which 1155 mobo?

233 · 26 Nov 2011 at 16:04

needing a mobo to fit a 2500k into

things i need

a pair of sata 6gbs ports
1x gigabit ethernet
good clocking

things i dont need

sli/xfire
shiny gubbins
any other frills

what do you recommend as a cheap good clocking mobo guys and girls?

s7cn · 26 Nov 2011 at 16:11

There's plenty out there, but for cheaps maybe the MSI p67a-gd53 or the Asus p67 LX

stulid · 26 Nov 2011 at 16:14

Dont buy a P67 board these days, thats shockingly awful advice.

Get a Z68 board - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=mb-364-gi&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990

reviews,
http://www.kitguru.net/components/m...-z68ap-d3-z68-review-bargain-buy-of-the-year/
http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/gigabyte_ga_z68ap_d3_review,1.html
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc...herboards/gigabyte-ga-z68ap-d3-1026263/review
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/motherboards/2011/10/11/gigabyte-ga-z68ap-d3-review/1

233 · 26 Nov 2011 at 16:14

how do they clock?

stulid done me a spec up but the mobo was £150 quid

i dont need anything fancy just a couple of sata ports and a single pcie

but i need something that clocks like a demon

stulid · 26 Nov 2011 at 16:15

See above

233 · 26 Nov 2011 at 16:17

how does this look?

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £179.99
(£149.99) £179.99
(£149.99)
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
(£70.82) £84.98
(£70.82)
Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9) £77.99
(£64.99) £77.99
(£64.99)
Sub Total : £285.80
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £59.06
Total : £354.36

stulid · 26 Nov 2011 at 16:19

Thats fine, the stock intel heatsink I would push to around 4GHz, if you are going to add a aftermarket heatsink then consider the height of the RAM sticks (water coolers dont have an issues).

You could get 2X - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-094-KS

233 · 26 Nov 2011 at 16:23

ok changed the ram, now what you recommend as a decent cooler? h80/100?

stulid · 26 Nov 2011 at 16:26

Well the Antec Kuhler620 is better and cheaper than a H60, the Kuhler920 is better/cheaper than a H80.

Can your case take a H100?

What case is it? there maybe a good air cooler that can fit inside and still close the side panel?

233 · 26 Nov 2011 at 16:27

its an antec 300

space will be shared with a factory spec 6970 which dominates the case

stulid · 26 Nov 2011 at 16:32

Theres no where to put a H100 in it (needs two 120mm fan mounts next to each other)

A Antec Kuhler620/920 will fit.

Or a good air cooler,
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-002-BQ&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-093-TR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-BQ&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

s7cn · 26 Nov 2011 at 22:21

Tbh you can shave £30 just by using a p67 board, it doesn't really offer much over z68 imo and if you're on a budget, every penny counts.

Edit: Just had a look and the £30 off is normally just on mid end boards. Both p67 and z68 budget boards are around the same price.

stulid · 26 Nov 2011 at 22:23

s7cn said:
Tbh you can shave £30 just by using a p67 board, it doesn't really offer much over z68 imo and if you're on a budget, every penny counts.

Please find me a P67 board that is £30 cheaper than that £84.98 Gigabyte Z68 board.

s7cn · 26 Nov 2011 at 23:17

Read my edit.

stulid · 27 Nov 2011 at 00:03

s7cn said:
Read my edit.

The cheapest new Z68 board at OCUK is less than the cheapest P67 board. so there is no saving of money to be made from getting a P67 board when the OP already has the cheapest Z68 selected.

s7cn · 27 Nov 2011 at 12:53

What I'm saying in my edit is, if you compare mid end boards of z68 and p67 then there's up to £30 difference. For some z68 is trivial but it's not what OP requires, I was merely reflecting the fact that if he was on a tight budget for a mid end board then z68 is not only the only option.