Building a rig for the lady as she's growing tired of her Mac. Whats the best Bang for your buck 990FX board? Its going to be paired with an FX4100
Building a rig for the lady as she's growing tired of her Mac. Whats the best Bang for your buck 990FX board? Its going to be paired with an FX4100
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3, this is best board in its price range even tough lacks bios Load Line Calibration settings.
Another board that is bit more expensive is Asus Sabertooth 990FX.
::: Desktop's - Intel *** Intel 2
2 x Xeon E5-2687W *** Intel i7 3930k
EVGA SR-X *** Asus Rampage IV Extreme
96Gb (12x8Gb) G.Skill Trident X DDR3-2400MHz 10-12-12-2N *** 32Gb (8x4Gb) G.Skill Trident X DDR3-2666 10-12-12-2N
3 x Zotac GTX 680 4Gb + EK-FC680 GTX Acetal *** 3 x EVGA GeForce GTX780 + EK Titan XXL Edition waterblocks.
OCZ RevoDrive 3 x4 960Gb *** 4 x Samsung 840 Pro 512Gb
Avermedia LiveGamer HD capture card
Caselabs TX10-D
14 x 4 TB WD RE4 in RAID10+2Spare
4 x Corsair AX1200
::: Basement DataCenter :::
[*] Fibreoptic connection from operators core network
[*] Dell PowerConnect 2848 Ethernet Switch [*] Network Security Devices by Cisco
[*] Dell EqualLogic PS6500E 96Tb iSCSI SAN (40 2Tb Drives + 8 Spare Drives, Raid10+Spare Configuration, 40Tb fail safe storage)
[*] Additional SAN machines with FusionIO ioDrive Octal's (4 total Octals).
[*] 10 x Dual Xeon X5680, 12Gb DDR3, 2x100Gb Vertex 2 Pro Raid1 [*] 4 x Quad Xeon E7-4870, 96Gb DDR3, 2x100Gb Vertex 2 Pro Raid1
[*] Monster UPS unit incase power grid failure backed up by diesel powered generator.
The Gigabyte UD3 is probably your best bet for features/quality/price ratio
For highest reliability with a LONG lifetime then the ASUS 990FX Sabertooth and pair it with some 1333 ECC RAM. Get this with a high quality PSU and you can show your wife that a PC can run faster, more reliable, and longer than a Mac can if people just used good parts in them.
Last edited by EniGmA1987; 09-13-2011 at 08:18 PM.
Rig 1:
ASUS P8Z77-V
Intel i5 3570K @ 4.75GHz
16GB of Team Xtreme DDR-2666 RAM (11-13-13-35-2T)
Nvidia GTX 670 4GB SLI
Rig 2:
Asus Sabertooth 990FX
AMD FX-8350 @ 5.6GHz
16GB of Mushkin DDR-1866 RAM (8-9-8-26-1T)
AMD 6950 with 6970 bios flash
Yamakasi Catleap 2B overclocked to 120Hz refresh rate
Audio-GD FUN DAC unit w/ AD797BRZ opamps
Sennheiser PC350 headset w/ hero mod
Non-crossfire?
I'd have to recommend the ASUS M5A97
Smile
if it is not VCore unstable issue some lower model of Gigabyte may good
Intel Core i5 6600K + ASRock Z170 OC Formula + Galax HOF 4000 (8GBx2) + Antec 1200W OC Version
EK SupremeHF + BlackIce GTX360 + Swiftech 655 + XSPC ResTop
Macbook Pro 15" Late 2011 (i7 2760QM + HD 6770M)
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) , Huawei Nexus 6P
[history system]80286 80386 80486 Cyrix K5 Pentium133 Pentium II Duron1G Athlon1G E2180 E3300 E5300 E7200 E8200 E8400 E8500 E8600 Q9550 QX6800 X3-720BE i7-920 i3-530 i5-750 Semp140@x2 955BE X4-B55 Q6600 i5-2500K i7-2600K X4-B60 X6-1055T FX-8120 i7-4790K
I'd say Asus M5A99X EVO or M5A97 EVO is ideal choice if ur targeting value section, else, I'm equally comfortable with CHV Formula & 990FXA-GD80.
