I Need a Decision on a Motherboard.

TacticaL_BacoN

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I'm on the works on my new PC and I would want to know which motherboard suits my needs.
These are my Choices: either the ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 or the Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

The CPU that I am gonna put to this is the AMD FX-8320 fitted with the CM Hyper 212 Evo.
I am really leaning on the ASUS one, because I have heard that ASUS motherboards are reliable.
They are Almost the same price, probably a $20~ difference, but I would pay that much for the Premium.
I actually want the ASRock 990FX Extreme4, but I saw it had a Dark-Brown PCB and so I didn't care to want it anymore.
Also, I really don't plan on overclocking my CPU, The temperatures here at my country get to really insane numbers, especially at the summer season.
I sometimes put my PC open for the whole 24 hour period. I also do heavy gaming and rendering.

You may also bring me other suggestions if you have any.

Thank You All in Advanced For The Continuous Help ! =)
Cheers,
TacticaL_BacoN
 
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I would go for the gigabyte 990fxa-ud3. This one will last longer because it is made using very high quality metal. Also, it has an extra PCIE slot so anything you install will be much faster because you would have to use a PCI slot on the asus one.

I know asus have a good rep for motherboards, but nowadays this only really applies to the high end ones. Gigabyte is just as good. Finally, in the UK, the gigabyte board is cheaper.

I hope the build goes well.

Zitrome

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I would go for the gigabyte 990fxa-ud3. This one will last longer because it is made using very high quality metal. Also, it has an extra PCIE slot so anything you install will be much faster because you would have to use a PCI slot on the asus one.

I know asus have a good rep for motherboards, but nowadays this only really applies to the high end ones. Gigabyte is just as good. Finally, in the UK, the gigabyte board is cheaper.

I hope the build goes well.
 
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