Which Mobo for AMD FX-8350

[Bolcien]

I'm deciding between two mobos. the Asus 970 Pro and the Asus Sabertooth 990FX
Asus 970: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132713
Sabertooth: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131877

I'm leaning towards the 970 cause it has a M.2 slot and the aura lighting. However the Sabertooth is looking good even though it doesn't have an M.2 slot and no lighting.

At first it'll have a Phenom II x6 1100T in it before I get my FX chip.

 

[cin19]

You may rethink your new PC.
1) Do you use AMD system only?
2) What budget do you have?
3) Can you oc the 1100T with your old MB?

Because the 1100T is still good cpu for games, here is CPU Benchmarks from anandtech.com http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/697?vs=203 And the fx8350 is old cpu, but if you have to buy the fx cpu, then I recommend to buy the fx8320 and the Asus 970 Pro.

If you don't mind to use amd or intel cpu, I recommend to buy the newer skylate intel cpu, like the i3 6100. If you have the budget then buy the i5. Here is review http://www.techspot.com/review/1087-best-value-desktop-cpu/

 

[Bolcien]

Here is what else will be going into the system, as I am cannibalizing the Phenom build.
GPU: (kinda new-ish) EVGA SC GTX 970.
RAM: (old) 4x4GB Corsair Vengeance. 1600 MHz
Cooler: (old) Possibly the Corsair H70.
PSU: (New) Corsair RMx 850W
Case: (New) Cooler Master HAF XB EVO
SSD: (old) ADATA SP920 256GB

As for the questions.
1. Yes I want AMD
2. budget is no more than 200 per component as I am buying them one at a time
3. I haven't really OC'ed it, I did at one point but I'm just not proficient at Oc'ing... yet. but yes the mobo supports OC

I've heard that the 8350 has heating issues, which is why I'm reusing my liquid cooler system.

Reason I"m looking for updating is that I"m having issues with windows 10, (and 7) with studdering especially in chrome, I open a new tab while watching the video and the video studders and jumps like mad. and when I minimize the browser I see my CPU usage Jump only to 30% usage.

 

[cin19]

What is your old MB? maybe overheat to cause that video problem. Or maybe something else, like the Chrome Browser, do you try other browser, like firefox to see you get the same problem or not.

And get the Asus 970 Pro or either fx 8320 or fx 8350.

 

[Bolcien]

the mother board is: ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AMD 790X Socket AM3 Motherboard https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/M4A79XTD_EVO/

I bought the system as a kit back in 2011 and it's been running since then. I just recently cleaned out the system to get the idle temps back down. At complete idle it sits at 24C, under youtube and browser use its at 29-32C depending, gaming it goes up to 37-41C (Moderately modded skyrim and lightly modded fallout 4 usually).

It just drops down FPS in games, major youtube studdering when opening another tab, even in VLC when watching a downloaded video randomly the cores kicks up 30% or more usage for 10-30 seconds and then come back down. I have a feeling it might be my anti-virus (avast internet security 2016).

 

[cin19]

If you had the low FPS in games, that is the computer problem, maybe some junk software running in the background, or maybe time to update the cpu, because you had 16 RAM ( more than enough ), the SSD, and gtx970.

 

[Bolcien]

Problem is the random drops started a month or two now ago and not sure why or how. maybe I'll keep a closer eye on the task manager see what it shows when I get dips in FPS and jitters.