Hey guys,
I just want to know what you guys think about this motherboard.
My motherboard died recently (Tuesday) so I need a new one. I figured that since Bulldozer is coming out next month, I might as well get an AM3+ board so I can upgrade later.
This one seems to me like the best AM3+ board.
What are your opinions?
Thanks!
Typing on a laptop sucks...
Sorry for posting again :/
But, since this board supports DDR3 RAM at 1866MHz, does that mean I can actually OC my ram to that speed and use it? Or is that a limit for the CPU?
Thanks again
You can overclock, but personally I'd get an Asus board. I'd say they are more solid. My AsRock board doesn't come with the 2oz copper layer found in most other motherboards and its slightly cut down size wise. If you want to save some cash, then AsRock is great, but I'd get something like this:
ASUSTeK Computer Inc. - Motherboards- ASUS M4A89TD PRO/USB3
the latest BIOS update supports AM3+ as here:
ASUS First to Provide AM3+ CPU Ready Solution for Current AM3 and Future AM3+ Motherboards
It means pretty much that you will have to OC the system to get your ram up to 1866. The AM3 CPU's controller is on the chip. It will automatically set any ram at 1333 9-9-9-24. In order to increase the ram speed you would probably have to OC the cpu. I have done it before but am no authority. I would suggest you post a question on the Overclocking forum here. They will be able to help more. The new Bulldozer chip is supposed to change the controller.
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