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is asus m5a97 LE r2.0 a good motherboard for my computer?

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June 16, 2014 12:47:44 PM

first off im not planning on overclocking, as i heard thats an issue for this mobo. also, i dont know what vrms are, but i heard it lacks heatsinks for vrms. when is this a bad thing?

i plan on getting the following"
cpu: amd fx 6300
gpu: amd r7 265
ram: patriot viper xtreme 8Gb
case: cooler master elite 430
psu: dont know yet :( 

if anyone has been using this particular mobo, please let me know what you think, and how long you have had it!

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a b V Motherboard
June 16, 2014 12:56:24 PM

I have not had an issue with this motherboard in the past. The VRM help deliver power to the processor which makes this board bad for overclocking. It should work fine. This board will NOT support a second graphics card for crossfire in the future though if you ever plan on doing that do not get this board.
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a b V Motherboard
June 16, 2014 1:04:10 PM

These are all the good boards:

A List of Motherboards for Overclocking AM3+ FX CPUs
These are the best quality motherboards for getting the most out of your FX CPU: Budget: - MSI 970 GAMING - Asus M5A97 R2.0 Not the LE! - Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P - Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 Mid-range: - Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 Make sure... See full content
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June 16, 2014 1:23:29 PM

jkhoward said:
I have not had an issue with this motherboard in the past. The VRM help deliver power to the processor which makes this board bad for overclocking. It should work fine. This board will NOT support a second graphics card for crossfire in the future though if you ever plan on doing that do not get this board.


how long have you had it for?

also, im not planning on getting a second gpu so this doesn't really matter, but i want to still ask, i found one that said "crossfire ready" does this mean that this particular board will be able to have 2 gpus?
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a b V Motherboard
June 16, 2014 9:31:43 PM

Have you gone mad? How many times are you going to thread the same question? I request he be slapped by a mod for duping!
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June 16, 2014 9:40:10 PM

BigBadBeef said:
Have you gone mad? How many times are you going to thread the same question? I request he be slapped by a mod for duping!


sorry i was desparate
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a b V Motherboard
June 16, 2014 9:45:49 PM

No, you were impatient and have shoved people off the first page who deserve help just as much as you do!
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June 16, 2014 9:56:41 PM

BigBadBeef said:
No, you were impatient and have shoved people off the first page who deserve help just as much as you do!


oh actually i remember now, im not lying this time lol.
During my efforts to create such a thread (in which I attempted to use the "ask the community" on the side), I realized my computer was being quite bizarre, taking a considerable amount of time to load. Unsure of its submission, I thought it best to to copy and paste it in a new thread.
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a b V Motherboard
June 17, 2014 4:06:58 PM

guest555 said:
jkhoward said:
I have not had an issue with this motherboard in the past. The VRM help deliver power to the processor which makes this board bad for overclocking. It should work fine. This board will NOT support a second graphics card for crossfire in the future though if you ever plan on doing that do not get this board.


how long have you had it for?

also, im not planning on getting a second gpu so this doesn't really matter, but i want to still ask, i found one that said "crossfire ready" does this mean that this particular board will be able to have 2 gpus?


I have had it for about a year. The motherboard will technically support two graphics cards. But due to one being x16 and the other being x4 there will be serious FPS and stuttering issues. It is not recommended to crossfire on these boards.

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June 17, 2014 4:15:46 PM

jkhoward said:
guest555 said:
jkhoward said:
I have not had an issue with this motherboard in the past. The VRM help deliver power to the processor which makes this board bad for overclocking. It should work fine. This board will NOT support a second graphics card for crossfire in the future though if you ever plan on doing that do not get this board.


how long have you had it for?

also, im not planning on getting a second gpu so this doesn't really matter, but i want to still ask, i found one that said "crossfire ready" does this mean that this particular board will be able to have 2 gpus?


I have had it for about a year. The motherboard will technically support two graphics cards. But due to one being x16 and the other being x4 there will be serious FPS and stuttering issues. It is not recommended to crossfire on these boards.



i also heard that this motherboard can't connect to the front usb 3.0 ports on cases. Im pretty sure this isn't true, but I still want to confirm; is it true or not?
and to help me better understand this stuff in the future, what kind of cable would be needed to connect those ports to the motherboard?
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June 18, 2014 6:31:02 PM

is the asus m5a97 evo r2.0 real??? lol. cant seem to find it anywhere, but its on asus website. when i search in google, i just get m5a97 r2.0 or m5a99x evo r2.0, which i know are real lol.
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a b V Motherboard
June 19, 2014 1:43:21 PM

guest555 said:
is the asus m5a97 evo r2.0 real??? lol. cant seem to find it anywhere, but its on asus website. when i search in google, i just get m5a97 r2.0 or m5a99x evo r2.0, which i know are real lol.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

The board does have a USB 3 header. If you read that on a review somewhere this board came out around the time that USB 3 was introduced. It could of been a reviewer that really didn't understand how the new USB 3 headers worked on the motherboard. The USB 3 header will definitely work if your case supports it.

I apologize for the late response.
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