AMD 965, which mb for stable overclock for less $ ?

[hamlet_jones]

I'm thinking an ASRock 970 EXTREME4 for my c3 965.
I want to upgrade from a biostar 880g+.

I want stable overclocking, but don't see need for a board twice the price of the 970 Extreme4.

 

[clutchc]

Great overclocking and low cost are usually mutually exclusive. As the old saying goes, 'you get what you pay for'. Having said that, look for Japanese solid caps, cooled VRMs, high phase power, lots of BIOS adjustments.
Gigabyte: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514
Asus: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131873
Asus: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131851

I'm assuming it doesn't have to be a mATX like your Biostar.

 

[hamlet_jones]

Nah, I've got a nice mid-tower case. I was just budget building in 2010, and want to bump it up.