Gigabyte 970A-UD3p vs Asus M5a97 r2

[mario_0606]

I wanted to know which mobo was better for this build and why. Here what i have so far.

Fx 6300
2x4 1600 mhz ram
500w psu
r7 265
1t b hd

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-SATA-6Gbps-Motherboard-GA-970A-UD3P/dp/B00F5R9O46/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1399534400&sr=8-1&keywords=Gigabyte+970A-UD3

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-M5A97-R2-0-SATA-Motherboard/dp/B008V9959O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1399534498&sr=8-1&keywords=m5a97


This build is mainly for Games such as Minecraft and skyrim with mods and games like titanfall. Will this work on 1080p high settings?
Thanks in advance everyone.

 

[unknownofprob]

both great choices, best AMD 970 chipset boards around.

There are lots of differences between them, but both boards will have no performance impact, making either of them both as good as each other. Both are good at overclocking for a 970 based board, though still not the best.

The Gigabyte has a 8+2 phase power design over the Asus's 6+2, So i would only suggest the Gigabyte for that reason.

 

[danilovrb47]

There are numerous threads and recommended builds which are using FX-6300 with ASUS m5a97 r2.0. Reasons listed on those threads are overclocking capabilities of this ASUS board. Also, ASUS let's you update your bios to latest version with ease, has good Bios GUI and that Dual Intelligent Processors they are bragging about. Basiaclly, it lets you choose between normal, energy saving and turbo regime.

I myself would go fo ASUS m5a97 r2.0.

As for the games, you could play Skyrim and Titanfall with your build for sure.

 

[freakout918]

both great choices, best AMD 970 chipset boards around.

There are lots of differences between them, but both boards will have no performance impact, making either of them both as good as each other. Both are good at overclocking for a 970 based board, though still not the best.

The Gigabyte has a 8+2 phase power design over the Asus's 6+2, So i would only suggest the Gigabyte for that reason.

A slight Correction. I think the ASUS M5970A R2.0 has a 4+2 phase Power Desigh Whereas the GA-970A-UD3P has a 8+2 Phase power desighn which means Gigabyte one is a better(stable) overclocker. Both of them seem to have almost the same features otherwise. Both companies have good quality motherboards.
Personally I would go for the GA-970A-UD3P.

 

[mario_0606]

Oh man lol. So with the prcessor im using would I have to flash bios with either board?

 

[unknownofprob]

you may have to flash BIOS with both boards from memory, and yes 4+2 phase, not 6+2.

 

[freakout918]

Oh man lol. So with the prcessor im using would I have to flash bios with either board?

I dont think you would have to flash bios with any of the boards as both support your fx-6300. I think DaniLovrB47 was just pointing a feature of the Asus board.

 

[unknownofprob]

just because your motherboard supports your CPU, doesn't mean you don't have to flash BIOS.

 

[freakout918]

just because your motherboard supports your CPU, doesn't mean you don't have to flash BIOS.

I know. What I meant was that he doesnt has to worry for a bios update for everything to be compatible at the start. He can definitely update his bios to a stable version if available later.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I doubt a BIOS update would be needed , and the Gigabyte has a better power and thermal design , it's the clear choice.

 

[mario_0606]

So the recommended one is the gigabyte board?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Yes , for the price it's the best deal on the market.