GA-990XA-UD3 or 970 Extreme4

Igorius · Jul 23, 2011

Hi,

I'm going to buy a new motherboard (AM3+)
Which will be better (why?) -
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3901#sp
or
http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.pl.asp?Model=970 Extreme4&cat=Specifications

What do you think about it?

erocker · Jul 23, 2011

The Gigabyte board has better power componentry. That's enough for me to choose the Gigabyte board.

MightyMission · Jul 23, 2011

neither look very accomodating for overclocking.
just saying

option350z · Jul 23, 2011

Go with the Gigabyte board. The only board I would be leery on with overclocking is that asrock one. It's a 4+1 phase board. The gigabyte is 8+2 so it can handle more current than the other.

Jstn7477 · Jul 23, 2011

As others have said, the Gigabyte motherboard will probably be more reliable/sustain a mild overclock compared to the ASRock one due to the more robust power circuitry.

A little off topic, but I have an ASRock A770DE+ (4+1 phase VRM) and an original Phenom 9750 (with a 400MHz OC to 2.8GHz), and the board's VRM circuit will squeal under load at that OC. My Crosshair III Formula (8+2 phase VRM) comfortably runs a Phenom II 955 BE @ 3.9GHz with barely any voltage dip and no noise from the circuitry. Then again, I'm comparing a $55 board to a $200 one, but the quality of the voltage regulation circuit for the CPU plays a major role in the lifespan of a board, especially when overclocking.

MightyMission · Jul 23, 2011

my old destroyer mobo is a 4+1 heatsinked,BUT the vrm quality must be good as i've caned this board hard for years and only once did it throw the toys out the pram :laugh:

the heatsinks on both those boards looks ok but not encouraging if you know what i mean.

Igorius · Jul 24, 2011

Will I be able to unlock the CPU on this Gigabyte?

I've got Phenom II x4 B20

JrRacinFan · Jul 24, 2011

Igorius said:
Will I be able to unlock the CPU on this Gigabyte?

I've got Phenom II x4 B20

Should be able to on either. Also i would opt for the gigabyte as well. The chipset is better and the vrm phases are better. That alone worth the premium(if any).

Igorius · Jul 24, 2011

Thanks. I'll buy the MBO from Gigabyte.

Hayder_Master · Jul 24, 2011

Since p45 sereis i never switch, only gigabyte's motherboards, i like extreme overcklocking so i find what look for.
Go for gigabyte

Processor	Phenom II x4 980 Black Edition
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3
Cooling	Scythe Ninja 2 with 120mm Xigmatek Blueline
Memory	8GB GDDR3 1333Mhz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX460 1GB Super OverClocked
Storage	Segate 1TB ST31000528AS
Display(s)	LG Flatron W2361V
Case	Lancool K62 Black
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Corsair CMPSU-650TXEU 650W
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

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	Prodigy
Processor	i5 2500K
Motherboard	AsRock Z77e-ITX
Cooling	Liquid
Memory	2x4GB Samsung LV
Video Card(s)	Zotac GTX 680
Storage	OCZ M-SATA 120GB SSD/OCZ Petrol 120GB SSD/Intenso 240GB SSD/500GB Seagate HDD
Display(s)	Samsung 32" HDTV
Case	BitFenix Prodigy
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	OCZ Elite 500w

Processor	AMD Phenom II x2 550BE
Motherboard	Asus M4A79T Deluxe
Cooling	OCZ CNPS10X Flex (Dual 80cfm fans)
Memory	OCZ Reaper 1866 4GB
Video Card(s)	ASUS EAH4870 Dark Knight 1G
Storage	150gb WD Raptor
Display(s)	Viewsonic Optiquest Q22wb
Case	Apevia X-Navigator
Power Supply	OCZ ModXStream Pro 500W
Software	Windows 7 Ulitimate (64bit)

System Name	Awesomesauce 4.3 \| Laptop (MSI GE72VR 6RF Apache Pro-023)
Processor	Intel Core i7-5820K 4.16GHz 1.28v/3GHz 1.05v uncore \| Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 3.1GHz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X99-UD5 WiFi LGA2011-v3\| Stock
Cooling	Corsair H100i v2 w/ 2x EK Vardar F4-120ER + various 120/140mm case fans \| Stock
Memory	G.Skill RJ-4 16GB DDR4-2666 CL15 quad channel \| 12GB DDR4-2133
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1080 Ti Hybrid SC2 11GB @ 2012/5151 boost \| NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB +200/+500 + Intel 530
Storage	Samsung 840 EVO 500GB + Seagate 3TB 7200RPM + others \| Kingston 256GB M.2 SATA + 1TB 7200RPM
Display(s)	Acer G257HU 1440p 60Hz AH-IPS 4ms \| 17.3" 1920*1080 60Hz wide angle TN notebook panel
Case	Fractal Design Define XL R2 \| MSI
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster Z \| Realtek with quad stereo speakers and subwoofer
Power Supply	Corsair HX850i Platinum \| 19.5v 180w Delta brick
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64 \| Windows 10 Home x64

System Name	Dual Build Streamer
Processor	Ryzen 7900x3d : Ryzen 4600G
Motherboard	AsRock B650E Steel Legend : Giga B450i Aorus
Cooling	Custom Water 1x420 : Stock
Memory	32GB T-Force Deltas : 16GB Dominator Platinums
Video Card(s)	PowerColor 7900 XTX Liquid Devil: iGPU
Storage	20+ TB
Display(s)	Sammy 49" 5k Ultrawide
Case	Custom White Painted Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2
Audio Device(s)	Onboard : Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA 1200W P2
Mouse	Corsair M65 RGB Elite White
Keyboard	Hyperx Origins 65
Software	Windows 10

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

GA-990XA-UD3 or 970 Extreme4

*

Served 5k and counting ...