Hey guys, I am in the process of a new build in a CoolerMaster HAF 932 Advanced. It's currently a Frankenstein, as I have a lame Foxconn Aloe mobo from a pre-built HP with a Phenom II X4 945 3.0ghz (not oc'd and with stock AMD cooler) with a Radeon HD 4850. I have upgraded the power supply to a Corsair 850W. My next purchase is the mobo+ram and I am a bit torn on the three boards below. I know Asus and Gigabyte are great, as I've used them in the past.
I considered switching to Intel, but I just don't think it justifies adding the cost of a processor, as I would like to buy a nice graphics card quite soon as well (hopefully in the Radeon 6000 family). So, my question is, which of these three boards do you think is the best value for the money? I don't mind spending money if it will land me a rock solid mobo that lasts for years. Also, I DO know they are all AM3+, as I want to prepare for the release of Bulldozer
For reference, I'm currently planning to put 8gb of Gskill Ripjaw ram on the board, but I wanted a consensus on the board(s) first.
ASRock
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157266
Gigabyte
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514
Asus
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131736
I considered switching to Intel, but I just don't think it justifies adding the cost of a processor, as I would like to buy a nice graphics card quite soon as well (hopefully in the Radeon 6000 family). So, my question is, which of these three boards do you think is the best value for the money? I don't mind spending money if it will land me a rock solid mobo that lasts for years. Also, I DO know they are all AM3+, as I want to prepare for the release of Bulldozer
For reference, I'm currently planning to put 8gb of Gskill Ripjaw ram on the board, but I wanted a consensus on the board(s) first.
ASRock
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157266
Gigabyte
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514
Asus
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131736