$200US Motherboard Suggestion AM3+

[SrN95]

I've been having nothing but problems from my m5a97r2.0, and need to replace it. I'm constantly having issues with USB being powered on and off, as well as network issues, off and on for a few months now, even had a 2 sata ports go crazy on me, so after being pissed off 1-2 times a week, I'm just going to upgrade to something else, preferably less than $200, compatible with my fx-8350.

 

I was looking at a http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514 but if anyone else had any suggestions, that'd be helpful 

 

Thanks

[helping]

UD5 or Sabertooth.

 

if you're not going to push your overclocks too hard then a UD3 is fine. 

[ERSCreeper]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-sabertooth990fxr20 or http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga990fxaud7

[CoolBeans]

UD3 is a good choice

[tryphaa]

UD5 or Sabertooth.

I'd go Sabertooth. I've heard the UD5 is kinda bad in terms of OC'ing.

[CartertheCOCguy]

for 200$ go for the crosshair formula z

[helping]

I'd go Sabertooth. I've heard the UD5 is kinda bad in terms of OC'ing.

For a board that supports 220w chips it can't be that bad

 

i'm a GB fanboy so it would be the choice for me, I've had terrible experiences with Asus stuff

[tryphaa]

For a board that supports 220w chips it can't be that bad

 

i'm a GB fanboy so it would be the choice for me, I've had terrible experiences with Asus stuff

I'm not saying if I like one side more but..... The Sabertooth looks so amazing! :wub:

[SrN95]

For a board that supports 220w chips it can't be that bad

 

i'm a GB fanboy so it would be the choice for me, I've had terrible experiences with Asus stuff

I have a bad taste in my mouth after this recent ASUS motherboard, but not ruling them out completely. Is there any major differences between the UD3 and UD5 other than 2 sata ports and an additional pci-e slot?

[mgsstar]

I would RMA your board as the M5A97 R2.0 is a decent board. 

[helping]

I have a bad taste in my mouth after this recent ASUS motherboard, but not ruling them out completely. Is there any major differences between the UD3 and UD5 other than 2 sata ports and an additional pci-e slot?

The major thing is some of the UD3 boards are known to have VRM and (NB to a lesser extent) heat issues leading to throttling, there should be much less of those issues with the UD5 since it's supposed to be able to power a 220w chip out of the box. 

Aside from the extra features, the UD5 is more overbuilt. 

[flibberdipper]

Sabertooth. I think there's a Formula-Z for that price, or just around that.

[Priller]

Formula-Z or UD7.

[BigChimp97]

Sabertooth, or the Formula-Z, I've heard from numerous sources that the UD3 has VRM issues.... I also have the Sabertooth and can speak from experience to say its a great board but if you can find a Formula Z then just get that instead

[Faa]

VRM overheating happens to a Crosshair V formula-z/sabertooth in prime as well if you don't have your case fans properly sorted. My 3930K@4.6GHz with 1.40V started to downclock after 30secs in prime95 that power consumption equals a 8350@5GHz I think. The question is if the power delivery is enough for it, the UD5's power delivery should be enough for daily tasks such as gaming and an overclock of 5GHz orsomething but why would you even use prime for stability testing? Oo

A CPU that doesnt run stable, will make errors and will try to correct them, if it can't your app crashes or you get a bsod. There will be as good as no noticeable performance loss (hint GFLOPS in IBT with stable/unstable overclock). Prime will eventually crash your system much faster but you can even crash after an hour at idle so it doesnt have to be fully loaded to test your stability.

Most people here do blend so who says you're stable? I did 4.6GHz@1.336V for 8hours blend (can post screenshot if you like) with all ram used (14.9GB orsomething) but ive seen like 2 bsod's in 3 days time during normal usages so I knew it wasn't stable so I gave small fft's a try -> crash after 15 mins. With sandybridges its nothing more than "up vcore after bsod", 8350's are harder to clock so its just not always up vcore. Just dont stick to one test but instead test your stability in games or with your most intensive tasks such as dunno what you do.

I moved a few months ago from a H100i to a nh-u12s for more quietness, I got 4.5GHz with 1.35V and I have no clue if its prime stable, maybe the vcore is even too much and I'm hitting nearly the Tjmax in prime95 but haven't seen any bsods since I got that cooler.