Which mid range board should I get

[Dapman02]

I am going to stick with AMD, so I need a new motherboard. I would like to keep it in the mid range and new. I would like to keep the price under $150. What would you guys recommend

M4A78T-E
MSI NF750-G55
Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P

what do you guys think. I'm looking for the best overclock.
Price is not a problem, I work at microcenter

 

[MadInsane]

Dude, u picked the wrong ASUS board!

M4A79XT Hands Down! Got mine for $102 shipped, running 3.7 x4 955 and 2400mhz CPU/NB. Also, check out the kingwin xt1264 at fry's its only 12.99 after rebate right now. Perfect setup, aka best bang for buck right now on the market

 

[daytripper67mi]

Go for the ASUS ,The only brand motherboards I will spend my Money on.

 

[Dapman02]

looks and features aside, should I look at the GD-40. Should I get better overclocks off of it.

 

[Route44]

The Asus M4A79XTD is sold out at NewEgg but can be had at ZipZoomFly for around $117.

 

[violineb]

You could just go high range for not much more. I got an open-box m4a79t-deluxe from Newegg for $136 IIRC but they're down to $127 now.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...R&cm_re=m4a79t_deluxe-_-13-131-363R-_-Product

It was just a bare mobo but that's all you really need. Yes it is overkill but hey....nothing wrong with 4x PCI-E slots.

 

[MadInsane]

You could just go high range for not much more. I got an open-box m4a79t-deluxe from Newegg for $136 IIRC but they're down to $127 now.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...R&cm_re=m4a79t_deluxe-_-13-131-363R-_-Product

It was just a bare mobo but that's all you really need. Yes it is overkill but hey....nothing wrong with 4x PCI-E slots.

Yes, true... But that motherboard is a generation older than the newest boards they just put out last month. (The Evo series) These new ones support ddr1600 officially (NO OC, no tweaking in bios) and they go up to ddr-1800+ OC

Factor that in, and I feel the newer Evo line is better...And I still think 4x pcie is overkill. IMO

 

[Marshmallow64]

Do not get that M4A78T-E board, it was bad at overclocking from my experience and the experience of others.

 

[Porvalsh]

Well the GD70 is only 15 bucks more ($165) than your budget. Its not that much considering its the backbone of your system.

I see the DFI board is on sale for $140... DFI LP DK 790FXB-M3H5.

Anybody seen anything on this board? DFI has put out some solid boards in the past.

What kind of discount do you get working at microcenter man? I was thinkin of doing part time work over the holidays for the discounts.

 

[Vorg]

Has anyone looked at the MSI NF980-G65 yet?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130236