just got my new i3 today need mobo

newtekie1 · Aug 24, 2010

leemerlord said:
oh i feel stupid lol

You shouldn't, life is a learning process, you learn something every day. :toast:

leemerlord · Aug 24, 2010

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would this be a good combo buy? and would i have issues with the evga stuff when using a ati card?

JrRacinFan · Aug 24, 2010

Actually onboard grfx isn't a bad thing.

What would happen if you need to rma a dedicated video card? You would have the tech ready and be able to utilize it. Common misconception of h5x is that they don't overclock worth a lick, it's more board dependent.

TheMailMan78 · Aug 24, 2010

Solaris17 said:
Welcome!

I like the EVGA boards out atm. but the gigabytes are pretty sweet.

I'm with Solaris on this one. EVGA makes good stuff.

Wrigleyvillain · Aug 25, 2010

Yep. Even sweeter with the $40 rebate at Newegg through August.

newtekie1 · Aug 25, 2010

leemerlord said:
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would this be a good combo buy? and would i have issues with the evga stuff when using a ati card?

Yes, that would be a pretty good combo buy, the eVGA boards are great, and you will have no problem with use an eVGA board with an ATi card. You can even run crossfire on them if you wish.

JrRacinFan said:
Actually onboard grfx isn't a bad thing.

What would happen if you need to rma a dedicated video card? You would have the tech ready and be able to utilize it. Common misconception of h5x is that they don't overclock worth a lick, it's more board dependent.

It isn't that H57 boards overclock like crap, it is that the boards themselves are weaker for the price. The only real good H57 option right now is the P7H57D-V EVO, and for that kind of money a eVGA P55 FTW is a much better overclocking board.

Having the dedicated card is nice in a rare situation, but not worth the sacrifice of overclocking potential, IMO. Especially when you can pick up a used PCI-E card for next to nothing, if you really want a backup.

JrRacinFan · Aug 25, 2010

newtekie1 said:
It isn't that H57 boards overclock like crap, it is that the boards themselves are weaker for the price. The only real good H57 option right now is the P7H57D-V EVO, and for that kind of money a eVGA P55 FTW is a much better overclocking board.

Having the dedicated card is nice in a rare situation, but not worth the sacrifice of overclocking potential, IMO. Especially when you can pick up a used PCI-E card for next to nothing, if you really want a backup.

Check out reviews of the GA-H55M-UD2H then post back.

EDIT:

This board specifically:
GIGABYTE GA-H55M-UD2H LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI Micr...

LagunaX · Aug 25, 2010

I agree with Jr.
GA-H55M-UD2H.

If you need the PCI-E to be uncastrated in conjunction with SATA 6G and USB3, then I'd probably do the Asus P7P55D-E Pro.

I'm gonna build my i3 540 rig soon...

Fitseries3 · Aug 25, 2010

i have 2 of the gb h55m-ud2h's and they are excellent.

OCs i've acheived...

i5 661 5.1ghz on air with noctua nh-d14

i5 750 4.6ghz on air

i7 860 4.8ghz on air

i've had a barrage of asus p55 and h55 boards and they all have little quirks that i hate. common problem with them is the bios telling me "failed OC" after every single reboot. replaced Cmos battery and even RMAed the board several times now and the issue still exists.

biostar h55 is also pretty good.

LagunaX · Aug 25, 2010

Interesting read:
~Intel Core i3/i5 32nm Dual Core OverCLARKing Thread~
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=245914

Deleted member 74752 · Aug 25, 2010

Overclocking with the Gigabyte boards....

http://hwbot.org/community/submission/1042704_rickss69_superpi_32m_core_i5_655k_7min_10sec_438ms

http://hwbot.org/community/submission/1009941_rickss69_superpi_32m_core_i3_530_7min_48sec_47ms

http://hwbot.org/community/submission/976398_rickss69_3dmark_2001_gma_hd_19534_marks

http://hwbot.org/community/submissi...__performance_geforce_9500_gt_ddr2_2673_marks

John21 · Aug 25, 2010

i recommend you a 64 bit os to get better processor performance

leemerlord · Aug 28, 2010

John21 said:
i recommend you a 64 bit os to get better processor performance

ive always had one, currently win7

leemerlord · Aug 28, 2010

i ordered my ram yesterday heres a link
CORSAIR XMS3 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ...
and now i just need a motherboard but still cant decide what to get, going to get a gtx460 later on, i prefer a ATX not micro

leemerlord · Aug 28, 2010

was lloking at this mobo i think its a good pick
EVGA P55 SLI 132-LF-E655-KR LGA1156 Intel P55 ATX ...

