Best OC Mainboard

Xionic · 21 Feb 2006 at 18:57

whats the best motherboard for overclocking to go with a Opti 170, must have sata II support and gigabit lan, also onboard sound. looking to spend under £130

w3bbo · 21 Feb 2006 at 19:20

The Asus A8n32-sli will satisfy your requirements although it may stretch your budget.

Martynt74 · 21 Feb 2006 at 19:25

A DFI one
Do you need SLI?

If not go for an Ultra D

Xionic · 21 Feb 2006 at 19:28

dont need SLI, needs SATA II supports does the Ultra D?

BlackAqua · 21 Feb 2006 at 19:31

Yep, running NF4 ultra d and it supports SATA.

I got an extra 300mhz out of my opteron on this board. Personnaly, if you can afford it, go for the expert, it has a better board layout esp on the chipset... the graphics card go over it so any quiet replacement on the ultra-d is bloody annoying.

JonnyGLC · 21 Feb 2006 at 19:55

One of the DFI boards, no question about it really.

Martynt74 · 21 Feb 2006 at 20:36

The expert has numerous problems though so for a casual user i'd highly recommend against it

fornowagain · 21 Feb 2006 at 20:48

Ultra-D for sure, but it can be a pain to set up, so get reading.

http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/

Xionic · 21 Feb 2006 at 22:28

is it really that much hastle to fit, u have to do a lot. my asus A7N8X-EDeluxe was just plug it in and away we go

Martynt74 · 21 Feb 2006 at 22:55

Its easy to set up its just when overclocking theres a lot of options so can take a while to get used to

Xionic · 21 Feb 2006 at 22:58

im sure one of u experienced uber clockers can show me a thing or two, as im an OC n00b

BlackAqua · 21 Feb 2006 at 22:58

My DFI ultra-d was just plug and play.

If your using a SI-120 cooler its a little tight with some components, but it just fits

lemonkettaz · 21 Feb 2006 at 23:00

DFI if you will constantly tweak for overcloking

asus if you want good performance out the box and every day. also a little overclocking

i think i want asus for my new board, after going from a headache i just want to relax a bit knowing the thing will load windows at least without spending an hour fiddling memory timings

Xionic · 21 Feb 2006 at 23:04

well im not planning on tweeking, i want to get my Opti 170 upto 2.6 and clock my RAM to whateva i can get out @ 24/7 stable and leave em there

lemonkettaz · 21 Feb 2006 at 23:06

think you go asus

Xionic · 21 Feb 2006 at 23:08

what clocks could i get out of the 170 using a SI-120 with a 120 Delta (yea im mad i know), using the asus, also which asus should i go wi

lemonkettaz · 21 Feb 2006 at 23:10

a delta... make sure you strap everything down secure.

asus deluxe or premium.

Xionic · 21 Feb 2006 at 23:13

any rough idea on clocks or temps using the SI-120 & Delta

lemonkettaz · 21 Feb 2006 at 23:15

no idea sorry, should do well though seen as the delta will blow it away.. literally