What if Steamroller is not supported on AM3+ socket?
Or what if a new chipset is released along with Steamroller?
unless you need USB3 or Sata 3 today, I don't see the point.
And what if the term "what if" was completely erased from every language known to man. Too many hypothetically based "what if" statements or other excuses for not upgrading because of the so called new platforms that will be coming out. And in this case, the evidence is in favor of SR actually being compatible with AM3+. And even if it is not, the DDR3 could also be obsolete and then again PCIe 3.0 could finally benefit an enthusiast. Prhaps the new AMD graphics solutions will lead to powerful graphics and support for 4k and also PCIe 3.0 and system memory requirements might be DDR4.
What if, What if, What if? Sorry if my very first post as a newbie seems inappropriate but I think it fits right in with the mood and expression felt when reading the messages from you. If I do not interpret your motives correctly, I do apologize but I actually joined this forum just because someone should tell you how to give a respectful, meaningful, and helpful reply to a gentleman who was really looking for some good input. And in translation to something he said to you: Clearly if you have nothing nice to say, then do not say anything at all.
Man I hate to even make a post like this because I am also researching the same motherboards and want to make an informed decision. Even opinions from you are baseless with no real thought whatsoever. Just a mindset you have and then a reaction rather than a response.
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Just about every computer user today will want to have USB 3.0 and SATA III available on their system these days. I have an AM2 motherboard with a Phenom 9550 and 8GB DDR2 memory. I am not waiting to see what AMD will decide regarding SR before I upgrade to an FX CPU and decent quality motherboard with SATA III and USB 3.0.
Even if Steamroller is 10% or 15% faster I can be just as content with my new Sabertooth 990FX and FX 8300 overclocked to 4.8 as the one who waits for the SR for that performance increase. I would support the Sabertooth over the Gigabyte board because of warranty and also the testing of these board reveals that ASUS Sabertooth 990FX overclocks better and more stable.
Contrary to what many people have claimed, Gigabyte's best board is NOT the UD3. Not even the UD5. The UD7 has the most options with the most capability. But even choosing the one most pracatical to rival the Sabertooth 990FX will not be as good even if for a couple more USB ports or even a PCIe slot. Most people do not max out the slots on motherboards anyway and unless using several 2 or 3 space video cards in SLI or Crossfire, the most practical and best option is by far the Sabertooth.
Stay away from Gigabyte boards is the phrase I hear so many people say. Although I think they are quite good, they do not rival the ASUS equivelants. Not by any stretch. I would by an ASRock before a Gigabyte but if the choice is to be made for which motherboards are best for the AM3+ platform, I would prefer ASUS, MSI, ASRock, THEN P I G A Byte. Yes, I said Pigabyte. Overpriced like many Asus boards but at least Asus can convince people there is a good enough reason for the high prices in many cases. Although I think ROG boards do NOT justify higher pricing. The Sabertooth outperforms even the Crosshair V Formula Z in testing. It cools and overclocks better than ROG as well.
But remember that even if someone can show you a board will perform better, don't forget some are full of knowledge and know how to manually tune a system. But out of the box I think Gigabyte is never any good. Asus can give you a powerful yet versatile board out of the box. Bios updates and seamless integration with approved hardware for Asus where as the Gigabyte's hardware compatibility is not very thorough and I have reas some hardware that Gigabyte claims is compatible, but will fail when in the hands of system integrators. After several calls to support, and complicated bios flash backs to earlier revisions, some of the Gigabyte issues are resolved. This is not acceptable for the average user and probably not even for experts alike.
Since you were so arrogant stating you already gave 2 opinions to the gentleman who asked the question, I decided to share mine. Even if not a desireable read, at least my opinion has alot of details and reasons why I feel the way i do. If anything is not comlplete I am very willing to cordially answer any questions. I think I just wanted to write something real even if it was a long drawn out effort. My final opinion is of you but unlike the evasive manner some people have by not being blunt and honest to actually say these words, I will take the chance and say them anyway. "I really do not like you" and I will also end this sentence in the same manner as the inital messages in this thread. LOLOLOLOL. Yes alot of LOL's here.
Me? Newbie, first post ever, a practical thinker and not tolerant of arrogance but will try to be for the sake of respecting others. I am sorry if my post is bothersome. It will not happen again and I won't make long posts like this again either.
Peace to all!
