New budget pc build to be overclocked

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well i plan to upgrade from my q9400
to a i5 750
i want to overclock it to atleast 4ghz
and run ram at around 1600mhz

so i was wondering if anyone could advise me on a decent motherboard and ram combo to go with my i5 750 i dont really need a mobo with fancy or even room for multi gpus as cheap as possible would be great atm my budget is about 400


all i need is ram cpu and mobo as i got everything else already
 
Intel Core i5 750 2.66GHz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - OEM

OCZ Obsidian 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 Dual Channel (OCZ3OB1600LV4GK)

Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2H Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 microATX Motherboard


Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme Rev. C CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3)


total cost £393 not including shipping

memory will hit 2000 mhz and processor will clock to 4.4 with no probs hope it helps
 
looks good ill try picking the cooler up when its in stock and ram is the same stuff i was looking at getting as my mate has it on his amd 965 (which he keeps going on about hence why im upgrading to finally shut him up i must get better pc than him lol)

also does this mobo work well with crossfire 5850s as thats what ill have eventually i guess

i can increase my budget another 50-60 as i managed to not go out tonight so saved money lol
 
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not had any problems myself with the board used it in a friends crossfire build nice little board shame it was not about when i spent sill money on my board mind u got no complaints
 
has anyone got any pictures or reviews or even forum links to the GA-H55M-S2H being used with a i5 750 as google isnt finding anything

also i'll be getting i5 OEM it seems as it works out 40quid cheaper and seeing as i'll be overclocking and have no need for stock heatsink it seems like a good deal
 
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Gigabyte GA-P55-UD2, micro-ATX sized board but very good for OC'ing IMO. You should definitely be able to reach 4GHz+ with an aftermarket cooler and semi decent chip.
 
hlennie said:
Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2H Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 microATX Motherboard
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emodan said:
also does this mobo work well with crossfire 5850s as thats what ill have eventually i guess
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hlennie said:
not had any problems myself with the board used it in a friends crossfire build nice little board shame it was not about when i spent sill money on my board mind u got no complaints
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H55 is worse than P55 when it comes to crossfire.

At least with P55 you can get x8 x8, with the H55 you get x16 x4.

If you're going to shell out for crossfire then get a P55 board which can do x8 x8. Some cheap P55 boards only do x16 x4 so check first.
 
This is a good motherboard, (one of the cheapest P55s with x8x8 crossfire), but it isn't exactly cheap.

I wouldn't suggest going for the H55 board suggested above. First, it is only micro ATX and second the 2nd full-size PCIe slot only runs at x4 speed in CrossfireX mode.

However, going from a Q9400 to an i5 750 isn't a pardigm shift. The Q9400 is a good CPU and overclocks very well. If you are mainly gaming, I can't see your current CPU limiting you much. What motherboard have you currently got?
 
well i got cpu and ram and have left over money for better mobo about 100 for mobo unless my ddr2 sells then ill have 160 for mobo
any recommendations
 
go for this Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard

supports crossfire 16x 16 x

Usb 3

also supports sata 6gb

so as future proffed as u can get at the moment current cost on here is £134

I suggested the other motherboard because u wanted the cheapest with no bells as to the board suggested by cmndr andi it has 3 pcie's but none of the new tech as in the above board if it was a socket 1336 id have swapped my P6T out for it
 
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hlennie said:
go for this Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard

supports crossfire 16x 16 x

Usb 3

also supports sata 6gb

so as future proffed as u can get at the moment current cost on here is £134
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I wouldn't suggest doing this.

This board doesn't support 16x16x crossfire, instead only 16x4x (as shown here) which is not very good for running a crossfire configuration.

Also, the way USB3 SATA3 is implemented on the P55 means it steals PCIe lanes and can knock down the PCIe speed of graphics cards. If you really want this tech (which isn't needed right now) then simply buy a PCIe USB3/SATA3 card when it is needed.
 
well i picked a different mobo with dual 16x crossfire and no usb3 as like andi said if i need usb later on i can just add a pcie card or by then ill likely have upgraded again
ended up with a much higher budget as ppl spent a lot more on my old tat then i had thought who woulda guessed

i decided to pick up one of these http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-CG&utm_source=froogle
and if i have room in case add a extra fan or two
anyone else got one and know what kinda temps i should expect on 4ghz clock
 
cmndr_andi said:
I wouldn't suggest doing this.

This board doesn't support 16x16x crossfire, instead only 16x4x (as shown here) which is not very good for running a crossfire configuration.

Also, the way USB3 SATA3 is implemented on the P55 means it steals PCIe lanes and can knock down the PCIe speed of graphics cards. If you really want this tech (which isn't needed right now) then simply buy a PCIe USB3/SATA3 card when it is needed.
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What about running just 2 cards on there own, no cross fire, would the card in the x4 slot have a massive performance hit??
 
hlennie said:
memory will hit 2000 mhz and processor will clock to 4.4 with no probs hope it helps
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Statements like this should be dismissed out of hand. The memory can be expected to do precisely its rated spec, likewise the processor. Occasionally a motherboard will take offense to some ram and only run it slower than rated.

Everything above this is down to luck and probability. Even if hlennie is able to quote a source which is running this hardware at these speeds (as he didn't, I presume he can't), it does not follow that different samples will also be capable of this. The odds of a certain type of processor reaching a given frequency are hard to estimate, but they're definitely not certain for anything over stock.

Also note that there was no mention of cooling, which tends to be very important at the high end. Or of stability. Or of expected lifespan.
 
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