Motherboard for 6850

[Nahid]

Hello all,

Right now as we speak, I'm looking to purchase a good, stable and affordable motherboard for c2d 6850 processor. I plan on overclocking. These are my options [open to any recomendation];

$215 - Asus P5K Deluxe - http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131182

$135 - Asus P5K - http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131180

I would however, like any input from anyone that has the 6850 to give their feedback/advice.

 

[Nahid]

Bump..

 

[farfromhome]

I have the following board:

$150 (usually $160) - Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128048

So far, it is working flawlessly with my E6850, and I like that it has both DDR2 and DDR3 capability, making it more future-proof (as much as motherboards can be, at least). And Gigabyte seems to be doing very well with Intel motherboards these days.

 

[Nahid]

I have the following board:

$150 (usually $160) - Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128048

So far, it is working flawlessly with my E6850, and I like that it has both DDR2 and DDR3 capability, making it more future-proof (as much as motherboards can be, at least). And Gigabyte seems to be doing very well with Intel motherboards these days.

What are your motherboard temperatures like?

 

[farfromhome]

What are your motherboard temperatures like?

I quickly rebooted and looked in the BIOS, and saw 37 degrees, which is in line with what I saw on my old MSI K8N SLI/Platinum. Unfortunately, the sensors on this board don't seem to like Windows, so I can't check load temperatures after a benchmarking run. It may not have heatpipes, but it has a very large heatsink on the Northbridge so I don't see why motherboard temperatures would be an issue regardless.

 

[Nahid]

Are you planning on overclocking?

 

[farfromhome]

I wanted to make sure to get an overclocking-capable board, in case I do eventually want to, but so far the games I play don't even push it at stock, so I have no reason to yet. For information on overclocking it, see:

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mainboards/display/ga-p35c-ds3r_6.html
http://techgage.com/article/gigabyte_ga-p35c-ds3r/8

This is not your extreme overclocker board, but it can certainly do decent overclocks. If you want to go extreme, people seem to like the Abit IP35-Pro motherboard from what I've read, but be prepared to handle its idiosyncrasies.