I've got a project to keep me busy for the next month on lockdown, and I'm hoping for some advice on what was considered the top AM3/AM3+ motherboards. No specific purpose, just something to do.
I've ran an AMD Phenom 1100T on a GigaByte GA-990FXA-UD3 Rev 1 since I bought the setup almost 10 years ago. Only changes I've made has been to max out the ram at 32GB.
I know these things are massive power hogs, and I could build a much newer Ryzen or Intel setup for cheaper. At this point I just want to see how far I can take this;
I've ran an AMD Phenom 1100T on a GigaByte GA-990FXA-UD3 Rev 1 since I bought the setup almost 10 years ago. Only changes I've made has been to max out the ram at 32GB.
I know these things are massive power hogs, and I could build a much newer Ryzen or Intel setup for cheaper. At this point I just want to see how far I can take this;