I can't seem to find that perfect board.

Vario · Apr 3, 2014

Yeah makes little sense to run 3 videocards with a budget motherboard, budget processor.

Devon68 · Apr 3, 2014

Tbh I would never go SLI, just buy one strong card are call it done.
You really don't need anything more than this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128627
I have the board below with no cooling on the VRM's and it's not overheating with a FX-6100 @3.3 Ghz with stock cooler (the max temp I saw on my mobo was 68-70 in the summer when my room was around 31-33 but that was under full load.)
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4174#ov

n0tiert · Apr 3, 2014

a good bang for the buck is the ASRock 990FX Extreme3 that should be in your budget.
I build a rig with the 8350 , works solid

OpenBox Special $78.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157281R

FX-GMC · Apr 3, 2014

Vario said:
no sataII 6 gb/s on that board

Also read it only has 3+1 but can't really confirm that with a hard source

How about this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514

I think it is 8+2 power phase
$120 if you can swing a little extra

I agree. Save up and get a board with a 8+2 power phase. That way if you decide to upgrade the cpu in the future your board won't be overwhelmed.

R00kie · Apr 3, 2014

I'm quite amazed that no one recommended the Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0....
Probably the best mobo that I've used out of all I had, it has a 6+2 power phase whic is more than adequate for some overclocking, has native SATA III, has high current USB's at the back, and much much more, so take a look at it.

shovenose · Apr 3, 2014

I don't feel like reading the whole thread, but ECS makes fine boards.

m0nt3 · Apr 3, 2014

The boards can be nice, like mine, but the BIOS leaves a bit to be desired.

Toothless · Apr 3, 2014

n0tiert said:
a good bang for the buck is the ASRock 990FX Extreme3 that should be in your budget.
I build a rig with the 8350 , works solid

OpenBox Special $78.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157281R

How high did you overclock your CPU? I've seen this board A LOT and usually with good reviews.

Vario · Apr 3, 2014

Lightbulbie said:
How high did you overclock your CPU? I've seen this board A LOT and usually with good reviews.

4.0 ghz on a PhenomII x4 965 BE Deneb for a year and a half so far

FX-GMC · Apr 3, 2014

gdallsk said:
I'm quite amazed that no one recommended the Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0....
Probably the best mobo that I've used out of all I had, it has a 6+2 power phase whic is more than adequate for some overclocking, has native SATA III, has high current USB's at the back, and much much more, so take a look at it.

I was going to recommend it, but it was out of stock at both Amazon and Newegg so I decided against it.

MxPhenom 216 · Apr 3, 2014

Lightbulbie said:
I've been using the stock heatsink that came with my rig when we bought it, I kid you not. All I did was take off the stock fan, plop a Rosewill fan on with a fan controller, and called it good. My Athlon II X4 620 has never hit above 60c with the fan.

The HDD I'll be using is a Western Digital Caviar Green 7200rpm 1TB. Never had a hiccup but at some point I'd like a 64GB SSD as a boot drive.

I've heard good things about ASRock, though I know at one point Pegatron owned them and my current board is a M2N78-LA Violet. I hate it.

That Athlon chip is nothing like a FX6300, in terms of heat output.

Devon68 said:
Tbh I would never go SLI, just buy one strong card are call it done.
You really don't need anything more than this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128627
I have the board below with no cooling on the VRM's and it's not overheating with a FX-6100 @3.3 Ghz with stock cooler (the max temp I saw on my mobo was 68-70 in the summer when my room was around 31-33 but that was under full load.)
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4174#ov

I would never run CF, but SLI definitely.

Mr.Scott · Apr 3, 2014

puma99dk| said:
ECS ain't crap, they are actually fine boards. i still have my ECS Black Series P67H2-A laying around even the OC function is died the board keeps running without any problems with stock.

this board:

The Black series was the only good board they ever put out.......and yours is broke anyways, yet you still say it's a good board? It's fairly obvious that you've never experienced any ECS board but this one. Trust me, they're junk.

Toothless · Apr 3, 2014

Okay so ECS is out of the question. Maybe some day I'll have funding for testing hardware but today isn't the day.

thebluebumblebee · Apr 3, 2014

I hate 760G motherboards, at least when they're used for "gaming".
Why?
AMD does not officially support the FX CPU's on that chipset.
No native USB3. Any USB3 has to use third party drivers and we all know how that can turn out.
No native SATA III. Again, if the manufacturer has it on the motherboard, it has to use a third party.
Do you know how old this chipset is?

