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What are the best AMD AM3+ motherboards for gaming?
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Asrock AMD 990FX Extreme9
$193.68
Jun 17, 2016
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ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0
$179.99
Nov 2, 2017
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Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P
$83.04
Nov 2, 2017
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Asrock AMD 990FX Extreme9
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Crossfire compatible at good speeds
With the available PCIe lanes on the board the user can easily Crossfire their GPUs at 8x speed each.
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Not the best onboard sound
While the onboard sound is serviceable, a dedicated card will sound much better. This can often be the norm for a motherboard, but there are boards out there wil quality built in sound, this is just not one of them.
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Good selection of USB
There are four USB 3.0 slots as well as four USB 2.0 slots, so should allow for a multitude of USB devices to be connected easily.
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Poor SATA placement
The GPU will cover some of the SATA ports making them inaccessible if a GPU is used. That means the GPU will have to be taken out in order to gain access to those ports, either to add a new drive or unhook one already plugged in.
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ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0
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Easy access settings
Controls in the BIOS can be accessed through a desktop GUI app, meaning the user does not need to boot into the BIOS in order to change their settings. This is great for fan controls as well as other key settings.
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Not all sockets are clearly labled
Some sockets on the board are difficult to figure out what they are for due to poor labeling. It can be looked up online, but that should not have to be a necessity.
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Good heat dissapation
This board uses a ceramic coating which allows for more heat dispersion and thus a cooler running system. This is good being an AMD board where the CPUs do tend to run hot.
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Memory is too close to CPU
Depending on how high the heatsinks are on ones RAM modules, it may be too close to the CPU when using a tower cooler. Depending on ones case size and how they have to attach the cooler, the RAM may get in the way.
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Humidity protection
The board is made with specially woven glass fabric that eliminates large gaps in the material. This helps with humidity protection, which is great for those that live in a humid region or use a humidifier in that particular room.
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BIOS issues
The UEFI BIOS have not been updated fully to fix all known bugs. Users have reported double boot issues as well as poor mouse input in the BIOS itself.
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Good clear sound
The board uses high quality audio capacitors as well as has a separated zone on the board to protect it from electrical magnetic feedback. This way it can provide clear audio with no feedback from the power that is constantly going through the board.
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Odd color choice
While the board may look black in color in pictures, up close you can see that it is actually brown. While not a huge issue, those that do like to match their color schemes of components may have a hard time finding anything that really goes with this brown color.
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