Motherboard for AMD FX8350 CPU ?? - PC Build.

Lisa-32-UK

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Hi all.
Built a computer for my son,
Specs are as follows..
3 TB Hard Drive.
2 TB Slave Hard Drive.
Pioneer BDR-209 Blu Ray Writer.
Asus DRW-24F1 DVD Writer.
750 Watt PSU.
Geforce 630 - 4GB Graphics Card.
6 X Xilence 120mm Case Fans.
Xilence M606 CPU Cooler. (Have Question About This)
AMD FX8350 - 8 Core CPU.
Gigabyte 78LMT-USB3 Motherboard.

The motherboard seems a nightmare, the display flickers even using the onboard display.
The USB ports work sometimes and not others.

So can anyone recommend a good motherboard? i've been told that 1 of these 2 will be good: 1 1 - ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0
2 - Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0
Don't really want to spend more than £130 on it. But want something good quality and lasting.
Any suggestions ? from the top 2? or a better recommendation?

Any help would be appreciated,
Lisa.

PS.. CPU Cooler, brought a secondary fan for it as it can have one on each side, but we want it to run the same speed as the fan on it already, brought an Akasa AK-CB002 PWM Splitter Smart Fan Cable which is what i was told would solve it.

But the CPU wire has 4 pins, my CPU fan only has 3 pins. is it ok to plug it into a 3 pin fan? will my motherboard still control it and the secondary fan so they still run at the same speed ? the 2 case fan wires only have 3 pins though could i plug them onto that instead?


 
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For your fx8350, you need the MB has more power phase (VRMs), the old one 78LMT-USB3 has only 4+1, that is good for the fx6 series cpu, because more VRM is good for the fx8 series cpu.

So the lowest price one like Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ( 8+2 VRMs), the rest GA-990FXA-UD5 (8+2), Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 ( 8+2) but it has the VRMs overheat problem before, it maybe good now. M5A99X EVO R2.0 and M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ( both are 6+2 ), Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 ( 8+2). The last thing is don't buy the MSI because they have the lower quality VRMs. Other Asrock Fatal1ty 990FX Killer is good one too, it has 8+2 VRMs.

If you want lowest price one Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P is good one, otherwise get the M5A99X EVO R2.0 because it is good enough for the fx8350...

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take asus sabertooth..
one of the best mobo for am3+ cpu socket..


Yes..


mostly no..



 

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Hi Lisa, Both of those motherboards are excellent choices and I have used both for personal and friends builds with no problems. I use Asus boards on all my builds and haven't gotten a bad one yet in personal or ones I've built to sell. You can use the 3 pin on the 4 pin the 4th is for PWM and is what will automatically control the speed depending on temps. The 3 pin it just runs at rated speed on the fan so if they are both rate at the same speed and you use the splitter and plug it into a 3 pin they will run the same speed and at 100% of what they're rated at. Yes you could plug them into the case fan on the motherboard also and will do the same thing.
 
I assume you used the display with another computer ?? i do know my ''last'' 3 asus 990fx boards went in the trash quick so i cant recommend them at all [sabertooths] but i was going to say the gigabyte 990 fx ud3 ..

as lond as there on the correct 3 pins [should be keyed ] the fan will be fine
 

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People have bad expierences with boards. That is technology. There are a handful of people that have bad boards. Then there are people that have had a good expierence with them. It happens to GIGABYTE, ASRock, MSI, etc.

and junkey monkey, you've bought your mobo 2 years ago..
If it was two years ago, that was when these motherboards had REAL issues.
There QC has gone up a lot since 2 years ago or last year. There is a reason why that made the R2.0. To solve issues it had with cpus and upgraded its BIOS with the gen 3 one.

many good stories with sabertooth, rather than bad one..

btw, sabertooth has 5 years warranty..if anything happens before out of warranty, well, it'll covered..


 
asus issues here seem to out number the rest neat 50 to 1

when its got 17 bios updates compared to 7 or 10 from competitors boards thats a concern over stability issues they cant seem to overcome

sabertooth has 5 years warranty--- what good was that??? just hype


any way I think she needs to look over the monitor seeing it does the same thing with onboard and the card




 

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well, can you point me 17 bios that concern stability issue..?
if you have bad experience, that's not means all peoples will have same bad luck like you..
and yes, r2 version is different compared to your r1 board..


