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help regarding choosing motherboard.

10 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/help-regarding-choosing-motherboard.135987/

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sam2303 Original post #1
Jan 13, 2011 at 11:06 PM
guyzz i am from belgaum , and i need help in building a pc
my primary choice is core i7 950
and this is the secondary part as quoted...
1tb hd , 2*2gb ram ddr3 ,cabinet, smps
its urgent ,can anyone help me choose a motherboard???
m srsly bugged up... i want good performance, regularly ill use for gaming.. i have a graphic card so don wan2 waste purchasing agai. .
and my budget is 31.5k
plss guys i need help... :cry::cry:
vickybat
vickybat #2
Jan 13, 2011 at 11:22 PM
Wait for sandybridge processors. Go for i5 2500k and its more powerful than i7 950.
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manujohn #3
Jan 14, 2011 at 7:31 AM
You can go for the following sandy bridge config.
Intel i5 2400 @ 9.75k
Asus P8H67 MLE @ 6.5k
Corsair 2x2 GB DDR3 @ 2.4k
Seagate 1TB HDD @ 2.7k
CM Elite 430 @ 2.7k
Corsair 550vx@ 4.5k
Total = 28.55k
Well, I think this sandy bridge processor is better than i7 950 and future proof..
I found the price of mobo and proccy at smc (pre booking started) ..
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sam2303 #4
Jan 14, 2011 at 8:50 PM
thx a lot buddies..

hey manujohn what say about i5 2500k ??? should i go for it?? and should i use the same mobo i.e Asus P8H67 MLE for this processor??
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manujohn #5
Jan 19, 2011 at 7:04 AM
Sure. You can go for i5 2500k with the same motherboard..
Best wishes.
vickybat
vickybat #6
Jan 19, 2011 at 12:02 PM
@ sam2303

Buddy if you are going for i5 2500k, then asusp8h67 board is a total waste. H67 boards don't support cpu overclocking so go for a P67 based motherboard.

No point in going for a "K" processor if you have no plans for overclocking. For h67 boards, try non k processors but forget overclocking the cpu.
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manujohn #7
Jan 19, 2011 at 6:58 PM
Thanks for correcting me , vickybat.
@sam2303 : If you wish to do overclocking then go for a P67 motherboard as vickybat suggested..
Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3R @ 9.9k with i5 2500k will suit for you if you increase your budget a little. But dont know whether this proccy is available in India and its pricing..
I recommend you to wait a little.
Piyush
Piyush #8
Jan 19, 2011 at 10:47 PM
its just too odd that even a lil OCing is not achievable on H67 boards
Piyush
Piyush #10
Jan 20, 2011 at 9:37 PM
done
thanks