[ussoldier_1984]

Whats up everyone? been out of the loop for awhile, I have been waiting to upgrade my mobo for the new 900 series boards are out I am not sure what asus board to go with I was thinking about the cross-hair V or the sabertooth. Is there any benefit to the crosshair over the sabertooth, worth the extra cash? overall all the reviews I have read seem that both boards people have been satisfied with them. I will not be running nvidia cards only ati in a crossfire maybe later down the road a tri fire. I want the board with the good oc capabilities. Thanks for the help

 

[OutOfBalanceOX]

990FXA-GD80 (formerly known as the Big Bang Conqueror)

 

[ussoldier_1984]

has msi improved their power phase's and mosfets? I know there was a huge issue with the 6 core blowing the mosfets. when O.C'ed

 

[OutOfBalanceOX]

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Originally Posted by ussoldier_1984;14188413
has msi improved their power phase's and mosfets? I know there was a huge issue with the 6 core blowing the mosfets. when O.C'ed

yeah, the 990fxa has a 8+2 phase power supply with DrMos and SFC's. It should really be pretty top notch in that department

Also, the whole issue was blown out of proportion by a certain moderator's fear mongering horror stories thread.
For the amount of MSI AMD boards that are around, only a small fraction had problems (most of which were caused by extreme overvoltage/user error)

 

[ussoldier_1984]

hmmm I am using a 790fx gd70 had no issues at all running stable for 5 months at a 4.0 oc with a 1090t be Maybe I will look into the msi. how did the board get that nickname?

 

[dixson01974]

So far I'm very happy with my Asus Sabertooth. I would get a Sabertooth.

 

[OutOfBalanceOX]

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Originally Posted by ussoldier_1984;14188490
hmmm I am using a 790fx gd70 had no issues at all running stable for 5 months at a 4.0 oc with a 1090t be Maybe I will look into the msi. how did the board get that nickname?

I have a 965 C2 (140W) running at 4.0GHz for over a year on one and have had no problems (if I have no problems nobody else should since it uses more wattage)

That was the name they gave it at CeBit? or one of those computer shows. Computex? Idk.

 

[ussoldier_1984]

any other suggestions on what mainboard to get?

 

[Evil Penguin]

GA-990FXA-UD3/5 or the Sabertooth.
You can't go wrong with either of them.

 

[ussoldier_1984]

If I order the Asus sabertooth will it improve the performance of my 1090T be processor I am about to order one now just waiting on everyones thoughts who has one already

 

[Evil Penguin]

It won't really improve performance.
Basically the whole point of getting 9xx series chipset motherboards is official Bulldozer support.

 

[ussoldier_1984]

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Originally Posted by Evil Penguin;14189747
It won't really improve performance.
Basically the whole point of getting 9xx series chipset motherboards is official Bulldozer support.

thats the main reason to order a new mainboard and mine is over 2 years old. How is this new desgined bios or I guess its called uefi?

 

[ussoldier_1984]

anyone have suggestions on the benifits of a crosshair V vs the sabertooth?

 

[Evil Penguin]

UEFI has a pretty GUI.
That's the major difference.

Crosshair V and the Sabertooth use the same chipset.
The difference is negligible for most people.
ROG specific features and extra PCI-E slots.

 

[ussoldier_1984]

I decided to go with the crosshair V just ordered it should be here tomorrow. I had it over nighted

 

[Evil Penguin]

To each their own I suppose.
It's a pretty nice upgrade for sure.

 

[ussoldier_1984]

I figured spoil myself this time haha it was only 220 bucks on newegg. And yea going from a msi 790fx-gd 70 I hope its a good upgrade =)

 

[SgtHawker]

Good luck with the CH5.

I would have suggested to look in the AMD board forum at the number of posts. Asus has many more posts on each of their boards, which may suggest more problems (not in my opinion, I have 7 Asus boards), or many users which means a much greater chance of help and support (my opinion for sure! here at OCN).

btw, I am seriously considering the Sabertooth myself.

 

[ussoldier_1984]

I have used asus boards before and loved them, switched to msi for the first time and had alot of issues so back to asus I go