As the title says I am looking for a motherboard for overclocking my AMD FX-6300. I have a couple in mind but I want to ask some questions first. The ones I've been looking at are either 970 or 990FX chipset. My first question is how much does either of these chipsets affect my ability to overclock? I ask because from what I've read so far people say that a 990FX motherboard is only better if you plan on having a multiple GPU setup ( which I don't ) But I've read others that say 990fx is better than 970 for overclocking anyways. Is this true? Should I invest a bit more money on a 990FX motherboard even though I don't plan on getting multiple GPUs, or should I just get a 970 motherboard? Also can someone explain power phases to me? I read that this is important when picking a motherboard for overclocking. Sorry for all the questions, but I just want to be well informed before buying another motherboard. Thanks to anyone who takes the time to read this and takes the time to answer me.
THE 970 motherboards I've been looking at:
GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3P
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128651
ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131873
990fx motherboards:
ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131851
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514
THE 970 motherboards I've been looking at:
GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3P
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128651
ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131873
990fx motherboards:
ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131851
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514
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