VIA P4X266A weak overclocker?

CBone

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I've been looking at new P4 boards recently and the new VIA board seems to be blazing fast at default speed. The problem is that in all of the reviews the reviewer says something like, "I was able to get this P4 up to a FBS of 112!" 112? That's it? I wouldn't wipe a goat's butt with 112. How weak.

Since these boards aren't that popular around here, I can't tell if it was just that the reviews haven't been updated with some northwood chips or if the boards really are that weak at overclocking. Someone out there must know what the deal is. These boards would seem to be pretty nice otherwise.

Cbone
 

jonnyGURU

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What once is weak is slightly improved with VIA's new (jsut released this weekend) FliteDeck software.

For some reason, I got this sample board up to only 120 MHz in the BIOS, but 125 MHz using the FliteDeck software.

Go figure.
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