I am upgrading to a i5-2500k processor soon and I am looking for a good motherboard for overclocking. I am not a enthusiast and I am just looking for a modest 4.0ghz or so overclock till I need more.
My current "possibles" are these.
Gigabyte
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128460
ASRock
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157222&cm_re=p67_motherboard-_-13-157-222-_-Product
ASUS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131687&cm_re=p67_motherboard-_-13-131-687-_-Product
I game at a modest 1680x1050 resolution so I don't need to SLI/Crossfire for the most part. Later down I will be upgrading my GPU but for now I run a modest GTX 260.
Few things I need to have for my motherboard are.
1) Least 4 SATA2 ports
2) When using SATA3 (aka SSD) it wont limit my GPU.
#2 was a issue when I was shopping for a 1156 system for a friend. The "USB 3.0 and SATA3" boards took bandwidth from the PCI-e lane and usually resulted in the PCIe x16 slot to go from x16 to x8 when SATA3/USB 3.0 was being used. I don't have a SSD yet but once it hits 50 cents a GB I will be upgrading to one.
Thank you for any help. I appreciate anything you can do. My max limit on a motherboard would be $150.
System Specs
Q6600 @ 400x8- 3.2ghz
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 (rev. 1.0)
2x2GB G-skill PC6400 DDR2 800
XFX GTX 260 192 core
750w Corsair PSU (Modular)
500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12
*edit*
I forgot to mention here is the links to my CPU and Memory that I will be buying WITH the motherboard.
CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
Memory (Must be low profile)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231193
My current "possibles" are these.
Gigabyte
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128460
ASRock
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157222&cm_re=p67_motherboard-_-13-157-222-_-Product
ASUS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131687&cm_re=p67_motherboard-_-13-131-687-_-Product
I game at a modest 1680x1050 resolution so I don't need to SLI/Crossfire for the most part. Later down I will be upgrading my GPU but for now I run a modest GTX 260.
Few things I need to have for my motherboard are.
1) Least 4 SATA2 ports
2) When using SATA3 (aka SSD) it wont limit my GPU.
#2 was a issue when I was shopping for a 1156 system for a friend. The "USB 3.0 and SATA3" boards took bandwidth from the PCI-e lane and usually resulted in the PCIe x16 slot to go from x16 to x8 when SATA3/USB 3.0 was being used. I don't have a SSD yet but once it hits 50 cents a GB I will be upgrading to one.
Thank you for any help. I appreciate anything you can do. My max limit on a motherboard would be $150.
System Specs
Q6600 @ 400x8- 3.2ghz
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 (rev. 1.0)
2x2GB G-skill PC6400 DDR2 800
XFX GTX 260 192 core
750w Corsair PSU (Modular)
500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12
*edit*
I forgot to mention here is the links to my CPU and Memory that I will be buying WITH the motherboard.
CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
Memory (Must be low profile)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231193
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