I made this thread to answer many topics that come up once a day, so pay attention!
*** Top Picks for 2007 ***
Socket AM2: abit NF-M2 nView
Socket 775 C2D: abit F-I90HD
Socket 939: Biostar TFORCE6100-939
Socket 754: Biostar TFORCE6100
Retired:
Socket 775: ABiT LG-81 (May not be available anymore, refer to current 775 Motherboards which are backwards compatible with older CPU's)
ATTENTION: TWEAKED JETWAY AND ECS RS480 BASED CHIPSET mATX MOTHERBOARD BIOS'S AVAILABLE HERE
Overclocking Options:
* = FSB
* = vCORE
* = Mult.
* = vChipset/vHTT
* = vDIMM
* = FSB/PCI/PCI-E Locks
* = DRAM Timings
* = No Overclocking Options (DRAM Timings and vDIMM aside)
* = Unconfirmed Overclocking Options
Socket AM2:
ABiT NF-M2 nView *******
BIOSTAR GEFORCE 6100 AM2 ***
BIOSTAR TForce 6100 AM2 ******* Note: Modded BIOS available @ RebelsHaven.com to unlock Memory Timings
ECS C51GM-M *
Foxconn 6100M2MA - RS2H *
Gigabyte GA-M51GM-S2G *
ECS RS485-M-M *
DFI C51PV-M2/G *
DFI RS485-M2/G *
DFI RS690-M2/G *
ASUS M2NPV-VM *******
MSI K9AGM *
MSI K9NGM *
EPoX EP-MGF6100-M *******
Core 2 Duo S775 (i865/965/946/Xpress1200/G965/G33):
Gigabyte G945GZM ****Note: Overclocking by opening up the 1066 option for C2D CPU's Only
Gigabyte GA-G33M-DS2R *****
abit F-I90HD *****
EPoX EP-5G945-MJ *****Note: FSB cap at 350 in BIOS
intel DQ965GF/OT/SS*
ECS G965T-M *
MSI G965M-DH *
Biostar 945G Micro 775SE *
Biostar I945G-M7 V2.X *****Note: FSB cap at 300 in BIOS
Biostar 945GZ Micro 775 *
Foxconn G9657MA-8EKRS2 *****Note: FSB cap at 333 in BIOS
Aopen i965GM-HFL *
DFI CFX1150/G *
MSI Q965M *
Gigabyte GA-946ZM-S2 *
Gigabyte GA-965GM-S2 *
ASUS P5LD2-VM R2.0 *****Note: Only a limited PCI-E lock, this is what holds the board back.
ASUS P5B-VM *****Note: Only a limited PCI-E lock, this is what holds the board back.
ASUS P5L-MX ****
ASUS P5L-VM *
ASrock 775Twins-HDTV Rev.2 *
ASrock 775i65G ****
Core Duo S479 (i945GM):
AOpen i945GTm-VHL *
AOpen i945GTm-HIL *
Gigabyte GA-8I945GTMF-Y-RH *
Asus N4L-VM DH ****
MSI 945GT Speedstre-A4R **
Socket 754 (NF3-250/K8M800/K8T800/Xpress200/6100IGP):
BIOSTAR GEFORCE 6100-M7 *
BIOSTAR TForce6100 ******
ASUS K8N-VM *** Note: FSB only to 240.
JetWay J754GT3-P *
MSI K8NGM-V *
DFI K8M800-MLVF **
JetWay A200GDMS ****Note: Memory Divider Ratios 100/133/166/200
MSI K8MM-V **
MSI K8NM-FISR/ILSR * Note: Mobile Support
MSI RS480M-IL *
CHAINTECH MBAV-MK8T890 *
Abit KV-80 ***
GIGABYTE GA-K8VM800M ***
SOLTEK K8M800I-RL *****
CHAINTECH MK8M800 *
MSI K8MM-ILSR ***
Biostar K8NHA-M Grand **** *
Socket 939 (NF4/Xpress200/6100(6150)):
Abit NF-95 * ***
Albatron KM51PV * Note: Heatpipes connecting NB+SB
EVGA 131-K8-NF44-AX NF4 SLI *
EPoX EP-9GF6100-M ****** Note: Epox has released a BIOS fix for the >220 FSB bug.
MSI K8NGM2-L ****
BIOSTAR GEFORCE 6100-M9 ******
DFI RS482 ******
Foxconn 6100K8MA-RS ******
Foxconn 6150K8MA-8EKRS ******
Gigabyte GA-K8N51PVMT-9 **** Note: 6150+430
Gigabyte GA-K8N51GMF-9 **** Note: 6100+430
ASUS A8N-VM ***** * Note: 6100+410. FSB only to 240.
ASUS A8N-VM CSM ***** * Note: 6150+430. FSB only to 240.
ASUS A8V-MX K8M800 **Note: NO vCore, HTT to 4x, and PRE-DEFINED memory frequencies.
