Overclocker's Clock Generator by design in P5B Deluxe mobo ?
While installing a 40mm fan at my P5B Deluxe south bridge, noticed that it has a different clock generator from common well known like ICS series, it is a square chip near backup battery labeled CY2855ILFC
Just out of curiosity, did Google around and found out the manucfacturer is Cypres Semiconductor. Is this a well known company ?
Also noticed from few interesting results from Google which are :
Quote:
Cypress Introduces Mobo Clock Gen with Support for Multiple Processors and Chipsets
Interesting quote from this page (underlined)
Product Features
The new device offers a variety of features, including:
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Easy configuration via hardware strapping
+ Low power consumption for laptop applications
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Overclocking support for end-user modifications
+ Low-power differential buffers for lower noise and better performance
+ Watchdog timer with system reset for auto-reboot
...and since I was excited, headed to Cypress website, downloaded the CY28551 Datasheet (PDF) and found this at page 14 :
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h201/vbin/Page14.png
Please don't ask me more bout those pages, I'm not qualified for that "alien" language, just captured some interesting phrases ! :p:
Any "true" Electronic Engineer out there mind to comment or explain if this clock generator chip is special ? or its just like others without any fun part for OCer ? :rolleyes:
