Best Motherboard for i7

Blackwhite · 17 Aug 2009 at 13:44

Hi guys.I'm looking for good mobo for i7920D0 - buget £200

Plec · 17 Aug 2009 at 13:54

The Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 is a quality MB - and has great clocking credentials.

WJA96 · 17 Aug 2009 at 14:17

ASUS P6T vanilla or Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R. No real need to spend £200+.

Blackwhite · 17 Aug 2009 at 14:40

vanilla?Is it regular P6T?
What about Foxconn Flaming balde or Bloodrage?

Obviously I'll be OC my CPU.

Plec · 17 Aug 2009 at 14:41

I agree with the above although i would buy the UD3 as ASUS need to get their rma policy sorted and with Gigabyte now based in Milton Keynes it, usually, makes for a relatively painless rma. Plus the UD3 is also a proven clocker but with fewer 'bells and whistles' to that of the UD5.

However, if you want to spend your £200 then the UD5 at ~£197 is a great buy.

Blackwhite · 17 Aug 2009 at 14:51

I'd like to buy as cheap as possible.

Plec · 17 Aug 2009 at 14:54

Blackwhite said:
I'd like to buy as cheap as possible.

Sensible, and in which case i would recommend the UD3 for the reasons explained earlier.

Blackwhite · 17 Aug 2009 at 14:57

Ok then.
Now I have to find water block for this board.

Plec · 17 Aug 2009 at 15:05

Blackwhite said:
Now I have to find water block for this board.

Sorry, i can't help you there but WJA96 should be able to point you in the right direction.

What overclock are you hoping to achieve?

Plec · 17 Aug 2009 at 15:13

Additional: This memory - link - has proven to be very compatible with the UD3 and as such is used in nearly all the OCuK bundles using the UD3/UD5 motherboard.

It's cheap, branded and and seems to sit very happily in a heavily clocked system.

Blackwhite · 17 Aug 2009 at 15:38

For now I have 3x1 Gb Corsair Dominator memory RAM.Hope it is compatible?
Do enybody know is there any water block for mosfets and NB?

I'm hoping get 4 GHz no more no less

What about B grade mobo - is it worth it? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-143-GI&groupid=595&catid=689&subcat=

cmndr_andi · 17 Aug 2009 at 15:41

If it's DDR3 stuff, there is a good chance of it being compatible. However, if you are thinking of going to the expense of adding waterblocks - you would be well advised to use atleast 6GB of RAM. The stuff Plec linked to is brilliant.

WJA96 · 17 Aug 2009 at 15:43

Blackwhite said:
Ok then.
Now I have to find water block for this board.

I'm using the full MIPS setup on my UD5 (When I bought it, the UD3R didn't do SLI, which Gigabyte subsequently made possible through a BIOS update :mad:

Blackwhite · 17 Aug 2009 at 15:46

cmndr_andi said:
If it's DDR3 stuff, there is a good chance of it being compatible. However, if you are thinking of going to the expense of adding waterblocks - you would be well advised to use atleast 6GB of RAM. The stuff Plec linked to is brilliant.

Yes it is DDR3

in feature will buy 6 GB.

Nocky24 · 17 Aug 2009 at 17:01

The UD5 seems to be a popular choice for around that price or the P6T deluxe v2, great for overclocking. On more of a budget the UD3R is also a nice choice.

JonJ678 · 17 Aug 2009 at 18:54

I've not seen a waterblock set for the UD3

The UD5 has a set out by mips and another by ek. I'm going to go with the latter

rjk · 17 Aug 2009 at 19:35

Plec said:
The Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 is a quality MB - and has great clocking credentials.

this
or a rampage gene

Blackwhite · 17 Aug 2009 at 19:59

Ok guys what about this.

asus P6T deluxe B grade and 920 D0?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-401-AS&groupid=595&catid=689&subcat=
I think that I can put WC block on NB without removing all heatpipes.

WJA96 · 17 Aug 2009 at 20:01

No, you've only got the DSR for a warranty with OcUK and ASUS RMA service is shocking.

For this kind of money, buy a new board.

explicit4u · 17 Aug 2009 at 20:01

Asus rampage II extreme or the GENE version.