Best Motherboard for i7

Blackwhite · 17 Aug 2009 at 20:16

Rampage is too expensive mate

My mate is working for Asus in Poland so it is not a problem.

Helios1234 · 17 Aug 2009 at 20:19

This surely:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-000-BS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1283

Blackwhite · 17 Aug 2009 at 20:31

Ok thanks a lot.i have to think about it - to much for today

thevet · 17 Aug 2009 at 23:11

go for the p6t, cheap and cheerful and does the same job as any other x58 board

Blackwhite · 18 Aug 2009 at 10:29

ok I replaced my E8600 for QX9650 - got it very cheap.
So I'll go for i7 later on.Sorry for bother you and thank again for any help.

reygjabla · 18 Aug 2009 at 23:55

Griff7520 · 19 Aug 2009 at 00:01

Bloodrage.....superb board

WJA96 · 19 Aug 2009 at 07:54

Helios1234 said:
This surely:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-000-BS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1283

I looked at that extensively when it first came out and the OcUK staff were pushing it big time and lots of niggly issues seemed to be coming up repeatedly. It just seemed a bit too much like hard work.

And if it was any good, it wouldn't be at a bargain basement price.

WJA96 · 19 Aug 2009 at 07:55

Griff7520 said:
Bloodrage.....superb board

It's not that good that you'd overlook the fact that it only has 3 RAM slots. Any future RAM upgrade beyond 6Gb will require all-new RAM. That's a fairly hefty compromise, surely, for such a pricey board?

Blackwhite · 19 Aug 2009 at 08:35

Yes but do you nned more then 6 GB of RAM - I think it is enough for a while.

WJA96 · 19 Aug 2009 at 09:39

Blackwhite said:
Yes but do you nned more then 6 GB of RAM - I think it is enough for a while.

Yes, and what's the Unique Selling point to justify the very high cost over other boards that have 6 RAM slots?

It doesn't have one, which is why I don't think you can call it the best motherboard for i7.

Sorry, but this is how I see it;

Proven overclocker
Solid feature set (incl. SLi)
Reasonable price

Now, the only boards I know of that fully meet those criteria are the Gigabyte GA-X58-UD3R and the ASUS P6T Vanilla. The bloodrage is a good board, but it's pricey, has a very different BIOS and only has 3 RAM slots, for no good reason anyone can make out really except it helps it overclock better. That's too much of a compromise for me. And it will be harder to resell than a Gigabyte or ASUS.

Blackwhite · 19 Aug 2009 at 13:41

Ok what about DFI dk X58-t3eh6?

Blackwhite · 21 Aug 2009 at 09:28

Ok guys I bought i7920D0 and EVGA X58 SLI LE - hope will be work ok.

Helios1234 · 21 Aug 2009 at 12:01

WJA96 said:
Yes, and what's the Unique Selling point to justify the very high cost over other boards that have 6 RAM slots?

It doesn't have one, which is why I don't think you can call it the best motherboard for i7.

Sorry, but this is how I see it;

Proven overclocker
Solid feature set (incl. SLi)
Reasonable price

Now, the only boards I know of that fully meet those criteria are the Gigabyte GA-X58-UD3R and the ASUS P6T Vanilla. The bloodrage is a good board, but it's pricey, has a very different BIOS and only has 3 RAM slots, for no good reason anyone can make out really except it helps it overclock better. That's too much of a compromise for me. And it will be harder to resell than a Gigabyte or ASUS.

Biostar x58? It's a better overclocker than my brother's ud3r using the same chip.

Edit: just saw your previous post. It does have one or two niggling things as you mentioned but nothing that detracts it from it overclocking ability. At its previous price point, it was hard for it to compete with the likes of the UD5 in terms of brand name etc but at its current price, there's no reason not to go for it. As I said, I find mine a lot simpler and generally better at overclocking that my brother's UD3R