Best motherboard for phenom II 720 CPU?

[kinger]

Okay folks, I've decided to go with my Phenom II 720 build. https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=9262245

The one piece of advice is this: what mobo do you suggest? I'm using DDR2 1066 memory, 4GB to begin with. I have the corsair 650TX PSU. I have the Sapphire 100243-1GTXSR Radeon HD 4870 1GB video card.

thanks!

 

[dirtmountain]

I'd go either this 790X with 8x/8x crossfire for $115
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128381

or this 790FX with 16x/16x crossfire for $200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131361

 

[dirtmountain]

Some of the old 790X motherboards used the SB600, the Gigabyte MA790X-UD4 uses the SB750 which would explain the difference in overclocking with the old chip.

 

[MykC]

The Phenom II's have all that good OC'ing stuff built in (like ACC) so, I'd just roll with a 780G for $80. Like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131324

If your going with a 720, then your not looking to overclokc, if your going to OC you want a 740 BE with a decent cooler. You can stick with a 780G board as well.

 

[batuchka]

Not true - 790GX have clocked as well as if not higher than 790FX but you getthe 'purist' 16x+16x crossfire on the latter The best depends on your needs/plans - i wouldn't rule out the Gigabyte 770-UD3 if you have zero plans of going multi GPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128376

 

[jitpublisher]

I am using a cheap sub-$80 Gigabyte board with 780G/SB700 chipsets, (GA-MA78GMH-US2H) 1066 Crucial memory rated at 1200, and my 920 will run rock solid all day and night at 3.4ghz by simply raising the buss.

 

[mountie]

So.... what's the concensus?

 

[MykC]

Now thats funny! MykC, the 720 is a mad overclocker dude. Its a better overclocker than the 940BE (thats what you meant right cause theres no such thing as a 740BE) THG got the 720 to 5.8ghz on LN2.

http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/491-phenom-ii-ln2.html

I got the 720 mixed up with it being the non-BE version (which is the 710). So, I thought he was referring to the 710 and I was pointing his towards a 720BE. Sorry, got confused with the different model numbers across the various tiers of processors.

 

[kinger]

Well folks, based on what information you've given me, I think for now I'm going to go with the Gigabyte 770-UD3. It's the least expensive, and I don't plan on going multi-GPUs. Will I see any performance issues between this board and the MA790X-UD4 while gaming? Thanks...!