BioStar TForce6100-939 ******
JetWay A210GDMS-Pro ******Note: The ULI southbridge is not supported by Windows XP. You MUST install the raid driver to use it in any mode.
ASUS A8NE-FM *
Casedge NF4K8MC-ERS * Note: FoxConn Rebadge?
ECS RS480-M V1.0 ***** Note: vDIMM only to 2.7 and FSB only to 250. vCore past 1.45 does not work.
Foxconn NF4K8MC-RS *
Foxconn NF4K8MC-EKRS*
Foxconn NF4K8MC-ERS * Note: FireWire Model
MSI RS480M2-IL * Note: Dual Core Support, OC'ing up to 220FSB VIA ClockGen as of 4/23/05
MSI RS482M4-ILD *
Socket 775 (i915G/945G/945P/Xpress200):
Gigabyte GA-8I945GMH-RH *
Foxconn 945G7MA-8KS2 *
MSI 945GZM2 *
ECS RC410L/800-M ***
Gigabyte GA-8I945GMH-RH *
MSI 945GM H-F *
MSI 945GM-F *
ASUS P5LD2-VM DH *******
ASUS P5RD2-VM ***
Asus P5LD2-VM**** ***
Abit LP-80/81**** ***
Abit LG-80/81**** ***
MSI 915GM-FR **** Note: No OC'ing for EM64T CPU's
AOpen i915Gm-I/PL **** Note: PL Series includes 'Power Master' Support
GIGABYTE GA-8I915G-MF ***
ASUS P5GD1-VM *
Abit IG-80/81 *** Note: Known Issues over 220FSB
Socket 478 (865G/845GV/SiS661FX):
Asus P4S800-MX **Note: 'Partial' PCI Locks (Viewable in BIOS), Confirmed to take mobile S478 Chips (IE- Mobile Celeron)
MSI 865GM2-LS ***Note: vCore removed in later BIOS updates.
ASRock P4I45GVR5 ***
ABIT IS-10 * (*****) Note: Modded BIOS that unlocks OC'ing available through Kunaak @ XS (Options Shown in Parenthesis)
GIGABYTE GA-8IG1000MK ***
ASUS P4P800-VM *
Pentium M (855GME/i915G)
DFI 855GME-MGF * * * *
AOpen i855GMEm-LFS * Note: P4-Style HSF Mounts
AOpen i915GMm-HFS ***** Note: Dual Channel only by DDR2
MSI 915GM Speedster-FA4R *
If you own any of these boards and can confirm its options, please let me know, and if you have something special thats available in the U.S. that i didn't find, let me know aswell!
Hope this helps some buying decisions.
*** Top Picks for 2007 ***
Socket AM2: abit NF-M2 nView
Socket 775 C2D: abit F-I90HD
Socket 939: Biostar TFORCE6100-939
Socket 754: Biostar TFORCE6100
Retired:
Socket 775: ABiT LG-81 (May not be available anymore, refer to current 775 Motherboards which are backwards compatible with older CPU's)
ATTENTION: TWEAKED JETWAY AND ECS RS480 BASED CHIPSET mATX MOTHERBOARD BIOS'S AVAILABLE HERE
Overclocking Options:
* = FSB
* = vCORE
* = Mult.
* = vChipset/vHTT
* = vDIMM
* = FSB/PCI/PCI-E Locks
* = DRAM Timings
* = No Overclocking Options (DRAM Timings and vDIMM aside)
* = Unconfirmed Overclocking Options
Socket AM2:
ABiT NF-M2 nView *******
BIOSTAR GEFORCE 6100 AM2 ***
BIOSTAR TForce 6100 AM2 ******* Note: Modded BIOS available @ RebelsHaven.com to unlock Memory Timings
ECS C51GM-M *
Foxconn 6100M2MA - RS2H *
Gigabyte GA-M51GM-S2G *
ECS RS485-M-M *
DFI C51PV-M2/G *
DFI RS485-M2/G *
DFI RS690-M2/G *
ASUS M2NPV-VM *******
MSI K9AGM *
MSI K9NGM *
EPoX EP-MGF6100-M *******
Core 2 Duo S775 (i865/965/946/Xpress1200/G965/G33):
Gigabyte G945GZM ****Note: Overclocking by opening up the 1066 option for C2D CPU's Only
Gigabyte GA-G33M-DS2R *****
abit F-I90HD *****
EPoX EP-5G945-MJ *****Note: FSB cap at 350 in BIOS
intel DQ965GF/OT/SS*
ECS G965T-M *
MSI G965M-DH *
Biostar 945G Micro 775SE *
Biostar I945G-M7 V2.X *****Note: FSB cap at 300 in BIOS
Biostar 945GZ Micro 775 *
Foxconn G9657MA-8EKRS2 *****Note: FSB cap at 333 in BIOS
Aopen i965GM-HFL *
DFI CFX1150/G *
MSI Q965M *
Gigabyte GA-946ZM-S2 *
Gigabyte GA-965GM-S2 *
ASUS P5LD2-VM R2.0 *****Note: Only a limited PCI-E lock, this is what holds the board back.