Pick a 970 motherboard.

Mr.Scott · Apr 3, 2014

thebluebumblebee said:
I hate 760G motherboards, at least when they're used for "gaming".
Why?
AMD does not officially support the FX CPU's on that chipset
Doesn't really matter if AMD supports it as long as the mobo does.
No native USB3. Any USB3 has to use third party drivers and we all know how that can turn out.
No native SATA III.
Again, doesn't really matter on a $50 board. Want more bells and whistles, spend more money.

Do you know how old this chipset is?
It still runs the FX fine.

Screenshot proves the board is more than capable. Benching at 7 gig is more stressful than any game I'm pretty sure.

thebluebumblebee · Apr 3, 2014

I approach computers from a mechanic's point of view. I suggest using the right tool for the job. Here's how I see the 760G:

Mr.Scott · Apr 3, 2014

thebluebumblebee said:
I approach computers from a mechanic's point of view. I suggest using the right tool for the job. Here's how I see the 760G:

Our perspective's differ. I think that's badass.

R00kie · Apr 3, 2014

It's basically like putting a turbo V8 onto a first gen Audi TT, you know it will be fast but when you turn, you're gonna end up flying upside down :nutkick:

Mr.Scott · Apr 3, 2014

gdallsk said:
It's basically like putting a turbo V8 onto a first gen Audi TT, you know it will be fast but when you turn, you're gonna end up flying upside down

Don't turn.

Toothless · Apr 4, 2014

gdallsk said:
I'm quite amazed that no one recommended the Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0....
Probably the best mobo that I've used out of all I had, it has a 6+2 power phase whic is more than adequate for some overclocking, has native SATA III, has high current USB's at the back, and much much more, so take a look at it.

Just looked at that board and seems like it'll handle some overclocking.

R00kie · Apr 4, 2014

Lightbulbie said:
Just looked at that board and seems like it'll handle some overclocking.

It surely does, I have my FX 8320 at 4.5 right now, but if I had a better cooling solution I could've gone higher with some tweaking

Mr.Scott said:
Don't turn.

In this situation it means to not overclock, which is a sin for not doing it :laugh:

Mr.Scott · Apr 4, 2014

gdallsk said:
In this situation it means to not overclock, which is a sin for not doing it

That's not what I meant at all. Why would I show you 7 gig on a 760 board and then tell you not to OC?

BTW, my 24/7 8320.

Toothless · Apr 4, 2014

Mr.Scott said:
That's not what I meant at all. Why would I show you 7 gig on a 760 board and then tell you not to OC?

BTW, my 24/7 8320.

Is that with a Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0?

Mr.Scott · Apr 4, 2014

Lightbulbie said:
Is that with a Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0?

No chance. Sabertooth R1.0.

eidairaman1 · Apr 4, 2014

So whats your specs then?

Mr.Scott said:
That's not what I meant at all. Why would I show you 7 gig on a 760 board and then tell you not to OC?

BTW, my 24/7 8320.

System Name	Computer of Theseus
Processor	Intel i9-12900KS: 50x Pcore multi @ 1.18Vcore (target 1.275V -100mv offset)
Motherboard	EVGA Z690 Classified
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15S, 2xThermalRight TY-143, 4xNoctua NF-A12x25,3xNF-A12x15, 2xAquacomputer Splitty9Active
Memory	G-Skill Trident Z5 (32GB) DDR5-6000 C36 F5-6000J3636F16GX2-TZ5RK
Video Card(s)	EVGA Geforce 3060 XC Black Gaming 12GB
Storage	1x Samsung 970 Pro 512GB NVMe (OS), 2x Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB (data 1 and 2), ASUS BW-16D1HT
Display(s)	Dell S3220DGF 32" 2560x1440 165Hz Primary, Dell P2017H 19.5" 1600x900 Secondary, Ergotron LX arms.
Case	Lian Li O11 Air Mini
Audio Device(s)	Audiotechnica ATR2100X-USB, El Gato Wave XLR Mic Preamp, ATH M50X Headphones, Behringer 302USB Mixer
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE 1000W 80+ Platinum White
Mouse	Zowie EC3-C
Keyboard	Vortex Multix 87 Winter TKL (Gateron G Pro Yellow)
Software	Win 10 LTSC 21H2

