AM3 Mb replacement

[christopher-7]

My Gigabyte Motherboard failed on me , I am trying to find a replacement but they are hard to find,
I have .990FXA-UD3 Gigabyte .

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 02G-P4-2966-KR 2GB SSC GAMING w/ACX 2.0+
, Whisper Silent Cooling Graphics Card


AMD FX 8-core 8320 3.5 Ghz 16MB cache

Win 10 64home


What other Motherboard would you say would replace this one?

( This was handed down to me my my son, I am not a big gamer ) ( Splintercell blacklist maybe )

Will any AM3 MB work for me?


Canada Computers say i have to buy AM4 new CPU and RAM
as they can't get a AM3+ for me anymore as they are out of issue,
( I highly recommend Canada computers, great store, although i did not like this advice, lol )

 

[RememberThe5th]

Well its hard to suggest since we don't know which CPU you have, the higher the wattage, the harder is to find reliable motherboard for your CPU.

 

[christopher-7]

Thank you for your quick response, I have updated the post,

Many thanks

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 02G-P4-2966-KR 2GB SSC GAMING w/ACX 2.0+
, Whisper Silent Cooling Graphics Card

MB- 990FXA-UD3 Gigabyte

AMD FX 8-core 8320 3.5GHz

 

[gdmaclew]

Thank you for your quick response, I have updated the post,

Many thanks

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 02G-P4-2966-KR 2GB SSC GAMING w/ACX 2.0+
, Whisper Silent Cooling Graphics Card

MB- 990FXA-UD3 Gigabyte

AMD FX 8-core

Canada Computers is wrong.
AMD FX 8 core is an AM3 CPU.
Which AMD FX 8 core do you have?

 

[RememberThe5th]

Asus - M5A99FX PRO R2.0 Should be an good option if you could find it. Should be under 60-70$, if you are not really to "Confident" to buy used, then best way is to buy new.

 

[christopher-7]

I updated my post again, with relevant info,

 

[RememberThe5th]

Thank you for your quick response, I have updated the post,

Many thanks

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 02G-P4-2966-KR 2GB SSC GAMING w/ACX 2.0+
, Whisper Silent Cooling Graphics Card

MB- 990FXA-UD3 Gigabyte

AMD FX 8-core

Canada Computers is wrong.
AMD FX 8 core is an AM3 CPU.
Which AMD FX 8 core do you have?

They gave him advice to go for new build instead of finding used AM3+ mobo.

 

[christopher-7]

Will these work?
I know you get what you pay for, but i do not need a powerful one but just a middle of the road one, very confused, lol
thanks guys,gals

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=am3%2B+motherboard&ignorear=0&N=4026%204027&isNodeId=1

 

[nobspls]

Don't throw good money after bad. The FX is not worth trying to keep going unless you are really tight on a budget. Any Ryzen AM4 will be far better for the money compared to the FX. The Canada Computers guys are giving you the best advice.

 

[Crosslhs82x2]

About the only way to get a fx-990 mobo will be buying used, and that is buyer beware.
I have seen the gigabyte fx990 ud3 going for $169.00 used.
But that will be the only way to go. Used
I have the ud3 and have had the 970 boards with a 8350 on them.
970's are ok but Don't expect any real overclocking on them.
Good Luck

 

[christopher-7]

Thank you all,
really appreciate all the advice

 

[Calvin7]

ASRock 970A-G/3.1
https://www.amazon.ca/ASRock-Motherboard-DDR3-2400-970A-G/dp/B01AIZXZHQ

https://www.amazon.com/ASRock-970A-G-Socket-CrossFireX-Motherboard/dp/B01AIZXZHQ

https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/970A-G3.1/

 

[madmatt30]

Just go with the gigabyte ds3p at $89.99 mate, itll handle an 8320 fine.

 

[Crosslhs82x2]

With my az 970g 3.1 and the 8350 not bad but don't overclock.

By the way you have not said why you think the ud3 is bad.
The ud3 has taken all of what I've put it through. Had it running 4.6g for 24/7/365. For not being a high end board it is very durable.

