New motherboard :)?

[Igotpwned6]

Great Video, I was wonder, What would you recommend for a gtx 970 and a AMD Fx 8320, My currenty motherboard is the 960gm/u3s3, How ever my Cpu draws more power then the Motherboard Voltage regulators can handle so they are overheating and Slowing down my system whilst i play games. So i wanted to know what would be the best motherboard to buy? (my price range is about up to 150$)

 

So far people have reccomended,

 

Gigabyte 970-UD3P

MSI 970 Gaming 

M5A97 EVO R2.0.

 Gigabyte 990FX-UD3  (a bit expensive)

[aidenrelkoff]

go with Gigabyte no matter what. some of MSI's boards have a failure rate of 4.8% in the first 3 years

[Mistersprinkles]

GA970AUD3P. You can't beat it for the price. Pick up a hyper 212 evo cooler as well so you can overclock your CPU.

[Sintezza]

Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 6+2 powerphase digi vrm.

Its a good mobo, if you life in Europe, then you can pick it up for cheap.

[Mistersprinkles]

Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 6+2 powerphase digi vrm.

Its a good mobo, if you life in Europe, then you can pick it up for cheap.

 

Ga970AUD3P has a better power section and is the same price...

[Clyne]

go with Gigabyte no matter what. some of MSI's boards have a failure rate of 4.8% in the first 3 years

MSI AM3+ boards are known for high VRM failure.

Not sure about the 970 gaming though......

[Opcode]

The GA-970A-UD3P will be the best overclocker if you get into that sorta thing. For $85 you can't go wrong.

[Sintezza]

Ga970AUD3P has a better power section and is the same price...

 

realy?

 

Which power section does it has exactly?

[Mistersprinkles]

The power section next to the cpu socket.... obviously? I don't understand your question...  :wacko:  :wacko:

 

<<You can see my overall opinion on AMD in my avatar btw. Lol. You should go Intel.

I should remind you that instead of $130+30+80 (CPU, heatsink, board)

You could go Intel and spend $180+$50 (CPU, board.... $10 cheaper than going AMD) 

 

You can build an i5 4460/B85 system for the same price as an 8350/970 system which will need an aftermarket heatsink and an overclock to keep up with the i5. 

You should go Intel. 

[harrynowl]

Ga970AUD3P has a better power section and is the same price...

It has more phases. But the heatsink design is worse and the UEFI is much worse.

 

I own(ed) and used both boards.

[Opcode]

The power section next to the cpu socket.... obviously? I don't understand your question...  :wacko:  :wacko:

 

<<You can see my overall opinion on AMD in my avatar btw. Lol. You should go Intel.

I should remind you that instead of $130+30+80 (CPU, heatsink, board)

You could go Intel and spend $180+$50 (CPU, board.... $10 cheaper than going AMD) 

 

You can build an i5 4460/B85 system for the same price as an 8350/970 system which will need an aftermarket heatsink and an overclock to keep up with the i5. 

You should go Intel. 

I think he was implying the correct terminology for that "section" is known as the VRM. Also he owns the FX-8320, he's just looking for a better suited motherboard to accommodate it. Both the GA-970A-UD3P and M5A97 EVO R2.0 are good boards. Tho I personally would aim towards the GA-970A-UD3P for any overclocking.

[Igotpwned6]

Thanks for all the imput guys, I dont plan on overclocking tbh i just want a good stable board that doesnt force me to underlock my cpu to 3ghz so i dont fyr the voltage regulators and that  i will be able to handle upgrades i throw at it in the future (new gpu, cpu's, ect). I do have a 212 evo for my cooling

 

 I will have a look at the suggestions given. TYVM!

 

(i didnt go intel because the prices in Australia performance wise leans towards AMD over Intel with what you can get with the same amount of cash)