thoughts on Iwill XP333R???

good and bad

y dont more ppl mention it when they suggesat boards? is it becasue of the Sis chipset?



specs...

XP333-R Specifications
Processor
Supports Socket A for AMD Athlon XP, Athlon and Duron processors
Supports AMD Athlon XP processors from 1400+ to 1800+ and higher
Supports AMD Athlon processors from 700 MHz to 1.4 GHz
Supports AMD Duron processors from 600 MHz to 1 GHz and higher

Chipset
ALi MAGiK 1 M1647 (C-version) chipset
ALi M1535D+ (South Bridge)
Highpoint HPT372 ATA/133 IDE RAID controller
C-Media CMI8738 MX Sound Chip

Bus Frequency
Supports 266/200 MHz FSB
MicroStepping Iwill CPU Frequency Setting
Bye-Bye Jumper Iwill Smart Setting (software CPU frequency setting)

System Memory
DDR333 enables 2.7 GB/s peak bandwidth
3 x 184-pin DIMM sockets support up to 3 GB of PC2700/PC2100 DDR memory

On Board IDE RAID
Highpoint HPT372 IDE RAID controller
Dual ATA/133 IDE channels
RAID 0, 1, 0+1 functions

On Board IDE
Dual ATA/133 IDE Channels
Backwards compatible with all parallel ATA

Audio

Support 6 channel speakers (5.1 configuration)
32-voice HRTF-base 3D positional audio
Supports Microsoft DirectSound 3D and Aureal A3D
Supports EAX sound effects (Environment Audio eXtension)
Supports SPDIF via IWILL SuperAudio (optional)

I/O Interface
1 x SMBus header
1 x FDD
1 x Parallel port
2 x PS/2 connectors for mouse and keyboard (Supports Auto Swapping)
1 x Internal IR connector
2 x Serial ports
1 x MIDI/Joystick/Audio port
4 x USB ports (2 x internal)

Expansion Slots
1 x AGP Slot (AGP 4X/2X mode)
5 x PCI 2.2 Bus Master Slots

BIOS
2 Mb EEPROM with Flash Protection
"Bye-Bye Jumper" IWILL Smart Setting
PC99 Compliant
Supports Plug and Play (PnP)
Supports ACPI 1.0
Supports APM 1.2
Supports DMI 2.1

Power Management
Supports voltage monitoring
Supports fan ON/OFF control signal
Supports temperature sensor
Suppports power on by LAN/Ext, Int Modem/PS2 Keyboard, Mouse/RTC/PME
Supports resume by LAN/Ext, Int Modem/PS2 Keyboard, Mouse/RTC/PME
Supports BIOS ROM Flash Control
Supports manually assign PC IRQ

Board Size
ATX Form Factor - 12 in x 9.7 in (305 mm x 244 mm)

Special Utilities
Acrobat Reader
Audio rack sound utility
Auto Run "IWILL Power Installer" CD with tools and manuals
Hardware monitoring utility
HighPoint IDE RAID easy setup guide

Package Contents
1 x IWILL XP333-R motherboard
1 x Users' manual
1 x IWIlL Power Installer
2 x ATA/133 IDE cables
1 x Floppy cable

Miscellaneous
XP333-R/XP333 support Maxtor Fast Drives, the new ATA/133 interface.

I'm going to say good since i have 2
no seriously, its been good to me...but you just got to tweaks it to unleash its performance, using WPCRSET. and if you like 200+ FSB, its the only mobo on the market now that supports 1/6 divider, plus you can manually set which divider you wanted.

what FSB's do you have yours at?

i used to run it at 205FSB, but now i'm running them at 167, and up the mutlipler a bit....i want the CPU at its best for Folding , since if i run them at 200+ FSB, i won't get pass 1800MHz.

Kato said:

i used to run it at 205FSB, but now i'm running them at 167, and up the mutlipler a bit....i want the CPU at its best for Folding , since if i run them at 200+ FSB, i won't get pass 1800MHz.

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oh folding doesnt thrive on high fsb?

nah, FOLDING is all about raw CPU power....but when i bench i use 188-190 FSB, i found this the sweet spot for max performance, which my setup can handle

Kato said:

nah, FOLDING is all about raw CPU power....but when i bench i use 188-190 FSB, i found this the sweet spot for max performance, which my setup can handle

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interesting, i think SETI tends to like high memory bandwidth.

hmm, sounds nice- dose any 1 know y not many ppl use iwill boards?

i think the biggest reason is being that Ali chipset are slower than VIA, from all the reviews and benchmarks. but reviews are reviews, and real life is differents. if you know how to tweak it, it will blow past most of the VIA out there. personnal i consider Iwill being one of the best overclocker's mobo out there, same as the Epox. just my $0.2.

Kato said:

if you know how to tweak it, it will blow past most of the VIA out there.

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that is an opinion!

I built a system for a client using the XP333 and was very impressed. Using Corsairs XMS 2700 was able to get 175mhz FSB with ease. Unfortunately I had to give to him.

i love iwill and ive always been an iwill fan...
running the xp333-r. its a nice and stable board with lots of neat stuff. its saved my processor 2 times with its overheating protection.
the only problem is is that i cant get past a pathetic 138fsb on my locked 1800+ agoga... it might be the ram, or my crappy PSU, but i just get a black screen when i boot. it runs 100% stable at 139 and lower, and my temps are good, so i dont undersatand why it wont go higher. if anyone has any suggestions, it would be helpful
thanks