Help deciding on mobo.

[paradisiac]

ok, looking at possibly investing in an AM3+ mobo. i have 2 in mind the ASRock 990FX Extreme 4 (cant find it for sale yet ) and the Gigabyte 990FXA-UD5. my guestion is, should i wait for the ASRock or is the Gigabyte pretty much the same board? or is there a better one for the £150 mark?

ASRock 990FX Extreme4

■Premium Gold Caps (2.5 x longer life time), 100%Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors
■Supports AM3+ Processor, 8-Core CPU
■Supports Dual Channel DDR3 2100(OC)
■Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™, 3-Way CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™
■2 x Front USB 3.0, 2 x Rear USB 3.0, 8 x SATA3, 2 x IEEE 1394
■Dr. Debug, Power/Reset/Clear CMOS Switch with LED
■Supports XFast USB Technology, Graphical UEFI BIOS
■Supports On/Off Play Technology, Instant Boot, Instant Flash, APP Charger, SmartView, Turbo UCC
■7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection, supports THX TruStudio™

Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5

1.Supports newest AMD AM3+ FX/AM3 Phenom II series processors
2.Advanced 8+2 phase CPU VRM power design for AMD high-TDP CPU support
3.5 PCI-E 2.0 interfaces for 3way AMD CrossFireX and SLI multi-graphics support
4.AMD SB950 provides 6 native SATA3 ports with superfast 6Gbps link speed and RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support
5.Supports USB 3.0 with superfast transfer rates of up to 5 Gbps
6.GIGABYTE 3x USB Power with On/Off Charge USB ports
7.Ultra Durable 3 Technology with copper cooled quality for lower working temperature
8.Turbo XHD technology accelerating hard drive performance with ease
9.Revolution energy saving design with Easy Energy Saver technology
10.Hi-def 108dB Signal-to-noise ratio Blu-ray DVD audio playback
11.Patented DualBIOS with Hybrid EFI technology for 3TB HDD support
12.Supports Dolby Home Theater audio


any input welcome.

 

[paradisiac]

also, would i gain anything upgrading from a 890FX chipset other than future AM3+ support (ie better overclocking capabilities).