MB for I5 2500 3.30ghz

[hannibalhnb]

i have a I5 2500 3.3 Ghz and i really dont know what mb should i choose. my financial options are rather limited, please, what recommandations do you have?

p.s. i cannot wait till april, i really have to buy something now..

 

[4745454b]

Good luck with that. Maybe you can find someone still selling them but most sites have already pulled their stock.

 

[hannibalhnb]

why?

 

[4745454b]

The SATA II will burn out eventually. This won't delete your data, but you wont' be able to access it. To prevent them from having to do a bunch of returns, most sites simply aren't selling them until Intel provides a fixed chipset. You can either buy one now and replace when it blows, or wait until the fixed chipset comes out.

 

[hannibalhnb]

what if i use a hdd with SATA 3, will I face any problem ? are there any problems with these MB except this one about SATA 2?

 

[hannibalhnb]

what do you think about AsRocK P67 Pro3 Socket 1155 ? is it good in case a use a sata 3 hdd?

 

[4745454b]

If you only use the SATA 3 ports you'll be fine. The problem is few people are selling the boards. If you can find one and only use the SATA 3 ports you'll be fine. The issue is in finding. I know newegg pulled them, I don't know if mwave, tiger, etc still sell them or not.