Between Two Boards

[callmeseuss]

I'm stuck deciding between two motherboards:

ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 790FX/SB750

or

MSI K9A2 Platinum 790FX/SB600

I realize that the MSI board has a SB600 instead of the newer, fast 750, but it's also about 50 bucks cheaper (not counting any MIRs). I have also considered a 790GX board, but with the potential of me adding a second graphics card in Xfire I mostly ruled that out.

For your reference, the ram, cpu, and gpu I'm getting:

AMD Athlon 64 X2
Sapphire ATI HD4870 1GB
4GB DDR2-800

 

[gkay09]

How abt this board ?
Has all what u require...

GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $138.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128352

 

[IH8U]

ASUS, Gigabyte, ECS, Foxconn, Zotac>MSI (remember: MSI is gonna die)(and it takes lots of stuff with it too)

 

[stoner133]

Instead of the M3A79T-Deluxe consider the M4A79-Deluxe.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131361

 

[callmeseuss]

The M4A79 is definitely a nice board as well, although I'm a bit concerned about the placement of those three SATA ports if I crossfire (which is really the main reason to go with a FX board over a GX that I've seen).

Any reasons for choosing one board over the other? I'm open to peoples opinions on why to choose one over the other...

 

[Onus]

I too would choose any mobo over MSI (for quality), although I wouldn't buy a VIA chipset board from anyone (for performance).

 

[Onus]

This ASROCK 790GX board for $105 has two PCI-E slots for Crossfire:
ASRock AOD790GX/128M AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157141

I just bought one a couple weeks ago, and it's been up 24/7.

 

[stash9876]

^Does ASrock have a good reputation when it comes to motherboards? I was looking at that exact one and I'm just trying to find out as much as I can.