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micky_lund   05-16-2009 at 04:11:06 AM

I'm looking at getting an i7 920, and overclocking it to 3.8ghz. Can people please suggest their prefered MB, and say y. its hard to pick the best, and atm im looking between gigabyte extreme, asus deluxe, and evga sli, but CHEAPER MB's with good OC capability would also be good.

NB: using a TRUE 120, need 2+ PCI-E 2.0, and good OC capability

thanks all :D

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destram25   05-22-2009 at 02:39:54 AM
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The EVGA E758-A1 or the ASUS P6T deluxe v2 is what I'm stuck between...

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micky_lund   06-02-2009 at 01:22:44 PM
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umm... under the $250 mark.... and it needs good OC, standard atx size, and 2+ PCI-E 2.0

------------------------------ MICK
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Rain1406   06-02-2009 at 07:54:39 PM
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I'm on a P6T Deluxe (v1) overclocked to 3.9 only stopped there because I didn't want to push any further, from the way it's handling I get the feeling I could easily get a bit higher.

the ASUS P6T deluxe (v1 or V2) gets my vote

------------------------------ Core i7 920 @ 3.9ghz
2x 9800GTX+ BFG OC
3GB OCZ 1600mhz RAM
Coolermaster HAF
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micky_lund   06-06-2009 at 02:08:18 AM
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what about gigabyte? do they have good boards, cause of the dual-BIOS settings?

------------------------------ MICK
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destram25   06-13-2009 at 07:12:38 PM
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The UD5 is a good choice for overclocking also. Its a tough choice. Since I haven't had problems with ASUS boards in the past, I went with the p6t deluxe v2. However, Gigabyte makes good boards too. I know that from personal experiences also. Alot of people claim that EVGA is the best choice because of their superb customer support.

They are all really good boards, but I say go with the p6t deluxe v2.

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flyin15sec   06-13-2009 at 09:30:05 PM
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i7 Overclocking has less to do with motherboard choices. Just about any motherboard can do 4ghz.

It relies more on the IMC of your processor with the C0/C1 revision. The new D0 revision has almost no problems getting to 4ghz. It boils down to how much vcore you're willing to pump into it.

Don't believe me? This ECS X58 board can do 222bclk and take i7 920 to 4.3ghz

Unlike the old socket 775 days, where the chipset and memory controller are on the board so choosing the right 775 board was key to overclocking, i7 doesn't work that way.

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micky_lund   06-14-2009 at 05:17:53 AM
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so its all down to the batch number (d0 rather that c0/c1), rather than the motherboard, except if u want SLi, XF, 3-way etc?

------------------------------ MICK
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tarek0   06-30-2009 at 04:01:02 PM
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one word one board ASUS P6T DELUXE if u want to pay more u can get the mighty RAMPAGE II EXTREME as i do ASUS ROCKS ;).

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