Asus M5A97 vs M5A97 EVO

[omminnoremac]

I really don't know much about motherboards, I was wondering what the difference was betwen these two boards. I know the EVO has firewire, and a few more USB ports, but I can't work out much else. Is there anything to justify the £25 price difference?

 

[Avenged7Fold]

M5A97 has 4+2 power phase and evo has 6+2. if you have a 6 core or an 8 core fx or even a 6 core phenom, very worth getting the Evo. These high power chips will pull a lot of power through the VRMs and the extra VRMs on the Evo will help deliver constant power, stably and are less likely to throttle your CPU due to overheating.

 

[omminnoremac]

M5A97 has 4+2 power phase and evo has 6+2. if you have a 6 core or an 8 core fx or even a 6 core phenom, very worth getting the Evo. These high power chips will pull a lot of power through the VRMs and the extra VRMs on the Evo will help deliver constant power, stably and are less likely to throttle your CPU due to overheating.

oh ok thanks yeah I'm planning to get the fx6300