Upgrading Mobo - Compatibility Issues?

[smallzz]

Hey,

I'm looking to upgrade my motherboard, I did some research and bought the following:

Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 SKT-AM3+

But when i plugged it in I just BSOD and was unusable as couldn't get into windows so RMA'd it. Now, I'm not too sure If I'm being unlucky as I also bought a MSI R9 290 which was also causing BS at a totally different time with my current build below and I RMA'd that and got a refund on both.

Could anyone recommend a upgrade for the below in terms of Motherboard which will support either another R9 290 or GTX 790?

Motherboard: M5A78L-M/USB3
PSU: Corsair CS750M Gold+
Graphics Card: GTX470 Twin Frozr
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3
CPU: AMD FX8350 8 Core Processor
SSD: Crucial 240GB M500 SSD

Also, If you can spot any compatibility issues with anything let me know as I checked everything thoroughly and couldn't see a problem.

Thanks for any help!

Smallzz

*Edit*

I was looking at the following Motherboard:

MSI 970 Gaming AMD 970 (Socket AM3+)

Anyone have this or have any comments about it?

 

[RJC]

When looking at the motherbaords make sure the one you buy has heatsinks around the cpu chips, as the 8350 pulls some power and this will keep these cool.

I would try another Gigabye personally - did you do a fresh install after you installed the motherboard or try a startup repair.

 

[smallzz]

I tried a fresh install after implementing the mobo but it blue screened.