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Good budget/performance mobo for this build
Hi I'm building a budget PC for gaming and light rendering and I'm looking for a good mobo for it here's my build:
CPU AMD FX 8320
GPU R9 270(x) MSI Gaming 2 GB (depends on the price)
Ram Corsair Vengeance 8 GB (2x4GB) 1600 Ghz CL9 Dual Channel
Case Corsair Carbide 200R
HDD Western Digital (WD) Caviar BLUE WD10EZEX 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 64MB Cache HDD
PSU EVGA 600B 600W Bronze PSU
Monitor Samsung SyncMaster 22 inch
Now I'm looking for a good mobo, and I found 3 candidates :
MSI 990fxa-gd65, Gigabyte ga-990fxa-ud3 and the Asus M5A99X Evo (I don't know if we have pro version in egypt)
http://www.egprices.com/ this is where I'm getting my stuff.
I heard also bad reviews for the msi and gigabyte on stuff like DOA and bad power management and I don't know if the gigabyte one is Rev 4.0 as it's the most good one.
So to sum up my question is which is better considering if I didn't find the pro version of Asus mobo.
PS: I'm gonna overclock both my CPU and GPU in future and I might also Xfire my GPU.
Thanks in advance :D .
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October 13, 2014 9:46:26 AM

Have fun building and using the computer , it should work well for your needs .
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October 13, 2014 9:23:24 AM

No problem, have fun building the computer!
October 13, 2014 9:23:19 AM

zeyuanfu said:
I also would avoid Cooler Master as they use sleeve bearings, which are one of, if not THE worst type of bearings.


Have to agree , go with Arctic or Corsair , Noctua are big $$ not sure they are worth it , not after getting the deepcool UF .
Main thing to look at are the type bearings used , avoid sleeve . I have some fans still going strong after 5 years 24/7
Cougar make some good fans as well
And thanks , because of you I looked up fans and picked up 2 deepcool uf 120 for 11.00 each, instead of the usual 20.00 or 28.00 for noctua .
October 13, 2014 9:21:54 AM

Awesome, Thanks mate for the help, also thanks BlackBird and Jerry.
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October 13, 2014 9:19:02 AM

These are of pretty good quality. You can start by getting one, then, if you feel the temps in your case are too high, get another one.
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October 13, 2014 8:59:13 AM

I also would avoid Cooler Master as they use sleeve bearings, which are one of, if not THE worst type of bearings.
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October 13, 2014 8:57:09 AM

Noctua fans are pretty expensive, Arctic Cooling is fine.
October 13, 2014 8:54:17 AM

jerry6 said:
Sapphire are very good , for a cooler and fans if you can find them at a good price Deepcool UF 120 OR UF 140 are great fans , equal to Noctua , I run both , as for budget cooler Deepcool S-40 paid $18.00 , keeps my 8530 under 45C all cores maxed out Gamaxx 300 I paid $13.00 also works but temps hit 52c all cores maxed


We don't have deepcool here , we have Cooler master, Arctic ,Thermaltake, Corsair and Noctua... might go for Arctic pr Noctua depending on the price, thanks :D  .
October 13, 2014 8:38:55 AM

Sapphire are very good , for a cooler and fans if you can find them at a good price Deepcool UF 120 OR UF 140 are great fans , equal to Noctua , I run both , as for budget cooler Deepcool S-40 paid $18.00 , keeps my 8530 under 45C all cores maxed out Gamaxx 300 I paid $13.00 also works but temps hit 52c all cores maxed

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