need a motherboard to support 4.5 to 5ghz cpu

chucky9

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here are my current specs

win 8 pro
AMD fx 8350 4.0ghz(soon to be cooled by a h110 hydro)
gtx 780 3gb
16gb 1600mhz ram
ga-970a-ds3 motherboard
850w psu
1tb hdd
corsair m95 mouse
corsair k95 keyboard
2x vga monitor running through dvi-i adaptor and hdmi to vga active adaptor
i will also be adding a 3tb internal hdd and a ssd to this system within the next few months
 

Dark Lord of Tech

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I'm over 5 ghz. with this one.You need great cooling and a good chip to get to 5ghz.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($182.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $182.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-19 19:03 EST-0500)


My other board is this Asrock , both great overclocking motherboards.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme9 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($188.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $188.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-19 19:05 EST-0500)
 

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