Best 990FX motherboard for 8350?

[Jtuned322]

Hey guys! So I'm building my second rig and I need help! (Main rig is a 3570k). So I want to go out for this 8350 rig. I already have the parts but I need to know what's the best 990FX motherboard to get! I was looking at the Crosshair V Formula-Z or a Sabertooth 990fx! I'd appreciate if you guys can help, thanks!

 

Here are the specs for this rig:

 

AMD FX-8350

990FX motherboard

8GB's 1600 MhZ ram

Corsair HX 750 power supply

XFX 7950 3GB

NZXT Phantom 410 in black

Samsung 840 120GB SSD

Western Digital Black 1TB

 

[Rekx]

I like by sabertooth 990fx (firs gen) though the old model dosn't support windows 8 that good. The ROG series is specialy made for overclockers/gamers so if you like the features then go with that.

[CwGoh]

Sabertooth is more of a all-rounder while the ROG series is for gaming. Just choose based on the features or colour scheme.

[Spannerhands]

The formula z has the best onboard sound and is the best board for overclocking.

[DudeWazap]

If you want the best reliability then get the Asus Saberthooth 990FX. If you want the one with the most features and best for gaming get the Asus Crosshair Formula Z. they are both great motherboard I would go for the color scheme you prefer most.

[Jtuned322]

I was kinda doing a color scheme build, but I'm trying to figure out what parts would match with the Sabertooth and what parts would match the Formula-Z. Does anyone here have a opinion on Gigabytes or AsRock's 990FX boards? I'm just trying to find a quality, long lasting board. I know the sabertooth has a 5 year warranty, but the ROG has 3 years right?

[Ryan Leech]

I like the ASRock 990FX Extreme9, it has an intel nic and a 12+2 power phase.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157358

[Rekx]

I like the ASRock 990FX Extreme9, it has an intel nic and a 12+2 power phase.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157358

There are proberly a reason for the lower price  never tried it thougth. I have only exspirience with Asus, gigabyte and msi

[SkulD]

Hey guys! So I'm building my second rig and I need help! (Main rig is a 3570k). So I want to go out for this 8350 rig. I already have the parts but I need to know what's the best 990FX motherboard to get! I was looking at the Crosshair V Formula-Z or a Sabertooth 990fx! I'd appreciate if you guys can help, thanks!

 

Here are the specs for this rig:

 

AMD FX-8350

990FX motherboard

8GB's 1600 MhZ ram

Corsair HX 750 power supply

XFX 7950 3GB

NZXT Phantom 410 in black

Samsung 840 120GB SSD

Western Digital Black 1TB

http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4672#ov

 

I recomend this board because.

 

-Strong VRM components and heat disipation (rev4)

 

-enough spacing between the 2 PCI-E 16x (both @16x) for even 2 tripple slot graphics card (i recommend regular 2 slot cards so they could have good airflow)

 

-Even with a SLI/Crossfire set up you still have enough free slots for a Wi-fi card + a Sound card, if you wish to replace the already good sound (high end dedicated sound will obviously be better.

 

minor details

-4 RAM slots

-internal USB3

 

there.

[Jtuned322]

http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4672#ov

 

I recomend this board because.

 

-Strong VRM components and heat disipation (rev4)

 

-enough spacing between the 2 PCI-E 16x (both @16x) for even 2 tripple slot graphics card (i recommend regular 2 slot cards so they could have good airflow)

 

-Even with a SLI/Crossfire set up you still have enough free slots for a Wi-fi card + a Sound card, if you wish to replace the already good sound (high end dedicated sound will obviously be better.

 

minor details

-4 RAM slots

-internal USB3

 

there.

 

I owned the previous version of that board! (The one with the different south bridge). It's a great board for a budget 990FX board! I'll look into that one

 

If I were you get the ROG board and with a decent cooler, what do you think I can OC the 8350 at? What do you guys think about the case though?

[Inkz]

I would say either an ROG board or a Sabertooth.

[SkulD]

I owned the previous version of that board! (The one with the different south bridge). It's a great board for a budget 990FX board! I'll look into that one

 

If I were you get the ROG board and with a decent cooler, what do you think I can OC the 8350 at? What do you guys think about the case though?

 

 

You have to remember that for OC you need to get lucky on the silicon lottery, so having a baller board doesn't guarantee a strong OC.

 

I recommended the Gigabyte one because of he expand ability of its PCI slots, the ROG board doesn't have as much because of its layout.

