P67 boards - Can't decide!

chivs688 · 28 Feb 2011 at 23:01

This is my prospected build:

Intel Core i5-2500K
Asus GeForce GTX 480 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
XFX Pro 650W Core Edition Power Supply
Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case With Fan Cooler
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache
OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black)
OCZ Platinum 4 GB DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600 MHz Ultra Low Voltage Dual Channel Kit
TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless-N PCI Adapter
Windows 7 Home Premium

I chose the P67's as I may want to overclock, but I have no intention of buying a second GPU so SLI is not required.

Want to keep it pretty cheap as I've already stretched my budget to breaking point on the other components, so looking at the lower end of the scale.

Would have just gone and got the i5 2500K & Asus P8P67 bundle, but have seen a few threads with people having issues with it. Are these pretty isolated cases or is the board not very reliable?

So any recommendations?

Much appreciated.

Rexton · 28 Feb 2011 at 23:14

I'd go for this, and it does have the option for crossfire/sli, even if you don't have the intention.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-153-MS

May help with overclocking.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2011/01/07/how-to-overclock-the-intel-core-i5-2500k/5

stulid · 28 Feb 2011 at 23:15

the cheapest - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-152-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1906

only one 16X pci-e slot

Rexton · 28 Feb 2011 at 23:17

Does that board have a similar "clickbios", stulid?

smiley1987 · 28 Feb 2011 at 23:17

stulid said:
the cheapest - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-152-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1906

only one 16X pci-e slot

I'd agree because his PSU might not be able to power a second gtx 480

stulid · 28 Feb 2011 at 23:18

Rexton said:
Does that board have a similar "clickbios", stulid?

I got no idea dude!!

edit- yes - http://us.msi.com/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=1&prod_no=2073

• ClickBIOS: Easy-to-use UEFI BIOS interface

in the top right corner

Rexton · 28 Feb 2011 at 23:24

stulid said:
I got no idea dude!!

edit- yes - http://us.msi.com/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=1&prod_no=2073

• ClickBIOS: Easy-to-use UEFI BIOS interface

in the top right corner

Just noticed, thanks

chivs688 · 28 Feb 2011 at 23:40

Thanks a lot

Will probably go with stulid's choice as I won't be getting another 480, so as long as all the components will fit and work fine with it then that's all I need.

Much appreciated.

chivs688 · 28 Feb 2011 at 23:49

Hold on...

Getting the cheap MSI P67A-C45 along with the i5 is the same price as getting the bundled i5 and Asus P8P67.

I'm guessing the Asus is supposedly the better board, so shouldn't I just go with that then?
Or is it not worth it as there have been one or two issues with it?

stulid · 28 Feb 2011 at 23:50

chivs688 said:
Hold on...

Getting the cheap MSI P67A-C45 along with the i5 is the same price as getting the bundled i5 and Asus P8P67.

I'm guessing the Asus is supposedly the better board, so shouldn't I just go with that then?
Or is it not worth it as there have been one or two issues with it?

Didnt know there were any issues with them apart form the SATA bug that all H67/P67 boards have?.

Ginger-Menace · 28 Feb 2011 at 23:56

Please change the wireless card! I have had nothing but trouble with tp link! They are garbage imo

chivs688 · 1 Mar 2011 at 00:17

I've seen a few posts of people having issues, but I guess they're just isolated problems.

And thanks for the advice, will change the wireless card. Out of interest, what kind of issues were you having with them?