Which motherboard is better of these two? Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 vs 970A SLI Krait Edition

[earlyraven]

Among these, which one is the best?

1.
Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 Motherboard AMD AM3+
http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/pcs/motherboards/52501/asus-m5a99x-evo-r20-review
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Asus-M5A99X-EVO-R2-0-Motherboard-AMD-AM3-/182708089456?hash=item2a8a403270:g:nj4AAOSwY7VZiVCw

2.
970A SLI Krait Edition
https://www.eteknix.com/msi-970a-sli-krait-edition-motherboard-review/
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-970A-SLI-KRAIT-EDITION-AM3-AMD-Motherboard/292167511513

They both seem around the same price, though the M5A99X seems to be worth a little more. But, if cost is disregarded, which one is better?

Also, they are both equally capable of having an FX-8350 in them as they are both AM3+'s correct? If not, which would hold the FX-8350 better?

 

[getochkn]

Please don't tell me you're do a 8350 build. Do a Ryzen or I3/I5 build, the FX chip is dead, the AM3+ socket is dead, everything is going DDR4.

 

[eyupo92]

I was just about to say 'go for Ryzen' but then wanted to check first.

Here are two video reviews comparing FX 8350 against Ryzen 1700 and 1400 on some games:

Against 1700 : https://youtu.be/TaPU0gzh3S8
Against 1400 : https://youtu.be/svELJ15PGPQ

Well guess what??

On a GTX 1060 the frame rates are around 5-10% less, but also around 5-10 fps less ALL ABOVE 60 fps !!!

As long as the GPU is GTX 1060 class ( you seem to have two SLI capable NVIDIA GPU's looking at your mobo alternatives) and you already have FX 8350, I don't see any point of switching to Ryzen - and paying additional money for new CPU and new RAM. If you need new CPU though, go for Ryzen.

And for your original question: MSI one. As it has 10 Gbps USB 3.1 port and looks cleaner and more current. Asus one looks like ' 2005 chic' in 2017 - it would be embarrassing to be seen out with that mobo!

Note: all these games have memory usage above 8 GB, so if you do not have already, you might consider upgrading to 16 GB RAM.

 

[madmatt30]

The krait has pish poor quality vrm's.
Fancy looks & features but on a quality level the Asus is just massively superior.

 

[jeffredo]

Matt's right, the ASUS is much better. Don't know why some people can't just answer a simple question.