Amazed by the Gigabyte g31m-es2l

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This isnt for help nor to moan about a manufacturer this is to sing the praises of
the Gigabyte g31m-es2l HERE
I got one for some cheap overclocking giggles and by jove it knocked my socks off.
To explain I have been overclocking for some years now but only in the winter time, I sell my rig every year to feed my downhill mountain biking habit.
I collect processors during the summer, just pick up any old cheap things going to keep me happy overclocking in the winter.

Every September I pick up a cheapo overclocking board for the socket of processor I have been collecting, just something for while the bike is getting an overhaul ready for sale.
This summer 775 sockets were cheaper than Alan Hansons suits so I got myself a few.
The cheap motherboard choice wasnt a hardship, didnt want to spend much over 40 and the reviews on the Gigabyte g31m-es2l were very good, and at 35 green queens a real find

It came in today but I had a bit of work needing finished so I put it to the side, a few hours ago I got it put in my system and dropped the least powerful CPU I had in, a E2140.
Now before I tell you how it went I need to say Im a water cooling fan but my pump was broken in storage (I dont sell my water cooling gear).

I dont have a after market cooler for 775 (yet) so its a stock cooler.
Well after installing / downloading all I needed (you know the gig prime95, CPU-Z etc) I went and poked about the BIOS for the 1st time.........OMG
I have overclocked on some cheap board, overclocked on some expensive board but I have never been so happy with price vs options It was ....WOW
So I started playing about didnt look for my max FSB wasnt really serious just messing about but holy jeez stock volts (1.2750) I booted windows @ 2.9 GHZ

Now my temps are a little crazy for stock volts at 2.9 (49 idle/ 67 load only stress tested for 10 min due to high temp but with a AM cooler or dare I say it "water" this board might very well take this chip to 3.5GHz or more.

I get my main rig after the bike sells but until then I am really going to enjoy this board.
Roll on after market cooling :)

More about the overclocks on the board will be post after AM cooling gets here.
 
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^^^
That.

I heard the G31 based mobos were quite good for overclocking on.

I'm waiting for the 'OMFG my MOSFETS are on fire!111'
 
Vegeta said:
How about this? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-220-GI&tool=3

The G41 version My P5K Pro died I need a quick replacement.
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Yeah I was looking at that board tonight, if this boards good then that board must be ......it just has to be

Si105 said:
Seeing as my Q6600 won't go past 3GHz on my P5QL PRO, might get one of these, thanks for this thread :)
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I read someplace that there not so good on the quads.



The processors I have to clock:
E2140
E2200
E5400
E5300
E6550
E6300

My main rig is going to be the 1055t but I like clocking everything I can get my hands on, jeez I even have a few pentium D's coming next week.
The 920, the old fans favorite the 805 and a celly D 336

Didnt pay over £25 for any of them, the celly D 336 only cost 3 quid, cheaper for me to get my kicks that way:)
 
I bought this exact mobo in the purple shirt shop, I didnt realize it was actually any good and just served as a stop gap until I got a replacement p45 mobo
 
I usually go for cheaper motherboards (mine in sig. is the 'LE') and I usually get lucky with the overclocks. I only stayed at 3.8GHz due to heat. It was staable at 4GHz and maybe more. Also the e2**0 were great overclocks. My e2180 clocked from 2Ghz to 3.2ghz. At the time, there were plenty of people who managed 100% overclocks on the e2140 and e2160.
 
mame said:
I usually go for cheaper motherboards (mine in sig. is the 'LE') and I usually get lucky with the overclocks. I only stayed at 3.8GHz due to heat. It was staable at 4GHz and maybe more. Also the e2**0 were great overclocks. My e2180 clocked from 2Ghz to 3.2ghz. At the time, there were plenty of people who managed 100% overclocks on the e2140 and e2160.
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Yeah I was clocking AMD when I wanted to be clocking the E2**0 series, ah well better late than never.

And yeah ideally a P45 for quads, that being said P35 is very very good as well.
 
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