In the advanced chipset features section we see the memory timing adjustments, if you are a tweaker you will appreciate the ability to run tighter timings.

The Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 is not the most hardcore motherboard on the market, but its FSB options range from 200-265 MHz in 1 MHz increments. You can also adjust the PCI Express frequency.... however that one is best left alone. CPU voltage can be increased an additional 0.1875V, memory voltage 0.18V and system core voltage (chipset) to 0.15V. Up next, the benchmarks!

PCStats Test System Specs:

processor: intel pentium 4 d 840 intel pentium 4 540 clock speed: 16 x 200 mhz = 3.2 ghz 16 x 200 mhz = 3.2 ghz motherboards: gigabyte ga-8i955x royal (955x)* gigabyte ga-8i945p pro (945p)* gigabyte ga-8n-sli royal (nf4-sli ie)* albatron px925xe pro-r (925xe)* gigabyte ga-8anxp-d (925x)* msi 915p neo2 platinum (915p)* dfi lanparty 875p-t (i875p)** asrock 775v88 (pt880)** via pt894 ref motherboard (pt894)* ecs rs400-a (rs400)* foxconn 955x7aa-8ekrs2 (955x)* videocard: msi rx800xt-vtd256e* asus x800xt/vtd** memory: 2x 512mb crucial ballistix pc5300 ddr2 hard drive: 40gb western digital special ed 74gb western digital raptor sata cdrom: aopen combo 52x heatsink: thermaltake jungle 512 powersupply: seasonic super tornado 400w software setup windowsxp via 4in1 4.55v forceware 6.53 catalyst 5.4 workstation benchmarks sysmark 2004 business winstone 2004 content creation 2004 super pi sisoft sandra 2005 pcmark04 3dmark2001se 3dmark05 aquamark3 comanche 4 x2: the threat ut2003 ut2004 doom 3

pcstats has upgraded its test platform with a couple of 74gb western digital WD740 Raptor hard drives, replacing the trusty 40GB WD IDE HDDs as test drives. Please keep that in mind when viewing the office and disk benchmarks. Note that this board was tested with the Intel Pentium D 840 CPU, while the remaining reference boards were tested with an Intel Pentium 4 540 CPU; both are clocked at 3.2GHz.