awalleyeguy

  Is this board any good for overclocking?
nForce 750i SLI FTW

Meh, its very average. I have one, and it was in my main rig before going i7. After i went i7 i took it out and tried some benching with it. It is very FSB limited. The best i could do on my q9300 was around 475FSB. And, you had to push some pretty high volts on the NB to do it. Also, the bios is extremely limited compared to other boads.
 
Many people regard the Gigabyte EP45-UD3P and other high end Gigabyte boards as some of the best boards for clocking quads. I specifically mentioned the UD3P because i have it, and it lives up to its praise. With minimal effort, i hit 500FSB x7.5 = 3.75ghz on my q9300, which is not usually an easy task.
 
As for dual core clocking, the DFI LP UT P35-T2R is very good for older dual cores, and i would guess also good fore newer ones. This board holds the CPUZ WR right now on the bot. I also happen to have this board, and it is a wonder to work with, especially sub-zero. Also, the REX is regarded as one of the best, if not the best, all around dual core clocking board.
 
Oh, and i am not trying to be biased by mentioning two boards that i have. I guess i just got lucky ending up with them, because i had both before i realised both were beasts for clocking either quads(Giga) or duals(DFI).

Gigabyte EP45-UD3P
i had this board as well.
was pretty cheap and you can get some good over clocks on it.


and just like awalleyeguy...i was thinking of grabbing it, but ended-up getting the gigabyte.

also, i sold it, but now i regret it. so ill eventually get another one just for benching old cards and cpu's.

I have heard goog things bout the biostar tpower i45 for some 775 benching

Tribbs

I have heard goog things bout the biostar tpower i45 for some 775 benching

I was actually just about to mention that! I would love to get my hands on one of those. They tear up s775. One of the best ddr2 s775 clocking boards.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138118R

open box on the egg they are 134 retail there too but sold out

 Good info thanks guys.

  I have a maybe dumb question.
If you used dry ice in a very cold environment say 20F is ambient temp, would all the board prep be necessary if any?

that is a real good question there...

what might you be doing?

awalleyeguy

  I have a maybe dumb question.
If you used dry ice in a very cold environment say 20F is ambient temp, would all the board prep be necessary if any?

Good question.  At the very least I would plasti-dip the mobo.  I would imagine that it would still be necessary because DICE is still -70°C.  Your chip would give off heat.  I guess the humidity level would be important, but I don't know of much humidity existing in 20°F.  You going to bench your board in a freezer or something? 

  Well in the winter I bench in the back room, seal it off and get it as cold as the out side. I have not had any issues of condensation doing this. So I was wondering because of the lack of humidity at such a low temp if all the board prep would be necessary.
  Yeah I'm a little lazy sometimes.
  Just thinking ahead, and there is a dice pot on the F/S thread.
In the summer here sometimes a cup of coffee gets condensation lol.