Best AMD motherboard possible

Hunt3r · Feb 13, 2010

Aleksander Dishnica said:
It is abstract art my friend
I will name it Crosshair III paint formula

Not bad I think with that name asus will put you to work with her

cdawall · Feb 13, 2010

TheLaughingMan said:
Honestly, they are all good boards. The best overall, I would go with Gigabyte if I was being unbias. I have seen benchmarks and such about these boards and MSi gets a lot of flack for no reason.

Overall Performance IMO: Gigabyte UD5 > Formula III > MSi GD70 > Others.

MSI gets flack cause the GD70 dies if you look at it funny i think everyone who oc's it RMA's it at least once its like a right of passage

TIGR · Feb 13, 2010

MSI NF980-G65

Sad to be selling mine soon, but happy to be going to 1156.

I also have the Asus M4A79 Deluxe (DDR2 version of the M4A79T) and it's a great board as well. Just no SLI.

TheLaughingMan · Feb 13, 2010

cdawall said:
MSI gets flack cause the GD70 dies if you look at it funny i think everyone who oc's it RMA's it at least once its like a right of passage

OCed my GD65, no issues. OCed my friends GD70 no issues. That was 8 months ago. I guess it might be a quality control issue, but the only thing I have every heard bad about the board is OCing is not as good as the other two I put over it, and the color choices are ugly.

cdawall · Feb 13, 2010

TheLaughingMan said:
OCed my GD65, no issues. OCed my friends GD70 no issues. That was 8 months ago. I guess it might be a quality control issue, but the only thing I have every heard bad about the board is OCing is not as good as the other two I put over it, and the color choices are ugly.

chew* has gone through more GD70's than i have gone through Asus boards and thats saying something i have rma'D 2 M4A78T-E and a pair of CH2's not to mention a XFX 750A sli that i am not proud to own at all

TheLaughingMan · Feb 13, 2010

cdawall said:
chew* has gone through more GD70's than i have gone through Asus boards and thats saying something i have rma'D 2 M4A78T-E and a pair of CH2's not to mention a XFX 750A sli that i am not proud to own at all

That sucks. I tend to have really good luck with mobos. I have bought or built with a dozen or so in the past year, all going strong. 4 MSi's, 3 Gigabytes, 2 Asus, 1 XFX, 2 ASRock and 1 Foxconn.

The Foxconn had to be RMA'ed: DOA

I can agree on one thing with you. I will never buy, own, or recommend an XFX mobo every again. That thing was a POS. I mean I got it to work by surrounding it with quality parts, but...nevermind I don't even want to bring up those bad memories.

cdawall · Feb 13, 2010

TheLaughingMan said:
That sucks. I tend to have really good luck with mobos. I have bought or built with a dozen or so in the past year, all going strong. 4 MSi's, 3 Gigabytes, 2 Asus, 1 XFX, 2 ASRock and 1 Foxconn.

The Foxconn had to be RMA'ed: DOA

I can agree on one thing with you. I will never buy, own, or recommend an XFX mobo every again. That thing was a POS. I mean I got it to work by surrounding it with quality parts, but...nevermind I don't even want to bring up those bad memories.

my XFX 8200 MATX board is amazing the 750A board is crap on a stick

TheLaughingMan · Feb 14, 2010

Mine too was an XFX 8200 mATX. To each his own. All mobo manufactures have their nitches. Some boards are great, some are crap. the AMD version may be much better than the Intel and vise versa. I bought my board cause it was the best bang for your buck at the time and I have not been disappointed.

cdawall · Feb 14, 2010

TheLaughingMan said:
Mine too was an XFX 8200 mATX. To each his own. All mobo manufactures have their nitches. Some boards are great, some are crap. the AMD version may be much better than the Intel and vise versa. I bought my board cause it was the best bang for your buck at the time and I have not been disappointed.

its not really doing anything undervolted a 9150 to .7v and has 4x1GB of XMS2 on it 1.5TB HDD and a LP HD4650

TheLaughingMan · Feb 14, 2010

cdawall said:
its not really doing anything undervolted a 9150 to .7v and has 4x1GB of XMS2 on it 1.5TB HDD and a LP HD4650

If you are referring to the XFX, I don't have that thing. That was for a friends desktop and he picked that thing. It is working and it only need to run Vista for web browser and general computer stuff, so it should be fine.

