Abit IS-7 or Albatron 865PE pro?

[charloscarlies]

Well I'm on my second Albatron, and while this one works better than the last....I'm thinking about swapping it out for the Abit IS-7. The bios on the Albatron isn't all that great, and I'm having voltage issues that I haven't narrrowed down yet (could be bad psu too but I never had a problem on my old setup). This thing won't overclock to save its life, and I've tried a couple chips.

Would swapping to the IS-7 be a better choice? How are the bios features for overclocking and what not? Any other options I should look into? I really don't want to spend more than $140-150 or so.

 

[fredtam]

OCing options on the IS7 are great and it only cost $95 but you will lose GAT (no big deal) when you change the memory divider which would seem necassary with your 3200 ram. If you go with the IC7-g you will not lose it but I don't think it justifies the $50 price difference.

 

[Goi]

I have the IS7-E and a 5:4 divider, and unless my BIOS and CPU-Z are wrong(it could very well be though), I have GAT up and running.

 

[fredtam]

Originally posted by: Goi
I have the IS7-E and a 5:4 divider, and unless my BIOS and CPU-Z are wrong(it could very well be though), I have GAT up and running.

You mean you have it on auto? GAT is a hacked way of accessing the memory faster and doesn't work when the mem ratio is changed.

 

[KristopherKubicki]

I have had the Albatron 865PE Pro II- its a good board for the cost; lots of features and the like. The performance isnt there though compared to some other brands. I dont really know much about the IS-7 however.

Kristopher

 

[Corporate Thug]

i have an IS7 and i am very happy with it, ocing and performance wise