GA-P55M-UD2 or GA-H55M-UD2H???

[crunchyapple]

Hello! Pretty new with this but I used to mess around installing on my old Dell...

I've got a i7 860 and I've actually already bought the GA-H55M-UD2H since it was 30 quid cheaper. Should I return it and get a GA-P55M-UD2?

Apparently they're both a close match but the GA-P55M-UD2 is slightly better for overclocking - http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/mother ... h-review/1

Also I'm still looking for a good graphics card for editing/video, OSX compatibility, 2 DVI and preferably fanless... any suggestions would be highly appreciated!

Thanks

 

[Burninator]

The UD2H is a great board IMO. I've got my i3 530 overclocked to 3.41 GHz with no problems on the stock cooler.

I'd keep it.

Also, you need to buy a copy of SL rather than using pirated distros to receive support on these forums.

 

[Lnx2Mac]

I've got a i7 860 and I've actually already bought the GA-H55M-UD2H since it was 30 quid cheaper. Should I return it and get a GA-P55M-UD2?

Apparently they're both a close match but the GA-P55M-UD2 is slightly better for overclocking - http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/mother ... h-review/1

The UD2H is great too...
As for the P55M-UD2 being better for overclocking, there were several stories of users with fried VRMs... Just don't push it too much without proper cooling for the VRM.

Also I'm still looking for a good graphics card for editing/video, OSX compatibility, 2 DVI and preferably fanless... any suggestions would be highly appreciated!

I like my 9800GT Silent Cell... Snappy, works OOB, and 100% silent... I'm no gamer though...
It has D-Sub (VGA) + HDMI + DVI... With the included HDMI->DVI adapter, it functions as a 2 x DVI card.

PS: Spend the $30 on the Retail OS X DVD !