« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2012, 02:40:22 am »
I just have one question if you want to overclock then why did you buy that board without even looking at features and what it does?
You only have a 4+1 power phase and no mosfet, Yes it has the 970 chipset but the lower end of it is the difference of buying a 6440 video card or a 6970 video card. The 6440 wil play hi def movies and games but wont overclock very well at all since it is a lowend card yet the 690 overclocks like a dream and you can tell the difference by price.
If you wanted to overclock you should of went with the UD3 instead of the d3 the UD3 has a mosfet and 8+1 power phase and is more geared towards overclocking. Overall, the GA-970A-UD3 is clearly the superior board as not only does it have a strong feature set, it also has a power phase design that will please almost any overclocker. Alternatively, the GA-970A-D3 won’t be a great overclocking board, but the features offered are sure to make it a great budget-friendly option.
Therefore instead of coming on here asking for something that isnt going to happen do a little research first and get the board that does what you want it to. Biostar is the same way as is any other motherboard manufacture they make the lower end boards for budget builds and then they make a series of mid to high range board like the 990FXA UD3 and the UD5 up to UD7 for most high end builds.
20.00 difference on newegg.
« Last Edit: February 25, 2012, 02:47:34 am by autotech »
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