Mobo recommendation for AMD Phenom II X6 - Solid w/ OC potential?

reverze · Jun 10, 2011

I just acquired the following CPU very cheap from a friend...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103913

Basically, I'm looking for a solid mobo with great O/C potential... I have 6GB of G.SKILL ready to roll, and price is not an issue. I need some recommendations please!

user21 · Jun 12, 2011

the new Asus 990FX sabertooth has gr8 potential referenced with my p67 sabertooth(TUF series) thats the most solid motherboard and certified military class components, so go for that yet may be you can jump up to ASUS ROG series as well and gigabyte is considered as a valid option as well yet i would say ASUS sabertooth

Horrux · Jun 12, 2011

user21 said:
the new Asus 990FX sabertooth has gr8 potential referenced with my p67 sabertooth(TUF series) thats the most solid motherboard and certified military class components, so go for that yet may be you can jump up to ASUS ROG series as well and gigabyte is considered as a valid option as well yet i would say ASUS sabertooth

I agree, it's the choice that makes sense, given that it keeps open an easy upgrade path to the new bulldozers when they come out.

user21 · Jun 12, 2011

Horrux said:
I agree, it's the choice that makes sense, given that it keeps open an easy upgrade path to the new bulldozers when they come out.

yes you are quite right about that but iv came across a new segment AMD jumping to the new FM1 socket but thats gona take longer then expected

Bucknuts77 · Jun 16, 2011

I have the Sabertooth, and so far I think it’s a great MB. Haven’t OC'ed a Asus MB in years, and still had my 1090T at 4Ghz in a few minutes at 1.404.1.416v readings from cpu-z, my last MB needed around 1.5v, so I was amazed with the headroom I still have. I've thrown every test and benchmark I can think off, and passed with flying colors. So far only 2 problems I have found but nothing major. First the auto OC, only took me up to almost 3.8, but that’s really only for people that just want some extra speed, and don’t like to mess with bios much. My hard drives are slower than before when testing with HD Tune Pro, which that should be fixed with some updates, after all the these MB's have not been out for long. If you need a new MB, you may as well buy a 990 chipset, even if you’re not planning to buy AMD’s new CPU’s when they come out for a while, It’s one thing less you will have to buy.

seronx · Jun 16, 2011

user21 said:
yes you are quite right about that but iv came across a new segment AMD jumping to the new FM1 socket but thats gona take longer then expected

AM3+/FM1 -> FMx

2012^

FM1 July @ Worst
AM3+ September @ Worst

Computer Hardware, Motherboards, AMD Motherboards...

you have a choice of 3

Crosshair V Formula giving you the ability to use 528 Watts(12V) -> 528 Amps(1V)

MSI and Sabertooth gives off 336 Watts

V Formula should get you a much higher OC threshold over MSi and Asus Sabertooth

but if you can't pay the $239
go for Sabertooth

Processor	AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE Deneb @ 3.7GHz
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P
Cooling	ZALMAN CNPS9700 CPU Heatsink
Memory	OCZ 4GB DDR3 1600 @ 7-7-7-24 1.85v
Video Card(s)	ATI Sapphire OC 7850 1200c/5800m @ 64c Full Load
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB + Western Digital 1TB External Drive
Display(s)	SAMSUNG ToC T240 24'' LCD
Case	Silverstone FT01-BW
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	ZALMAN ZM-750
Software	Win 7 x64 SP1

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Processor	Intel Core i7 2600k @ 4.4 Ghz \| FX-8570 @ 4.0 Ghz \| Phenom II X4 965
Motherboard	MSI P67A-GD53 \| MSI 990FXA-GD80 \| Asus M4A79 Deluxe
Cooling	Noctua NH-D14 \| Zalman CNPS10x \| Coolermaster*212+
Memory	24gb DDR3-1866 \|8Gb \| 8Gb
Video Card(s)	ASUS GTX 970 Turbo x 2 (SLI) \| Sapphire Radeon 7970 + GTX 670 (PhysX) \| Radeon 4870 1Gb
Storage	2x240gb SSD + 4tb SSHD + HDDs \| 240gb SSD + HDDs \| 120gb SSD + WD Blue 500gb
Display(s)	ASUS VG248 144hz + Samsung S23A700D 120hz + 3D Vision \| 40" Sony 1080p TV \| 23" 1080p
Case	Cooler Master HAF-X \| Lian-Li PC-8 \| Antec 302
Audio Device(s)	Senn. PC360 G4ME \| Sound Blaster Zx \| Generic
Power Supply	Corsair TX850W \| Corsair TX 750 \| OCZ 700
Mouse	Steelseries Sensei \| Logitech G402 W/L \| Generic
Keyboard	Filco Majetouch Ninja Tenkeyless MX Black \| Logitech wireless \|SteelSeries 6Gv2 MX Red
Software	About 800 top-rated games. \| 200 top-rated games \| No games
Benchmark Scores	No time for benching, I prefer gaming.

System Name	ASUS ROG Strix G17
Processor	Intel Core i7-10750H
Motherboard	Intel HM470
Cooling	CM Storm SF-17
Memory	G.SKILL Ripjaws 32GB DDR4 3200
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA RTX 2070 8Gb
Storage	Crucial P5 Plus 1tb/2tb/X6 1TB
Display(s)	ASUS TUF VG289Q1A
Case	ASUS ROG Strix
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V385/NS-SP1800BL 5.1
Power Supply	ASUS ROG Strix
Mouse	Razer Basilisk Ultimate
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman
Software	Microsoft Windows 11 Home

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Case	Acer Aspire E5-553G
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC255
Power Supply	PANASONIC AS16A5K
Mouse	SteelSeries Rival
Keyboard	Ducky Channel Shine 3
Software	Windows 10 Home 64-bit (Version 1607, Build 14393.969)

Mobo recommendation for AMD Phenom II X6 - Solid w/ OC potential?

reverze

user21

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Horrux

user21

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Bucknuts77

seronx