Good budget/performance mobo for this build

Abdo Badr · Oct 12, 2014

Hi I'm building a budget PC for gaming and light rendering and I'm looking for a good mobo for it here's my build:
CPU AMD FX 8320
GPU R9 270(x) MSI Gaming 2 GB (depends on the price)
Ram Corsair Vengeance 8 GB (2x4GB) 1600 Ghz CL9 Dual Channel
Case Corsair Carbide 200R
HDD Western Digital (WD) Caviar BLUE WD10EZEX 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 64MB Cache HDD
PSU EVGA 600B 600W Bronze PSU
Monitor Samsung SyncMaster 22 inch
Now I'm looking for a good mobo, and I found 3 candidates :
MSI 990fxa-gd65, Gigabyte ga-990fxa-ud3 and the Asus M5A99X Evo (I don't know if we have pro version in egypt)
http://www.egprices.com/ this is where I'm getting my stuff.
I heard also bad reviews for the msi and gigabyte on stuff like DOA and bad power management and I don't know if the gigabyte one is Rev 4.0 as it's the most good one.
So to sum up my question is which is better considering if I didn't find the pro version of Asus mobo.
PS: I'm gonna overclock both my CPU and GPU in future and I might also Xfire my GPU.
Thanks in advance

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zeyuanfu · Oct 12, 2014

If you didn't build your computer, a better build can be gotten. If you already built it, though, the Asus would be the best bet as the company makes good motherboards.

Abdo Badr · Oct 13, 2014

zeyuanfu :

Nope, I didn't build it yet but unfortunately I'm on a budget that's why it's so mediocre and it might serve its purpose for 2~3 years, but it if there's a better build than this at the same budget hit me with it :bounce:

, but the worst part is I'm not only building the case, I'll have to also buy the peripherals which are also costly in here.
I know prices are much cheaper on amazon and newegg but even if I bought from amazon I'd pay twice the amount of money for customs xD .

Abdo Badr · Oct 13, 2014

Ok, so I found the Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0 but it's a little more expensive than all of the previous mobos but it's ok as long as it's good so now the battle is between now :
MSI 990FXA-GD65 900 LE (125.8 $) or
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 1120 LE (156.6 $) or
Asus M599X Evo 1100 LE (153.8 $) or
Asus M599FX PRO R 2.0 1350 LE (188.8 $)
considering I'll overclock my CPU when I get a good cooler in the future and the GPU also !
And I'm not looking forward to crossfiring my GPU so Should I just buy 970/ 97 mobo and save money ?

zeyuanfu · Oct 13, 2014

I would stick to one of the two Asus boards as they are of very good quality.

Abdo Badr · Oct 13, 2014

Awesome, another question ... How good is the Case airflow ? cause it gets pretty hot here in Egypt specially in summer (avg 35* C) and I don't have an air condition in here just a normal fan .
Also is there a cheaper case that'd do well with this build ? cause I'm over my budget by little far.

zeyuanfu · Oct 13, 2014

You might want to consider getting another case fan along with a CPU cooler to not let your CPU overheat.

Abdo Badr · Oct 13, 2014

Well, I'm planning to do so cause It's pretty hot in here and they should give me a free one as I'm paying 6.5K LE for this PC xD , is there a good brand for case fans or any will do ?

zeyuanfu · Oct 13, 2014

I would stick to these manufacturers:
Antec
Arctic Cooling
Noctua
Corsair

The only ''affordable'' ones are made by Antec, Arctic Cooling and partially Corsair. Noctua's fans go for 15-30 bucks a pop.

Abdo Badr · Oct 13, 2014

http://www.egprices.com/en/product/arctic-f12-pwm-co-case-fan-el-nekhely-technology
found this one might get me one , thanks mate .

zeyuanfu · Oct 13, 2014

Yes, Arctic Cooling fans are pretty good, nice choice

Abdo Badr · Oct 13, 2014

One last question cause it's little confusing online,
What is the diffrence between "X", "XA" and "FXA" mobos?

zeyuanfu · Oct 13, 2014

I actually don't know...
Give me the links to the boards and I'll tell you.

Abdo Badr · Oct 13, 2014

sorry I edited my last question by mistake xD.
here's the "x" board http://www.egprices.com/en/product.php?id=15752
the "XA" board : http://www.egprices.com/en/product/gigabyte-ga-990xa-ud3-socket-am3-motherboard-high-end
the "FXA" board : http://www.egprices.com/en/product/gigabyte-ga-990fxa-ud3-socket-am3-motherboard-high-end
I also change my Ram to G.skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 CL9 1.5v Dual Channel Memory Kit cause of the CPU .

zeyuanfu · Oct 13, 2014

As the Asus board is out of stock, the FXA board would be the better of the two as it has 4 PCIe interfaces instead of 3, but if you want to save money, the XA board would be your choice.

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 13, 2014

Asus M599FX PRO R 2.0 1350 LE

This is the best board on the list.

zeyuanfu · Oct 13, 2014

Yes, but it's out of stock.

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 13, 2014

I know just telling him it's the best of the bunch.

zeyuanfu · Oct 13, 2014

OK, all right. Would you think it's worth it to wait for the Asus board to come back in stock?

Abdo Badr · Oct 13, 2014

Sweet, final build http://imgur.com/4bfmAi5 + the fan if I could get it for free, I've over the budget by like 300~400 LE but it's a life time build xD .
Is this the one ? this is harder than having a gf xD .

zeyuanfu · Oct 13, 2014

It's solid, but a 270X would be a touch better.

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 13, 2014

Very nice build , you made need an aftermarket cooler down the road.

jerry6 · Oct 13, 2014

Get the Gigabyte , I've had really good luck with them , the FX board is real nice , well built , you don.t need any more than that . I have that the Gigabyte 990 fx ud5 and an Asus Sabertooth , the Sabertooth does nothing better , both 8350 OC the same on the boards .

Abdo Badr · Oct 13, 2014

http://www.egprices.com/en/product/sapphire-dual-x-r9-270x-2gb-gddr5-oc-with-boost-el-badr-group
Added this one to the build as it's the cheapest 270x in the list even cheaper than the r9 270x MSI gaming one and Sapphire are cool when it comes to AMD.
my family is gonna kill me cause that's a 1000$ (7000 LE) build (by today's currency)._.
Thanks guys

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Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 13, 2014

It's a nice build , have fun building it.

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