C2D Motherboard

[browney]

Hi Guys,

Looking to go to C2D next month and I need a good clocking cheap mobo looking to get 3Ghz out of a 6300

Looking for somthing for les than £90

 

[Mr. Smith]

If you are willing to spend £90 + p&p then have a look at this

If not... I'm sure one of the other guys will point you the right direction

 

[browney]

i was looking at Asus P5B Deluxe 965 Socket 775 Motherboard Core 2 Duo/ Core 2 Extreme PCI-E x16 ATX for £96 (picking up)

 

[hongsta]

Only two choices really (you gotta hit 428~ fsb to get 3ghz) the P965 chipset or the 650i. P965 if ya wanting crossfire and 650i if ya wants SLi, either one should hit 428+ easily.

Also to note, is that the P965 will need decent ram (PC6400+) as the ram speed is linked to fsb. Whereas the 650i will pretty much be happy running any ram as it can run fsb+ram asynchronously.

Good P965 boards are the asus P5b deluxe (£100~), gigabyte DS3/4 (£100~) and for the 650i board it'll be the asus P5N-e SLi (£77~).

 

[FragTek]

Your best option in that price range for clocking is the P5B Deluxe if you've found one at a good price. I think you should definitely hop on that deal and snatch it up.

 

[IAmATeaf]

i was looking at Asus P5B Deluxe 965 Socket 775 Motherboard Core 2 Duo/ Core 2 Extreme PCI-E x16 ATX for £96 (picking up)

Where have you seen it for £96 pickup mate? If it really is that price you couldn't pick 1 up for could you?

 

[llwyd]

P5B Deluxe gets my full backing, very good overclocker for a good price

 

[Ham]

P5N-E SLI if your money conscious, at circa £75 its very good for the money. But you WILL have to buy another NB heatsink.

Also you already got the 6300? cos in sitting here happily at 3.1ghz on my e4300 at 350fsb.

 

[browney]

No I dont any of parts yet

 

[TJS]

I loved my 975X mobo, but don't know if any sell for cheap or if you plan on upgrading to SLI/Vista etc... In any case, I would recommend the 650i mobo from Asus, inexpensive and looked solid, and I believe it was Ham that gave it a good review.

TJS

 

[IAmATeaf]

No I dont any of parts yet

So where are you hoping to pick up the deluxe for £96, if it's that price then I'd be interested in getting 1, have looked here in the UK and most places want £120+

 

[Praxis1452]

a 975X chipset should do fine with that 9x multi.