Solved Thoughts on this MotherBoard

[Solarstarshines]

I would like to know if anyone out there has had experience with this particular MB
http://www.microcenter.com/product/399286/SABERTOOTH_990FX_R20_AM3_ATX_AMD_Motherboard
what i like about this board it has PCI-e 3.0

I feel the board i currently have bottlenecks my Gpu and Cpu potential

also I am going with this Ram Corsair Vengeance Series 8GB DDR3-1866 (PC3-15000) CL9 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit (Two 4GB Memory Modules) CMZ8GX3M2A1866C - Micro Center)

or this ram Patriot Viper Xtreme Series 8GB DDR3-1866 (PC3-15000) CL9 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit (Two 4GB Memory Modules) PXD38G1866ELK - Micro Center)

only difference is i think the Vengeance is lower voltage 1.5

I also forgot to mention i am Migrating to this case I already have it http://thermaltakeusa.com/Products.aspx?C=1420

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Hello Solar maybe a bounce over to the G Skill forum site might be worth it I found Tradesman very helpful when I fixed up my Asus P8Z77-V board

Welcome to the GSKILL TECH FORUM

 

[Solarstarshines]

There is nothing wrong with my board in general performance wise it runs

Im looking to get a better overclocking board on top of a better bios

Just seems like everyone not just me run into to many limitations with MSI boards

also I am unable to untalize my full x16 lans because my card will seat right over the cable for mbpower header which is a pain because im running half azzed speeds

so these are some of the reasons i am upgrading to those parts I have had this case for weeks and this will give me the opertunity to really make a detailed rig and use the old board and my old fx8120 with my HD6870 i have chillen a back up rig

I already gave my mother in law a 965be rig with 80gb ssd 750gb backup baracuda HD along with 8gb patriot ram and a hd5770

it help me get rid of some of these extra's

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Hum sorry Solar I thought you were after some advice re RAM with the Asus.

As for the MSI I haven't met many who like MSI boards to be honest and I am of very little help there my friend

 

[GeneO]

You won't see much difference, if any, from PCI-E 3.0. PCI-E 2.1 has enough bandwidth:

HARDOCP - Introduction - PCI Express 2.0 vs 3.0 GPU Gaming Performance Review

 

[Solarstarshines]

More or less im looking to actually utalize all my x16 capability which my refrence cards won't do on a MSI board I can't put one of the cards in the other 16x slot based on the header being right there for mother board power if i get it in there no boot

The next choice was to stick it in the x8 slot which i am loosing performance
also this board won't be limited from voltage like my MSI board

I kept thinking why is there a cap on voltage and everyone else doesn't have a cap it is because MSI has a funky bios that pretty much stalls you on good high overclocks

Basicly I am just looking for an all around better board ,I want to go and purchase when the store opens but would like to know how good this board is VS CROSSHAIR ROG board im not looking to spend as high as i did with this one when first purchased 222.00 something the Sabertooth is 189,00 with tax 205.00

 

[Solarstarshines]

Any other Opinions floating around before i go purchase if not i'll be on my way

but one question i should ask should i drop the 1866 ram and go with a another pair of 1600 or just get the 1866 either way im going to use some sort of ram but i would like to know should i stick with what i got or just push it up a little

 

[Solarstarshines]

Moding this case

Hi all just wanted to show some pics on my case mod here

Im going all green Lights and trim on Thermaltake Element V case

Don't look at my messy room with all the bags and boxes of new stuff

Also the last shot is of my rig im going to break down to put most of it in this case it's all Blue and now I'll be all Green


Also im looking for some dark green decals if you got some suggestions shoot them to me

 

[paulpicks21]

Very nice, looks like you have loads of space inside there Solar

 

[Solarstarshines]

Im adding another 8 gigs so im running 16 gigs now

just a few more things and ill be ready to crank it up

if you have any ideas on decals let me know

Thanks for the vote of confidence paul

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Nice case Solar and is that a box you are using on the floor can't quite make it out on this laptop - good idea if it is for keeping the dust at bay - well a bit anyway.

Me personally like it on the desktop too much rubbish at floor level

Oh the Ram I have 16GB in my Sandy Bridge and it is truly overkill for what I use but nice to have spare LOL!!

