Best Overclocking Motherboard?

[justas]

Hello all.

I was wondering what would be a good, stable, overclocking motherboard for an E6600 that is under $200~$300. I will probably end up upgrading my memory (Only 667 atm), but I want to stay with DDR2 and preferably SLI ready.

I am not sure what chipsets to look for, or which brands offer better overclocking.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[BUFF]

if you want SLI ready that pretty much restricts you to nVidia 680i/680iLT & 650i chipset mobos (or Asus' Frankenstein creation).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188013

 

[justas]

What is the difference between 680i and 680iLT?

 

[BUFF]

tbh not a lot although it depends upon exactly how the mobo mfr implemented the chipset
http://www.nvidia.com/page/nforce_600i_tech_specs.html

 

[hertzuk]

asus striker extreme is supposed to be great IF you have the right RAM, there is a list of approved ram on their site.. If you dont have the right ram, its more than likely you'll end up with no RAM at all!!

I personally just ordered the eVga 680i, as the only real problems i could find when researching this was temperature, so iv'e ought some fat heatsinks (thermalright hr-05)

Cheers Chris

 

[Hatman]

Decent case cooling takes care of most of the problems TBH, there isn't a part of my 680i LT that I cannot touch with my bare hands.


I may be having problems with it all though, who knows.

 

[newton316]

so does this mobo kick gigabytes?hmmm i was about to get gigabyte, now im considering this one...thou i aint sure if its available in the philippines... T_T
does it support ATI?heheh sorry for the noob question...