Thoughts on the EVGA P55 F.T.W mobo

[shadow_boxer]

Just wondering if i could have peoples thoughts on the EVGA P55 F.T.W motherboard for the LGA1156 socket? (£149.99)

I'll be looking to overclock it to ~3,8 for gaming and amateur video editing.

How does it compare to other 1156 boards and how easy it is to overclock??

thanks in advance.

 

[HazardO]

It will depend on whether it has a foxconn socket or not. If it has the foxconn connector it will not be a great overclocker due to the poor CPU socket connectivity.

If you find yourself shopping for an EVGA P55 F.T.W, model E657, you've got a 50/50 chance of buying one with a Tyco AMP socket design (using a LOTES backplate), as opposed to one made solely with Foxconn's, the same goes for MSI and DFI who have batches of boards in the retail channel using LOTES sockets

http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=3661

Note I had to edit the anandtech quote as F.T.W without the .s is censored (***)