Hello again everyone,
I'm performing a much needed upgrade from my AMD 760G to one of the AMD 900 series motherboards, so I can get some more bang out of my 1055t.
I've done a lot of research, and it seems that every product in the 900 series has the exact same chipset. The only differences I can see are the PCI-E Crossfire/SLI bandwidth configurations, TDP, and some other minor bells & whistles.
Now, I am on a very strict budget. If it turns out that the 990fx is going to be "that big" of a difference - then I may consider purchasing. But if the difference is negligible, then I would really like to save $40 and go with a 970.
- I don't plan on overclocking, but I want that option to be open to me.
- I do plan on Crossfire, but I probably will not notice the performance gimp of a 16x 4x configuration. Yes, I read the review on Tom's that put a worst case 26% gimped, but even on that particular test - the fps was over 65 ... so would $40 be worth having my fps go up by 26% that I can't even see anyway? (some people say they can tell the difference between 60 & 90 fps, I can't, not even a little)
So heres some options layed out. If its not too much trouble I'd like to know if the extra money would be worth it. The extra TDP? Some big bell & whistle I'm missing? Thanks guys, I appreciate your time & help!
AsRock 970 Extreme3 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157280
vs.
BioStar TA990FXE - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138341
I'm performing a much needed upgrade from my AMD 760G to one of the AMD 900 series motherboards, so I can get some more bang out of my 1055t.
I've done a lot of research, and it seems that every product in the 900 series has the exact same chipset. The only differences I can see are the PCI-E Crossfire/SLI bandwidth configurations, TDP, and some other minor bells & whistles.
Now, I am on a very strict budget. If it turns out that the 990fx is going to be "that big" of a difference - then I may consider purchasing. But if the difference is negligible, then I would really like to save $40 and go with a 970.
- I don't plan on overclocking, but I want that option to be open to me.
- I do plan on Crossfire, but I probably will not notice the performance gimp of a 16x 4x configuration. Yes, I read the review on Tom's that put a worst case 26% gimped, but even on that particular test - the fps was over 65 ... so would $40 be worth having my fps go up by 26% that I can't even see anyway? (some people say they can tell the difference between 60 & 90 fps, I can't, not even a little)
So heres some options layed out. If its not too much trouble I'd like to know if the extra money would be worth it. The extra TDP? Some big bell & whistle I'm missing? Thanks guys, I appreciate your time & help!
AsRock 970 Extreme3 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157280
vs.
BioStar TA990FXE - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138341