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Some manufacturers have changed their stance on overclocking, while others
have not.   Abit was the first to embrace overclocking because they were
(and still are) a relatively small manufacturer.   Offering something to
overclockers gave them a niche.  FIC has picked up on this and now caters to
overclockers too.   Interestingly, both have relatively high RMA rates.

ASUS put 83MHz on their P55T2P4, but backed away when Intel put pressure on
them.   Later, when other manufacturers were making money on it, the
pressure was apparently relieved and ASUS has begun offering higher bus
speeds again.  AOpen originally put the higher bus speeds on, but didn't
officially support it.   Now they are beginning to embrace overclocking as
they say the increase in RMAs is not as high as they thought it would be.  M
Tech unofficially supported overclocking, and now Soyo seems to be offering
overclockable boards.  All of these manufacturers have relatively low RMA
rates.

Gigabyte, Tyan and Supermicro still don't support overclocking and only
provied the 'officially supported' bus speeds on their boards.  The other
manufacturers I don't have any info about (never dealt with them).

Regards,
    Dean
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Real World Technologies
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Rod Speed wrote in message <7fqpak$25o$1@news.mel.aone.net.au>...
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>Robert <Nolde@wantree.com.au> wrote in message
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>> dont try and argue with rod
>> it only makes it worse
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>Specially when you've completely mangled what you originally
>said. Rule of Holes, when you are in one, stop digging.
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>You've both completely mangled the story on manufacturers support for
overclocking.
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>> Rod Speed <rodspeed@ozemail.com.au> wrote
>>> Dufus <cinc@loser.hempseed.com> wrote
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>>>> Rod, stop doing that to people.
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>>> Dufus, stop trying to order me about. You'll just get told bluntly what
you
>>> can do with your orders. Something to do with where the sun dont shine.
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>>>> Others make mistakes I admit I did, "generalizations."
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>>> Your problem. With these tech newsgroups, its important that
misinformation
>>> is pointed out when its seen. Otherwise it rapidly turns into gospel if
you dont.
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>>>> Most MB documentation don't come with higher clock speed setting like
when
>>>> Socket 7 boards could do 83Mhz, they could go to the website to get it.
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>>> Still wrong on the most. And nothing to do with overclocking,
>>> some cpus need 83MHz when run within specs.
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>>>> Most manufacturers put it on their website and have a notice
>>>> of no liability because they don't want users that don't know what
>>>> they are doing to start rigging and have to call their Tech support.
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>>> Still wrong on the most and overclocking.
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>>>> Seriously wouldn't u be pretty pissed if u sold some1
>>>> something and they misused it and ask for technical support?
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>>> Taint misuse to use 83MHz with a cpu thats designed to use that within
specs.
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>>>> I mean it would look bad if u didn't offer then technical
>>>> support and hang up but they misuse voids the warantee...
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>>> You aint actually established that its necessarily misuse to use 83MHz.
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>>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>>> Robert <Nolde@wantree.com.au> wrote
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>>>>>>> Most prefer their system wasnt overclocked, too much hassle for
them.
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>>>>>> well most boards come with information on overclocking
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>>>>> That's just plain wrong.
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>>>>>> my aopen board tells has an example of a
>>>>>> good overclocking configuration incl with it
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>>>>> Doesnt qualify as 'most boards'
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>>>>>> Rod Speed <rodspeed@ozemail.com.au> wrote
>>>>>>> Robert <Nolde@wantree.com.au> wrote
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>>>>>>>> ive noticed only abit motherboards have the voltage selection in
>>>>>>>> the bios do they have some sort of deal with intel or somthing?
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>>>>>>> Nope, they've just chosen to offer that extra, hoping to attract
overclockers.
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>>>>>>>> why dont other manufacturers do this?
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>>>>>>> Most prefer their system wasnt overclocked, too much hassle for
them.
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>>>>>>>> as abit is getting a lot of the market share
>>>>>>>> (of overclockers) because they have this feature.
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>>>>>>> Yes, but they have always been a tiny part of the whole market.
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