Best p55 motherboard for low budget

[dolmaface]

I'm looking at buying a p55 motherboard which is around 90-130 bucks. I'm not sure whether I should go with EVGA, MSI, Asus, or Gigabyte. Which company of these is the best? And which model motherboard should I buy which is in this price range? I don't need crossfire or sli.

[martin_metal_88]

For this budget here are the best IMO.
NCIX.com - Buy MSI P55A-G55 P55 ATX LGA1156 DDR3 2PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI SLI CrossFireX SATA3 USB3.0 Motherboard - P55A-G55 In Canada.
NCIX.com - Buy Gigabyte P55-USB3 ATX LGA1156 P55 DDR3 2PCI-E16 3PCI SATA2 Sound GBLAN USB3.0 CrossFireX Motherboard - GA-P55-USB3 In Canada.
NCIX.com - Buy Intel DP55WB Media Series mATX LGA1156 P55 DDR3 PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 PCI 6SATA GBLAN Motherboard - BOXDP55WB In Canada.

The intel is a bitnaked but damn these monster are immortal.
Personnally I would get the MSI. lot's of feature, decent quality, ATX. not that pricey. Will support high end P55 I7 and a pretty nice OC with almost every chip you will throw in.

[_dangtx_]

look up the evga p55 sli when it gets a 30 or so mail in rebate, gets it down to about super cheap :p. excellent board for a 530. for a quad, look above :)

[dolmaface]

I was also thinking though, should I get the intel socket 1366 with the i7 930 instead so in the future I can upgrade? The only problem is that im working on a low budget and the lowest price 1366 motherboard is 220 bucks. Would it be worth it?

[_dangtx_]

budget=amd. amd board+quad core = less expensive,usually, than intel dual core(i3 530) and a similar board.

[martin_metal_88]

Both 1156 and 1366 are on their last miles so upgrade is not sure for both. I would go with Danidea of a AMD quad or exacore.

[_dangtx_]

but, if he is into gaming(and not the one or two titles that take in consideration a quad core), then the 530 clocked sky high on stock will be a better cpu, except less at higher resolutions.

[dolmaface]

well im planning on getting the i7 870 with the motherboard which beats amd's ass, and the local store around me sells it for only 230 bucks!

[martin_metal_88]

Originally Posted by dolmaface

well im planning on getting the i7 870 with the motherboard which beats amd's ass, and the local store around me sells it for only 230 bucks!

Then I would go for the gigabytes in my previous post.