890fx vs 890gx amd motherboard

[skuzzzzy]

since BD wont be arriving to am3 boards, any reason to pick a gigabyte 890fx over gigabyte 890gx?

as far as i know the differences are back panel connections and gx only allows dual cards to run at 8x vs fx's 16x.

need gigabyte because i need 7+ sata connections and the asus only has 6.

everywhere i go people tell me to stay away from the gigabyte 890gx due to tons of problems with it, same as the msi 890fx another board i really liked the looks of.

im looking to put in a 1055t 95w and overclocking it to 4ghz with a corsair h70, and im not interested in running crossfire.

is the build quality on the gigabyte 890fx really that much nicer then the gigabyte 890gx or msi 890fx?

 

[ModestGamer]

Any reviews on the asrock extreme 890fx ? I think it has 8 sata3 connections to.

 

[skuzzzzy]

Any reviews on the asrock extreme 890fx ? I think it has 8 sata3 connections to.

not interested in asrock, more of a msi, gigabyte, asus fanboy. although i think asrock might be same company as asus or something? still dont like the looks of the board.

 

[ModestGamer]

not interested in asrock, more of a msi, gigabyte, asus fanboy. although i think asrock might be same company as asus or something? still dont like the looks of the board.

asrock is a OEM supplier IIRC which would mean OEM quality. which typically isn't a bad thing.you asked I answered and it was another option in the group you didn't list. I have had a few asrock pc's over the years. All pretty good no fialures to note but nothing since like socket a.

 

[superccs]

I am having good luck with my MSI 890GX + 1055T that I got from Fry's back in May. OC's to 4.0Ghz without being much of a pain at all. Only 3 fan posts including the CPU fan post though. Great quality board though, good cooling and quality components.

Best of luck picking out the best board for you.