890FX bunch

[Salt-City_Slasher]

I was looking through the 890s cause I am going to buy one here in the future. I have only begun to look through them and so far from what I read the crosshair 4 looks better than the gd70. But there is still the GA-890FXA-UD7 and the Crosshair 4 extreme, and from what I have heard, people are holding out for them.

I planned on the GD70 but after a few articles and forums I think I am also going to wait for the GA-890FXA-UD7.
I wanted to hear what others had to say about it, what ever one I get it, I want to get a 1090 with it.

 

[saint19]

Hi again.

Looking for my RAM on the egg I find this Gigabyte 890FXA-UD5, at the same price that the 790FTXA-UD5 that is out of stock.

IMO is a very good deal, the price isn't expensive and like I say up Gigabyte is the best for OC.

 

[Salt-City_Slasher]

Hi again.

Looking for my RAM on the egg I find this Gigabyte 890FXA-UD5, at the same price that the 790FTXA-UD5 that is out of stock.

IMO is a very good deal, the price isn't expensive and like I say up Gigabyte is the best for OC.

I noticed that to, I thought the 790 were gone, but that 890 is comparable to the GD70.

I am still having a hard time choosing, cause half my brain like the GD70 while the other likes the UD5/7 plus the Asus.
I have my whole computer lined out, besides the mobo. I got the TopDirectCu 5850, Cm 692ad, Tuniq Tower EX., HX850, and Ballisitix tracers.
These all have blue in common so thats kinda why I wanted a blue board, but I don't really care and wouldn't even mind the CrossHair 4.

so i guess I will keep reading and reading, everything I have picked took me awhile to figure out and swear by them. The memory and mobo
still need to be picked. I had the Dominators but someone said that that crucial and gskill is just as good for less $, so I chose the blue tracers 4gb.

 

[saint19]

Nice chose in the RAM, I have 4GB Ballistix Tracer black and are amazing even in OC.

 

[Salt-City_Slasher]

well the dominator that I was going to get was like 150, so I can save like 20-30. I don't remember seeing black, but
I guess I will just get whatever color matches when I buy.

I forgot about AsRock, I haven't seem a pic but it seems to have more inputs than the rest according to what I read.

 

[randomkid]

Hi again.

Looking for my RAM on the egg I find this Gigabyte 890FXA-UD5, at the same price that the 790FTXA-UD5 that is out of stock.

IMO is a very good deal, the price isn't expensive and like I say up Gigabyte is the best for OC.

Nice. And cheaper than the MSI too.

I noticed something odd in this Gigabyte and the MSI 890FX. For the GA, the specs in newegg says 3PCIe slots but the picture shows 4. While for the MSI 890FX, the specs says 4PCIe slots but shows 5 in the picture.

Gigabyte Specs:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128441&Tpk=UD5&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=3463938&SID=
Gigabyte Picture:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ImageGallery.aspx?CurImage=13-128-441-TS&ISList=13-128-441-V01,13-128-441-V02,13-128-441-V03&S7ImageFlag=1&Item=N82E16813128441&Depa=0&WaterMark=0&Description=GIGABYTE%20GA-890FXA-UD5%20AM3%20AMD%20890FX%20SATA%206Gb/s%20USB%203.0%20ATX%20AMD%20Motherboard

MSI Specs:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130274&cm_re=890fx-_-13-130-274-_-Product
MSI Picture:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ImageGallery.aspx?CurImage=13-130-274-Z03&SpinSet=13-130-274-RS&ISList=13-130-274-Z01,13-130-274-Z02,13-130-274-Z03,13-130-274-Z04,13-130-274-Z05&S7ImageFlag=1&Item=N82E16813130274&Depa=0&WaterMark=1&Description=MSI%20890FXA-GD70%20AM3%20AMD%20890FX%20SATA%206Gb/s%20USB%203.0%20ATX%20AMD%20Motherboard

 

[saint19]

For both mobos the specs seems fine.

The PCI-E x8 and x4 slots are very similar to the PCI-E x16, the only difference is the speed. If you count the number of PCI-E slots in both mobos, both have 7 slot, and in the pictures u can see the same 7 slots.

 

[Salt-City_Slasher]

When it says that the GD70 has 4 pci slots, its saying there is 4 spots for four graphic cards assuming that you get some that are good.
Same goes for the 3 slots, its saying you can put 3 cards on it. I always just trust the picture and look at the board to verify all info.

All current cases mainly only have 7 spots, I saw the HAF X and it would harness 9 I think, that way you could do 4 5850's or whatever.
So even if I got the MSI the CM692 could'nt handle 4 double slotted cards.

 

[saint19]

For a 3-way or 4-way SLI or Crossfire u need a very big case, like a Xaser VI (Thermaltake) or a Lancool.

 

[randomkid]

For both mobos the specs seems fine.

The PCI-E x8 and x4 slots are very similar to the PCI-E x16

I see. It is the first time I see a PCI Express x4 specified separately from an x16. I thought that they always call it x16 with disclaimer that it will downgrade to 4X if you use more video cards for crossfire.

A theoretical question: So effectively, you can put a video card in the X4 slot and crossfire it with 3 others ( in the case of Gigabyte ) for a 4way crossfire? ( not that anyone in his right mind will do it ).

