Hi..finally i decided to buy CPU i5 2500k..

but im confused about pairing it with a good but cheap P67 mobo..
need some suggestion...

Currently i saw the ASROCK-P67 PRO3 is the cheapest P67 mobo... but never see some1 reccomend it

isit no good compare to P67 from ASUS/MSI/ Gigabyte.. thx..

This post has been edited by Abg-SEM: Apr 3 2011, 11:03 PM

better u take intel cos intel are middle spec cos...asrock are to low for my opnion...erm

crazy gaming rig u get there ... btw.. wat umean too low?
intel mobo P67 hard to find..

Don't get Intel,you can't OC with 'cheap' Intel P67 boards,the Asrock is fine actually,people don't really recommend it because it's harder to find compared to other brands.
There's also the MSI P67A-C45 RM445 @ Jayacom LYP if you don't want the Asrock

wanna try my luck with ASRock...
is it good 4 some mild OC?

compared to
1. Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3
2. MSI P67A-C45
3. Asus P8P67-LE

jus take MSI P67A-C45 and there u go~

why must MSI eh? i need to know y~~
ASUS/ASROCK/Gigabyte not ok?

I don't recommend MSI P67A-C45 as it has multipler issues on OC. Go for Gigabyte or Asus instead.

The cheapest P67 motherboard you can find locally is ECS P67H2-A3, just slightly over RM300

Mind explaining more?Source too if possible.

Here you go.
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1703472

38x max on 2500K.

Bro,that's BIOS v14b,the current BIOS version is v1.9 already.

Does it guarantee that this issue is fixed? Coolice said it's still 42x.

I was browsing [H]ardforum earlier there seems to be no issue with the latest BIOS.
BTW,which BIOS version coolice said to be still stuck at 42x?

Well, you gonna have to ask him for that one. Seeing that and voltage issue already discouraged me.

It doesn't matter if MSI Motherboard here really have problem.
We always have ASUS, Intel and Gigabyte to choose.

Moreover, MSI P67-GD55 is 1 of the BEST BANG FOR THE BUCKS item, period.

Based on here there's no more problems after BIOS v1.7
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=18289869

I found this after one minute of googling,will be digging more but not immediately.

btw.. ASROCK-P67 Pro3 no good?
if that is the case i straight buy gigabyte ~~

Don't know. You gonna have to dig around for the review on this one.

It's not bad,at least from my quick search.
So far there's no glaring issue being reported,though i suggest searching more about it.
About the Gigabyte board,the price is too close to boards like the Asrock P67 Extreme4 and the MSI P67A-GD55,these two boards are highly recommended if you have the dough.

oh ok... but i did'nt plan to SLI.. so single PCI express x16 is gud enuf 4 me.. will take a look on both mobo..

You know what?Scratch that,upon some further searching i found that the UEFI is buggy on the Pro3,on the P67A-C45 it used to be buggy too but not anymore.The Gigabyte's board on the other hand is solid.

really?
hmm.. nvm though.. i snatch an ASROCK P67 Extreme 4 at garage sales 4 RM500 ..
thx 4 all the suggestion btw..

How many of these boards have you owned and tested personally?

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Added on April 4, 2011, 3:32 amDon't waste your time on this guy He only goes by article and acts like Mr. Know-It-All without owning any of these.

This post has been edited by clawhammer: Apr 4 2011, 03:32 AM

i haven't used the board....

I've tested it,friends brought the parts to me,asked me to assemble them,works fine,ran stability tests like IBT/Prime95,OCed at first but friends wanted them to run at stock .
So,yeah i've used them,problem?

Finally,why did you single me out for recommending based on reviews huh?Why not the others?

I will ask MSI-MY get back to u on tat issue
the test was held on Dec, few weeks prior to NDA lifted

You've tested literally nothing I'm pretty sure on that so now you're using your "friends" to defend your article readings. Please do not be childish by posting unnecessary images, it doesn't save you from the topic. It'll be good if you be more responsible and stop confusing others.

