990FXA-UD3 w/FX-8350

[kahasm]

Greetings,
My current MB is 990FXA-UD3 with AMD FX-8350 and running win7-64 ultim

My question: I want to upgrade my gaming hd to a ssd but unsure as to which brands are or are not compatible. I have read many complaints on sites stemming from incompatibility issues with their MB and I'd rather not have any more stressed dumped on me as necessary.

Is anyone using same MB as me and have SSDs installed? if so, what brand/size are you using and what issues did you encounter? I only want the ssd as a gaming drive not boot.

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[dmdilks]

Don't waste your time on a SSD for a gaming drive. Because there really isn't any difference between a SSD and hard drive when it comes to gaming.

You would better off using the SSD for your OS and running the games off a hard drive. That way if something happens to the OS you don't lose your games.

[jorgecorazondeleon]

I have exactly the same configuration:
 FX-8350
Ga-990FXA-ud3 rev 4 and
SSD: OCZ vector 128 gB
 It works wonderfully
There is no conflict

[Vezina]

There is a luck factor involved regarding compatibility.
Make sure you install a SSD that is known to be ok overall.
A wide used chipset based SSD should be ok.
Make sure you choose one with available firmware updates ,some vendors may not offer firmware updates as often as others.
Used as a system drive brings a snappy behavior ,but i personally distrust my SSD.I consider them more prone to fail than a HDD
Using a black WD drive may be a good option if you are afraid of issues..

[thexfile]

No SSD problems here.

You'll need to change the BIOS first to AHCI and Win7 will need AHCI enabled.

Microsoft has a fix tool that will enable AHCI in Win7.
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9741862