ASUS M5A97 R2.0 (vs) GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3P

secretumpiratica · Sep 6, 2014

Hello. I am building my first PC and I'm stuck on what MOBO to buy.

I am stuck between the asus and the gigabyte.

The Asus is $5 (I dont care).
But I also love the blue and those large heat sinks as long as it doesn't get in the way.

What one is newer?

What one has more and bigger ports?

What one would best suit my build?

My other parts are fx-8350, r9-280x, 16 ram, evo 212, windows 7, 128 ssd, evga 750w.

Thank you!

i7Baby · Sep 6, 2014

They are both old. You should now be getting a 990fx mobo to go with your 8350 eg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157266

Sakkura · Sep 6, 2014

The Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P is an updated version of the 970A-UD3, and is newer than the Asus board. They have similar connectivity. They would both fit your system reasonably well, but the Gigabyte board is better for overclocking due to more robust power delivery.

secretumpiratica · Sep 6, 2014

Ah. I see. Could you link me to some that are under $100 and not out of stock?

Sakkura · Sep 6, 2014

i7Baby :

The 990FX chipset is just as old as the 970 chipset in these boards, and the 990FX chipset is not more suitable for the FX-8350 CPU. The only major difference is that it has more PCIe lanes for SLI and Crossfire.

Furthermore, the board you're linking to was released in late 2011. The Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P was released in late 2013.

i7Baby · Sep 6, 2014

The ASRock has 12+2 power phases. A lot better than the UD3's 8+2.

The 990fx chipset along with more power phases allows better overclocking and system control overall. It's a later and higher end chipset.

Sakkura · Sep 6, 2014

i7Baby :

No, the 990FX chipset does NOT allow better overclocking or system control. It is NOT a later chipset; they were both released in June 2011. It is a higher end chipset, but that's really only relevant if you need the extra PCI-Express lanes it offers.

As for more power phases, yes - that is relevant for overclocking. But power phases have nothing to do with the chipset. And the ASRock 990FX Extreme4 has 8+2 power phases, just like the Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P. The Asus M5A97 R2.0 only has 4+2, that's more of an issue (and the reason I recommended the Gigabyte board). (VRM source)

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