Info on new motherboard. GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3

[thatbonokid]

I recently picked up a

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514

To replace my micro ATX board and for future sli capability/processor upgrade. (pray for amd to be good to me even more)

I've got black edition 965 sitting at 3.8 with just the multiplier, with a hyper 212 hearsink cooling it http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103692

I have 16 gb of PNY http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178333

GTX 560 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130660




But the main reason im posting this, is because im curious about the new SATA on my motherboard and my SSD. I have a http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0351760


If this was your set up, what would be the greatest improvement? How can i take full advantage of sata 3.0, would it be best to sell this SSD and get a newer one? if so which one? this motherboard is going to allow me to get the new AMD processor (lets pray that they make a decent one) But what would be my best investment for my rig right now? Just curious on peoples opinions, because i know when i put everything in this new motherboard, its going to be bottlenecked somewhere with an easy fix. Im also really curious about what i should do with this 965.

 

[EarthDog]

It depends on what you do with it to be honest. If you game and are at 1920x1080, then a GPU would be a great upgrade (though costly as you already have a solid card).

Your SSD is OK, a newer one such as OCZ Vertex 3 or Crucial M4 series would be a nice upgrade from your current drive.

As far as the 965, not sure what you are asking there...Overclock it more is what I would do with it.

 

[thatbonokid]

I play WoW and Battlefield 3. Anyone use this processor on this board and have any tips? id like to hit 4. What steps would i have to take to accomplish that, ive never been successful outside of multiplier only.

 

[EarthDog]

Im not an AMD guy, so I can only point you to the AMD Overclocking guide linked in my signature.

 

[thatbonokid]

Also, id like to get a graphics card first. Since my match is out of stock( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130660 ) what is my next option? How would 2 of these compare to a 570/580. Also, has anyone heard of a new series of cards coming out?

 

[EarthDog]

Also, id like to get a graphics card first. Since my match is out of stock( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130660 ) what is my next option? How would 2 of these compare to a 570/580. Also, has anyone heard of a new series of cards coming out?

What resolution do you game at? If its 1920x1200 or less, I would stick with a single card. Less hassle, power use, heat, etc.

To answer your question 2 560ti's beat a 580 handily.

Honestly if you want more GPU I would sell the 560ti and grab a single 580.

AMD has its 7 series coming out 1/9 and its a monster. Check out the front page, we just completed a review on it.

 

[thatbonokid]

My 560 isnt a TI, i linked it to you. i play at 1920 by 1080. im gona look for the review now. how much do you think it would cost, and this motherboard i just bought is probably not good enough for it.. ugh, hate comps.

 

[Woomack]

GTX560 is enough for wow or bf3.
To make 4GHz+ just change multiplier and on this clock I think you will have to add +0.05-0.10 cpu voltage to make it stable. All depends from cpu so you have to try it yourself.
Your board is really good and can support 2 gfx cards so you won't need anything better for longer.
Also your SSD is good enough for games. It doesn't really matter if you have SATA2 or SATA3 SSD. Most important is that's SSD what gives big boost in access/read time to load new locations and objects. You won't really notice difference between SATA2 and SATA3 generation SSD.

Think about upgrade when you notice that your pc is too slow for what you need. If you see that you have too low FPS then start from gfx card.