I need FM2+ Motherboard for AMD 7870k
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GrumpyAeroGuy
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I am running the 7870K with a crossblade ranger.
I DID experience infant mortality in two of them, before I got a third that has worked fine. Just full disclosure for the sake of completeness. 2 rangers would not post after a BIOS update. THUS, if it's practical and you have a local vendor, go ahead and purchase there so if you get a dud you can exchange it via the vendor without doing the mail order "return and wait" game, ASSUMING that would even happen.
Again, NOT MEANT TO DISSUADE you from this board. These are complicated, mass produced electronic devices, and "stuff" happens. I used to be a reliability engineer in a previous career, can you tell?
This being said, I would say don't let that scare you off, by any means. I am very pleased with this MB.
Only other advice I will offer: Don't skimp on DIMM quality and make sure you buy a matched set. This thing appears very touchy wrt good memory (i.e. requiring it).
It is feature packed, and I like it very much. That is my recommendation for one option.
https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/CROSSBLADE_RANGER/
I DID experience infant mortality in two of them, before I got a third that has worked fine. Just full disclosure for the sake of completeness. 2 rangers would not post after a BIOS update. THUS, if it's practical and you have a local vendor, go ahead and purchase there so if you get a dud you can exchange it via the vendor without doing the mail order "return and wait" game, ASSUMING that would even happen.
Again, NOT MEANT TO DISSUADE you from this board. These are complicated, mass produced electronic devices, and "stuff" happens. I used to be a reliability engineer in a previous career, can you tell?
This being said, I would say don't let that scare you off, by any means. I am very pleased with this MB.
Only other advice I will offer: Don't skimp on DIMM quality and make sure you buy a matched set. This thing appears very touchy wrt good memory (i.e. requiring it).
It is feature packed, and I like it very much. That is my recommendation for one option.
https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/CROSSBLADE_RANGER/
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Any FM2+ board should work with that processor. Check the CPU support list for sure, but they all should.
Example: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132255
If your budget requires something else, let us know.
Example: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132255
If your budget requires something else, let us know.
Bendermichaelr
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Asus A88xm-a. My 7850k runs great at 4.2GHz @ 1.4v. Used AMDs software to OC iGPU to 920 with a very modest north bridge voltage bump. Paired with gskill sniper 2400 RAM with slightly lower than recommended timings. Rock solid, great performance. Cheaper than dirt.
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