ASUS P8P67 Motherboard Review
Overclocking
Overclocking was a very fruitful experience on this platform. I was easily able to get to 4.43GHz without breaking too much of a sweat. This was achieved with TurboV EVO Auto Tuning software. Note that the Intel stock heatsink was used during the test. This is to give a good impression of what the mainstream end user is likely to achieve. The results would be better with higher end cooling solutions.
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It was surprising to see how well (and how easily) the TurboV EVO software was able to tune the system. Tweaking the system via software in the OS usually leaves an enthusiast wanting more but the TurboV EVO is the best I’ve seen and it does not disappoint.
You can make adjustments to the system on the fly and test them right away. This saves a lot of time. Once you’re happy with your results, reboot your system and you’re good to go. If you try to push too far though, your system may become unresponsive and a hard reset may be required.
Love the EFI bios!
Why such dramatic differences with certain games? Sometimes this new P67 board wins by nearly 100% over the older Core2 Q9550 platform, but the older platform wins by even larger margins in older games?!?
An interesting find, thanks Leon Hyman. It’s baffling and also a bit disappointing.
WTH happened with 2600k in several gaming tests??
I presume it’s not MSI, so what’s happening with Intel chipsets lately?
I meant it’s not ASUS’s fault xD