Anyone try the Foxconn 975X yet?

[dogsx2]

This is back in stock at Newegg and I was wondering if anyone has one.

Thanks

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813186101

[althes]

do you have one on the way

[dogsx2]

No, I'm just looking to see how it's doing.

[Pacification]

I was thinking about the MSI platinum 975x, but now this interests me... I might order it

[NickS]

Hmm, SOL series. out of luck series?

Basing my opinion for that board on the results I've seen from their high end AM2 board, the Foxconn 975X board should be a kick-butt OC monster.

[5-Clicks]

So, I'm guessing that the Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H won't work the the Conroes...only the 975X7AB-8EKRS2H

[Gun_Strife]

yea its only AB that supports it
and it really looks like a good board

[Kunaak]

Foxconn for the last few boards they had, have REALLY been pushing the enevelope with thier voltage options and actual overclocking results.

the problem with foxconn, is they get almost no reviews posted anywhere, and when they do, it's from tiny tinnnnny websites.

so word of mouth of thier products is virtually nonexistant.
word of mouth, makes or breaks a product, when it comes to the internet.
look how fast people bought up the DS3...
a board from a company, 2 months ago, no one really paid any attention to.

Foxconn has to get the stigma of being a cheap OEM board, to being a full fledged contender board. thats thier biggest drawback right now, getting word of mouth out.

it really helped that people like OPP showed that Foxconn is really pushing for the enthusiast market, when he started showing some real impressive OC's with a Foxconn AM2 board.
but that kinda exposure only last so long, if the fire dies down.

Remember... DFI just a few years ago, was selling crappy boards no one ever heard of, and OCZ was a brand people ran away from...

things change.
This board might be good.
it might not.

but foxconn seems to really be trying for the OC market...
so this board may be worth looking into.

[5-Clicks]

the only problem i can see off the surface is that it is one fugly board! however, no caps crowded around the socket which means a digital PWM which is great for LN2/DICE.

EDIT: The Foxconn P9657AA-8EKRS2H might be a nice board as well...but I can't find it for sale anywhere in the US.

[NickS]

Whoa holy crap it has Digital PWM!

[Kunaak]

Whoa holy crap it has Digital PWM!

whoa, it does

and look at all that room around the CPU socket...
thats a first for LGA boards, to have all that space around the CPU socket.
if this board OC's nice, this board will be great for phasechange.

[NickS]

We gotta get a guinea pig to try this

[Pacification]

Hmm that might be me unfortunately lol... I'm getting my e6600 and a few other parts Wednesday. So I've ordered everything but my motherboard... newegg doesnt ship on the weekends do they? I might as well wait til Monday to order then

EDIT: Little Info On 975X7AB

[CPLB]

Hmm that might be me unfortunately lol... I'm getting my e6600 and a few other parts Wednesday. So I've ordered everything but my motherboard... newegg doesnt ship on the weekends do they? I might as well wait til Monday to order then

I hope it is you! Looks like a great board (though the PCI-e slots are too close I think). If you do get it let us know how it works!

[NickS]

Hmm that might be me unfortunately lol... I'm getting my e6600 and a few other parts Wednesday. So I've ordered everything but my motherboard... newegg doesnt ship on the weekends do they? I might as well wait til Monday to order then

No they don't.. but if you order it today you'll be one of the first to get their order processed on Monday. Good luck with it man, I hope you purchase it.

[Pacification]

Yeah I will, I have some ddr2 800, and I've never overclocked before but I've been reading a lot on it... I'll try to get the FSB to 400... but I prolly won't keep it like that.
The stock e6600 will run anything, I wouldnt notice much of a difference on an overclock

[Sneaky]

if this is anything like the foxconn AM2 590 board, then it should be some definite kickass from a company that usually isn't known to cater for the overclocking market


i definitely want to see results on this, as i need a board with dual slot PCI-E spacing (edit: sh*t! i'm half awake and it looked like dual slot spacing to me until i went back to the pic), and i'm not really taking fancy in the P5W-DH, DFI Infinity 975X, or MSI 975X so far... so this foxconn may be the key to success

[5-Clicks]

I'm very tempted to get it as well...

[Pacification]

Stock went from 30 to 28 since less than an hour ago... some ppl are buying it.
According to that article I posted, MSRP is $210, and newegg debuted it at that... so I wouldnt be surprised if they raised the price

[CPLB]

if this is anything like the foxconn AM2 590 board, then it should be some definite kickass from a company that usually isn't known to cater for the overclocking market


i definitely want to see results on this, as i need a board with dual slot PCI-E spacing (edit: sh*t! i'm half awake and it looked like dual slot spacing to me until i went back to the pic), and i'm not really taking fancy in the P5W-DH, DFI Infinity 975X, or MSI 975X so far... so this foxconn may be the key to success

I agree, the all the other 975X motherboards don't look too attractive. This Foxconn seems well priced for having such nice features though, I hope it's good.

[Pacification]

So what does this mean? DDR2 Standard DDR2 667 (DDR2 800 OC)

I have 2x1gb ddr2 800, will they work?

[5-Clicks]

Yes, it'll work.

[NickS]

Yes, they'll run at DDR2-667 until you increase the FSB

[Pacification]

Ok good, cause the MSI-neo (p965) won't run ddr2 800 1gb sticks... weird

Thanks, thats a huge sigh of relief

[syne_24]

We gotta get a guinea pig to try this

x2

it doesnt look that too shabby...