Hi Guys,
I'm currently rocking an ATX build (https://teksyndicate.com/forum/build-pc/mid-range-gaming-pc-advice-needed/143058) which I'm upgrading with a R9 290. However I fell in love with the Node 804 from Fractal Design and was wondering what solid MoBo options i'd have which take AM3+ and support overclocking. Any Ideas? The market doesn't seem very big with this, also an all black colorscheme would be highly appreciated ;)
Greetings and thanks for your time!
Do you mean AM3+
This probably would be your best bet.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128565
Keep in mind it's only 4+1 power phase so don't expect anything crazy but you can overclock with it.
Yes is do mean AM3+ (already edited it out). That MoBo locks pretty good while being cheap. Thanks a lot!
A 4+1 powerphase is suitable for an FX 4300, maybe an FX 6300, at stock clocks. Definitely not an FX 8320.
There are no good micro ATX AM3+ boards. If you're going for that form factor you either have to go with an Athlon X4 760k (low end) or Intel.
Hmm I have a FX6300 at 4,8 GHz. Do you think I'm gonna have issues with this MoBo?
What about Mini ITX? Do I have better options there?
I understand that there are no Mini ITX AM3+ boards at all? Thats a dissapointment. What would be my best option for an i5 and a Micro ATX MoBo? Maybe thats a possibility for the future, but actually I don't want to sell the FX 6300 since it has done such a great job for me...
if you want mini itx, or m-ATX, and you can afford it, then i would recommend to go intel realy.
For AMD 8 cores ATX is the only way i would recommend, because these cpu´s are power hungry, so you would need a decent motherboard for it.
Thank you for all the help you guys!
I have a six-core, but still a problem I guess. Could you recommend a reasonable i5 and a matching mobo with overclocking capabilities (preferably black). (If I should open a seperate thread, just tell me so :)
i dont know what your budget is, but maybe something like this?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hYMCdC
This board has a 6+2 powerphase and digi vrm, so it should be capable of doing some overclocking.
Yea thats pretty expensive. Probably gonna have to let the mATX idea slip. Maybe i'll get a new ATX case to spice things up a little. Thanks for the help anyways :)
you could look if you could maybe find some cheaper boards, but still Z87 m-atx boards will be $100 + for a bit of a decent one, with overclockability.
And yeah that i5 is expensive aswell offcourse.