[bennoculus]

Well I finally shelled out some cash for an older C2D just for benching I scored an E8600 and an E6750 for pretty cheap. I also have two different Pentiums that are worth some boints.

I've been looking at GIGABYTE's P35 and P45 chipset boards. Specifically the GA-P43-ES3G board since it's cheap, yet looks good. I was also looking into this ASUS P5Q as I've heard (and seen today) that it can overclock pretty well and is an all around good board. However, the one I found was 2 dollars over the amount that I have

My question is how well to GIGABYTE boards overclock in general? What about that board I listed up there?

Any suggestions for a LGA 775 board for $100 or less, that can overclock well? Obviously I'm going to be taking it under DICE and doing cold runs with it all that I can.

Edit: LINKS:
Here's the GIGABYTE board I was talking about. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128447
And what about this one, it's the same board just supports DDR3. Is there a problem with going with DDR3 with a LGA 775. Excuse me, I'm just a complete noob to Intel. (It's cheaper too ) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128467

[xxrabid93]

Don't get any P43 chipset board. They are crap, and i actually think they have a limit on fsb that is really low.

Only go for a P45 or X48. Also, don't just focus on gigabyte. Other Manufacturers make great boards.

Also, to get any good s775 overclocking board, you are gonna have to buy it used. Pretty much all the ones left on Newegg and whatnot are crap.

Here is a quick list of some great 775 boards.

Asus Rampage Extreme (REX) x48 - king of dual cores
Asus P5E3 Premium x48 - basically a "baby" REX
Gigabyte EP45-UD3P p45 - king of quad cores
DFI LanParty UT P35-T2R p35 - solid board for older chips (65nm or older)
Biostar Tpower I45 p45 - can hang with the REX on fsb, but is ddr2, so is slower in benches
Asus p5q-e and p5q deluxe p45 - both solid performers

There are definitely more boards you could look into that clock well, that is just a list of some of the best.

[bennoculus]

Damn... Well that makes sense.

I originally was looking into a P5Q-SE on eBay, however the shipping costs 20 bucks and with the board it makes it over my amount in PayPal I can spend by just 1 dollar.

I already ordered some DDR2 RAM.
Thanks for the reply.

How is this P5Q-SE I was looking into on eBay? http://cgi.ebay.com/ASUS-P5Q-SE-2-P4...item41574f71e0

[moocow]

Dunno man, I have a cheapass asus p43 board that does 550+fsb.
P43 is just a less-binned P45 chipset with a couple of features taken off.

Rabid is pretty correct about the other boards though

[bennoculus]

Well I found another ASUS P5Q-SE that fits in my price range.

What's the difference between P5Q-SE to the P5Q? If it's a solid board I just may make a purchase of it.

[moocow]

I say get a P5Q-E or P5Q-Deluxe. The P5Q is a mediocre board.

[xxrabid93]

Originally Posted by moocow

Dunno man, I have a cheapass asus p43 board that does 550+fsb.
P43 is just a less-binned P45 chipset with a couple of features taken off.

Rabid is pretty correct about the other boards though

Really? I coulda sworn i read somewhere that like most of them had fsb limits at like 420 or something stupdily low.

Also 550 bus is good, but not great; if you really want to push your chips, i would suggest one of the boards i mentioned.

[MattNo5ss]

P5Q SE only has 4 phase power and it doesn't have any mosfet heatsinks (bad for benching in my opinion). The P5Q has 8 phase power and mosfet heatsinks. Both have a horrible 24pin power connector location, right in the middle of the board...lol

If I were to go P45 DDR2, it would be one of these:

GA-EP45-UD3L
GA-EP45-UD3R
GA-EP45-UD3P

P5Q Pro
P5Q-E
P5Q Deluxe
Maximus II Formula

Biostar Tpower I45

[bennoculus]

Originally Posted by xxrabid93

Really? I coulda sworn i read somewhere that like most of them had fsb limits at like 420 or something stupdily low.

