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June 12, 2014 9:36:32 AM

Basically what the title says, asus m5a99fx pro r2.0 vs gigabyte ga-990fxa-ud3. I wipp be using it to overcloxk my 6300 and may get a 8350. I might crossfire sli. I have the gigabyte 97a-ds3p and i hate it since i cant overclock that well on it. Im okay with the bios on the gigabyte though. I made a thread about motherboards and these are the two that interest me.

1) I heard that the VRM or NB (i forgot which one) on the gigabyte gets really hot so you cant increase the NB or something a lot, is that true? Will it affect overclocking for any component like the NB or RAM or CPU?

2) Is there a big difference between 6+2 and 8+2 power phases on the motherboards?

3) In terms of features, which one has more useful features. Like the quick loadup and button that makes you go straight to bios on the asus is pretty useful.

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June 12, 2014 10:38:00 AM

bestmak said:
Basically what the title says, asus m5a99fx pro r2.0 vs gigabyte ga-990fxa-ud3. I wipp be using it to overcloxk my 6300 and may get a 8350. I might crossfire sli. I have the gigabyte 97a-ds3p and i hate it since i cant overclock that well on it. Im okay with the bios on the gigabyte though. I made a thread about motherboards and these are the two that interest me.

1) I heard that the VRM or NB (i forgot which one) on the gigabyte gets really hot so you cant increase the NB or something a lot, is that true? Will it affect overclocking for any component like the NB or RAM or CPU?

2) Is there a big difference between 6+2 and 8+2 power phases on the motherboards?

3) In terms of features, which one has more useful features. Like the quick loadup and button that makes you go straight to bios on the asus is pretty useful.


sincw you care for overclocking, i would prefer the gigabyte. 8+2 power phase design means, 8 phases will be dedicated to CPU, 1 phase to RAM, and 1 phase to the HT . the more dedicated to cpu the better. both have heatsink on vrm so i wouldnt worry that much. as for the features that would be the last of my concern!
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June 12, 2014 2:00:07 PM

chris987 said:
bestmak said:
Basically what the title says, asus m5a99fx pro r2.0 vs gigabyte ga-990fxa-ud3. I wipp be using it to overcloxk my 6300 and may get a 8350. I might crossfire sli. I have the gigabyte 97a-ds3p and i hate it since i cant overclock that well on it. Im okay with the bios on the gigabyte though. I made a thread about motherboards and these are the two that interest me.

1) I heard that the VRM or NB (i forgot which one) on the gigabyte gets really hot so you cant increase the NB or something a lot, is that true? Will it affect overclocking for any component like the NB or RAM or CPU?

2) Is there a big difference between 6+2 and 8+2 power phases on the motherboards?

3) In terms of features, which one has more useful features. Like the quick loadup and button that makes you go straight to bios on the asus is pretty useful.


sincw you care for overclocking, i would prefer the gigabyte. 8+2 power phase design means, 8 phases will be dedicated to CPU, 1 phase to RAM, and 1 phase to the HT . the more dedicated to cpu the better. both have heatsink on vrm so i wouldnt worry that much. as for the features that would be the last of my concern!


I'm worried more about the hot NB...those temps scare me haha

Also, according to this Tom's hardware review, the Asus is a bit better than the Gigabyte...
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June 12, 2014 2:19:09 PM

bestmak said:
chris987 said:
bestmak said:
Basically what the title says, asus m5a99fx pro r2.0 vs gigabyte ga-990fxa-ud3. I wipp be using it to overcloxk my 6300 and may get a 8350. I might crossfire sli. I have the gigabyte 97a-ds3p and i hate it since i cant overclock that well on it. Im okay with the bios on the gigabyte though. I made a thread about motherboards and these are the two that interest me.

1) I heard that the VRM or NB (i forgot which one) on the gigabyte gets really hot so you cant increase the NB or something a lot, is that true? Will it affect overclocking for any component like the NB or RAM or CPU?

2) Is there a big difference between 6+2 and 8+2 power phases on the motherboards?

3) In terms of features, which one has more useful features. Like the quick loadup and button that makes you go straight to bios on the asus is pretty useful.


sincw you care for overclocking, i would prefer the gigabyte. 8+2 power phase design means, 8 phases will be dedicated to CPU, 1 phase to RAM, and 1 phase to the HT . the more dedicated to cpu the better. both have heatsink on vrm so i wouldnt worry that much. as for the features that would be the last of my concern!


