfan1975](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f9b8f/32.png) [@cardsfan1975](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cardsfan1975)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-motherboards/369403/7 "2006-08-20T05:01:45Z")
That should say, “I’ll stick with…” cf’75 ---
**Author:** ![JKilez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@JKilez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKilez)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-motherboards/369403/8 "2006-08-20T23:05:11Z")
I will throw in another recommendation for Newegg. Good selection, great prices, and fast shipping (many times free). I have never had a problem with them. ---
**Author:** ![kinoons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a698b9/32.png) [@kinoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kinoons)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-motherboards/369403/9 "2006-08-21T14:05:46Z")
I’ve been using both Newegg and Tigerdirect…no issues with either yet. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-motherboards/369403/10 "2006-08-21T14:13:40Z")
[www.zipzoomfly.com](http://www.zipzoomfly.com) Cheaper prices than Newegg. They have been around for awhile. They used to be known as Googlegear. ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-motherboards/369403/11 "2006-08-21T15:29:49Z")
Newegg. Awesome service and selection and, more importantly, craploads of information on each item, along with extensive (and usually reasonably knowledgeable) user reviews. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-motherboards/369403/12 "2006-08-21T15:36:57Z")
[Newegg.com](http://Newegg.com) is my preferred site. Don’t cheap out on a motherboard of all things. It can put you in a world of hurt in the short or long-term. That means those $50 blue specials although I suppose some of them could be Ok but you never know. Good motherboards usually start in the $100+ range.