View Full Version : Foxconn Mars - the Best OC P35 I ever tested
Pedro Rocha
12-08-2007, 08:11 AM
Shamino (the nicest OCer in face of the earth) send me a Foxconn MARS to test..
I unpacked the board, update the bios, mount my good old E6850 and Tuniq Tower and here is I what I get on the 1st attempt:
http://pedrorocha.planetaclix.pt/Mars_E6850_422_AR.jpg
Really amazed buy the OC potential of this motherboard :shocked:
Great work Sham and the rest of the Foxconn teat :up:
More results to come ...
bro20000
12-08-2007, 08:15 AM
That looks a great board!
Leeghoofd
12-08-2007, 08:24 AM
Eagerly awaiting some pics and some good quad loving !!!
BeardyMan
12-08-2007, 08:26 AM
yes i hope you test it underneath subzero :)
metro.cl
12-08-2007, 08:29 AM
The board is amazing i just really want a DDR3 version.
So far is much better than P5k3 Deluxe on everything
What is the maximum vcore you can set in BIOS?
jmmtn4aj
12-08-2007, 08:33 AM
What is the maximum vcore you can set in BIOS?
And hows the vdroop?
S1mon-
12-08-2007, 08:37 AM
Where can we buy these in Canada?
BeardyMan
12-08-2007, 08:54 AM
The board is amazing i just really want a DDR3 version.
So far is much better than P5k3 Deluxe on everything
no it's not, it trails behind IN 3D benching , in O6 even by 200-300points.
Chri$ch
12-08-2007, 09:03 AM
Foxconn Mars is a good board, but not the best...
I have it and sometimes make it problems with the bios settings and it need to much
NB VCore for high FSB. (~1.90v NB for 555FSB) :(
pumbertot
12-08-2007, 09:05 AM
i dont see how it could be better than DFI LP P35, not on quads anyhow.
Pedro Rocha
12-08-2007, 01:01 PM
What is the maximum vcore you can set in BIOS?
Max VCore = 2.03v
VDroop = 1.600v bios -> 1.576v idle -> 1560 load
I will test it with Quads and in the mini-cascade..
Durkadurka
12-09-2007, 05:13 AM
How does this board go with 4 sticks of RAM?
LardArse
12-09-2007, 05:41 AM
Vdroop is not so good , they just wanted to stick to intel specs so rigidly, :) but they left resistor to offset vdroop with a bios update, so if many guys make noise i hope they will relent :D
metro.cl
12-09-2007, 09:50 AM
no it's not, it trails behind IN 3D benching , in O6 even by 200-300points.
Well that might be true if P5K3 Deluxe was able to clock my E8400 as high, i got a lot more MHz out of the CPU because of improoved FSB, so yes MARS is better, clock for clock maybe not.
metro.cl
12-09-2007, 09:51 AM
Vdroop is not so good , they just wanted to stick to intel specs so rigidly, :) but they left resistor to offset vdroop with a bios update, so if many guys make noise i hope they will relent :D
Where do i email asking for that? :)
eva2000
12-09-2007, 10:07 AM
Vdroop is not so good , they just wanted to stick to intel specs so rigidly, :) but they left resistor to offset vdroop with a bios update, so if many guys make noise i hope they will relent :D
why not enable/disable it bios setting like Asus do now ??
Nelly
12-09-2007, 10:58 AM
I keep reading vdroop is part of spec & is neccesary to avoid caps blowing? I read it on another article on here. . . ?
Evilsizer
12-09-2007, 02:44 PM
I keep reading vdroop is part of spec & is neccesary to avoid caps blowing? I read it on another article on here. . . ?
that seems odd imo, since the caps shouldnt blow if they are using the proper voltage rating. i guess someone needs to replace the caps then on their boards... what ever the max allowable voltage in bios, that should be the caps rating x2. if its 2v in bios then it should be 4v rating on the cap.
T3rm1
12-09-2007, 02:53 PM
Wow! 40°C idle temps.
zsamz_
12-10-2007, 03:10 PM
Where can we buy these in Canada?
ncix gonna have it soon
Nosfer@tu
12-10-2007, 03:17 PM
Well I want Highest OC :)
And if the Mars P35 can give me that, Im GAME :D
dinos22
12-10-2007, 03:30 PM
MAX FSB compared to others Pedro?????
zsamz_
12-10-2007, 04:04 PM
MAX FSB compared to others Pedro?????
i can max out @ 580fsb on p35c but thats mostly due to cpu wall and poor bios voltage options so ...
asp6000
12-10-2007, 04:38 PM
I wonder how a retail board and/or quad-core would perform...
dinos22
12-10-2007, 05:10 PM
i can max out @ 580fsb on p35c but thats mostly due to cpu wall and poor bios voltage options so ...
i am asking about a realtive Max FSB difference between this and other boards that pedro has tested
your results make no sense unless you tested both boards otherwise people can randomly pop in and post FSB OCs
what i want to know is how far behind asus/gigabyte/DFI it is if at all on max FSB screens or stable OCs
i sold a chip to dpa that did screenshots as high as 627MHz on a gigabyte X38 board with only -10C on the pot base and dpa cannot get even close in FSB with LN2 on CPU with this P35 Mars board....