Best cost effective board for Sandybridge 2600k 5ghz build

[reaperz]

Hi all,

the purpose of this thread is to find the best cost effective board for overclocking my Sandybridge 2600k to as high as possible, im hoping 5+ ghz!!

I feel my cooling is up to the task of such an overclock, so onto the motherboard

as my motherboard is due to be refunded , im now looking for alternative boards

i had the Asus p8p67-m, which i now realise was a bad choice due to no vcore adjustment. so i was looking at the Asus p8p67-m Pro.

i dont think i need a full size board, but feel free to prove otherwise to me. - i use audio through SPDIF, and have no additional addon cards, thus i saw no need for a full board.

im NOT interested in running an SLI setup, gaming is second to numbercrunching for me. ideally its a 5ghz+ wankfest build hopefully

the store i need to purchase the board from is www.computerlounge.co.nz

http://www.computerlounge.co.nz/components/componentlist.asp?parttypeid=10&t=2
http://www.computerlounge.co.nz/components/componentlist.asp?parttypeid=147&t=2
http://www.computerlounge.co.nz/components/componentlist.asp?parttypeid=149&t=2

budget is up to $350NZ - i MIGHT be able to stretch if there are serious advantages

Current hardware

CPU : Intel Sandy Bridge i7 2600K with Prolimatech Megahalems with 1x Noctua DH-14 in push configuration
Motherboard : Asus P8P67-M
Ram : G.Skill 2x 4gb DDR3
Case : NZXT Phantom black
HDD : OCZ Vertex2 60gb SSD + various seagate 1tb drives
GPU : nVidia 465gtx

please provide suggestions

Thank you!

ReaperZ

 

[falconswrath]

GO FOR THE PRO ITS A GOOD SOLID BOARD LOTS OF FEATURES AND COMES WITH THE ASUS AUTO OC PROGRAM PUT MINE TO 4.8

 

[reaperz]

thanks falconswrath, anyone else ?

 

[reaperz]

i was also considering these two boards

Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3R-B3
Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4-B3

any input on these boards?

 

[reaperz]

thanks for the interest ..........

i guess ill just buy the Asus P8P67 Pro, have seen a few 5ghz o/c threads around the place on it, and seems to be a top seller.

also thought it may be advantageous to move away from a mATX board

 

[Leaps-from-Shadows]

Good. You made the right decision.

The full-ATX Pro board is the best-selling P67 board by far, though if I was buying, I would go with a Gigabyte UD4.

 

[reaperz]

Good. You made the right decision.

The full-ATX Pro board is the best-selling P67 board by far, though if I was buying, I would go with a Gigabyte UD4.

do you mind if i ask why? i assume you mean the Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4-B3

 

[Leaps-from-Shadows]

I've had several Gigabyte boards over the years and none of them had problems. I believe that the Ultra Durable (extra copper) board design actually helps. Plus, I don't need the extra SATA3 ports or Bluetooth -- if a board has extra features that I don't use, that's just extra things that Murphy could screw up.

 

[reaperz]

bluetooth is certainly something i dont need. it really seems like a useless feature to me .. i was discussing it with a friend last night. the only logical reason i could think of was for mobile phone connectivity, but this board is more aimed at enthusiasts, and enthusiasts would be more likely to be using a USB connection to the phone anyway. .. and any sort of bluetooth headset would have a usb adaptor as well.

in what way do you think the extra copper helps ? in terms of heat dissapation ? extra strength to the board ? i cant think of other possibilities

Thanks

 

[Leaps-from-Shadows]

Certain portions of the board get very warm or even hot, like the area around the CPU and its power system. The copper helps to dissipate that heat, and also helps the board produce less electrical noise, which can interfere with overclocking.

 

[reaperz]

ive ended up ordering the GA-P67A-UD4-B3, heres hoping 5ghz is obtainable with it