BIOS
Taking a look at the BIOS now. Historically speaking, most microATX-sized motherboards have tended to lock-out the kind of performance features that enthusiasts look for.
Foxconn uses a standard Phoenix Award BIOS which is good news. Award BIOSes tend to be the most straightforward and intuitive.
Clicking on the BIOS Features tab opens the screen you see above. SuperSpeed is where you want to head on over to.
Thankfully, Foxconn has installed a performance-orientated BIOS on its C51GK8MA motherboard. Driven clock speed can be toggled from 200-300MHz in 1MHz increments. It's useful because the nForce4 410/430 chipsets lock PCI/PCIe bus speeds when overclocking. CPU permitting, multipliers can be set from 4x through to 25x, and CPU voltage can be toggled from 0.825v through to 1.55v. Further, VCore can be offset by up to 140mV. The ability to run lower voltages is a real bonus, especially in the kind of environments the board will be used in. VDIMM voltage also sees a decent amount of adjustment, from a default 2.5v up to 2.85v.
Tapping into the Advanced Chipset Features section shows a number of chipset-related options. Onboard graphics, the GeForce 6150 in this case, can be set to access up to 128MB of system memory. With 2GB of system memory not being that uncommon these days and 1GB being normal, we doubt you'll even notice the memory bandwidth-stealing nature of onboard video.
Tight memory timings, as shown above, will let you get the most out of your system. We had no problem running with 2-2-2-5 settings on Foxconn's C51GK8MA motherboard.
A handy feature on a microATX-sized motherboard is the ability to control both fan speed and shutdown temperature. The latter can be set to 70, 75, or 80c.
A surprisingly robust BIOS that rivals many full-size board's in terms of features and timings adjustment.
