Asus M4A79T Deluxe or MSI 790FX-GD70?

[Baodrin]

Hi Guys

Just looking for a little input here

Planning a new build in the next 2-3 weeks and I was wondering what people's experiences/opinions were with the two boards?

Asus M4A79T Deluxe
MSI 790FX-GD70

They are similarly priced, both have all the features I need and either have a few extra bells and whistles. Im planning on dropping in a new Phenom II 965BE, at least 2 of the new R800 Radeon cards when they come out and Overclocking the lot. Im lazy so its going to be all aircooled.

Asus has the name I know and trust (last 3 builds have all been Asus boards) plus all that copper on the board looks like it will cool like a charm. Reviews I have read point this board being a solid OC'er

MSI on the other hand I have had some good experiences with (they make a solid graphics card) this card has native support for 2133 RAM...altho from my understanding the current lines of processors can't handle such a high frequency (correct me if im wrong!) so whats the point? The DR MOS heatsink looks like a beast even if it is alum instead of copper. That and this board just looks dead sexy.

Also I have heard that the Asus board has better Phase Power (8+2) as opposed to the MSI board which has less... anyone able to explain wtf this means?

Any comments, advice, ect would be appreciated.

 

[Weltall]

I'm pretty sure the MSI has more room for vid cars if you go 2x,, + it has more oc features like the know, cmos reset etc. I think I'd go MSI in this case.

Whatever phase power is I don't know but most sites give the MSI board the nod.

 

[Marshmallow64]

Another +1 on the MSI GD70. Great mobo.

 

[Marshmallow64]

MSI has 4+1 phase Power. It has something to do with the way the motherboard handles the voltage. Hopefully someone can give you a better explanation. If not try asking in the AMD CPU section of the forums since more users go there.