Abit FP-IN9 short review [Archive] - XtremeSystems Forums

couppi

03-18-2007, 04:48 PM

I decided to put together my FP-IN9 today and see how it overclocks. The board seems to be well built, but it's held back by a buggy BIOS. For $135, I'm not too impressed.

The Package:

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/903/img0199qi5.jpg
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/2374/img0204zt1.jpg

I would have taken more pics, but my camera ran out of memory.

The accessories include an SLI bridge, 4 SATA cables, 1 IDE and 1 floppy cable, a manual, driver CDs, a rear IO panel guard, a strange metal object that fits in the PCI slots of a case, and a thank-you note from fatality for giving him money. The manual is one of the thickest I've ever seen for a mobo, giving detailed information about each and every BIOS option.

Overclocking:

This is where things get messy. The fatality-red background of the BIOS was distracting and confusing at the same time. I wish Abit had stuck with the standard blue. The overclocking options include all the usual nForce 6 settings, such as "Linked", "Unlinked", and other various memory dividers.

"Unlinked" mode causes random crashes in Windows.

Voltage options are extensive:
CPU Voltage: up to 1.6125v
DDR2 Voltage: up to 2.5v, with 2.63v unlockable with Modbin
NB DDR2 REF Voltage: -4% to +2%
CPU VTT Voltage: 1.2v to 1.65v
NB Voltage: 1.2v to 1.58v
MCP51 (the board's southbridge) Core AUX Voltage: 1.5v to 1.97v (must be unlocked with Modbin)
MCP51 Voltage: 1.5v to 1.97v (must be unlocked with Modbin)

Abit's software is reported a vdroop of .03v. I don't have a multimeter right now to measure the exact vdroop.

Max FSB: 387.5mhz (http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=178829)

To get to 387.5mhz, I had to crank up all the motherboard's voltages to their max values, and it still wasn't even close to stable. The max orthos-stable FSB is 375mhz. I'm a little shocked that a 650i board can't even break 400mhz. A few possible explanations:

1. No FSB strap. After measuring the latencies of a few different FSB speeds, I couldn't find any FSB strap. Unfinished BIOS?

2. NB Voltage doesn't work or it undervolts a large amount. Either way, this board desperately needs a NB voltage mod. I have no measuring points to test the actual voltage, but my P5N-E's northbridge heatsink almost burns me at 1.56v, while my FP-IN9's northbridge heatsink is barely warm at 1.58v.

Abit definately needs to start releasing new BIOSes for this board. The current version is the initial release from December. A new BIOS is rumored to be released within the next two weeks. I think I'll be playing the wait-and-see game with this board instead of selling it.

The Nemesis

03-18-2007, 05:07 PM

Wow. the Fatal1TY F-I90HD m-ATX seems more impressive with its 367FSB orthos stable FSB. What the heck is going on with Abit!

Chosen.

03-18-2007, 05:21 PM

jimborae

03-18-2007, 05:33 PM

yes this board is a pile of poo atm. Also the bottom pci slot doesn't work properly as well as all the other problems mentioned.

Cordovader

03-19-2007, 05:49 AM

I´m testing this board also.

It does 400x9 orthos stable at 1,50v-1,58v for VTT an NB respectively.
Max i tested (with a E6600) was 450x8 but windows freezed while passing spi 1m.

With my memos (Cellshock 1000 C4) i can do up to 640mhz 5-5-5-15 1m (2,5v), 600mhz 5-5-5-15 32m (2,4v) and 500 4-3-3-4 32m (2,4v also).

The pci slots work fine, at least the bottom one where i have my X-FI.

I have to test it further but it´s clear that a new improved bios is needed.

geof

03-19-2007, 06:50 AM

so couppi, P5N-E SLI is a better board for the moment ? maybe a new bios can help the Abit users...

GAR

03-19-2007, 11:40 AM

Abit has been goin downhill for a while now.

The Nemesis

03-19-2007, 11:50 AM

Abit has been goin downhill for a while now.

I would have to agree, I bought the AW9D-MAX, IN9 32-MAX, & IT-90HD. All had bios issues (immature bios in two cases). None seem to live up to the hype, and all have had little bios updates & support compared to Asus. The m-ATX board has been very satisifying but it took an edited bios. That's three strikes for me.:rolleyes:

JoeBar

03-19-2007, 03:47 PM

I was in the P5N-E-Sli and FP-IN9 dilemma last week but glad i went with Asus. P5N-E is a very nice board plus it's cheaper than Abit.

