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ECS NF650iSLIT-A 650i SLI Motherboard Review

Manufacturer: Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS)
Product: ECS NF650iSLIT-A Motherboard
Date: Mon, Mar 12, 2007 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Jason Petermann -
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Overclocking Results

When it came to overclocking this board, there were high hopes, as we have already had some good success with this chipset on the Asus P5N-E SLI.  That board has been our monster overclocker since the day we got it.  We were able to push that board to 401fsb at our default 9x multiplier, and an astounding 496fsb with a 6x multiplier.  You can see the results here.  It is also one of the reasons that we called the 650i the 680i killer.  As stated, we had high hopes for this board.  In the end though, there was some disappointment with things that ECS either did or did not do.  First, out high overclock was 385fsb.  That is not really too bad, but reality is, that both the 680i chipset and the Asus 650i board that we tested could do 400+ fsb, putting this board a little behind.  Here is a pic of our overclocking journey:


Unfortunately, ECS did not include a multiplier adjustment in the bios for this board, so we could not test any further. 

Next Page - Final Thoughts and Conclusion


Review Index
Page 1 - ECS and the 650i
Page 2 - Board Layout
Page 3 - Bundle and BIOS
Page 4 - Test Setup
Page 5 - SiSoft; Sandra 2007
Page 6 - POV-Ray 3.7 Beta 13a
Page 7 - POV-Ray Real-Time Raytracing
Page 8 - ScienceMark 2.0
Page 9 - Everest
Page 10 - Super PI Mod v1.5
Page 11 - CineBench 9.5
Page 12 - WinRar v3.61
Page 13 - RightMark Audio Analyer
Page 14 - Hd Tach 3
Page 15 - 3dmark2006
Page 16 - F.E.A.R.
Page 17 - Overclocking Results
Page 18 - Final Thoughts and Conclusion