MSI A88XM or ASUS M5A97 for gaming

[Texashiker]

Looking at building a new gaming system.

For an AMD 8350 which motherboard would you use?

MSI A88XM - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130755

ASUS M5A97 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131872

Toms hardware listed the ASUS M5A97 in one of their monthly build articles. While browsing newegg I found the ASUS M5A97.

All I have ever used on AMD builds are $70 - $80 motherboards. Is there a reason to go with a $100+ mb on a gaming system?

 

[Jimzz]

The first board is a FM2+ board so a 8350, AM3+, will not even fit.

If you are running a single video card then most 970/990 boards will work fine. Just get one that has heatsinks on the VRM, esp if you plan to over clock.

 

[Texashiker]

The first board is a FM2+ board so a 8350, AM3+, will not even fit.

Thank you, and that was part of my question I was not sure of the socket types.

 

[Jimzz]

Thank you, and that was part of my question I was not sure of the socket types.

Yep 8350 is a AM3+. The 8320 is cheaper and usually overclocks the same as the 8350 if you want to save a few bucks.

But look for 970 or 990 chipset boards. Just get one that has a heatsink on the VRM.

 

[schmuckley]

If you're just going to go with 970 chipset..
might as well go cheep!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16813138372R

990 chipset is better..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-M5A99X...US_Motherboard_CPU_Combos&hash=item2a4989ad72


Crosshair iV also works with 8350s

..so does this board: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUSTeK-COM...525501099?pt=Motherboards&hash=item259bab8cab
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-M4A89G...253809986?pt=Motherboards&hash=item51c85bcb42
..and I found one for $50 oops..$65 with shipping.

That 8+2 digital setup is a lot better than the 4+2 that's on m5a97

 

[R0H1T]

If you haven't bought the 8350 already then why not go for the 8320E or the 8370E, since they're slightly better than the 8350 especially considering the power consumption & overclocking headroom.

 

[phasseshifter]

the asus rog mobo`s using the 990 chipset are the better choice in my op plus the fact that they can take up to a 220 watt cpu from mem or around there ..i also think u would be better of with the 8350....the 8320 is a cheap alternative but i found them to be very finicky when over clocked...

 

[denis280]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-M5A99X-...item2a4989ad72

good board i have one with phenom iix4