Now that we have obtained some efficient overclocking results, we decided to try speeding up our test CPU working at the nominal 2.4GHz frequency. We set its multiplier back to the nominal 12x value and increased the Vcore to 1.55V. With these settings our Athlon 64 3800+ CPU worked just fine at 2.724GHz. It is quite a normal result for our processor working with a regular Thermaltake Silent 939 K8 air cooler. The clock generator frequency in this case equaled 227MHz.
I would like to stress that the memory was working at the same 227MHz in this case, and the timings were set to 2-2-2. We owe this result to OCZ EL DDR PC-3500 Gold GX XTC Dual Channel memory modules supporting 2.9V voltage.
Summing up the results of our overclocking experiments with DFI LanParty UT RDX200 CF-DR I would like to say that the mainboard passed this part of our test session with a very high score. And the possibility to set the clock generator frequency to 370MHz can give you every right to be proud, because there are very few mainboards in the market today that can offer similar potential.
I would like to say a few words about the hardware monitoring options offered by this mainboard. The thing is that besides powerful overclocking tools, DFI LanParty UT RDX200 CF-DR boasts extensive options for managing the fan rotation speeds, which can be very efficient for controlling the level of generated noise. The mainboard BIOS allows managing the rotation speeds of three major system fans depending on the processor, chipset and voltage regulator temperatures.
The mainboard can power the total of five fans: there are five corresponding connectors on the PCB.
Of course, the mainboard allows to monitor all major temperatures and voltage sent ot the CPU from the power supply unit.
Unfortunately, we didn抰 manage to enable Cool抧扱uiet technology during our test session. Even though the BIOS Setup provides all the corresponding settings, the mainboard didn抰 switch the CPU into power saving mode. Hopefully this mistake will be eliminated in the new BIOS versions.
