MSI.......I've had a few experiences with those. It's going to be one of those things where you will need to do research and ask others about. I've heard horror stories about boards from every manufacturer. I've also heard glowing reports on those same manufacturers. MSI has always been one of those right down the middle. I personally would look up and research EVGA while you are at it. The two mobos I have that I've yet to have a single problem with are EVGA and Gigabyte. My Asus.....aka Bipolar......let's just say it's gonna be a really long time before I have faith in them again. True, I had to re-work around some burned bits on the Gigabyte board and dealt with scraping burnt off of the psu pins on the EVGA. In both cases it's suspected that the PSU caused both scenarios. Ok, I lied. The person I got the Gigabyte board from told me it was the PSU. But when I did a full inspection, the backplate for the cpu cooler was touching many of the pins on the back side of the motherboard and showed signs of charring. Don't rely solely on the hype from the sellers when it comes to choosing a good board.