Hi
Col,
The price seems pretty good! Don't know this specific mobo, but I looked at the specs and found the following that concerned me:
66*/100/112*/124*/133/142*/152* MHz FSB *These speed settings are not guaranteed by GIGABYTE
AUTO detect CPU voltage - doesn't mention if you can also set manually
For sucessful overclocking you would want more FSB options and the ability to manually adjust the core voltage. Without voltage tweaks it is almost impossible to get 133 FSB. Thou, 124 might be possible if both chip are great OC candidates! I have one 700e that stops at 130 MHz FSB and another that runs fine at 133 MHz. Both require a 10%+ increase in voltage, from 1.65v to 1.85.
Here is confirmation of what I found based on a review on
GamePC :
Overclocking and Tweaking - From page 4 of review
Planning on overclocking? Look elsewhere, this board is not what you're looking for. The only type of overclocking this board allows is FSB overclocking (no voltage manipulations), and is done with the use of both dip-switches AND jumpers! It must be Gigabyte's policy to make overclocking such a hassle that you don't try it and burn out your processors. Anyhow, with our testbed Coppermine 600EB flip-chips, we were able to get them both up to a whopping 630 MHz (142 FSB), but wouldn't even boot at the next step up, 152 MHz FSB.
If you're looking for a dual-processor flip-chip VIA board with overclocking abilities, the only real choice is Microstar's 694D, which has a much more flexible FSB layout, has a SoftMenu interface, and allows for independent voltage adjustment for each processor. Also, for those of you wanting to relive the glory of Abit's BP6 motherboard, word is that Abit has a "VP6" board in the pipeline, which is a dual flip-chip VIA board. Since it's Abit who's making it, we'll suspect they'll put out all the stops and make an incredibly overclockable board.
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Even without OC'ing this box should put out 9 to 10 WU's per day. OC'ing might only add a couple more WU's. Having CAS2 ram will help maximize output!
Good luck!
