Stuck on MOBO decision for AMD build

Wodgy

Wodgy

Wodgy

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Can anybody be so kind as to recommend a good mobo for my build. Will be used for mostly gaming at 1080p (high/ultra graphics).

I'll have an fx8320 with an xfx 280 dd gcard.
Really struggling with motherboard choice. In the future I may use Crossfire so preferably a motherboard which allows this.
I would like to keep the price £80 or lower. any suggestions?

Regards.
 
is there much of a difference between 970 990x 990fx chipsets etc? This is the main problem to my decision as I want to future proof my build.
 
I got all those and tbey are all great chipsets.
The 990fx clearly is above the rest anx also has better support for higher end cpus and therefore better future proofing.
My 970 runs the 8350 the same as the 990fx however the 970 has just the 4 pin extra connector and the 990 and fx both have 8. This will of course be a limiter too but for stock i found no noticeable difference.
 
If you have the budget for a 990fx then I would buy one, I had this issue when I was looking and decided to go with what gave me the better future and OC options and I am glad I did this and went with a 990fx but I did go mad and buy a Asus Crosshair V Formula Z AMD 990FX its a very nice board but you don't need to pay this much for 990fx performance.
 
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