AM3 Crossfire MB Suggestions

[senna60_94]

I need to buy 2 AM3 mbs soon, one with 790FX chip & the other with 790X. My requirements are, in order of preferences: 1.) good oc headroom for stable oc, 2.) user friendliness (i.e. good layout) & 3.) user friendly bios settings.
The mbs will be paired with 965BEs (125w) & the aim is to try reaching 4GHz on air.

TIA

 

[ExcaliburMM]

Crossfire, overclocking, layout, and just an awesome board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136067
Yes I'm a DFI fanboy, but its a really nice board at a good price. That should take care of it for 790FX.

For plain 790X, this Gigabyte: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128378 or this ASUS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131402 should handle whatever you need.
They can do x8/x8, which shouldn't bottleneck any reasonable setup, unless you're going 2x 5970s or something with dual GPUs per card.

I personally prefer both the DFI LP DK and the ASUS EVO, but the Gigabyte should prove a nice solid board as well.

 

[senna60_94]

Will 8x/8x be enough for 2x4890 or 2x5870? Is 16x/16x generally an overkill for most systems?