BIOS, System setup and Notes
While preparing this article, I opened the BIOS Shots subfolder I always create while reviewing a mainboard or similar. The wonders of modern technology mean that, as far as I can tell, Windows Image Acquisition has overlayed a pink section onto the top half of each photograph of the BIOS. Useful. We still have the SB77G5, so I'll endeavour to get new photographs taken of the BIOS as soon as possible.In terms of BIOS support for system tweaking, the latest BIOS will give you 1.59V using Prescott processors, full CL-Trp-Trcd-Tras adjustment over your memory timings and up to 2.9V on the memory, PCI and AGP clock locking, front side bus adjustment up to 350MHz and a range of ratios from that to drive your memory clock. It's one of the most enthusiast-friendly XPCs I've ever had the pleasure of reviewing and overclocking testing went very well. More on that later.
System Setup and Notes
Mainboards
Shuttle FB77, Intel i875P, LGA775, AGP8X, DDR
DFI LanParty 875P-T, Intel i875P, LGA775, AGP8X, DDR
Processors
Intel Pentium 4 560, 3.6GHz, 1MB L2, LGA775
Graphics Cards
NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT, NV43 + BR2, 128MB, AGP8X
Memory
2 x 512MB OCZ Platinum rev2 PC3200, Samsung TCCD, DDR400, 2-2-2-5
Hard Disks
Western Digital Raptor, 36.6GB, SATA
Software
Windows XP Professional w/ SP2
Intel 6.0.0.1014 chipset drivers
NVIDIA Detonator 66.93
DirectX 9.0c End User Runtime
HEXUS Pifast
Sciencemark 2.0
KribiBench v1.1
LAME 3.92MMX encoding U2's Pop album at 192CBR
Realstorm 2004 Raytracing Benchmark
3DMark 2001SE
3DMark03