BTW every Abit user out there waits for a bios. :p:

trans am

03-19-2007, 03:47 PM

Now why couldn't you have posted this last week. Mine is coming tomorrow. :(
Another c2d board down the drain.
I swore 2 years ago I would never buy another Abit board as long as I lived.
Is there and Abit rep on xs that can get us a newer bios? :help:

couppi

03-19-2007, 08:38 PM

trans am

03-20-2007, 08:14 AM

1T support seems to be broken, and this board doesn't like CAS4. The first bank of ram slots simply don't work either.

Hopefully it's just a faulty board. I'm going to give Abit the benefit of the doubt and RMA this board.

I'll let you know how mine compares. I can't believe it. faulty ram slots and cas4 doesn't work?

RickyG512

03-20-2007, 08:37 AM

i have this board and so far no problems with pci slot and all that u mentioned, my overclock is:
E6600

425x8 = 3.4ghz 1.52v
vvt-1.4 ish
nb-1.4 ish

ram- 4-4-4-12 1T 850 2.2v in red slots

only 15 mins prime stable for some reason with wat eva volts i use, but same CPU gave me 13 hours prime stable at same speed 3.4ghz and voltage on P5B vanilla

abput 62 degrees C load

couppi

03-20-2007, 12:47 PM

I'll let you know how mine compares. I can't believe it. faulty ram slots and cas4 doesn't work?

CAS4 works on my board, but it is very unstable at any voltage or frequency. This board definately needs to be rma'd.

i have this board and so far no problems with pci slot and all that u mentioned, my overclock is:
E6600

425x8 = 3.4ghz 1.52v
vvt-1.4 ish
nb-1.4 ish

ram- 4-4-4-12 1T 850 2.2v in red slots

Nice results. Is there any difference between 1T and 2T in, say, superpi?

RickyG512

03-20-2007, 01:06 PM

not sure but there is in sisoft sandra 2007 memory bandwidth test and the winrar benchmark test between 2T and 1T

i think all P965 run at 2T coz my P5B vanilla has no option in the bios and cpuz says 2T

Danger30Q

03-20-2007, 01:16 PM

I got my board yesterday and will post results once I get it set up.

I have a 6700 so I don't need anything higher than 390 FSB on air.

The one thing I like about the board is that they don't make you pay for worthless crap accessories that typically come with Asus board. All I want are SATA cables.

clon22

03-20-2007, 07:19 PM

Are people still buying Abit boards? It seems that their R&D department keeps releasing new motherboards, but their BIOS programmers appear to be all fired and replaced with a monkey, a piece of paper and crayons :)

No, but seriously, I am so disappointed by Abit. I got their last 2 MAX boards and they suffer from the same bugs. Like, not only they don't care to fix them, they propagate them in their new motherboards.
I bet the first person who will put a QX on this board, will also realise that the multiplier adjustment doesn't change all 4 cores, like AW9D-MAX, AB9 Pro, IN9-32 MAX and Quad GT... :(
Yup...
They are always releasing impressive boards...
But their bios r always a let down...
And they dun seen to be bothered to improve them...
Waiting for a new bios revision takes mths somethimes...
I have bought the AW8D-Max, Aw9D-max, QuadGT, tested the AB9, and IN9-32xMax... but sad to say...
I still back to asus and gigabyte...
BUt i quite like the QuadGT...

RickyG512

03-21-2007, 05:45 AM

MCP51 Voltage: 1.5v to 1.97v (must be unlocked with Modbin)

wat the hell is modbin

my E6600 will do 3.4ghz but its not stable with this board, only stable for like 15 minutse

will increasing soutbridge voltafe help with stabilty, ive never heard increasing soutbridge voltage help, ive only heard increasing north/cpu/fsb ones help

wittekakker

03-21-2007, 01:15 PM

Seem like I have one off the less good boards too.

- MCH voltage: I was also thinking that MCH voltage didn't work. One of our local forums dudes told me his 680i runs very hot with high voltage, though it's really a joy to touch my MCH heatsink at 1,58V. My board also seem to stop around 380's MHz.

- 2T: 2T is forced at all time. 1T is possible to select, but after reboot you see that 1T is selceted, though the 'current setting' is still showing 2T.

- SLI: SLI doesn't seem to work properly. For example, when I run double G80GTS cards through 3D Mark 03 I always get single card score, where in 3D Mark 06 I get normal SLI scores.

This board has some cool options compared to my P5B deluxe, the red BIOS background color certainly is refreshing, I'm to finally have something else then blue, but color is more like a personnal choise in the end...

Abit dudes at Cebit where also have some play with this board, they seem to be able to pass FSB 450 with multiplier 6. They were using the same BIOS version as me.

One last question, did you guys test LDT setting? I'm heaving it at x3, guessing it has somehow the same function as I've been used to with the nForce4 chipset for AMD's.

