[kingkoopa95]

so my system is being bottle necked and i recently got a job and am about to get 400 bucks. i5 is 220 but theres one on craigslist for 200 flat so i have 200 left for a motherboard..which is the best? Im a gamer.

 

[pjBSOD]

I'd recommend the p8p67 pro / deluxe. Both great boards for their price.

 

[m98custom1212]

Are you gone to be overclocking?

 

[Ironman517]

If you live near a microcenter

EDIT: Also, is this for gaming? are you sure it is your CPU that is bottlenecking?

 

[kingkoopa95]

hey e peen, care to give me a link to a exact one?

Yes, i will be overclocking, but only a normal oc to 4.5 nothing to extreme, which reminds me to get a cooler, which cooler is a good one to?

Yes this is for gaming, i know for sure im being bottlenecked becuase my gpu is at 50% while my 2 cores are at 100% in rage. and i do not live next to a microcenter,.

 

[Ha-Nocri]

get yourself i3 dualy chip if you r a gamer... and spend more money on GPU/SSD

 

[kingkoopa95]

why would i want to get a i3 dual core if i have 200 bucks to spend on a i5? -_-

 

[Ha-Nocri]

you don't need it. better invest in something else

 

[King Who Dat]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ha-Nocri;15237993
get yourself i3 dualy chip if you r a gamer... and spend more money on GPU/SSD

Why ?? He clearly states he wants a 2500k. Maybe the best bang for buck gaming CPU available. To OP: I have the p8p67 pro and its very solid. A hyper 212+ will get you to 4.5ghz for sure and is a super value. Silver arrow or anything from noctua if you want to spend a bit more. There's an Nh-d14 in the FS section for 65$ right now.

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[King Who Dat]

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingkoopa95;15238013
why would i want to get a i3 dual core if i have 200 bucks to spend on a i5? -_-

Get what you want bro. You will love that I5.

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[Astonished]

Get my mobo
I got talked into it in the same position as you, great mobo, future proof Gen3 as well

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[Ha-Nocri]

Quote:

Originally Posted by danielwiley;15238063
Why ?? He clearly states he wants a 2500k. Maybe the best bang for buck gaming CPU available. To OP: I have the p8p67 pro and its very solid. A hyper 212+ will get you to 4.5ghz for sure and is a super value. Silver arrow or anything from noctua if you want to spend a bit more. There's an Nh-d14 in the FS section for 65$ right now.

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not even close to be best b4b CPU:

http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/1134237-review-i3-550-4-3ghz-vs.html

 

[NuclearSlurpee]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ha-Nocri;15237993
get yourself i3 dualy chip if you r a gamer... and spend more money on GPU/SSD

It will bottleneck future cards. And unless you are getting the i3 1156 CPUs, then you can't overclock. i5 2500k is more future proof.

 

[rdr09]

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingkoopa95;15238013
why would i want to get a i3 dual core if i have 200 bucks to spend on a i5? -_-

he might be concerned about your gpu not performing. the i5 will be a waste if you don't upgrade the gpu.

 

[Ha-Nocri]

Quote:

Originally Posted by NuclearSlurpee;15238112
It will bottleneck future cards. And unless you are getting the i3 1156 CPUs, then you can't overclock. i5 2500k is more future proof.

might, but it is already clocked highly enough and has turbo. And there is Ivy Bridge down the road for the same platform... and like the previous poster said his GPU is not strong enough to use all that power anyway...

 

[King Who Dat]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ha-Nocri;15238099
not even close to be best b4b CPU:

http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/1134237-review-i3-550-4-3ghz-vs.html

Post all the links you want. It will absolutely bottleneck future gpus. And its not what he wants, which is the point. You gonna make a helpful suggestion or just keep trolling ?

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[kingkoopa95]

Oh im also gonna be upgrading the gpu later on, i didn't mention that because I don't have money for that yet. and of course I'm going i5 haha i want a quad core

 

[179232]

P8Z68-V is pretty nice, I am very happy with mine. I love the UEFI BIOS.

 

[Jesse D]

Check out the Asus Maximus IV Gene Z. Its a great board and you can get it anywhere from 160-180.

M4GZ @ Newegg

Check out the club in my sig to see why there are over 100 users on here loving it (and it is a very active club if you ever want pointers)

 

[jwalker150]

http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=579...l&promoid=1297

here is a better price for your cpu

Might want to look at motherboards there too.

They just opened this up in Southern California and they ship.