To stay with the subject. Are their really any other boards in that price range that are even worth a consideration?

cdawall · Feb 14, 2010

TheLaughingMan said:
If you are referring to the XFX, I don't have that thing. That was for a friends desktop and he picked that thing. It is working and it only need to run Vista for web browser and general computer stuff, so it should be fine.

To stay with the subject. Are their really any other boards in that price range that are even worth a consideration?

what price range? cause the M4A78T-e is around $100 and the others break $150

erocker · Feb 14, 2010

If you need the PCI/PCI-E slots get the M4A79T Deluxe U3S6, if you don't need them get the Crosshair.

TheLaughingMan · Feb 14, 2010

cdawall said:
what price range? cause the M4A78T-e is around $100 and the others break $150

$150 plus. The M4A78T-E is good, but there are better boards in the $100 to $120 range.

cdawall · Feb 14, 2010

TheLaughingMan said:
$150 plus. The M4A78T-E is good, but there are better boards in the $100 to $120 range.

mind posting them?

and in the $150 plus category if your sitting at stock shop around pick what looks prettiest in your case if your going for the highest flat out clockspeed on air/water get the crosshair III want to throw some DICE or LN2 on it get the GB 790FXTA other than those you need not apply

Kei · Feb 14, 2010

TheLaughingMan said:
$150 plus. The M4A78T-E is good, but there are better boards in the $100 to $120 range.

I personally don't know of a single other board in the $100-120 price range that's as good as the M4A78T-E. I assure you...that board is a monster of a board, even a faulty board is better than many other boards.

Kei

Hayder_Master · Feb 14, 2010

for me i fo i gonna think about new AMD mobo i will be wait a bit for 890FX

nt300 · Feb 14, 2010

Funny how people rate the Crosshair III better then the MSI 790FX-GD70 even though the MSI offers a lot more of everything including better performance :wtf:

People must love ASUS I presume.

assaulter_99 · Feb 14, 2010

The rogs are just more pleasing on the eye!

Plus guys tend to like guns, hence the reason why asus marketing dept chose crosshair and they did their job rather well.

erocker · Feb 14, 2010

nt300 said:
Funny how people rate the Crosshair III better then the MSI 790FX-GD70 even though the MSI offers a lot more of everything including better performance People must love ASUS I presume.

Nah, most people just don't like the support/bios support of MSI. I used a 790gx MSI and like my Asus board much better. Not because it's Asus but because it works correctly. :slap:

cdawall · Feb 14, 2010

nt300 said:
Funny how people rate the Crosshair III better then the MSI 790FX-GD70 even though the MSI offers a lot more of everything including better performance People must love ASUS I presume.

i have used both the GD70 doesn't beat the CH3 and thats according to me and many others. i dont understand how it would offer better performance off an older design that wasn't that good when released.

GSquadron · Feb 14, 2010

Even the teacher in our school said the taiwanese mobos are the best in the world and that asus crosshair is very sexy!

nt300 · Feb 16, 2010

cdawall said:
i have used both the GD70 doesn't beat the CH3 and thats according to me and many others. i dont understand how it would offer better performance off an older design that wasn't that good when released.

Are you sure about that?
http://www.overclock.net/amd-motherboards/528400-official-msi-790fx-gd70-owners-club-5.html

Also CPU Magazine rate the MSI GD70 board higher than the ASUS CH3 in both features and performance. I've seen Phenom II's overclocked past 4GHz on the MSI board with new bios updates. Don't get me wrong, I like Asus but MSI won this round

cdawall · Feb 16, 2010

nt300 said:
Are you sure about that?
http://www.overclock.net/amd-motherboards/528400-official-msi-790fx-gd70-owners-club-5.html

Also CPU Magazine rate the MSI GD70 board higher than the ASUS CH3 in both features and performance. I've seen Phenom II's overclocked past 4GHz on the MSI board with new bios updates. Don't get me wrong, I like Asus but MSI won this round

and i have seen phenoms clocked at 6.8-7ghz on a CH3? when did mags start printing things that were relevant in the PC world. the original CH3 BIOS versus the current BIOS is like night and day.

Hayder_Master · Feb 16, 2010

i see asus read my post and release this mobo today

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=115325

1Kurgan1 · Feb 16, 2010

cdawall said:
and i have seen phenoms clocked at 6.8-7ghz on a CH3? when did mags start printing things that were relevant in the PC world. the original CH3 BIOS versus the current BIOS is like night and day.

