Mother board for overclocking core to quad

[pskhardik10]

I want to over clock core 2 quad 9550 can use g 31 and if not which mother board can I use . And can I do a little overclocking on g 3q to save money and increase value

 

[zyh1987]

i used p35 and ddr2 to oc my q9550, i think g31 is a bit weak for oc. if you have ddr3 ram, you would need a p45 board. if you can find a x38 or x48 board, those will be the best.

i suppose you would like 1600 fsb to push the 2.83ghz to 3.4ghz, keep in mind that memory plays a huge role in oc. i'm having issue pushing my chip higher than 3.4 due to slow ddr2 800 ram.

 

[4Ryan6]

The good overclocking motherboards for the 775 socket were long gone years ago, you'd be better off upgrading to a newer setup because if you could even find a good overclocking 775 M/B on Ebay, for what it would cost just for the M/B, you could build an entire new system.