Stuck on which Motherboard to get AMD Motherboard with 8350

[Kingl33]

Im not going to over clock my CPU and i might (a good chance) use two GPU's in the future but for now im only going to use just one

CPU: 8350FX
GPU: MSI R9 270X Gaming OC

Trying to buy from Microcenter cause of bundle deals with CPU list of the ones they have available: Also if you guys see any you think i should get please let me know picking it up from the New Jersey store btw....Budget will be like $140 for mobo and only from microcenter

ASRock

ASUS

Gigabyte

 

[adimeister]

I'd get gigabyte. Just because of their brand, they have good quality control, same with Asus. But not sure with ASrock that much. All those mobos have what you need actually. Gigabyte's mobo's are super sturdy, it means it's built with quality components.

 

[Onus]

If you want future Crossfire, none of those three boards will work well, as they run their two PCIe slots at x16/x4 instead of x8/x8 when two cards are used. You'll need a pricier 990X or 990FX board for that.

I'd choose this ASRock: http://www.microcenter.com/product/411579/990FX_Extreme4_Socket_AM3_990X_ATX_AMD_Motherboard
It has twice the warranty period of the Gigabyte board. Personally, I've had good results from ASRock.

 

[cin19]

Don't buy the asrock, maybe the r2 is better I don't know. Some info for those MB. https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AgN1D79Joo7tdE9xMUFlMEVWeFhuckJEVF9aMmtpUFE&gid=2

 

[adimeister]

Onus made a great point. But if you're budget is $150 and from microcenter only, get this one: http://www.microcenter.com/product/366425/GA-990FXA-UD3_Socket_AM3_990FX_ATX_AMD_Motherboard

It won't saturate the GPU speed.

 

[Onus]

Both boards have 8+2 VRMs. ASRock has double the warranty though. My own history with both brands favors ASRock, although the sample size is rather small. I have had 2-3 Gigabyte boards die (including a recent S775 dual-BIOS bricking) and one ASRock failure; again my sample size is small. One of the GB boards I had replaced by RMA, and the ASRock board, though I bought it used, was replaced for a mere $50.

 

[Kingl33]

Ok but now im seeing mobo with a85x chipsets anybody know the difference between that and the 970 and 990fx?

 

[adimeister]

That's not for AM3+ socket. It's for the FM2 socket, your 8350 won't work there.

 

[RoG Blackfox]

I'd go with an Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z or an Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 MoBo. The difference between the two is that the SABERTOOTH has optimized 2.0 PCI ports which make them 3.0 ports.

 

[Craig Williams]

ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z AM3+ AMD 990FX

 

[Onus]

Nice boards, but outside of the budget.
Really, since you aren't interested in overclocking, unless you are certain you'll want two video cards, a good 970 board is sufficient. I suspect it is more likely you'll want to overclock some than run multiple cards.
If by chance you're building a Litecoin mining rig rather than a pure gamer, the x4 slot on a 970 board is sufficient; you'll have multiple cards, but they won't be running in Crossfire.