I'm worried more about the hot NB...those temps scare me haha

Also, according to this Tom's hardware review, the Asus is a bit better than the Gigabyte...


seriously, you win whichever you chose.both are great .im just trying to clear things out for you. currently both sold for about 115$ at newegg.
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June 12, 2014 2:37:41 PM

chris987 said:
bestmak said:
chris987 said:
bestmak said:
Basically what the title says, asus m5a99fx pro r2.0 vs gigabyte ga-990fxa-ud3. I wipp be using it to overcloxk my 6300 and may get a 8350. I might crossfire sli. I have the gigabyte 97a-ds3p and i hate it since i cant overclock that well on it. Im okay with the bios on the gigabyte though. I made a thread about motherboards and these are the two that interest me.

1) I heard that the VRM or NB (i forgot which one) on the gigabyte gets really hot so you cant increase the NB or something a lot, is that true? Will it affect overclocking for any component like the NB or RAM or CPU?

2) Is there a big difference between 6+2 and 8+2 power phases on the motherboards?

3) In terms of features, which one has more useful features. Like the quick loadup and button that makes you go straight to bios on the asus is pretty useful.


sincw you care for overclocking, i would prefer the gigabyte. 8+2 power phase design means, 8 phases will be dedicated to CPU, 1 phase to RAM, and 1 phase to the HT . the more dedicated to cpu the better. both have heatsink on vrm so i wouldnt worry that much. as for the features that would be the last of my concern!


I'm worried more about the hot NB...those temps scare me haha

Also, according to this Tom's hardware review, the Asus is a bit better than the Gigabyte...


seriously, you win whichever you chose.both are great .im just trying to clear things out for you. currently both sold for about 115$ at newegg.


Yes, and thanks for helping me out. They both cant be exactly the same eh? One must be better (even if a little) than the other. Both have pros and cons and I'm trying to figure out which board has more pros than cons, therefore "winning the battle". :) 
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June 24, 2014 9:39:36 PM

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June 25, 2014 2:01:54 AM

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June 25, 2014 2:52:33 AM

I've own both brands (three ASUS and two Gigabyte). I've liked them both, but lean more towards the ASUS. Quality seems a little better. There is no difference in the potential OC success between the digital 6+2 power phase and the 8+2 power phase. They're both high quality and reliable.

I've read that current AMD Gigabyte boards do this "double boot" when you turn off Turbo in the BIOS. Starts to boot for a second then powers down and starts over. That's the reason I went with an ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0 instead.
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June 25, 2014 12:53:20 PM

jeffredo said:
I've own both brands (three ASUS and two Gigabyte). I've liked them both, but lean more towards the ASUS. Quality seems a little better. There is no difference in the potential OC success between the digital 6+2 power phase and the 8+2 power phase. They're both high quality and reliable.

I've read that current AMD Gigabyte boards do this "double boot" when you turn off Turbo in the BIOS. Starts to boot for a second then powers down and starts over. That's the reason I went with an ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0 instead.


Thanks for all the replies guys! I currently own a 4+1 power phase "bad" Gigabyte motherboard and I also have the double boot issue, so I'm positive I will go for the ASUS. One last question mate, is there be a big difference in overclocking coming from a 4+1 to a 6+2 motherboard? I own the GA-970A-DS3P
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June 25, 2014 1:04:19 PM

I don't have any personal experience with your current motherboard but with a 70mm fan on the vrm and one on the back of the cpu socket I can do 4.9 stable all day
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June 25, 2014 1:09:24 PM

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I don't have any personal experience with your current motherboard but with a 70mm fan on the vrm and one on the back of the cpu socket I can do 4.9 stable all day


How do you put a fan behind the cpu socket? Like behind the motherboard? Also, temperature isn't my problem. it's just that my CPU is never stable at low voltages. I have to increase the Vcore by a lot o get it to be stable. Does the temperature of the VRMs affect the stability of the overclock? And what if you have a big a*s CPU fan haha, how will the fans fit?? :p 
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June 25, 2014 1:34:44 PM

Yeah behind the motherboard. Some cases have a cutout to fit a fan. Vrm temperature plays a significant role in your overclock stability, if they get too hot your cpu will throttle or lock up.
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