Choosing between motherboards

[Waltz]

Hello.

Since I'm a newbie i dont know if i'm posting this thread in the right spot if i'm not you guys will hopefully tell me.
Anyways 2 weeks ago I built a new pc with a Asrock Fatal1ty 990FX Killer and an FX 6300 (dont know if the rest of the specs are needed) and im very happy with both but i feel the board has way more features than what i need.

Yesterday i saw this MSI 970 GAMING SKT AM3+ wich kinda seems cool and its farely cheaper than the asrock. I do some gaming but i also do some overclocking and i might upgrade to a FX 8350 in the future.

So what do you guys recommend stay with the 990fx or downgrade to the msi?

 

[ak47jar3d]

I would only go 990FX if you plan on crossfiring. Otherwise. MSI 970 will do.

 

[tambeshakunt]

Dw you got the right place!

If you are gaming and doing overclocking, stay with the AsRock. Downgrading will mean poorer quality components and not as good power phase design = not so good overclocking. Definitely, if you are planning on FX 8350, you want to be at 990x at the least, if not 990fx.

The Msi is a definate no no, if at all you were downgrading, I would recommend the ASUS M5a99x but what you have is an excellent board. Keep it and enjoy it!

 

[Waltz]

Thanks for the quick answers. I guess i will stay with the asrock since im very happy with it. Here where I live downgrading to the ASUS M5a99x isn't worth it as both boards cost fairly the same. By the way what is the difference between 990x and 990fx?

 

[ak47jar3d]

Thanks for the quick answers. I guess i will stay with the asrock since im very happy with it. Here where I live downgrading to the ASUS M5a99x isn't worth it as both boards cost fairly the same. By the way what is the difference between 990x and 990fx?

990x supports up 6 SATA3 ports and SLI/CF up 8/8. 990fx can support up to 8 SATA3 ports and CF/SLI up to 16/16 and 16/16/8.

 

[Waltz]

Thanks for the answer I thought there was a bigger difference between 990fx and 990x

 

[tambeshakunt]

Nope, price is about the same here as well!