Can a mb limit ocking potential?

[macachia]

hi, i used to run my fx55 stably at 250*11 in my msi k8n neo2

on my aus a8nsli dlx, i can barely get more than 210mhz fsb wihtout the system getting blue screens

I also removed 1 of the ultra 6800, just to make sure its not a power supply issue.

so, can a mb limit ocking? could i have got a sucky ocking board?

thanks in advance for any answers

 

[larry89]

Yes, mobos can limit your overclocking and so can the cpu. But it only happens on boards with stellar overcloking.

Example.

Cpu1 + DFI NF4 = 2.6GHZ

cpu2 + DFI NF4(same mobo) = 2.4ghz MAX

the cpu can be the crap out on a oc. But most likely it is the mobo

 

[larry89]

there are also many other things that can contribute to a crapping out oc~

such as ram and PSU~

 

[CheesePoofs]

Many mobo's crap out after a certain FSB, so yes, they can limit your OC.

 

[customcoms]

In your case, the motherboard/psu combo is killing you. You already know how high the processor goes, so figure the rest of the system out!!