bang for buck mobo to overclock Intel e5200

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Jotosuds

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• Sep 4, 2008

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i'm looking for a good mobo under/around $100 for stable overclocking e5200 and possibly e7200. would be using inexpensive DDR 800 and a good air cooler that is yet to be decided.

i've looked at a few, leaning towards the P35 Gigabyte board but the Biostar P45 one seems to have more features for a tad more. anyways any suggestions and recommendations are welcome, thanks.

Biostar P45
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138123

Gigabyte P35
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128337

 

KillrBuckeye

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• Sep 4, 2008

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The Asus P5Q SE is currently $105 with free shipping:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131333

I will never again purchase a Biostar mobo as the one I put in my brother-in-law's computer (TForce 965PT) suddenly died after less than 2 years of use. Maybe it was just bad luck, but of the dozens of motherboard's I've owned, that was the only Biostar I used and it happened to be the only one that crapped out.

 

Automiketic

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i have had great luck with biostar. but if you go anywhere someone will always have one brand that left a bad taste in their mouth. i vote for the p45 or for a little more the i45! good luck and let us know which way you go.

 

Freezer7Pro

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Any cheap FSB1333 mobo will really do for an E5200, unless you're going over 4.5GHz.

 

w2richwood

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i would go with p5q pro or even p5q e just my 2 cent's





































i would go with p5q pro or even p5q e just my 2 cent's
Rich

 

Evilsizer

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other boards to consider as well are the Gigabyte EP34-DS3L and EP45-DS3L both are under $100.

 

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I would suggest a P35 chipset. I know that they're a little dated but they OC really well. Gigabyte makes a pretty good board, Biostar and MSI make some good boards as well. Thats just my 2 cents though... well ok more like a nickel, but whos counting?

 

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hank123

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• Sep 8, 2008

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do u want raid?

 

Alien432

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• Sep 9, 2008

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You seem to just want a quick easy build so I'd go with the Gigabyte for they are lower$ and easier to setup. You might look at the GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L as well.