motherboard for fx 8350

[steppan_ek]

Hello guys, so my current motherboard ASRock 970 extreme 4 VRM is overheating so i needed to downclock my cpu so that i can play games without the VRM kicking in and lowering performance.

So i was wondering what would be the best motherboard for my cpu, so it wont overheat VRM/motherboard?

 

[chris987]

time to upgrade to a 990fx chipset.! here is a brand new one!

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/49T2zy/by_merchant/
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme6 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($103.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $103.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-13 08:43 EDT-0400

 

[steppan_ek]

time to upgrade to a 990fx chipset.! here is a brand new one!

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/49T2zy/by_merchant/
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme6 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($103.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $103.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-13 08:43 EDT-0400

So that will fix the heating issues? And can you tell me whats so special with this one? (i read of it online but still want to know if i missed something)

 

[chris987]

ASRock 970 extreme 4 4+1 power phases

ASRock 990FX Extreme6 better/newer chipset 8+2 power phases = better cpu and memory power distibution = better overclocking ability

 

[steppan_ek]

Okay thanks,
I live in Finland so Extreme 6 costs around 170 euro, and Extreme 3 around 110 euro. So could you please explain whats better on Extreme 6 then Extreme 3, since i'm running out of money soon

 

[chris987]

i already explained. 990fx extream 3 still has 4+1 power phases. i wouldnt recommend it. can i have a link with the avaliable options.? there are still 970 based chipset mobos which are very good!

 

[steppan_ek]

All our sites is in finnish so its hard to understand them for you, but they are http://www.verkkokauppa.com/ and http://www.jimms.fi/

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

8+2 Power phase design.

http://www.jimms.fi/fi/Product/Show/97370

GA-970A-UD3P

 

[steppan_ek]

Okay, and i have old cpu cooler, and i want to upgrade it to a liquid cooler, could you pick one good from jimms too? it's in jäähdytys/erikoistuotteet

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

What case do you have?

 

[steppan_ek]

its a BitFenix Merc Alpha ATX case

 

[chris987]

hi again, sorry for the late response! Blackbird has already chosen the best avaliable mobo for the money! i wouldnt suggest a watercooler, they are very expensive! (90E for a mediocre corsair h60!!!!!!) for a decent one get the cm evo http://www.jimms.fi/en/Product/Show/67551 for a great one, get the noctua http://www.jimms.fi/en/Product/Show/33987(if you have low profile ram sticks)

 

[steppan_ek]

i had nocuta NH-l12 CPUcooler but it wasn't enough cooling for my CPU and my ram is kingstone hyperx ddr3,
How much better is the nocuta NH-D14 then NH-l12 (one is top-down cooler and the other one isn't that's all that i know)
edit: will the nh-d14 even fit in my case since its so big

 

[chris987]

i had nocuta NH-l12 CPUcooler but it wasn't enough cooling for my CPU and my ram is kingstone hyperx ddr3,
How much better is the nocuta NH-D14 then NH-l12 (one is top-down cooler and the other one isn't that's all that i know)
edit: will the nh-d14 even fit in my case since its so big

the d14 is a lot better than NH-L12 which isnt intended for o/c! regarding the compatability with your tower partpicker includes it in the compatability list! https://pcpartpicker.com/part/bitfenix-case-bfcmrc100kkx1u3

 

[steppan_ek]

i had nocuta NH-l12 CPUcooler but it wasn't enough cooling for my CPU and my ram is kingstone hyperx ddr3,
How much better is the nocuta NH-D14 then NH-l12 (one is top-down cooler and the other one isn't that's all that i know)
edit: will the nh-d14 even fit in my case since its so big

the d14 is a lot better than NH-L12 which isnt intended for o/c! regarding the compatability with your tower partpicker includes it in the compatability list! https://pcpartpicker.com/part/bitfenix-case-bfcmrc100kkx1u3

Okay, Thanks for the help!
Going to buy a NH-D14 and Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P then,

 

[chris987]

no problem, you're welcome!

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

UD3P is a solid choice for the CPU.