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Best budget overclocking motherboard for FX8320

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April 7, 2014 9:40:21 AM

As the title says, what is it?
***I don't need SLI//Crossfire***

Also, would I be able to keep the system up with 400W Fortron PSU?
2x4GB DDR3 // HD5770 // 1xWD 1TB CaviarBlack // 1xASUS Xonar DG

Thanks guys!

PS. I know that even if the system can run with that PSU, I wouldn't be able to reach high clock, because of the lack of power. My plans are to buy another PSU+VC in near future. That's why for now I am just wondering, would I be able at least to run it.

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April 7, 2014 10:09:36 AM

Azidaha said:
As the title says, what is it?
***I don't need SLI//Crossfire***

Also, would I be able to keep the system up with 400W Fortron PSU?
2x4GB DDR3 // HD5770 // 1xWD 1TB CaviarBlack // 1xASUS Xonar DG

Thanks guys!

PS. I know that even if the system can run with that PSU, I wouldn't be able to reach high clock, because of the lack of power. My plans are to buy another PSU+VC in near future. That's why for now I am just wondering, would I be able at least to run it.


FSP is a very good vendor, but 450-500w is a bare minimum for this. I'd recommend 600-650w.

As for good budget OC Motherboards, I'd suggest a Gigabyte 970 UD3 or 990 UD3 board.
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April 7, 2014 11:47:52 AM

As far as I won't need SLI // Crossfire, I think that 970 UD3 will be my choice.
Also, are there any noticeable difference in the overclocking between these two chipsets? I am asking, because I am wondering between GB 970A-UD3P and ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0, but the price is very different. If there are no big difference in the OC between these two, I'd take the GB because of the lower price.

I am Wondering about ASUS M5A97 too.
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April 7, 2014 12:12:50 PM

ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 < ASUS has better quality boards , if you can afford to spend the extra get the ASUS BOARD.

If not get the GIGABYTE board it has a 8+2 power phase design . and a decent thermal setup , so it should overclock well.

ASUS M5A97 < Not an overclocking board
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April 7, 2014 12:58:22 PM

Thanks about the M5A97 tip.
I didn't know that. Was helpful, really!

About the GB and its 8+2Power Phase, I have heard, that Power Phase is not the main factor, and that's why I started wonder about the ASUS, which is a higher class mobo, than this GB.
But the price always matter, so im still confused. Does the ASUS deserves the few more bucks on it, or should go with the GB.
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April 7, 2014 1:00:36 PM

I would buy the ASUS pro , but the Gigabyte is decent.

ASUS builds better boards that's all I buy.
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April 7, 2014 1:16:29 PM

Yes, but I don't want to pay more for "2 x PCIe 2.0 x16" in ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 when I will only use one.
Is it there any mobo with same specifics like M5A99FX PRO, but with only "1 x PCIe 2.0 x16" and lower price?

Hope you got me what I mean guys.
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April 7, 2014 1:21:39 PM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($107.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $107.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-07 16:20 EDT-0400)



ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors 2 with DIGI+ VRM:
DIGI+VRM - Industry leading Digital 6+2 Phase Power Design
EPU with Switch -
TPU with Auto Tuning and TurboV: Providing simple steps to easy overclocking.
UEFI BIOS(EZ Mode): Flexible & Easy BIOS Interface.
Front Panel USB 3.0 Support: Easy storage access.
MemOK!: Quickly ensures memory boot compatibility.
AI Suite II: One-stop Access to All Innovative ASUS Software.
Ai Charger+: Ensure reliable mobile phone charging.
ASUS Q-Connector: Easily access your PCI-E connectors.
ASUS Q-Shield: Protect yourself from EMI.
ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LEDs)
ASUS Q-Slot: Make Connection Quick and Accurate!
ASUS Q-DIMM: Make Connection Quick and Accurate!
O.C. Profile: Allows you to store multiple Bios images.
EZ Flash 2: Easily update your systems bios firmware.
ASUS MyLogo 2: Customize your boot screen.
Precision Tweaker 2: Easily tune your PC system performance.
Fan Xpert: Smart thermal control via fan speed detection.

Key specification:

- Form Factor: ATX Form Factor, 12”x 9.6” (30.5cm x 24.4cm)
- Socket: AMD Socket AM3+ for FX™ / Phenom™II / Athlon™II / Sempron™ 100 Series Processors Including 8-Core.
- Chipset: AMD 990X / SB950 Chipset
- Graphics interface: 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slots (Single@x16 speed; Dual@x8/x8 speed)
- Expansion Slots: 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot (Black@x4 speed), 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots, 1 x PCI slot.
- Multi GPU: Supports NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ and ATI® Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology.
- Memory: 4 x DIMM, max. 32GB, DDR3 2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 MHz, ECC and non-ECC, un-buffered memory, Dual channel memory architecture
- Audio: Realtek® ALC 892 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- LAN: Realtek® 8111E Gigabit LAN controller
- Storage: 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 2 x SATA 3Gb/s ports, 1 x Power eSATA 3Gb/s port, 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s port.
- USB: 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at mid-board for front panel support, 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at back panel (blue).
- Manageability: WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
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April 7, 2014 5:00:01 PM

This is for the Evo. It is not supplied where I live, and will never be I guess.
Didn't really get why you paste it here...

And actually, the price where I live are:
Asus M5A99X PRO R2.0 - $154
Gigabyte 970A-UD3P - $104

So that's why, my main question is, does M5A99X PRO really deservers the $50 more bucks over the 970A-UD3P?
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April 7, 2014 5:04:42 PM

Not really in my opinion.
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April 7, 2014 6:34:26 PM

In my opinion too.
If it is just for the UEFI bios, I won't pay $50 bucks.
That's why I'd like to know, are there any more benefits that will come with the ASUS for the higher price, especialy, if the CPU overclock will scale from them.
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April 7, 2014 6:43:48 PM

The 970 has UEFI DualBIOS , I love the 970 for the price , can't beat it.

Your not running DUAL cards so no reason to jump up to the 990.



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April 7, 2014 7:29:50 PM

I'd pick that as the solution, if you point, are there any ++ for M5A99X Pro in overclocking insted of 970-UD3P.
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April 7, 2014 7:31:13 PM

Not for the price and the 970 suits your needs.
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