 

[miss_ed_gabriela]

Crosslhs,
( not sure why my name has changed , Christopher7 here, lol )
I am not a computer repair guy, but i have built a few.

PC just suddnely stopped working.
All My fans turn slowly all the time as when the pc normally started for the first second, and it is not getting to POSt
Nothing appears on the screen at all.

I removed RAM and installed one back a a time in different slots to no avail
Removed GPU and put in an old one
Replaced power supply .

So it seems to me to be the MB or the CPU, from my research it is unlikely the CPU

Thanks

 

[Crosslhs82x2]

Ya that doesn't sound good.
The azrock you found is probably your best bet.
Speaking from experience don't expect much if any overclock.
If you are watercooled put a fan blowing on the vrm's.
If you are stock it's taking care of that.
Good luck

 

[christopher-7]

Thanks for all your advice,

Last question,
Do you think this one will work, it's on sale now,

I have DDR3 RAM 1333MHz 4 sticks 16Gb ttl

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813145049&ignorebbr=1&cm_re=am3%2b_motherboard-_-13-145-049-_-Product

 

[Crosslhs82x2]

From looking at the link there is No
Cpu support for fx processor's.
You would be way better off with the Azrorck.
I was running crucial 1866 2x8 cl9
You should do ok with it at stock clocks.
I be here if you need.

 

[christopher-7]

Head spinning,

My RAM is 1333HZ , can i persume that a MB that is more than that will work ?

( I do not see the AZrock one for that price)

if i understand right, ...

I need AM3+
FX support
at least 1333 MHz DDR3 ram
( not sure where 8320 comes in )

and i'd like to pay no more that $100

Google is having trouble with this, lol

Thanks again



https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128602 ,

found this but not sure if the RAM is right

 

[drea.drechsler]

Head spinning,

My RAM is 1333HZ , can i persume that a MB that is more than that will work ?

( I do not see the AZrock one for that price)

if i understand right, ...

I need AM3+
FX support
at least 1333 MHz DDR3 ram
( not sure where 8320 comes in )

and i'd like to pay no more that $100

Google is having trouble with this, lol

Thanks again



https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128602 ,

found this but not sure if the RAM is right

Looks like a good motherboard, possibly as good as you'll find for an 8320 with nicely finned heatsinking on the VRM. It's spec'd to support up to 1866 (2000 over clock) memory speed so your 1333 RAM would be good on it. 1333 isn't very demanding, even for DDR3.

 

[Crosslhs82x2]

Oops Asrock
Sorry about that
You should do fine with the 1333 ram and the fx-8320 on that mobo at stock clocks.

 

[spdragoo]

Gigabyte still obviously lists even the more recent version on their site (https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/GA-990FXA-UD3-rev-40#ov), & you could always try their list of motherboard vendors (https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Buy?ck=2#101142000,,1-0,1-0,1-0) to see if any are in stock.

Basically, though, I would only recommend replacing the motherboard if a) every other piece (CPU, GPU, PSU, etc.) is definitely working, & b) you don't have the cash for a full system replacement. I'm actually running a similar system (using rev. 4.0 of that motherboard) with my FX-8320. It's working fine...but if something happened to the motherboard, I'd replace the CPU, motherboard & RAM at this point.

 

[christopher-7]

Thanks again for your help ,all,.

WHEN I GET ANOTHER MOTHERBOARD , Is my system going to fire up with no issues from my Hard Drive with windows 10 on it?

Would REPAIR option for windows 10 help?

 

[drea.drechsler]

Thanks again for your help ,all,.

WHEN I GET ANOTHER MOTHERBOARD , Is my system going to fire up with no issues from my Hard Drive with windows 10 on it?

The answer is...it depends, no assurances. So assume it won't and be prepared for a full re-install of Windows and applications with back ups of important data.

 

[christopher-7]

Hello All
Thank you all so much for all your help, I NEEDED IT

I bought a GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P (rev. 2.0) , installed using my same HD , and all is good,
It booted up fine and then i put in the CD and downloaded all drivers from the CD

( I am pleased it was the MB and not the CPU, )

Thank you again,

Christopher