[Solved] What is the least expensive motherboard that will allow max overclock

are you saying those are all good boards?

how to tell if i have a good cpu for overclocking?

thanks for the info

everybody has been bad mouthing my hyper 212 plus so i don't post it
I really cant see what is so bad about 2 120 mm fans which also happen to line up exactly with my 120mm case fan so air shoots straight through all three of them.

if my chip is at 62C under full load at 4.7ghz
what do i need any better cooling for?
also I can't take anything bigger as my case won't close.
am i going to get higher overclock if the chip is at 40C instead?

I guess some people think its too commercial or popular and need to knock it down.

For 4.50GHz or higher and Cheap:
ASUS P8P67 PRO (REV 3.1) $160 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131771

Next:
ASUS P8P67 PRO (REV 3.0)
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO

Good vCore to OC list of MORE then (1) trial/test; note the 2nd spreadsheet and determine for yourself. Cherry Picking aside, you need to look at averages and know ahead of time the 'luck' of your CPU is the true variable - http://www.overclock.net/intel-mot [...] rison.html

can I check my chip potential by lowering vcore? and seeing how low i can go an still stay stable it 4.5?

45 of them are over 1.4 v
almost all are running 1600 ram or better

And every one of them has a high end air cooler or water. 1600 is only a couple dollars more than 1333, $5 most of the time.

You are not a lucky winner, your cpu is pretty much in the middle, average OC. A proper OC is the lowest stable vcore at the highest clock. You are a new OCer having trouble with the basics and you need to understand that OC is as much of a hobby as any other activity as real world performance doesn't negate the huge cost for cooling/components. It's much more efficient, cost and power wise, to build multiple pcs or servers. Mild OCs are good and I would encourage everyone to do so but the time/money/effort to get a couple more mhz for the elusive 5ghz is a waste and is just for bragging rights.

As jaq said, if you want 5ghz+, you wouldn't worry about the cost of the mobo but I'll also add, you wouldn't worry about the cost of any component. OC is an expensive hobby.

It's great cooler .... for its price ..... However it's certainly no match for the likes of the Megahalems, V6 GT, Venemous X, its big brother Hyper 612m Scythe Mugen 2/3 , Thermalright Frio / Silver Arrow etc.nnLets look at the referenced above overclocking site and we see abou ta 10C difference between the Silver Arrow and the 212+ and the 212 has lower voltages and OC:

4900.3mhz 1.336v 12hrs 58-60-63-59 AIR - Silver Arrow 2500k 8GB 1600mhz
4802.1mhz 1.312v 14hrs 67-72-72-69 AIR - 212+ 2500k 8GB 1600mhz

When the user can afford .....

$30 ...... I'll recommend the Hyper 212
$50 ...... I'll recommend the Scythe
$80 ...... I'll recommend the Silver Arrow

If we ever actually see the Hyper 612 on the shelves (reviewed back in July), it could be a game changer.

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index. [...] mitstart=4

Prolimatech Super Mega 67.2 +4.9
Antec Kühler H2O 620 65.9 +3.6
Corsair H70 (high)* 65.3 +3.0
Thermaltake Frio OCK* 65.2 +2.9
Thermalright Venomous X 63.0 +0.7
Cooler Master Hyper 612 PWM 62.3 +0.0
Thermalright Silver Arrow* 61.8 -0.5
Cooler Master V6 GT* 61.2 -1.1

Damn good vCores!!! Lucky X2 CPU and MOBO.

Those temps would never happen with 1.40v~1.43v and higher vCore.

its hard to find power phase info.
do you have any idea which of those boards in the lower price range have more power phases?

I got the asrock extreme3
I might have time to try OC it this weekend