Also 550 bus is good, but not great; if you really want to push your chips, i would suggest one of the boards i mentioned.

Right. I'm taking that advice for sure, I want to be able to push my chips hard

Any ideas how this P5Q-SE would perform? I can't find a P5Q-E or P5Q-Deluxe to save my life. I've looked all over the place.

[bennoculus]

I found just a regular P5Q, what's the big difference between that and the others? Better than the P5Q-SE?

Edit: Here's a linky http://cgi.ebay.com/Asus-P5Q-LGA-775...item1c199c9408

[MattNo5ss]

Originally Posted by bennoculus

I found just a regular P5Q, what's the big difference between that and the others? Better than the P5Q-SE?

Originally Posted by MattNo5ss

P5Q SE only has 4 phase power and it doesn't have any mosfet heatsinks (bad for benching in my opinion). The P5Q has 8 phase power and mosfet heatsinks. Both have a horrible 24pin power connector location, right in the middle of the board...lol

Other than the above, the P5Q and P5Q SE only have 1 PCIe x16 slot. The P5Q is definitely better than the P5Q SE.

[bennoculus]

Originally Posted by MattNo5ss

Other than the above, the P5Q and P5Q SE only have 1 PCIe x16 slot. The P5Q is definitely better than the P5Q SE.

1 PCIe slot is perfectly fine with me.

[Seebs]

Ben... Don't go spending that kind of money on a board please...

If you have a bit a patience and look around in the classifieds of all the OCing websites you'll find your board in no time. I've seen GA-P45-UD3P boards sold for $65 -$75.... Don't go spending $100 on a unproven board.

[m0r7if3r]

Yea, muddocktor has a p5q pro for sale in the classies right now for $90 shipped

[Bobnova]

I like my p5q pro.
It's not going to take an e8600 to the limit, but taking one to the limit requires LN2 anyway.

[Seebs]

My P5Q-E is proven to do at least 562 on the C2Ds... Dependant on chip as I painfully found out yesterday afternoon with that POS E6400 that wouldn't do anything past 378...
P5Q-Pros are at the top ot the list as well...

The easiest way to find out which boards are the ones to look for is to go to HWBot and look into the Chipset pages...

If you look at P45 for example: http://hwbot.org/hardware/chipset/p45

You'll notice that for the Asus brand; three are the noticeable top dogs
P5Q-Deluxe --> 154 HW Records --- I still feel pretty bad about not having picked up the one MattNo5ss had for sale a few months ago...
P5Q-Pro --> 110 HW Records
P5Q-E --> 82 HW Records

Same thing on the Gigabyte boards... The GA-EP45-UD3P would be the top record earner for that brand...

This can give you an idea of what boards to look for and which not to buy. After that all you do is find a "proven" board (one that has already been benched and shown capable of what you want) from a fellow bencher and go from there.

[bennoculus]

Thanks for the replies guys. I appreciate all the input, as I really don't know jack about Intel boards and stuff.

However, I ended up picking up a Deluxe off eBay for $80. Kind of expensive, but it was refurbished and with free shipping so I figured whatever.
Now to wait for the chips, board, and my HyperX RAM to arrive...

[xxrabid93]

Originally Posted by bennoculus

Thanks for the replies guys. I appreciate all the input, as I really don't know jack about Intel boards and stuff.

However, I ended up picking up a Deluxe off eBay for $80. Kind of expensive, but it was refurbished and with free shipping so I figured whatever.
Now to wait for the chips, board, and my HyperX RAM to arrive...

P5Q Deluxe? That's gonna be a solid board. $80 is a pretty fair price too, imo.

What kind of HyperX ram? Does it have micron D9 chips in it? Hopefully it does, for some nice ram clocking.

[icebob]

should I elaborate on gigga!!!

[Seebs]

Originally Posted by icebob

should I elaborate on gigga!!!

LOL... You tell him Bob!

PS: Nice little ode to Maiden on your siggy!