motherboard question

[Dumpy]

what do i look for in a mobo for good overclocking/overclocking at all?

 

[Peter.Cort]

It depends, mostly chipset is where you wanna look. What processor are you looking to overclock?

 

[Dumpy]

the intel E5200 im just fine tuning my build lol. i dont wanna spend 100$'s on the Mobo itsself so i was looking in the range of 50$-$100 give or take, if that helps at all

 

[Peter.Cort]

The less you spend on a board the less you'll be able to get in terms of oc'ing potential. I'd look for a p45 board, definitely an asus, msi, dfi, biostar, or gigabyte for manufacturer. You can sometimes get a pretty good board open box for cheap.

 

[Dumpy]

open box? and im not planning on doing alot. deffinatly take it from 2.5 ghz to 2.8-3 ghz thats it nothing spectacular

 

[Peter.Cort]

open box is just a board that was bought on newegg, then returned. It isn't a DOA board so you just get it for cheaper. Even so I'd rather have a good solid mobo then a cheap one.

 

[Dumpy]

i wouldnt know how to find that ? and these P45's are really expensive

 

[Peter.Cort]

Not all of them. If you're using newegg, you can just search for open box stuff and also search for p45.