Which i7 board
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The UD3?
Looks good value for the money tbh, i almost went with one myself but ended up picking a Bloodrage as i will probably put my i7 under water and need one of the top clocking boards. Don't think i'd pay another £70 for the UD5 over the UD3 though.
How comes you don't think the ud5 is worth the extra money?
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+1 for ud5 >>>mine is @3.6ghz 1.15v ddr3 1600mhz very stable xfire 4890s@940clock &1045mem
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the ud5 i think has a little more head room for upgrades...6 dimm slots and triple sli or x fire
i pondered the question between ud3 and ud5 ...i would have regreted getting the ud3
bios are very easy to use ..im a first time builder and overclocker and i found it very easy to do ...
getting avrage 95fps in world in conflict everything max@1680x1050
3dmark vantage 21520
the ud5 i think has a little more head room for upgrades...6 dimm slots and triple sli or x fire
i pondered the question between ud3 and ud5 ...i would have regreted getting the ud3
bios are very easy to use ..im a first time builder and overclocker and i found it very easy to do ...
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Ill throw the Biostar Tpower x58 into the ring, been a cracking board for me so far.
+1 to that. It's much easier to overclock than my brother's ud3r.
Unless you need 6 dimm slots or tri-sli/fire it's pointless.
For most users it won't clock any further, that's dependant on actual cpu + cooling.
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Using the Asus P6T Deluxe V2 here, has been a good solid board so far, no major grumbles apart from Turbo throttle but am on air so understand why... Have got blck up to 212 but everyday use is at 200x19 with 1.2375v (if I've remembered correctly) in bios.. Straight forward bios to, pretty easy to overclock with.. Previously had an Asus P5Q-E board which I loved so stayed with them.. (Plus the colour scheme's nicer ha-ha 
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)Hello Mr Ice Tea, long time no speak to
Hope all is well, I think im gaming the i5 shows slight improvement vs i7, I went i5 in the end, should all arrive today Hello Mr Ice Tea, long time no speak to
MMmmmm the smell of freshly bought electronics
Howdy Mate certainly has been long time , Unless you've not been on it's funny how people can never cross path for ages on a forum until they endup in the same thread
Will update this thread later if it all turns up with a few pics and what not, not a clue about i5 overclocking etc so I'm gonna do some guess work Hope you've been keeping well dude, and tbh if you weren't such a nice person to deal with back in the day I wouldn't remember you at all lol
Hope you've been keeping well dude, and tbh if you weren't such a nice person to deal with back in the day I wouldn't remember you at all lol 
Come on damn you DPD!! 
£256 for a motherboard!! No lol, just no. I think I'll possibly go UD5 if everyone thinks they aren't a bad board
Tight sod! I paid £280 for it back in March and it was £330 at most places.
Yes its very expensive but it is a brilliant motherboard. Extremely happy with mine. Just can't wait to get a 920 D0 in it now for some serious Overclocking.
RoEy
Tight sod! I paid £280 for it back in March and it was £330 at most places.
Yes its very expensive but it is a brilliant motherboard. Extremely happy with mine. Just can't wait to get a 920 D0 in it now for some serious Overclocking.
RoEy
I drive a rover, the rainy day fund couldn't be completely drained incase the HG goes, and.... rains!
Now question guys, I really should start a new thread but do I raid the 2 500gb F3's that i have as a boot and games drive and keep the 1tb for storage or just not bother?