amd fx 8320 oc on cheap motherboards.

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digitians i am on a tight budget and have decided to pair an amd fx 8320 with an am3 chipset based board. i would also like to oc my cpu next year.
please suggest me a cheap motherboard which could be used for oc'ing:
i am naming a few that i have found to be cheap.
total budget 6´4 15700 cpu mobo.
1) gigabyte ga 970a ds3 6´4 4800
2) asus m5a97 le r2.0 6´4 5290
3) msi 970a g46 6´4 5400
thank you!

The Asus M5A97 evo R2 is a bang for buck mobo @ 6.8k. It has a good VRM design and hence it is a good overclocker.

Sainatarajan said:
The Asus M5A97 evo R2 is a bang for buck mobo @ 6.8k. It has a good VRM design and hence it is a good overclocker.

The price is 7100 to 7300

cross out the ones that do not support 1600mhz ram, and the next tyme you buy ram make sure you buy 1600 or higher as you own an fx and unlike ivy bridge fx processor show good improvement in performace... (just to make your choice easier. i too am lokin 4 am3 processor at 4k for ma 6300 and 8gb 1866mhz ram, please pm me in case u stumble upon 1 )

Sainatarajan said:
The Asus M5A97 evo R2 is a bang for buck mobo @ 6.8k. It has a good VRM design and hence it is a good overclocker.

asus m5a97 r2.0 @ 6.8k is out of my budget, cant its smaller brother (asus m5a97 le r2.0) be used.
also suggest some more mobos for 5.5k or should i go with i5 3450 b75. i change my cpu mobo on a 3 yr basis so opted for 8320 fx for futureproofing at a lower price.

get the Asus m5a97 r2.0 priced around 5.8k-6k.