Which Mobo for Conroe Overclock?

PhilipM · 10 Aug 2006 at 12:15

Hi,

I'm researching building a new rig. I understand the conroes are multiplier locked, so it's all about increasing the fsb. So my question is - what's the mobo of choice for warp speed fsb?

Thanks,
Philip

The Asgard · 10 Aug 2006 at 12:41

Which Conroe m8?

hyper_piper45 · 10 Aug 2006 at 12:43

From what i have heard it depends on which conroe you are going for.

For an e6300 you want a 965 board, and the Gigabyte ds3 is probably the top choice.

For an e6600 you want a 975x board.

The Asgard · 10 Aug 2006 at 12:48

hyper_piper45 said:
From what i have heard it depends on which conroe you are going for.

For an e6300 you want a 975 board, and the Gigabyte ds3 is probably the top choice.

For an e6600 you want a 975x board.

Edit for you m8.

For an e6300 you want a 965 board, and the Gigabyte ds3 is probably the top choice.

The Asgard · 10 Aug 2006 at 12:50

With the 2MB its all down to Max FSB and the 965's are doing better. I would recommend the DS4 over the DS3. Better cooling for higher overclocks.

My setup
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17610221&page=3

VoG · 10 Aug 2006 at 13:46

The Asgard said:
With the 2MB its all down to Max FSB and the 965's are doing better. I would recommend the DS4 over the DS3. Better cooling for higher overclocks.

i take it that still holds true if you go for the 6400 instead of the 6300?.

i went for the 6400 just to be different/awkward

The Asgard · 10 Aug 2006 at 14:07

VoG said:
i take it that still holds true if you go for the 6400 instead of the 6300?.

i went for the 6400 just to be different/awkward

Just means you have more headroom to play with and if you are prepared to up the volts may be some nice clocks.

You will be very pleased with the DS4.

Carbine · 10 Aug 2006 at 15:45

What about a mobo for the e6600 then?

One which supports crossfire.. though its not neccessary..

The Asgard · 10 Aug 2006 at 16:14

Carbine said:
What about a mobo for the e6600 then?

One which supports crossfire.. though its not neccessary..

Asus P5W DH Xfire Support

sunama · 10 Aug 2006 at 16:54

Surely, the Gigabyte DS3 paired with the E6600 would be the ultimate combo, as you are guarenteed to be able to max out the cpu - the Asus doesnt seem to reach the same bus speeds that the Gigabyte boards are commonly reaching?

The Asgard · 10 Aug 2006 at 16:56

I have yet to confirm this but some people are saying that the 4MB overclock better on the 975X.

I have a 6600 and P5W DH sat at home but have not had chance to really have a play yet. Still boxed up.

I would opt for the DS4 or the 3 because of the better cooling

sunama · 10 Aug 2006 at 17:36

The Asgard said:
I would opt for the DS4 or the 3 because of the better cooling

Can you clarify that please - are you suggesting that the DS3 & DS4 both have better cooling than the Asus?

Carbine · 10 Aug 2006 at 18:05

sunama said:
Surely, the Gigabyte DS3 paired with the E6600 would be the ultimate combo, as you are guarenteed to be able to max out the cpu - the Asus doesnt seem to reach the same bus speeds that the Gigabyte boards are commonly reaching?

I just want a mobo which will be stable yet be able to overclock the CPU to the max.

Don't need to worry about the cooling as i have 3 separate loops. 1 cooling just the CPU, 1 for the GPU and 1 cooling chipset, ram, hard drives and maybe add a v-reg cooler if the mobo has one.

As with the quote above.. does it matter about the type of ram?
I'm getting the Gskill HZ6400 ram

Jay_t · 10 Aug 2006 at 19:08

I can tell you not to get the badaxe, its an absolute nightmare.

Dyewitness · 10 Aug 2006 at 19:42

im also gettin an E6600 Conroe. and i was wonderin what Motherboard to go for.
I was looking at the:

Gigabyte GA_965P_DS4 (Socket 775)

is this mobo good for overclocking. my other choice is:

Asus P5W DH Deluxe WiFi

i noticed that another person on this forum has his overclocked to 4ghz !.

Im going to be using watercooling for the new chip.

sunama · 10 Aug 2006 at 19:46

Carbine said:
I just want a mobo which will be stable yet be able to overclock the CPU to the max.

Don't need to worry about the cooling as i have 3 separate loops. 1 cooling just the CPU, 1 for the GPU and 1 cooling chipset, ram, hard drives and maybe add a v-reg cooler if the mobo has one.

As with the quote above.. does it matter about the type of ram?
I'm getting the Gskill HZ6400 ram

You will be watercooling the ram? Do you have any links (if that is what you intend to do)?

I also am on water and on my next system which will be conroe I'm thinking of cooling the chipset. For chipset cooling I think the DS3 will be the best as you can just take off the existing chipset heatsink and replace with the block. With a DS4, you have to remove the entire heatpipe block which may effect cooling all the other parts of the motherboard.

Carbine · 10 Aug 2006 at 20:04

sunama said:
You will be watercooling the ram? Do you have any links (if that is what you intend to do)?

I also am on water and on my next system which will be conroe I'm thinking of cooling the chipset. For chipset cooling I think the DS3 will be the best as you can just take off the existing chipset heatsink and replace with the block. With a DS4, you have to remove the entire heatpipe block which may effect cooling all the other parts of the motherboard.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17592711&page=3&pp=30

near the bottom

sunama · 10 Aug 2006 at 20:28

Ok carbine. Ive seen the pics. However, its still unclear if you are watercooling your ram. From what i can make out, i dont think the dimms are watercooled.

monkeypants · 10 Aug 2006 at 20:54

sunama said:
Can you clarify that please - are you suggesting that the DS3 & DS4 both have better cooling than the Asus?

The DS4 has better cooling than the DS3, the Asus isn't part of that statement

The DS3 just has a heatsink, the DS4 has fancy heatpipes.

sunama · 10 Aug 2006 at 20:57

Ok, but if watercooling, the heatpipe assembly will almost certainly be removed. In which case the DS3 might be a better option with its extra pci slot. Right?