Replacing bad 990FX NOW!

[TymmVonD]

ASRock extreme 4, Gigabyte ud3, or Asus M5a99fx pro/evo

[Scia]

Gigabyte UD3.

[TymmVonD]

Wow. That's what I'm hearing amongst friends as well and they are running Sabretooths.

[DarrenP]

I would personally go with the ASUS Board. I don't have much experience with AMD but i do know for a fact that the ASUS boards hold up well against the FX processors. 

[Bonsai99]

Gigabyte UD3

[Joshyy]

ASUS > Gigabyte > Dog turd> Painfully and slowly murdered > Extinction of the human race > ASrock

[DarrenP]

ASUS > Gigabyte > Dog turd> Painfully and slowly murdered > Extinction of the human race > ASrock

Asrock is a rock solid manufacturer of Motherboards. 

[Langdon]

I'd get the Gigabyte board, Gigabyte makes really good quality stuff.

[TymmVonD]

Thanks guys. Biostar began killing off usb devices. On the APU rig as of the last few days.

 

And it killed my SSD.

[Joshyy]

Thanks guys. Biostar began killing off usb devices. On the APU rig as of the last few days.

 

And it killed my SSD.

 

I highly doubt that seeing as the motherboard sends no power to the SSD, only signals, I'd get looking at your PSU if components are dying. 

[TymmVonD]

I highly doubt that seeing as the motherboard sends no power to the SSD, only signals, I'd get looking at your PSU if components are dying. 

Don't tell me that. Brand new HX1050

[Joshyy]

Don't tell me that. Brand new HX1050

 

Possibility. Have you tested the SSD outside of the PC?

[TymmVonD]

Yea. In my APU rig and a win7 machine. Already solved on another topic. It arrrives at Kingston tomorrow.

[JoshM]

Asus M5a99fx pro/evo

[Classics]

Asrock is a rock solid manufacturer of Motherboards. 

 

Their Intel boards are nice, but their AMD ones have quite a bad reputation. 

 

To OP, get the UD3, it's a lovely board.

[TymmVonD]

Ordered the UD3 5 minutes ago.

[cjeffcoatjr]

Gigabyte

[-rascal-]

Asrock is a rock solid manufacturer of Motherboards. 

 

 

Their Intel boards are nice, but their AMD ones have quite a bad reputation. 

 

To OP, get the UD3, it's a lovely board.

 

Have you heard of the (on-going?) issues of bent pins on the socket for Intel-based motherboards? They are bent from arrival (the cover wasn't even taken off yet), but AsRock is NOT willing to provide a replacement, saying it is due to the consumer improperly installing the CPU or what-not.

[Mentalguy]

ASUS > Gigabyte > Dog turd> Painfully and slowly murdered > Extinction of the human race > ASrock

never had a problem with thier boards (that wasnt my own stupidity).

[KneesWeak]

ASRock extreme 4, Gigabyte ud3, or Asus M5a99fx pro/evo

extreme 4 is bad, the rev 4 ud3 is good, I'd go for the asus boards

[Cobalt Blue Watermelon]

I read a post on this yesterday, buy the Asus. It's build quality is superior and it's pretty much the bees knees with regards to features and build quality. From what I remember of the post, the Gigabyte boards, while stacked with features, are built nowhere near as well and aren't designed for the power an FX processor requires from the chipset. I will do my best to find the post and link it.

 

But yeah, go ASUS.

 

EDIT: Here is the link. The post you are looking for is #22 by TitusPrime. From what I understand this individual has owned each of the boards. His experiences may be anecdotal but it's probably the best insight you'll get on these boards from an owner. Thank God for internet history ^^.

[That Norwegian Guy]

Wow. That's what I'm hearing amongst friends as well and they are running Sabretooths.

 

That's because Sabertooth on 990FX is the cheapest motherboard with no major bugs. The Gigabyte UD3 one for example can't run RAID at all even though it says so in the marketing. The Asus board you posted is ok, but not a great overclocker.

[TymmVonD]

I read a post on this yesterday, buy the Asus. It's build quality is superior and it's pretty much the bees knees with regards to features and build quality. From what I remember of the post, the Gigabyte boards, while stacked with features, are built nowhere near as well and aren't designed for the power an FX processor requires from the chipset. I will do my best to find the post and link it.

 

But yeah, go ASUS.

 

EDIT: Here is the link. The post you are looking for is #22 by TitusPrime. From what I understand this individual has owned each of the boards. His experiences may be anecdotal but it's probably the best insight you'll get on these boards from an owner. Thank God for internet history ^^.

Nice find. Rarely are there users who have time with that many boards in a single chipset, other than pro reviewers. But, pros don't live with these boards. They review, then on to the next.

 

7 posts. Nice work. You should stick around.