As the title says I just upgraded to a 970A-UD3 with a FX-6300. So far overclocking has been pretty good, but seems that I hit a wall at 4.8Ghz @ 1.5v. Looking at reviews and opinions it seems the only complaint about this board is the VRM sink is a little inadequate.
I came from a Gigabyte 790XT-UD4P, which after 4 years of abuse is no longer with us (lost stability, and had random sound artifacts even at stock speeds). When I was pulling it and inspecting the board, comparing it to the 970A it looks like the VRM/ Northbridge are the same spec and placement on both boards. The main difference is the 790XT has a heatpipe that runs from VRM to NB and is much larger/ robust.
I guess my question is if it would be even worth swapping the 790xt sink onto the 970a board? If so I imagine that I would need some new thermal tape, are there any good brands out there? Or would I be safe with some MX3/4?
For comparison here are a few photos I found on the net. I think they look damn close, even if the 790xt sink doesn't totally line up I think a little dremel love can get it to fit.
790XT
970A
I came from a Gigabyte 790XT-UD4P, which after 4 years of abuse is no longer with us (lost stability, and had random sound artifacts even at stock speeds). When I was pulling it and inspecting the board, comparing it to the 970A it looks like the VRM/ Northbridge are the same spec and placement on both boards. The main difference is the 790XT has a heatpipe that runs from VRM to NB and is much larger/ robust.
I guess my question is if it would be even worth swapping the 790xt sink onto the 970a board? If so I imagine that I would need some new thermal tape, are there any good brands out there? Or would I be safe with some MX3/4?
For comparison here are a few photos I found on the net. I think they look damn close, even if the 790xt sink doesn't totally line up I think a little dremel love can get it to fit.
790XT
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