Overclocking an Intel C2D/Quad processor is not very easy and a good motherboard could make a huge difference. In our tests we tried to follow the easiest approach for the end user, leaving the voltage settings at Auto mode and pushing each motherboard as high as we can. Each motherboard has to make its own adjustements and give us the best results.

In the first test, the Gigabyte P35-DS4 got a rather low score, compared with the other motherboards.Using manual voltage settings could further improve overclocking margins.

Let's pass to the maximum FSB we achieved with a Quad Core processor...

The Gigabyte motherboard reached the 430MHz, which is low for a Quad Core processor. Remember that all settings were left to auto and using manual settings could give better performance.

- Overclocking stability

In general the Gigabyte showed good behavior, being able to post back after a bad overclocking attempt. Of course you have to turn off the PSU and power it up again in order to achieve this. We would welcome any on-board CMOS reset buttons, like the ones you will find in much higher priced models.