Which motherboard+cpu is bang for its buck

Amangoel23 · Feb 7, 2014

Ok here are my requirements:-
Must have crossfire capability
Must be atx motherboard as micro atx motherboard can't crossfire with the latest graphic cards (r9 280x which I have) due to the minimal size of the board(got msi-890gxm atm micro atx board with xfire capability which is uselss because of the size of the mobo I can't fit two graphic cards due to them blocking each other)

So my budget is around RS.20000 Give or take,Take price estimations from amazon.com as it ships to india for free.

So I thought about this
Fx 8320 +
M5a972 R.2 (is this how u call it xD)

or would I benefit more by going to the intel lineup.I have a hyper 212 evo too so cooling isn't a issue and I would love to overclock if I can but if by going to intel like i5 3570 and a cheap mobo will save me 5-6k RS I would love to go that way instead.As I said must have crossfire capability and must be atx motherboard

tiny voices · Feb 7, 2014

You cannot crossfire on that M5a972 board. It only runs the second PCI lane at x4. You need a 990 chipset board for crossfire.

If you want to go intel, you need a z77 or z87 depending on the socket of your CPU for Crossfire. Those boards will run you $100+ USD

Amangoel23 · Feb 7, 2014

http://www.snapdeal.com/product/asus-m5a97-r20-motherboard/327833868?utm_source=earth_feed&utm_campaign=21_56
This is the board I was suggesting,its 7k RS. 120$.
And I think its 8x on 2nd pci bus but I heard that the performance difference betwen 4x and 8x is only 10% and 8x and 16x is 10% too

Amangoel23 · Feb 7, 2014

Anyways any suggestion for the intel line up with almost the same price and similar performance with no bottlenecking with 2x r9 280x and future upgrades?Currently I have 890gxm-g65+phenom IIx6 1090t oc'ed to 3.8ghz which is doing its job but its almost 5 years old and and I don't think it will stay alive for much longer so I need back up.

tiny voices · Feb 7, 2014

That board only runs the second lane at x4 in CF mode. It IS NOT for crossfire. Buying a second 290 and running it at x4 is 100% worthless and a huge waste.

For two 290s you need an i5 4670k and a high end z87 motherboard. Look at ASUS and Gigabyte.

Amangoel23 · Feb 7, 2014

its actually 2 r9 280x and currently I have 1 r9 280x and going to xfire later on,I have no clue about intel's motherboard and such so which one is the cheapest entry level overclocking with xfire capability that is atx size?

tiny voices · Feb 7, 2014

You want a Z87 board. Look a those only. Pretty much any of those are what you need. The cheapest ones are around $100USD

Z87 for 4670k
Z77 for 3570k.

Amangoel23 · Feb 7, 2014

http://www.amazon.com/MSI-Motherboard-Motherboards-Z87-G45-GAMING/dp/B00D12OBEU/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1391805273&sr=1-1&keywords=z87

how is this motherboard runs at 8x 8x or is there any better motherboard?

tiny voices · Feb 7, 2014

That would be a great board for sue with an i5 4670k. A very good upgrade from your current setup.

Amangoel23 · Feb 7, 2014

Using that same site only could you browse through the z87 chipset and see if theres any other better motherboard for the same price or 10-20$ up or down?Cheaper the better as I'm going over budget with this build as it seems

tiny voices · Feb 7, 2014

Just get that board or any z87 board really. They will all do everything you want. I recommend ASUS as the brand.

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