How do you know..?
have you tried to rma your last asus mobo?
or you just put it in trash when you found it not working anymore..?

No matter how hate you to asus, de facto, sabertooth and crosshair V is the best mobo for am3+..
 

Lisa-32-UK

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Hi guys,
Thanks for the answers so far, i've tried another monitor the same thing happens still, it just goes black for 1 second then starts working again, the gigabyte motherboard we got was £36, so it probably was a mistake buying it for one of these cpu's,

I was also told an AS Rock Xtreme but from a google search it seems people say it's not much good. it's not for over clocking, just want it to be reliable and for the money that's gone on it last for a good few years.

 

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What would you suggest? at the time was told the 4gb was on of the best value cards as it has on board memory instead of taking from motherboard
 
yes its the onboard that shares memory with the board the card should be dedicated to its own memory on the card


but did you check the monitor or you computer with another monitor to see if theres a change I just felt it odd that it did the same issue with the card and the onboard vga ...
 

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okay, give me 7 or 10 that you've said before..

but how do you know they give bios not just for fun..?
well, motherboard overclocking capabilities is fun for many peoples..




your board equipped with old 760 chipset and crappy vrm..
check temperature of northbridge heatsink, also vrm heatsink..
you can touch it with your finger..
if it's too hot, maybe that's the source of problem..
give a small fan on top of both heatsink..and see if you have some improvement..



well, with her mobo and her problem, it's still better to upgrade motherboard first..
 
your board equipped with old 760 chipset --- whats the new one?? what for am3+ is close to new ??

and this could be as simple as a loose pin in the dvi plug or something ?? why not check the simple easy things first?? but i'll leave it to you seeing you know better and predetermined the board is bad right off and nothing else

good luck
 

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:lol: :lol: ..even an idiot will know what i mean.. :lol::lol:

just give me 7 or 10 that you've said before..:lol:

 

BlacksunKing

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Let's try and keep on track guys and gals and all companies have bad runs occasionally and aren't caught quick enough. Asus has stood by anything I've had troubles with which was just a dvd drive. I've used multiple crosshair 4 and 5 rev. 1 boards along with ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0 and no problems with any of them. As for video card Lisa it depends on what you are playing and at what resolution and settings on whether or not you may want to look at upgrading it or not also.
If I were to suggest a card currently I would have to say a R9 280 or 280X or a GTX 760 for best bang for the buck that will last you a couple years still without a problem.
 

Lisa-32-UK

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Guys thanks for the responses,
What do people think to this board http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MSI-970-Gaming-Motherboard-AMD-970-and-SB950-ATX-Gigabit-LAN-/181500389364?pt=UK_Computing_LaptopMotherboards_CPUs_CA&hash=item2a424427f4

(MSI 970 Gaming Motherboard AMD 970 and SB950)

Or this one
Gigabyte-GA-990FXA-UD5

Or this one
Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3

Hoping to buy one over the weekend so i've got the 3 i've just listed above and the 2 below to consider.
ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0
Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0
 
For your fx8350, you need the MB has more power phase (VRMs), the old one 78LMT-USB3 has only 4+1, that is good for the fx6 series cpu, because more VRM is good for the fx8 series cpu.

So the lowest price one like Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ( 8+2 VRMs), the rest GA-990FXA-UD5 (8+2), Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 ( 8+2) but it has the VRMs overheat problem before, it maybe good now. M5A99X EVO R2.0 and M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ( both are 6+2 ), Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 ( 8+2). The last thing is don't buy the MSI because they have the lower quality VRMs. Other Asrock Fatal1ty 990FX Killer is good one too, it has 8+2 VRMs.

If you want lowest price one Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P is good one, otherwise get the M5A99X EVO R2.0 because it is good enough for the fx8350. And yes, the Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 is the best in your price range.
 
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Avoid MSI motherboard for AMD..
well, this one is not rated for fx 8350/ fx8320 cpu, due to low quality vrm..
for better infomation, read this topic => http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/330572-30-970a-warning


Nope..the lowest tier of 990fx gigabyte motherboard..


this one is much better than ud3..
excellent choice..


Good board..


well, this one actually in same level of the highest tier ud7 class of gigabyte..i'm still recommending this one..