ASUS P5B-VM *****Note: Only a limited PCI-E lock, this is what holds the board back.
ASUS P5L-MX ****
ASUS P5L-VM *
ASrock 775Twins-HDTV Rev.2 *
ASrock 775i65G ****
Core Duo S479 (i945GM):
AOpen i945GTm-VHL *
AOpen i945GTm-HIL *
Gigabyte GA-8I945GTMF-Y-RH *
Asus N4L-VM DH ****
MSI 945GT Speedstre-A4R **
Socket 754 (NF3-250/K8M800/K8T800/Xpress200/6100IGP):
BIOSTAR GEFORCE 6100-M7 *
BIOSTAR TForce6100 ******
ASUS K8N-VM *** Note: FSB only to 240.
JetWay J754GT3-P *
MSI K8NGM-V *
DFI K8M800-MLVF **
JetWay A200GDMS ****Note: Memory Divider Ratios 100/133/166/200
MSI K8MM-V **
MSI K8NM-FISR/ILSR * Note: Mobile Support
MSI RS480M-IL *
CHAINTECH MBAV-MK8T890 *
Abit KV-80 ***
GIGABYTE GA-K8VM800M ***
SOLTEK K8M800I-RL *****
CHAINTECH MK8M800 *
MSI K8MM-ILSR ***
Biostar K8NHA-M Grand **** *
Socket 939 (NF4/Xpress200/6100(6150)):
Abit NF-95 * ***
Albatron KM51PV * Note: Heatpipes connecting NB+SB
EVGA 131-K8-NF44-AX NF4 SLI *
EPoX EP-9GF6100-M ****** Note: Epox has released a BIOS fix for the >220 FSB bug.
MSI K8NGM2-L ****
BIOSTAR GEFORCE 6100-M9 ******
DFI RS482 ******
Foxconn 6100K8MA-RS ******
Foxconn 6150K8MA-8EKRS ******
Gigabyte GA-K8N51PVMT-9 **** Note: 6150+430
Gigabyte GA-K8N51GMF-9 **** Note: 6100+430
ASUS A8N-VM ***** * Note: 6100+410. FSB only to 240.
ASUS A8N-VM CSM ***** * Note: 6150+430. FSB only to 240.
ASUS A8V-MX K8M800 **Note: NO vCore, HTT to 4x, and PRE-DEFINED memory frequencies.
BioStar TForce6100-939 ******
JetWay A210GDMS-Pro ******Note: The ULI southbridge is not supported by Windows XP. You MUST install the raid driver to use it in any mode.
ASUS A8NE-FM *
Casedge NF4K8MC-ERS * Note: FoxConn Rebadge?
ECS RS480-M V1.0 ***** Note: vDIMM only to 2.7 and FSB only to 250. vCore past 1.45 does not work.
Foxconn NF4K8MC-RS *
Foxconn NF4K8MC-EKRS*
Foxconn NF4K8MC-ERS * Note: FireWire Model
MSI RS480M2-IL * Note: Dual Core Support, OC'ing up to 220FSB VIA ClockGen as of 4/23/05
MSI RS482M4-ILD *
Socket 775 (i915G/945G/945P/Xpress200):
Gigabyte GA-8I945GMH-RH *
Foxconn 945G7MA-8KS2 *
MSI 945GZM2 *
ECS RC410L/800-M ***
Gigabyte GA-8I945GMH-RH *
MSI 945GM H-F *
MSI 945GM-F *
ASUS P5LD2-VM DH *******
ASUS P5RD2-VM ***
Asus P5LD2-VM**** ***
Abit LP-80/81**** ***
Abit LG-80/81**** ***
MSI 915GM-FR **** Note: No OC'ing for EM64T CPU's
AOpen i915Gm-I/PL **** Note: PL Series includes 'Power Master' Support
GIGABYTE GA-8I915G-MF ***
ASUS P5GD1-VM *
Abit IG-80/81 *** Note: Known Issues over 220FSB
Socket 478 (865G/845GV/SiS661FX):
Asus P4S800-MX **Note: 'Partial' PCI Locks (Viewable in BIOS), Confirmed to take mobile S478 Chips (IE- Mobile Celeron)
MSI 865GM2-LS ***Note: vCore removed in later BIOS updates.
ASRock P4I45GVR5 ***
ABIT IS-10 * (*****) Note: Modded BIOS that unlocks OC'ing available through Kunaak @ XS (Options Shown in Parenthesis)
GIGABYTE GA-8IG1000MK ***
ASUS P4P800-VM *
Pentium M (855GME/i915G)
DFI 855GME-MGF * * * *
AOpen i855GMEm-LFS * Note: P4-Style HSF Mounts
AOpen i915GMm-HFS ***** Note: Dual Channel only by DDR2
MSI 915GM Speedster-FA4R *
If you own any of these boards and can confirm its options, please let me know, and if you have something special thats available in the U.S. that i didn't find, let me know aswell!
Hope this helps some buying decisions.