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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
No overclock? ASRock H67M. I'm also selling my ASRock Z68 Pro3 (see below).
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