RickyG512

03-21-2007, 01:37 PM

i am defintly getting 1T as it says it on cpuz and everest

how did they get 450 FSB, did u see wat cooling they were using

i can get 425x8 3.4ghz and play games all day, havent tried higher thou but doesnt seem orthos stable at 425, althouh i know the cpu can handle as it orthos stable on P5B so it must the board

will soutbridge/ich voltage help ? how do i unlock using this modbin thing as posted in the first post, y do u call it "MCP51", isnt that the northbridge thou, is south and ich same thing, coz in P5B delux bios u have both voltage options

wittekakker

03-21-2007, 02:16 PM

Modbin is BIOS mod software.

More info on CPU VTT voltage:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=56933&stc=1&d=1174511602

After changing CPU VTT voltage in BIOS, this is what I read at the point parked in green:

BIOS -> REAL
1.20 -> 1.30
1.24 -> 1.34
1.28 -> 1.38
1.31 -> 1.42
1.39 -> 1.51
1.43 -> 1.55
1.46 -> 1.59
1.50 -> 1.63
1.58 -> 1.71
1.65 -> 1.80

EDIT: Abit software isn't really reading this out, maybe just reads what's used in BIOS.

Use the software on your driver cd to read your BIOS file and BIOS date.
MY BIOS date: 26/01/2007

wittekakker

03-21-2007, 03:02 PM

More info on MCH voltage:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=56939&stc=1&d=1174514001

Altering the MCH voltage setting through BIOS changes the voltage on point shown above. Again, real life does not match what is found in BIOS:

BIOS -> REAL
1.20 -> 1.37
1.24 -> 1.42
1.28 -> 1.46
1.31 -> 1.50
1.35 -> 1.55
1.43 -> 1.63
1.50 -> 1.71
1.58 -> 1.79

So, at the end there is something changing, though ABIT software is not to be trust as it might read BIOS value setting only. Is 650i really running that much colder?

RickyG512

03-21-2007, 03:10 PM

Modbin is BIOS mod software.

yea but how do i do it to get extra option

i downloaded modbin and loaded the bios file but then wat do i do?

wittekakker

03-21-2007, 03:38 PM

Wow easy with that software, it can lockup your board when doing the wrong things. I have not used it myself either, though I would start looking at biosmod.com for more info, or do some googling before trying anything out :)

couppi

03-21-2007, 05:51 PM

will soutbridge/ich voltage help ? how do i unlock using this modbin thing as posted in the first post, y do u call it "MCP51", isnt that the northbridge thou, is south and ich same thing, coz in P5B delux bios u have both voltage options

Just flash this bios:

http://www.sharebigfile.com/file/118068/upload-zip.html

trans am

03-22-2007, 07:00 AM

guys my board wont even post. I get fans and mobo lights then after 30 seconds I get 1 long beeeeeeep. Using titanium alpha 8000 4-4-4-15 2x1gb and I have some corsair 5400 ul 2x512. both wont post. I tried swapping the dimms to the black slots and no go. I'm so frustrated! Is anyone successfully using d9 with this board?

RickyG512

03-22-2007, 07:06 AM

Just flash this bios:

http://www.sharebigfile.com/file/118068/upload-zip.html

before i flash with this bios, can u give me more info on it, is this the one u edited to get more voltage options and is their a possibilty it will kill my board

Trans Am, i know this sound simply but reset cmos, i know that aint pro advice but i am nooby

trans am

03-22-2007, 07:16 AM

before i flash with this bios, can u give me more info on it, is this the one u edited to get more voltage options and is their a possibilty it will kill my board

Trans Am, i know this sound simply but reset cmos, i know that aint pro advice but i am nooby

yes did that. I am also using a xeon 3060 in this board. could that be the issue?

wittekakker

03-22-2007, 08:16 AM

File seems to be ok, thx ;)

RickyG512

03-22-2007, 09:59 AM

File seems to be ok, thx ;)

did u flash with this file, is everything ok with it, have u got extra voltage options now ?

yes did that. I am also using a xeon 3060 in this board. could that be the issue?

well did it work before ? overclock and now fail ? i think to reset cmos u go to unplug power and slide jumper over for atleast 10 seconds and doesnt always work first time with me so u got to repeat process of moving jumper again and then back to clear for 10 secs and back to normal again

wittekakker

03-22-2007, 10:14 AM

Jup's got extra's, ran through all my tests for now too.
Didn't check overclock.

trans am

03-22-2007, 10:36 AM

well did it work before ? overclock and now fail ? i think to reset cmos u go to unplug power and slide jumper over for atleast 10 seconds and doesnt always work first time with me so u got to repeat process of moving jumper again and then back to clear for 10 secs and back to normal again

Brand new board. NEW INSTALL.
I tested the xeon in p5b dlx and it worked fine. all the ram has been tested as well. that leaves the board.

