Core2Duo MicroATX Motherboard Recommendations

[Walay]

I'm looking for a good Core2Duo MiroATX Mobo
with great overclocking ability and reliability.
As I think current Intel CPUs can overclock better then AMDs.

I've searched and looked but the closest I find is the Abit NF-M2 for AMD.

please give some suggestions.

...actaully no, still need a recom on which matx can overclock.

 

[engiNURD]

Wait for the NVIDIA Intel IGP chipset.

 

[Zap]

The current Core 2 Duo overclocking micro ATX motherboard to get is this one. Some people have gotten it as high as around 370MHz FSB, which is a good 50MHz higher than the previous champ but nowhere near the top ATX boards at 500MHz+, or even the average 400MHz ATX boards. Note that it has integrated video (IGP) and word is that some people have had their boards die while overclocking using the IGP, so make sure to use a PCI-E video card.

For socket AM2, the champ is the Abit NF-M2 nView. There is also an NF-M2 model without the "nView" and that one isn't the good overclocker. Note that supposedly these boards are already discontinued because they were using the Geforce61XX series chipset and in a couple months some new models will be out that use the Geforce7XXX series chipset. In the meantime, the Biostar Tforce6100-AM2 and possibly the EPoX mATX boards are your best bets for overclocking on AM2.

There's even less information available on any upcoming new mATX boards for C2D using Nvidia chipsets.