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I have seen all kinds of threads for my exact same question, but none of them are exactly what I need to know.
I plan to upgrade my AMD FX-8320 to an AMD FX-9590. My motherboard is a 970 chipset, and I know the 970 would do some funny stuff when the FX-9590 was put under load. Also, I am into the overclocking thing. My FX-8320 is at 4.5GHz, 1GHz more than stock speed. I would go further, but my liquid cooling isn't strong enough. I will be upgrading to a 280mm Radiator, which should more than solve my thermal problems.
I am looking for a motherboard in the $120 to $200 range. I picked out a few, but which one would be best for:
Here are the boards I picked out (Gigabyte and MSi are my favorite brands, so if it ends up preference based, then there is my answer) Feel free to add your own.
MSI 990FXA-GD65V2 ATX AMD Motherboard
$129.99
ELIMINATED
ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
$114.99
Also: Why is this one so cheap?
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 R5 (rev. 1.0) ATX AMD Motherboard
$149.99
ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
$179.99
ASUS ROG Crosshair V Formula-Z ATX AMD Gaming Motherboard with 3-Way SLI/CrossFireX Support and UEFI BIOS
$219.99
Also: This motherboard is out of my price range, but is reviewed great. I cannot find out what makes it better.
Thanks,
The one and only randomized shrub
I plan to upgrade my AMD FX-8320 to an AMD FX-9590. My motherboard is a 970 chipset, and I know the 970 would do some funny stuff when the FX-9590 was put under load. Also, I am into the overclocking thing. My FX-8320 is at 4.5GHz, 1GHz more than stock speed. I would go further, but my liquid cooling isn't strong enough. I will be upgrading to a 280mm Radiator, which should more than solve my thermal problems.
I am looking for a motherboard in the $120 to $200 range. I picked out a few, but which one would be best for:
Overclocking with an FX-9590
Running Two AMD Radeon R9 390 GPUs
4 X 4GB DDR3 RAM (1333MHz)
Here are the boards I picked out (Gigabyte and MSi are my favorite brands, so if it ends up preference based, then there is my answer) Feel free to add your own.
MSI 990FXA-GD65V2 ATX AMD Motherboard
$129.99
ELIMINATED
ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
$114.99
Also: Why is this one so cheap?
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 R5 (rev. 1.0) ATX AMD Motherboard
$149.99
ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
$179.99
ASUS ROG Crosshair V Formula-Z ATX AMD Gaming Motherboard with 3-Way SLI/CrossFireX Support and UEFI BIOS
$219.99
Also: This motherboard is out of my price range, but is reviewed great. I cannot find out what makes it better.
Thanks,
The one and only randomized shrub
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