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Out of thousands of reviews for 90 products, over 100 people recommended Motherboards specifically for Cool. These 7 are the most highly recommended products we found.

No 1 eVGA nForce 650i ULTRA 122-CK-NF66-T1
eVGA nForce 650i ULTRA (122-CK-NF66-T1) Motherboard $119 Compare Prices
  • Socket LGA775
  • Compatible Processors: Intel Pentium, Intel Core2 Duo, Intel Core2 Extreme, Intel Pentium Extreme Edition, Intel Core2 Quad
  • Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
  • Number of Memory Slots: 4 x 240 Pin DIMMs
  • Released 1 year ago
23 People Recommend
"i am watercooling with a 360mm radiator and a swiftech apogee gtx water block and a laing d5 pump, and it still freakin' hot (in a coolermaster cosmos s case).…"

- Was Angry at eVga at Newegg.com

"this has the largest benefit that it runs cooler, and has a smaller heat sink.core 2 quad q6600 @ stock4gb ddr3 corsair xms3 ddr3 pc3 128000zalman heatsinkevga nvidia 8600 gts "superclocked"…"

- Mike at Newegg.com

"seems to overclock well for me, took an e2180 to 3ghz with minimal effort, need a better cooler before i try higher as i like my load temps to stay at 60 or less.…"

- shane at Newegg.com


No 2 Abit iP35 Pro 843323000223
Abit iP35 Pro (843323000223) Motherboard $280 Compare Prices
  • Reliable
  • Easy To Install
  • Socket LGA775
  • Compatible Processors: Intel Pentium, Intel Celeron D, Intel Core2 Duo, Intel Core2 Extreme, Intel Core2 Quad
  • Released 1 year ago
17 People Recommend
"(it's at the very top) the front panel 1394 connector will be under your video card if it has a dual slot cooler.…"

- Newegg.com User

"i have installed many processor with aftermarket coolers (artic freezer pro 7, in this case) and it was not a poorly installed heatsink.…"

- Newegg.com User

"silent otes copper heatpipes look great with my zalman cnps9500a led cooler and keep the nb and sb cool with no noise.…"

- Newegg.com User


No 3 Intel DP35DP
Intel DP35DP Motherboard $96 - $130 Compare Prices
  • Socket LGA775
  • Compatible Processors: Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium D, Intel Core2 Duo, Intel Core2 Quad, Intel Quad Core Xeon
  • Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
  • Number of Memory Slots: 4 x 240 Pin DIMMs
  • Released 1 year ago
6 People Recommend
"it runs cooler and quieter than my previous asus/athlon64 combo.…"

- nobody doesit better at Newegg.com

"other thoughts: system build: lian li lancool k7b case / e6850 / ocz vendetta cooler / 8gb crucial ram / 2 raptors 150 gb in raid 1 / fan master fan controller / 3 x 120mm antec led fans /…"

- extreme-750 at Newegg.com

"cons: stock cooler is a little tricky to install when mb is inside case, found it easier to install stock cooler with the mb outside the case. …"

- Newegg.com User


No 4 Gigabyte GA-MA69G-S3H
Gigabyte (GA-MA69G-S3H) Motherboard $103 Compare Prices
  • Socket AM2
  • Compatible Processors: AMD Athlon 64, AMD Sempron, AMD Athlon 64 FX, AMD Athlon 64 X2
  • Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
  • Number of Memory Slots: 4 x 240 Pin DIMMs
  • Released 1 year ago
4 People Recommend
"cooler master extreme power rp-600-pcar 600 watt, xfx pvt88gydd4 geforce 8800gts (g92) 512mb, amd athlon 64 x2 5000+ brisbane 2.6ghz 2 x 512kb, gigabyte ga-ma69g-s3h am2 amd 690g, ocz reaper hpc…"

- Unacceptable at Newegg.com

"centurion cooler master case …"

- Newegg.com User

" cons: the north bridge cooler is kinda small, but adequate. …"

- Newegg.com User


No 5 Gigabyte GA-G33M-S2H
Gigabyte GA-G33M-S2H - motherboard - micro ATX - iG33 Compare Prices
  • Released 1 year ago
3 People Recommend
"other thoughts: be careful in what parts you choose to go with this board, as clearance between part of the board and things like cpu coolers, video cards, and ram can be an issue if you're not…"

- Newegg.com User

"low profile solid state caps near the cpu socket so no problems installing a titan heatpipe cooler.…"

- Newegg.com User

"cons: cpu cooler was hard to get on, had to retry putting it on. …"

- Newegg.com User


No 6 Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6
Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 - motherboard - ATX - iX38 Compare Prices
  • Released 1 year ago
3 People Recommend
"i did need to remove the crazy cool heat sink to install an after market cooler, but that only involves removing and replacing a few screws.…"

- Newegg.com User

"not a hitch installing my conroe 6850 cpu or aftermarket cooler. …"

- Newegg.com User

"cons: difficult, if not impossible to use with an after-market cooler because of the crazy cool heatsink under the cpu. …"

- Newegg.com User


No 7 ASUS M2R32-MVP
ASUS (M2R32-MVP) Motherboard $94 - $115 Compare Prices
  • Socket AM2
  • Compatible Processors: AMD Athlon 64, AMD Sempron, AMD Athlon 64 FX, AMD Athlon 64 X2
  • Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
  • Number of Memory Slots: 4 x 240 Pin DIMMs
  • Released 1 year ago
2 People Recommend
"other thoughts: i'm using a thermaltake cpu cooler that would blow up or down with side mounted memory slots.…"

- Newegg.com User

"this board, 5000+ black edition, sapphire hd3850 512mb, 2x1gig geil esoteria ddr2 800 2x512mb geil with the orange heatsinks, 2x250gb wd hdds, 1x60gb maxtor ide hdd, geminii cpu cooler, apevia…"

- Newegg.com User

"antec/thermalrite/arctic cooler all make great case fans. …"

- Newegg.com User


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