System Name	Ryzen 2023
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Motherboard	Asrock B650E Steel Legend Wifi
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15
Memory	G Skill Flare X5 2x16gb cl32@6000 MHz
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro + gaming Oc
Storage	WESTERN DIGITAL 1TB 64MB 7k SATA600 Blue WD10EZEX, WD Black SN850X 1Tb nvme
Display(s)	LG 27GP850P-B
Case	Corsair 5000D airflow tempered glass
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime GX-850W
Mouse	A4Tech V7M bloody
Keyboard	Genius KB-G255
Software	Windows 10 64bit

System Name	Shaman of Sexy
Processor	AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE@4Ghz EK Supreme Block
Motherboard	M3A79-T Deluxe Anfi-Tech Waterblocks
Cooling	Magicool 360 + 120 + 120 Slim scythe slipped Laing DDC-1/T
Memory	4GB Corsair Dominator CM2X2048-8500C5D
Video Card(s)	Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 EK 4870 X2 Block
Storage	RAID 0 Seagate
Display(s)	Samsung 226BW 22"
Case	CoolerMaster Cosmos RC-1000 in mod progress
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Coba Nitrox 750W
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate
Benchmark Scores	http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dmv=1056967

System Name	EVGA-FX \| Lenny (Lenovo Y480)
Processor	AMD FX-8320 @ 4.5GHz 1.416v \| i7 3610qm
Motherboard	Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0
Cooling	Phanteks PH-TC14PE
Memory	2x4GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600 \| 8gb DDR3 @ 1600
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX780 Classified @ 1228MHz 1.615v \| GT640m LE
Storage	Crucial M500 480GB, WD Caviar Blue 500GB, WD Scorpio Blue 750GB \| Samsung 250GB 840
Display(s)	Qnix QX2710 1440p \| 42" Vizio 3D LCD TV 1080p
Case	CoolerMaster HAF XB Evo
Power Supply	Seasonic G-650
Software	Windows 6.3.9600

System Name	Main / HTPC
Processor	Ryzen 9 5900X / Ryzen 7 2700
Motherboard	Strix B550i / B450i Aorus Pro
Cooling	Lian-Li Galahad 360 / Wraith Spire
Memory	Corsair LPX 2x16 3600MHz / HyperX Predator 2x8GB 3200MHz
Video Card(s)	RTX 3080 FE / ARC A380
Storage	WD Black SN770 1TB / Sabrent Rocket 256GB
Display(s)	Acer Z301c / 39" Panasonic HDTV
Case	Corsair 2000D / Cougar QBX
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V379 / Realtek ALC1220
Power Supply	Corsair SF600 / BeQuiet SFX Power 2 450W
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	Drop Sense75 with WQ Studio Morandi's
VR HMD	Rift S
Software	Win 11 Pro 64Bit

I can't seem to find that perfect board.

Vario

Devon68

n0tiert

FX-GMC

R00kie

shovenose

m0nt3

Toothless

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Vario

FX-GMC

MxPhenom 216

ASIC Engineer

Mr.Scott

Toothless

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thebluebumblebee

Mr.Scott

thebluebumblebee

Mr.Scott

R00kie

Mr.Scott

Toothless

Tech, Games, and TPU!

R00kie

Mr.Scott

Toothless

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eidairaman1

The Exiled Airman

System Name	Sierra ~ Server
Processor	Core i5-11600K ~ Core i3-12100
Motherboard	Asus Prime B560M-A AC ~ MSI PRO B760M-P
Cooling	CM 212 Black RGB Edition ~ Intel Stock Cooler
Memory	64GB (2x 32GB) DDR4-3600 ~ 32GB (4x 8GB) DDR4-3200
Video Card(s)	XFX Radeon RX 6950 XT ~ EVGA GeForce GTX 970
Storage	4TB Samsung 990 Pro with Heatsink NVMe SSD ~ 2TB Kingston NV1 NVMe SSD + 500GB WD Blue SATA SSD
Display(s)	2x Dell S2721QS 4K 60Hz ~ N/A
Case	Asus Prime AP201 - Open Frame Chassis
Power Supply	Thermaltake GF1 850W ~ Thermaltake Smart 500W
Software	Windows 11 Pro ~ Proxmox VE
Benchmark Scores	Laptops: Dell Latitude E7270, Dell Latitude 14 Rugged 5420.