Solaris17 · Aug 28, 2010

leemerlord said:
was lloking at this mobo i think its a good pick
EVGA P55 SLI 132-LF-E655-KR LGA1156 Intel P55 ATX ...

thats a pretty sweet board.

leemerlord · Aug 28, 2010

Solaris17 said:
thats a pretty sweet board.

think it would be good for cpu OCing? whats the difference from P55 and H55? or is that evga's thing putting a P infront instead of a H

Solaris17 · Aug 28, 2010

leemerlord said:
think it would be good for cpu OCing? whats the difference from P55 and H55? or is that evga's thing putting a P infront instead of a H

P55 is technically higher end and DOES NOT have the ability to utilize an I3 processors integrated GPU. Which doesnt matter if you plan on using a standalone graphics card. and yes those boards can clock.

EDIT:: Edited this post please re-read., I did not mean to type that P55 wouldnt support an I3 processor. It just cant use the GPU on the i3 die.

leemerlord · Aug 28, 2010

Solaris17 said:
P55 is technically higher end and DOES NOT have the ability to utilize an I3 processors integrated GPU. Which doesnt matter if you plan on using a standalone graphics card. and yes those boards can clock.

EDIT:: Edited this post please re-read., I did not mean to type that P55 wouldnt support an I3 processor. It just cant use the GPU on the i3 die.

i understood what you meant in the first one lol but thanks for the clerifacation

then i think im gunna get that board

overclocking101 · Aug 28, 2010

i would suggest a differrent board. EVGA boards are great with lynfields (i5-75 and up) but not so great with clarkdales. i loved my evga board until i went clarkdale then it was problems and evga is no longer giving a shit about P55 ever since sr2 came out. I suggest gigabyte, asus, maybe biostar, or even the ecs lineup

JrRacinFan · Aug 28, 2010

If you can wait on a rebate I think this would be just as good.
EVGA 121-LF-E652-KR LGA 1156 Intel P55 Micro ATX I...

Although its a point to where you must know though, how many slots do you need/prefer.

Also, here's another kit of ram to take a peak at:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ..._re=mushkin_silverline-_-20-226-092-_-Product

leemerlord · Aug 28, 2010

how about this asus?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131662

newtekie1 · Aug 28, 2010

leemerlord said:
was lloking at this mobo i think its a good pick
EVGA P55 SLI 132-LF-E655-KR LGA1156 Intel P55 ATX ...

That is a pretty good board, especially for the price, but the only thing I didn't like about it was how close the PCI-E slots were. If you ever decide to go SLI, the cards will be right next to eachother.

If you go one step up and get the P55 FTW, the PCI-E slots are spaced out so that there will be plenty of space between the cards.

leemerlord said:
how about this asus?
ASUS P7H55/USB3 LGA 1156 Intel H55 USB 3.0 ATX Int...

The problem with that board is it only has 4+1 Phase power, which will probably be good enough for a decent i3 overclock, but not if you ever upgrade to a quad i5/i7.

JrRacinFan · Aug 28, 2010

leemerlord said:
how about this asus?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131662

As tekie mentioned, good for i3. Look up some reviews online and base your decision that way. But imo stick with evga/giga unless you go super high end asus. Asrock is decent but that's a board specific decision.

leemerlord · Aug 29, 2010

just to make sure, i can run my i3 on the p55 ftw with noe issues? cuz im thinking of getting it

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Motherboard	AsRock Z470 Taichi
Cooling	Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans
Memory	32GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s)	RTX 2070 Super
Storage	500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache
Display(s)	Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28"
Case	Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s)	Onboard is good enough for me
Power Supply	eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

