Spec me a motherboard and cpu

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Please spec me a motherboard and cpu I would like to be able to overclock @4gz plus as cheap as possible. Been looking at 1155 /1156 motherboards.
Right don’t slam me chaps, now I used to be into the overclocking lark many many year ago but haven't bothered in many years, so now I want to update my pc for something I can overclock more. Now I know that 1155 is the norm now but I’m looking at 1156 and 1155 from what I can remember the 1156 and 1155 chips I have seen from £50-£70 used mainly
Intel Core i3-550 Core CPU Processor 3.20GHz/4MB Cache/09A L0148158 SLBUD £62.46 1156
Intel Core i3 540 Processor (4M Cache, 3.06 GHz) 1156 £57.03
Intel Core i3-540- 3.06GHz Dual-Core (SLBMQ) LGA1156 £54.99
Intel Core i5-650 3.20GHz/4M/1250MHz SLBLK CPU £59.31
Now my goal is 4gz plus so what can you guys recommend I’m also after a motherboard to go with it as well. From what I gather my best bet motherboard wise From searching I found this P67, Z68, Z77, Z75 or X79 I’m not sure if many of those top boards are in my price range unless they are at a good used price.
I would prefer a pro 1155 or 1156 motherboard as I gather they have the most oc features for cpu
Looked at this board but not sure if it has enough for oc 4gz plus ASUS P8H61-M PRO the only reason I picked it was because from what I have read the pro boards have the full oc bits
Yes I want to do this cheaply so what can you guys suggest.
I used to use computer fairs a lot so I can locate most bits cheaply, thank you in advance for any help given.
 
snips86x said:
This is most likely what you'll be spec'd:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3470 3.20GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
Total : £251.38 (includes shipping : £9.50).

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Not likely, as you can`t OC that chip.
This is what you will be specced.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
Total : £269.38 (includes shipping : £9.50).



A long with 8GB(2x4GB) DDR3 RAM and a decent cooler.

A couple of alternative boards.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £69.98
Total : £166.37 (includes shipping : £9.50).



What other components do you have have and will your case take an ATX board?
 
The Gigabyte D3H board with whatever CPU (thats compatible) you can afford is what you want.
 
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