PS> Been on hold for abit tech support for 2 hrs now. If I hear this Earth Wind and Fire song one more time I'm going to kill myself! I think I'm sending the board back to newegg today..

RickyG512

03-22-2007, 11:51 AM

Jup's got extra's, ran through all my tests for now too.
Didn't check overclock.

sorry for my bad english but do u mean by that line from "jup's" as in yes and there are extra voltage options and it didnt kill your board ?

trans am - so this board hasnt work for u yet, i thought u ment it used to work, does it support da cpu, check abit website

wittekakker

03-22-2007, 12:05 PM

lol yes, that's what i ment. Just flash that BIOS file, you'll see it for yourself :)

modded bios date: 26/01/2007

wittekakker

03-22-2007, 01:13 PM

The modded BIOS is giving error when trying to get my system running in SLI mode. Went back to normal bios

couppi

03-22-2007, 02:40 PM

One looong beep usually means memory error. You might need a stick of ram rated for 1.8v to get into the BIOS and raise the voltage. I know I did.

The modded BIOS is giving error when trying to get my system running in SLI mode. Went back to normal bios

Huh. I wonder why...

RickyG512

03-22-2007, 03:44 PM

yea i had same prob but i didnt have different ram, so i used 1 stick and it worked so i up voltage and put in 2nd stick, then when i reset cmos one time, this idea didnt work and had to remove all sticks and then put it 1 and then it posted

some questions

my chipset temp is like 52 degrees when dual orthos load when at 425x8 3.4 ghz, is 52 to high
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also how do i flash without floppy, cant seem to boot from USB flash like i could in my P5B and Lanparty NF4 Ultra-D, i could actually choose first boot device:imation 1GB flash but i cant do this in this bios, is there another way if u dont have floppy
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is 1.52v to much voltage for E6600 @ 3.4ghz 64 degress C load:
1.55 bios
1.52 idle
1.51 load so 0.1vdrop i think
-

jimborae

03-22-2007, 05:01 PM

Just flash this bios:

http://www.sharebigfile.com/file/118068/upload-zip.html

Hey couppi thanks for the modded bios. Unfortunately playing with the extra voltages hasn't improved my overclocked any. Still stuck around 430 fsb with a 6300.

Cheers anyway

Heidfirst

03-22-2007, 07:17 PM

also how do i flash without floppy, cant seem to boot from USB flash like i could in my P5B and Lanparty NF4 Ultra-D, i could actually choose first boot device:imation 1GB flash but i cant do this in this bios, is there another way if u dont have floppy
FlashMenu.
also there is a generic sticky on the abit-USA forum about how to flash from a USB device - probably will work for the FP-IN9 too.

RickyG512

03-23-2007, 03:18 AM

hey dats not fair lol, 2 posts from my post and still no one answered my questions

also flashmenu ?, wat is dat, i searched bios and couldnt find that option

wittekakker

03-23-2007, 06:39 AM

offcourse, because it is software for windows :)
Didn't you look what came with your box lol?

RickyG512

03-23-2007, 06:41 AM

i never use CD's dat comes with anything, i always go straight to da website and get latest drivers

ok i just flashed

also found some more new options like:
cpu spread spectrum: disabled
sata spread spectrum: disabled

for the mcp51 voltage i goes from 1.5 to 1.9, ive set mine at 1.7, will try orthos again now, will post back in 15 mins

and pleeeeease some one help me with these questions:

1. my chipset temp is like 52 degrees when dual orthos load when at 425x8 3.4 ghz, is 52 to high

2. is 1.52v to much voltage for E6600 @ 3.4ghz 64 degress C load:
1.55 bios
1.52 idle
1.51 load so 0.1vdrop i think

wittekakker

03-23-2007, 09:45 AM

temp is ok
ps: don't panic that quick, this is XS :)

Soakki

03-23-2007, 02:32 PM

max fsb my system is booting is 24/7 stable :) .. 385 ... tips&tricks?

RickyG512

03-23-2007, 03:03 PM

to get higher than 385 increase nb and cpu vvt voltage and change ldt to 4x

Heidfirst

03-23-2007, 10:58 PM

coming soon:
Release BIOS M524B_11.BIN:
1. Fixing boot hang POST code 50h and 6dh.
2. Fixing Command Rate abnormal by Manual
3. Fixing the SoftMenu String
4. Fixing the Memory Timing Setting
5. Fixing the OnChip Audio/LAN select

also supposedly beta 12 next week

Soakki

03-24-2007, 02:08 AM

Yippi Yee!!

