Does anyone have this board with an AMD 750K and a Gigabyte R9 270X or a Gigabyte R9 280X. If so, how good is it for gaming? thanks
2004633
Dude, I have an A10 APU without video card and works fine medi / high quality
2004634
I have not tried this board for gaming specifically. But I did try Team Fortress 2 for linux using this board and got very playable framerates with little skipping using the A8-5600K processor's GPU. If you used a discreet GPU, this board would be fine. However, you probably won't be using the APU of what you slot on this motherboard to the fullest.
2015789
That's the setup I use. The ASRock boards are excellent quality. I run Elder Scrolls Online with max graphics and have had zero issues for months. I enjoy the ease of the graphical BIOS that ASRock has been using on these boards also.
1760573
No, this board is for AM3+ and AM3 processors only. That means FX series, but they work great. I use a 7970 and haven't had trouble playing games, but if you have large graphics requirements (I have a 1440p monitor OC'd to 120hz), you might need SLI/Crossfire setups, which need more cpu punch. I am personally confident however that an 8350 with this board should handle dual graphics setups without difficulty.
1386506
My question to you is what are you upgrading from? because I have this mobo with an A10-5800K and it works like a champ.
1819793
I recieved my UD3 May 15th 2012. It was a rev 1.1 with a F4 BIOS. That is the minimum for FX support. All the boards that come out now should be at that or above. I would say buy it. Very nice board. I run a FX-8150 OC'd to 4.2 at 44.8C under load.Good luck and have fun.Just remember: You never finish building your computer...you just run out of money.Update: August 2014: I just bought another for a Livingroom HTPC and it is Rev 4.0 with the latest BIOS for the Rev 4 and it is F2. I plugged in an old FX 8150 and it works great.
1819794
I'm not entirely sure but I'm almost positive that this late in the game the board should come with a Bios that will recognize your AM3+ processor.You can also go to the Overclock.net forums, they have the " Gigabyte GA-990FXA-Series Owners Thread/Club " and post your concerns and in no time you should have a reliable answer.Good luck, I myself am thinking of buying this board also.
40356
I plugged in an i5-3470 into this board and it functions great. I haven't gotten around to plugging a video card up to it yet, but I would think it'd be fine so long as you get an ITX case that will fit it. ITX gaming rigs aren't uncommon.
996718
I highly recommend the MSI Z97 Gaming 7 board. For what it gives you, the price is unbeatable, and it's the best I've owned.
1688259
Yes but has to be fm2 /fm2+. I have AMD athlon 750K for this board and works fine.
653702
Any FM2 board will do but I suggest a hight end board, I've been using the Gigabyte GA-F2A85X-UP4 since last year and it's great, however, any high end board will work. As to the graphics that's your choice, you may want to read a profesional review from Anandtech.com or Tom's Hardware to understand the differences and make an informed choice depending on the use. Have fun!
1047551
I have this board and this card. It works great, just make sure you have the 4 pin molex pcie connected and 2 separate 6+2 pin connectors. I'm currently using a rosewill lightning 1300 watt to support this card since the rosewill lightning 800 watt wasn't enough
680876
My experience is I play a lot of old windows games and this motherboard handles it beautifully on all high settings.And the cpu and gpu intergrated runs super cool .Of course I have an fm2+ cpu at 65watts Quadcore 3.1 which is very nice./ If you multi task accept no less than a Quadcore and you won,t go wrong!!!! So if you don,t game heavy this is a dream motherboard. Make sure you have also plenty of memory/ram and a decent cpu cooler other than stock and it should be around for a long time to come.!!!! My personal experience is it,s Very Very Very Nice!!!!
1363080
I have a R9 270X and it works pretty well on Bf4. Have not played Arma. If you can afford it I would recommend going with a R9 275X which I believe is two R9 270s on one card or better the higher end R9 280, R9 290 cards. You can look at Nvidia cards if you prefer. Nvidia cards work great with Intel motherboards. I use AMD which is why I went with the Radeon R9 270X from PowerColor PCS+. I believe this MSI is the one which has Military Grade Capacitors so you can get at least a 10 year lifespan out of the card. MSI I believe has good overclocking and stability, you can check review sites for this card to see benchmarks for games. I have a R9 270X and it works pretty well on Bf4. Have not played Arma. If you can afford it I would recommend going with a R9 275X which I believe is two R9 270s on one card or better the higher end R9 280, R9 290 cards. You can look at Nvidia cards if you prefer. Nvidia cards work great with Intel motherboards. I use AMD which is why I went with the Radeon R9 270X from PowerColor PCS+. I believe this MSI is the one which has Military Grade Capacitors so you can get at least a 10 year lifespan out of the card. MSI I believe has good overclocking and stability, you can check review sites... » Read More I have a R9 270X and it works pretty well on Bf4. Have not played Arma. If you can afford it I would recommend going with a R9 275X which I believe is two R9 270s on one card or better the higher end R9 280, R9 290 cards. You can look at Nvidia cards if you prefer. Nvidia cards work great with Intel motherboards. I use AMD which is why I went with the Radeon R9 270X from PowerColor PCS+. I believe this MSI is the one which has Military Grade Capacitors so you can get at least a 10 year lifespan out of the card. MSI I believe has good overclocking and stability, you can check review sites for this card to see benchmarks for games. « Show Less
1461044
This board is am3+ so it supports all am3 out of the box, and this is Asus motherboard not gigabyte lol
2041690
You can go for a board upgrade since these guys are spooking you. Motherboard HP Pavilion DV7-1000 AMD CPU 486542-001 My partner and I have revived many of these AMD Boards with flux, reballing and paste. Some of them require copper shims as an add on. These are not gaming machines and I think that's where some users exceed the limits.
739980
Yes. Here is a link showing it as well found through the r9 270x website. http://www.pc-specs.com/mobo/GigaByte/Gigabyte_GA-78LMT-USB3/1540
495579
I personally regret not going with the M5A99 for 2 reasons. I already had 2 Nvidia cards I planned to SLI and found out this board only supports cross fire. One of the sata ports is blocked by my video card so I am limited in adding drives since I am already using 4 ports.