best motherboard for overclocking ?

[CGfreak102]

well, how is the board in my sig for ocing

 

[freestyler105]

Then why is it there are many reports of people take them up to 3.8+?

I've heard great things about the P35 chipset though. That said, I wouldn't' get an Asus board with one. They've let me down a lot recently.

Intel chipsets have always been better than nVidia chipsets for OCing. Really, the only reason you should get an nVidia chipset is for SLI.

The 650i isn't all that great. If you want a current board that's good for OCing, get a P35 or X38 chipset. What's your price range?

 

[Celegorm]

well, how is the board in my sig for ocing

It's good, just don't get it from work.

 

[CGfreak102]

It's good, just don't get it from work.

no im looking at it on newegg

and my price rang is 150 to 250, nothing more than that, but im sure i can find a nice board in that range, plus i never knew that the board chipset was that much of a factor in OCing a proc

 

[freestyler105]

Oh definitely, the chipset is one of the main factors. Most times with the Core 2s, the chipset will bottleneck the OC before the actual processor does.

I'd say the Abit IP35 would be a great board for you:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813127030

Or if you want the more futureproof X38 chipset, the Asus P5E:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131219

 

[CGfreak102]

the abit is pretty nice, originally after me reading this thread i was looking at this one...http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131182

but i mite go with the abit it will suit me fine at the moment

 

[worshipme]

You should check out this article:http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/06/19/eight_p35-ddr2_motherboards_compared/ It will tell you everything you need to know about the selection of P35 boards. The board linked you to earlier fairs pretty well.