Can somebody tell me what the difference is between these chipsets? If I plan on building a single gpu pc which should I go for?
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AMD 990FX, 990X or 970?
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7/17/11 at 3:57pm
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They're generally cheaper and don't have all the extras. They generally can still OC, but most don't support dual GPU technologies except Crossfire due to the x16/x4 lane configurations.
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