good core 2 duo motherboard recommendations?

[zooner]

I'm in the process of upgrading my x2 3800 to a core 2 duo e6600.

slightly out of the loop, i'm looking for a compatible motherboard. I don't need sli, nor many of the typical bells and whistles. My numero uno need is stability and a price point that is under 120.

Thanks!

[Izzo]

Asus P5B...had it....gave it to Norm. Solid.....will support quad cores if you ever get there...non SLI...nothing fancy but gets the job done. I had an E6600 in mine also.

[YARDofSTUF]

At the price look at 965P boards.

Gigabyte DS3 is a nice OCer.

[Izzo]

ya, guess that's a bit more than you asked

[Brent]

It's expensive, but I'm very happy with the 680i based motherboards, BFG, EVGA specifically, very stable, OC like a dream. I just built myself a new primary computer and am using a BFG 680i mobo and E6600, I love the ability of running everything unlinked, FSB and memory frequency, I can set whatever FSB I want and whatever memory frequency I want by just typing in the number, way easy. The E6600 is a GREAT CPU, runs for me at 3.2 GHz, 1420 MHz FSB, 800 MHz mem, stable, on air, default Intel cooler, no voltage increase.

I'm going to keep it at 1333 FSB though, 3 GHz, since it is the summer, starting to get very hot here, and I want to ensure absolute stability during all conditions. This winter I'll pick up some better RAM and better HSF and OC it higher when I need the perf boost, right now at 3 GHz it is all I need at this time.

[Shagster]

For that price range you want the P5B. For any price range you want a P5B. It has proven to be the best series for P965 which in turn has been found to be the best chipset for the LGA 775 NOT including the p35 series.

Even the cheapest vanilla version of it runs perfectly stable at 500fsb. All of them do which is a testament to their stability.

[YeOldeStonecat]

Another vote for the P5B.

[Izzo]

It's expensive, but I'm very happy with the 680i based motherboards, BFG, EVGA specifically, very stable, OC like a dream. I just built myself a new primary computer and am using a BFG 680i mobo and E6600, I love the ability of running everything unlinked, FSB and memory frequency, I can set whatever FSB I want and whatever memory frequency I want by just typing in the number, way easy. The E6600 is a GREAT CPU, runs for me at 3.2 GHz, 1420 MHz FSB, 800 MHz mem, stable, on air, default Intel cooler, no voltage increase.

I'm going to keep it at 1333 FSB though, 3 GHz, since it is the summer, starting to get very hot here, and I want to ensure absolute stability during all conditions. This winter I'll pick up some better RAM and better HSF and OC it higher when I need the perf boost, right now at 3 GHz it is all I need at this time.

Yeap, I moved on from my P5B to a EVGA 680i :thumb:

[loop2kil]

i have the p5b-e and love it my e6300 runs rock solid at 3.2 ghz and 1.32v

[Rivas]

AT this point I would wait 1 more month ? :confused:

New mobo's are going to be released for Yorkfield cpu's and prices for the older ones will drop even more.

I was using before EVGA mobo 680i and I would give it 7 stars out of 10 and striker extreme ...that one would get after they updated the bios 10/10.

Other then that go with what YOSC and Shaggy said, P5B.

[zooner]

interesting...

so...
ASUS P5B-Plus LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131070)

would be a better buy then

GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 1.3) LGA 775 Intel P965 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813128042)

??

[Izzo]

interesting...

so...
ASUS P5B-Plus LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131070)

would be a better buy then

GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 1.3) LGA 775 Intel P965 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813128042)

??

better buy? eh... Never had the gigabyte board so I don't know...guess it all depends.

[Shagster]

interesting...

so...
ASUS P5B-Plus LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131070)

would be a better buy then

GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 1.3) LGA 775 Intel P965 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813128042)

??

No, thats the plus, buy the vanilla.

[Norm]

Wow!

So I have one the best boards out there, eh?

Cool :thumb:

I'll get the lower end CPU and ram for it when I canuntil better times come around.
All I really wanted was something to install Vista Ultimate on.

Izzo - 3 cheers :)

[Izzo]

Wow!

So I have one the best boards out there, eh?

Cool :thumb:

I'll get the lower end CPU and ram for it when I canuntil better times come around.
All I really wanted was something to install Vista Ultimate on.

Izzo - 3 cheers :)

:rockin:

[moezac]

Hello

I found this thread on a websearch and I joined. Nice board.

I haven't oc'ed since I had a Barton 2500 so maybe somebody who is up to speed can help me out.

I'm also thinking to buy a P5B for my E6300.

Anybody know how Crucial Ballistix PC-6400 would work with a P5B and 6300 in regards to OCing? I already bought 2 gb dirt cheap.

Still looking for a good cheap board.

TIA

[Shagster]

P5B vanilla? What is your max vdimm?

[moezac]

Sorry not sure about the vdimm.

Yes, I was looking at the cheapest ATX P5B, not the micro.

The Ram I have is this one:
2GB kit (1GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 PC2-6400 memory module

BL2KIT12864AA804US

Module Size: 2GB kit (1GBx2)
Package: Ballistix 240-pin DIMM
Feature: DDR2 PC2-6400
Specs: DDR2 PC2-6400 • 4-4-4-12 • UNBUFFERED • NON-ECC • DDR2-800 • 2.2V • SLI-Ready • 128Meg x 64

[loop2kil]

i believe i've got that same ram...running my e6300 @ 3.2 ghz...haven't tried any higher really but rock solid stable folding 2 instances of Folding@home 24/7.

[Shagster]

With revisions they changed it. The older vanillas had a peak vdimm of 2.1v. Supposedly the newer ones are higher. I had to target low voltage micron D9's and got these...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=1052308477+1259916323&Description=ocz+1066&name=2.1V

[zooner]

I've decided to wait until july 22, the quad cores are coming down in price to 266!!

:2cool: