nanoprobe Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 I need some of the resident gurus to give me your suggestions for the best mobo/ram combination for overclocking an Intel i7 920 and the reasons you think it's the best. Thanks in advance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccokeman Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 MSI X58 Eclipse SLI has done well for me with a variety of memory! from a 3 gig set through some, mushkin,ocz,corsair,geil ,Patriot. I have not had any compatibility problems so far and currently run a set of Mushin blackline at 787-20 1866 when I am not testing. Otherwise I use the blue at 7-7-20 at 1200Mhz just based on the bclock to get to 3GHz. The Asus P6T has done well fore me as well as the MSI X58 Platinum SLI Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanoprobe Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 (edited) I see there are 4 versions of the P6T. Is any one version better for the stated purpose? Edited January 17, 2010 by nanoprobe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicckko Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 (edited) I see there are 4 versions of the P6T. Is any one version better for the stated purpose? They were released in the following order, from the oldest to the latest: P6T P6T SE P6T Deluxe P6T Deluxe V2 P6TD Deluxe By the way, what is your budget ?? In my opinion one of the best motherboards for overclocking is the EVGA E760 CLASSIFIED, but it is expensive. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...8-048-_-Product I am currently running a ASUS Rampage II GENE and I pretty happy with the results. 4.0 GHZ + overclock in few mins. Edited January 17, 2010 by Nicckko Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanoprobe Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 The EVGA board is more than I want to spend. The Asus P6T Deluxe V2 and the P6TD Deluxe are the same price on Newegg. The only spec difference I saw was the Deluxe V2 has dual lan ports. Don't need that. P6TD did have slightly better reviews so I may go in that direction. Here are my ram considerations. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820226030 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...8-251-_-Product http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...5-224-_-Product Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 The Asus Gene II is another great motherboard, has plenty of features, overclocks like its big brother the RIIE. Definitely one to consider. The EVGA X58 LE is another good board. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanoprobe Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 The Asus Gene II is another great motherboard, has plenty of features, overclocks like its big brother the RIIE. Definitely one to consider. The EVGA X58 LE is another good board. This will be an ATX form factor build so I'm not considering any m-ATX mobos for now. I did look at the EVGA X58 LE. I'll have to do some more research. Does anyone have any comments on the ram I listed? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverick198444 Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 go for the gigabyte GA EX-58 UD-7 A or UD-5A if ur looking for future proofing ur system(and have the cash).It has usb 3.0 and supports sata 6 gb/sec interfaces as well as well as good overclocking options im myself using the UD-5 since i couldn't affort the UD-7. You can check its features here http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Mother...?ProductID=3304. As for RAM i can definitely recommend the corsair DDR3 1600 C9 (9-9-9-24) 3x2 GB kit works like a peach and plus the amazing lifetime warranty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanoprobe Posted January 20, 2010 Posted January 20, 2010 Well sports fans, here's what I've decided to order. "Drum roll please!!!!" http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...6x58d%20premium http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...5-202-_-Product http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...5-224-_-Product and http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/coliki.html for cooling. Wish me luck. Should be fun. B:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwinC Posted January 20, 2010 Posted January 20, 2010 What about this memory instead. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820145286 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanoprobe Posted January 20, 2010 Posted January 20, 2010 What about this memory instead. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820145286 I like the price and the CAS latency @7 but I like the heat spreaders and the track record of the others. Anyone else have an opinion? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverick198444 Posted January 21, 2010 Posted January 21, 2010 ur configuration looks fine just choose a good PSU to go with that .check out corsair TX or HX(modular) series. An 850 W should do you fine since u are talking liquid cooling. what about graphics card? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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