Looking for an AMD motherboard

[Deleted member 1652812]

can someone suggest me which one of these is better for gaming, and compatible with AMD FX 6300. THANKS
GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3P
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128651
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514
ASRock Fatal1ty
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157479
MSI 990FXA-GD65V2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130677
ASUS M5A97 R2.0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131873

 

[awesomes8wc3]

They all support that CPU.

I would strongly recommend anything by Gigabyte. I like MSI as well. I've had a mixed bag experience with ASUS and ASrock.

Buy whichever one fits your budget/needs, but this is how I would pick a board.

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P looks OK but that audio chipset will probably be a piece of shit judging by my experiences with VIA audio, but HOLY SHIT $60?? Does not support SLi, just Crossfire, though.
990FXA-UD3 is similar in spec to the MSI, but since its a Gigabyte it has all its nice Ultra Durable features (the 970A also has this). Also it costs more. Looks pretty fly for a...motherboard...
I wouldn't even consider the ASrock. It costs more than the others and you get less.
The MSI 990FXA-GD65 V2 is a pretty good value. (nicest chipset, lower price, unfortunately lacking the nice Gigabyte features)
The ASUS looks pretty decent. It has a (probably) better sound chipset than the 970A, but other than that its exactly the same and it costs more. It is only a few dollars cheaper than the MSI, which is a nicer board, so I probably wouldn't bother with this one.

With the ASUS and ASrock gone, that leaves us with both Gigabyte's and the MSI. I suppose now its time to play a game of pick your poison.
If overclocking memory, SLi and audio is something you like, grab the MSI 990FXA-GD65 V2.
If you just want a beast board that'll last forever, but don't care about onboard audio (maybe you have a soundcard?), SLi or oc'd memory, grab the Gigabyte 970A-UD3P.
If you want the best of both worlds however, grab the 990FXA-UD3.

Those are my recommendations. Have fun.

 

[Deleted member 1652812]

thanks for ur answer 😀 btw can u suggest me a decent, budget sound card? 😛

 

[awesomes8wc3]

thanks for ur answer 😀 btw can u suggest me a decent, budget sound card? 😛

ASUS Xonar DG. $20 and beats the shit out of any onboard solution