Today we take a close look at DFI's answer to all overclocker prayers. Where the BIOS settings of other boards stop, DFI gives you the freedom to change any setting available, but you should know what you are doing. This board is targeted to the high-end overclocker customer, but even "normal" folk will be happy with it.




Features:
Intel P35/iCH9%
dual 4-phase digital VRM
Marvell 88E8053 PCIe Gb network MAC
Marvell 88E8052 PCIe Gb network MAC
JMicro JMB363 SATA II RAID/PATA controller
iTE IT8718F-S super I/O controller
Cypress CY28551LFXC clock generator
VIA VT6307 Firewire 400 controller
Bernstein audio module with Realtek ALC885 (with HDCP audio support)
Passive cooling of chipsets
8Mb BIOS, version BD07
Mainboard Revision: retail

Slots:
3x PCIe x16 (16x, 4x, 0x or 16x, 1x, 1x)
1x PCIe  x1
3x PCI

Memory:
2x Dual-Channel DDR2-slots for PC2-6400U memory up to 8GB

Storage:
8-Port SATA II
2-Port IDE

Backpanel ports:
1x PS/2 keyboard
1x PS/2 mouse
2x Gb LAN
6x USB 2.0
1x Firewire




Accessories:
4x SATA cable UV
2x HDD-power to 2x SATA power cable
1x Floppy cable
1x IDE cable
1x Transpiper cooling module
1x Bernstein audio module




BIOS features:
Bus Speeds: auto, 200MHz to 700MHz in 1MHz increments
Memory Ratios: auto, 200MHz, 266MHz, 333MHz strapping
DRAM command rate: auto, 1T, 2T
DRAM timing control: auto, manual
PCIe Frequency: auto, 100 to 200MHz in 1MHz increments
CPU Clock Multiplier: auto, manual
Core 2 Duo: 6x-11x in 1X increments - Core 2 Duo, downwards unlocked
Core 2 Extreme: 6x-16X, downwards unlocked
CPU Voltage: 0.44375V to 1.6000V in 0.0125V increments
CPU Voltage Special Add: 100.23% to 130% in 0.23/0.24% increments
DRAM Voltage: 1.904V, 1.71V to 3.04V in various increments
FSB Termination Voltage: auto, 1.20V to 1.60V in 0.02/0.03V increments
North Bridge Voltage: 1.33V, 1.30V to 1.90V in 0.03-ß-ß5V increments
South Bridge Voltage: auto, 1.070V, 1.150V, 1.217V, 1.300V
Clockgen Voltage Control: 3.45V, 3.60V, 3.75V, 3.85V
and a lot more settings