FlyWire wrote I'm on a budget so recommending another board that's more than this one will not help me.

I'm using this board with an i5 3570K, 8GB / 1600mhz, and a nVidia GTX 660 ti card.

Is the board good enough to last a few years?

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I wouldn't pay $80 for a B75 board. I'd pay $60 for this off Newegg: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]

Because most B75 boards do not support overclocking (it's very unclear which do and which don't), you could save more money by using the stock cooler instead of an aftermarket cooler and buying a non-K i5. Combo it up with some RAM and you've got yourself a killer deal.

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FlyWire wrote I'm on a budget so recommending another board that's more than this one will not help me.

I'm using this board with an i5 3570K, 8GB / 1600mhz, and a nVidia GTX 660 ti card.

Is the board good enough to last a few years?

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I wouldn't pay $80 for a B75 board. I'd pay $60 for this off Newegg: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]

Because most B75 boards do not support overclocking (it's very unclear which do and which don't), you could save more money by using the stock cooler instead of an aftermarket cooler and buying a non-K i5. Combo it up with some RAM and you've got yourself a killer deal.

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I have to get all my parts from [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] and if it doesn't support overclocking, could you check on FRY'S and find one that does for around the same price? I want a nice board that won't burn out on me like my laptop did.

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FlyWire wrote I'm on a budget so recommending another board that's more than this one will not help me.

I'm using this board with an i5 3570K, 8GB / 1600mhz, and a nVidia GTX 660 ti card.

Is the board good enough to last a few years?

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I wouldn't pay $80 for a B75 board. I'd pay $60 for this off Newegg: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]

Because most B75 boards do not support overclocking (it's very unclear which do and which don't), you could save more money by using the stock cooler instead of an aftermarket cooler and buying a non-K i5. Combo it up with some RAM and you've got yourself a killer deal.

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I have to get all my parts from [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] and if it doesn't support overclocking, could you check on FRY'S and find one that does for around the same price? I want a nice board that won't burn out on me like my laptop did.

OC support will drive the cost up quite a lot.

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You can't really justify spending less than that if you want to overclock. If you don't, you can get a cheaper locked i5 and the board you linked appears to be your best option. You also don't need an aftermarket cooler.

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Thank you, this helps me quite a bit, so suppose I just want a stable setup and don't overclock, if I get a motherboard that doesn't support overclocking and get the i5 3570K, I don't need an aftermarket cooler?

FlyWire wrote Thank you, this helps me quite a bit, so suppose I just want a stable setup and don't overclock, if I get a motherboard that doesn't support overclocking and get the i5 3570K, I don't need an aftermarket cooler?

Getting a motherboard with no OC support whatsoever with a 3570k sounds a bit wrong in my mind. As far as an aftermarket heatsink/fan, you should always get one with Ivy Bridge CPUs in my opinion. They get too hot for comfort, at the very least use Intel's stock heatsink/fan with aftermarket thermal paste. Although thermal paste cannot justify lower temps, it certainly does a better job than whatever Intel slaps on there.

FlyWire wrote Thank you, this helps me quite a bit, so suppose I just want a stable setup and don't overclock, if I get a motherboard that doesn't support overclocking and get the i5 3570K, I don't need an aftermarket cooler?

That would work, but the unlocked CPU costs more for no benefit. You'd be better off saving up to $50 by getting the i5-3330 or 3450.

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FlyWire wrote Thank you, this helps me quite a bit, so suppose I just want a stable setup and don't overclock, if I get a motherboard that doesn't support overclocking and get the i5 3570K, I don't need an aftermarket cooler?

That would work, but the unlocked CPU costs more for no benefit. You'd be better off saving up to $50 by getting the i5-3330 or 3450.

If I went with the 3450, I'd save $35 but it's 3.1ghz vs the 3570 being 3.4ghz

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r00t wrote

FlyWire wrote Thank you, this helps me quite a bit, so suppose I just want a stable setup and don't overclock, if I get a motherboard that doesn't support overclocking and get the i5 3570K, I don't need an aftermarket cooler?

That would work, but the unlocked CPU costs more for no benefit. You'd be better off saving up to $50 by getting the i5-3330 or 3450.

If I went with the 3450, I'd save $35 but it's 3.1ghz vs the 3570 being 3.4ghz

Realistically, that difference will be negligible. If the board supports limited overclocking, you can add four bins, or 400 MHz, to the clock speed.