In light of xd_1771's thread (here), I (and xd) have decided to start making a list of AMD motherboards and their power phases.
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Note 1: all un-heatsinked boards will support Enzotech MOS-C1 heatsinks
Heatsinks referred to in spreadsheet:
Enzotech MOS-C1
Enzotech MST-66
Enzotech MST-88
Note 2: Often when a board is advertised as 8+2, 16+2, etc, it often still uses 4 channels. There has been some controversy over the advertising of "8+2" phase boards since they are not true 8 channel designs. But, since 8+2 (with four channels), in *most* (read: not all), situations is much better than 4+1 (4 channels) we still decided to list them by their Phase count rather than their number of channels.
Note 3: Please be aware that just because a board does not have something the "recommended" collumn does not necessarily mean it is a bad board. It can either mean no-data, or not-recommended. As there are hundreds of AMD motherboards, we do not have time to research every one. If you have a question about a particular board, make a thread, or post in this one.
AM3+
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FM2
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FM1
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AM3
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AM2/AM2+
* indicates split power phase
Resources:
Some reading about NIKOS mosfets:
http://www.overclock.net/amd-motherboards/959289-cpu-vrm-mosfets-transistor-discussion.html
Why 4+1 is usually avoided amongst overclockers:
http://www.overclock.net/amd-cpus/943109-why-vrms-big-issue-why-usually.html
Explanation of VRM technology:
http://www.overclock.net/general-processor-discussions/973918-clarification-phases-also-re-exploding-gtx590s.html















