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    New AM3+ motherboard

    Hey people,

    I've been reviewing my build lately and want a new AM3+ motherboard, preferably cheaper the better. I don't plan on crossfire/SLI but I would like headroom in case I want to overclock in the future (not now, however, PSU may be an issue for that!). I also would like USB 3.0 and SATA 6 (main reason for upgrade actually). I was looking at something like the ASUS M5A975 but notice that the models that sell cheaply don't have the internal USB 3.0 header (would be nice for my case!). Strangely the EVO model is also more expensive than the M5A99X model! I would prefer a motherboard with a UEFI, unless that makes the board too expensive.

    Any recommendations on what I should be on the look out for? Currently looking towards ASUS but I'm open to recommendations

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    Re: New AM3+ motherboard

    Here are the motherboards I would look at:

    http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-...-%28x16%29-atx

    http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gigab...-%28x16%29-atx

    http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-...-%28x16%29-atx

    http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-...-%28x16%29-atx

    Supposedly the 990X and 990FX chipsets were better for overclocking the AMD FX CPUs,although I cannot confirm if this is true.

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    Re: New AM3+ motherboard

    Is the M5A99X Evo good value? Or would it be worth just getting the M5A97 PRO for slightly cheaper, I just would have to deal with the lack of a 3.0 header I guess! I like the Gigabytes but I don't believe the BIOS is as easy to use? I may hold off getting the board for a bit, I hear new AMD chips are just around the corner and maybe this will affect motherboard prices?

    Thanks!
    Last edited by vettieboo; 10-10-2012 at 06:25 PM.

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    Re: New AM3+ motherboard

    Thought I'd update - ended up getting a Gigabyte 990XA-UD3, should arrive end of the week. Thanks for the help on the chipsets!

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