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Socket AM3+ Motherboard  

Poll Results: Your favorite Socket AM3+ motherboard?

Poll expired: Nov 30, 2012  
  • 23% (148)
    GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD7
  • 5% (34)
    MSI 990FXA-GD80V2
  • 58% (364)
    Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z
  • 11% (71)
    ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Professional
617 Total Votes  
post #1 of 36
Thread Starter 
AM3+ Motherboard

GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD7

The 990FXA-UD7 motherboard is designed to offer a stable, high-speed platform for delivering amazingly fast data transfers via the GIGABYTE 333 onboard acceleration technologies. Featuring the USB3.0 controller, AMD 900 series motherboards allow users to take advantage of super-fast USB transfer rates of up to 5Gbps, delivering 10x faster data transfer compared to USB 2.0. Utilizing the industry's first Serial ATA Revision 3.0 solution via AMD SB950 chipset, GIGABYTE AMD 900 series motherboards offer native 6 ports of next generation high speed data storage devices support with data transfer speeds of up to 6 Gbps with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10. The AMD 900 series motherboards introduce a unique hardware design with lower resistance fuses for ensuring lower voltage drops and providing more stable and plentiful power delivery. All USB ports also benefit from a 3x power boost for better power delivery to power hungry USB devices.


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MSI 990FXA-GD80V2

Experience a powerful system when you build your PC with the MSI 990FXA-GD80V2 Motherboard. This impressive motherboard utilizes an AM3 socket+, capable of supporting AMD Sempron, Phenom II X8/X6/X4/X3/X2, and Athlon II X4/X3/X2 processors. Providing a SATA III (6Gb/s) interface, it ensures higher bus bandwidth compared to older models. It also has LAN connectivity that can handle a 1000Mbps Internet connection. The MSI 990FXA-GD80V2 Motherboard delivers super-fast data transfers between your PC and other peripherals with its USB 3.0 ports. Plus, it’s SLI/CrossFireX ready so you can install multiple GPUs for improved graphics performance. Order the MSI 990FXA-GD80V2 Motherboard right now!


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Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z

Ready-up for the next phase of AMD-based action and prep for the arrival of Windows 8 with the 990FX/SB950 chipset and exclusive ROG features. SupremeFX III and GameFirst II have you enjoying supercharged audio and ultra-fast LAN, giving your sound and online speed a boost so old boundaries are left in the past. ROG meets AMD-platform gaming and overclocking needs, loading up exclusive tuning features such as ROG Connect, USB BIOS Flashback, and Extreme Engine Digi+ II power delivery. For Windows 8, ROG gives you flexible Fast Boot choices, including 2-second boot up, DirectKey one-click BIOS access, and TPM Header security with better encryption. The giant 64MB BIOS ROM means ROG UEFI BIOS and more flexible firmware upgrades can be employed.


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ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Professional

The new AMD 990FX chipset supporting the AM3+ Socket and 8-Core CPUs makes a perfect gaming platform for the cost conscious gamer who wants advanced features, without an advanced price. A Digital PWM design improves the CPU power solution and delivers Vcore voltage to the processor more efficiently. Combined with V12+2 phase power, it allows for the most stable overclocking possible. To provide the ultimate control in games, gamers need look no further than this customizable function: the Fatal1ty Mouse Port. With a wide range of 125 Hz to 1000 Hz for the mouse polling rate adjustment, gamers obtain more precise control of their mouse.


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morpheus
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smith
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Core i5 2400 GIGABYTE GA-H67MA-UD2H-B3 XFX Radeon 7850 Double D G.Skill Ripjaw X 
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OCZ Vertex 3 Western Digital 640gb AAKS Zalman VF900 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
Dell P2210H OCN Ducky 9004 FSP Group FSP450-60GHS(85)-R InWin Dragon Slayer mATX 
MouseAudio
Logitech G5 Digidesign MBox 2 
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i5-3210m Lenovo X230 Intel HD 4000 Samsung SSD 
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smith
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For Sale: For Sale: Shure X2u XLR to USB Interface
$75 (USD) or best offer
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Core i5 2400 GIGABYTE GA-H67MA-UD2H-B3 XFX Radeon 7850 Double D G.Skill Ripjaw X 
Hard DriveHard DriveCoolingOS
OCZ Vertex 3 Western Digital 640gb AAKS Zalman VF900 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
Dell P2210H OCN Ducky 9004 FSP Group FSP450-60GHS(85)-R InWin Dragon Slayer mATX 
MouseAudio
Logitech G5 Digidesign MBox 2 
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i5-3210m Lenovo X230 Intel HD 4000 Samsung SSD 
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Windows 7 12.5" IPS LED Backlit Panel, 1366x768 
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post #2 of 36
Former CHV owner, loved it until I had to RMA the thing. Now I hate Asus biggrin.gif
Echo Cascade
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Dell Studio 1558
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XBMC HTPC
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Core i5 M520 2.4 Ghz Dual Core Dell Proprietary Mobility Radeon HD 5470 4 GB 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
60GB Mushkin Callisto SSD Slot load Ubuntu 12.10 1366x768 
Audio
X-Fi speakers 
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Phenom II X4 925 MSI 890FXA-GD70 EVGA GT 610 2GB CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1600 
Hard DriveCoolingOSKeyboard
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB WD1002FAEX  Xigmatek Gaia XBMCBuntu 11.04 Generic Dell crap 
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Coolmax 700W Apevia X-Jupiter-Jr Midtower 
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Dell Studio 1558
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XBMC HTPC
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Core i5 M520 2.4 Ghz Dual Core Dell Proprietary Mobility Radeon HD 5470 4 GB 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
60GB Mushkin Callisto SSD Slot load Ubuntu 12.10 1366x768 
Audio
X-Fi speakers 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Phenom II X4 925 MSI 890FXA-GD70 EVGA GT 610 2GB CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1600 
Hard DriveCoolingOSKeyboard
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB WD1002FAEX  Xigmatek Gaia XBMCBuntu 11.04 Generic Dell crap 
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Coolmax 700W Apevia X-Jupiter-Jr Midtower 
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post #3 of 36
if the crosshair doesn't win this, I would be amazed.
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16GB flash iOS 6.1 768x1024 7.9" IPS 
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Samsung Exynos 3110 (Cortex-A8) @1.2GHz Samsung PowerVR SGX540 @200MHz 512MB LPDDR1 
Hard DriveOSMonitorKeyboard
2GB internal NAND + 4GB uSD card Cyanogenmod 10.1 (Android 4.2.1) 4" 480x800 SAMOLED AOSP 4.2 keyboard 
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1500mAh Li-Po cheap plastic 
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16GB flash iOS 6.1 768x1024 7.9" IPS 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Samsung Exynos 3110 (Cortex-A8) @1.2GHz Samsung PowerVR SGX540 @200MHz 512MB LPDDR1 
Hard DriveOSMonitorKeyboard
2GB internal NAND + 4GB uSD card Cyanogenmod 10.1 (Android 4.2.1) 4" 480x800 SAMOLED AOSP 4.2 keyboard 
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1500mAh Li-Po cheap plastic 
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post #4 of 36

Considering my sabertooth has been a solid board i would assume the Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z is just as good if not better.

My vote goes for the Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z.

Sabertooth!
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1090T X6 | 3.71ghz  ASUS Sabertooth 990FX MSI 6970 Lightning | 940/1375 G.Skill Snipers 8gb 
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Segate Western Digital None CM TPC 812 
OSMonitorKeyboardPower
Windows 7 Ultimate  HP w19e: 1440x900 | Sony KDL40S-5100 1920x1080 CMStorm Quick Fire. CM 1050w  
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Cooler Master Cosmos II Logitech Nascar Dale E 
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1090T X6 | 3.71ghz  ASUS Sabertooth 990FX MSI 6970 Lightning | 940/1375 G.Skill Snipers 8gb 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
Segate Western Digital None CM TPC 812 
OSMonitorKeyboardPower
Windows 7 Ultimate  HP w19e: 1440x900 | Sony KDL40S-5100 1920x1080 CMStorm Quick Fire. CM 1050w  
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post #5 of 36
Asus!
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i5-3570K P8Z68-V GEN3 EVGA GTX 670 FTW EVGA GTX 670 FTW 
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16 GB CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin ... OCZ Vertex 3 120 Gb WD Caviar Black 1Tb ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW ... 
CoolingOSMonitorKeyboard
Cooler Master 212 EVO Windows 7 Home Premium Asus vh238h Maxkeyboard Nighthawk x9 
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NZXT Hale82 750w  Corsair Carbide 400R Logitech G700 HIEN SOFT L Japan black | SAMURAI gaming mouse ... 
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Creative SB X-Fi Titanium HD Sennheiser PC360 
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i7-740QM G53JW GTX 460M 8Gb 
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RAMHard DriveHard DriveOptical Drive
16 GB CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin ... OCZ Vertex 3 120 Gb WD Caviar Black 1Tb ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW ... 
CoolingOSMonitorKeyboard
Cooler Master 212 EVO Windows 7 Home Premium Asus vh238h Maxkeyboard Nighthawk x9 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
NZXT Hale82 750w  Corsair Carbide 400R Logitech G700 HIEN SOFT L Japan black | SAMURAI gaming mouse ... 
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Creative SB X-Fi Titanium HD Sennheiser PC360 
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post #6 of 36
I have never had any problems with my crosshair IV, so I assume the better improved V would be boss!
    
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1055T @ 3.50 ASUS Crosshair IV Formula EVGA GTX 570 Superclocked with Antec 60 Kuhler 2x4 GB 2133 Ripjaw 
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320 Gb Segate;1.5Tb Seagate H50 Windows 7 Home Professional x64 Acer H215H 21.5'' 
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Das Keyboard Model S Professional Blue Switches 750w Antec Earthwatts Zalman Z9 Microsoft Sidewinder 
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1055T @ 3.50 ASUS Crosshair IV Formula EVGA GTX 570 Superclocked with Antec 60 Kuhler 2x4 GB 2133 Ripjaw 
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320 Gb Segate;1.5Tb Seagate H50 Windows 7 Home Professional x64 Acer H215H 21.5'' 
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post #7 of 36
ASUS on this one!
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WD BLUE 500GB Samsung 22x stock Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit FPP 
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HP X2301 SWORD CM Quickfire TK mx blue FSP Aurum 600w 80+Gold NZXT Vulcan 
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i5-2400 ASUS P8H61-MLE-USB3 Sapphire HD 7870 Corsair Vengeance LP 2x4GB 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
WD BLUE 500GB Samsung 22x stock Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit FPP 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
HP X2301 SWORD CM Quickfire TK mx blue FSP Aurum 600w 80+Gold NZXT Vulcan 
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post #8 of 36
Crosshair, again, decked out with features and awesome colour scheme
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I7 3770 Gigabyte G1 Sniper 3 ASUS 7970 DUII Corsair Vengence LP 2 x 8 GB 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB x 2 ASUS Bluray drive Noctua DH-14 Windows 7 Ultimate 
MonitorMonitorKeyboardPower
ASUS PA238Q x 2 ASUS PA238QR Logitech Illuminated Corsair HX1050 
CaseMouseAudio
Silverstone FT02 bw/w Razer Lachesis T.C Electronic Konnekt 24d with Grado SR225 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
i5 3570  P8H77-I 560ti 16gb Viper 3 Mamba Black 
Hard DriveHard DriveCoolingPower
120GB 840 series 4 * 3TB WD RED antec 620 Seasonic S12II 520W 
Case
Fractal design node 304 
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Q6600 B3 Asus P5K-C 8800 GTS 320 Seagate 7200.10 320GB, WD Caviar Green 2TB 
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LG DVD DL writter 7 Ulitimate Asus VS248H (1920*1080) Logitech Illuminated 
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I7 3770 Gigabyte G1 Sniper 3 ASUS 7970 DUII Corsair Vengence LP 2 x 8 GB 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB x 2 ASUS Bluray drive Noctua DH-14 Windows 7 Ultimate 
MonitorMonitorKeyboardPower
ASUS PA238Q x 2 ASUS PA238QR Logitech Illuminated Corsair HX1050 
CaseMouseAudio
Silverstone FT02 bw/w Razer Lachesis T.C Electronic Konnekt 24d with Grado SR225 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
i5 3570  P8H77-I 560ti 16gb Viper 3 Mamba Black 
Hard DriveHard DriveCoolingPower
120GB 840 series 4 * 3TB WD RED antec 620 Seasonic S12II 520W 
Case
Fractal design node 304 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsHard Drive
Q6600 B3 Asus P5K-C 8800 GTS 320 Seagate 7200.10 320GB, WD Caviar Green 2TB 
Optical DriveOSMonitorKeyboard
LG DVD DL writter 7 Ulitimate Asus VS248H (1920*1080) Logitech Illuminated 
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Crosshair, 8ghz ftw smile.gif
 
Cecilia 2.0
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FX-8120, and a bunch more AM3/AM2+ Crosshair V, Crosshair IV Lots of green Dominator GT 
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Dominator GT Perfect Storm M4 64Gb Dihydrogen monoxide, Carbon dioxide, Liquid Nit... 
CoolingCoolingOSPower
OCN Marksman pot k|ngp|n F1 Dark pot Stripped Xp Antec 1200W HCP 
Case
Dimastech Hard 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
2600K @ 4.8g's with lots of v's Maximus IV Extreme P67 580 SLI 1866mhz RipjawX 
Hard DriveCoolingCoolingOS
Intel ssd, some 1Tb F3s Di-hydrogen Monoxide I don't allow air cooling in my house Win7 
PowerCase
XFX 850 Phobya WaCoolT Test Bench 
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Cecilia 2.0
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FX-8120, and a bunch more AM3/AM2+ Crosshair V, Crosshair IV Lots of green Dominator GT 
RAMRAMHard DriveCooling
Dominator GT Perfect Storm M4 64Gb Dihydrogen monoxide, Carbon dioxide, Liquid Nit... 
CoolingCoolingOSPower
OCN Marksman pot k|ngp|n F1 Dark pot Stripped Xp Antec 1200W HCP 
Case
Dimastech Hard 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
2600K @ 4.8g's with lots of v's Maximus IV Extreme P67 580 SLI 1866mhz RipjawX 
Hard DriveCoolingCoolingOS
Intel ssd, some 1Tb F3s Di-hydrogen Monoxide I don't allow air cooling in my house Win7 
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post #10 of 36
Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z
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