What motherboard for phenom II X4 965 OCing?

[ENJOIPANDABURGERS]

I'm looking for a new motherboard for a phenom II X4 965 (haven't bought yet) and i'm wondering if you could help me

i want something that makes overclocks easily and supports 2 way gtx 550 ti SLI.

Also is there any recommendations for a CPU cooler for under £50 like an air cooler or an H60?

Thanks

 

[Raiddinn]

You should probably be able to fit a Hyper 212 on there. It is like half the price of the H60 and usually performs better as well.

That being said, if you haven't bought the 965 yet I would suggest you just get an i5-2400 instead and not bother with OCing. I would hazard a guess that the 2400 + a basic h61 will perform a whole lot better and more stable than a 965 + high end AMD board will for pretty much the same cash outlay.

 

[ENJOIPANDABURGERS]

does the i5 2400 support 2 pci-e slots?

 

[Raiddinn]

The i5-2400 is a processor. There are motherboards that have 1155 processor slots that do have 2x PCIE slots, yes.

However, I can't say I would recommend 2x SLIing 550 TIs. If you care to know why, feel free to check out my blog here http://tinyurl.com/d3opbdw