UPDATE on the BG7 & BD7-II (testing the same components on a P4B266)

[TuffGuy]

I picked up an Asus P4B266 to test my 1.6A and Samsung PC2700 on. Right now I'm reinstalling Win2k, but the CPU voltage is 1.50V.

It used to fluctuate between 1.39V-1.44V on the BG7 and 1.47V on the BD7-II. It's a solid 1.50V on the P4B266. I'm using the same Antec 300W power supplu as before.

I'll keep you guys updated as to how high I can overclock on the P4B266 using the same components. Lmk if there's any special trick/settings that I should keep in mind, and how much the turbo timings affect how high the RAM will go.

 

[5150Joker]

Cool! Hey while you're at it, order an Asus P4B533-V and give it a test

 

[THUGSROOK]

BIOS SETTINGS (Asus P4B266)
Halt On = No Error
Memory Ratio = 1:1
USB Legacy Support = Disabled
Cas = By SPD
SDram Idle Timer = Infinite
Optimization Mode = Turbo1 (its AGP/PCI lock)
Graphics Aperture = GF3 = 64mb / GF4 = 256mb
AGP = 4X
Delay Transaction = Disabled
Serial/Parallel Ports = Disabled
PCI Latency = 32
USB Function = Disabled
Plug and Play OS = No

 

[TuffGuy]

This is odd... I checked the core voltage again after I finished installing everything... It's 1.63V!!! I checked it on a whim using the Asus Probe, and then I checked it the BIOS to make sure... 1.63V!!!

I don't get it. Everything's set on AUTO, and I'm not even overclocking yet! What's going on?

 

[THUGSROOK]

thats normal for this board.

 

[TuffGuy]

Originally posted by: THUGSROOK
thats normal for this board.

What do you mean? Will it stay at 1.63V, will it drop, and do you know why it happens?

I can overclock at the 1.63V level, but if it drops down on its own I'm screwed.

 

[THUGSROOK]

its normal for it to be higher then what you set it at. concider it a blessing
my board does the same thing.

it wont drop and you wont be screwed. just keep on overclocking.
remember to quote us your applied voltages tho - and not what you set it to in bios.

 

[Blain]

I see that with the BG7, it has legacy support and the better audio along with more limited USB 2.0, but no ATA/133 support or RAID.
But does the BG7 have the PCI lock like the IT7?