ABIT IC7-G (875P): Challenging the Overclocking Throne

FSB Overclocking Results

The following is our 800MHz FSB setup we used for FSB overclocking on the IC7-G:

Within the last couple days we were able to get hold of a retail 2.4C (800MHz FSB) processor. In other words, an actual shipping processor and not the ES (Engineering Sample) processor we’ve been using in our most recent FSB overclocking tests. Because of this fact, you should not be comparing the FSB overclocks we recorded in the ASUS, Gigabyte, and MSI 875P reviews with this review.

So, with the ABIT IC7-G we were able to reach, and in fact surpass, the juicy 1GHz (1000MHz) FSB barrier. We were able to reliably operate the ABIT IC7-G at 270MHz FSB (1080MHz FSB) to be exact. We’ve been notified of FSB overclocks as high as 1200MHz FSB from the manufacturer’s own testing, but don’t expect to see these kinds of overclocks with conventional cooling or retail processors anytime in the near future.

Still, 270MHz FSB is nothing to sneeze at. Looking at our preliminary testing with our newly acquired retail 2.4C processor, we can tell you that the ABIT IC7-G is near the top of the heap in terms of overclocking prowess among 875P motherboards.