Good Am3+ board

[BlazingBullets]

Hello, My current MSI 970 Gaming has broke due to VRM issues and I need a new AM3+.

Recently I got into overclocking so I want a nice board that can get me a decent oc.
I've got a fx 8370 and a DRP3 to cool it. I'm not willing to spend over £120 so if you can keep it under it'll be great.
I'm also thinking of selling my fx 8370 all together in order to get a intel rig.

What would you guys recommend?

[xQubeZx]

I would get an intel rig or wait for Zen if you are gaming on the system. Maybe get a cheap board while saving up for a new intel setup. 

[Citadelen]

ASUS Sabretooth 990FX, it and the Crosshair V Formula-Z are the best for overclocking. 

[Guest]

Go intel. 

[BlazingBullets]

Just now, xQubeZx said:

I would get an intel rig or wait for Zen if you are gaming on the system. Maybe get a cheap board while saving up for a new intel setup. 

I got £80 for the motherboard via return to the dealer.
And assume i can get £150 for the CPU (It won't)

What should I buy?

[Benji_w]

3 minutes ago, BlazingBullets said:

Hello, My current MSI 970 Gaming has broke due to VRM issues and I need a new AM3+.

Recently I got into overclocking so I want a nice board that can get me a decent oc.
I've got a fx 8370 and a DRP3 to cool it. I'm not willing to spend over £120 so if you can keep it under it'll be great.
I'm also thinking of selling my fx 8370 all together in order to get a intel rig.

What would you guys recommend?

Go to ebay and pick up a 2nd hand sabertooth 990FX and overclock to your hearts content, they normally go for under £100 and worth every penny. Or you can get a new one from scan.co.uk for £124 I think.

 

My results.

 

[xQubeZx]

Just now, BlazingBullets said:

I got £80 for the motherboard via return to the dealer.
And assume i can get £150 for the CPU (It won't)

What should I buy?

If you are planning to switch I would save up to do a proper switch to a new gen i5 and a decent MOBO with some DDR4 Ram. If you are staying with the FX for a while the Asus Sabertooth would be the MOBO to go. 

[Benji_w]

3 minutes ago, xQubeZx said:

If you are planning to switch I would save up to do a proper switch to a new gen i5 and a decent MOBO with some DDR4 Ram. If you are staying with the FX for a while the Asus Sabertooth would be the MOBO to go. 

Being an early adopter of the new Zen platform might be more expensive so I'd (and AM) stick with FX for a little bit longer, like I've posted, the sabertooth can be picked up cheap on ebay, either the 1st revision or the latest one, doesn't matter they both will overclock his chip to 5ghz with good cooling like a 240-360mm AIO and a fan over his VRM.

[BlazingBullets]

Just now, Benji_w said:

Being an early adopter of the new Zen platform might be more expensive so I'd (and AM) stick with FX for a little bit longer, like I've posted, the sabertooth can be picked up cheap on ebay, either the 1st revision or the latest one, doesn't matter they both will overclock his chip to 5ghz with good cooling like a 240-360mm AIO and a fan over his VRM.

Any other boards?
I think Gigabyte kind of looks ugly and the the cheapest I can find is £100 on ebay.

[xQubeZx]

1 minute ago, Benji_w said:

Being an early adopter of the new Zen platform might be more expensive so I'd (and AM) stick with FX for a little bit longer, like I've posted, the sabertooth can be picked up cheap on ebay, either the 1st revision or the latest one, doesn't matter they both will overclock his chip to 5ghz with good cooling like a 240-360mm AIO and a fan over his VRM.

Yea, I've been thinking myself of getting a Sabertooth to my FX-8350 to get a decent OC. But I really hope Zen is something good, I'm kinda stoked about it. (Still wont be able to afford it at release)

 

[Benji_w]

Just now, BlazingBullets said:

Any other boards?
I think Gigabyte kind of looks ugly and the the cheapest I can find is £100 on ebay.

