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Suitable motherboard for FX-8320 and R9 280X Toxic

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June 19, 2014 1:39:09 AM

Hi, I am building a new system with these basic specifications:

AMD FX-8320 3.5 GHz
Sapphire Toxic R9 280X 3GB
Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600 MHz DDR3
WD 1TB Caviar Blue

I was thinking about buying a decent budget motherboard, but still not decided, wanted to get more opinions about it. Currently, my main choices are:

Gigabyte 970A-DS3P
Gigabyte 970A-UD3P
Asus M5A97 LE R2.0
Asus M5A97 R2.0

I was thinking about buying Gigabyte 970A-DS3P, but after some search, I am now thinking about Asus M5A97 R2.0 for a bit higher price. What are your thoughts on this? Also, you can suggest other motherboards.

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June 19, 2014 1:46:54 AM

If you can, get a 990fx chipset mobo - for better overclocking.

Gigabyte - UD3 or ASRock Extreme 3, Asus M5A99X EVO (R2.0)

If not , get Gigabyte 970A UD3
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June 19, 2014 11:31:13 AM

You should get a gigabyte 990fx UD3 if you think you are going to be overclocking, otherwise I have a m5a97 evo r2 and its pretty good, though northbridge heatsink is too small IMO.
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June 19, 2014 11:36:05 AM

8+2 power design is a good fit for your needs.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $74.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-19 14:35 EDT-0400
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