thinking about switching to AMD, need suggestions

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128086

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128082

whats the difference with these two? their like 20 USD difference, and the GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L is only around 90USD, so its a lot cheaper. is the 30-50 dollars worth the extra juice to overclock? like an extra .5ghz or something extra?

 

The C version one will actually overclock a little worse, or about the same. It's more expensive because it supports DDR3 memory.

As for the GA-P35-DS3l, it has less features, less ports, worse power management, and a smaller heatsink. I'm not sure how much the difference is.

 

The C version will overclock the same as the normal P35-DS3R, trust me. It's the same board but with DDR3. If you don't use DDR3 (which you shouldn't, not yet anyway) then it'll be exactly the same.

 

what do you mean when you say 'not yet'? like it will be useful in the future? and so you mean i should go with this one then?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128086

 

Well, DDR3 right now is pointless due to the huge cost. In a few years' time though, it could well be the standard. I went with the P35C-DS3R at the time because it seemed the logical choice, being the same price as the normal P35-DS3R, but realistically if the EP35 is cheaper, you may as well get that instead.

 

anything about the overclocking abuzar1??

 

Thanks for replying man, I couldn't find this thread.

I got it to 3.6 but it wasn't stable. Right now I'm running at 3.4Ghz on a Freezer 7 pro. I didn't lap anything.

 

alright thanks for the info. i dont plan on going that high past 3.4ghz anyways.