The way I look at it is, the best motherboard isn't going to be the one that brings the highest DICE OC's, but the highest average OC for most people out there. I like my GD-70, but it honestly has too many options, I can toss in my LanPArty DK 790FX toss some voltage at it and break 4ghz on my AII 240 and I can hit 3.9 on my PII 720. But with the GD-70, theres too many adjustments that honestly describe the exact samething, I was able to hit 4.2ghz on the AII, but it wasn't stable, and I can't seem to make either proc stable over 3.5ghz, pretty frustrating when the DK made it so simple.

System Name	"I2I3 Overclocking Team"
Processor	Phenom II x6 1090T 3.2
Motherboard	ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO
Cooling	Stoock
Memory	G.SKILLl Ripjaws 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600
Video Card(s)	Geforce 9800gx2 EVGA
Storage	Sansung 500GB
Display(s)	LG
Case	Box motherboard
Software	Windows 7
Benchmark Scores	Hunt3r

System Name	All the cores
Processor	2990WX
Motherboard	Asrock X399M
Cooling	CPU-XSPC RayStorm Neo, 2x240mm+360mm, D5PWM+140mL, GPU-2x360mm, 2xbyski, D4+D5+100mL
Memory	4x16GB G.Skill 3600
Video Card(s)	(2) EVGA SC BLACK 1080Ti's
Storage	2x Samsung SM951 512GB, Samsung PM961 512GB
Display(s)	Dell UP2414Q 3840X2160@60hz
Case	Caselabs Mercury S5+pedestal
Audio Device(s)	Fischer HA-02->Fischer FA-002W High edition/FA-003/Jubilate/FA-011 depending on my mood
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime 1200w
Mouse	Thermaltake Theron, Steam controller
Keyboard	Keychron K8
Software	W10P

System Name	TaichiTig
Processor	i7 6800K
Motherboard	ASRock X99 Taichi
Memory	32GB DDR4 3200
Video Card(s)	RTX 4070
Storage	SSD + Misc. HDDs in DrivePool
Display(s)	BenQ PD3200U, Samsung C32HG70
Case	Antec Twelve Hundred
Audio Device(s)	Behringer UMC404HD, LSR308, Shure SRH840, AKG K612, Etymotic HF5
Power Supply	Corsair 750TX
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Deck Legend Ice Tactile
Software	Win10

System Name	ODIN
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite AX V2
Cooling	Dark Rock 4
Memory	G Skill RipjawsV F4 3600 Mhz C16
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ventus 3X OC LHR
Storage	Crucial 2 TB M.2 SSD :: WD Blue M.2 1TB SSD :: 1 TB WD Black VelociRaptor
Display(s)	Dell S2716DG 27" 144 Hz G-SYNC
Case	Fractal Meshify C
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Audio
Power Supply	Antec HCP 850 80+ Gold
Mouse	Corsair M65
Keyboard	Corsair K70 RGB Lux
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	I don't benchmark.

System Name	All the cores
Processor	2990WX
Motherboard	Asrock X399M
Cooling	CPU-XSPC RayStorm Neo, 2x240mm+360mm, D5PWM+140mL, GPU-2x360mm, 2xbyski, D4+D5+100mL
Memory	4x16GB G.Skill 3600
Video Card(s)	(2) EVGA SC BLACK 1080Ti's
Storage	2x Samsung SM951 512GB, Samsung PM961 512GB
Display(s)	Dell UP2414Q 3840X2160@60hz
Case	Caselabs Mercury S5+pedestal
Audio Device(s)	Fischer HA-02->Fischer FA-002W High edition/FA-003/Jubilate/FA-011 depending on my mood
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime 1200w
Mouse	Thermaltake Theron, Steam controller
Keyboard	Keychron K8
Software	W10P

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS TUF x670e
Cooling	EK AIO 360. Phantek T30 fans.
Memory	32GB G.Skill 6000Mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 4090
Storage	WD m.2
Display(s)	LG C2 Evo OLED 42"
Case	Lian Li PC 011 Dynamic Evo
Audio Device(s)	Topping E70 DAC, SMSL SP200 Headphone Amp.
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti PRO 1000W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Keyboard	Tester84
Software	Windows 11

