Finding the right Mobo

[george1448]

I have posted a few times on this forum to gain information on my first build I will be putting together hopefully just after January.One of the things I am worried about in my list I have is the mobo, I am looking for a mobo that has a LGA 1155 Socket for my I5 2500k I will be getting, I will also be over clocking the CPU a fair amount and will also want the motherboard SLI capable so I can purchase another GTX 560ti later on.

As I am quite new to this I don't really know what I'm looking for, so I need your help.Please can you suggest a suitable Mobo for me and supply a link.The sites I like to use are either E buyer or Amazon, Also I live in England

Budget £500-£600

List of the parts I'm looking at:


CPU: i5 2500k £165
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004FA8 [...] B004FA8NX2

Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7: £16.24
http://www.ebuyer.com/176157-arcti [...] c-frz-7pr2

Mobo: Gigabyte: £73.49 (Mobo suggested to me but what I need)
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/1976 [...] d:19766466

RAM: G-Skill RipjawsX 8Gb: £36.12
http://www.ebuyer.com/264750-g-ski [...] cl9d-8gbxl

DVD R/W: Lite On 24x: £13.98
http://www.ebuyer.com/176026-liteo [...] ihas124-19

Graphics: Asus nVIDIA 3D GeForce GTX 560 TI DirectCu II TOP Graphics Card (1GB)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-TI-DirectCu-TOP-Graphics/dp/B004KW5ARC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1324150887&sr=8-3

HITACHI Deskstar Internal 3.5" SATA Hard Drive - 500GB-7200 RPM -79.99-
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/hitachi-deskstar-internal-3-5-sata-hard-drive-500gb-07677874-pdt.html

PSU:750W XFX Pro Series ATX PSU with EasyRail™ Technology- 89.99-
http://www.maplin.co.uk/750w-xfx-pro-series-atx-psu-with-easyrail-technology-587545

Case: Coolermaster Elite 430- £39.87 (Already Ordered)
http://www.ebuyer.com/233740-coolermaster-elite-430-all-black-interior-mid-tower-case-with-side-window-rc-430-kwn1

 

[manu 11]

mobo link is broken, fix it, but hey, nice build overall , in fact, a smart build.

 

[george1448]

Thanks, I don't know why that link never works first time, 1 second ill post it back up

 

[george1448]

Gigabyte: £73.49
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/19766466/Gigabyte-SKT-1155-P67A-D3-B3-ATX-Motherboard/Product.html?_%24ja=tsid:11518%7Ccat:19766466%7Cprd:19766466

 

[manu 11]

that's a p67, it supports i5. go with these parts, smart build

 

[george1448]

Yeah but i want it to be ready for SLI in future, I was told this isnt capable.

 

[manu 11]

yup, i think it doesnt support sli, can you find this mobo
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68

it should be a little pricey than the mobo ytou listed but it supports sli, xfire, usb 3.0, pcie 3.0 . its a very nice mobo for the price, if you can find it.

 

[george1448]

Ill take a look at that, I found this yesterday.

http://www.ebuyer.com/261289-msi-p67a-gd55-b3-p67-socket-1155-8-channel-hd-audio-atx-motherboard-p67a-gd55-b3

Look good to you?Or is your suggestion better?

 

[manu 11]

yes its a nice board, but i really found my suggestion much better

 

[george1448]

Ok thanks ill go with that then