Hi Everybody,
I plan on doing a budget build with either one of these fx6300/6350/8320/8350
(mostly gaming and office) - so i will overclock somewhat, but only to 100% stable levels
It seems to me 970a chipset is totally enough for me and i just need to choose a motherboard
with a good power delivery design and i will be set,
but amd's HyperTransport link speed is bothering me,
Ram from 1866 to 2400mhz costs practically the same now where i live, so i figure i'd take an 8gb kit of 2 @ 2400mhz (kingston beast)
i have available mostly Asrock/Asus/MSI/Gygabyte motherboards where i live
-im leaning towards Gygabyte or Asus
1st. quetsion:
why is the 970 chipset limited to 4.8gb/s HT speed and 5.2gb/s on 990x ?
- will this affect performance at all?
2nd. question:
If the motherboard mem support list states the ram will be downgraded to 2000mhz is there anything to worry about? or these ram modules will work just fine?
(i guess i can always reduce latency on a higher mhz module?)
3rd. question:
will i gain much by taking a GA-970A-UD3P vs GA-970A-DS3 ?
or should i even step up to a GA-990XA-UD3?
I plan on doing a budget build with either one of these fx6300/6350/8320/8350
(mostly gaming and office) - so i will overclock somewhat, but only to 100% stable levels
It seems to me 970a chipset is totally enough for me and i just need to choose a motherboard
with a good power delivery design and i will be set,
but amd's HyperTransport link speed is bothering me,
Ram from 1866 to 2400mhz costs practically the same now where i live, so i figure i'd take an 8gb kit of 2 @ 2400mhz (kingston beast)
i have available mostly Asrock/Asus/MSI/Gygabyte motherboards where i live
-im leaning towards Gygabyte or Asus
1st. quetsion:
why is the 970 chipset limited to 4.8gb/s HT speed and 5.2gb/s on 990x ?
- will this affect performance at all?
2nd. question:
If the motherboard mem support list states the ram will be downgraded to 2000mhz is there anything to worry about? or these ram modules will work just fine?
(i guess i can always reduce latency on a higher mhz module?)
3rd. question:
will i gain much by taking a GA-970A-UD3P vs GA-970A-DS3 ?
or should i even step up to a GA-990XA-UD3?