System Name	...no name yet
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7800x3D
Motherboard	ASUS STRIX X670E-E Wi-Fi
Cooling	EK Nucleus AIO CR360 Lux-D-RGB
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws DDR5 6000Mhz CL36 32GB (2x16)
Video Card(s)	MSI 4090 Gaming Trio
Storage	1Tb Samsung 860 SSD, twin 2TB Samsung nvme drives
Display(s)	Asus ROG Swift PG279Q IPS gsync 2k
Case	Thermaltake P5 wall mounted and backlit with Corsair lighting node pro
Power Supply	EVGA P3 1000w
Mouse	Logitech G9x (awesome!)
Keyboard	Logitech G105
VR HMD	Pimax 5k+
Software	Windows 10 64Bit
Benchmark Scores	CPU-Z 698s/7465m (7800x3D result)

System Name	MASTER
Processor	Core i7 3930k run at 4.4ghz
Motherboard	Asus Rampage IV extreme
Cooling	Corsair H100i
Memory	4x4G kingston hyperx beast 2400mhz
Video Card(s)	2X EVGA GTX680
Storage	2X Crusial M4 256g raid0, 1TbWD g, 2x500 WD B
Display(s)	Samsung 27' 1080P LED 3D monitior 2ms
Case	CoolerMaster Chosmos II
Audio Device(s)	Creative sound blaster X-FI Titanum champion,Creative speakers 7.1 T7900
Power Supply	Corsair 1200i, Logitch G500 Mouse, headset Corsair vengeance 1500
Software	Win7 64bit Ultimate
Benchmark Scores	3d mark 2011: testing

System Name	Gamers PC
Processor	AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE @ 3.80 GHz
Motherboard	MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3
Cooling	Corsair H50 Cooler
Memory	Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3-1333
Video Card(s)	XFX Radeon HD 5770 1GB GDDR5
Storage	2 x WD Caviar Green 1TB SATA300 w/64MB Buffer (RAID 0)
Display(s)	Samsung 2494SW 1080p 24" WS LCD HD
Case	CM HAF 932 Full Tower Case
Audio Device(s)	Creative SB X-FI TITANIUM -PCIE x 1
Power Supply	Corsair TX Series CMPSU-650TX (650W)
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

System Name	Old Skool
Processor	E6750 @ 3.6 ghz
Motherboard	GA P35 DS3L
Cooling	Xigmatek Dark Knight S1283v
Memory	4gb Kingston DDR2 @ 900mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX 9800GT 512MB
Storage	SAMSUNG 320gb
Display(s)	VIEWSONIC vx2260wm
Case	HAF 922
Audio Device(s)	Realtek (on board) + Logitech x540
Power Supply	CM 550w
Software	W7 Ultimate 64

System Name	Dark Stealth
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600x
Motherboard	Gigabyte B450M Gaming rev 1.0
Cooling	Snowman, arctic p12 x2 fans
Memory	16x2 DDR4 Corsair Dominator Pro
Video Card(s)	3080 10gb
Storage	2TB NVME PCIE 4.0 Crucial P3 Plus, 1TB Crucial MX500 SSD, 4TB WD RED HDD
Display(s)	HP Omen 34c (34" monitor 3440x1440 165Hz VA panel)
Case	Zalman S2
Power Supply	Corsair 750TX
Mouse	Logitech pro superlight, mx mouse s3, Razer Basiliskx with battery
Keyboard	Custom mechanical keyboard tm680
Software	Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	70-80 fps 3440x1440 on cyberpunk 2077 max settings

System Name	My Comp \| Fiancees Comp
Processor	i7 5820k @ 4.6Ghz 1.285v\| i5 2500k
Motherboard	MSI x99 SLI Plus \| AsRock Z77 Pro 3
Cooling	Watercooled
Memory	16GB DDR4 2400 @ 2666 \| 12GB DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	AMD R9 290x \| MSI 5850 OC
Storage	128gb SSD + 2x 2TB \| 2TB
Display(s)	Asus 27" LCD \| 25" Hanns G
Case	CM Storm \| CM Elite 430
Audio Device(s)	Creative Recon 3D PCIe
Power Supply	Enermax Galaxy 1250W \| Rosewill 630w
Mouse	Logitech G700s \| Logitech G100s
Keyboard	Logitech G901 \| Logitech G105
Software	Win 8.1 Ultimate x64 \| Win 8.1 Ultimate x64
Benchmark Scores	3D Mark - Fire Strike Extreme - 4403

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MSI 790FX-GD70

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