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    1155 Socket Motherboard

    Gonna be upgrading to the 2600k and CrossfireX, so I need a new mobo.
    Comp will be used primarily for gaming. (2600k was a gift, so no need for the "downgrade to 2500k" talk)
    Budget is ~$200.

    What would you guys recommend?
    Thanks in advance.
    Last edited by Arisfarreach; 2011-09-14 at 06:15 PM.

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    any z68 with crossfire will do for you rest it depends what you want ie more USB,sata drives etc etc

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    I've used these two motherboards in recent builds for clients. Both of which performed well for overclocking.
    ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z LGA 1155 Intel Z68 $179.99
    ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 $199.99

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    From this month's component list, I'd recommend the Narwhal or Unicorn boards.

    Gigabyte Intel Z68 ATX DDR3 2133 LGA 1155 Motherboard GA-Z68A-D3H-B3

    ASUS LGA 1155 SATA 6Gbps USB 3.0 Supported Intel Z68 ATX DDR3 2400 Motherboards P8Z68-V PRO
    (same as Culadin's second suggestion)
    ---------- Post added 2011-09-14 at 02:33 PM ----------

    And I wouldn't recommend the Maximus Gene board above for Crossfire. The cards will be forced too close together for sufficient cooling. Otherwise, I'm a fan of that line.

    Oh, one more thing- check your case. Make sure it has physical support for whatever board form factor you settle on. Most normal cases have support for normal ATX boards, but I had a case recently (can't recall which) that had a few holes missing for Micro-ATX. Made me a little nervous to work on, with one corner floating free.
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    Thanks for the heads up guys. Highly considering that Asus board.

    Anybody have experience with something like:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157265

    or:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128494
    Last edited by Arisfarreach; 2011-09-14 at 08:29 PM.

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    ASrock is a child company to ASUS. The exteme4 and 6 have been really solid choices for P67. Haven't used the newer Gen3 version of the board, but love the new color scheme.

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