socket 1155 build question

[slick2004]

after hearing and reading about the recalls and everything my question is, should 1155 be avoided alltogether?

 

[DaveSimmons]

No. It has been fixed. The new boards will be fine. Price/performance of the 2500K CPUs is better than any other choice.

 

[slick2004]

any board recommendations based on a single video card for gaming?

 

[mnewsham]

any board recommendations based on a single video card for gaming?

Any of the available manufacture's ~$130 boards.

 

[DaveSimmons]

You want the P67 chipset boards not the H67 chipset.

ASRock is giving an extra year warranty for purchases before the end of June, and their $150 board did well against the $190 Gigabyte and Asus boards:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4130/the-battle-of-the-p67-boards-asus-vs-gigabyte-at-190/11

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4080/welcome-to-sandy-bridge-with-the-asrock-p67-extreme4

. . . but Asus and Gigabyte do have cheaper boards starting at $130 so you have a lot of choices. You should look at what features you want and consider any brand preferences you have.

 

[mfenn]

I'd recommend any one of these:
Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3
ASUS P8P67
ASRock P67 Extreme4