Lga 1336 mobo for Overclock and sli <$220

[elo820]

Hey guys,

I don't know if it is better to post here rather than the motherboard sub forum.

I am caught up in building this rig of mine. I am thinking of getting the i7 920 now instead of the i7 1156 build. Which motherboard should I get that is cheap, very overclockable up to 4.0ghz, has sli capabilty, and stable.

There are so many choices out there. What do I pick? I need to know real soon.

Does anyone know of some good ram choices other than the ocz platinum? Instead, does anyone have other ram recommendations that are good for the i7 920? price wise

Thanks in advance everyone

 

[lunyone]

Wow! That is alot of questions Well maybe you could give a run down of what your wanting to build and what your budget is. This will help us to better serve you, while trying to keep the budget under control.

* What resolution will you be gaming/playing under?
* What is your budget?
* What aftermarket CPU HSF were you going to be using?
* What Case/PSU were you wanting to use?
* How much RAM are you going to be running?
* Are you worried about how loud/quiet the system is?

All of these factors we will need to know, so we can help you with getting the best setup for what you want to do.

 

[gkay09]

If you are not brand specific, then my choice would be -
ASRock X58 Extreme
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157163

Review -
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cheap-x58-motherboard,2368.html

Other mobo choices -
ASUS Rampage Gene -
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-RAM2-GE

UD4P
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-EX58U4P

As for RAM, check out Mushkin and Corsair memories with CAS 7...they are about $5 more than the Platinum at newegg and are better in terms of quality...

 

[elo820]

Wow! That is alot of questions Well maybe you could give a run down of what your wanting to build and what your budget is. This will help us to better serve you, while trying to keep the budget under control.

* What resolution will you be gaming/playing under?
* What is your budget?
* What aftermarket CPU HSF were you going to be using?
* What Case/PSU were you wanting to use?
* How much RAM are you going to be running?
* Are you worried about how loud/quiet the system is?

All of these factors we will need to know, so we can help you with getting the best setup for what you want to do.

I will be playing at 1900 resolution

my budget is around 1000-1200

Dark knight for cpu cooler?

cooler master 932 haf for the case

6gb ram for the moment.

no preference in how loud it is.

 

[elo820]

If you are not brand specific, then my choice would be -
ASRock X58 Extreme
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157163

Review -
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cheap-x58-motherboard,2368.html

Other mobo choices -
ASUS Rampage Gene -
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-RAM2-GE

UD4P
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-EX58U4P

As for RAM, check out Mushkin and Corsair memories with CAS 7...they are about $5 more than the Platinum at newegg and are better in terms of quality...

Is is worth paying under 200 for a mobo?

 

[elo820]

I just want to make sure it is able to overclock high enough and it does not get hot.

 

[tecmo34]

Go with the Asus Rampage II GENE, which will give you the best shot at 4GHz. Remember it is a Micro-ATX, so would recommend droping down to the Cooler Master HAF 922.

RAM: Patriot 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model PVT36G1333LLK - Retail (CAS 7) or OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK - Retail (CAS 8)

 

[elo820]

crap. I already opened my 932 haf case.

 

[tecmo34]

crap. I already opened my 932 haf case.

Not a problem... it will work in the HAF 932... You'll just have a lot of room open at the bottom of the case!!

 

[elo820]

do you have any other recommendations and why?

 

[tecmo34]

What is the rest of your build... GPU, HDD... etc., so we can see if anything needs adjusting to meet your 1920x1080+ gaming resolution.

Another very good CPU is .. Cogage TRUE Spirit CPU Cooler (Socket LGA 1366), which completes with the Thermaltake "TRUE", which is considered one of the best HSF on the market for 1/2 the price. The Xigmatek Dark Knight S1283V you have listed is a very good one, as well.

 

[elo820]

Yeah, sorry for being so vauge.

My gpu is going to be a gtx 275 and down the line I want to sli.

