Test setup

CPU: Phenom II X6 1055T @ 2.8GHz
RAM: 4gb OCZ 1333MHz
HDD: 160gb WD 7200rpm SATA HDD
Optical drive: NEC DVDRW
CPU cooler: Coolermaster Hyper TX3
PSU: Nexus RX-8500 850w
GPU: 2x Gainward GTX260
Case: Dimastech Bench/Test Table Easy V2.5

Overclocking

Having recently both the ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 and Crosshair IV Formula I expect a lot from the Extreme.

After the recent ECS review where I could not get the 1055T past 3.2ghz I hoped that this board could push further.

The board did not dissappoint with an immediate clock to 3.52GHz with slightly upped voltages and a boosted FSB.


3.52GHz.

After tweaking the HT Link and voltage slightly and with a boost to CPU core voltage and FSB my final resulting clock was 3.86GHz.


3.86GHz.

Any kind of 1GHz+ overclock is impressive - especially when you consider that's 6 cores at work.

It was bench test and OCCT stress test stable which was good enough for me - after all you could spend days tweaking these and I just wanted to get onto benching.