Posted March 17, 2015 solid reliable m/board, getting old now but still good if you can get one at a sale price and want to do an AMD build. i personally use a M5A99FX pro R2.0 and never a problem, and think the sabertooth a step above what i have.. got to love Asus components Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 17, 2015 The Sabertooth is a good board -- I have it in my wife's gaming build, got it as an open box at Micro Center last year for $150 -- but overkill for what you intend to use. The Gigabyte 990FX lineup will probably provide a better price point for you. If you're running only one graphics card, consider the 970 boards as well. Gigabyte is a good brand, as is ASRock. ASUS and MSI, though, are probably the better known for higher end boards, but don't discount Gigabyte and ASRock either. I have an ASRock board in my system, the 990FX Extreme6 -- probably also overkill for what you want to do. And the FX 8xxx is still a good choice for gaming, @Sintezza. I run it with 2xGTX 770s without issues, and my wife's build is running an R9 290x, again without any problems at all -- and she taxes her system more than I do my engineering laptop (which is an i7 2nd gen) and it has no issues keeping up. Evaluations show the FX-8350 to be a strong option for 4K gaming as well. But the OP isn't wanting to do gaming on this system, so an FX chip will still be perfectly fine for what he does want to do. Given you're considering video and photo editing, I'd recommend springing for 16GB or RAM (2x8GB) now rather than waiting, if you can afford it. If you can't afford it right now, 8GB will still work fine, but if you get more serious about video and photo editing, spring for a memory upgrade later. Wife's build: Amethyst - Ryzen 9 3900X, 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3200, ASUS Prime X570-P, EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 12GB, Corsair Obsidian 750D, Corsair RM1000 (yellow label) My build: Mira - Ryzen 7 3700X, 32GB EVGA DDR4-3200, ASUS Prime X470-PRO, EVGA RTX 3070 XC3, beQuiet Dark Base 900, EVGA 1000 G6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 17, 2015 Author But the OP isn't wanting to do gaming on this system, so an FX chip will still be perfectly fine for what he does want to do. Given you're considering video and photo editing, I'd recommend springing for 16GB or RAM (2x8GB) now rather than waiting, if you can afford it. If you can't afford it right now, 8GB will still work fine, but if you get more serious about video and photo editing, spring for a memory upgrade later. Lol all the intel fan boys and i only want to give AMD a try Anyway i am thinking of getting 16gb but currently i could only afford 8gb so i'll get the other 8 when i can afford to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 17, 2015 Author To the OP: the sabertooth is reliable and a great piece, but there are cheaper options out there that offer very solid performance. Intel for example! (Kidding). Gigabyte and MSI's 970 boards and the 990FX UD3 from gigabyte are all very solid. There are also cheaper Asus board if it's a brand preference thing. All in all, if it's in your budget, and you like it, then go for it. Lucky the bank rejected my card because i've never spent that much on a some stuff so i can change my motherboard if i want to. And i love annoying the intenl fanboys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 17, 2015 Lucky the bank rejected my card because i've never spent that much on a some stuff so i can change my motherboard if i want to. And i love annoying the intenl fanboys I would recommended to you to look at Msi gaming 970 board .Pretty solid board in my opinion. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130790 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 17, 2015 Author I would recommended to you to look at Msi gaming 970 board .Pretty solid board in my opinion. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130790 I shall look into it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 17, 2015 (edited) Lol all the intel fan boys and i only want to give AMD a try Actualy, i owned one and it's a proven fact that even highly overclocked the FX limit the performance of higher end graphics cards in many if not most demanding games, i had mine clocked at 4.6ghz with a GTX 780 GPU gaming AAA titles at 1080p monitoring GPU load = inconsistent 65 to 85% GPU load in many games with framerates dropping in the 30ish FPS A LOT. Just do proper research take your time and check benchmarks and reviews before you make a mistake. If you are tight on money i suggest you look for something like this instead...you won't find any gaming benchmarks in which even the FX-9590 can beat that little chip, None...again go ahead and do your research, prove me wrong: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($177.98 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($68.98 @ OutletPC) Total: $246.96 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 07:45 EDT-0400 ...and this will do it on the stock heatsink quietly while consuming less than half the energy of an overclocked FX chip. Edited March 17, 2015 by Blade of Grass Removed Caps | CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v | Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING | CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 | | GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC | RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz | | Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 2 VR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 17, 2015 It's a very solid board. Great overclocking and features. 4K // R5 3600 // RTX2080Ti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 17, 2015 Thread unlocked. Stay on topic. This is a thread about a motherboard. Feel free to answer any of his other questions, or have mini-discussions about related stuff. This is not an Intel vs AMD thread, and any additional off topic, or abusive content will be removed. 