Hdd will probably be WD caviar black and maybe down the line get an ssd.

psu is 750, that is good enough for now and later cards yeah?

That HSF looks interesting. I'll have to check that one out. Thanks for the responses so far!

If you have to, just recommend anything that is good really.

 

[laluma22]

well boy i have also upgraded my system now i suggest you to use these components

Mobo Intel Desktop Board DX58SO 200-230€ (overclock able by disabeling watchdog to 3,7-3,8Ghz without probs, SLI,CROSSFIRE, EXtra cooler for northbridge better oc)
Cpu: i7 920 240€ (why overclocking you dont need these 20sec diff in most progs betwen 975 and 920 enaugh for few years)
Cooler Thermalright 120 Ultra for best oc^^60€
ddr3 1333 32bit: Intel Core i7 Ed. XMP Ready Triple Ch. 3072.0 MB DDR3 DIMM 55€
ddr3 1333 64bit: Intel Core i7 Ed. XMP Ready Triple Ch. 6144.0 MB DDR3 DIMM 111€
PSU Corsair HX750W cable managment 4x 6/8 PciE (SLi , Crossfire) 140€
raid harddisk 73GBfor windows for high performance 80€
1TB 7200U 70€
Dvddrive 24x 30€
blu ray if you want 2x sony nec i(is fine but not the best^^) 80€
Case soprano is good enaugh ca 80€
Graphic : 2x GTX 260 2(the new model) 149€ each so ca 300€( but i would wait till end of october or november because then the new dx11 graphic cards are comming out^^

total ca:
32bit: ca.1285€
32bit+bd ca. 1365€
64bit ca.1341€
64bit+bd ca.1421€

and that would be a nice pc you want prob 200€ above what you want.^^

 

[laluma22]

i see you have a psu so the things you have just make a -^^

greets laluma22

 

[elo820]

Good rec, anymore?

 

[mindless728]

Not a problem... it will work in the HAF 932... You'll just have a lot of room open at the bottom of the case!!

hell, this would give you a lot of room to integrate water cooling in the future sometime

 

[elo820]

that is true! But for now Im doing air cause I'm moving around a lot from school and home.

 

[laluma22]

i would have some more rec ive tested 3 options and for me the best one is what i wrote beside that i have 2x 9800GX2 KO evga^^

so just pm me for more questions or write here^^

greets laluma22

 

[elo820]

hey guys, I'm also scared about my psu. Do you guys really think 750 watts is good enough for oc i7, dual gtx 275 (maybe overclock), 2-3 hd. anything else i need to provide to know which psu?

 

[laluma22]

ehm yeah so i think that 750 watt is enaugh for oc 920 but like i said you should not and you do not need to oc the cpu is the best and good enaugh without oc but you should get on the settings i send you at least at 3,5 Ghz and it is even faster than the 975 etreme^^
a gtx 275 cis idle 177 and under load 250 so both cards will be 400 aprox
after oc you cpu you will have still 10%-20% nonused i got that from other forum in tomshardware^^

hope i could help

greets laluma22

 

[elo820]

750 is enough even with the new gfx coming out and maybe cross/sli those? Motherboards are so confusing still. I still have not finished my research on this. I want to settle on one that is cool and has overclock abilty.

 

[laluma22]

you maean mibi like i said the intel dx58so extreme edition is cool and overclock ability
i also do own it quite easy to oc just disable watchdog and do hat you want

 

[laluma22]

cool and oc ability

 

[tecmo34]

If you are concern about your PSU... you can purchase this one (CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail) for $10 more (including the MIR).

Another option for a good MOBO... EVGA 141-BL-E757-TR LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX X58 SLI LE Intel Motherboard - Retail for $219.99 after MIR.

 

[elo820]

I am liking the last suggestion for the mobo. What do you guys think about the asus rock extreme? I see that on reviews that it gets hot? I plan to overclock but not above 4.0 ghz

I am loving the suggestions so far!