freddie Posted September 30, 2012 Posted September 30, 2012 I'm planning on giving the boot to my not so trusty Gigabyte ma78lmt-s2 ,only purchased it because there was no other options in stock at the time. its time to flog it off.i've been having a look at the AsRock 990fx extreme4 and after reading a few reviews it looks the goods. are there better options in the 150-200 range though?my only requirements are at least 8 sata ports and 2 pci-e x1 slots.will i be overclocking? of coursecrossfire/sli ? nopeill be picking up a storm stryker soon so size shouldnt be an issue either.cheers, fred[edit]I got a NZXT Phantom + a Sabertooth 990FX R2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted September 30, 2012 Posted September 30, 2012 like a noob i forgot to mention me memory!patriot 4gb 133mhz (x2)and other specs just in case you need them (should really put them in the sig)AMD Phenom II x4 955 be @4.02GhzGigabyte ma78lmt-s28GB Patriot 1333MhzGigabyte Radeon 5770Hitachi 1TB Sata 2Hitachi 2TB Sata 2Seagate Momentus 500gbCoolermaster Centurion II (soon to be storm stryker)Asus VK278Q 27"Thermaltake XT 875W Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheGamer11 Posted September 30, 2012 Posted September 30, 2012 Seems perfect, has UEFI bios too, did ya see any ASUS/MSI/Gigabyte alternatives? I'd just get the one with the longest warranty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted September 30, 2012 Posted September 30, 2012 Gigabyte ga-990fxa-ud3 -$151 (only 6 sata ports) ASUS Sabertooth-990FX r2 -$205 (only one x1 slot) AsRock Fatal1ty-990FX -$203 (only 6 sata ports) dont mind going a few $ over if its worth it but the boards mentioned above fall short of my requirements. those are the options available at my local. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheGamer11 Posted September 30, 2012 Posted September 30, 2012 Then I think you know what board you getting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted September 30, 2012 Posted September 30, 2012 maybe! thats before i started looking at the sub 150 range eeeeeeehk nothing seemed to have at least 2 pci-ex1 and at least 8 sata ports...until behold the asus m5a99x it has the aforementioned sata ports, pci-e slots and uefi bios. so its between the asus @ $119 and the asrock @ $167. so a ~$50 difference for fairly similar boards. or am i missing something here? noticed that 2 of the 8 ports were sata 2 and not 3 but thats not a problem, surely there is something else to it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bowtie Posted September 30, 2012 Posted September 30, 2012 I'd get the Asus if it were me... better board and cheaper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted October 2, 2012 Posted October 2, 2012 went down there today and the only m5a99x left was a returned one.. aaargh. back to square one. i have till thursday to find an alternative. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muchoman1 Posted October 2, 2012 Posted October 2, 2012 What store did you go down to? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted October 2, 2012 Posted October 2, 2012 msy but ive also checked netplus and ple as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted October 2, 2012 Posted October 2, 2012 msy do shipping now though, so might give that a shot if theres nothing else.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted October 2, 2012 Posted October 2, 2012 looks like ill be getting the Gigabyte GA-970A-D3, will probably add a sata controller to the mix too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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