Give it another shot? X58 Pro build

Well, after about a month of instability with my X58 Pro board, I finally returned it.  Though my only option was to do an exchange for the same board.  Here I sit with a bad taste in my mouth with this board and I am thinking about giving it another shot.
I never could get the system to run stable for more than 48 hrs.  I had a good run twice of 30 hr and another at around 48.  usually the system would lock up or reboot ~ twice a day.
specs
i7 920
Corsair TR3X6G1600C9G
OCZ 700w PSU
4870 1gig graphics
I have these now installed on another manufacturer's board and I have broken the 48 hr mark of stability.... same components and I did not do a reinstall of the OS
Anyways, thinking of either putting the unopened MSI board on Ebay, or possibly doing another build and turning my wife's machine into a server and giving her the X58 pro based machine.
Should I cut my losses or give it another shot?

Quote from: Zivman on 03-May-09, 09:14:09
Well, after about a month of instability with my X58 Pro board, I finally returned it.  Though my only option was to do an exchange for the same board.  Here I sit with a bad taste in my mouth with this board and I am thinking about giving it another shot.
I never could get the system to run stable for more than 48 hrs.  I had a good run twice of 30 hr and another at around 48.  usually the system would lock up or reboot ~ twice a day.
specs
i7 920
Corsair TR3X6G1600C9G
OCZ 700w PSU
4870 1gig graphics
I have these now installed on another manufacturer's board and I have broken the 48 hr mark of stability.... same components and I did not do a reinstall of the OS
Anyways, thinking of either putting the unopened MSI board on Ebay, or possibly doing another build and turning my wife's machine into a server and giving her the X58 pro based machine.
Should I cut my losses or give it another shot?
I say the odds are extremely low that you'll have another mobo like the one you returned. Were you overclocking the mobo you returned? Except for the power supply we have nearly identical hardware (I have a 750w Corsair) and my rig has been rock solid.

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    - Support SLI and Crossfire
    - No issue on Bigger aftermarket CPU cooler
    - 90 degrees placement of SATA & IDE ports
    Cons :
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    Quote
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