Last edited by ah_khoo; 09-14-2011 at 01:39 AM.
| AMD Ryzen 5 76000 w/ EVGA CLC 360 | ROG STRIX B650E-I GAMING WIFI | FF4D532G5600HC32DC01 | Radeon™ RX 6950 XT GAMING OC 16G | XB323QK |
| 512GB NM760 + Crucial P3 2TB + ST2000LM015 + ST2000LX001 |
| Creative Stage V2/HE400SE | Xonar U7 MKII | Focus GX-850 | D31 Mesh Screen Black | MK-730-GKCL1 + MM711 + MP510 |
the CHV is on sale today from newegg for 220$ shipped with a promo code
2500k @ 4900mhz - Asus Maxiums IV Gene Z - Swiftech Apogee LP
GTX 680 @ +170 (1267mhz) / +300 (3305mhz) - EK 680 FC EN/Acteal
Swiftech MCR320 Drive @ 1300rpms - 3x GT 1850s @ 1150rpms
XS Build Log for: My Latest Custom Case
I dont see a promo code for it
Rig 1:
ASUS P8Z77-V
Intel i5 3570K @ 4.75GHz
16GB of Team Xtreme DDR-2666 RAM (11-13-13-35-2T)
Nvidia GTX 670 4GB SLI
Rig 2:
Asus Sabertooth 990FX
AMD FX-8350 @ 5.6GHz
16GB of Mushkin DDR-1866 RAM (8-9-8-26-1T)
AMD 6950 with 6970 bios flash
Yamakasi Catleap 2B overclocked to 120Hz refresh rate
Audio-GD FUN DAC unit w/ AD797BRZ opamps
Sennheiser PC350 headset w/ hero mod
from my email:
ASUS Crosshair V Formula AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Gaming Motherboard with 3-Way SLI/CrossFireX Support and UEFI BIOS
$219.99
With Promo Code: EMCYTZT756
Free Shipping!
2500k @ 4900mhz - Asus Maxiums IV Gene Z - Swiftech Apogee LP
GTX 680 @ +170 (1267mhz) / +300 (3305mhz) - EK 680 FC EN/Acteal
Swiftech MCR320 Drive @ 1300rpms - 3x GT 1850s @ 1150rpms
XS Build Log for: My Latest Custom Case
Except for layout, what are the main disadvantages of a 990FXA-GD65 vs a GA-990FXA-UD3 to exclude it of any recommendation?
Wasn't the PWM on the older budget 890FXA-GD65 revised since the blown GD70s?
Strix X470-F, 1.2.0.6b | 5800X3D + Galahad 360, 3xP28 | 4x8GB Flare X 3200C14 @3200C14 1T+GDM | Strix 2070S A8G @1830/1750 | SB Z | SN750 500GB, MX500 1TB, DT01 2TB | O11D XL: 6xNB PL-2 | RM750
Lately MSI boards have been known to have issues here and there, especially in reliability. Gigabyte and Asus are the more reliable choices right now.
Rig 1:
ASUS P8Z77-V
Intel i5 3570K @ 4.75GHz
16GB of Team Xtreme DDR-2666 RAM (11-13-13-35-2T)
Nvidia GTX 670 4GB SLI
Rig 2:
Asus Sabertooth 990FX
AMD FX-8350 @ 5.6GHz
16GB of Mushkin DDR-1866 RAM (8-9-8-26-1T)
AMD 6950 with 6970 bios flash
Yamakasi Catleap 2B overclocked to 120Hz refresh rate
Audio-GD FUN DAC unit w/ AD797BRZ opamps
Sennheiser PC350 headset w/ hero mod
Anyone have the 990FX Fatality? Any good?
| AMD Ryzen 5 76000 w/ EVGA CLC 360 | ROG STRIX B650E-I GAMING WIFI | FF4D532G5600HC32DC01 | Radeon™ RX 6950 XT GAMING OC 16G | XB323QK |
| 512GB NM760 + Crucial P3 2TB + ST2000LM015 + ST2000LX001 |
| Creative Stage V2/HE400SE | Xonar U7 MKII | Focus GX-850 | D31 Mesh Screen Black | MK-730-GKCL1 + MM711 + MP510 |
there's a fatality review around here somewhere...
