Supporting bus speeds of 66, 75, 83, 100, 103, 112, and 133MHz, the MS-6110 offers the usual gambit of overclocking choices, particularly with its CPU multiplier maximum of 8.0x.

All speed adjustments are performed via an Abit Soft Menu type of BIOS selection which MSI calls "CPU Plug and Play". CPU Plug and Play allows a user to select their CPU's bus speed and clock multiplier via simple keystrokes, which is superior in time and ease than the older jumper based method.

No adjustments for the CPU's voltage are allowed on the MS-6119, and the AGP/clock rate is manipulated as an "on" or "off" shorted jumper on the mainboard itself. The AGP/clock is what controls the AGP port's bus speed. When jumpered, the AGP port is running at a divider of 1/1, meaning its set to run at a 66MHz level when used with a CPU that has a 66MHz external bus speed. Intel P2-233, 266, 300, and 333 CPUs all utilize a 66MHz external bus speed, as well as all of the current Celeron models.

When the jumper is left open, or unoccupied, the AGP/clock on the MS-6119 throws down a 2/3 divider so that 66MHz can be obtained from the faster 100MHz CPU class. Intel P2-350, 400, and 450 CPUs all utilize a 100MHz bus speed.

For the PCI bus, the MS-6119 supports a maximum clock divider of 1/3, which means that at any bus speed above 100MHz the possibility for corruption occurring is greater the higher you go. Typically a 112MHz bus speed (PCI = 37.3MHz, AGP = 74MHz) is the maximum before AGP video cards begin to lose stability, particularly in 3D acceleration.

The best advice for any overclocking is to try to it…And then turn things back to the lowest level that achieves stability within your system. For that goal, the MS-6119 is helpful, again because of its hardware/CPU temp monitoring as well as its CPU Plug and Play options.