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MSI 970 Gaming or Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming

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Hi, thanks for reading.

 

What's the best motherboard, in your opinion?

 

MSI 970 Gaming or Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming?

 

Why?

 

I'm using a FX-8320.

 

I can buy both of the motherboards very cheap.

 

Thank you!

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Grab the Gigabyte board. 

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34 minutes ago, ShrimpBrime said:

Grab the Gigabyte board. 

 

Are you sure?

The Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming was released near the end of the FX / AM3+ life, but it's a 4+1 VRM.

The MSi 970 Gaming is a 3(x2) + 2 VRM -- using doublers on the CPU phases to get "6" + 2.

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3 hours ago, -rascal- said:

 

Are you sure?

The Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming was released near the end of the FX / AM3+ life, but it's a 4+1 VRM.

The MSi 970 Gaming is a 3(x2) + 2 VRM -- using doublers on the CPU phases to get "6" + 2.

Yeah, I'm sure. Better build quality. 

 

4+1 VRM FX OC 

 

 

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19 hours ago, ShrimpBrime said:

Yeah, I'm sure. Better build quality. 

 

4+1 VRM FX OC 

 

 

Thank you, ShrimpBrime.

 

I'll follow your opinion.

 

Just to rememeber:

 

There is a Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming motherboard, and a Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming SLI motherboard.

 

The second was reviewed by some experts and is a great board.

 

About the first, I don't know, but I'll follow your opinion.

 

Thank you!

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Just now, gabrimor said:

Thank you, ShrimpBrime.

 

I'll follow your opinion.

 

Just to rememeber:

 

There is a Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming motherboard, and a Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming SLI motherboard.

 

The second was reviewed by some experts and is a great board.

 

About the first, I don't know, but I'll follow your opinion.

 

Thank you!

No no no,that's a bad idea!

I had the Gigabyte board,i regretted buying it.

I couldn't overclock the CPU above 4.2GHz without hitting the over current protection of the board.

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5 minutes ago, gabrimor said:

Thank you, ShrimpBrime.

 

I'll follow your opinion.

 

Just to rememeber:

 

There is a Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming motherboard, and a Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming SLI motherboard.

 

The second was reviewed by some experts and is a great board.

 

About the first, I don't know, but I'll follow your opinion.

 

Thank you!

Gigabyte has been second to none for a very long time. MSI in the AM2 AM3 generations where sub par. A lot of this information I have gathered and remember from Overclocking forums, I frequent many. That aside from personal experience. Probably 40 or more AM2/3 processors that I've overclocked on various motherboards, also have accumulated a fist full of knowledge from. 

 

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I couldn't overclock the CPU above 4.2GHz without hitting the over current protection of the board.

What over current protection. That board isn't equipped with that any more than the M5A78L..... which mine did 2.0v+ .....?

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