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Socket754 Motherboard Roundup

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edited November 2003 in Science & Tech
[link=http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mainboards/display/s754-roundup.html]Xbitlabs: Socket754 Platform: 13 Mainboards Roundup[/link]

We have tested 13 mainboards for Socket754 platform based on NVIDIA nForce3 150 and VIA K8T800 chipsets. In our roundup you will find everything you want to know about their features, performance, stability and overclocking potential. Discover your best Socket754 solution today!
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<li> Albatron K8X800 ProII (VIA K8T800)
<li> AOpen AK86-L (VIA K8T800)
<li> ASUS K8V Deluxe (VIA K8T800)
<li> BIOSTAR K8NHA Pro (NVIDIA nForce3 150)
<li> BIOSTAR K8VHA Pro (VIA K8T800)
<li> Chaintech ZNF3-150 (NVIDIA nForce3 150)
<li> Gigabyte GA-K8N (NVIDIA nForce3 150)
<li> Gigabyte GA-K8NNXP (NVIDIA nForce3 150)
<li> Gigabyte GA-K8VT800 (VIA K8T800)
<li> Leadtek K8N Pro (NVIDIA nForce3 150)
<li> MSI K8T Neo (VIA K8T800)
<li> Shuttle AN50R (NVIDIA nForce3 150)
<li> Soltek SL-K8AV2-RL (VIA K8T800)
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  • Omega65Omega65 Philadelphia, Pa
    edited November 2003
    [link=http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mainboards/display/s754-roundup.html]Xbitlabs: Socket754 Platform: 13 Mainboards Roundup[/link]

    [link=http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mainboards/display/s754-roundup_40.html]pg 40[/link]
    During this overclocking experiment we used the regular boxed cooler. We increased the processor Vcore to 1.65V (or lower than that if the mainboard didn’t allow this voltage setting) and raised the bus frequency until the mainboard couldn’t run stably any more. We tested the stability by running 3DMark2001 SE and 3DMark03 test packages. If we couldn’t go through with these settings, we reduced the HyperTransport frequency multiplier and tried to go on. The AGP/PCI frequency was locked at 66MHz for all mainboards on NVIDIA nForce3 150. The picture below shows how far we managed to speed up the CPU this way for each given mainboard:

    As we see, the clock frequency slightly above 2.3GHz is the maximum for our CPU. This way we can conclude that the following mainboards fulfilled the set task successfully: Albatron K8X800 ProII, Leadtek K8N Pro, ASUS K8V Deluxe, Gigabyte GA-K8N and Chaintech ZNF3-150. Although we had to reduce the HyperTransport frequency multiplier below the nominal value for Leadtek K8N Pro and Gigabyte GA-K8N.

    Other mainboard didn’t prove suitable for overclocking needs for various reasons. Some of them lacked the opportunity to increase CPU Vcore, the others, such as MSI K8T Neo, for instance, simply failed to pass the overclocking tests.
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    Holy Mary!
    /me starts to scrimp and save for an Asus K8V and an A64...
  • Mt_GoatMt_Goat Head Cheezy Knob Pflugerville (north of Austin) Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    GHoosdum had this to say
    Holy Mary!
    * GHoosdum starts to scrimp and save for an Asus K8V and an A64...

    Wait for the socket 939.
  • SimGuySimGuy Ottawa, Canada
    edited November 2003
    mtgoat had this to say
    GHoosdum had this to say
    Holy Mary!
    * GHoosdum starts to scrimp and save for an Asus K8V and an A64...

    Wait for the socket 939.

    And the Athlon 64 FX to come for Socket 939... :)
  • Mt_GoatMt_Goat Head Cheezy Knob Pflugerville (north of Austin) Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    SimGuy had this to say
    mtgoat had this to say
    GHoosdum had this to say
    Holy Mary!
    * GHoosdum starts to scrimp and save for an Asus K8V and an A64...

    Wait for the socket 939.

    And the Athlon 64 FX to come for Socket 939... :)
    Namely the Athlon 64 FX-53! :D
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    I'm also waiting for AGP to phase out, and the S939 to move to the .09 micron arch...
  • Mt_GoatMt_Goat Head Cheezy Knob Pflugerville (north of Austin) Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    GHoosdum had this to say
    I'm also waiting for AGP to phase out, and the S939 to move to the .09 micron arch...
    OK, now we know we can leave you alone since it appears you still have your senses. :rolleyes: Wow, I was worried about ya for a minute there! ;D
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