new build which mobo

[Dark Asylumn]

which mb should i get

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131877

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131876

 

i have always been leaning towards the crosshair bc i thought the sound wasnt realtek based..  but nooooo just realized supreme fx is fucking realtek drivers  so now i dont know if its worth the extra money

[Bama]

I have not used the Sabertooth, but it's basically the Crosshair's little brother.. with much of the same features.  I have 2 different builds with Crosshair mobo's and they have been my absolute favorite mobo's ever. I have been gaming on a Crosshair IV for years, and I built BB's rig with a Crosshair V when they first came out. I have had ZERO problems with either of these mobo's. I have never had realtek driver issues with COD on the Crosshair boards.  I would like to think that you could drop back and use the Sabertooth and be fine, but since I've not personally used one I couldn't say. I absolutely recommend the Crosshair, it's pricey but you will not be disappointed with it. 

 

I'm sure it goes without saying, but spend some time looking at mobo's component compatibility charts that you can dl from their website when you are picking out your CPU, memory, etc... These charts are not necessarily all inclusive, but they do help to ensure you won't have incompatibility issues when you build.

[loaderXI]

This is my current new mobo build

 

 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131851&cm_re=assus_motherboards-_-13-131-851-_-Product

Edited June 23, 2014 by loaderXI

[J3st3r]

I kinda wish I would of got the Sabertooth because there's Way to much "SHIT THAT I'LL NEVER USE" on my Crosshair formula Z.

 

BUT that being said I see ALOT of "Refurbished" Sabertooths being sold on Ebay and alot of Open Box and Refurbished ones on NewEgg also.

 

After doing a bit of research it seems that the Sabertooth is not a very reliable motherboard.

 

I have This motherboard in my spare PC and I like it better than my Crosshair Formula Z.It's even a bit faster on Boot times because is has Alot less CRAP to load.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131873

 

 

Both the M5A97 and the Crosshair are great boards IMO.

 

 

The ONLY Hiccup I've had with either board was when trying to upgrade to the newest Realtek 8111F LAN driver on the M5A97.It didn't like the upgrade and refused to work until I put the old driver back in.

Edited June 23, 2014 by Pvt.Death

[J3st3r]

This is my current new mobo build

 

 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131851&cm_re=assus_motherboards-_-13-131-851-_-Product

 

 

I originally bought that board on sale and it was the Worst thing I did.Went though 2 RMAs and ended up selling it on Ebay for more than I payed for it and I bought the Crosshair Formula Z.lol

[CrazyCoder]

OP, it's your call but AM3+ is pretty much abandonware. I mean that in the sense that AMD isn't making AM3+ CPU's support faster RAM memory ect. The only advantage that the AM3+ has it is 6 to 8 core support. Most current generation games require quad core at most. The AM3+ Socket supports up to DDR3 1600 without overclocking, Not sure how high it can go beyond DDR3 1866.

 

FM2+ Supports up to DDR3 2133, built in graphics (don't need that). MSI seems to have made the best gaming FM2+ mobo specs wise. Below is a link to a custom build, never made it myself, but that's how I'd most likely do it. You might be able to save cash but picking different video card(s), getting used hard drive, different chassis et al. Build is missing PSU, just pick modular or semi modular, pick wattage based on usage.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zyLcRB

 

If you have to pick ether two mid range video cards or one high end video card. Might want to go for the single card option if on a budget.

[Dark Asylumn]

oh i got all my parts sitting here waiting on a mb to start their maiden voyage with.  i am upgrading from a 955BE   and the laptop i am typing on now has an a10

[tacobill]

I couldn't justify 60 bucks for small features on the crosshair.  The sabertooth would be good enough for most people, but i try to save some cash where i can. 

[HarryWeezer]

   Bought my first desktop, an SX25, when hard drive space doubled from 40MB to 80MB and remember thinking there was no way I'd ever fill up an 80MB hard drive. I remember paying an extra $500 to double the memory from 1 to 2 MB. Think I shelled out just over $3,000.

 

   After that, I built my next 8 systems or so until it looked to me like it finally became cheaper to buy, rather than assemble. So the question today is, can you really save a lot by building your own system? If it's only a few hundred dollars, is it really worth the hassle?

[CrazyCoder]

Close call then. I mean Crosshair has DDR3 2400 (OC) support and better onboard sound. Yet the Sabretooth is $55 cheaper. If your going to make use of the DDR3 2400 (OC) support then it's worth the extra $55.

 

Might want to consider getting a Recon3d sound card as EAX 5.0 is creative exclusive. ASUS only has old legacy versions of EAX support in their video cards. But for most games like CoD Series, any onboard sound card will do for now. It just seems like current generation games are really starting to push for DX10 sound cards.

[Dark Asylumn]

i dont use the onboard i have a g35 and has it doesnt use it

[Dark Asylumn]

   Bought my first desktop, an SX25, when hard drive space doubled from 40MB to 80MB and remember thinking there was no way I'd ever fill up an 80MB hard drive. I remember paying an extra $500 to double the memory from 1 to 2 MB. Think I shelled out just over $3,000.

 

   After that, I built my next 8 systems or so until it looked to me like it finally became cheaper to buy, rather than assemble. So the question today is, can you really save a lot by building your own system? If it's only a few hundred dollars, is it really worth the hassle?

a few hundred bucks is a few hundred bucks.    and building is not as much a hassle as removing all the bloatware that comes with pre assembled systems. plus those cheap pre assembled just throw parts together that might not compliment each other

[Cylon]

If you're looking for an AM3+ socket motherboard I'd go with Fatality/Asrock, or Asus

[MtDeW]

Gigabyte 990fxa-UD3 is what me and ICEMAN are using but if you are going to use more than 3 video cards go with the crosshair v.

the new FX cpus the memory controller runs at 1866 Mhz but if you use more that 2 sticks of ram it will stay at 1600 Mhz with lower timming settings>

[Oneill]

You would be surprised how much realtek has improved thier onboard sound quality, they are no longer something that should be avoided at all cost in a motherboard.

[Dark Asylumn]

it wasnt because of the sound quality (i use a g35 with its own drivers.   realtex love to cause the iw3.exe problem with some games

[fireurza]

Unless you are overclocking the ram, i would go with the sabertooth but there is no need to overclock ram.... the difference between 1066 ddr3 and 1600 ddr3 is so miniscule that it doesnt make up for the price.