I can't seem to find that perfect board.

Toothless · Apr 4, 2014

It will be

FX-6300
GSkill 16GB 1600mhz
GTX 660 OC
530w PSU
And only one 1TB HDD.

Missing piece is the board.

MxPhenom 216 · Apr 4, 2014

If you want to overclock, why arent you looking at 990fx boards?

Toothless · Apr 4, 2014

OKAY, BUDGET IS OFFICIALLY CAPPED TO $130.

Norton · Apr 4, 2014

Lightbulbie said:
OKAY, BUDGET IS OFFICIALLY CAPPED TO $130.

Well then here you go:

Gigabyte 990FX UD3 (rev 4.0)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514

Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131851

Both are great boards and well worth the $$$

eidairaman1 · Apr 4, 2014

Lightbulbie said:
It will be

FX-6300
GSkill 16GB 1600mhz
GTX 660 OC
530w PSU
And only one 1TB HDD.

Missing piece is the board.

finally not being a (h3@p@$$

n0tiert · Apr 4, 2014

Since you have raised your budget i would suggest this board

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157479

@d1nky had some great overclocking results with it (non killer version).

Checkout the
AMD FX OC'ers Club
thread for more Informationen and results wich several boards

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

check this thread:
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/amd-fx-ocers-club.153443/page-50#post-2855928

d1nky · Apr 4, 2014

The sabertooth r2 would be my recommendation, best piece of kit at a good price!

The new fatality 990fx isn't as good as the last imo

Toothless · Apr 5, 2014

So I'm looking at those two 990 boards, will probably pick the ASUS one.

MxPhenom 216 · Apr 5, 2014

Vario said:
The power system on the Gigabyte is better, 8+2 phase, the Asus is 6+2 phase (you might get a higher cpu overclock with the Gigabyte). Asus usually have a better bios interface and utilities. Gigabyte RMA process is easier. Asus usually have better ram variety supported.

Also depends on quality of vrms. Asus could have high quality ones, but less phases.

Vario · Apr 5, 2014

https://teksyndicate.com/forum/motherboards/gigabyte-ga-990fxa-ud3-rev-30-stay-away/139832
http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/1dyke7/psa_reports_of_vrm_issues_on_gigabyte_ga990fxaud3/

http://www.techpowerup.com/186972/gigabyte-rolls-out-990fxa-ud3-rev-4.html

Asus may be the way to go, even if Rev 4 fixed it

de.das.dude · Apr 5, 2014

yeah defo get this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157479
asrock fatal1ty

Devon68 · Apr 5, 2014

Well seeing that you upped your budget here are my new recommendations:
ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131874R
or
ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131851R

flmatter · Apr 5, 2014

If sli is not an option Gigabyte Ga-790-UD3 is a decent board, I had one for a while

de.das.dude · Apr 5, 2014

flmatter said:
If sli is not an option Gigabyte Ga-790-UD3 is a decent board, I had one for a while

that board is more than 2 chipset generations old. Also all current 9 series chipset boards are SLI and Crossfire compatible.

i think you have fallen behind quite a bit.

flmatter · Apr 5, 2014

de.das.dude said:
that board is more than 2 chipset generations old. Also all current 9 series chipset boards are SLI and Crossfire compatible.

i think you have fallen behind quite a bit.

He was asking for a cheap board and that board ran my FX 8320 fine and supports AM3+ - reason behind saying if sli is not an option is because that board runs one lane at x16 and sli in x4, 8+2 power as well. No I have not fallen behind just trying to give OP an option of a cheap good board to go long with original post of other 970 chipset boards.....

EDIT- Just re-read entire post and 2nd Norton's post Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0 is a good board

de.das.dude · Apr 5, 2014

he did say that he has upped the budget to 130. thats more than enough to procure a good board

n0tiert · Apr 5, 2014

I think op has enough boards suggested now, if he wanna go big and OC to max, he have to invest on a good base.

Else this gonna end up with a maybach with an 1.1 liter engine

why choose 1600 ram if cpu supports 1866 ? This is the first bottleneck, 2nd psu is a bit to light on juice for later upgrade....... 3rd get an ssd

Enough said

MxPhenom 216 · Apr 6, 2014

n0tiert said:
I think op has enough boards suggested now, if he wanna go big and OC to max, he have to invest on a good base.

Else this gonna end up with a maybach with an 1.1 liter engine

why choose 1600 ram if cpu supports 1866 ? This is the first bottleneck, 2nd psu is a bit to light on juice for later upgrade....... 3rd get an ssd

Enough said

That shouldnt even be considered a bottleneck. Its so small, its not even noticeable.

de.das.dude · Apr 6, 2014

n0tiert said:
I think op has enough boards suggested now, if he wanna go big and OC to max, he have to invest on a good base.

Else this gonna end up with a maybach with an 1.1 liter engine

why choose 1600 ram if cpu supports 1866 ? This is the first bottleneck, 2nd psu is a bit to light on juice for later upgrade....... 3rd get an ssd

Enough said

yeah 1866 ram wont make a difference other than making a bigger hole in the pocket.

n0tiert · Apr 6, 2014

well a 5€ difference is noticeable

Mr.Scott · Apr 6, 2014

Easier to clock up speed than it is to tighten down timings. Buy the CL 7 kit.

Toothless · Apr 7, 2014

Yeah, as for the RAM I didn't care for adding in another $5 for a small increase in speed.

(Also I didn't get any notifications about any replies, sorry.)

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