The Best LGA1156 Board for the $?

[FieryCoD]

What IS the best LGA 1156 motherboard for the $? Like the Gigabyte UD3P for the P45, DS3L for the P35, etc.

[Satans_Hell]

Originally Posted by FieryCoD

What IS the best LGA 1156 motherboard for the $? Like the Gigabyte UD3P for the P45, DS3L for the P35, etc.

I have got a Gigabyte P55M-UD2 which is working out great for me.

Yes I know its only an Matx, but its dirt cheap

[Anth0789]

Yeah the GIGABYTE GA-P55M-UD2

Or the: GigaByte P55-UD4P

[FieryCoD]

I'm looking at it right now. I might go with this setup at New Years, and retire the old Q6600. What IS the main difference between i7 and i5? Looks like the hyperthreading from the i7 is not in the i5.

[Ktmrida4life]

Originally Posted by FieryCoD

I'm looking at it right now. I might go with this setup at New Years, and retire the old Q6600. What IS the main difference between i7 and i5? Looks like the hyperthreading from the i7 is not in the i5.

Going from what I've read about the i5 on here, the i5 is just as well of an overclocker as the i7 and the performance difference is very slim.

[5ILVgeARX]

or GIGABYTE MB GA-P55-UD3R for $114 CAD

upgrading from a q6600, your best off with I7 860 HT. more threads, do more

[Ktmrida4life]

Originally Posted by Anth0789

Yeah the GIGABYTE GA-P55M-UD2

Or the: GigaByte P55-UD4P

OMG the GIGABYTE GA-P55M-UD2 [b]IS[/i] dirt cheap!! LOL

Out of the 2 boards you named, Im assuming the gigabyte p55-ud4p is better?

Is it 60$ better? I see it has a 2 oz copper pcb, but how big of a difference does that really make??

IS the ga-p55m-ud2 a good OC'er?

[Dopamin3]

What is your budget? Do you want to be able to run SLI/Crossfire down the road?

Those are the two factors that will influence your decision fora p55 board.

[Ktmrida4life]

Originally Posted by Dopamin3

What is your budget? Do you want to be able to run SLI/Crossfire down the road?

Those are the two factors that will influence your decision fora p55 board.

I know Im not the OP, but im in the same boat. I dont plan to run crossfire or sli.. But does the board OC well? Could it get a i5 750 with adequate cooling to 3.8-4ghz?

Also FireryCOD - Check these links out

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...or-review.html

http://www.guru3d.com/article/core-i...review-test/19



Good reads, and the i5 750 holds up very well against the i7 920.


EDIT- Wait a sec, does the gigabyte ga-p55m-ud2 board even have 1 PCI express slot running at x16!?? Im confused by the newegg specs.

[Dopamin3]

Originally Posted by Ktmrida4life

I know Im not the OP, but im in the same boat. I dont plan to run crossfire or sli.. But does the board OC well? Could it get a i5 750 with adequate cooling to 3.8-4ghz?

Also FireryCOD - Check these links out

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...or-review.html

http://www.guru3d.com/article/core-i...review-test/19



Good reads, and the i5 750 holds up very well against the i7 920.


EDIT- Wait a sec, does the gigabyte ga-p55m-ud2 board even have 1 PCI express slot running at x16!?? Im confused by the newegg specs.

The board should be okay. And no the first slot runs at full bandwidth while the second one is only x4.

PCI Express 2.0 x16 1
PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
PCI Slots 2

So the first slot is for GPU (PCIe 2.0 and x16 bandwidth) and the second could be for an expansion card (PCIe x4.)