Dear Abg-SEM,
Thanks to coolice who notify me about this thread. If it's not too late, tomorrow only i'll manage to get the board and i'll test the Multiplier on a 2600K.

ermm.. a little late i guess.. .. ady buy another mobob.. sry ya..

Dear Abg-SEM,
No problem there, i'll still carry on the testing just to show the public then. No harm done. Cheers.

the luck mobo u buy is Asrock pro3?
plz let us noe how high can she hit^^

hope u will update when done.tq.

Please update what model did you buy TS, i'm curious to know too am also looking at the asrock mobo too..

this

I've the 1 & 3 .. both have annoying problem .. The Gigabyte, if you use the reset button, sometime you'll ended up in a reboot loop. I've no idea what the mobo tries to do, but it will do a reboot without going to POST .. the only way out is to take the power off or to reset the CMOS. The Asus on the other hand, it will not properly shutdown .. few seconds after you shut down, it will goes alive as if you're rebooting. I've no idea if this happens to all P8P67-LE, but it does to mine and when I try to go back to the shop, they said that I bent my socket pin and won't allow me to go for a swap.. damn shop I'll never ever put my foot on anymore. The fact is, nothing wrong with the pin, it could run OS fine and looking at the internet, I'm not the only one having this problem.

My conclusion .. the current sandy bridge motherboards are not ready for the masses. Intel needs to trash all the bugs and the manufacturers need to come up with better BIOS. I'm now having Asus mobo collecting dust.. grrr..

To be honest, I've used quite a number of different boards for almost every chipset Currently for Sandy Bridge, I've used 2 and the Asrock Extreme 4 and M4E works like a charm. The only difference is that the M4E has more things to control/set, looks better, more features and slightly added stability on high overclocks.

Gigabyte boards are known to be funny most of the time with weird problems. I gave up on them. If you can, please compare boards are the mid-range price tag. Don't buy cheap low end boards to conclude that the chipset is lousy because if cheap boards are really so good, no one will buy a RM1K board. There must be some differences somewhere and I know it does (after trying out so many)

Bro, can u comment anythng on Asrock Extreme 4? since u've been using it^^

It's a good board, overclocks just as good, simple and straight forward 4.7Ghz running rock solid stable and could go more (just didn't bother to test at that time). The BIOS settings are quite limited but it can be good/bad depends how you see it. I might be getting Sabertooth soon or MSI Asus M4E gets my chip 4.7Ghz just like the Asrock did but the board looks better - that's it

asrock ROCKS.......... wanna try its triplw sli and cross fire fetures .. XUSB , and front panel USB 3 & 2.5 inch tray(good)

This post has been edited by destee88: Apr 6 2011, 01:54 PM

As requested, I tested the P67A-C45 with the latest BETA BIOS available pairing with 2600K. Due to the fact that the review done by coolice found at the link below was actually done during pre-NDA time, the Max Multi available was x38. But now it's fixed. Refer to the Screenshot below. Cheers.

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1703472



CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-2600K
Mainboard: MSI P67A-C45
Memory: Kingston DD3-1333 CL9 Value Ram

This post has been edited by MSI-MY: Apr 7 2011, 11:54 AM

sorry..noob here ...so what does it mean?? no prob at all??

Great news there.

just try.. my mobo ASRock P67 Extreme 4 there with i5 2500k..

i wanna ask.. do i need to setup AHCI or RAID..
isit useful or important?
i use 500 GB WD Green n 2TB WD Green..

Set to AHCI.
RAID is another story.

just change it from the bios?

Yep. There is a option called SATA Mode (or something similar with that).
But you have to do it before installing Windows.

AHCI please Forget about RAID at this stage, lol

Dear pryss87,
Yes indeed, the problem with the multi was only with the pre-NDA BIOS. The current multi can be adjusted MAX to 60.

oh i see.. btw.. if i ady install OS how?

You can try following this guide. I followed a guide similar to this before, and didn't had to format my system again just to switch from SATA to AHCI mode .