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Anonymous   08-29-2008 at 11:46:25 PM

Hi I'm looking for a good mobo that has a pci-e x16 2.0 slot that's under 130$.

I did find a couple matches but they usaually have a bad ratings IMO so I need some reassurance before I buy.

This is the best one IMO that I've found, any feedbacks would be greatly appreciate, thx.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128345

PS-I'm looking at the intel e7200 2.5ghz, most of my friends say its average but I'm thinking that it's a bit low. I might get the e8400 instead, but im planning to OC this one first, i just need to know how big the risk is of killing the CPU (my friend will help me OC) and that how do I know what fan to use, my friend told me its always safest to go liquid cool when OCing.

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cjl   08-30-2008 at 12:13:48 AM
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No need to liquid cool for a duo. That motherboard should be fine by the way - I would say with a halfway decent air cooler (xigmatek, Freezer 7 pro, or something similar), you should easily be able to overclock it quite a ways. As long as you keep the voltage reasonable (<1.36v or so), you should have very little danger of damaging the CPU.

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rockbyter   08-30-2008 at 12:25:16 AM
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go to newegg, into motherboards then on the left click power search. anything Intel p45, x38, x45 chipsets, or nvidia 750i, 780i. theres a bunch for under 130.

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Grimmy   08-30-2008 at 12:27:20 AM
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^agreed.

I'm OC'd on a Quad for 3.2ghz on air. Unless you want to OC passed 4.2ghz I believe water cooling would be a must. :lol:

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huron   08-30-2008 at 12:37:33 AM
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The E7200 is a fine CPU. I have heard it's a great mid/budget overclocker.

You can find the 7200 at microcenter for pretty cheap, I believe.

I would use the power search at newegg as suggested. Check P35, P45, and X38, X48. I have an nVidia board now (wanted to SLI in the future), but I would got for an Intel board today. The power search even allows you to set a min/max price.

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Shadow703793   08-30-2008 at 12:59:04 AM
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^+1. It's a good CPU for OCing.

I recommend:
P45-DS3L
or
ASUS P5Q
or
P45-DS3R (CrossFire but will bottle neck a 4850 due to the x8 lanes)

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1HAPLO   08-30-2008 at 01:30:42 AM
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Air cooling is just fine. I have the X3350(Q9450) to 3.6 on air.

The P45 chipset is great as long as you do not Crossfire as Shadow said they have 8X/8X in Crossfire. The x38/X48 is 16X/16X.

Either the Gigabyte or the ASUS.

1Haplo

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Anonymous   08-30-2008 at 01:47:57 AM
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Thx alot for the help guys, I'll most likely OC my cpu now. As for the mobo, I'll check around a bit more

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