Best AMD Motherboard for extreme gaming

IMO, the ASRock 990FX Fatal1ty is the best board. It's cheaper than Crosshair V, has a better slot layout, 12+2 phase VRM's, etc.

It's the better buy. I'm waiting for mine to arrive next week.
 
I would recommend an ASUS board for any kind of gaming, slight more expensive but definately the best boards on the market.

Other than that Gigabyte are also very goods boards. I bought mine from www.thepclounge.co.uk, I cant find many places cheaper than these for components.

ASUS or Gigabyte for me!!! :):):)
 
ASRock, as linkin was saying, is a great rated brand and very popular for overclocking, up with Gigabyte and ASUS, but i've heard lately ASUS had some customer service issues so gigabyte is currently a little better than ASUS, but the chances of having a problem are very slim really.
 
I have also been reading about many customer complaints against ASUS. They make many good motherboards but good luck getting one replaced if it fails on you. I would also go with Gigabyte.

Take a look at these parts:

AMD Phenom II 955 (3.2 gigahertz) 95 Watt Quad-Core Processor - $103
http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=HDX955GM

Thermaltake A4022 92 millimeter Processor Cooler - $18
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835106135

GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3 Socket AM3+/AM3 ATX Motherboard - $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128521

Super Talent 4 gigabytes (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit RAM - $36
http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=W1600UX4G9
 
I think you should shop for a motherboard according to what processor you'll be using. If you only plan to use something from the Phenom II series and not the Bulldozer, there's not a whole lot of point in getting anything past a 890fx board. You'll still get 'extreme' features, it just won't be made for am3+ chips.
 
but if you get an am3+ with a 990x/fx then you can upgrade later on when you got mo money without getting a new mobo and os dik too.
 
Most Socket AM3 motherboards only use DDR3 1333 memory unless you want to overclock. Why not buy a motherboard that supports DDR3 1600 memory that runs at stock speed?
 
Anyone buying above 1333mhz ram would just overclock easily in the BIOS manually to get the same thing. If the ram is guaranteed by manufacturer to work up to a certain speed, there's no harm done by overclocking to it's intended limitations.
 
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