HyperTransport (HT), formerly known as Lightning Data Transport (LDT), is a bidirectional serial/parallel high-bandwidth, low-latency point to point link

LDT=Hyper Transport :) didn't know intel board have such thing :P

Heidfirst

03-24-2007, 02:45 AM

until they go on the abit ftp

http://www.ikarigendo.de/fpin9sli/M624B_11.BIN

http://www.ikarigendo.de/fpin9sli/M624B_12.B01

Beta BIOS M624B_12.B01:
1. Added wake up by PCIe Item
2. Fixing the CPU Temperature hang at 77℃
3. Modify Halt On item
4. Fixing warning Beep to restart system when CPU support PECI
5. Modify C1E Item Default to Enabled.

RickyG512

03-24-2007, 03:47 AM

looking at the description of the fixes, none of them seem to help with overclocking but i havent tried yet, wat do u guys think

can we also get a modded bios for extra voltage options for bios number 12 please

is there a reason why bios 12 file names does not end it .BIN

update ok just flashed number 12

first impressions- it sucks, my current overclock of 3.4ghz doesnt work any more at all, it wont even post had to reset cmos,

new memory timings option called tRFC and can be set between 1-255, on auto it is set at 26

also in bios it says the bios version is 00, it should say 12, stock bios said 10

i have found the modded bios by couppi the best so far, but the link isnt working anymore, couppi how i can i get the bios now, can u upload it onto and sharing website please, i dont know if theres any point in u modded bios 12 iswell as i cant post with that one with my overclock like u can with stock and modded 10 bios

RickyG512

03-25-2007, 05:57 AM

bump bump bump

Fr3ak

03-25-2007, 07:26 AM

hmm I was gonna get that board, but it doesnt sound like its that great :/

If someone could send me a PM with details what exactly is buggy or not working in the bios or windows, I will forward this to a Abit engeneer, so it maybe can be fixed.

Soakki

03-25-2007, 02:22 PM

Now with new bios i can boot up with 400 fsb, also unlinked ram settings works fine.. but when i set more fsb than 385 systems works fine, but memtest makes errors.. i had my computer over night worked fine, just memtest makes error? anyone else same symptoms?? I have tried 2 different sticks, 2x1gb gskill nt & kingston 2x1gb value.. craziest thing is that in bigger fsb's than 385 memtest works fine in single channel mode.. i think something strange in chipset..

RickyG512

03-25-2007, 02:37 PM

how do i run memtest then ill tell u coz im running at 425fsb and ram at 425, i dont have floppy and i dont think u can boot from a USB stick on this mobo

jimborae

03-25-2007, 03:30 PM

Using bios 11 450fsb seems to be stable for me, currently running Orthos to check stability. Previously 438fsb was my highest stable overclock.

Heidfirst

03-25-2007, 06:47 PM

i dont have floppy and i dont think u can boot from a USB stick on this mobo
see the sticky on the abit-USA forum

Soakki

03-25-2007, 11:16 PM

how about http://hcidesign.com/memtest/ running memtest under windows :)

I'm now testing old Memtest86+ under dos, http://oc-papat.com/filut/memtest86%2B-1.65.iso.zip iso-image, just burn to cd & boot with max fsb :-)

EDIT: Hmmh, i set more CPU VTT and seems to be 400 fsb memtest stable :)

trans am

03-26-2007, 08:31 AM

Well, I didn't want to waste anymore time on this board. I also tried lower voltage ram and still long beep after cmos reset. The board is on the way back to the newegg graveyard. Gonna pick up a DS3 instead since I dont need sli.

RickyG512

03-26-2007, 10:28 AM

i need the modded bios again but i cant download it link is broken, can some one email it to me at RickyG512@hotmail.com please

FragTek

03-26-2007, 10:34 AM

Are people still buying Abit boards? It seems that their R&D department keeps releasing new motherboards, but their BIOS programmers appear to be all fired and replaced with a monkey, a piece of paper and crayons :)

No, but seriously, I am so disappointed by Abit. I got their last 2 MAX boards and they suffer from the same bugs. Like, not only they don't care to fix them, they propagate them in their new motherboards.
I bet the first person who will put a QX on this board, will also realise that the multiplier adjustment doesn't change all 4 cores, like AW9D-MAX, AB9 Pro, IN9-32 MAX and Quad GT... :(

Yep, I too have been massively let-down by my last 2 MAX boards, so much so that I don't plan to purchase another Abit ever again unless someone can unequivocally prove to me that they laid off the monkey with a piece of paper and a crayon and put a real programmer back in the position.

