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I'm disassembling/returning in one hour, which of these two AM3+ boards should I get?

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soccerballtux

Lifer
due to behaviors in this thread-- http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2422347

Microcenter is accepting return.

I was going to choose either of these boards--
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P, or this board
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3.

which should I get, and why?
the 970 has a 3 year warranty, only 1 on the 990FXA. I won't make use of the SLI or Crossfire on either. I think I'm preferential for the warranty. That, and whichever has better VRMs, but I don't think either will be an issue both are 8+2 phase.
 
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out of those the 990 chipset..
Asus is better for AMD though..
Sabertoof or CHV or..eh..
M5a99x pro i guess..
All are ...wut..4-5 years old now?
 
Definately the 990. I don't have the Gigabyte but on my ASRock 990 board the USB 3 works fine with the correct drivers from the manufacturer.
 
The only issue I've had with the gigabyte 970-UD3 has been the usb3 drivers going wonky and requiring a reinstall. Its happened maybe 3 times in 3 years.
 
does anyone have a good reason for 990? I'm not hearing anything just a bunch of marketing heads running around saying it's better for gaming.

I don't use crossfire, and won't use SLI, so the 970 makes a lot more sense for the money.
 
soccerballtux said:
does anyone have a good reason for 990? I'm not hearing anything just a bunch of marketing heads running around saying it's better for gaming.

I don't use crossfire, and won't use SLI, so the 970 makes a lot more sense for the money.
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O ok./.welp..get the 970 then.. 🙄
Why even bother suggesting something?
Actually Haswell is better for gaming.
 
soccerballtux said:
why?
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Might be overall cleaner power delivery to the socket, though that's more of an OEM design decision than a chipset issue. Might also have to do with the usual BIOS/UEFI options available for the chipsets. But overall I'm going to go with an "I don't know", just like I'd have to say that I didn't know why Z97 might be a better OC chipset for a Haswell quad than Z87 (which I guess it is, but I'll be darned if I could tell you why).
 
The last board I did an rma on was an asus , bad socket . That 970 gigabyte is a solid board . I have one with a fx8520 and it's exceeded my expectations for years now . Gigabyte boards are my go to board . I had an asrock that smoked , as I was browsing the web , I have no need for a 220 volt cpu , so a 990 would be a waste for me . I put an intel i5 4690k in a msi z97 for my son , he loves it , he plays some games .
 
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