Hey, I have been looking for a 2nd 775 motherboard for overclocking, I have a GREAT Gig UD3P
NOW I see that the Foxconn BlackOps X48 LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail is selling for $119.99,
WOW, i thought that was a good price. It was also listed as the "Anandtech Editor choice & Top 5 3DMark ensuring OC Exp"
I am looking for a good OC'ing DDR3 motherboard, the boards I was thinking about are listed below,
the gig and the asus, but then i saw the foxconn. It made me think a new dr3 /775 board for only 120.00, not a bad deal, plus it's the blackopps,
i had one early and paid a fortune for it, but sold it before i could use it, But now i can get it at a good price. For the
$100 to $200 range what is the best DDR3 motherboard for overclocking....


PS> Someone can build a stocking 775 setup for cheap, i am amazed, but alas i am deep into i7's so only for the bench..


It;s for this chip (E8600) CPUz and a X3370 and my ...




thanks for your opinions... :rockout::roll::rockout:


Here are the 3 that i figure are the cream of the crop.

GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-EXTREME
189.99 Retail
none - openbox

Model
Brand GIGABYTE
Model GA-EP45T-EXTREME
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type LGA 775
CPU Type Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Duo
FSB 1600/1333MHz
Chipsets
North Bridge Intel P45
South Bridge Intel ICH10R
Memory
Number of Memory Slots 4×240pin
Memory Standard DDR3 1900(O.C) / 1600
Maximum Memory Supported 16GB
Channel Supported Dual Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express 2.0 x16 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x8 slot
PCI Express x4 1
PCI Express x1 1
PCI Slots 3
Storage Devices
PATA 1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max
SATA 3Gb/s 6
SATA RAID 0/1/5/10



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RAMPAGE EXTREME
234.99 retail
157.99 openbox

Model
Brand ASUS
Model Rampage Extreme
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type LGA 775
CPU Type Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Duo
FSB 1600/1333MHz
Chipsets
North Bridge Intel X48
South Bridge Intel ICH9R
Memory
Number of Memory Slots 4×240pin
Memory Standard DDR3 2000(O.C)/1800(O.C)/1600
Maximum Memory Supported 8GB
Channel Supported Dual Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express 2.0 x16 2
PCI Express x1 3
PCI Slots 2
Storage Devices
PATA 1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max
SATA 3Gb/s 8
SATA RAID 0/1/5/10


Foxconn BlackOps X48 .
199.99 - Retail

Anandtech Editor choice & Top 5 3DMark ensuring OC Exp

Model
Brand Foxconn
Model BlackOps X48
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type LGA 775
CPU Type Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Duo
FSB 1600/1333MHz
Chipsets
North Bridge Intel X48
South Bridge Intel ICH9R
Memory
Number of Memory Slots 4×240pin
Memory Standard DDR3 1600
Maximum Memory Supported 8GB
Channel Supported Dual Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express 2.0 x16 3
PCI Slots 3
Storage Devices
PATA 1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max
SATA 3Gb/s 6
SATA RAID 0/1/5/10 Matrix RAID
Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset None
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC885
Audio Channels 8 Channels
Onboard LAN
Max LAN Speed Dual 10/100/1000Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2 2
USB 6 x USB 2.0
IEEE 1394 1 x IEEE 1394a
eSATA 2 x eSATA 3Gb/s
S/PDIF Out 1 x Optical, 1 x Coaxial
Audio Ports 1 x SONAR card with 6 audio jacks,CD-in and Front audio integrated