Looking for mATX board for my new FX-6300

[imamage]

I am quite disappointed that there aren't much mATX AM3+ board choice out there ,
especially compare with Intel LGA1155

I looked up at ASUS / Gigabyte / MSI website but I couldn't find any
890GX/880G board that have all of these feature (But you can find it with Intel platform quite easily )

- AM3+ , support up to 125W TDP CPU and BIOS official support Piledriver
- 4x DIMM
- USB 3.0 support
- 2x PCI-e x16 ( x16 + x4 ) , I need the PCI-e x4 to use my RAID Card

I don't really need the board to OC a lot, but if the BIOS have enough options
to do some tweaking would be nice

Currently I am using A10-5800K with ASUS F2A85-M
http://www.asus.com/websites/Global/...Rt3CYe_500.jpg

The board layout and got all the feature but I need a more powerful CPU

Its not hard to find board that fit my requirement on Intel platform
http://www.asus.com/websites/Global/...b8FO2S_500.jpg

But I don't want to switch to Intel

[Daveburt714]

Your right man... Doesn't seem to be anything out there with 16x + 4x PCI-e in a mATX format.
You'd think by now someone would have released a decent 970 micro board!

I use the same 5800K/Asus combo in my server/bedroom HTPC and I'm very happy with it.
I do all my serious work on the desktop though.

Good luck with your search, if I see anything in the near future I'll let you know.

[Yeroon]

I checked biostar/ ecs, nothing decent in the matx format. FM2 has at least 2 high end boards with 2 x pcie x16 slots, and I only looked at asrock. (I know asus has at least one, you and I have it)
Whats the a10 clocked to? Can it get more?

[tbone8ty]

yah mAtx blows for FX chips

you have to get a 880g chipset

[imamage]

Your right man... Doesn't seem to be anything out there with 16x + 4x PCI-e in a mATX format.
You'd think by now someone would have released a decent 970 micro board!

I use the same 5800K/Asus combo in my server/bedroom HTPC and I'm very happy with it.
I do all my serious work on the desktop though.

Good luck with your search, if I see anything in the near future I'll let you know.

I know maybe the market share of AMD is lower than Intel but come on ASUS / Gigabyte / MSI
they can care making bunch of B75/H77/Z77 mATX board with those feature but "ZERO" for AM3+ platform
They used to have similar board (at least 4xDIMM and 2x PCI-e x16) at 790GX era.

I guess maybe just have to wait until next generation AMD CPU/APU reunite with same socket.

In the mean time, I bought the ASUS M5A88-M with FX-6300 to replace the 5800K + A85X setup I have. ( I need to use my comp to do more heavy multi-thread but my case can barely handle 95W TDP CPU)

[imamage]

I got a nice ASUS F2A85-M , nice featured UEFI BIOS and it works pretty well.
My 5800K doesn't like to clock anything higher than 4.4GHz ( I just pair it with AXP140 inside Lian-Li PC-A04)
and my computer usage require more multi-thread performance ( which 5800K doesn't cut it , I need at least 6 thread )

I am too used to heavy multi-thread (spoiled by 1090T before , lol )

[tbone8ty]

cross your fingers for CES 2013 or Cebit maybe there will be some mAtx mobos for FX.

lol i doubt it though

[imamage]

Well I guess I have to stick with it
I have Phenom II X6 1045T and a FX-6300
the 1045T have similar performance as FX-6300 (it runs hotter at full load...)
but FX-6300 support some new features set (that I rarely have use) .

My Lian-Li PC-A04 don't have very good ventilation , should I just keep the 1045T or undervolt the FX-6300 further to reduce the heat .....

[Barr3l Rid3r]

How haven't you found it?

[imamage]

The board doesn't have Extra slot of PCI-e x4 or above
Just like the ASUS M5A88-M (plus I already bought ASUS M5A88-M)
Nice setup you got there