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can someone please suggest a good motherboard for overclocking with the E6600? i was looking at the P5W DH, but in a review i saw that the northbridge limits the overclocking potential a lot.
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best motherboard for e6600 + overclocking?
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You could go with the P5B but I wouldn't recommend it. There are a few other boards out that can probably hit a little higher fsb but the P5W DH is definitely going to be the most stable board out right now. I don't think you would regret a P5W DH they are outstanding motherboards.
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CraZy Muffin said:
What are your expectations from a motherboard?
I own the P5W-DH and let me tell you that it is a superbly engineered board. The Digital Home features makes it worth every penny of the $250 I spent on it. I don't have a Conroe yet, so I can't really comment on the max FSB, but from what I have seen, 400 MHz is a reasonable expectation.
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well i was just reading a review online which prompted me to post this question.... cant find the link anymore though.
they were reviewing the e6300 on a p5w HD and overclocking it. they were able to get up to something like 400+ FSB without touching the Vcore and only air cooling. the limitation was the northbridge because they maxed out the NB voltage.
they were reviewing the e6300 on a p5w HD and overclocking it. they were able to get up to something like 400+ FSB without touching the Vcore and only air cooling. the limitation was the northbridge because they maxed out the NB voltage.
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ok found the review again,
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2duo-e6300_8.html
if there are voltage mods for the NB that would be awesome, i would just have to add another waterblock in my watercooling loop.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2duo-e6300_8.html
if there are voltage mods for the NB that would be awesome, i would just have to add another waterblock in my watercooling loop.
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