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    Best Motherboard to overclock i5-2500k up to 4.4ghz

    I’ll be getting i5-2500k from a system that’s not working in my office. I am thinking of getting a new motherboard and CM hyper 212 evo for it and try out overclocking. I just want to know which will be the best motherboard (Under USD$150) with which I can overclock i5-2500k up to 4.4ghz without any issues? Any idea?


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    Re: Best Motherboard to overclock i5-2500k up to 4.4ghz

    Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO will be a good choice, anyways I wanted to share that motherboard does play important role in overclocking but its more to do with your cpu. Anyways under USD$150 I think “ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard” will be the best choice. You can check out its specification in detail from its official site. I am just highlighting some of it features.
    • Premium Gold Caps
    • Supports Dual Channel DDR3 2800+(OC)
    • 2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 Slots, Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX, CrossFireX and NVIDIA Quad SLI, SLI
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    • Supports Intel HD Graphics with Built-in Visuals
    • Multi VGA Output options : DVI-D, D-Sub, HDMI
    • 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection Supports THX TruStudio
    • Supports ASRock XFast RAM, XFast LAN, XFast USB, OMG, Internet Flash, UEFI System Browser
    • Supports Intel Smart Connect, Intel Rapid Start, Lucid Virtu Universal MVP
    • Free Bundle : CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite
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    Re: Best Motherboard to overclock i5-2500k up to 4.4ghz

    Check out the below ones, I think they are better options.
    • GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
    • ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

    One of my friend is using GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H with i5-2500k and he has hit 4.4ghz @1.32.

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    Re: Best Motherboard to overclock i5-2500k up to 4.4ghz

    If you want to attain 4.5ghz 1.34v with i5-2500k than go for “ASRock Z77 Extreme3 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard “ I think this will be smartest choice in your price range. I have been using both from a long time and I never had any issue in overclocking i5-2500k to 4.5ghz. On the other hand if you don’t mind spending some extra bucks, than ill suggest you to get ASUS - Motherboards- ASUS SABERTOOTH P67. It is one of the best board for overclocking and its recommended by many experts as well.
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    Re: Best Motherboard to overclock i5-2500k up to 4.4ghz

    ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard seems to be a good choice as well. You will be able to attain 4.4ghz easily on it. Just check out for its availability, it might not be available online but you can contact some locale to get it.

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    Re: Best Motherboard to overclock i5-2500k up to 4.4ghz

    ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard seems to be a good choice as well. You will be able to attain 4.4ghz easily on it. Just check out for its availability, it might not be available online but you can contact some locale to get it.
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    Re: Best Motherboard to overclock i5-2500k up to 4.4ghz

    ASUS SABERTOOTH P67 (REV 3.0) is really a good choice but it seems to be out of stock in most of the known online stores. I don’t think you will be able to get it. If you don’t find it than ill suggest you yo go with “GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard”. I haven’t used it by some of my friends use it for overclocking while running high end games and I haven’t heard of any complaints from them.
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