 

[Solarstarshines]

Nice case Solar and is that a box you are using on the floor can't quite make it out on this laptop - good idea if it is for keeping the dust at bay - well a bit anyway.

Me personally like it on the desktop too much rubbish at floor level

Oh the Ram I have 16GB in my Sandy Bridge and it is truly overkill for what I use but nice to have spare LOL!!

My rig is on a cardboard box on the floor i took and re inforced with Blue duck tape so the box wouldn't look sh sh if you know what I mean now im moving up to a big boy case

I figured it would be overkill but why not everyone else is doing it lol

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Nice case Solar and is that a box you are using on the floor can't quite make it out on this laptop - good idea if it is for keeping the dust at bay - well a bit anyway.

Me personally like it on the desktop too much rubbish at floor level

Oh the Ram I have 16GB in my Sandy Bridge and it is truly overkill for what I use but nice to have spare LOL!!

My rig is on a cardboard box on the floor i took and re inforced with Blue duck tape so the box wouldn't look sh sh if you know what I mean now im moving up to a big boy case

I figured it would be overkill but why not everyone else is doing it lol

Absolutely my Ivy B is running 8GB @1866MHz (able to go to 2400MHz) and as soon as my replacement GPU arrives I shall be posting some shots of it. It's a HAF XM with all blue lighting - woo hoo!!

 

[Solarstarshines]

I wanted Blue like before but they didn't have what i needed

So I went green as you noticed i used duct tape around that red detail they put on the case I hate the color red not hate but don't like it lol

I have always been into deep blues and Purples this is my first Green Machine

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Yep I know what you mean the HAF came with a red LED 200 at the front and two no colours 200's at the top so they are all blue LED and so are the two 140's in the side panel.

The Intel LC is also lit up blue and I have just fixed a new blue LED HDD light in the the front of the top case cover / switch USB box. It was red along with the power on switch but as I don't see that now I have left it red.

I was thinking of running some blue LED strips around inside the case but my mate said it wouldn't show up too well so have dropped that idea. The case originally came with the clear panel that I did not want and sent it back but in hindsight should have kept it Nevr mind it has turned out quite well anyway.

 

[Solarstarshines]

Yea this case came in red lights which right away took off and went to work

another reason for not wanting red at night it is a hideous color me and my lady work in the medical field plus i have a 3 year old running around i see blood alot and red really isnt something a child would like either i like earthy mellow tones

being calm means alot and the color you see in front of you reflects attitude as well

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Yea this case came in red lights which right away took off and went to work

another reason for not wanting red at night it is a hideous color me and my lady work in the medical field plus i have a 3 year old running around i see blood alot and red really isnt something a child would like either i like earthy mellow tones

being calm means alot and the color you see in front of you reflects attitude as well

Hah small world eh? I am an RN and the sight of blood bothers me not in fact the more the merrier LOL!!

No seriously I just like that mid royal blue. My littly is now 34 years old and he still goes faint at the sight of blood. In fact I did some pathology on him a few years back and I had to lie him down:roflmao:

Hum just thinking better put an electric fence around it Solar keep the littly from playing with the new build ( making my eyes water LOL!!)


John

 

[Solarstarshines]

Ok I am Baffled I didn't have to do a clean install of windows the ASUS board booted me into windows off my SSD :sarc:

Should i be conserened or just call it damn lucky ?

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Ok I am Baffled I didn't have to do a clean install of windows the ASUS board booted me into windows off my SSD :sarc:

Should i be conserened or just call it damn lucky ?

Probably lucky as my Asus defaults to the optical drive every time I check the boot to the HDD.

If the boot is running ok then it is a plus I reckon.

 

[Solarstarshines]

Ok I am Baffled I didn't have to do a clean install of windows the ASUS board booted me into windows off my SSD :sarc:

Should i be conserened or just call it damn lucky ?

Probably lucky as my Asus defaults to the optical drive every time I check the boot to the HDD.

If the boot is running ok then it is a plus I reckon.

Everything is how i left it on the other rig except for the bios layout

I installed most of the programs on the second hard drive i just pluged it in and everything is how it was when i disassembled it

I think it is wierd as i know when you do any major change like this a fresh install would be just

so far i havn't seen anything to make me belive it isn't running correctly