i5-2500k motherboard?

[thirnick]

i want to OC to 4.2mghz with a hyper 212 + and one of these boards

GA-Z68-UD3H-B3
ASROCK-Z68-EXTREME-3
ASUS-P8Z68-V-LX
ASUS-P8Z68-M-PRO

listed in order of preference

will the m pro work if not can someone give good advice?

 

[Fallengod]

I dont know anything about the M pro but....4.2ghz isnt that fast so, I would think any of those could reach that. I own the LX and I will say, although I havnt OC'd yet, it does not allow you to change cpu voltage individually which is kind of, derp. I am not sure about the others.

 

[Rvenger]

Asrock Z68 Extreme 3 Gen3 gets my vote.

 

[chimaxi83]

I have a P8Z68-V that took a 2500K to 5.0GHz, no issues. Coincidentally, its for sale 😉

 

[Charlie98]

I have my GA-Z68-D2H-B3 with a 212+ at 4.1GHz with no problems, the UD3H should be no problem at 4.2GHz.

 

[jacktesterson]

I had a Intel Branded P67 board that would go to 4.4 GHz without issue.


Point- I think pretty much any P67/Z68 board will do 4.2GHz

 

[Dave3000]

I have a P8Z68-V that took a 2500K to 5.0GHz, no issues. Coincidentally, its for sale 😉

Why are you selling your motherboard? It seems that you were happy with it.

 

[fstime]

The ASUS LX is pretty stripped down in terms of bios options.

However 4.2 ghz is a pretty mild overclock.

The main issue I have with it is you can only change the CPU voltage using an offset mode.

I would go with one of the first two choices, probably the ASRock.