I would definitely NOT say that.

And if you are overclocking that extreme 3 doesn't hold a candle to the capabilities of the saber. The VRMs will likely hold you back at thermal limits and start throttling your chip without much of an OC.

I view my computer as a tool, I use it to make money. So I'm definitely not afraid to spend a little more to give myself some assurance that it is going to be able to do just that reliably, and for as long as possible.

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Posted by stout

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Posted on 6/7/14 at 4:08 pm to BoogerNuts

Look, I am not going to go back and forward over it. You have a Sabertooth and you like it...cool.

It is not going to make that much, if any, of a difference in overclocking over the Extreme 3 and for the money the best overclock board for a 990 chipset is the Extreme 9 due to the power phases.

That being said, he has a budget and he would be better served spending the money on other components than to MAYBE make minimal gains on his overclock.

I have had all 3 boards spoken about and I will tell you that none of it mattered as much as you think. The Extreme 9 was the most stable of them all FWIW.

Side by side by side comparison

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The Sabertooth and the Extreme 3 are virtually identical spec wise. You are paying for buzz words on the Asus Like "Military Grade". What does that even mean on a motherboard? Sorry to burst your bubble but it's true. You get a little more bang for your buck on ASRock. ASUS makes some good looking boards but they do that to distract from the fact that MSI, Gigabyte, and ASRock boards actually have more features for the money.

This post was edited on 6/7/14 at 4:10 pm

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