cheap motherboard for c2d
I'm looking for a cheap motherboard for c2d that has minimal oc support. I need to be able to change the fsb from 200->400. Don't need anything in between . Strongly desired but not necessary is a little vcore adjustment. Icing on the cake would be onboard video.
Last feature: as cheap as possible.
Last feature: as cheap as possible.
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How about 200 -> 500.
Leo recommends the Abit EP35-E. Rock solid, great overclocker (or just default frequencies), and very inexpensive. Much less expensive than the Bloody 9 Iron or Asus P5K-E.
Not sure what you mean by "boards that wouldn't overclock to 500, but would get me to 400 just fine." All of the boards mentioned so far in this thread have FSB/memory dividers so you can dial in DRAM frequencies suited for your memory. You can go great Gonzo with overclock and leave your RAM close to spec if you wish.
i'm looking at this right now:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128079
it has the advantage of onboard video, minimal voltage adjustment, and it looks like it shouldn't have a problem running 1:1 for me. My goal is to just run at 8x400, put linux on it, and stow it away in a corner as a folder/fileserver/etc. (and get a q6600 to replace the e2140 from my desktop)
No video, but runs fast and cost effective.
http://anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=3169