We received a standard reply that overclocking is not guaranteed even though we more or less laid out the problem for them. We sent in a trouble ticket to GIGABYTE Technical Support. However, it did not raise the MCH voltages to compensate for the additional load on the memory controller. The problem is that Quick Boost set the FSB strap (MCH Latch) from 333 to 200 in order to run the memory at 1066. It crashed repeatedly as a matter of fact. We started our first benchmarks and the system crashed.

Voltages were all set to stock except VDimm was increased to 1.9V per the SPD. We checked our settings and sure enough, the system was operating at 3.2GHz with an 8x CPU multiplier, 400FSB, memory set to DDR2-1066 at 5-5-5-15.

Sounds simple right? We hit the first boost level, rebooted, and Vista loaded without a problem. On the first setting, we wanted to take our 2.83GHz Q9550 to 3.2GHz. The combination that did not work properly happened to be with our standard test setup today. Our testing indicates that users with recently purchased hardware will not have any trouble with Quick Boost. GIGABYTE is constantly updating the application for product compatibility. While not perfect, it was commendable that a majority of hardware combinations worked as advertised. We tried about twenty-five different hardware combinations and 24 out of the 25 worked correctly. The program is based on algorithms of hardware that has been pre-tested by GIGABYTE engineers. Once you click on one of the three boost levels, the utility will automatically optimize system settings according to your specific hardware combination. It is a simple way for novice users to quickly overclock their systems without entering the BIOS. Quick Boost mode is a new feature that GIGABYTE introduced along with Ultra Durable 3 on their motherboards.

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