Good mobo and memory choice for i5.

ssharp59 · 27 Jan 2010 at 07:55

here is my spec at the min but im looking at downgrading to the ud3 to save some money, however i do plan to overclock and want to make sure im not sacrificing anything here.

Also is that the cheapest memory im going to get to work well.

The machine will be used for gaming but i opted for the i5 as i often like to delve into some of the level desigining etc.

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £218.98

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard -
£158.99

Intel Core i5 750 2.66Ghz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - OEM -
£143.03

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) - £110.99

Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black - £86.99

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) - £69.99

OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent SLI Certified Modular Power Supply - £64.99

Corsair H50-1 High-Performance CPU Watercooler (Socket LGA775/1156/1366/AM2/AM3) - £63.99

Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM - £15.99

Arctic Cooling MX-3 Thermal Compound - £6.99

Akasa 8-Pin 30cm PSU Extension Cable - £3.51

Mr Krugga · 27 Jan 2010 at 09:35

Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 - if you want to save some money

Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4 - spend a little more

combined with this memory - Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz

ssharp59 · 27 Jan 2010 at 11:19

is the reason for that ram simply because its cheaper. If so ill go for it.

Also although they are cost diffrent amounts , can the ud3 4 and 5 all supports dual gfx cards aswell as allow for decent overclocking.

Mr Krugga · 27 Jan 2010 at 11:37

I did a mistake, the RAM i chose wouldn't be suitable for this chipset, sorry.

Patriot Sector 5 Viper II 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-12800 1600MHz - this RAM tested by me does its job really well and it costs 30 quid less too.

Yes, both motherboards support CrossfireX so you will be able to throw dual cards in it. Also I picked mobos with support for SATA 3Gb/s and USB 3.0 - future proof.

ssharp59 · 27 Jan 2010 at 13:13

cool, i will go for that ram then, really appreciate that, i will go for the ud3 and save a few pennies

Mr Krugga · 27 Jan 2010 at 16:44

Glad I could help. Before you finalize your purchase make sure you checked out at least few reviews. It will let you know what to expect from the mobo. From what I've read achieving 4GHz on UD3 is fairly easy for most people so there shouldn't be any problems

ssharp59 · 27 Jan 2010 at 16:50

no problem i will do. Im finding it so hard to buy, there's always somthing that costs just a little more , and is a little better, and before i know it ive doubled the original cost

. ah thanks for your time

Mr Krugga · 27 Jan 2010 at 16:56

Justify your budget and think of what you need and want. Extras are just extras, goals are to be achieved

EDIT: forgot to mention one thing, two cards in Crossfire would work on UD3 board as 16x/4x not 8x/8x. It should be said in any reviews regarding this mobo and what the consequences are.