is the amd 970 chipset good for gaming reason being i like the price point

[russell_84]

looking at getting this off amazon Gigabyte AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gbps USB 3.0 ATX DDR3 1600 Motherboards GA-970A-DS3P since its got got all the express ports for my capture cards and tv tuner

 

[Calculagator]

For gaming, you need a good CPU and GPU. So long as the motherboard supports those it really doesn't matter. While I prefer Intel CPUs for gaming, the AMD FX series that this supports work just fine.

 

[Quixit]

Make sure the CPU you want to use is on the supported list, a lot of 970 boards don't support the higher watt AMD cpus.

http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=4591

 

[russell_84]

ok thanks it says on the box im looking at it supports the fx series

 

[madmatt30]

The ds3p is very good for the 6 cores or the 95w e series ,if you're looking at an 8320/8350 125w chips youd be better off paying a little extra for the ud3p IMO.
You'll have room for overclocking in the future then should you feel the need.

 

[russell_84]

The ds3p is very good for the 6 cores or the 95w e series ,if you're looking at an 8320/8350 125w chips youd be better off paying a little extra for the ud3p IMO.
You'll have room for overclocking in the future then should you feel the need.

what makes the ud3p better? its just they look pretty much close to the same thing

 

[madmatt30]

8+2 power phasing ,better quality MOSFETs,better vrm heat sinking.
The ds3p is fine for over clocking on the 6300/6350 or stock clocks on the 8320/8350.
In the future if you have an 8 core & want to overclock the ud3p will do a far far better job.
Its generally $10/$15 more expensive but is money well spent IMO.