ASUS M5A97 r2.0 and M5A99X EVO r2.0: Good mobos?

[Rhezuss]

I just received a DDR3 kit I bought cheap last week (G.skill Ares 2.4gb DDR3-1866 CL9 1.5v). I bought them simply cause they were cheap and for a near future upgrade I plan to do.

I may be crazy but I want to hope and give Steamroller a chance so, for not so much money, I can buy a good AM3+ motherboard that will serve me well for a couple of years.

I narrowed it down to 2 models:

M5A97 r2.0 (102CAD) - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16813131873
M5A99X EVO r2.0 (135CAD) - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16813131874

Both have lots of features and are reasonably priced.

I never went CrossFire and still don't plan to so my quick guess would be to get the M5A97 and be done with it.

I currently have an ASUS M4A77D that I used to overclock my PII 955BE from 3.2 to 3.7 on stock voltage without a sweat. So I think the M5A97 would be equally good to get the same OC from my 955BE...and later throw in a Steamroller and enjoy the ride.

So, are they good boards?

 

[crazymonkeyzero]

Those two boards aren't bad, but I'd recommend something a bit better if you want to wait to run steamroller. (In fact, I don't recommend you buy a board now at all unless you have to b/c amd will be releasing a new chipset soon). If you plan to do some moderate OC as you indicate, I recommend this board. It's a bit more expensive, but the 990fx chipset is supposed to be the best AMD has now. But as I mentioned, the 990fx is aging as well, so it's best to wait.

 

[blastingcap]

I have a m5a97 and it's fine. no need to upgrade from what you have though.

 

[Rhezuss]

Good points...the talk about the new 10xx chipset as been going for a while without any real info about it's release and features.

Best to wait and see when AMD plan to release it's new chipset...wisdom and patience 😛