System Name	Headshot
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
Motherboard	ASUS Crosshair VI Hero ROG
Cooling	Phanteks Glacier One 360 MPH
Memory	2x16GB Corsair Vengence LPX DDR4 @ 3200 16-18-18-18-36
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon Vega64 (Linux)/Gigabyte RX 6600 (Windows VM)
Storage	Cruscial P5 1TB nVME, Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, Seagate 1TBx2 (Home/Data), 2TB Seagate (Games)
Display(s)	2x Acer 1080P 144HZ
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Luxe White
Audio Device(s)	Schiit Stack (Schiit Audio Modi 2 DAC + Magni 3 AMP + Loki)
Power Supply	eVGA Supernova 1000 G2
Mouse	Razer DeathAdder V2
Keyboard	Logitech G710+
Software	Arch Linux with Windows 10 Gaming VM

System Name	Veral
Processor	5950x
Motherboard	MSI MEG x570 Ace
Cooling	Corsair H150i RGB Elite
Memory	4x16GB G.Skill TridentZ
Video Card(s)	Powercolor 7900XTX Red Devil
Storage	Crucial P5 Plus 1TB, Samsung 980 1TB, Teamgroup MP34 4TB
Display(s)	Acer Nitro XZ342CK Pbmiiphx + 2x AOC 2425W
Case	Fractal Design Meshify Lite 2
Audio Device(s)	Blue Yeti + SteelSeries Arctis 5 / Samsung HW-T550
Power Supply	Corsair HX850
Mouse	Corsair Nightsword
Keyboard	Corsair K55
VR HMD	HP Reverb G2
Software	Windows 11 Professional
Benchmark Scores	PEBCAK

System Name	Ryzen Reflection
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900x
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570S Aorus Master
Cooling	2x EK PE360 \| TechN AM4 AMD Block Black \| EK Quantum Vector Trinity GPU Nickel + Plexi
Memory	Teamgroup T-Force Xtreem 2x16GB B-Die 3600 @ 14-14-14-28-42-288-2T 1.45v
Video Card(s)	Zotac AMP HoloBlack RTX 3080Ti 12G \| 950mV 1950Mhz
Storage	WD SN850 500GB (OS) \| Samsung 980 Pro 1TB (Games_1) \| Samsung 970 Evo 1TB (Games_2)
Display(s)	Asus XG27AQM 240Hz G-Sync Fast-IPS \| Gigabyte M27Q-P 165Hz 1440P IPS \| Asus 24" IPS (portrait mode)
Case	Lian Li PC-011D XL \| Custom cables by Cablemodz
Audio Device(s)	FiiO K7 \| Sennheiser HD650 + Beyerdynamic FOX Mic
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Ultra Platinum 850
Mouse	Razer Viper v2 Pro
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit

System Name	Master
Processor	Pair of Xeon X5675's @ 4.3
Motherboard	SR-2 Classified
Memory	12 GB of Corsair Dominator GT's @ 2000 7-7-7-21
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX680
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 750

System Name	Main/DC
Processor	i7-3770K/i7-2600K
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-GD55/GA-P67A-UD4-B3
Cooling	Phanteks PH-TC14CS/H80
Memory	Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) LP /4GB Kingston DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 660 Ti/MSI HD7770
Storage	Crucial MX100 256GB/120GB Samsung 830 & Seagate 2TB(died)
Display(s)	Asus 24' LED/Samsung SyncMaster B1940
Case	P100/Antec P280 It's huge!
Audio Device(s)	on board
Power Supply	SeaSonic SS-660XP2/Seasonic SS-760XP2
Software	Win 7 Home Premiun 64 Bit

System Name	PCGOD
Processor	AMD FX 8350@ 5.0GHz
Motherboard	Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios
Cooling	Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED
Memory	16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V)
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB
Display(s)	NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter)
Case	AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition
Audio Device(s)	Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR
Power Supply	Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3)
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD
Keyboard	Roccat Ryos MK Pro
Software	Windows 7 Pro 64