FX-8350(1249PGT) @ 4.7ghz 1.452v, Swiftech H220x
Asus Crosshair Formula 5 Am3+ bios v1703
G.skill Trident X (2x4gb) ~1200mhz @ 10-12-12-31-46-2T @ 1.66v
MSI 7950 TwinFrozr *1100/1500* Cat.14.9
OCZ ZX 850w psu
Lian-Li Lancool K62
Samsung 830 128g
2 x 1TB Samsung SpinpointF3, 2T Samsung
Win7 Home 64bit
My Rig
Since 2009 I've purchased and ran a 790FX-GD70, 890GX-GD65, Z68-ED55 and an E350-E45. I've not had an issue with any of the boards. I was concerned clocking my thuban on the AMD boards but both of my boards ran 4.2ghz/3.0ghz ~1.4-1.5/1.375v and I did not have any issues. The GD65 was actually stuffed into a mATX case and was used as a server and gaming rig for LAN parties and even with the heat and confined space the board kept kicking.
Some people got lucky and others didn't fair so nicely. I always made sure I had proper cooling on the VRM's while clocking but the board was nothing but a dream and MSI has been excellent at releasing meaningful BIOS updates for all of their boards.
I had never used MSI before the GD70 but they're quickly becomming by favorite mobo manufacturer. They give me a very "abit-ish" vibe.
I guess it all boils down to luck but that's just my two cents. On a side note one of the frozr cards I have has a dieing fan and it's only ~6 months old. During this same Window I've also had a Asus/Giga 790/890 boards as well as an Asus P67 and I've never really an issue with any of the boards except the Asus P67 as it had problems booting.
Main: 900D - Prime 1000T - Asus Crosshair VI Extreme - R7 1700X @ 4.0ghz - RX Vega 64? - 32GB DDR4 3466 - 1TB 960 Pro -
--- XSPC AX360 x3 - HK IV Pro - HK RX480 - HK 200 D5 - BP Compression ---
HTPC: 250D - Prime 850T - Gigabyte G1 ITX - i7 6700K @ 4.5ghz - GTX 1080 Ti - 16GB 3200 - 1TB 960 Pro -
--- ST30 x UT60 - Kyros HF - KryoGraphics 1080 - HK100 DDC - Monsoon Compression ---
HV01: Define XL R2 - Prime 1200P - Asus Zenith Extreme - TR 1950X - RX580CF - 128GB DDR4 ECC - 512GB 960P - 4x 2TB RE
HV02: Node 804 - Prime 850T - SuperMicro X1SSH - E3-1230 v6 - Vega FE - 64GB ECC - 512GB 960 Pro - 4x 6TB Gold -
Previous 890FXA-GD65 and current 900 series should have a different PWM from older 790/890FXA-GD70s, the ones prone to burn. Just wanted to check if the fail rate improved, as everyone started to avoid the brand by fear, even if corrections were made.
Strix X470-F, 1.2.0.6b | 5800X3D + Galahad 360, 3xP28 | 4x8GB Flare X 3200C14 @3200C14 1T+GDM | Strix 2070S A8G @1830/1750 | SB Z | SN750 500GB, MX500 1TB, DT01 2TB | O11D XL: 6xNB PL-2 | RM750
Why get a 990FX?Buy something cheap for your girl,such as gigabyte 970A-UD3.Same pwm like 990x and 990FX.Only much cheaper,last time i saw it was 94$ newegg.
Bookmarks