970 Chipset w/ FX 8350

[Hasteify]

Alright, so I got an AMD FX 8350 for christmas. It was all fun and games until I hooked it to my MB and checked the speed. It was running at 2.8ghz per core. Shit. So I found out my current shitty micro ATX mobo does not support the 125w processor and bumps the performance down. So in a flash, I went and bought a new mobo. I got the cheapest and best one I could find on newegg. I had no money and had to ask my parents for the money so I really had no room to get anything better. I ended up getting a ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0, which has a 970 chipset. I watched a review on it after ordering and it says that the 970 chipset can slow down 8 core processors? Will the board do me good or should I return it when I get it? Also, how does it do for overclocking?

Thanks!

 

[junkeymonkey]

seems to me as long as the chip is on it supported list it should all work as normal... but anything can go on with any build or parts from good to bad ..

 

[Wisecracker]

The 970-chipset is fine with 8-core processors.

The motherboard you selected will work but is not that great for over-clocking.

 

[junkeymonkey]

its looks to be only a 4+1 phase and depending on the quality of the vrm its how it may take a overclock.. but as far as running stock speeds all should be just fine

 

[Hasteify]

Alright thanks guys it's just a placeholder for now until I can get something better. Appreciate the help!