Noob Question but here goes....

[Jameshill675]

What is the difference between the 965p 775 mobo and the 975X motherboards??

Thanks
J

 

[mishima]

I don't know the technical differences but there is 965 975 and then the 650i and 680i chipsets. The first two are intel, but 975 is a waste of money, the boards are priced a lot higher and 965 offer similar features and clock superbly well at a much lower price, the nVidia 650i/680i also clock a lot better. Basically 975 is a waste of money

 

[semi-pro waster]

The 975X motherboards are higher end chipsets so have some features that were not originally included under the 965P chipset such as Crossfire support however they don't tend to reach such high FSB speeds so aren't ideal for overclocking CPUs with lower multipliers such as the 6300 and 6400. Additionally some manufacturers using the 965P chipset have enabled Crossfire support (such as the Gigabyte DS4) and other high level features so unless you have a good reason for going for the 975X chipset then the 965P tends to offer better value for money and all the important features as well as being more suited to overclocking.

I'll leave the detailing of the 650i and 680i chipsets for another day but essentially again the 680i chipset is the higher end one but doesn't offer a huge amount extra over the lower chipset for a much increased price.