Any currently available LGA 1155 mobos that would OC a 3570k well?

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My current mobo died on me so I've been looking for a new mobo. It was a fairly cheap mATX board that could not OC my CPU or DDR4 at all, but at the time that was fine. Now later in it's life I'd like to Oc the 3570k a bit since it's still a capable CPU. I already have a hyper 212+ cooler as well.

It would pair with a R9 390 and XFX 650W PSU

ATX or mATX is fine as I switched over to a ATX case. The issue I am having is finding a new 1155 mobo for sale. I can go the used route, but would prefer to buy one new with a warranty. From talking with a few people they said that what I need is a Z77 mobo. Is that the only chipset that can OC a 3570k? Any recommendations would help. If there aren't any available priced reasonably I'll probably just get a cheap one comparable to my current one and run my CPU and ram stock until it's time to upgrade to a new cpu+mobo+ram. For now though I've found my 3570k just fine with my r9 390.
 
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For fifty bucks, those must be used. I don't think really think you're going to find a new one for anywhere near that price. They'll either be used and untested, or part of a lot of returned boards, that may or may not have been tested. If you can find a good Z77 or Z68 board for less than sixty bucks, then that's a good option, but it's rolling the dice. Often these boards are being sold because they've already been returned once or somebody has had an issue with it.
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The only new Z77 boards available that are not Intel boards are the Extreme4 and Pro4 that I'm aware of. You can overclock on the Extreme4.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $139.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-31 02:32 EST-0500


Review.

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2013/02/06/asrock_z77_extreme4_lga_1155_motherboard_review/6

 
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Yeah, those were the only ones I could find. At that price though I think I'd rather hold off and save for a proper upgrade/build down the line.

Would a Z68 board also do what what I'm looking for?
 
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That's going to be even harder to find, as it's older. And, you could potentially run into a problem with lack of bios support for the CPU if it's a newer LGA 1155 processor than what was available when the board was released. Usually they've been updated by now, but if it's been on a shelf since before that processor was released, or if used, was never updated, it may not support the CPU. You'd need to check the motherboard product page and look at the CPU support to see what processors are supported according to bios version. The expense alone would make me inclined to avoid this option, and I think you're right about just saving for a newer model. If you're going to invest 140 bucks, it might as well be invested into something much newer.

I'm not seeing anything except Intel boards in Z68 and a very expensive Gigabyte anyhow, so that's probably no better than the Z77.
 
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I'd only be looking at Z68 or Z75 boards used as I've seen several sell recently for around $50. This would only be a replacement board. In a couple years I'd likely want to upgrade to a current gen CPU+mobo, but until then I don't really see the performance benefit to spending an extra $100 to OC my 3570k. Looking at benchmarks the performance increase at even 5ghz doesn't really justify the cost to me. I could have spent an extra $100 on my GPU and seen a larger performance increase.

Glad I asked since I haven't shopped for a mobo for a while since I'm doing just fine with my 3570k at stock.
 
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For fifty bucks, those must be used. I don't think really think you're going to find a new one for anywhere near that price. They'll either be used and untested, or part of a lot of returned boards, that may or may not have been tested. If you can find a good Z77 or Z68 board for less than sixty bucks, then that's a good option, but it's rolling the dice. Often these boards are being sold because they've already been returned once or somebody has had an issue with it.
 
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