Overclocking is alive and well! PCSTATS has all the details you need to see at a glance to know which board is best. The chart we've compiled below lists the highest overclocked Front Side Bus speeds we were able to achieve while maintaining 100% stability.

Maximum Intel Motherboard Overclocking Results
Motherboards	Max FSB (MHz)	Ranking
Asus Maximus Extreme (Intel X38 Express/DDR3)*	545
Asus BLITZ Formula (Intel P35 Express)	535
Foxconn MARS (Intel P35 Express)	535
Asus BLITZ Extreme (Intel P35 Express/DDR3)*	530
Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (Intel X38 Express)	525
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 (Intel P35 Express)	515
Biostar TP35D3-A7 Deluxe (Intel P35 Express/DDR3)*	512
MSI P35 Platinum (Intel P35 Express)	504
Biostar TP35D2-A7 (Intel P35 Express)	483
Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 (Intel P35 Express)	482
MSI P6N Diamond (nVIDIA nForce 680i SLI)	478
Asus P5N32-E SLI Plus (nVIDIA nForce 650i SLI)	472
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (nVIDIA nForce 680i SLI)	450
MSI P6N SLI Platinum (nVIDIA nForce 650i SLI)	435
Abit AB9 Pro (Intel P965 Express)	420
Asus P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP (Intel P965 Express)	420
ECS NF650iSLIT-A (nVIDIA nForce 650i SLI)	412
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (nVIDIA nForce 590i SLI)	410
Gigabyte GA-965P-DQ6 (Intel P965 Express)	406
Asus P5B-E (Intel P965 Express)	406
Asus P5W64 WS Professional (Intel 975X Express)	400
Abit AW9D-MAX (Intel 975X Express)	385
MSI P965 Platinum (Intel P965 Express)	375
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (Intel 975X Express)	368
MSI 975X Platinum (Intel 975X Express)	360
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (Intel P965 Express)	352
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (Intel P965 Express)	352
ECS PN1 SLI2 (nVIDIA nForce 590i SLI)	350
Epox EP-5P945 Pro (Intel 945 Express)	350
Biostar Tforce P965 Deluxe (Intel P965 Express)	341
Biostar P4M890-M7 (VIA P4M890)	336
Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H (Intel G965 Express)	333
Gigabyte GA-945PL-S3 (Intel 945PL Express)	255
Typical Test System Specifications: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (2.4 GHz) or E6750 (2.67 GHz), 2GB Corsair Twin2X2048-8888C4DF DDR2 Memory, MSI NX7800GTX-T2D256E. Please see individual reviews for more specific test details. * - Tested with Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 (2.67 GHz) and 2GB Corsair Twin3X2048-1800C7D DDR3 memory. If you're new to Overclocking and not sure what to do, check out these two excellent Guides for some pointers:Overclocking the CPU and Memory, Overclocking the Videocard

Asus is definitely good at overclocking and it holds the three of the top five spots in our overclocking chart! The BLITZ Extreme motherboard is very fast and you'll be happy with the performance it provides.

Intel P35 Express and DDR3 is pretty fast

With its BLITZ series of motherboards, Asus definitely raises the bar for every manufacturer out there. The motherboards are not just fancy, loaded with integrated features and fast, they also come with games and a whole array of cooling devices! Whether you'll find them useful or not, it's interesting to see Asus include so many things.

For around $300 CDN ($296USD, £145 GBP) you can get the Asus BLITZ Extreme motherboard, the game STALKER and a little factory ready factory ready watercooled chipset heatsink compatible by default, you know the motherboard will be sweet.

From using the Asus BLITZ Extreme motherboard, the design feels like it was done by a computer enthusiast. Everything from the layout of the expansion slots, the many USB 2.0 slots on the rear I/O and drive connector positioning is in the absolute best spot.

The Asus BLITZ Extreme motherboard is based on Intel's mainstream P35 Express chipset, and while it's not quite as quick as the Intel P35 Express/DDR2 Asus BLITZ Formula motherboard combo, it is still plenty quick. When quad core processors become more popular DDR3 should start to prove its worth as it's the only memory standard which can provide enough bandwidth to those hungry processors. Of course if you're into overclocking the Asus BLITZ Extreme will definitely keep you happy; we were able run the BLITZ Extreme at a very quick 530 MHz FSB. The Asus BLITZ Extreme is comes fully loaded but its price may keep it out of the hands of all but the hardcore enthusiast. Pity since it's a motherboard that all would love to use, that's for sure!

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