Two Quick Questions - Best Cheap MB for E8400 for OC?

That case does not include a PSU. Please note that, with exceptions, Ultra PSUs live (or maybe croak) on Tier-5 ("do not buy" ) of the list at http://www.tomswiki.com/page/Tiere [...] gs?t=anon. If possible, choose one from Tier-3 or better.

Oh I linked the wrong product.. here is the correct case/PSU.


http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicat [...] CatId=1858


Also, what about this motherboard it seems to be suggested by many people to be used for overclocking:

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=29705

Considering he is using the e8400 processor, wouldn't it make sense to use a motherboard that will meaningfully be able to overclock it? From your article it seems you got that board stable at 400 Mhz, which is only a 600 Mhz increase for the e8400. To really overclock that processor you should get a motherboard that can get up to 450 or higher (X38, X48).

The P35-DS3L may have trouble if you try to put DDR2-1066 on it.

As to that case, the front door looks like a royal pain in the keister, not to mention the questionable PSU.
CoolerMaster makes a lot of decent cases that aren't too expensive.

Yes. It will have problem with RAM natively higher than DDR2 800. This is true for most P35 boards and some X38 boards.

I would not wait for nehalem. It will be expensive as hell when it comes out, and it is never good to be the guinea pig for new technology because there always will be issues that will get fixed usually six months after initial release.

As far as 1066 not working on X38 boards, I do not think that is true. Please correct me if I am wrong, but all X38 boards have a FSB running at least at 1333, so 1066 should not be an issue.

As for a good recommendation for a X38 board, I have been extremely satisfied with my maximus extreme, although it is a bit costly at $350.
Like I said earlier, with graphics card excluded the motherboard should be the most expensive part of your build. A cheaper alternative would be to get the maximus formula, which is identical to the extreme except that it uses ddr2 RAM instead of ddr3, and it costs about $280.00.

Im not actually at all interested in DDR3 ram Ive read a lot of reviews and they all say to go with DDR2 because 3 is a) too new b) too expensive c) ridiculuosly minute gains like 3% in games.


Why is a good mother board so important? Remeber I have no plans to upgrade this system Ill buy anew one in a few years. Also I dont use raid (not worth it for me), no SLI (cause only 10% gains for twice the price).

All I need is a board that I can very easily and safely overclock my E8400 on, and it must be pretty quiet.

THANKS!

A good motherboard is important because:

1. Quality= reliability

2. Easier upgrades when prices come down (ie BIOS updates enable new CPUs to run)

3. Has good OCing options.

That is why I recommend the P35-DS3L or DS3R.

All of the above listed are supported by the DS3L. The 2*8MB ROM is used to prevent bad BIOS flashes. E stands for an energy saving feature called Dynamic Energy Saver. Get the DS3R if you need RAID or need extra SATA ports.

Shadow7037 I love you man! lol

SUCH GOOD ADVICE!!!!


I finally have my system all ready to buy the components. Im going to wait for your final word on my setup tho just in case.
Link to it below:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] out-inputs