Is the gigabyte ga-78lmt-usb3 a good board?

[deerhunter113]

Also, will it work with a amd phenom ii x4 965 and a radeon hd 7790?

 

[Maxime506]

It is enough for a Phenom II/Athlon CPU.

If the PSU is above 400W everything is gonna be fine. But imo a HD 7790 may be a little more expensive according to the performance. I would go HD 7850/HD 7870 or GTX 650 ti (boost)/GTX 660 (If 7870 make sure your PSU has TWO 6-pin power conductors) instead.

 

[IMetJesus]

I would go with this one:

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3756#ov

It has a higher end chipset and is probably better suited for that CPU. And of course it will work with a hd 7790

 

[deerhunter113]

I would go with this one:

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3756#ov

It has a higher end chipset and is probably better suited for that CPU. And of course it will work with a hd 7790

Well, the thing is that I won't have the phenom forever, so then I'll upgrade to a fx processor, so is this mobo compatible with a fx cpu?

 

[deerhunter113]

It is enough for a Phenom II/Athlon CPU.

If the PSU is above 400W everything is gonna be fine. But imo a HD 7790 may be a little more expensive according to the performance. I would go HD 7850/HD 7870 or GTX 650 ti (boost)/GTX 660 (If 7870 make sure your PSU has TWO 6-pin power conductors) instead.

I think that the 7850 is a little too expensive for me, how about 650 ti non boost?

 

[Maxime506]

Unfortunately this mobo supports only Phenom II/Athlon II CPUs. U should look for mobos whose chipset is 970(budget)/990X(better)/990FX(enthusiast):http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/FX-8350_Piledriver_Review/2.html

And there are some 760G/780G mobos who claim support 95W/125W FX-4xxx/FX-6xxx/FX-8xxx CPUs but these chipset are too old and won't be pair well with FX- CPUs.

Phenom II is aging but still powerful. Good overclocking can maximize its performance (but also need good CPU cooler to cooperate)

 

[deerhunter113]

Unfortunately this mobo supports only Phenom II/Athlon II CPUs. U should look for mobos whose chipset is 970(budget)/990X(better)/990FX(enthusiast):http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/FX-8350_Piledriver_Review/2.html

And there are some 760G/780G mobos who claim support 95W/125W FX-4xxx/FX-6xxx/FX-8xxx CPUs but these chipset are too old and won't be pair well with FX- CPUs.

Phenom II is aging but still powerful. Good overclocking can maximize its performance (but also need good CPU cooler to cooperate)

Alright, I guess that this mobo is out of the equation. Is asrock 970de3/u3s3 good?