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[hojl]

I believe this is the sis735 chipset mobo that has both SDR and DDR ram support right?
Okay I am thinking about buying this mobo and cpu combo but I have one last question. I heard this mobo you cannot overclock. does that mean No fsb and No multiplier variability whatsoever? I mean this means it is like buying an intel mobo so it auto detect FSB but in AMD case both FSB and muliplier?
thanks for the info

 

[oEpyoNo]

You cannot change the multiplier or the voltage but you can overclock the fsb. Some people have their fsb at around 150 with this board.

 

[Peter]

True, little to no overclocking help on ECS/PC-Chips boards.

Wrong, not like Intel boards. ECS/PC-Chips boards are so cheap that you can afford the extra CPU power right off the shelf, eliminating the need for squeezing some extra speed out of a cheaper CPU.

regards, Peter

 

[hojl]

peter true.
This is why I am testing my hand in AMD. why pay 100 for say a PIII 700 to overclock to 933 then I can get tbird 1 gig for the same price.
Actually I am lookin at this combo deal on pricewatch at 1st class technology that has 1gig retail box cpu (I think it is retail since it has 3 year warrenty) and this mobo for like 141+shippin

 

[FrostyFlakes]

this is a great mb to pick up for someone that wants stability. works great straight out of the box. too bad u really need a 133fsb cpus to fully get the capabilities of this chipset.

 

[hojl]

btw they have a 1.1 200FSB cpu combo with the same mobo for alittle more. Would it be difficult to get this cpu and this particular mobo to it 133fsb?

 

[FrostyFlakes]

go for the 266fsb cpus. u get quite a jump in memory benchmark numbers