Trust me when I say that the ASUS sabretooth might look ugly but it's performance is only beaten by the ROG board above it and that isn't by much... Overclocking your 8370 to 5ghz will net you good gains while gaming or you could hit 4.8ghz very easily. 

[xQubeZx]

1 minute ago, BlazingBullets said:

Any other boards?
I think Gigabyte kind of looks ugly and the the cheapest I can find is £100 on ebay.

Not really if you wanna push the OC. Most other boards will not handle the power delivering. I have a gigabyte that well, don't handle it to well so I can't really push my chip. 

[Enderman]

Sell and upgrade

you can find used i5/i7s for pretty cheap on craigslist

[Benji_w]

1 minute ago, Enderman said:

Sell and upgrade

you can find used i5/i7s for pretty cheap on craigslist

They don't sell for enough here in the UK, and the price of intels is higher, we don't have Craigslist in the UK either. £80 for a motherboard upgrade is much more easier than dicking around trying to find an overpriced intel.

[Enderman]

7 minutes ago, Benji_w said:

They don't sell for enough here in the UK, and the price of intels is higher, we don't have Craigslist in the UK either. £80 for a motherboard upgrade is much more easier than dicking around trying to find an overpriced intel.

pretty sure there are craigslist equivalents in the UK

maybe you just dont know how to search?

[Guest]

49 minutes ago, Benji_w said:

Go to ebay and pick up a 2nd hand sabertooth 990FX and overclock to your hearts content, they normally go for under £100 and worth every penny. Or you can get a new one from scan.co.uk for £124 I think.

 

My results.

 

What's your firestrike score? 

[ShaunC]

I've got the FX 6100 overclocked to 4.4 without messing with voltages using the Asus Sabertooth 990fx R1 mobo.  It's been awesome for me, haven't had any issues and you cannot go wrong with it!  And for going intel now, i think it's a bad idea.  By the end of the year AMD will be releasing their new processors which should go toe to toe against intel and drop the prices to all processors!  I'm getting by just fine with my fx 6100, so i'm sure you'll do fine with your 8370.

[Nena Trinity]

1 hour ago, Citadelen said:

ASUS Sabretooth 990FX, it and the Crosshair V Formula-Z are the best for overclocking. 

This unless ya need cheaper options...

[Benji_w]

1 hour ago, Enderman said:

pretty sure there are craigslist equivalents in the UK

maybe you just dont know how to search?

Lol... leave it out Endy, we do but they're as dodgy as your craigslist, ebay is fine enough. 

[Benji_w]

53 minutes ago, ShaunC said:

I've got the FX 6100 overclocked to 4.4 without messing with voltages using the Asus Sabertooth 990fx R1 mobo.  It's been awesome for me, haven't had any issues and you cannot go wrong with it!  And for going intel now, i think it's a bad idea.  By the end of the year AMD will be releasing their new processors which should go toe to toe against intel and drop the prices to all processors!  I'm getting by just fine with my fx 6100, so i'm sure you'll do fine with your 8370.

Stress tested with prime 95 for 24hrs or IBT AVX? You need a voltage increase at those clocks or you'll be corrupting data.

[Benji_w]

1 hour ago, Alexokan said:

What's your firestrike score? 

pretty poor, I lose major points on the physics and combined tests as is the nature of an FX but my graphics score is nearly 14000.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Benji_w said:

pretty poor, I lose major points on the physics and combined tests as is the nature of an FX but my graphics score is nearly 14000.

I am very curious as to what they are, please share. 

[Benji_w]

3 minutes ago, Alexokan said:

I am very curious as to what they are, please share. 

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/6750643

 

There's one.

[Benji_w]

6 minutes ago, Alexokan said:

I am very curious as to what they are, please share. 

Here's a few more.

http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/6750643/fs/6750684/fs/6750621

 

13959... SO CLOSE TO 14000 lol

[BlazingBullets]

Decided to go Intel with a 4690k, what motherboard can I get for less than £140.

Need more at least 4 USB out the back and 3 USB on motherboard.
Should I start a new thread for this?