Building first overclocking system which board?

[demonsfall]

Hi im building a new overclocking system for a mate and he has chosen two motherboards he likes and are in his price range.

Asus A8N-SLi
Abit A8N-SLi

He wants to hit 2.4ghz on his 3000+ venice. I was wondering which board is better to do this i was thinking the Asus. Am i wrong? Thank you.

[tw33k2514]

DFI LP UT NF4 SLI-DR

without a doubt the best overclocking board

[Nitrix]

Originally Posted by tw33k2514

DFI LP UT NF4 SLI-DR

without a doubt the best overclocking board

ya that or if you dont want SLI - go with the DFI NF4 ultra-d (about 35 dollars less)

[demonsfall]

Im getting a DFI personally but hes a full on newb (he thinks that the hdd space is the main part of a pc). He needs something simple that i can clock to 2.4ghz and leave it. He likes the look of those boards, so which out of those boards please.

[Nitrix]

well other then dfi i would go Asus i have many friends with great expierence with those boards (known for easy install)

[tw33k2514]

yeah Asus is about as idiot proof as they come

[demonsfall]

And it will get to 2.4ghz stable? thanks for the help.

[tw33k2514]

Originally Posted by demonsfall

And it will get to 2.4ghz stable? thanks for the help.

yes it should easily that is a moderate overclock

[Nitrix]

Originally Posted by demonsfall

And it will get to 2.4ghz stable? thanks for the help.

ya it should with no problems

your friend should be good to go

[Evil Gnomes]

I would go the abit, it has more of a chance of getting higher oc's and is newb friendly.

[xdkimx]

id take the asus as well, just because asus is a very reliable brand, i had 2 comps with asus boards and they both ran flawlessly for 4-5 years

[Mr. Pants]

I've had pretty good luck with Gigabyte, ok OCs and relatively cheap. With the K8NS Ultra 939, I hit 2.5ghz stable on 3200, and the nf3 boards are probably getting cheap by now.

[calcal]

between those 2 the abit will kill the asus in overclocking without a doubt.
Both abit and asus make reliable boards and its abit an8

[davidhammock200]

ELL, any good N3-250 or N4 should be able to get to 2.4GHz!

A DFI N4 might get you to 2.7GHz+!

[Galadar]

ABIT
it looks cool. he must think looks means faster

[Urbanfox]

Originally Posted by demonsfall

Im getting a DFI personally but hes a full on newb (he thinks that the hdd space is the main part of a pc). He needs something simple that i can clock to 2.4ghz and leave it. He likes the look of those boards, so which out of those boards please.

Stick to DFI, and anything you don't feel comfortable messing with leave to auto, it's the best boards out there.

[Sandman]

Guys... he said this is for a friend and that his friend wants one of those two (Asus or Abit) because he can afford them and is a newb. We all know DFI is the board to go with for further overclocking, but that's not what he's asking. Save your fanboy comments for another thread . Now, back to the point at hand, I personally think Asus is a very trustworthy brand, every MoBo I've had has been Asus, and they've always been reliable. Either choice would be fine, I say just go with the cheaper one, as both will serve him well .

[Urbanfox]

Originally Posted by Sandman

Guys... he said this is for a friend and that his friend wants one of those two (Asus or Abit) because he can afford them and is a newb. We all know DFI is the board to go with for further overclocking, but that's not what he's asking. Save your fanboy comments for another thread . Now, back to the point at hand, I personally think Asus is a very trustworthy brand, every MoBo I've had has been Asus, and they've always been reliable. Either choice would be fine, I say just go with the cheaper one, as both will serve him well .

DFI's offer's boards that aren't expensive and it offers everything any asus board has PLUS more, and if he's a noob it's quite simple, JUST DON'T TOUCH THE OTHER STUFF. Hell, it would be a great noob board, as he get's more familiar with things he can beging to tweak it more and more step by step, which unlike the Asus he won't be stopped by board limitations/options. And if you call me a fanboy for wanting/recommending the best hardware (regardless of brand) then good for me. BTW, your comments after the fanboy comment borderline fanboyism ironically.

[Sandman]

Hehehe good points Urban, I guess my comments didn't turn out the way I intended . I simply haven't had any experience with DFI, I was just explaining how easy it was for me with the Asus. If DFI offers a similar priced, newb friendly board, then go for it!

[Urbanfox]

Originally Posted by Sandman

Hehehe good points Urban, I guess my comments didn't turn out the way I intended . I simply haven't had any experience with DFI, I was just explaining how easy it was for me with the Asus. If DFI offers a similar priced, newb friendly board, then go for it!

Ye the DFI has the same basic options as the Asus, plus more technical bios settings for when you get more comfortable.