AMD FX 8 Core 4.7 GHz FX9590 with Gigabyte 970A-UD3P AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard.

Ok thanks but what about this Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 Motherboard (AMD 970, SB950, DDR3, S-ATA 600, ATX, 2 x eS-ATA, 2 x USB 3.0, Socket AM3+) with the same cpu
 
You can. Gigabyte launched the UD3P as an update to the UD3 specifically to cope with the 220w CPUs.

9590 is not on the CPU support list, IIRC, but neither is it on the support list for the Asus Sabertooth - and no-one's going to claim that the Sabertooth doesn't support it.

You'd be better off saving money and getting an 8320E and overclocking it, though. Anandtech reported a 4.8ghz overclock on their review sample, and most of the FX-8s get to that level anyway
 
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Why do for the most expensive AMD CPU then keep picking cheap boards.

if you want yo run that CPU you have already been told the ONLY 2 HIGH END but expensive boards that will run it.

If you have already bought the CPU. M<y advise would be return it. get a little bit extra money and go Z97 and intel i5. this will leave you an upgrade path. with AMD you will be stuck.

And because Intel have such a large market share on CPUs most games these days will be CPU optimised towards intel over AMD.
 
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Why do for the most expensive AMD CPU then keep picking cheap boards.

if you want yo run that CPU you have already been told the ONLY 2 HIGH END but expensive boards that will run it.

If you have already bought the CPU. M<y advise would be return it. get a little bit extra money and go Z97 and intel i5. this will leave you an upgrade path. with AMD you will be stuck.

And because Intel have such a large market share on CPUs most games these days will be CPU optimised towards intel over AMD.
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There's a lot of wrong in this post. The main thing to dismiss is the statement that only 2 high end boards support the 9590.

As I said above, the 970a-UD3P was designed with the 220w CPUs in mind, though they are not officially on the support list. The 990fx equivalent (the 990fx UD3, which has the same power delivery as the 970a) for £100 DOES have the 9590 on the support list.

You're also wrong about the intel-optimisation of games. If anything, they will be more optimised to the AMDs due to the matching AMD cpus in the consoles (though the 8-core nature of the console CPUs is more important for this than their AMD branding). Mostly, though, CPU architecture is a bit irrelevant to the future development of games.

You're right that the 9590 is a massive waste of cash, though :)
 
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