AM3 motherboard advice

[nitram100]

Hey guys,

If all i want to do is game and don't really care about overclocking, features etc, would there be much difference between an Asus crosshair III and this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-356-AS

Thanks for any info!

 

[Geek.]

if you are not going to overclock i would go with this one http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-356-AS as you won't need all the extra's on the asus crosshairIII!

 

[lemzip]

Got the -M evo and can recommend it if you not interested in much overclocking however for a mATX it is possiblity one of the best ones i have had and it doesnt do half bad with the extras(hdmi etc). Recommended!

 

[PermaBanned]

I really like this board for it's value for money, only thing it's really lacking is crossfire. 770 performance is near as makes no difference to the 790's.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-198-GI

 

[nitram100]

Cheers for the info guys!

 

[dr4g0nf1y]

gigabyte are good all round boards. it's only with asus that they're really good but at top end.

although I wouldn't go with the gigabyte that was mentioned above because of the positioning of the 8pin 12v socket

 

[PermaBanned]

That's not exactly a deal breaker is it?

Even so, the 790X board they do is probably the dead middle in terms of performance.

 

[Big.Wayne]

If all i want to do is game and don't really care about overclocking, features etc, would there be much difference between an Asus crosshair III and [the Asus M4A785TD-M Evo]

Hi nitram100,

the first difference I notice is the 785G board is £72 cheaper than the 790FX, that is enough money to buy one of a few good AMD Athlon II/Phenom II processors! . . . i.e for the same money as the Crosshair III Formula you could buy a Asus M4A785TD-M Evo *and* an AMD Phenom II 550 . . .

If your not intending to have a pop at some high end AMD overclocking and you aren't interested in Crossfire then the choice should be obvious!

 

[nitram100]

Hey thanks again for all the info.

Big Wayne, i have already bought a 955 Phenom II, do you still think the 785G would be a good board for that?

Thanks again!

 

[Big.Wayne]

Yeah why not?

 

[nitram100]

Sweet, thanks