Bad Axe 1 vs. Bad Axe 2

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Simply dropping the multiplier to 8x so that the processor does not hold back the FSB, I booted up at 433MHz FSB... I was mightily impressed. This was with just air-cooling on CPU and the Northbridge chipset passively cooled by the default heatsink. I used 1.4v FSB voltage and 1.4v CPU Voltage and 1.7v MCH voltage selected from BIOS. While the BX1 had issues with FSB in excess of 356MHz on the Core 2 Quad, the BX2 clearly looks to be free of this ailment. It will probably go higher if the BIOS supported a higher ceiling. However do take note that it has a cold boot issue at high FSBs. Sometimes you may need to hit the reset button to bring up the system. Possibly an issue due to the beta BIOS.

[...]The Intel D975XBX2, Bad Axe 2, is Intel's most liberal (in terms of overclocking) Motherboard made to date. From the little details such as the onboard power button to the generous Memory Voltage offered, the Bad Axe 2 looks a lot more welcoming for enthusiasts... I would say that it is very competitive even against Motherboards from makers which have been catering to the enthusiast market for a long while. While it offers no performance benefits over the BX1, with the exception of the support for EPP Memory, the overclocking ability on this board is looking very good when bundled with a Core 2 Quad processor. It will make very little sense to upgrade from a BX1 or a very decent 975 chipset motherboard to this, but those who are on a more dated platform and are looking for an upgrade should give this a serious thought.

Zitat von dual-prozzi-fan

Also prinzipiel sind es ein paar kleine Unterschiede wie z.B. der Poweron Button direkt am Board.
Vom Verhalten und OCen sollt es ziemlich das gleiche sein und auch von der Performance her, wenn man sich z.B. den den 3DMark06 Score ansieht.

lg dual