 

Now answering your question, Sure the ROG or Sabertooth are made for gamers/overcklers, so a good OC is very likely.

 

About cooling It has to be watercooled, or a huge aircooler, because of this get a case with good radiator support.

[TopNotchPCLol]

The actual best of the best, is the Crosshair V Formula -z

[Jumper118]

gigabyte ud7 is very good or the crosshair v formula

[pummetje]

gigabyte 990fxa ud7 for sure

i really loved it it pushed the cpu like crazy

[Honeydiddle]

Gigabyte one is quite good and affordable too

[TechFan@ic]

In order from best to less performing.

Asus 990FX Formula-Z---> Asus 990FX Sabertooth--->Asus M5A99FX--->Asus M5A99X---->Asus M5A97 .
Gigabyte 990FX UD7 -------------------------->Gigabyte 990FX UD5 & UD3-------------------------------> Gigabyte 970A D3P.
------------------------------------->MSI GD85--------------------------------------------------> MSI GD65.
What I recommend : Asus M5A99FX.
This board has better VRM cooling than its Gigabyte counterpart the UD3, it also supports 3-pin fan control, has faster USB3 ports, better memory controller & supports USB Bios Flashback.

[CDMC]

i own M5A99FX PRO R2.0 and use it with 8350, works like a charm

 

running 8350 at only 4.4Ghz because i got a crappy chip and H110 can't cool it down if i go higher. but i overclocked my old 1075T (3ghz stock) to a whooping 4Ghz in few minutes! so its not that bad for overclocking. Asus claims that it can do 100% OC (under LN2)

 

its a decent board, and price is quite low

 

my only complain is that it doesnt support Fan Expert 2... only Fan Expert

[MeesterJackson]

I owned the previous version of that board! (The one with the different south bridge). It's a great board for a budget 990FX board! I'll look into that one

 

If I were you get the ROG board and with a decent cooler, what do you think I can OC the 8350 at? What do you guys think about the case though?

If you have they money go for the UD5 or UD7 the UD3 is a good budget board, but the other two are even better. 

[-rascal-]

As somebody stated, how far you can go with your overclock heavily depends in the pieces of silicon you got for your FX-8350 and your cooling solution.

For all we know, you could be using a Crosshair V Formula-Z...but you got a FX-8350 that won't even be stable past stock speeds.

All the motherboards you listed will do great with tradition overclocking (non-traditional as in Liquid Nitrogen, etc). Buy the motherboard with the features that YOU NEED / WILL / MAY USE.

Just so you know (the Crosshair V Formula does NOT support SLi / Crossfire with triple slot graphics cards due to the PCI-E layout.

This was my personal disappoint as this was present on both the Crosshair IV Formula and Crosshair V Formula that I own...meaning running multiple triple slot graphics cards is not possible. (hope they fix this in the Crosshair VI formula or something)

[Giggitygoebbels]

In order from best to less performing.

Asus 990FX Formula-Z---> Asus 990FX Sabertooth--->Asus M5A99FX--->Asus M5A99X---->Asus M5A97 .

Gigabyte 990FX UD7 -------------------------->Gigabyte 990FX UD5 & UD3-------------------------------> Gigabyte 970A D3P.

------------------------------------->MSI GD85--------------------------------------------------> MSI GD65.

What I recommend : Asus M5A99FX.

This board has better VRM cooling than its Gigabyte counterpart the UD3, it also supports 3-pin fan control, has faster USB3 ports, better memory controller & supports USB Bios Flashback.

Isn't it the M5A99FX Pro and the M5A99X EVO? There are only those 2 'versions',only the A97 one have LE,Vanilla,Pro and EVO.

Anyway the Crosshair is still the best.

[TechFan@ic]

Isn't it the M5A99FX Pro and the M5A99X EVO? There are only those 2 'versions',only the A97 one have LE,Vanilla,Pro and EVO.

That's correct.

[Hammerhead]

I run my 8350 on a M5A99Fx Pro Rev 2.0 its a nice option for the price. ive got it up to 4.6 Ghz fairly easily. bumped it down for more longevity.

[Lazmarr]

Sabertooth 990FX, either the R2.0 or the R2.0 Gen3

[CDMC]

I run my 8350 on a M5A99Fx Pro Rev 2.0 its a nice option for the price. ive got it up to 4.6 Ghz fairly easily. bumped it down for more longevity.

there was a new bios update for your board, it improves system stability. i already updated and manage to get better OC with the same voltage