you need the gigabyte 990fx gaming motherboard for about 120gbp theres only 1 bios available and it runs the 9590 fine its rated for 220w tdp processors but beware. i have 2400mhz memory that only runs at 2133 but ran at full speed on a m5a7 asus board wich is entry level. and your gonna need a BIG water cooler for it. it runs hot m8 no air coolers gonna cut it and your psu needs to be up to the job. at least a 750 gold rated is overkillish but do you wanna spend 175-200 on a cpu 100-120gbp on an aio cooler like the h110i gt or11 h115 they keep it running under load at 30-33 degrees which is cold for a cpu but great for stability and lifespan of components and dont forget your case fans for airflow as their are no air cpu coolers in the case your vrm,s arent being cooled so case fans in the best configuration will help. tbh the 9590 is more of an enthusiast processor that doesnt really work out to be efficiently priced compared to intel when you spend on the extra parts. but with the cooler leds and the mobo leds easy overclocking capability with the cooler and a nice gpu its a solid rig. bought the mobo and processor but got wrong board firstly the 990x gaming which only does 125w tdp cpus but kept it because the m2 slot for an ssd that fits underneath your grathics card and runs 4x faster than a sata 3 ssd without taking any room up in your rig and i put my old 8350 in works a charm .sorry for the ramble as i know you probably got one by now but these points should be considered before buying the 9590 the cost of all components might not equate to valid performance as compared to the intel alternatives but the prices will drop when the new desktop cpu is announced so hope this helps some people