Which Motherboard do you use with your FX 8320 / 8350?

drthunder

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The FX 8320 seems to be the best option for me being on a tight budget. The problem i have faced has been finding a motherboard that can support the 8320 without overheating and throttling under stock speeds, which seems to be cause when the VRM heatsinks can't handle the new Visheras. It seems like most the motherboards available have issues according to reviews and the manufacturers CPU support lists. Even the highly reviewed $120+ motherboards have support issues. Sometimes you get shipped older rev's with no Vishera support... the list goes on. I am looking for something affordable and have no plans to overclock.

A880GZ from Biostar seems like a good option, but is always out of stock. Biostar TA970 also seems to be a good option, but many report the CMOS pins fall out. GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3P has a really good price, but not many reviews to go on.

Hopefully someone out there has experience with the Vishera and a decent motherboard. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
 
Solution
actually, a budget rig using intel chips will be approzimately the same price (with the intel being a little cheaper) assuming you dont overclock. if that is the case, amd will win out

get a m5a99x r2.0 evo if you are to use the 8320

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