So I'm throwing in the towel on AMD for the first time in a decade, and I'm having a difficult time determining what MB to marry with the new chip.
I'm partial to Asus boards, have used AMD based MSI boards long ago and have mixed feelings about them, and have never really been impressed with the Gigabyte offerings available. I refuse to get anything open box and brands like ASrock need not apply. The system will be used for gaming and possibly matched with an AMD 6950. Some light overclocking for now is also in this systems future. Any recommendations?
Newegg currently has a 10% off Asus motherboards.
I noticed this sweet looking thing. However my eye did also catch the high 1 star reviews that seem to suggest quality issues. I've learned to take these kind of comments with a grain of salt since people tend to screw things up themselves and then blame the product. It doesn't change the fact that the number of lower reviews stating things like DOA or blue screens, controller install issues on Win 7 and the like are much higher than most I come across. I like the AMD sabertooth for the temp sensors that can be used to pinpoint thermal "hotspots".
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813131702
I will be matching this board up with 2 x 8gb Corsair ram (1600 for OC overhead)