Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P overclocking capabilities

Woody1999 · Jan 28, 2015

So yeah, will be building soon. After hours of researching and chatting with people here, I've decided to go with the 970A-UP3P for my FX-6300.

Although I won't be needing insane CPU power when I'll only be using my current R7 260X for the graphics card, I'd prefer to overclock as much as possible and upgrade to a new R9 300 series when they come out, so I need to know if the board I have been recommended will perform for me.

Thanks in advance.

Woody

clutchc · Jan 28, 2015

It should be fine. 8+2 phasing, solid caps, and large heat sinks. You should be able to get the best OC with the FX-6300 with the board. I used to have the 990FXA-UD3 which looks to be the same board with the better chipset.

Woody1999 · Jan 28, 2015

Great. Would there be any better boards out there for the price range, though?

Woody

Dark Lord of Tech · Jan 28, 2015

What's your top budget?

clutchc · Jan 28, 2015

Woody1999 :

That's one of the best at that price range, This is another for a bit more: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130790
But the Gigabyte is Higher phase power which is a boon for OC'ing.

mlga91 · Jan 28, 2015

Thats the best 970 motherbord for the price that i've seen, overclocks better than most entry level 990FX boards.

Woody1999 · Jan 29, 2015

If I up my budget to £80, what could I get? I've heard bad things about entry-level 990FX boards, including poor overclocking and no durability.

Just a quick note, the PC will probably be moved from house to house so having a tough computer is strangely useful for me.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/P6XcFT

Woody

clutchc · Jan 29, 2015

Woody1999 :

That puts you just £2 shy of the Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-GA-990FXA-UD3-990FXA-UD3-SKT-AM3-Motherboard/dp/B00545BZOG/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1422581107&sr=8-4&keywords=ASUS+M5A99FX+PRO+R2.0

Woody1999 · Jan 30, 2015

How much extra benefit will I get with a board like that? I'm looking at spending the extra £20 on a modular power supply however, so you'll have to convince me.

Woody

clutchc · Jan 30, 2015

Woody1999 :

Probably not enough to notice compared to the Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P. At least not unless you wanted to add a 2nd gfx card.

Woody1999 · Jan 30, 2015

Nope. I've never used crossfire or SLI before and I don't really intend to unless someone donates dual 295X2s to me.

Thanks guys!

Woody

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