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Which Asus Motherboard is best for extreme overclocking

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I already have purchased:
Cooler Master RC-932-KKN5-GP HAF 932 Advance Full Tower Case - ATX, Black, SuperSpeed USB 3.0 $139.00
Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler - 140x140x25mm, i5, i7, 775, AM2 $79.00
Corsair CMPSU-850TXV2 Enthusiast Series TX850 V2 Power Supply - 850 Watts, ATX, 140mm Fan, 80 Plus Bronze, SLI Ready, Active PFC $129.00
1 x ($174.99) VGA SAPPHIRE|100314-3L HD6870 1G R Video Card.

Am going to purchase Intel I69-2600K ::Intel Core i7-2600K BX80623I72600K Unlocked Processor - Quad Core, 8MB L3 Cache, 3.40 GHz, Socket H2 (LGA1155), Retail(0.85 lbs)



I want to purchase a Asus Maximus Extreme Motherboard. Which Extreme Motherboard is the best from $300-$360 range to allow me to overclock the best? I also need Ram. Or do I want a different Asus motherboard. I prefer to stay with an Asus Brand.
The Motherboard and Ram need to be compatible with the Noctua NH-D14 cooler. http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show [...] A1155_Asus
Thanks The noob.

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It troubles me that there are so many types of motherboards for the 1155 chip, Asus has the H61, H67, P67, Q67, C206, and Z68, what are these different north or southbridge Chips on the motherboard? I'm confused.
The Noob.

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ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z ROG Motherboard - ATX, Socket H2 (LGA1155), Intel Z68 Express, 2200MHz DDR3 (O.C.), SATA 6.0 Gb/s, RAID, 8-CH Audio, Gigabit LAN, SuperSpeed USB 3.0, CrossFireX/SLI Ready is $379. is this the one for me? I guess I don't mind spending the extra $20 if need be. Then What's the best ram for this board for around $ 150. Should I go the 2200MHz DDR3? thanks again the noob.

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Patriot PX7312G2000ELK Viper Xtreme 12GB PC16000 DDR3 Triple Channel Memory - 3x4096MB, 2000MHz, 9-11-9-27, Non-ECC, Unbuffered
The Patriot Viper Xtreme Series is specifically built for performance enthusiasts who want to push the performance envelope.
$144.99
this ad was on Tiger direct. Is this the one I want?, I am willing to pay the same or $10. more for only 8gig ram. If its faster. thanks the noob.

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You do realize that each mobo, CPU and RAM DIMM overclock differently, right? So someone could have good luck with one Mobo and not so good OC'ing with another one of the same model. The same applies to CPUs and RAM. Overclocking is a journey of frustration, not a destination.

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irvinparrett wrote :

Patriot PX7312G2000ELK Viper Xtreme 12GB PC16000 DDR3 Triple Channel Memory - 3x4096MB, 2000MHz, 9-11-9-27, Non-ECC, Unbuffered
The Patriot Viper Xtreme Series is specifically built for performance enthusiasts who want to push the performance envelope.
$144.99
this ad was on Tiger direct. Is this the one I want?, I am willing to pay the same or $10. more for only 8gig ram. If its faster. thanks the noob.


Triple Channel Memory Kits are packaged for Intel X58 chipset (i.e. triple channel) motherboards.

You should be looking for 1.5 Volt or lower Dual Channel Kits or a Quad Channel Kit.

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