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3/21/12 at 5:06am

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I'm confused as to why some motherboards claim they support 1600mhz ram when oc'ed yet some don't, does this mean I cant pair up the following?

Samsung DDR3 PC1600: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147096

with one of these?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138283

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138199

I'm looking for a BUDGET mobo, to replace mine, and fit that ram. less than $75 if I can help it.

I.e. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138290R

I'm open to ANY suggestions.

Features I want:

Am3
Core unlocker
Easy OC potential
non clustered (large video card covering ports etc)
handle 8gb of ram

Would be nice but not needed:

usb 3.0
am3+
Black and red (totally not required, any color will do)
Edited by Artful Dodger - 3/22/12 at 5:41am

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3/21/12 at 5:14am

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The RAM is compatible with the boards you linked to.

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Dell P2212H	Ducky DK9008G2 MX Brown Overclock.net Edition	XFX XXX Edition 650	NZXT Phantom Special Edition white w/ red trim
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Samsung 830 128GB	Samsung F4 1.5TB	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo	Windows 8 Pro 64-bit
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Dell P2212H	Ducky DK9008G2 MX Brown Overclock.net Edition	XFX XXX Edition 650	NZXT Phantom Special Edition white w/ red trim
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3/21/12 at 8:33am

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This is a good board for the money and with the promo code an additional 10% plus free shipping puts it right in your price range.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157280

If your looking for micro ATX than try this one.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131795

As for OC I wouldn't suggest that on any of them except for the 970.
Edited by cmac68 - 3/21/12 at 8:50am

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3/22/12 at 4:26am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cmac68

This is a good board for the money and with the promo code an additional 10% plus free shipping puts it right in your price range.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157280
If your looking for micro ATX than try this one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131795
As for OC I wouldn't suggest that on any of them except for the 970.

See, I'm def gonna be Oc'ing, but hardly any boards are Micro ATX!!!! It's got to be to fit in my case and im really looking to spend under 150 on the ram+mobo, 250 is only if i HAVE to.

so witht he ram being 47, about 100 bucks does it for a board.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130613 <--Decent?

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3/22/12 at 5:04am

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I would avoid MSI boards unless it's a 9 series due to dodgy VRMs. Stick with ASRock, ASUS and Gigabyte.

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Patriot Viper Xtreme Division 2	Adata S510 128Gb SSD	LG Blu-Ray	Corsair H80
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Samsung 30nm 2000Mhz	Samsung 840 256Gb	Samsung SH-B123L Blu-ray	Corsair H80i
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3/22/12 at 5:09am

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Asus M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 looks awesome for my needs

http://www.ascendtech.us/asus-m4a89gtd-pro-usb3-am3-890gx-ddr3_i_m4a89gtdprousb3.aspx?agent=froogle nvm not micro...
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3/22/12 at 11:06am

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Completely avoid low end MSI boards due to likely VRM problems. Avoid the Biostar boards that have 3+1 phase or lower if you're giong to attempt pushing a high-TDP processor of any sort. Look to a board with 4+1 phase power and you WILL need to add additional VRM cooling if you wish to use anything other than the stock CPU cooler or downward-blowing cooler.

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80GB Intel X25M SSD	WD 1TB Caviar Black (WD1001FALS)	WD 1TB Caviar Black (WD1002FAEX)	Noctua NH-D14
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Scythe GT-15 Gentle Typhoon 1500RPM fans (2x, o...	Windows 8 Pro 64-bit	ASUS PA238QR 23.6" 1920x1080 IPS LED monitor [x2]	Corsair HX520 Modular PSU [520W]
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Antec P182 SE	ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Headphone Amp	Audio Technica ATH-d40fs
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3/23/12 at 4:51am

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http://www.amamax.com/bitsoamamd89.html

Looks like the Biostar Board is the only one that come with VRM heatsink installed.

The ASUS M5A88-M, is looking to be the only board Worth the money, adding a heatsink to the VRM, but whats going to fit that board??

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