 

[saint19]

^No, the specs of Gigabyte's web page says:

Support for 2-way/ 3-way ATI CrossFireX™ technology

U can try the 4-way Crossfire but if u bear in mind that the last PCI-E x16 only can run at x4, the performance in 4-way Crossfire will not very good.

The UD7 can handle the 4-way Crossfire, because have 2 PCI-E x16 and 2 PCI-E x8.

 

[randomkid]

Got it... Thanks!

 

[saint19]

Any time. If u have another question go to the other thread I will give support about the UD5 and UD7 (I'm waiting for my UD5)

 

[Salt-City_Slasher]

Any time. If u have another question go to the other thread I will give support about the UD5 and UD7 (I'm waiting for my UD5)

So you would totally recommend the UD5??? I have been leaning towards it more and more and the GD70 seems to be fading out of my want pile.

Is the UD5 better at overclocking than the GD70, cause I didn't notice any OC dials, but if it has better bios, software and what not then I guess that doesn't matter.

 

[saint19]

IMO, yeah. Currently I have MSI but not for preference, just because when I bought my current mobo my budget was limited. MSI is high quality too, but not as Gigabyte.

 

[Lutfij]

+1 ^^^^^

 

[Salt-City_Slasher]

I was just looking over the boards and the gigabytes have a dual bios and I don't think any of the asuss do. I wan't sure on the MSI but I don't think it does either.
I now have the gigabyte in my "shoping cart" at newegg with all my parts I plan on ordering.
I really planned on the GD70 but after much consideration I now know that the gigabyte will be a better suit for me. Its definitely the real deal and any other is a more money for nothing better.

 

[saint19]

^Right. I'm also waiting for my 890FXA-UD5.

 

[Salt-City_Slasher]

I decided on building this one about 2 months ago and post poned to research and to wair for all these releases. The only thing that I looked into that has not released are the new Cases(lanboy,hafx)
I am probably going just get the CM 692 AD. because its so cheap and has everything I need and then some.

I haven't seen any price info on the UD7, but the ud5 looks more than capable for my needs.

 

[saint19]

The UD7 is XL-ATX and support 4-Way Crossfire.

I think that the price will be around $220, but don't have sense buy that mobo if u only want run a Crossfire with 2 GPUs.

 

[Lutfij]

^^^ +1 ^^^

 

[Salt-City_Slasher]

^^^ +1 ^^^

I think that sums it up, the ud5 for rational "extreme" gaming, and the UD7 for people who either need or want more.
I really would like three 5850s but I will probably end up with 2 by christmas.

Since I plan on 1500$ being the target price the UD5 fits perfectly with everything.
This is it so far, I spent over a month researching. I have already purchased my new Acer H233H 23" and mouse and keyboard for this computer.
(these are @ NewEgg)
Light-On DVD Sata
Cooler Master CM 692 Advanced
Western D. Caviar Black 640gb
GigaByte UD5
Asus EAH5850 DirectCu Top
Corsair HX850
Crucial Ballistix Tracers Blue 4gb
Phenom 1090t BE
Windows 7 Home 64bit OEM
4 Scythe Slipstream 120mm fans
Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme =1556.61 in cart w/ shipping
Kaze Master Pro 6 channel Controller(@ frozencpu) +48$
So my student loan is to pay for all these and what ever I can save up for extras or upgrades by August when I get the $$$.
What I would like to save and get is the Intel X25-Mainstream 80gb, upgrade to the 1tb sata 3 HD, Windows Pro, and get 8gbs of Tracers.

 

[Lutfij]

about the case, why dont you look at the HAF 932/922...and see if you can hold out until the Asus ROG 5870 Matrix or until the EAH5870 v2 is in stock. Get the Windows 7 Ultimate edition - it'll be worth the extra, i Use it! its awesome for a mediaPC/HTPC/Gaming rig.

The SSD's, you can get one now as a boot drive for the OS. 100GB 'll be fine.

 

[saint19]

This Lancool Dragon Lord could be a better case, or the K60 the only difference is the side window and the LED fans, the K60 don't have it.

 

[Salt-City_Slasher]

I havent bought anything yet. On the case it was just cheap and was like the HAF 932 so I wanted it. I looked through hundreds of cases and have been back and fourth on the subject. I do want a better windows so that would 40$ more.
Th 5850 seems to be in the right price range and I saw both the 5870s From asus and the V2 is 100 more than the one I got, so the matrix is probably going to be like 500.

Right now I still don't know how much I will be able to spend. I am getting grant money so 95% of school is being paid now. So with loans I can take out a max per semester and its like 1700, so plus what ever I save, which will be atleast 300 or so cause already got 100.

THen I forgot about memory and none of tracers are on the list for the UD5's, so I either need to get the eco gskills for 110 or Corsair Dominators for about 130-150.

So i can look again at these cases but I always end back at the 692 ad. because I ask myself what do these other cases have thats worth the extra $.

 

[saint19]

Crucial is a very good manufacturer, and that the RAM isn't in the list doesn't mean that don't works with the mobo. Just mean that the RAM wasn't tested with that RAM.

Currently I have 4GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer for 1 year and a half and until now I has have a few BSoD BUT only for OC not for RAM.