System Name	MoonGlow
Processor	Intel i5-760 H50 cooler
Motherboard	EVGA P55 SLI
Cooling	3 intake 2 exhaust rear and top,
Memory	Corsair XMS3 DDR3 4gb kit
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX560
Storage	500GB main 1TB back up
Display(s)	23" full HD LG flat screen
Case	antec 1200
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	1050
Software	Windows 7 pro 64x

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Cooling	Custom Water 1x420 : Stock
Memory	32GB T-Force Deltas : 16GB Dominator Platinums
Video Card(s)	PowerColor 7900 XTX Liquid Devil: iGPU
Storage	20+ TB
Display(s)	Sammy 49" 5k Ultrawide
Case	Custom White Painted Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2
Audio Device(s)	Onboard : Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA 1200W P2
Mouse	Corsair M65 RGB Elite White
Keyboard	Hyperx Origins 65
Software	Windows 10

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Cooling	MasterLiquid PRO 280 / Scythe Katana 4
Memory	ADATA RGB 16GB DDR4 2666 16-16-16-39 / G.SKILL Sniper Series 16GB DDR3 1866: 9-9-9-24
Video Card(s)	MSI 1080 "Duke" with 8Gb of RAM. Boost Clock 1847 MHz / ASUS 780ti
Storage	256Gb M4 SSD / 128Gb Agelity 4 SSD , 500Gb WD (7200)
Display(s)	LG 29" Class 21:9 UltraWide® IPS LED Monitor 2560 x 1080 / Dell 27"
Case	Cooler Master MASTERBOX 5t / Cooler Master 922 HAF
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec / SupremeFX X-Fi with Bose Companion 2 speakers.
Power Supply	Seasonic FOCUS Plus Series SSR-750PX 750W Platinum / SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold
Mouse	SteelSeries Sensei (RAW) / Logitech G5
Keyboard	Razer BlackWidow / Logitech (Unknown)
Software	Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
Benchmark Scores	Benching is for bitches.

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Processor	i5 3570K 4.4Ghz
Motherboard	Asrock Z77 Extreme 3
Cooling	Apogee HD White/XSPC Razer blocks
Memory	8GB Samsung Green 1600
Video Card(s)	2 x GTX 670 4GB
Storage	2 x 120GB Samsung 830
Display(s)	27" QNIX
Case	Enthoo Pro
Power Supply	Seasonic Platinum 760
Mouse	Steelseries Sensei
Keyboard	Ducky Pro MX Black
Software	Windows 8.1 x64

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Processor	e8500 Q822A549 4.5ghz AIR
Motherboard	Foxconn Mars P35
Cooling	TRUE
Memory	2 x2GB Patriot Viper 1066 5-5-5-12 @ 1.8v
Video Card(s)	Sapphire 5870 Unlocked
Storage	300gb Velociraptor
Display(s)	Dell 24" Ultrasharp
Case	Coolermaster CM690
Power Supply	PC Power & Cooling 750w Quad Silencer
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate x86

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Processor	I9 14900KS
Motherboard	EVGA z690 Dark KINGPIN (modded BIOS)
Cooling	EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB
Memory	64GB Gskill Trident Z5 DDR5 6000 @6400
Video Card(s)	MSI SUPRIM Liquid X 4090
Storage	1x 500GB 980 Pro \| 1x 1TB 980 Pro \| 1x 8TB Corsair MP400
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Case	Lian Li o11 Evo Dynamic White
Audio Device(s)	Moondrop S8's on Schiit Hel 2e
Power Supply	Bequiet! Power Pro 12 1500w
Mouse	Lamzu Atlantis mini (White)
Keyboard	Monsgeek M3 Lavender, Akko Crystal Blues
VR HMD	Quest 3
Software	Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	I dont have time for that.

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Processor	i5-9600k
Motherboard	Asrock z390 phantom gaming 4
Cooling	water
Memory	16gb G.skill ripjaw DDR4 2400 4X4GB 15-15-15-35-2T
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Storage	crucial M500 120GB SSD, Pny 256GB SSD, seagate 750GB, seagate 2TB HDD, WD blue 1TB 2.5" HDD
Display(s)	27 inch samsung @ 1080p but capable of much more ;)
Case	Corsair AIR 540 Cube Mid tower
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	EVGA GQ1000W MODULAR
Mouse	generic for now
Keyboard	generic for now
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