Conclusion
Some days ago, the Solano already proved its overclocking qualities when we had the Asus CUSL2 motherboard running at 166 MHz FSB . Of course this clock speed is only for the real freaks, since you will have to abandon additional PCI hardware due to the high PCI clock of 41 MHz.
Running your system at 150 MHz FSB has now proven to be an easy way to increase performance without the necessity to do without important components. 37 MHz PCI clock have never been a big problem to the majority of PCI cards out there. However, don't forget that overclocking always bares the risk of data loss or component failure.
The 815 chipset at 150 MHz FSB will only require good memory (PC133 CL2 will do fine) and a good motherboard. Our Solano motherboard round up is under way, so you will get a detailed review within the next days.
The performance difference between the BX and the 815 is certainly not worth a discussion about what to buy. If the amount of sold 815 motherboards keeps increasing, the prices will hopefully come down, making BX boards with on-board ATA66 or ATA100 controllers the less attractive option.
