Hey guys! Planning to build my first PC soon! 
As the thread title says, will the AsRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 support the AMD FX-6300 AM3+ CPU straight out of the box with 1600mHz RAM?
PCPartPicker told me that some "older 970 motherboards may require BIOS updates" before AM3+ CPUs can be used. Does the 970 Extreme3 R2.0 require such a BIOS update? If so, how do I perform the update? Will I need a supported CPU?
Also, will the motherboard support 1600mHz RAM straight out of the box? According to the tech specs, "OC" is required for it to support 1600mHz and above RAM. I am assuming that the "OC" stands for "over clock". It also says that only some CPUs will support 1600mHz RAM. If I were to install the FX-6300 into the 970 Extreme3, would it support 1600mHz RAM without any need for over clocking or changes to settings?
Here's the supplier I'm buying the motherboard from:
http://www.msy.com.au/nsw/ultimo/pc-components/1025-asrock-970-extreme3-970-extreme3-r2-amd-970-ddr3-motherboard.html
Thanks in advance for your help guys!
As the thread title says, will the AsRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 support the AMD FX-6300 AM3+ CPU straight out of the box with 1600mHz RAM?
PCPartPicker told me that some "older 970 motherboards may require BIOS updates" before AM3+ CPUs can be used. Does the 970 Extreme3 R2.0 require such a BIOS update? If so, how do I perform the update? Will I need a supported CPU?
Also, will the motherboard support 1600mHz RAM straight out of the box? According to the tech specs, "OC" is required for it to support 1600mHz and above RAM. I am assuming that the "OC" stands for "over clock". It also says that only some CPUs will support 1600mHz RAM. If I were to install the FX-6300 into the 970 Extreme3, would it support 1600mHz RAM without any need for over clocking or changes to settings?
Here's the supplier I'm buying the motherboard from:
http://www.msy.com.au/nsw/ultimo/pc-components/1025-asrock-970-extreme3-970-extreme3-r2-amd-970-ddr3-motherboard.html
Thanks in advance for your help guys!
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