AM3+ Motherboard @ the Egg

[Wisecracker]

[:jaydeejohn:5]

Gigabyte GA-870A-USB3 AM3+ AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB3: $102.59 shipped to your door!

The GA-870A-USB3 AM3+ product page

I like it when OEMs give yah the option to mount FET cooling

 

[cz-75]

I put one of these on my Gigabyte board, which looks like nearly the same PCB:

http://www.enzotechnology.com/mst_88.htm

 

[henydiah]

hmmm.. Am3+ support X8 Bulldozer.. i like it

 

[Wisecracker]

I put one of these on my Gigabyte board, which looks like nearly the same PCB:

http://www.enzotechnology.com/mst_88.htm

Nice. It's got free shipping -- but OoS now.

I'm considering sumthin' like this ...

A 'left-hand' slant version like the one in the middle would work perfect (but they don't exist). The RH (actual version) would partially obstruct the 8-pin EPS (which might actually be a good thing if you can snake the conductor 90d over that MB mounting hole). It's tall enough to catch good air from the back case fan.

It would be even nicer in copper

hmmm.. Am3+ support X8 Bulldozer.. i like it

It will be interesting to see how any BIOS revisions, electrical changes, faster RAMs, etc., works out and if there are any big changes with power-gating, Turbo and OC'ing, etc.

The AM3 870A-UD3 has 6 x SATA 6Gb/s, 2 x SATA 3Gb/s & 2 x eSATA 3Gb/s (and 2 x IDE). They put a black socket on that sucker with a bunch of DDR3 1866MHz QVL and I'm in ...