Abit BIOS support is HORRIBLE.

Cordovader

03-26-2007, 11:05 AM

I´ve been playing a little with my Cellshock´s to see how far would they go on this board (never played with a Nvidia chipset on Intel):

DDR2-1000 4-3-3-4 32m 2,4v
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/9570/500433432mns5.th.jpg (http://img252.imageshack.us/my.php?image=500433432mns5.jpg)

DDR2-1200 5-5-5-15 32m 2,4v
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/7256/6005551532mqo5.th.jpg (http://img252.imageshack.us/my.php?image=6005551532mqo5.jpg)

DDR2-1280 5-5-5-15 1m 2,5v
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/944/640555151mqn3.th.jpg (http://img252.imageshack.us/my.php?image=640555151mqn3.jpg)

I have problems too with Cas 4, with my P5B Dlx i could do 1200 4-4-4-12 1m 2,45v but with this Abit i can´t do even 1100 using 2,5v.

BTW, any of you have tried different LDT settings? I see that setting it a 4x helps (i have to try it) but, 3x or 2x give more improve?

RickyG512

03-26-2007, 12:54 PM

ldt 4x should be used of overclocking, ldt 3x wont post unless fsb is above 1800/450FSB

is there an equation to work it out coz on AMD u would have 200fsb x5 ldt =1000 (Stock), if u had and overclock of 250fsb then u would put ldt on 4x so 250x4= 1000

how would this work with intel?

i find bios 12 the worst, bios 10,modded 10 and 11 have been the best for my overclock

also using everest to monitor vcore (im sure this is accurate as its 3 decimal places and drop when on dual orthos load)

bios : everest
1.5 : 1.44
1.525 : 1.50
1.550 : 1.52

my cpu aint stable at 1.5/1.44 but is stable at 1.525/1.50

but 1.50 is too much voltage and 1.44 is too little, i cant get any voltage between like 1.46 as 1.50 in bios give me 1.44 and 1.525 in bios gives me 1.50, there are no other options in between them like my P5B has 1.5125, any suggestions, why is there such a huge cap of 0.6, it should be a different of 0.025, the gap between 1.55 and 1.525 in bios gives a cap of 0.2 which sounds more like it but this is not the case between 1.5 and 1.525

a differene of 0.2 which sounds more like it

ive dropped the multipler to 7 on my E6600 and seeing how high the FSB goes on this board, ive had this cpu 13 hours prime stable at 425x8 3.4ghz on my Asus P5B

7x the following:

1920/480*7 3360 post freezes
1900/475*7 3325 boots into windows and restarts after 5 mins
1880/470*7 3290 boots into windows and restarts after 5 mins
1860/465*7 3255 boots into windows and restarts after 5 mins
1840/460*7 3220 boots into windows and restarts after 5 mins
1820/455*7 3185 testing now

RickyG512

03-27-2007, 04:08 PM

bump

couppi

03-27-2007, 08:55 PM

bump

Here's all three BIOSs with the voltages unlocked:

http://zxzxzxzx.freehostia.com/

I always thought that the LDT setting was sort of legacy on Intel and didn't do anything. It probably doesn't work quite the same was HT works on an AMD board.

jimborae

03-28-2007, 06:07 AM

Here's all three BIOSs with the voltages unlocked:

http://zxzxzxzx.freehostia.com/

I always thought that the LDT setting was sort of legacy on Intel and didn't do anything. It probably doesn't work quite the same was HT works on an AMD board.

Linkage no worki ! :)

Heidfirst

03-28-2007, 06:48 AM

link works fine here

Fr3ak

03-28-2007, 03:56 PM

What is the max PCIE frequency you can set in the bios? Also 131 like with the P5N-E SLi?

Soakki

03-29-2007, 02:05 PM

any tips to go over with my e6300 24/7? anyone done anything like 450 or more??

couppi

03-29-2007, 03:38 PM

What is the max PCIE frequency you can set in the bios? Also 131 like with the P5N-E SLi?

200 mhz. Can you believe it?

With the 11 BIOS I can hit 400mhz fsb, but it's very unstable.

malik22

03-29-2007, 07:43 PM

200 mhz. Can you believe it?

With the 11 BIOS I can hit 400mhz fsb, but it's very unstable.

Is the NB PCIE Frequency meant to be raised when ocing if yes to how much?

