Best old mobo for my needs? looking for past wisdom

[Nsteele493]

I have a non-oc'd q9650 with a hp[ oem ddr3 mem mobo in my tower, but im looking to upgrade to a used motherboard (still 775 socket) that will allow me to overclock my 3.0ghz to 4.0ghz or higher. Obviously i still want it to have ddr3 memopry, but there arent really any other requirements needed. Since many of you have alot of 775 socket dd3 mobo experience i would like your guys advice on the best motherboard i could buy for this setup. Thanks guys ahead of time.


Also note that i have tried to do my research but since no one sells any of these anymore new, its very hard to actually research. Hopefully you guys can point out some specific awesome models i should be looking for.

 

[clutchc]

You probably won't find any more new 775 boards that are really suitable for OC'ing the 95W Q2Q CPUs. Maybe you can find one used someplace like ebay. You will want one with heat sinks on the VRMs and decent phase power. 4GHz might be a bit optimistic unless you are really good at OC'ing.