I have an SE6. I'm in the process of RMAing it. At first, it was not able to complete an exended POST - the one with the RAM count. I tested with no less than SIX different DIMMs, including different slots, different speeds, the board mounted in the case, the board on a cardboard box, etc. The CPU's a PIII-650 cB0 retail with an Alpha HSF. I figured it was a BIOS bug of some sort.
The new BIOS didn't fix the problem. No biggie, the board was working. Two days ago, that stopped being true. The board is now spontaneously rebooting itself, even at stock speeds.
I'm getting an Iwill Slocket II in the early part of next week so I can test the CPU in an Asus P3B-F that's been running rock solid at 124FSB with a Slot1 pre-cB0 PIII-650 at 1.8v for the past month. I'm not expecting the CPU to be a problem.
I've ordered the CUSL2 from
www.bigfootcomputers.com in Canada. I'm in the USA, but the USA won't have the boards for a bit. I will get it either next week or the following week.
What concerns me about the Abit board is the voltage on the CPU at default settings. It's 0.03 below what it should be, according to the CPU monitor. At the 1.80v level, it's at 1.77, at 1.65 it's at 1.62. If this is true, I'm guessing VIO is too low as well. This is with two different power supplies, and one's an Antec PP-303X that powered an Athlon and a P3V4X with no problems.
When it works, the SE6 is a great board. No problem with AGP, no problem installing Winblows. I'm hoping the replacement board I get does not have these problems.
Truth be told, I'll probably keep the CUSL2 for myself and put the Abit in another machine for a relative. I'll be testing the intergrated video and audio once I have a working board.
Just my $0.02