Which AM3 board?

t_ski · Aug 5, 2009

Thinking about trying a Phenom II system and am looking at getting an AM3 mobo for it. Which one of these three would you get and why?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...128377,N82E16813130223&srchInDesc=am3&bop=And

MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P AM3 DDR3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

ASUS M4A79T Deluxe AM3 DDR3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

Assassin48 · Aug 5, 2009

GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P
it got my 955 to 4.1ghz

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=591420

erocker · Aug 5, 2009

ASUS M4A79T Deluxe, because it can do what Assassin's board does with most likely less voltage and better temps for sure. :pimp:

t_ski · Aug 5, 2009

Assassin, does it have eSATA? Did not see that in the description on the Egg.

Assassin48 · Aug 5, 2009

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/790fx-socket-am3,2277-5.html

If your not going to use all slots on the GD70 dont get it. Plus the UD5P will oc higher then the GD70

you can also save some money by going with a combo

http://www.ewiz.com/combo.php?cat_id=328

boomstik360 · Aug 5, 2009

Why not a Crosshair III?

TheMailMan78 · Aug 5, 2009

boomstik360 said:
Why not a Crosshair III?

What he said.

1Kurgan1 · Aug 5, 2009

I would go with the best combo deal at the time. Right now there really isn't any of the 955 as the price just changed. But a few days ago there was some killer combo deals. Either way with the GD70, M4A79, GA-MA790FXT, or the Crosshair II, you really can't go wrong. I hear the M4A79 is the best, but wonder about the Crosshair. I still say the GD70 is the sexiest though.

boomstik360 · Aug 5, 2009

1Kurgan1 said:
I would go with the best combo deal at the time. Right now there really isn't any of the 955 as the price just changed. But a few days ago there was some killer combo deals. Either way with the GD70, M4A79, GA-MA790FXT, or the Crosshair II, you really can't go wrong. I hear the M4A79 is the best, but wonder about the Crosshair. I still say the GD70 is the sexiest though.

Aesthetics mean nothing..

Assassin48 · Aug 5, 2009

IMO these are the best combos that price the 955 @ 200

http://www.ewiz.com/combo.php?cat_id=328

1Kurgan1 · Aug 5, 2009

boomstik360 said:
Aesthetics mean nothing..

I didn't say they meant the world, but the GD70 is sexy, and the GD70 is an amazing board, I don't think you caught that in the list of great boards I mentioned right before the end.

Assassin48 said:
IMO these are the best combos that price the 955 @ 200

http://www.ewiz.com/combo.php?cat_id=328

Problem with those is they are almost worthless. like $13 off, it's better than nothing, but I'm betting newegg will have up better deals within the week, deals like the 945 has where you get $85 - $95 off and then another $30 in MIR's.

t_ski · Aug 5, 2009

NewEgg had the MSI and the 955 for $314 IIRC. I was waiting on a payment to go into my paypal account and I was going to jump on it. I still had it in my cart when I tried to sign in, had to deal with some new image verification crap the Egg is trying out, and had to clear my cache to log in. Lost the combo, too.

I had the Crosshair in the comaprison, too, but saw it was missing something - now I can't remember what it was! :laugh:

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