Soakki

03-30-2007, 12:56 AM

i hit 400 stable as rock.. unstable i reach 420

wittekakker

03-30-2007, 10:50 AM

Shams view on this board: http://sg.vr-zone.com/?i=4874&s=1

Voltmods available too ;)

Winterwind

04-05-2007, 11:54 PM

i have this board also.. and what can i say..
it sure is crap.
i get random freezes when loading windows.
i have tried everything, windows installs just fine but then i cant get into it.
safe mode works every time but normal doesnt.
i have tried diffrent cpu-s, mem-s, hdd-s, vga-s and nothing helps.
it still freezes 49 times from 50 when loading windows.
but ~1time from 50 it goes to windows and works like a charm.
this is with "load optimized defaults" and it still doesnt work:soap:

also that bios link doesnt work and there isnt new bios on abit homepage either

Winterwind

04-07-2007, 01:05 AM

bios anyone?:(

Heidfirst

04-07-2007, 07:18 PM

the links in http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=2088047&postcount=48 work fine

mr_knowitall15

04-07-2007, 07:43 PM

yep. It appears that abits last sucessful series is going to be the venerable old IC7. Take it from someone who has went through 1 Aw9D MAX, and 2 IN9 32X MAX boards in the past few months. Truth be told, the AW9DMAX seems pretty good, but the IN9 Gave me HORRIBLE problems. A friend of mine bought the FP-IN9, and went through a similar problem that I had. All of a sudden out of nowhere, no POST, leaving on a memory POST code. Pull one stick out, good. Swap sticks, good. Put both sticks in in any combo of slots, no go. He RMAd it and bought my recently replaced (for new revision) evga 680i and loves the crap out of it.

RickyG512

04-08-2007, 01:54 AM

its weird i dont have a single problem with mine and can post into windows at 475 FSB but its not stable at thou

makopolo

04-08-2007, 02:27 AM

Release BIOS M624B_11.BIN:
1. Fixing boot hang POST code 50h and 6dh.
2. Fixing Command Rate abnormal by Manual
3. Fixing the SoftMenu String
4. Fixing the Memory Timing Setting
5. Fixing the OnChip Audio/LAN selekt
http://www.ikarigendo.de/fpin9sli/M624B_11.BIN

Beta BIOS M624B_12.B01 – NOT RECOMMENDED!
1. Added wake up by PCIe Item
2. Fixing the CPU Temperature hang at 77℃
3. Modify Halt On item
4. Fixing warning Beep to restart system when CPU support PECI
5. Modify C1E Item Default to Enabled.
http://www.ikarigendo.de/fpin9sli/M624B_12.B01

Fr3ak

04-08-2007, 02:33 AM

I ordered 4 boards, so I will find out if they are good or not soon :)

Soakki

04-09-2007, 11:27 PM

i bought 2x xfx gf7600gt so i could test sli :P

anybody hit 450 fsb stable ?

RickyG512

04-10-2007, 01:47 AM

i think mine was 450 stable cant remeeber now, i think u need bios 11 for sli not sure thou

lol y did u order 4 boards

jimborae

04-10-2007, 12:17 PM

anybody hit 450 fsb stable ?

Just testing stability atm, so far 1 hour Orthos stable @ 450fsb

*edit* failed after 8hrs 1min :(

Fr3ak

04-13-2007, 12:25 PM

Does anyone have the board in combination with a E4300? I just finished building the first rig, but it looks like the max I can boot with is 290Fsb with stock voltage. Setting voltage to the max of the bios doesnt gain a single mhz and I cant boot the max windows stable clocks everytime. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt. And randon beep codes at bootup are also starting to piss me off.

Heidfirst

04-13-2007, 12:37 PM

BSEL mod?

Fr3ak

04-13-2007, 06:48 PM

That board, or better the bios, needs some serious bug fixing.
The PC I used the board in is none of my own. I built it at a mates house, so I had limited time to play around with it, but that board has some serious flaws.

I can run 290Fsb at stock volts for everything, then I try 300Fsb and get a black screen. Playing around with all the voltages in the bios and even setting everything to the max doesnt even make it post. Then all of a sudden, without changing anything 298fsb works, boots into windows, finishes dual 32m, I reboot and black screen again.
Then that board is the first board I ever had, that crashed in the bios trying to get into the SoftMenu tab, several times. I have to go to the hardware monitor first, after that SoftMenu works again.
Then as soon as I oc the cpu I get overheating speaker siren sound at bootup for several seconds using the latest official bios. Nothing serious, but really annoying.
I never had a board hitting a FSB wall like that. I somehow have the feeling its the bios being in a very early alpha state.
Instead of paying Fatal1ty to put his name on the board, they should have invested the money in a bios engeneer.
I am really disappointed by the board. I will build a rig with the exact same specs on monday. Hopefully that board is working somewhat better.

I take it that the board is aimed towards overclockers with the buttons on the board and the handy cmos clear jumper. The Bios settings are good aswell (except the mem dividers naming). Hopefully they can fix the bios somehow. The board has potential, but from what I have seen today, in its current state its a pita.

