Solved Is this motherboard good enough for overclocking

"I decided to buy an intel i5 3470" Do you plan on running a video card or using the CPU's integrated HD 2500 graphics? The HD 2500 isn't great, the HD 4000 is better. http://www.anandtech.com/show/5871/... "I don't think this motherboard is good for overclocking but I'm not gonna overclock my CPU either" You may change your mind in the future. The i5-3470's turbo frequency is 3.6GHz (36 x 100), so the multiplier limit is 36+4. That means the max overclock without touching the base clock will be 4.0GHz (40 x 100). "Should I buy it or are there any better options?" Of course there are better options, it depends on how much you're willing to spend & what the primary use of this build is going to be. The B75 is a budget chipset, you might wanna consider spending a little more ($10?) & getting something better. Are you gonna overclock or not?

If you really want to overclock (or might in the future) you should consider the i5-3570K where the K designates the unlocked multiplier.Also if you are considering overclocking then the Z77 chipset due to the features you should have. Look at the 3 lowest priced in this list: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ... http://www.microcenter.com/product/... You have to be a little bit crazy to keep you from going insane.

The title is wrong, admin must have changed it. I don't think i'll be overclocking it in the future. It has good clock speeds without overclocking. I just want to know MSI B75MA-P45 will run it without any problems at the default clock speeds because it is really cheap.

It should be fine, but the first three of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ... have better customer ratings, are in the same price range, and Gigabyte has a better overall quality. You have to be a little bit crazy to keep you from going insane.