Which Motherboard Is better

[JE_D]

Hi I was wondering which motherboard is better
I want to do some light-moderate overclocking and possibly run crossfire in the future

ASUS M4A87TD EVO
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131647

ASUS M4A78T-E
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131366

ASUS M4A79XTD EVO
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131402

Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[Lmeow]

THe ASUS M4A79XTD EVO.

 

[JE_D]

THe ASUS M4A79XTD EVO.

Any specific reason?

 

[Lmeow]

If you want CrossFireX then rule out the 870 chipset board because it only has 16x/4x PCI-e lanes which will badly bottleneck your graphic card setup. The M4A79XTD EVO has more expandability, one more PCI-e 1x slot IIRC, and more SATA II & USB ports. If you don't feel that's worth $9, then the M4A78T-E would be fine.

 

[Emperus]

If you do not intent on putting up a crossfire setup, the Asus M4A87TD EVO is the best motherboard of the three.. Not only it is based on a newer chipset, it packs in USB 3.0 and SATA 6 Gbps also.. It is also the cheapest of the lot.. However, if you are willing to look beyond Asus, i'd recommend you to go for the Gigabyte GA-890-GPA-UD3H

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128435

Apart from bearing the best chipset of the lot, this motherboard has all the bells and whistles and is a decent overclocker also.. Its priced similar to the Asus M4A79XTD EVO if you factor in the shipping for the Asus board..

 

[JE_D]

If you want CrossFireX then rule out the 870 chipset board because it only has 16x/4x PCI-e lanes which will badly bottleneck your graphic card setup. The M4A79XTD EVO has more expandability, one more PCI-e 1x slot IIRC, and more SATA II & USB ports. If you don't feel that's worth $9, then the M4A78T-E would be fine.

Cool thanks, I was also wondering if USB 3.0 and SATA III (6.0Gb/s) is really worth it?

 

[Lmeow]

SATA III isn't worth it unless you're going to spend a lot on SandForce based SSDs which can actually use the bandwidth. USB 3.0 is I suppose worth it, but I don't think those devices will become mainstream until three years time or so, and by then you might want to upgrade your computer.

 

[JE_D]

SATA III isn't worth it unless you're going to spend a lot on SandForce based SSDs which can actually use the bandwidth. USB 3.0 is I suppose worth it, but I don't think those devices will become mainstream until three years time or so, and by then you might want to upgrade your computer.

Cool, I think I will go with the: M4A79XTD EVO Because if I need USB 3 (I have no intention of using SATA III) I can just get a PCIE USB3 Expansion card.

 

[Lmeow]

Sounds good.

 

[JE_D]

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