In the Advanced Chipset Features section we get the usual DDR2 memory timing adjustments like CAS Latency, RAS to CAS Delay, Row Precharge, etc. You can also adjust the HyperTransport link between the Northbridge and Southbridge, however the Foxconn NF4SLI7AA-8EKRS2 motherboard that we used did not like running HTT at 1 GHz.

In the SuperSpeed menu we find the voltage controls. Evidently, Foxconn is not afraid to give its customers full control of the motherboard. You can raise both Southbridge and Northbridge voltages independently of each other (1.74V max for SB, 1.75V max for NB), increase the DDR2 memory voltage to a very high 2.55V and CPU voltage +0.8V with whatever processor you are using.

In the Performance Options menu we find the timing adjustments, there is the FSB/Mem turbo mode which acts like a dynamic overclocker (for testing this was disabled). Setting the System Clock mode to Expert allows one to adjust the FSB as well as the memory frequency. The bus speed can be tuned between 790 and 2000 MHz (198-500 MHz FSB) in 1 MHz increments and the memory speed can be adjusted between 400-1300 MHz again in 1 MHz increments.

PCStats Test System Specs:

processor: intel pentium 4 d 840 clock speed: 16 x 200 mhz = 3.2 ghz motherboards: foxconn 955x7aa-8ekrs2 (955x) foxconn 945p7aa-8ekrs2 (945p) gigabyte ga-8n-sli royal (nf4-sli) msi p4n diamond (nf4 sli) foxconn nf4sli7aa-8ekrs2 (nf4 sli) videocard: msi nx7800gtx-vt2d256e memory: 2x 512mb crucial ballistix pc5300 ddr2 hard drive: 74gb western digital raptor sata cdrom: aopen combo 52x heatsink: thermaltake jungle 512 powersupply: akasa powerplus ak-p550ff psi software setup windowsxp intel inf 7.00.1016 forceware 6.53 forceware 78.01 workstation benchmarks sysmark 2004 business winstone 2004 content creation 2004 super pi sisoft sandra 2005 pcmark04 3dmark2001se 3dmark05 aquamark3 comanche 4 x2: the threat ut2003 ut2004 doom 3