good 875 board for overclocking

[lbhskier37]

I need a reasonably priced 875 board that I can do a little overclocking on. I dont care about extra features, just stability. I need something other than an IC7 as I have been having tons of trouble with them and want an alternative.

 

[virtuamike]

IC7 if you're planning on doing 5:4 oc'ing, if you get 280FSB then you're doing pretty good. Asus P4C800 if you're trying for 1:1.

 

[lbhskier37]

The IC7 has been just evil too me so I dont want to even try with it anymore. I am looking for something near the $150 mark preferably below it. How is MSIs and gigabytes stuff?

 

[hytek369]

asus?

 

[mindwreck]

gigabyte for stability. but don't expect super overclocks

 

[lbhskier37]

think I can get 260-270fsb on it?

 

[wicktron]

People neglect to mention the EPoX 4PCA3+ Revision 2 (which should be the only revision in stock at Newegg/Mwave, if not CensusPC sells guaranteed Revision 2). This is easily one of the top overclocking 875 boards out. It is also very reasonably priced. At less than $150, it includes GB Lan (albeit not CSA), IDE & SATA RAID, and all of the other goodies that the other 2 875 top contenders (Asus P4C800-E/Abit IC7-Max3) have. The IC7-Max3 is hit and miss. Some get gaudy overclocks while others have 5:4 and/or high FSB issues. This motherboard is expensive. The P4C800-E is great (pending some slight issues with VDIMM fluctuations), but again, is slightly on the expensive side. I honestly believe that the 4PCA3+ Rev2 is the 875 board to get if you want to save some bucks. If not, by all means, the Asus P4C800-E, is definitely, IMO, the best 875 board available.

 

[orion7144]

Originally posted by: wicktron
People neglect to mention the EPoX 4PCA3+ Revision 2 (which should be the only revision in stock at Newegg/Mwave, if not CensusPC sells guaranteed Revision 2). This is easily one of the top overclocking 875 boards out. It is also very reasonably priced. At less than $150, it includes GB Lan (albeit not CSA), IDE & SATA RAID, and all of the other goodies that the other 2 875 top contenders (Asus P4C800-E/Abit IC7-Max3) have. The IC7-Max3 is hit and miss. Some get gaudy overclocks while others have 5:4 and/or high FSB issues. This motherboard is expensive. The P4C800-E is great (pending some slight issues with VDIMM fluctuations), but again, is slightly on the expensive side. I honestly believe that the 4PCA3+ Rev2 is the 875 board to get if you want to save some bucks. If not, by all means, the Asus P4C800-E, is definitely, IMO, the best 875 board available.

The 5:4 issues will happen on most 875 boards. It is not the mb it is the ram that is the problem. If your ram has the BH5 (could be the ch chips can't remember) chips then the 5:4 divider will not work properly. If you get proven memory for these boards then there is almost no limit. I can hit 300 FSB on both of my IC7-G (original not max3) but I run at 275 so I don't have to bump up my Vcore too much.

 

[Corporate Thug]

IC7 on budget
IC7maxx III if you got lots of $

 

[Henny]

Asus P4C800E is about the best 875 board out there but it's not cheap.

Originally posted by: lbhskier37
I need a reasonably priced 875 board that I can do a little overclocking on. I dont care about extra features, just stability. I need something other than an IC7 as I have been having tons of trouble with them and want an alternative.

 

[wicktron]

Originally posted by: orion7144

Originally posted by: wicktron
People neglect to mention the EPoX 4PCA3+ Revision 2 (which should be the only revision in stock at Newegg/Mwave, if not CensusPC sells guaranteed Revision 2). This is easily one of the top overclocking 875 boards out. It is also very reasonably priced. At less than $150, it includes GB Lan (albeit not CSA), IDE & SATA RAID, and all of the other goodies that the other 2 875 top contenders (Asus P4C800-E/Abit IC7-Max3) have. The IC7-Max3 is hit and miss. Some get gaudy overclocks while others have 5:4 and/or high FSB issues. This motherboard is expensive. The P4C800-E is great (pending some slight issues with VDIMM fluctuations), but again, is slightly on the expensive side. I honestly believe that the 4PCA3+ Rev2 is the 875 board to get if you want to save some bucks. If not, by all means, the Asus P4C800-E, is definitely, IMO, the best 875 board available.

The 5:4 issues will happen on most 875 boards. It is not the mb it is the ram that is the problem. If your ram has the BH5 (could be the ch chips can't remember) chips then the 5:4 divider will not work properly. If you get proven memory for these boards then there is almost no limit. I can hit 300 FSB on both of my IC7-G (original not max3) but I run at 275 so I don't have to bump up my Vcore too much.

It's the CH-5 chips that do not work properly. However, there are still reported problems from those with BH-5. Some people get great IC7's, while others do not. Hence my saying it's "hit and miss."