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Good budget/performance mobo for this build

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October 12, 2014 11:05:13 AM

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 :D .

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October 12, 2014 3:39:20 PM

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.
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October 13, 2014 2:27:08 AM

zeyuanfu said:
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.

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 .
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October 13, 2014 5:01:30 AM

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 ?
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October 13, 2014 5:05:15 AM

I would stick to one of the two Asus boards as they are of very good quality.
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October 13, 2014 5:23:19 AM

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.
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October 13, 2014 5:50:10 AM

You might want to consider getting another case fan along with a CPU cooler to not let your CPU overheat.
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October 13, 2014 6:36:36 AM

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 ?
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October 13, 2014 6:42:38 AM

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.
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October 13, 2014 7:21:44 AM

Yes, Arctic Cooling fans are pretty good, nice choice:) 
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October 13, 2014 7:31:56 AM

One last question cause it's little confusing online,
What is the diffrence between "X", "XA" and "FXA" mobos?
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October 13, 2014 7:34:27 AM

I actually don't know...
Give me the links to the boards and I'll tell you.
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October 13, 2014 7:54:26 AM

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.
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October 13, 2014 7:57:52 AM

Asus M599FX PRO R 2.0 1350 LE

This is the best board on the list.
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October 13, 2014 8:00:29 AM

SR-71 Blackbird said:
Asus M599FX PRO R 2.0 1350 LE

This is the best board on the list.

Yes, but it's out of stock.
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October 13, 2014 8:01:30 AM

I know just telling him it's the best of the bunch.
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October 13, 2014 8:03:52 AM

OK, all right. Would you think it's worth it to wait for the Asus board to come back in stock?
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October 13, 2014 8:07:49 AM

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 .
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October 13, 2014 8:10:07 AM

It's solid, but a 270X would be a touch better.
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October 13, 2014 8:10:56 AM

Very nice build , you made need an aftermarket cooler down the road.
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October 13, 2014 8:13:03 AM

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 .
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October 13, 2014 8:14:24 AM

http://www.egprices.com/en/product/sapphire-dual-x-r9-2...
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 :D  .
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October 13, 2014 8:15:55 AM

It's a nice build , have fun building it.
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October 13, 2014 8:16:46 AM

Yes, Sapphire cards are pretty nice. No problem!
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October 13, 2014 8:38:55 AM

Sapphire are very good , for a cooler and fans if you can find them at a good price Deepcool UF 120 OR UF 140 are great fans , equal to Noctua , I run both , as for budget cooler Deepcool S-40 paid $18.00 , keeps my 8530 under 45C all cores maxed out Gamaxx 300 I paid $13.00 also works but temps hit 52c all cores maxed
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October 13, 2014 8:54:17 AM

jerry6 said:
Sapphire are very good , for a cooler and fans if you can find them at a good price Deepcool UF 120 OR UF 140 are great fans , equal to Noctua , I run both , as for budget cooler Deepcool S-40 paid $18.00 , keeps my 8530 under 45C all cores maxed out Gamaxx 300 I paid $13.00 also works but temps hit 52c all cores maxed


We don't have deepcool here , we have Cooler master, Arctic ,Thermaltake, Corsair and Noctua... might go for Arctic pr Noctua depending on the price, thanks :D  .
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October 13, 2014 8:57:09 AM

Noctua fans are pretty expensive, Arctic Cooling is fine.
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October 13, 2014 8:59:13 AM

I also would avoid Cooler Master as they use sleeve bearings, which are one of, if not THE worst type of bearings.
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October 13, 2014 9:19:02 AM

These are of pretty good quality. You can start by getting one, then, if you feel the temps in your case are too high, get another one.
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October 13, 2014 9:21:54 AM

Awesome, Thanks mate for the help, also thanks BlackBird and Jerry.
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October 13, 2014 9:23:19 AM

zeyuanfu said:
I also would avoid Cooler Master as they use sleeve bearings, which are one of, if not THE worst type of bearings.


Have to agree , go with Arctic or Corsair , Noctua are big $$ not sure they are worth it , not after getting the deepcool UF .
Main thing to look at are the type bearings used , avoid sleeve . I have some fans still going strong after 5 years 24/7
Cougar make some good fans as well
And thanks , because of you I looked up fans and picked up 2 deepcool uf 120 for 11.00 each, instead of the usual 20.00 or 28.00 for noctua .
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October 13, 2014 9:23:24 AM

No problem, have fun building the computer!
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October 13, 2014 9:46:26 AM

Have fun building and using the computer , it should work well for your needs .
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