Which board for my i5-2500k?

[Skrail]

I am currently building a new PC for gaming/streaming and need a little bit of help on which mobo to purchase. I am really set on the i5-2500k processor and have been reading a ton of information about the different boards. I do not plan on upgrading anytime soon or need anything for IvyBridge. I was thinking about a p67 since I do not plan on using the integrated graphics. I do not need SLI/Crossfire. I am just curious about which board to actually get. I will list what I will be planning to do here:

2 hard drives (1 SSD with a HDD or 2 HDD)
1 video card
2x4g RAM
Overclock the processor
Stream games @ 720p

Just looking for a really solid board for something like that. My price range is around $150-$175 if that helps. Any kind of response would be greatly appreciated been running in circles trying to find something

 

[nikorr]

Get this one. ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 Weekend deal!

Great oveclocker!

Your Price: $159.99
With Promo Code
EMCNEHE47
$139.99 After $20.00 MIR


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131792&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL052512&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL052512-_-EMC-052512-Index-_-IntelMotherboards-_-13131792-L08C

 

[Skrail]

Get this one. ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 Weekend deal!

Great oveclocker!

Your Price: $159.99
With Promo Code
EMCNEHE47
$139.99 After $20.00 MIR


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131792&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL052512&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL052512-_-EMC-052512-Index-_-IntelMotherboards-_-13131792-L08C
http://images17.newegg.com/is/image/newegg/13-131-792-Z01?$S300W$

Not sure if I need anything that beefy... It is a nice board though. I'm kind of just looking for your standard board that everyone buys for gaming for this chip and uses for OC

 

[nikorr]

For this price $139.99, u will not find a better mobo.

And its bellow the budget of yours -> $150-$175

BTW, I have the board, and it OC'd to 4.9GHz stable.

 

[Skrail]

For this price $139.99, u will not find a better mobo.

And its bellow the budget of yours -> $150-$175

BTW, I have the board, and it OC'd to 4.9GHz stable.

Ok I'm sold on the board Sorry for the worry about it (came across some bad reviews) and recommended is p67 if I don't want IB or the onboard GPU. Is there anything else you would recommend for it? Sorry for the hassle...nervous first time build. Thanks

 

[nikorr]

It is a fast mobo, stable, works as I like it - no issues. IB compatible. Runs cool.

And the price is right. Bluetooth is built in too. I used this mobo for couple of builds and worked great. No complaints, so far. I like ASUS and Gigabyte mobos.

For the SB CPU's I used only ASUS and ASrock.

UEFI BIOS (EZ Mode) - Flexible & Easy BIOS Interface - I like that too. Step up from the BIOS.

ASUS Digital Power Design : - Industry leading Digital 16 Phase Power Design

(12 -phase for CPU, 4 -phase for iGPU)

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8Z68VGEN3/#specifications

 

[nikorr]

The mobo itself looks good with all that passive cooling.

 

[nikorr]

And Z68 is as good as P67.

With more features.

 

[nikorr]

And it comes with OEM Norton AV if needed : ) Free for year.

 

[Skrail]

I do not want the Pro one correct?

 

[nikorr]

Correct.

 

[Skrail]

Thanks for all the help. I have one more question. Will this SSD fit on that board http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148442

edit: dropped the SSD going with standard 1TB harddrive.

 

[Skrail]

thank you so much for the mobo help! much appreciated! here is the set up I ended up with as of yet: http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4nl717v3o1r90yc7o1_500.jpg

 

[nikorr]

 

[nikorr]

2500K @ $199

http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=57962&vpn=BX80623I52500K&manufacture=Intel&promoid=1019

 

[nikorr]

I would get this HDD @ $89.99 with code EMCNEHE59

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136767&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL052512&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL052512-_-EMC-052512-Index-_-InternalHardDrives-_-22136767-L0F

 

[nikorr]

$19.99 after mail-in rebate

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

 

[Skrail]

Everything you listed is ordered and on the way Thank you Nikorr for all your help! I really appreciate it Now to get it all together and hope for no hang ups lol. I will come back to this post after I complete it thank you so much

 

[nikorr]

Cool : )

 

[nikorr]

And here u can look what goes where and more : )

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems

 

[Skrail]

saved the page to favorites thanks again...will probably be using it that's for sure lol

 

[nikorr]

That page is needed

 

[Skrail]

What do you think of choosing this card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102908 over this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130625 ?

 

[nikorr]

I would take the HD6850.

Check this.
http://www.hwcompare.com/9711/geforce-gtx-550-ti-vs-radeon-hd-6850/

 

[Skrail]

ok I'm sold