The "Insane Overclocker's Delight" Motherboard for about 10K

[layzee]

Well these days when we talk about overclocking the only thing that restricts us is overheating. So high quality components are needed for better stability. But unfortunately there are only a few boards in the market priced at about 10K that come with quality components like Solid-State Capacitors. Previously my brother had been using a XFX MB-N650-IUL9 motherboard which indeed overclocks well but is very unstable. So he sold it off for a meare 3K and have decided to buy a new board based on the P45 or X38 chipset. As for the memory divider ratios for Intel boards, I have already made him purchase a Corsair TWIN-2X2048-8500C5D 2GB 1066MHz Kit. Right now we have not yet zeroed on any specific board but have considered the following :

1. MSI P45 Platinum
2. ASUS P5Q Pro
3. Abit IX38 Quad GT

My brother cannot spend more than 12K.

 

[amrawtanshx]

Go for Abit IX38 Quad GT .
There's no difference between MSI P45 Platinum & ASUS P5Q Pro as both are P45 with 1600 FSB.

 

[nish_higher]

i'd go with MSI P45 Platinum anyday out of those three.

and not only heating restricts-Frequency also does have a limit.

u wanna pair it with 2160 ? ?

 

[john_the_ultimate]

Biostar TPower I45 its an insane overclocking board. Does over 600fsb easily on air. Donno the price or availablity.
Here's a review *www.trustedreviews.com/motherboards/review/2008/07/10/Biostar-TPower-I45/p1

More photos and overclocking result *forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=685627

 

[layzee]

Yeah great !! Just the kind I was looking for !
It has just broken a FSB world record reaching an all-time high 725 MHz.
Looking forward to get my hands dirty soon.
Just need to wait for a month or so before it gets launched here.

i'd go with MSI P45 Platinum anyday out of those three.

and not only heating restricts-Frequency also does have a limit.

u wanna pair it with 2160 ? ?

Hey do not underestimate my E2160 !!
Actually this board will be for my brother. I already have a Maximus Formula which is one heck of an overclocker.

The highest stable clock speed that I reached with my E2160 was around 3.73 GHz.

Is the Asus P5Q E worth buying for overclocking ??

 

[hellgate]

Hey do not underestimate my E2160 !!
Actually this board will be for my brother. I already have a Maximus Formula which is one heck of an overclocker.

The highest stable clock speed that I reached with my E2160 was around 3.73 GHz.

Is the Asus P5Q E worth buying for overclocking ??

hey nobody is underestimating ur E2160.but its foolish to pair a very high end board with a low end procy if u dont plan to upgrade the procy later.i mean even my IP35-E wud be able to oc a E2160 to 3.7Ghz,if the chip is capable of doing so.

 

[layzee]

When I bought my Maximus Formula , I ran out of my budget cause it costed me a fortune . Anyways I'll be getting myself a E8400 in about three more months.

 

[mayanksharma]

Both Asus P5Q Pro and MSI P45 Platinum boards are premium range boards with loads features. My pick is ofcourse, MSI !
However, i dont know its available within 12K or not!

 

[nish_higher]

^Costs 10.5k i think for the non zilent version.
And asus p5q <msi p45

 

[mayanksharma]

^non zilent?? means...?

 

[realdan]

ASUS P5Q Pro

 

[ancientrites]

same here asus p5q pro

 

[layzee]

What about the Gigabyte GA-EX38-DS4. Its based on the X38 chipset and as I've read in several reviews runs pretty stable at high FSBs. A guy got to overclock a Q9450 to 4 GHz without even altering the Northbridge voltages.

 

[nish_higher]

^non zilent?? means...?

without a custom cooling solution.

and Asus and MSI are almost same performers in this case but MSI's customr service is better.

 

[layzee]

^non zilent?? means...?

Actually the MSI P45 Platinum is available in 2 variants.

1. Only the P45 Platinum Motherboard
2. The Motherboard along with a Zalman CPU Cooler as combined package

The 2nd package is called the Zilent version and is a limited edition package as told by MSI. I feel its wiser to buy a Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme than waste some extra 2000 bucks or thereabouts for a CPU cooler if that grade!!

 

[nish_higher]

MSI P45 Platinum-10400 (theitwares)
The zilent Edition for 11011 @ Techshop.in
imo its worth spending on zilent in case u r getting a Core2Duo