ABit AX78 Overclocking/Stability

**Shaz** · 02-21-2008, 11:36 AM

I'm looking to get one of these to replcae my KN9. I've had some decent results with this, in the 2.8GHz out of my 3800+ which I was pleased with, I was wondering if it would be able to replicate this sort of result with this CPU and what sort of results people have got with the Phenom, just to see what it's average clocking is.

Also, I believe it's Crossfire, I hear some boards are better than others with XFire, this give anyone problems?

**roadie** · 02-21-2008, 11:44 AM

The board is brand new and I've not seen any benchmarks or overclocking results so far. How would you like to be the first?

**Oc-Ghost** · 02-21-2008, 12:07 PM

dammit, false alarm :|

read thread title and was like

also its a 16x/4x (pcie gen2) setup, don´t know how xfire likes that.

**Shaz** · 02-21-2008, 12:20 PM

I'm tempted by it because it's the sort of range I'd go with, there's a slight possiblity of getting one in the next week or 2. I'll need a home for my KN9 if I do...

**madfaze** · 02-21-2008, 05:19 PM

anybody found any review?

**Shaz** · 02-22-2008, 04:33 AM

Not as yet. I get paid today so I might order one.

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...3749&Itemid=37

Found one. Nevermind. Doesn't say much at all.

**madfaze** · 02-22-2008, 04:44 AM

hope that somebody could provide us a review...

even the manual....

**Hazzan** · 02-22-2008, 04:46 AM

I have this Board ABIT AX78 in my house....maybe this weeks I can post the result I still waiting my X2 5000+ BE come to my house

**Shaz** · 02-22-2008, 06:49 AM

Mail it to me when you're finished with it

**madfaze** · 02-23-2008, 04:57 PM

yeah post it here!

**tictac** · 02-23-2008, 09:59 PM

he is a big liar guy. beware.

**madfaze** · 02-24-2008, 01:27 AM

hahaha...

**KTE** · 02-24-2008, 06:07 AM

The manual is here

First impressions and pics of the board: http://www.pc-treiber.net/thread.php?postid=48051

Pics of BIOS from Manual (excellent IMHO)

The main bits I wanted=>

**madfaze** · 02-24-2008, 05:00 PM

hmm will this be good replacemement for k9a2 plat?!

**roadie** · 02-25-2008, 03:07 AM

It's a budget board (£50) so I wouldn't expect miracles out of it. However, the layout is perfect, although they have carried on placing the RAM slots for dual channel operation right next to each other.

I am really looking forward to seeing how this board overclocks with both Phenom and the X2.

abit link to specs etc

**Shaz** · 02-25-2008, 04:55 AM

I got my KN9 on a budget and got 3GHz on a suicide run with a 3800+, so a 50% clock on air and about 150MHz short of my chips world record isn't bad.

I will make another attempt...

**KTE** · 02-25-2008, 05:10 AM

It looks to have an excellent BIOS. Don't know how well it'll work but it's looking better than most boards AM2+ out there.

**roadie** · 02-25-2008, 07:55 AM

The BIOS looks pretty similar to the one on my current board. abit certainly provides lots of overclocking options for their budget boards, and doesn't restrict access to important options like some brands. This is great for the price concious overclocker.

I too would be confident that this board would overclock well. I think a real test of its abilities would be with a high wattage CPU to see if it exhibits any of the problems some other AM2+ boards have shown. It is certified to work with 125W CPUs but I wonder if V droop is a problem at all?

**Jethro** · 02-25-2008, 12:52 PM

My experiences with clocking both the Abit AV8 (via), AN8 (nf4) were horrible. I'd be leary of any of Abit's budget crap for overclocking.

**Heidfirst** · 02-25-2008, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by Jethro

My experiences with clocking both the Abit AV8 (via), AN8 (nf4) were horrible.

AV8 was limited by chipset - but it was still probably the best K8T800 Pro mobo.
AN8 was fine - ~325fsb without touching chipset voltages & it would hit the 400 fsb BIOS limit with tweaking.

My AX78 is sitting here waiting for a 5000+ Black (due tomorrow) & possibly a Phenom in a week or 2.
All the reviews that I have read say that Phenom doesn't overclock well though ...

**Jethro** · 02-25-2008, 07:36 PM

Same chip in AV8 285, AN8 300 semi stable, DFI 327 rock stable. Some are probably better im sure but lately ABIT's wares seem hit and miss and nothing like the NF7 was. I look forward to your results as im lookin into a 770 board. Though im gonna mess with a phenom so ur results may not apply =)

**gOtVoltage** · 02-25-2008, 08:38 PM

I hope its made LIKE a TANK...Abit was one of the first real overclockers..I rember my KTraid very well and still have it along with that Tbird and VooDoo5500

!

**Heidfirst** · 02-26-2008, 02:16 AM

Originally Posted by Jethro

Though im gonna mess with a phenom so ur results may not apply =)

I'm supposed to have a Phenom coming but from what I read you only get a couple hundred extra MHz out of them.

**KTE** · 02-26-2008, 02:45 AM

That true Heidfirst.

**Shaz** · 02-26-2008, 03:31 AM

Heidfirst, try and get that Phenom to go really high on that Abit, be interesting to see what it can do.

Originally Posted by Jethro

My experiences with clocking both the Abit AV8 (via), AN8 (nf4) were horrible. I'd be leary of any of Abit's budget crap for overclocking.

Budget ABit boards have clocked really well for me a few times. I always use them unless I can get something really high end.

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