Best Mobo i could get for $100-$150

Noah · 08-05-2007, 02:18 AM

I'm looking for the best mobo i can get for 100-150 for an E6750 that is capable of doing some Overclocking (I'm a beginner and am trying to get into the OC field.

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If you could link me to a new egg page of a good mobo for 100-150, i'd appreciate it.

Kilauea · 08-05-2007, 03:49 PM

I won't pretend I know everything, as you can see I also have a thread started about mobos, but I will share what I know.

The Asus P5B is supposed to be a very good overclocking board and it fits in your budget. There is also the newer Asus P5K which should be good, but I do not know it very well.

Then, there is also the Gigabyte DS3 which is also offering good overclockability and is similar to the P5B. Gigabyte also has a P35 based mobo (similar to the P5K) which is also unknown to me, but you could do a bit of research on that.

Noah · 08-05-2007, 11:01 PM

Thank you, i appreciate it. :]

ETSA · 08-05-2007, 11:05 PM

I would recommend the DS3, it is a solid board and I have used it in 2 builds with great sucess.

lhuser · 08-07-2007, 03:42 PM

And Gigabyte that has D in front is all solid caps. I've bought a P5KC, but now, I'm broke as a piece of glass. I'd recommend you, if you want to save a bit more, the Gigabyte P35C-DS3R. The P5KC is the same, but that, you buy at whichever you find the most promising.

Personally, the ASUS sure looks good, but the big drawback is the IDE channel, being at the other end of the board. Inconvenient for CD drives.

lhuser · 08-07-2007, 03:44 PM

If you save a bit much, the P35C-DS3R or the P5KC is good. The only inconvenient with the P5KC is the IDE port being under the PCI slots. That could make you move your DVD drive to the last 5 1/4 slot.

Noah · 08-07-2007, 08:48 PM

Thank you lhuser :]

08-05-2007, 02:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
Noah Silver Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 185	Best Mobo i could get for $100-$150 I'm looking for the best mobo i can get for 100-150 for an E6750 that is capable of doing some Overclocking (I'm a beginner and am trying to get into the OC field. ) If you could link me to a new egg page of a good mobo for 100-150, i'd appreciate it.

08-05-2007, 03:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kilauea Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Canada Age: 24 Posts: 417	I won't pretend I know everything, as you can see I also have a thread started about mobos, but I will share what I know. The Asus P5B is supposed to be a very good overclocking board and it fits in your budget. There is also the newer Asus P5K which should be good, but I do not know it very well. Then, there is also the Gigabyte DS3 which is also offering good overclockability and is similar to the P5B. Gigabyte also has a P35 based mobo (similar to the P5K) which is also unknown to me, but you could do a bit of research on that. __________________ 5½ years old rig ? P4 1.7Ghz MSI MS-6547E 768mb RAM ATI Radeon 7200 40Gb Seagate HDD w/ Xp 7Gb Maxtor HDD w/ Linux TigerPlus 300 Watt PSU (never heard of such company) Broken LG CD-rom drive that seems to work sometimes

08-05-2007, 11:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
ETSA Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: WA Age: 24 Posts: 2,225	I would recommend the DS3, it is a solid board and I have used it in 2 builds with great sucess. __________________ DESKTOP Antec P180B(4 x 120mm Tricool fans) Antec 500W neoHE Gigabyte GA 965p DS3 E6400 /w Zalman cnps9500 led 92mm (OC'ed to 3.2Ghz) 4 GB Corsair xms2 DDR2 800 HD4850 512mb ddr3 /w Zalman VF1000 Soundblaster Audigy 4 LAPTOP Core 2 Duo T5750(2.00GHz)/4GB ddr2 667/250GB HD/8600M GT

08-07-2007, 03:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
lhuser Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada Age: 19 Posts: 226	And Gigabyte that has D in front is all solid caps. I've bought a P5KC, but now, I'm broke as a piece of glass. I'd recommend you, if you want to save a bit more, the Gigabyte P35C-DS3R. The P5KC is the same, but that, you buy at whichever you find the most promising. Personally, the ASUS sure looks good, but the big drawback is the IDE channel, being at the other end of the board. Inconvenient for CD drives. __________________ Main Rig: E8400 / CM GeminII cooler / 4GB RAM DDRII-667 / Geforce 8600GT 512M / CM CM690 Case / 430W PSU / P5E-VM DO (ugh) / 2x160GB HDDs) / Vindows Vista Business x86_64 Secondary rig: *X2 6400+ / 2GB RAM DDRII-800 / Geforce 6100 (to upg) / Xblade Case / 420W PSU (BS) / 2x250GB / M55Plus-S3G / Vista Business x86_64* To upgrade: Main = 8GB RAM DDRII-1200 / New board / New PSU? Sec = 8GB DDRII-1200 / 3x250GB RAID 5 / New PSU

08-07-2007, 03:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
lhuser Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada Age: 19 Posts: 226	If you save a bit much, the P35C-DS3R or the P5KC is good. The only inconvenient with the P5KC is the IDE port being under the PCI slots. That could make you move your DVD drive to the last 5 1/4 slot. __________________ Main Rig: E8400 / CM GeminII cooler / 4GB RAM DDRII-667 / Geforce 8600GT 512M / CM CM690 Case / 430W PSU / P5E-VM DO (ugh) / 2x160GB HDDs) / Vindows Vista Business x86_64 Secondary rig: *X2 6400+ / 2GB RAM DDRII-800 / Geforce 6100 (to upg) / Xblade Case / 420W PSU (BS) / 2x250GB / M55Plus-S3G / Vista Business x86_64* To upgrade: Main = 8GB RAM DDRII-1200 / New board / New PSU? Sec = 8GB DDRII-1200 / 3x250GB RAID 5 / New PSU

08-05-2007, 11:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
Noah Silver Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 185	Thank you, i appreciate it. :]

08-07-2007, 08:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
Noah Silver Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 185	Thank you lhuser :]

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