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post #1 of 7
7/17/12 at 7:43pm
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I'm looking for a motherboard that is overclocking friendly and reliable.
I'm new to overclocking so forgive my ignorance.

First things first, is there a difference between 8+2 vs 6+2 Phase Count?
I was just looking a this chart for reference...
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AgN1D79Joo7tdE9xMUFlMEVWeFhuckJEVF9aMmtpUFE&gid=3

Anyway my budget is ~$100.

My goal is to overclock my Phenom 955 C3 to at least 4.0GHZ with my Corsair H50 (assuming there is no temperature issue).

Here are my options so far...

GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3 (8+2 Phase Count) $98
http://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-GA-970A-UD3-AM3-SATA-Motherboard/dp/B0055Q88EO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342579482&sr=8-1&keywords=GIGABYTE+GA-970A-UD3

ASUS M5A97 EVO (6+2 Phase Count) $114
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131757&Tpk=m5a97%20evo
Edited by xerb - 7/17/12 at 7:45pm
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post #2 of 7
7/17/12 at 8:29pm
a awsome board for over clocking is Sabertooth

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?InvtId=SABERTOOTH-990FX-PB-R&cpc=RESX

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post #3 of 7
7/17/12 at 8:36pm
The M5A97 EVO will do the trick. I have had a 955 on this mobo at 4.0 Ghz. I was using the stock cooler with it though, I did not run it that fast for long. With your H50 you will be good to go. If you are OK with refurbished the Sabertooth would certainly be even better.
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post #4 of 7
7/17/12 at 8:36pm
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a awsome board for over clocking is Sabertooth
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?InvtId=SABERTOOTH-990FX-PB-R&cpc=RESX
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gah! my cooling will never support that high of an overclock. i'll consider it though.
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post #5 of 7
7/17/12 at 9:09pm
but you will know you have a board that can do it
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post #6 of 7
7/17/12 at 9:58pm
The UD3 IMHO
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post #7 of 7
7/18/12 at 12:55am
Either one of them can do the job if the CPU is good enough to clock that high. I recommend the Gigabyte, for the 8+2 and for the fact that if you ever want to upgrade, the M5A97's seem to be a tad fussy about FX processors. The UD3 is better in some respects, and it's cheaper; that makes it an easy choice for me.
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