Page 3: Other stuff, Conclusion
<B>Overclocking</B>:
Like I said earlier, I almost reached 250Mhz, but was held back by my RAM. If there was a better divider, I could run at 250 or higher. I'm now hitting a wall at 240Mhz FSB.
<B>Other Things</B>:
@Bios and Dual Bios are neat features. @Bios is a Windows based BIOS flasher, and you won't need to worry about screwing up your BIOS flash. With Dual BIOS, you can mess up a flash and still be safe! Don't go trying to mess anything up on purpose though... Murphy's Law. The Easy Tune4 Software for easy overclocking was pretty cool, but gimicky. You're better off just setting the stuff in hardware. The software made my system crash a few times while it tried to find the highest speed possible. Also, there is no way to set dividers in Easy Tune.
<B>Conclusion</B>:
Priced <a href="http://www.dealtime.com/dt-app/SE/KW-gigabyte 8ipe1000 pro/FD-0/linkin_id-3002062/NS-1/GS.html">around $115</a>, the <a href="http://www.gigabyte.com.tw">Gigabyte</a> 8IPE1000 Pro is a bit at the higher end of the Springdale spectrum. You do get a bunch of nice things for the extra cash, and the Dual BIOS feature is a great thing to have. I'm sure the software bundle is good as well, but I didn't get anyway. Regardless, this is a perfectly fast and stable board, with some moderate overclocking features. I would recommend this to anyone needing a nice and stable board at stock speeds.
I'd like to thank Sam from <a href="http://www.gigabyte.com.tw">Gigabyte</a> for making this review possible.
Like I said earlier, I almost reached 250Mhz, but was held back by my RAM. If there was a better divider, I could run at 250 or higher. I'm now hitting a wall at 240Mhz FSB.
<B>Other Things</B>:
@Bios and Dual Bios are neat features. @Bios is a Windows based BIOS flasher, and you won't need to worry about screwing up your BIOS flash. With Dual BIOS, you can mess up a flash and still be safe! Don't go trying to mess anything up on purpose though... Murphy's Law. The Easy Tune4 Software for easy overclocking was pretty cool, but gimicky. You're better off just setting the stuff in hardware. The software made my system crash a few times while it tried to find the highest speed possible. Also, there is no way to set dividers in Easy Tune.
<B>Conclusion</B>:
Priced <a href="http://www.dealtime.com/dt-app/SE/KW-gigabyte 8ipe1000 pro/FD-0/linkin_id-3002062/NS-1/GS.html">around $115</a>, the <a href="http://www.gigabyte.com.tw">Gigabyte</a> 8IPE1000 Pro is a bit at the higher end of the Springdale spectrum. You do get a bunch of nice things for the extra cash, and the Dual BIOS feature is a great thing to have. I'm sure the software bundle is good as well, but I didn't get anyway. Regardless, this is a perfectly fast and stable board, with some moderate overclocking features. I would recommend this to anyone needing a nice and stable board at stock speeds.
I'd like to thank Sam from <a href="http://www.gigabyte.com.tw">Gigabyte</a> for making this review possible.