Can someone spot the differences?

finalruner · Jul 28, 2014

I'm thinking of upgrading my mobo from a $35 Gigabyte mobo to either the
ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ Or the ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0 AM3+
Also the ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ might be a cheaper alternative, but I might miss a few features.

Any suggestions? Also can you see a difference between the the PRO or EVO?

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 28, 2014

Are you going to run Dual cards?

yotmam12 · Jul 28, 2014

The chipset, and tons of other related things

Suztera · Jul 28, 2014

Pro can run the first two PCIE in dual x16 mode and the EVO runs it in dual x8 mode.
Slightly different I/O ports.

RadiKing222 · Jul 28, 2014

Different chipset...The pro has 7 sata ports...The EVO has 2 eSATAs... And that is pretty much it. There isn't much of a difference so go for the cheaper I would say

RadiKing222 · Jul 28, 2014

And they are the same price.... OMG

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 28, 2014

Go for the Pr , it's the better board.

kunthakenthe · Jul 28, 2014

I would recommend the pro. More features that you may or may not use( raiding some ssds/hdd with the 7 sata ports, cfx/sli support with no degredation in performance.)

RadiKing222 · Jul 28, 2014

kunthakenthe :

Yea I think so too!

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 28, 2014

Get the PRO here's the specs:

https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M5A99FX_PRO_R20/

kunthakenthe · Jul 28, 2014

so i think its unanimous the pro is best. It has all the features you may or may not want and is around the same price as all the other ones which means it the best.

finalruner · Jul 28, 2014

Thanks to everyone who responded. I'll get the Pro

kunthakenthe · Jul 28, 2014

finalruner :

your welcome pm any more questions you have about the build

finalruner · Jul 28, 2014

Here's my current build if anyone was wondering. http://pcpartpisMRBD3cker.com/b/

kunthakenthe · Jul 28, 2014

have you already bought this i could suggest some changes

finalruner · Jul 28, 2014

RadiKing222 :

kunthakenthe :

I already built the system except the mobo was the cheapest I could get at the time, so I need the mobo as an upgrade. No haven't bought the mobo yet

kunthakenthe · Jul 28, 2014

finalruner :

RadiKing222 :

kunthakenthe :

I already built the system except the mobo was the cheapest I could get at the time, so I need the mobo as an upgrade. No haven't bought the mobo yet

its okay then still capable

Can someone spot the differences?

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