Quote Originally Posted by jumper2high View Post
Well, I just tried the P67A-UD4, and I have to say that, after having quite high expectations, I'm very disappointed in Gigabyte.

First of all, after installing all the drivers and utilities (ET6 and Intel Tuning Utility) I found that neither of the two function correctly (ET6 tunes the Multi down to non-turbo when started and then doesn't let me get it back up to 45 which it boots with) and Intel Tuning Utility shows an intermittent clock of 6.5GHz (rofl) and displays all the wrong voltages.

Second, I flashed F7 bios and there's no PLL overvoltage option. Logically speaking, when a beta version has something the official release should have it as well (unless otherwise specified). What's up with that???


As much as I liked Gigabyte from previous experiences, my current choice would be an Asus P8P67 board, since it's in-windows overclocking utility actually works and BIOS actually contains all the necessary functions to successfully overclock a good chip.
Having PLL override enabled causes a MUCH bigger chance of a boot loop or a power down/power up after shutting down from windows, or changing a setting than having it disabled. It's also difficult to make an overclock setting "stick" with PLL override enabled, even at known stable settings, without getting a failed OC or one loop. This is probably why GB doesn't have it in their official bioses.

In over 30 restarts, I haven't had a single boot loop after changing bios settings (though I think BCLK change causes a power off) or after a restart from windows, with PLL override disabled.