Asus or ASRock

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These are two Amd AM3+ motherboards that are very simalar and I can't tell the differences. 

ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157267

or the 

ASUS Crosshair V Formula-z 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131876

Which one do you think is better?

Thanks 

Sean

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 probably the crosshair. it's got more sata ports and a better sound card than the asrock, unless you need the PCI slots or extra NIC.

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Asus hands down. I've had really good luck with them!

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Asus has more rear panel usb 2.0 ports and more usb 3.0 ports, ASrock has 2 more onboard usb ports, Asus has 8 x sata@ 6Gb/s, ASRock 6 x sata 6Gb/s, Asus has higher DRAM mhz options (if you require the fastest DRAM).

To be honest you'd be better off saving the $60 and putting it towards an awesome GPU or another stick of ram or something. But, if you need all the usb and sata options and higher Dram mhz then go with the ASUS.

And this is coming from someone who only uses ASUS boards.

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well, beyond pcie slots and interface ports, a better mobo will have better voltage controls, and will overclock better. besides, your options are fairly limited compared to intel mobos. there really isn't as much variety to pick from, unfortunately.

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Thanks for the feedback, I think that i will use the ASUS

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i tried to be unbiased lol