nf7 1.2 quirks and oddities questions.

[deathstar13]

i just added a true power and all lines read low.
3.3v-3.25
5v-4.89
12v-11.67
im getting used to the low voltage readings on the vcore.mine is a full -.1 off
is this the mobo or the new psu? my old crappy 300wt didnt lag this bad.its not fluctuating much tho so thats a good sign.

also has any noticed difficulty running +2.2vcore? i know i need ramsinks on them mosfets and vcore regulater but im holding off as making sure its not gonna crap out and make me rma it.

i also had a run in with my bios crapping out and then reviving its self.mabey a good sign it came back but annoying as hell anyhow.

also anyone know where the 100mhz cpu setting jumper is? is none far as ive seen even tho i thought i read its on here.

is about all my questions im just realling getting into running this mobo harder and having questions im sure you nf7 master might know.

and yes i generaly run 2.2vcore on my 1700B is just getting it back
to those speeds after being stuck in a a7n8x and a crappy psu.

[jtommyj]

Tru Powers are famous for low rail readings. I put mine in my dually boax and bought a TTGI-SuperFlower 520 watt which reads no lower than 5.12.
The real test though is it stable ? If it is stable, your ok, especially with the extra 12 volt connector.

[deathstar13]

yes its stable and no fluctuation.just for what i spent id expect the lines to be over the marks.but also can be the mobo reporting it low also.but also my old one was on the lines except for the 12v line but it fluctuated badly.thats why i replaced it.

any ideas on the other stuff?

[jtommyj]

Oh yeah, the other stuff... Sorry !
Mine will run At the 2.2 volt but my Epox would not. If you are going to run that Vcore that high regularly I would definitely put some small heatsinks on the mosfets near the cpu like you said. Maybe before you do that, take a fan and use something to blow alot of air across those mosfets and see if a lower temp will really solve the problem. Rig something up from your case to hold the fan and give it a shot. When you run it that high, those things can actually glow in the dark they get so hot. I find on my cpu that 1.95 to 2.2 is only worth another 30 Mhz so even though I'm watercooled I just don't push it that high.

There is no 100 MHz jumper on this board. That is a myth. The 2 new jumpers are for Keyboard power and mouse power. So that when you shut your PC down your mouse doesn't stay on all the time, same with keyboard.
I think I covered everything. By far I like this board better than the two Asus A7n8x and the two Epox 8rda+ I've had. Also I use the PATA to SATA adapter and my HDD score went up about 200 points in PCMark 2002.

[deathstar13]

now i think that did cover it all ! ty :D
well it sometimes locks up or will not even boot if i apply 2.2v and up.
the same mhz will boot if i use less voltage so im thinking heat issues.im gonna do ramsinks with frag tape as as3 epoxy is to permanent for warrentys.

ive owned all 3 also,and by far the abit is my favorite.
i can gain 100mhz per every +.1v added. so it is worth it to me but is really hard keeping my refer h20 to keep my temps low and still fold 24/7
2.1v seems to be the highest i can go and keep the h20 cold still.

[jtommyj]

Remember one thing though, it could just be you CPU doesn't like that high of a voltage. Even if at one time it could run that high, you could be getting some electronic migration after a while and the tolerance of the CPU to handle those high volts could go down.

[deathstar13]

very true and that is a thought of mine but i try and not think thats whats happening .denial is a wonderful thing :D

but its been run over a month with 2.2v so its very possable also.
im buying a new cpu in a week and moving this one to backup duty.