Better/best Intel mobo for Quad core?

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BrakinDeep

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I thought my system was stable but after a months of usage, what stability I had was degrading. I just want a board that offers more stability. I don't mind letting go of SLI since the GX2 is out or I can just jump on the ATI bandwagon.

I currently have a evga 680i and seems not the best for overclocking, a buddy of mine has two 780i and is getting slightly better results. I really don't want to spend near $300 to get slightly better so I am looking for an Intel chipset. I know that not all components are equal but generally speaking the Intel mobo do offer more for quad OC.

From the researching that I've done, it seems that the Intel boards do offer greater overclocks at lower vcore. So I would just like a consensus on what everyone else thinks. In all honesty, I would like to go with a P35 since they are basically identical to the X38 and are much cheaper, like the Abit I35 Pro. If a X38/X48 is best then I'll go that route.

Am I crazy for dumping the 680i or heading in the right direction? :confused:
So which Intel board offers great overclocks and if possible, cheaply too?

Thx
 
Whats going on with your current board? Is it really worth $100+ on a new board when you could likely just clock back your current overclock a couple % and have it stable?

I think its crazy to be buying new motherboards when there is a decent chance you might just end up exactly where you are right now. Best case scenario is that you end up with a slightly better overclock that you will not notice in actual usage of the system.
 
I hear ya, I really don't want to buy anything but I do want to keep my options open.

The overclocking is important but what I also want is a bit of headroom for upgrading the CPU to Penryn later. The 680i doesn't offer that. The 780i does but it isn't as successful overclocking as an Intel chipset.

(vent warning) I know that there is always something new right around the corner but I do like to have more headroom, if possible. I got the 680i because there were talks of it supporting Penryn then that fell through. So I would like to keep everything I have now but give me a bit of room for growth in a year or two when needed.
 
In a year or two you will be looking at Intel's new Nehalam architecture. That will not be Socket 775 so you will need a new motherboard anyway, further giving you reasons not to spend money right now. Given that you are an entusiast, I can bet there is close to a 0% chance you will be looking to get a Penryn once Intel releases something much better.
 
You are probably right about not buying anything now. I was hoping that this build would last me for a while since am moving away from PC gaming. It will be more for video/photo editing with occasional gaming so not having an extreme overclock is probably fine. Besides, I do prefer to have a solid system that is quiet and powerful.

My wallet thanks you.
 
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