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#1 ·
Which motherboard is currently the best bang for the buck for a 2500K sandy bridge CPU?. I don't plan to overclock really and I'd like to pay max 150$ or less

I was thinking about the: MSI P67A-GD53 or ASUS P8P67 or the Gigabyte P67A-UD3

thanks
 
#6 ·
I would go Gigabyte UD3P or asus, or msi, really in that price category looks and features is what you wanna look for as OCing will be the same across almost all boards. The more expensive boards are better as maintaining a higher OC over time such as 5.2ghz, they have more components to even out load, for the processor.
 
#8 ·
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Originally Posted by 8-Ball;12012356
I ordered the MSI P67A-C43...
It was on sale at SuperBiiz.

Seems like the best bang for the buck.

P67 Chipset of course!
Power delivery on that board looks weak. Too late for you to change?
 
#11 ·
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Originally Posted by reflex99;12012852
SB can run high OC's on 4 ish phases.

Intel tweaked it a lot, so that it isn't as VRM stressful
It really is VRM stressful, while yes it can run on 3-4 phases, it stresses them out a lot, which in return causes the phases to be less efficient and other things like shorten their life. One good thing is that MSI started using the same quality MOSFETs as Gigabyte, so you know they are very good phases at least.
 
#13 ·
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Originally Posted by Sin0822
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It really is VRM stressful, while yes it can run on 3-4 phases, it stresses them out a lot, which in return causes the phases to be less efficient and other things like shorten their life. One good thing is that MSI started using the same quality MOSFETs as Gigabyte, so you know they are very good phases at least.

Anything over 6 is overkill really. unless you plan on using the board for 10 years, 6 is more than enough
 
#14 ·
well not necessarily, for i7 900 series 8 phases was not enough for OC, when you OC these SB chips to 5ghz they pull as much as an i7 900 Series at 4.2ghz, in witch 12 phases was standard. BUT MSI did up they quality of their product and the power output increased. IDK i would say it is ok, but 8 phases should be standard for an OCing board.
 
#15 ·
you are not going to be doing anything too intense on a 100$ board.

I do agree that MSI should have heat-sinked the VRM's on the C43, but I think they are more than adequate in the price range.

The intel board has 6 phases, and as we know, it OC's just about as well as any other board right now.

btw, sin you are right about UEFI. Major pain in the ass right now.
 
#16 ·
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Originally Posted by decimate
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Biostar TP67XE.

Thread.

An emphatic +1 there.

Easily the best bang for the buck. BIOS is rock solid too. Seems like other mfgrs are beta testing on the early adopters.

Want another example ?

All the way up to gigabyte UD4, there is no way to control LLC.

On the TP67XE:

CPU VCore LoadLine
This item sets VCore LoadLine.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled / 87.5% LoadLine / 75.0% LoadLine / 62.5% LoadLine / 50.0% LoadLine / 37.5% LoadLine / 25.0% LoadLine / 12.5% LoadLine
 
#18 ·
Asus P8P67 Pro
 
#19 ·
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Originally Posted by SSJVegeta;12016833
Asus P8P67 Pro
this. with your chip if you got a microcenter my pro was 150
 
#23 ·
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Originally Posted by Sin0822;12015808
well not necessarily, for i7 900 series 8 phases was not enough for OC, when you OC these SB chips to 5ghz they pull as much as an i7 900 Series at 4.2ghz, in witch 12 phases was standard. BUT MSI did up they quality of their product and the power output increased. IDK i would say it is ok, but 8 phases should be standard for an OCing board.
What? I run 4ghz at a high voltage (1.36) fine at 8+1 power phase (Sabertooth X58)

OT, I've heard good things about ASUS P8P67 Pro
 
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What? I run 4ghz at a high voltage (1.36) fine at 8+1 power phase (Sabertooth X58)
OT, I've heard good things about ASUS P8P67 Pro
I am talking about extreme OC. 8 is enough, but it depends who it coming from, MSI maybe, ASUS and GIGABYTE yes, the others like biostar, asrock perhaps not when dealing with X58.
 
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