Asus M5A97 R2.0 VS Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0

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Asus M5A97 R2.0 VS Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0
I'm mostly interested if the 990X chipset is better than the 970 in terms of real-life performance.

If it makes a difference I have:
FX-8350
GTX770
Corsair CX600M

 

[Zaman786Ahmad]

Asus M5A97 R2.0 VS Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0
I'm mostly interested if the 990X chipset is better than the 970 in terms of real-life performance.

If it makes a difference I have:
FX-8350
GTX770
Corsair CX600M

no difference really just better over clocking potential
its more of ap remium class board (990fx chipset) but u get alot of i o ports

 

[maurelie]

Asus M5A97 R2.0 VS Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0
I'm mostly interested if the 990X chipset is better than the 970 in terms of real-life performance.

If it makes a difference I have:
FX-8350
GTX770
Corsair CX600M

Better get the Asus M5A99X, better thermal design, better power phase design of 6+2 (instead of M5A97's 4+2), SLI/Crossfire able.
You can overclock on M5A97, still good motherboard, but the 990 will be more stabile, cooler and will achieve greater Ghz.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 < Like I said in the other thread by the EVO.

ASUS Unique Selling Points:

ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors 2 with DIGI+ VRM:
DIGI+VRM - Industry leading Digital 6+2 Phase Power Design
EPU with Switch -
TPU with Auto Tuning and TurboV: Providing simple steps to easy overclocking.
UEFI BIOS(EZ Mode): Flexible & Easy BIOS Interface.
Front Panel USB 3.0 Support: Easy storage access.
MemOK!: Quickly ensures memory boot compatibility.
AI Suite II: One-stop Access to All Innovative ASUS Software.
Ai Charger+: Ensure reliable mobile phone charging.
ASUS Q-Connector: Easily access your PCI-E connectors.
ASUS Q-Shield: Protect yourself from EMI.
ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LEDs)
ASUS Q-Slot: Make Connection Quick and Accurate!
ASUS Q-DIMM: Make Connection Quick and Accurate!
O.C. Profile: Allows you to store multiple Bios images.
EZ Flash 2: Easily update your systems bios firmware.
ASUS MyLogo 2: Customize your boot screen.
Precision Tweaker 2: Easily tune your PC system performance.
Fan Xpert: Smart thermal control via fan speed detection.

Key specification:

- Form Factor: ATX Form Factor, 12”x 9.6” (30.5cm x 24.4cm)
- Socket: AMD Socket AM3+ for FX™ / Phenom™II / Athlon™II / Sempron™ 100 Series Processors Including 8-Core.
- Chipset: AMD 990X / SB950 Chipset
- Graphics interface: 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slots (Single@x16 speed; Dual@x8/x8 speed)
- Expansion Slots: 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot (Black@x4 speed), 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots, 1 x PCI slot.
- Multi GPU: Supports NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ and ATI® Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology.
- Memory: 4 x DIMM, max. 32GB, DDR3 2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 MHz, ECC and non-ECC, un-buffered memory, Dual channel memory architecture
- Audio: Realtek® ALC 892 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- LAN: Realtek® 8111E Gigabit LAN controller
- Storage: 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 2 x SATA 3Gb/s ports, 1 x Power eSATA 3Gb/s port, 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s port.
- USB: 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at mid-board for front panel support, 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at back panel (blue).
- Manageability: WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE