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Which motherboard will you buy?

  • ASUS Crosshair 3 Formula

    Votes: 13 32.5%

  • MSI 790FX-GD70

    Votes: 17 42.5%

  • Gigabyte MA790FXT-UD5P

    Votes: 10 25.0%
  • Total voters
    40

ASUS Crosshair 3 or MSI 790FX-GD70 or Gigabyte 790FXT-UD5P?

2951 Views 10 Replies 11 Participants Last post by  G.E.Nauticus, 
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I'm currently using an ASUS M4A78-E (790GX) mobo, i'm thinking of finally upgrading to DDR3 & 790FX chipset. I've heard alot of opinions on the 3 mobo i listed, but i'm still not sure which 1 to get.

I like the Crosshair 3, its cool & i've heard alot of good things about overclocking with it, but its the most expensive & doesn't support DDR3 over 1600mhz.

I like the MSI 790FX-GD70 too, seems better value for money with quad PCIE, good overclocker & supports DDR3 up to 2100mhz OC, i also like the OC dial which is awesome, but i've also heard alot of ppl complaining about system instability.

As for Gigabyte MA790FXT-UD5P, its somewhere between the other two, similar price as MSI but less features. Still i've heard alot of good comments about it. Its my least favorite cause i've had bad experience with early Gigabyte boards.

So guys help me out with this decision, any opinion appreciated thanks in advance.
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I like my msi gd-70. I voted for it.
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I voted for the Gigabyte board. I'd wait a few weeks tho when the new UD5 comes out with 3 pcie slots and the new sata and usb features.
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I ve voted for the gigabyte. Have used 2 out of the 3 mobo's you suggested. The msi is fine, looks good too. the gigabyte has better board layout (for me) and enough caps etc. for the asus part i ve used the M3A32 mvp deluxe and the M3A79 Deluxe, both very good boards. i think the best for overclocking is the Asus, then msi and then gigabyte. for innovations is the best msi. i ve chosen the gigabyte for the layout, the good capacitors en the decent oc. ... but now i think twice i would choose the Asus, most exotic and best oc.
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Voted for the Crosshair, even though its high priced than the other boards. It performs great and the bios can be tweaked with almost all the settings one needs to get the best out of the system...on the aesthetics looks great...and ill be getting the same board as well
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Originally Posted by strezz
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Voted for the Crosshair, even though its high priced than the other boards. It performs great and the bios can be tweaked with almost all the settings one needs to get the best out of the system...on the aesthetics looks great...and ill be getting the same board as well


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Crosshair III if you are not going to plan CrossfireX with more than 2 cards.
Best mobo for AMD at the moment.
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DarkShooter
necro much? the thread is dated from November, 30
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xquisit
I voted for the Crosshair 3, because it performs and looks great..

I have proof of sexyness:
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mastical
MSI. I have it and love it.
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MSI all the way. No regrets.
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