Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P vs Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

mhartz · May 12, 2014

Which mobo do you think would fit to my specs? The only missing part is only the mobo because I have no any idea what is the best for my system. And I am planning to OC it to 4.3 ghz in the future.

AMD FX-6300 3.5GHZ
SAPPHIRE R9-270X 2GB GDDR5 256BIT DUAL-X BOOST & OC
GSKILL RIPJAWS 8GB (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
Liteon DVDRW IHAS-124 24x Sata
Seasonic S12II 620W 80PLUS Bronze
Cooler Master K350 Casing
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Fan

Dark Lord of Tech · May 12, 2014

If planning to overclock get this one , has a 8+2 power phase design.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $74.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-12 13:37 EDT-0400)

mhartz · May 12, 2014

Trying to look for that mobo here in Philipines.

Is there any issues with Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P and Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 when OC'ng?

Dark Lord of Tech · May 12, 2014

They really aren't designed for overclocking , 4+1 POWER PHASE BOARDS.

Dark Lord of Tech · May 12, 2014

http://www.wiredsystems.com/store/gigabyte-rev-1-0-atx-socket-am3-amd-990fx-usb-3-0-gigabit-ethernet-and-hd-audio-8-channel-motheboard-ga-990fxa-d3.html

Gigabyte (rev. 1.0) ATX Socket AM3+ AMD 990FX, USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet and HD Audio 8-channel Motheboard (GA-990FXA-D3)

mhartz · May 12, 2014

Aside from Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P and Gigabyte GA-990FXA-D3, what mobo do you recommend? (Budget mobo)

Dark Lord of Tech · May 12, 2014

Just get the ASUS you posted , with a decent cooler and it will allow for some mild overclocking.

The EVO cooler is a good choice.

mhartz · May 12, 2014

Thank you sir!

Dark Lord of Tech · May 12, 2014

Glad to help.

mhartz · May 12, 2014

Hi sir! It's me again, I just want to ask if Asrock 970 Extreme3 is better than Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P and Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 for OC'ng?

Dark Lord of Tech · May 12, 2014

No it's not a very good board.

mhartz · May 12, 2014

Then how about a ASRock 970 EXTREME4?

Dark Lord of Tech · May 12, 2014

Both boards are no better than the ASUS.

mhartz · May 12, 2014

So I'll stick with Asus M5A97 LE R2.0. Sir, you have any idea what is the highest ghz if I want to OC them using that ASUS?

*Pardon me for asking too much.

Dark Lord of Tech · May 12, 2014

Every CPU is different , some overclock well others are not so great , you won't know till you proceed.

mhartz · May 12, 2014

But Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 has no VRM heatsink right?

Dark Lord of Tech · May 12, 2014

No but you can MILD overclock with cooling.

I prefer ASUS on most platforms.

mhartz · May 12, 2014

Thank you for another great answers from you sir, cheers!

Dark Lord of Tech · May 12, 2014

M5A97 (R2.0) < Has heatsinks , LE doesn't but people have overclocked on it to varying degrees.

Dark Lord of Tech · May 12, 2014

The UD3P I posted earlier is the only decent OC board in the 970 lineup.

mhartz · May 12, 2014

Thank you sir! I'll get back to you when we decided on the mobo.

Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P vs Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Honorable

Retired Moderator

Honorable

Retired Moderator

Retired Moderator

Honorable

Retired Moderator

Honorable

Retired Moderator

Honorable

Retired Moderator

Honorable

Retired Moderator

Honorable

Retired Moderator

Honorable

Retired Moderator

Honorable

Retired Moderator

Retired Moderator

Honorable

Share this page