Is this mobo any good for ocing?

haaammit · 25 Aug 2010 at 22:01

As per title - is this board any good for ocing a Phenom 955?

Not wanting to go stoopid with the oc, and will get one of these for cooling.

What do you reckon? Other options for similar £s

Tim

dfour · 25 Aug 2010 at 22:33

Gigabyte boards are usually good for overclcoking but with everything results can vary. Personally I would spend £10 more and go for the Asus M4A88TD-M EVO/USB3 as it also sports usb 3 and sata 6gb as well as good overclocking credentials.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-403-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1782

What chip are you planning to use??

haaammit · 25 Aug 2010 at 22:36

dfour said:
What chip are you planning to use??

/snip

Sorry - really new to this - what does that mean?

dfour · 25 Aug 2010 at 22:39

What processor are you buying to use with the motherboard??

haaammit · 25 Aug 2010 at 22:44

This one

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail

JonJ678 · 25 Aug 2010 at 23:41

The important bit is the 880g chipset as far as overclocking is concerned.

Ive no idea if it's good or not. However i do know that matx boards that overclock as well as full size boards are rare. Integrated graphics gets in the way, and cpu power supply tends to suffer. How optional is the board size?

Gigabyte and asus boards are approximately equal. Their customer service is not. Go with gigabyte.

haaammit · 26 Aug 2010 at 08:18

JonJ678 said:
The important bit is the 880g chipset as far as overclocking is concerned.

Ive no idea if it's good or not. However i do know that matx boards that overclock as well as full size boards are rare. Integrated graphics gets in the way, and cpu power supply tends to suffer. How optional is the board size?

Gigabyte and asus boards are approximately equal. Their customer service is not. Go with gigabyte.

The mobo is going into a full size Coolermaster Preatorian case, so I guess size isn't an issue

Essexraptor · 26 Aug 2010 at 08:24

Save a couple of quid and get this cooler

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-070-AK&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

i have just clocked the same CPU to 3.8Ghz using this as the CPU cooler

Alfizzle · 26 Aug 2010 at 13:50

if i was you, i would get a motherboard with heatsinks on the vrms, as the Phenom II X4 955 Black Editions draw 125w without oc, so overclocking it is going to be putting a huge load on the vrms.

i suggest this board..

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-393-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1782

its abit more than the one you have in mind, but it will last you longer and will keep the cost down of your future upgrades.

as foor cooling i allways go for a scythe mugen 2 rev.b..

have a read of some reviews on coolers to get an idea of what your going to need.