Please suggest a Mobo for this Gaming rig

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Hi, I'm building a gaming rig with the fol H/w : Processor: i5-3350P | RAM: 2x4Gb@1600Mhz (GSkill or Corsair Value) | GPU: ASUS Radeon HD 7770 | PSU : Corsair VX450 | Cabinet : CM Elite 311

Now, I'm planning to OC the processor to the extent it allows (by tweaking the turbo multi & the BCLK) and maybe the RAM too a little bit.

But, I'm not very sure of the mobo or chipset to go with. I'm thinking of going with the Gigabyte GA-B75-D3H which sells for around 3500 bucks.

But I'm not sure if the B75 will allow me to overclock(though I checked its BIOS, it has the options)

Could you guys advise a few mobos that will let me do the OC. My max budget would be around 5 grands.

regards,

Buddy, we need to know your budget 1st before suggesting you any components.

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You can't OC that non-K processor. Period.

@OP; you neek a k series or X series Intel chip to overclock. The chip you've mentioned cannot be overclocked. If you have not yet purchased the processor or the entire system (whatsoever be the case), the post a thread here: PC Components / Configurations

a little overclocking is still possible ;-)

but B75 is not going to help here so better get something with Z77 like Asus P8Z77-M @ 9.5-10k or the pro version for 500-800 bucks more.

^ tweaking the turbo boost is overclocking?

^ tweaking the turbo boost is overclocking?

Ya, sort off. If any application can stress all the cores by a good margin then all of them will be running at the increased Turbo Core Frequency.

Cilus said:
Ya, sort off. If any application can stress all the cores by a good margin then all of them will be running at the increased Turbo Core Frequency.

Alright, better little than nothing

BTW why do shopkeepers doon't generally suggest FX cpus?

because most people still want to by Intel ( even Intel original mobos ) and AMD is marketing is not aggressive enough and sometime they are lazy ( for eg. FX 6300 ) ;-)

and dp you really want to rely on the recommendation os seller guys while buying any thing .. better you don't for any products at all.

No, I never ever rely and nor recommend to do so. It's just that not seeing and retailer giving amd chips even to someone who demands a high performance is a bit odd, very odd.

No, I never ever rely and nor recommend to do so. It's just that not seeing and retailer giving amd chips even to someone who demands a high performance is a bit odd, very odd.