Hey guys!! I'm drawing Battleplans for my future FSX-dedicated rig, and came with this little doubt:

I'm planning on Mid-Overclock i5 3570K (no more that 4.5GHz, needs to last 3 or 4 years) and de-lidding it. Aftermarket AirCooler too. check below

I Came across AsRock Z77 Extreme4 ¡OR! Extreme4M. I have read good reviews about both mothers.

Fact is that Extreme4M has 8+4 Power Phase, while the M has only 4+2.
(NOTE that I have read they are all ANALOG PWM not digital, as AsRock markets both as DIGItal. check this: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1700041)

So my question is: for that mid-overclock on air cooling, would the Extreme4M overclock the same as Extreme4 despite the power phase difference?? Regarding to ports i don't need the non-M additional ports. But I may save a couple of bucks and better airflow inside my Rig with a MicroATX board.

 

Cheers and thanks much in advance!!
Nicolás

 

****ADDITIONAL DATA in case you want to know:

*i5 3570k already said. Planning on De-Lidding, replacing SuperCrappy stock TIM with Coolaboratory Liquid ULTRA (not Pro!)
*coolerMaster 212 Hyper EVO (or, if I have the cash: Noctua NH-D14).
*1 monitor only, no three-thingies for now
*EVGA GTX-660 non-TI FTW! Signature 2 (maybe overkill for 1 monitor, but that question would in another forum . Was planning on the 760 when it came out). maybe ASUS *counterpart too.
*Case, PSU and monitor not relevant, but haven't decided yet. Case will have more fans for 2 hard Drives, maybe 3. no SSD.

***********this is a "tentative" Rig, nothing has been bought yet.
 

bump..