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You will be able to, but not much. I'm not by any stretch of the imagination an expert on chipsets, but I know that to get some heavy AM3+ overclocks you want a 990X/FX board. I don't even know what yours is but I believe it is below the 970A chipset which is at best average for overclocking.
EDIT: It's a 760G chipset which is a poor overclocker.
EDIT: It's a 760G chipset which is a poor overclocker.
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I wouldn't feel comfortable overclocking on that board due to its 3+1 phase design and no heatsinked VRM's. If you want to try overclocking while keeping stock voltages give it a try, but it may throttle you before too long.
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That was my belief but it doesn't hurt to get a second opinion
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Oh and yes 3+1 phase designs are VERY bad for overclocking. 4+1 is passable.
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Oh well I was just wondering is all, I don't feel like I need to overclock so that's why I chose a low end motherboard in the first place but if down the line I need more performance I will just upgrade the motherboard and get a new cpu maybe even dab into the intel side of things.
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Well the 6300 is a very capable processor and good overclocker so a board like the GA-970A-UD3 or something more like the M5A99X EVO would even support a higher end AMD processor down the line as well as overclocking the one you already have.
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At the moment I'm happy with the speed especially when compared to my old pc which had a 4200+
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Don't you have to buy Windows again when upgrading a motherboard though? One of the reasons I like AMD; the longevity of their sockets. Is AM3+ going beyond Steamroller, or is that the end of its life?
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You do if you have an OEM version
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