Want a new motherboard!

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ChrisUlrich

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Hello! I was hoping I could receive some great suggestions on a new build.

Processor is going to be an i7 2600K (looking for roughly 4.00ghz) and graphics card will be a HD6970 (Crossfire in the future). I do overclock everything, but nothing major

But I am so awful at picking out motherboards so I could really use the help.

If you guys could help me pick out a motherboard, i'd really appreciate it!
 
I've got the UD3 version of that Gigabyte board and it's been fine. looks good and performs well. super mega easy to overclock too :D
 
I'd rather you get the Sabertooth. I've heard nothing but good things come out of that board and, if you didn't know before, ASRock is basically watered-down ASUS.
 
ScottALot said:
I'd rather you get the Sabertooth. I've heard nothing but good things come out of that board and, if you didn't know before, ASRock is basically watered-down ASUS.
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Wrong, and I don't know who started the horrible false fact of "ASRock is a lowend part of Asus" but it annoys me to no end. Asus and ASRock have their boards made in the same factory, and that's all the similarities they share. Nothing else.

What would you rather have? An MSI board that bursts into flames or an ASRock board like I have? ;) FYI every ASRock board above the 870 Extreme3 has an 8+2 setup.
 
linkin said:
Wrong, and I don't know who started the horrible false fact of "ASRock is a lowend part of Asus" but it annoys me to no end. Asus and ASRock have their boards made in the same factory, and that's all the similarities they share. Nothing else.

What would you rather have? An MSI board that bursts into flames or an ASRock board like I have? ;) FYI every ASRock board above the 870 Extreme3 has an 8+2 setup.
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It came from that at one point it was 100% fact. the people that started it are Asus themselves who broke Asus up, and ASRock was their "low end" section, whilst the Asus name still had the "top end", however now ASRock is awesome quality and offers some of the best bang for buck.

And most MSI boards are great, so that was an awful example. Biostar however, or ECS...

I was about to post the ASRock extreme 4 board until I realised it has already been posted, that would be my choice every single day of the week
 
Aastii said:
It came from that at one point it was 100% fact. the people that started it are Asus themselves who broke Asus up, and ASRock was their "low end" section, whilst the Asus name still had the "top end", however now ASRock is awesome quality and offers some of the best bang for buck.

And most MSI boards are great, so that was an awful example. Biostar however, or ECS...

I was about to post the ASRock extreme 4 board until I realised it has already been posted, that would be my choice every single day of the week
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It's not true. I was on OCN one day, and an ASRock hardware rep was there when someone made a thread about it, and debunked the myth. Even wikipedia has it wrong :) But we can argue about that later. Have a look here for your MSI boards: http://www.overclock.net/amd-motherboards/946407-amd-motherboard-power-phase-list.html

That is all :)
 
linkin said:
It's not true. I was on OCN one day, and an ASRock hardware rep was there when someone made a thread about it, and debunked the myth.
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He is full of it then. I was around when Asrock first came out, probably around 2003. All they made were lowerend boards, they were similar to PCchips boards in quality. Sold alot of OEM boards. Not untill a couple of years ago did they start getting into the mid/upper end boards. Even now, (but not all) like you were talking 8+2 power setup, they use lower quality Chokes and Mosfets. But some of there boards now are higher quality. They are kinda restricted by Asus, infringe on my territory to much and get your feet chopped off.

They about got put down a few years ago. Asus and Gigabyte talked about a partnership between them to make a low/mid grade boards. Neither could make up thier mind about the % split and what the name of the boards would be. The deal fell apart, hence you still have ASrock.
 
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