Motherboard suggestions for core i5 750.

[clockjunkie]

Just bought a 750 and now need a p55 mobo to go with it. I'll be doing some gaming on my system and am looking for a Asus, Gigabyte or intel board. I didn't realize that motherboards had an influence on a game's fps aside from the GPU and CPU. I'm looking for a board that will give a solid gaming performance, handle moderate overclocking well and is priced below $200. I probably won't need any crossfire/sli support and don't mind going for a micro ATX. Thanks

 

[MadScientist]

Search and ye shall find. There are numerous threads in the MB section on P55, 1156, MBs. One just a few threads down from yours.
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2058311

 

[biostud]

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[Ileader36]

Having done tons of research over the last week I have decided on the Asus P7P55D-E PRO for my New build with I5 750.

Only 3 mobo brands here in Australia unfortunately and here is what I found.

Gigabyte boards have USB3 and SATA3 but if you use that feature Your PCI-ex x16 slot reduces to 8x and the 2nd slot becomes redundant.

Asus uses a bridge chip to sort this out in more acceptable manner.

MSI is good but apparently the GD65 suffers from excessive vdroop problems on the cpu, only an issue if You are overclocking though.
Also MSI doesn't have USB3 or SATA 3 capabilities yet.

If You care for USB3 and Sata 3 then go Asus and just pick a board which suits your needs.
Otherwise Gigabyte are very good.

 

[n7]

Pure bang for overclocking buck i have to usually lean toward Gigabyte.
My own experience w/ my Gigabyte P55 has been extremely good w/ my i5 750 & my i7 860, & i've been happy with how it does w/ 8 GB, something that's a big deal for me.


Gigabyte pretty much has all the cheaper areas well covered by various boards.

I like Asus, but i find they always seem to be more than Gigabyte, or if the same $$$, they offer less.

 

[BababooeyHTJ]

I am very impressed with my new P55A UD3. It seems to overclock pretty well for such a cheap board. Lets see Asus offer that.


It also has less quirks than my old P5Q Deluxe. :sneaky:

 

[RussianSensation]

Unless you need the extra features, I also recommend a gigabyte board such as P55A-UD3. Other manufacturers also make great boards such as Asus P7P55D-E or EVGA P55 SLI 132-LF.

 

[clockjunkie]

Having done tons of research over the last week I have decided on the Asus P7P55D-E PRO for my New build with I5 750.

Only 3 mobo brands here in Australia unfortunately and here is what I found.

Gigabyte boards have USB3 and SATA3 but if you use that feature Your PCI-ex x16 slot reduces to 8x and the 2nd slot becomes redundant.

Asus uses a bridge chip to sort this out in more acceptable manner.

MSI is good but apparently the GD65 suffers from excessive vdroop problems on the cpu, only an issue if You are overclocking though.
Also MSI doesn't have USB3 or SATA 3 capabilities yet.

If You care for USB3 and Sata 3 then go Asus and just pick a board which suits your needs.
Otherwise Gigabyte are very good.

So simply having the USB 3.0 feature on the board will reduce the PCI express x16 to x8 ? that sounds really discouraging. Why do mobo manufacturers make it so damn hard to purchase a good, solids motherboard? If it's not one thing it's another, sheesh!! :twisted:

 

[RussianSensation]

PCIe 8x has a 2% performance impact even with a 5870. So it's not really an issue.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/HD_5870_PCI-Express_Scaling/25.html

 

[Ileader36]

So simply having the USB 3.0 feature on the board will reduce the PCI express x16 to x8 ? that sounds really discouraging. Why do mobo manufacturers make it so damn hard to purchase a good, solids motherboard? If it's not one thing it's another, sheesh!! :twisted:

This only happens if You are using Sata3 and/or USB3. If You are not using that feature then the pcie still stays at 16x
I was all set to buy Gigabyte but thought if I used Sata 3 or USB 3 I would be at a disadvantage, which is why I bought Asus in the end.

You cannot easily get Asrock, Biostar p55 boards here in Australia, only Asus, Gigabyte and MSI