Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 or Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 (rev.4)

DynamicRampage

Reputable
Jun 16, 2015
2
0
4,510
Which one? will be overclocking as much as possible

I know this question is asked a lot but I am still unsure as the answers are mixed. It also seems that people that complain about the Gigabyte board are referring to the rev.3 board and its known issues that have been fixed in rev.4. honestly the main reason I don't get the Asus board is because of the blue and black color scheme (dumb i know) and i have yet to see an fx-8320 or 8350 overclock over or around 4.8Ghz whilst it seems to more common on the Gigabyte board.

my system incase
Fx-8320
cooler master seidon 120v
Asrock Extreme 3 990fx (aweful)
8gb corsair vengeance 1600mhz
EVGA GTX970 FTW
Coolermaster v850
120gb samsung 840 EVO
2x 2TB HDD
Corsair Carbide 500r
 

MystoPigz

Reputable
May 14, 2015
803
2
5,660
I recommend getting the Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0. The Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 is not really great at overclocking, and has smaller heatsinks, but has better power phase. The Asus one also has better ratings and a nicer BIOS setup.
 

DynamicRampage

Reputable
Jun 16, 2015
2
0
4,510


really? from looking at them the gigabyte seemed to have around the same if not a larger heatsink. and Ive checked Pc Part Picker for reviews and the gigabyte had 4.5 stars with over 300 reviews and the Asus also had 4.5 stars but with only around 70 reviews.

i am leaning more towards the asus board atm due to the complaints of the bios on the Gigabyte board and the boot loop issue. i just want to make sure, i make the right choice.
-thanks