LGA 1155 board recomendations

aameghoo · Sep 11, 2011, 06:53 PM

I plan on getting a 2500k and I need some help choosing the right MB. Im currently coming from an AMD 955BE and this will be my first intel build. I plan on doing major OCing to the 2500k since I got a WC setup so a board thats good with OCing would be ideal, I also have two flashed 6950s that will be running in crossfire. Another thing is I currently have 8gb of this RAM and I was wondering if i could continue using that or would it be best for a RAM upgrade as well and if so what would you recommend. And finally I was thinking about getting a SSD but I dont have much knowledge about them so any help with that would be appreciated. My budget for the MB is around $200-$250 and around $100-$150 for the SSD. Also i'd like to note that i dont really like red and black boards =/

puma99dk| · Sep 11, 2011, 07:26 PM

i have seen even in my country some picks AsRock board like the Z68 Extreme3 Gen3, Extreme4 Gen3 and Z68 PROFESSIONAL GEN3 bcs of the PCI-Express 3.0 feature and bcs they r good price for all their features more than like Asus, Gigabyte and MSI they r kinda more expensive and u get less.

i personally like the price of the Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 even it only got 2x PCI-E x16 3.0 slots

coolhand411 · Sep 12, 2011, 02:22 AM

This two mobos will make you happy;
ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z
or if the color of Gene is to much for you ,..
ASRock Z68 EXTREME4 GEN3
i own Crucial C300 but this is a bit faster
Crucial M4
your RAM will work just fine but if you in to OCing i would recommend 2 sticks instead of 4 ,this is great bargain
G.SKILL Ripjaws X

entropy13 · Sep 12, 2011, 03:01 AM

I would rather interchange my budget. $100-$150 is more than enough for the mobo, while $200-$250 would increase capacity of the SSD.

ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI S...

Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2CCA 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC ...

aameghoo · Sep 20, 2011, 05:42 PM

So I decided to up my budget a little and go with the 2500k, MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) for the MB and for the SSD I was thinking something along the lines of the Patriot Wildfire PW120GS25SSDR what are your thoughts on these choices?

casual swift · Sep 20, 2011, 05:50 PM

I'm going with the GD65 z68 as well except w/ 2600k.

claylomax · Sep 20, 2011, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aameghoo

i dont really like red and black boards

How about red and white?

http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/...n.php?S_ID=527 10 power phases

aameghoo · Sep 20, 2011, 08:14 PM

I was actually thinking about the 2600k but I feel like the extra $100 isn't worth it for me.

Haha ok correction I don't like red, well not that I don't like it, it just doesn't go with my color scheme lol and what does the 10 power phases do exactly?

Sep 11, 2011, 06:53 PM	#1
aameghoo Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 35 (0.04/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 3 Posts System Specs	LGA 1155 board recomendations I plan on getting a 2500k and I need some help choosing the right MB. Im currently coming from an AMD 955BE and this will be my first intel build. I plan on doing major OCing to the 2500k since I got a WC setup so a board thats good with OCing would be ideal, I also have two flashed 6950s that will be running in crossfire. Another thing is I currently have 8gb of this RAM and I was wondering if i could continue using that or would it be best for a RAM upgrade as well and if so what would you recommend. And finally I was thinking about getting a SSD but I dont have much knowledge about them so any help with that would be appreciated. My budget for the MB is around $200-$250 and around $100-$150 for the SSD. Also i'd like to note that i dont really like red and black boards =/ Last edited by aameghoo; Sep 11, 2011 at 07:00 PM.

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Sep 11, 2011, 07:26 PM	#2
puma99dk\| Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Denmark WTF xD Posts: 2,070 (0.73/day) Thanks: 241 Thanked 456 Times in 322 Posts System Specs	i have seen even in my country some picks AsRock board like the Z68 Extreme3 Gen3, Extreme4 Gen3 and Z68 PROFESSIONAL GEN3 bcs of the PCI-Express 3.0 feature and bcs they r good price for all their features more than like Asus, Gigabyte and MSI they r kinda more expensive and u get less. i personally like the price of the Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 even it only got 2x PCI-E x16 3.0 slots __________________ i5-2500k @ 4785mhz \| ECS P67H2-A Last edited by puma99dk\|; Sep 11, 2011 at 07:36 PM.

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Sep 12, 2011, 02:22 AM	#3
coolhand411 Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 67 (0.08/day) Thanks: 30 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts System Specs	This two mobos will make you happy; ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z or if the color of Gene is to much for you ,.. ASRock Z68 EXTREME4 GEN3 i own Crucial C300 but this is a bit faster Crucial M4 your RAM will work just fine but if you in to OCing i would recommend 2 sticks instead of 4 ,this is great bargain G.SKILL Ripjaws X __________________ Last edited by coolhand411; Sep 12, 2011 at 02:32 AM.

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Sep 12, 2011, 03:01 AM	#4
entropy13 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Philippines Posts: 3,423 (2.22/day) Thanks: 42 Thanked 1,132 Times in 713 Posts System Specs	I would rather interchange my budget. $100-$150 is more than enough for the mobo, while $200-$250 would increase capacity of the SSD. ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI S... Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2CCA 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC ... __________________ MSI P67A-GD65 (B3), Intel Core i5 2500K, Corsair H60, 2x MSI GTX 570 Twin Frozr II/OC, G.Skill RipjawsX (2x4GB) DDR3-1600 RAM, OCZ Agility 3 120GB + 2TB, Corsair AX1200, Corsair Carbide 400R MSI Z68MA-ED55, i5 2500K, Noctua NH-U9B SE2, Inno3D GTX 570, Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB, OCZ Agility 3 120GB + 1TB, Seasonic X660, Lian Li PC-V600FB The Big Useful List of Free Useful Programs To Use Usually For Free

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Sep 20, 2011, 05:42 PM	#5
aameghoo Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 35 (0.04/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 3 Posts System Specs	So I decided to up my budget a little and go with the 2500k, MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) for the MB and for the SSD I was thinking something along the lines of the Patriot Wildfire PW120GS25SSDR what are your thoughts on these choices?

Sep 20, 2011, 05:50 PM	#6
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Sep 20, 2011, 08:14 PM	#8
aameghoo Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 35 (0.04/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 3 Posts System Specs	I was actually thinking about the 2600k but I feel like the extra $100 isn't worth it for me. Haha ok correction I don't like red, well not that I don't like it, it just doesn't go with my color scheme lol and what does the 10 power phases do exactly?

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