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    Help choosing a 990FX mobo

    Hey guys, winter came.. and my unfortunately I think my MSI mobo died with the cold winter, before I had already soo many issues with it and as such I need a replacement.
    Looking for a mobo with CF options, for my 2 290!
    what do you guys suggest? Trying to stay out of MSI for a while ...

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    Re: Help choosing a 990FX mobo

    As other motherboard manufacturers seem to be dumping the AMD product line, ASRock is still trying to revive AMD with yet another high-end AM3+ board – 990FX Extreme6. By being able to support AMD FX-9590 & 9370 220W CPUs, it manages to stay relevant in our high tech market and keep up the competition with the Intel campaign.. its worth to check it out!

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    Re: Help choosing a 990FX mobo

    What's your budget and how bothered about oc are you? Do you need support for the higher the chips? (9xxx)

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    Re: Help choosing a 990FX mobo

    A couple of 990FX boards that start at $100 or so...ASRock 990FX Extreme6 and ASUS M5A99FX PRO

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    Re: Help choosing a 990FX mobo

    Gigabyte
    GA-990FXA-UD3 is a great option.

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    Re: Help choosing a 990FX mobo

    Quote Originally Posted by leedreamer189 View Post
    A couple of 990FX boards that start at $100 or so...ASRock 990FX Extreme6 and ASUS M5A99FX PRO

    I was actually looking at the ASRock 990FX Extreme6, on paper seems pretty good and decent price! Any feedback on this one?

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    Re: Help choosing a 990FX mobo

    Not that exact board but have used a number of other AsRock Extreme and Pro boards and they have become my favorite motherboard manufacturer. I find their boards to be really solid, long lasting and feature-rich. First boards I ever saw with BIOS updates direct over the internet.

    They might not get as many BIOS updates as Asus or Gigabyte but that might be for a good reason....and for the most part with the advent of UEFI and UBU (UEFI BIOS Updater), you can update your own mostly.
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    Re: Help choosing a 990FX mobo

    Although they are not as well-known as Asus or Gigabyte, but I think they're good in terms of reliability.

    I found the board on Amazon UK for £112

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