Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

[Incorruptible]

Hello, I am going to build a computer soon and I just wanted your thoughts on this mother board Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...040&CatId=7248


Here is what I have so far

CPU- AMD FX-6300
RAM- 8GB 1600MHZ- Not sure what brand yet
120GB SSD
1TB Internal HDD
PSU-Not sure
Case- Not sure but will be looking for a mid-tower/ATX
Graphics card -XFX 7850
Networking card-Might be adding one not sure yet

It has everything that I am looking for and at a good price. I will not be overclocking and just web browsing/youtube/gaming.

Has anyone heard about this motherboard and have any thoughts on it. Is ASUS a reliable brand for a motherboard.

The motherboard is ATX so will it fit into any ATX/mid-tower case

And lastly do motherboards come with any cables, there is no mention on the description.

 

[MicahC]

It should be fine. Asus is generally very reliable. Yes, it will fit into any standard mid tower case. They usually come with a few cables, a sata and molex converter and sometimes others. This one happens to only come with two Sata cables however. Hopefully this helped you!

 

[Rvenger]

Yes, that will support an 8 core no problems as well.

 

[Incorruptible]

It should be fine. Asus is generally very reliable. Yes, it will fit into any standard mid tower case. They usually come with a few cables, a sata and molex converter and sometimes others. This one happens to only come with two Sata cables however. Hopefully this helped you!

Thanks for the information. I am only planning on having an SSD and a HDD so 2 Sata cables is enough for me.

 

[aarontpx]

Thanks for the information. I am only planning on having an SSD and a HDD so 2 Sata cables is enough for me.

You probably need one for your optical drive also.

 

[Incorruptible]

You probably need one for your optical drive also.

I forgot that. I have never built a computer so when I turn it on for the first time will the motherboard require an update or anything since I have heard some do require an update.

 

[koivu1]

Depends on what bios version shipped with the board. According to the site, every BIOS since version 1006 will work with the FX 6300

 

[koivu1]

FYI Incorruptible, I have the Asus M5A97 in a Coolermaster HAF 912 case. Great for cable management. Obviously great airflow. Using a Hyper 212 EVO to cool my Phenom II x6 .. does a great job.

Good luck with your build!

 

[Incorruptible]

Depends on what bios version shipped with the board. According to the site, every BIOS since version 1006 will work with the FX 6300

I just checked that on the website but how do I tell what version the motherboard is? I haven't bought it yet and on the website along with the ASUS website there is nothing.


http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...040&CatId=7248

 

[GaiaHunter]

You plan to overclock?

If you plan to overclock I would go for a motherboard with beefier VRMs.


Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 (8+2 VRMs)
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 (8+2 VRMs)
MSI 990XA-GD55 (8+2 VRMs)
Asus M5A99X EVO (R2.0) (6+2 VRMs)
Asus M5A97 EVO/PRO (6+2 VRMs)

 

[GaiaHunter]

I just checked that on the website but how do I tell what version the motherboard is? I haven't bought it yet and on the website along with the ASUS website there is nothing.


http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...040&CatId=7248

You can't tell.

But generally, unless it is a very old product, the motherboards will come with the a recent bios.

 

[koivu1]

You can't tell.

But generally, unless it is a very old product, the motherboards will come with the a recent bios.

Yup I agree ... you should be ok Incorruptible .. if not, you know where to come

 

[Incorruptible]

You can't tell.

But generally, unless it is a very old product, the motherboards will come with the a recent bios.

Alright, I hope it works out of the box fine since I haven't built a pc before.