Good mobos for under£200

[Ross227]

Can any one suggest a good intel x58 (1366) mobo for under £200 and has easy features to overclock my i7 920. Does memory MHz affect performance much or does it not matter thanks.

 

[Jamsand]

I'd suggest the sabertooth X58 it's what I'm running my 920 on and is a good basic board to get to grips with

 

[kilobravo]

gigabyte x58a-ud3r rev 2.0 and asus sabertooth x58 are good for oc`ing your i7-920 .

If its the i7-920 stepping d0,you should hit 4.0ghz easyly

 

[Jamsand]

ofcourse the gigabyte-UD3 also a very good board and slightly cheaper I went with the sabertooth for duel x16 channel is all the UD3 is mildly cheaper about 130 now

 

[dugdiamond]

X58 +1

 

[marsey99]

wait and see what price the x58 oc retails at, you might want to stretch your budget a little for it, if not it should have a knock on effect on the other prices

 

[Ross227]

Thanks and how do i check my i7 920 stepping

 

[kilobravo]

Thanks and how do i check my i7 920 stepping

Download and install cpu-z.Easy way to read cpu specs,and you will need it for oc`ing as well

 

[Ross227]

Download and install cpu-z.Easy way to read cpu specs,and you will need it for oc`ing as well

Thanks.

 

[Ross227]

My cpu stepping is 4 Is that good?

 

[kilobravo]

Read just below that

 

[Ross227]

Read just below that

Its C0/C1

 

[kilobravo]

Its C0/C1

If you are to upgrade mobo,i will suggest you wait,until you also can buy a new cpu also.

This chip of yours isnt a good oc`er.

 

[kilobravo]

Maybe its not x58 ,but new z68 platform you should buy.

Wait 1 month or two. Amd bulldozer is on its way also.

 

[Ross227]

ok thanks