Foxconn 975X7AB - New Review - P5B Dlx Slayer?

**willow** · 10-08-2006, 03:33 AM

Is it possible? The board looks awesome, but there's been a couple of horror stories posted here, and not much good.

Could their new bios turned this around???

http://www.sysopt.com/features/mboar...2027_3636631_1

Is this a legitimate review?

**taemun** · 10-08-2006, 03:47 AM

Pffft. 387*7 and they say its a great oc'r?

Highest overclocking stability for "sticky" processors

WTF is a "sticky" processor? He trying to say that hes just too noob to oc with a P5B Dlx?

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**Vassili** · 10-08-2006, 03:50 AM

Forget the "good overclocking" P965 boards, the Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H pushed our difficult E6300 to the highest clocks it's seen to date!

**taemun** · 10-08-2006, 03:56 AM

Thanks, Vassili, you said that much better than I did

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**earthman** · 10-08-2006, 04:19 AM

one of the worst reviews

**SMa** · 10-08-2006, 05:03 AM

That sure is a slayer!

**Super Nade** · 10-08-2006, 05:33 AM

It is quite possible that the reviewer may have damaged the chip earlier, crippling it. When overclocking with Intel, I would really give the benefit of doubt to the reviewer. It is near impossible to obtain such low clocks otherwise.

**taemun** · 10-08-2006, 05:40 AM

Super Nade: or he found the area in P5B overclocking where it simply doesn't work (ie when everyone says: "don't think, just put FSB on 401"), and didn't bother increasing above ~370 or whatever his board topped out on.

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**willow** · 10-08-2006, 06:08 AM

OK, so not a trustworthy review. Am I naive or what? I've been building my personal systems for the last 10 yrs & always build them with OC'able parts, but have never OC'd. (The systems always ran fast enough for me...I'm not a gamer.) You guys know the best parts to use & if they work great in an OC enviroment they work even better in a non OC enviroment.
I have not been able to find a Core2 board at a reasonable price-point that I liked, so I was gonna go AM2 with the DFI Ultra II-M2...until I read this review. I remembered how favorable Foxconn's 590sli board is & thought Foxconn was on a roll! So when I googled the 975X7AB, & found one for $162, I ordered one.

Now I feel pretty stupid. Should have researched a little more first. (blush, blush)

**Tacops** · 10-08-2006, 06:13 AM

We'd have liked to compare the 975X7AB-8EKRS2H to its previous AA revision, but support for Core 2 processors forced us to compare a 965 chipset board instead: our former performance champion, the Asus P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP Edition.

Testing System Configuration
Motherboards Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H
Asus P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP Edition
Video cards Diamond Viper X1600Pro 512MB PCI E
ATI X1600 Pro 512MB PCI E
RAM Super Talent T800UX2GC4 PC2-6400
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6300, 1.86GHz
Hard Drive Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 SATA 3.0Gb
Optical Torisan CD-ROM
Floppy Samsung 1.44GB 3.5"
PSU Antec Phantom 500W
OS Windows XP Service Pack 2
Drivers Intel INF 8.0.1.1002
ATI ForceWare 84.21

LMAO this guy is a total noob how can you bench with 2 x1600?

Surprise! Forget the synthetic benchmarks; Direct X favors the Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H! To top that off, adding a second card puts the scores through the ceiling!

This guy was on crack when he did this review fo sure OMFG LOL

and again

The 975X7AB-8EKRS2H has all the features a power user will probably want, but it's probably just a bit too powerful for the typical computing professional. Sure, it's supremely stable, but Foxconn took that stability and ran with it (like Lee Majors chasing down a bad guy!) -- making a killer overclocking board that pushed our E6300 to new heights. Topping our performance charts and taking out the well-regarded P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP is just icing on the cake.

to top it all up

The Verdict: A surprising win for Foxconn, the P975X7AB-8EKRS2H is the fastest, most stable, best-featured Core 2 Duo motherboard we've yet tested.

What a jackass

**Dumo** · 10-08-2006, 06:53 AM

Vcore stuck @ 1.33V

...And bios only 1:1 or 4:5

Until Foxconn released bios that can open Vcore >1.33V, this board is useless with <10X multis conroe

**Dumo** · 10-08-2006, 06:59 AM

Heres the latest bios http://www.foxconnchannel.com/EN-US/...75X7AB-8EKRS2H

I haven't try it yet. Hopefully it will fix vcore problem.
Other than vcore, this probly a decent 975X board.

**catscit** · 10-08-2006, 07:21 AM

it says in the review:

"and CPU Termination Voltage from -0.90V to +0.180V in 0.30V increments. This is actually a very generous range, as a 1.35V processor could be pushed as far as 1.67V, and the +0.600V DIMM setting pushes it to 2.40V."

not as much as some other boards but 1.67 is quite good?

**3oh6** · 10-08-2006, 09:14 AM

Originally Posted by catscit

it says in the review:

"and CPU Termination Voltage from -0.90V to +0.180V in 0.30V increments. This is actually a very generous range, as a 1.35V processor could be pushed as far as 1.67V, and the +0.600V DIMM setting pushes it to 2.40V."

not as much as some other boards but 1.67 is quite good?

i wan't to see the BIOS or DMM with 1.67v showing. i received this board last week for review and i can't put a positive spin on it in any way, shape, or form, except that it is a nice board if your NOT overclocking at all.

VCORE: i can only set +12% (up to +22% available) in the BIOS for VCORE which = 1.48v as read by the BIOS. anything past that and it won't POST. just because a BIOS says it can do something doesn't mean it can...this shouldn't be news for any overclocker. the 1.48v available isn't bad but not exactly exciting especially when you see the FSB clocking.

FSB: max i could get out of this board is 330, anything over that is as flakey as an apple pie crust your grandma use to bake. this is with an E6300 that has no problem running up to 500*7 on a P5B-Dlx on air...565*7 under a SS. at stock voltage the E6300 is dual prime stable for days at 450*7 / 1.325v (set in BIOS) on the P5B-Dlx. the CPU is not the issue here. i have turned all accessories off and tried everything under the sun...i could screenshot at 350ish but like i said, anything over 325-330 was just hit or miss.

VDIMM: the BIOS does go up to +0.600 for VDIMM and it does let you select it and that = 2.38v (read by BIOS). this is decent but nothing to get excited about. it will allow for higher end RAM to be used at least.

NOTES: yes this is with the newest BIOS and the only thing i can conclude about this board is that its not worth the time or money for anyone here unless its a build for friends/family that won't be clocked much if any at all.

**fhpchris** · 10-08-2006, 10:12 AM

Someone on here did the pinmod @ cpu for more voltage, and his board caught fire.

**Tony** · 10-08-2006, 10:21 AM

You wanted a few tweaks it seems, have a look here.

**3oh6** · 10-08-2006, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by Tony

You wanted a few tweaks it seems, have a look here.

with the newest BIOS from Foxconn, all 4 mem dividers are selectable already and like i said, the CPU voltage is selectable up to +22% but my board just won't POST with more than +12% selected. even if i try to up the voltage from +12% in Windows using the Fox One software, it just locks instantly.

**Tony** · 10-08-2006, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by 3oh6

with the newest BIOS from Foxconn, all 4 mem dividers are selectable already and like i said, the CPU voltage is selectable up to +22% but my board just won't POST with more than +12% selected. even if i try to up the voltage from +12% in Windows using the Fox One software, it just locks instantly.

I unhid a lot more than that...it may be worth having a look. more fsb voltage and more mch also.