MSI 990FXA-GAMING or ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Killer

[C0m_pute]

Which Motherboard should one get if he wants to OC an FX8320 ?
Is it the ASRock ?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157479
Or the MSI ?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130859

Also What would be the Intel alternative with near price range ?

 

[Wisecracker]

Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 combos

 

[maddogfargo]

Neither.

You DO NOT need a 990FX motherboard to overclock.
You DO need a 990FX motherboard for crossfire or SLI.

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P will work beautifully for overclocking an FX 8 core CPU.
8+2 phase power
Good chipset and VRM cooling
LLC for CPU overclocking
ALL the voltage and speed tweaks needed
Can save multiple profile presets

990FX chipsets support more PCIe Lanes than a 970 chipset. That's why you will want one...so you can run dual GPUs in x16 / x16 or 3-4 in x8 / x8 / x8

If you actually need a 990FX board, the Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 Wisecracker mentioned is a great budget option, with ASUS Sabertooth 990FX being my personal favorite.

I have used ALL of the motherboards mentioned above.

There is no good Intel alternative in this price range. All good quality overclockable Intel CPUs + Motherboard combos will be more expensive.

 

[C0m_pute]

Hmm so will Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P board need a BIOS update if I install an FX-8320 ?

 

[Wisecracker]

No, sir.
And there are some great combos with the -UD3p (Rev3, I believe) and FX-8320, too.