What motherboard for I7-930 arch. rendering workstation build?

[pcww]

Any thoughts as to what is a good motherboard to pair with the i7-930 for a cad workstation build? No need for multiple graphics cards/sli etc. Would like to overclock to stable 3.6-3.8 if possible. PC will be used for architectural rendering and cad work. thanks

 

[banthracis]

GA x58 UD3R
Asus P6x58D-E

are the standard recommendations for x58 boards.

 

[pcww]

What about the ASUS P6X58D Premium ?

Its on sale today at newegg. Is the extra money worth it? Will I see any advantages over the standard board even though I will NOT be playing games on this PC?


thanks

 

[Somebody_007]

It's got better heatsinks whether that is neccesary is another question though.

I think it also has more phase power and power/reset switches.

As you can see the differences are minimal.

If you do opt for a higher end mobo I prefer the ud5 it's cheaper and has a debug screen and lots of LEDs

 

[Orac]

Premium may be easier/made to overclock.
Also the Asus ROG Rampage II Gene if you want a smaller mobo for smaller pc case. I have this mobo with the i7-930 in my old HP MediaCenter case.

 

[MRFS]

If the standard heatsink/fan assembly has Intel's infamous push-pins,
you can save some money on this cost-effective backing plate:

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/lga13sobbowi.html


Looks like it does:

http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/intel_core_i7_930_review/2
http://www.overclock3d.net/gfx/articles/2010/04/15160051625l.JPG


Research history is here:

http://www.supremelaw.org/systems/heatsinks/warning.htm


MRFS