15" MBP TB AMD 5800X | Gigabyte Aorus Master | EVGA 2060 KO Ultra | Define 7 || Blade Server: Intel 3570k | GD65 | Corsair C70 | 13TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 17, 2015 or abusive content will be removed. I feel that was directed at me. I would've followed up with a discussion but my break at work was cut short so I didn't have time. G3258 V 860k (Spoiler: G3258 wins) Spoiler i7-4790K | MSI R9 390x | Cryorig H5 | MSI Z97 Gaming 7 Motherboard | G.Skill Sniper 8gbx2 1600mhz DDR3 | Corsair 300R | WD Green 2TB 2.5" 5400RPM drive | <p>Corsair RM750 | Logitech G602 | Corsair K95 RGB | Logitech Z313 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 17, 2015 Good mb I have a Rev1 5960x-4.4|AsusRE5|16g DDR4-2133|ZOTAC GTX 1080 FE-EK Block|2Smsng 850 EVO 500gb ssds Raid0|2Tb WD Blk|Win10-64|PC P&C 1200W|Thrmltake X9|Custom H20 cooling|Dell U3415W 4790k-4.7|AsusMxVIIH|16g DDR3-2400|EVGA GTX980TI SC-EK Block|Cru M500-240g ssd:500g WD Blk|Win10-64|PC P&C 950W|HAF932Adv|Custom H20 cooling|BenQ BL3200PT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 20, 2015 Author I would recommended to you to look at Msi gaming 970 board .Pretty solid board in my opinion. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130790 I ordered this one So can a mod mark this post as closed or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 23, 2015 Author Update - I did get the MSI 970 gaming mobo. Computer works great apart from the odd graphics card driver crash and it causing youtube to act funny. But he is some stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 24, 2015 MSI board is not good for high OC (stable OC without throtling). VRM is lower/average quality and FX-8000 series for OC need really good VRM and PSU also. Take Sabertooth 990FX, this is one of the best boards for AM3+, you will give 5 years warranty as bonus. The VRM is very strong. CPU collection: i7-6700K, 2x-i7-5960x, i7-3930K, i7-4770K, i7-3770K, i7-2600K, i7-980X AMD PII X4 965 BE C2, x4 965 BE C3, X4 970 BE, x4 975 BE, x4 980 BE, X6 1090T BE, x6 1100T BE, FX-8120 95W, FX-8120 12W, FX-8150, FX-4300, FX-6300, FX-8300, FX-8320, FX-8350, FX-8370E, FX-8370, FX-9370, FX-9590, A8-3870K, A8-5600K, A10-6800B, A10-6800K, A10-7700K, A10-7850K, A10-7870K, Athlon x4 860K, Athlon 5150. RIIIE, RIVE, RVE, Maximus5Extreme, M6F, M6E, M7H, C4F, C4E, C5F, C5F-Z, Crossblade Ranger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 24, 2015 MSI board is not good for high OC (stable OC without throtling). VRM is lower/average quality and FX-8000 series for OC need really good VRM and PSU also. Take Sabertooth 990FX, this is one of the best boards for AM3+, you will give 5 years warranty as bonus. The VRM is very strong. the MSI 970 Gaming is a solid 6+2 power phase board it is a good board for overclocking and it does not share the VRM used on the other ultra cheap MSI 970 chipset boards. | CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v | Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING | CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 | | GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC | RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz | | Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 2 VR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 25, 2015 I am thinking of getting Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 rather than the Asus M5A99X Evo R2? This the sabertooth a good mobo? You'd have a better choice with the Asus m5a99 for any AM3+ CPU. Just as good for overclocking, most of the same features, and an actually reasonable price. I have a Sabertooth 990fx and I love it but it's overpriced as hell Nude Fist 1: i5-4590-ASRock h97 Anniversary-16gb Samsung 1333mhz-MSI GTX 970-Corsair 300r-Seagate HDD(s)-EVGA SuperNOVA 750b2 Name comes from anagramed sticker for "TUF Inside" (A sticker that came with my original ASUS motherboard) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 25, 2015 Author You'd have a better choice with the Asus m5a99 for any AM3+ CPU. Just as good for overclocking, most of the same features, and an actually reasonable price. I have a Sabertooth 990fx and I love it but it's overpriced as hell I would of got that one but i didn't like the color scheme of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 25, 2015 I would of got that one but i didn't like the color scheme of it I got it because the M5a99 was temporarily out of stock on Amazon (I will never use newegg again) and the Sabertooth also had free 2 day shipping, I was kind've fed up with waiting since Newegg screwed me over and I had to wait an extra month to build my first computer Nude Fist 1: i5-4590-ASRock h97 Anniversary-16gb Samsung 1333mhz-MSI GTX 970-Corsair 300r-Seagate HDD(s)-EVGA SuperNOVA 750b2 Name comes from anagramed sticker for "TUF Inside" (A sticker that came with my original ASUS motherboard) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 25, 2015 oh gosh...people around here only care about performance and prices...we could not care less if the CPU we recommend are AMD or Intel...Blue or Red...square or triangle...all we care about is performance, cost and upgreadability...and in that regard the intel haswell line up is a much better pick at every pricepoint. Here, two kits...same cost...which one would you pick?! PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($168.99 @ NCIX US) Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($179.88 @ OutletPC) Total: $348.87 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 13:04 EDT-0400 PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($222.75 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg) Total: $322.74 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 13:09 EDT-0400 so...as you can see buying a sabertooth and an old AMD FX chip at this point in time makes absolutely no sense what so ever for a gaming rig...what about a workstation then? here we go: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.89 @ OutletPC) Total: $321.88 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 13:07 EDT-0400 Now there you go...so please stop your AMD cheerleading and saying sh!t about LTT comunity members around here, these guys know what they are talking about, they are well informed and not biaised in any way shape or form they only do recommendations based on price/performance. Thanks! Let me just say they got Rekted My PC Specs https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tRHpW4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 25, 2015 It's a solid board. Good features, overclocks well. No complaints. 4K // R5 3600 // RTX2080Ti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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