One thing was funny though. I was running 1066QDR and set mem to 1:1 and was wondering why it didnt boot. After that I found out that they are named in relation to the QDR and not FSB.

Heidfirst

04-13-2007, 07:32 PM

get him to update to BIOS11.
Most early nF6xxi BIOS have big memory holes so it may be that jumping up quite a bit & it then would have booted but it might still need the BSEL mod for an E4300.

& the siren isn't just for overheating but also voltage & /or fan rpm.

Fr3ak

04-14-2007, 03:19 AM

I already flashed to the latest official bios. No change at all. And with that bios I had trouble entering the softmenu.

That siren sound is a bug, I am almost sure of that. It beeps before the bootscreen comes up, so my bet is it gets some garbage readings and starts beeping, until it gets the real temp/fan readings.

Fr3ak

04-16-2007, 02:35 PM

Second rig.
1200MhzQDR/300Mhz Fsb, thats it. NB voltage 1.31V, CPU at stock. CPU at 1.45V, Nb and VTT voltage at anything between auto and the max selectable = no gain in FSB, not a single mhz.

Thats the most annoying board I ever had played around with.
And the funny siren beeps started when using the latest official bios. But using the latest bios over the one the board came with, resulted in a little fsb boost. Couldnt boot 1156QDR with stock bios and with the 11 one I could run 1200QDR, but not a single MHz more than that.

I hope Abit can fix that. The board layout is close to perfect. It could be THE budget board to get. Heck, it even supports SLi. For the price its a great board. But with the current bios, its not the OC board its meant to be.. :/

Fr3ak

04-18-2007, 05:07 AM

OK I have to take back almost everything I said :)

The board is good. With the exception of a few minor bugs it now runs great.
The FSB wall I seemed to run into was caused by a overheating NB from what it seems. Its odd that it was kinda the same with both boards, but that also explains why I was sometimes able to boot and sometimes not.
I changed the TIM and pad on the SB and NB with AS5 right out of the box, but the NB needs some serious cooling. The stock heatsink cant handle the heat.
With a additional 120mm fan blowing at the NB I was able to run 1m with 400mhz FSB with just 1.31V on the NB and VTT at stock. The CPU was maxed out after that and I didnt have more time for more testing.
It looks like I will get that board for myself, so I can do a lot of testing :)

RickyG512

04-18-2007, 07:40 AM

Fr3ak

dont forget to set ldt on 4x or 3x over 1800 fsb ONLY

dont forget mem speed and timings to when overclocking, set ur mem on lowest speed then u should get above 290 fsb

alpha0ne

04-18-2007, 08:13 AM

Fr3ak

04-18-2007, 08:28 AM

Fr3ak

dont forget to set ldt on 4x or 3x over 1800 fsb ONLY

dont forget mem speed and timings to when overclocking, set ur mem on lowest speed then u should get above 290 fsb

I have been overclocking for 7 years, so I know the basics :)
I can set LDT to 4 and run anything from 200 to 400 Fsb.

Thanks Fr3ak for taking the time to post your findings, far better and trustworthy compared to a 'review' written by some nub who is only after some free hardware :clap: :toast:

I think I will now buy one :banana:

I am thinking about replacing my surfing rig, so I will do a low budget upgrade and the IN9 is on the list already. Hopefully I can dig up some money, so I can do some more testing and voltmodding soonish.
In case you get the IN9, put a fan and AS5 on the NB or get a aftermarket NB cooler. The one that comes with the board is huge, but the NB needs even more cooling in order to work properly.

wittekakker

04-18-2007, 08:38 AM

Thanks Fr3ak for taking the time to post your findings, far better and trustworthy compared to a 'review' written by some nub who is only after some free hardware :clap: :toast:

I think I will now buy one :banana:

Dude, really, calling people noob is so lame, certainly if you don't even know what you're talking about. You don't own such a board nor do you seem to know that not every reviewer gets the hardware they're reviewing.

OK I have to take back almost everything I said :)

The board is good. With the exception of a few minor bugs it now runs great.
The FSB wall I seemed to run into was caused by a overheating NB from what it seems. Its odd that it was kinda the same with both boards, but that also explains why I was sometimes able to boot and sometimes not.
I changed the TIM and pad on the SB and NB with AS5 right out of the box, but the NB needs some serious cooling. The stock heatsink cant handle the heat.
With a additional 120mm fan blowing at the NB I was able to run 1m with 400mhz FSB with just 1.31V on the NB and VTT at stock. The CPU was maxed out after that and I didnt have more time for more testing.
It looks like I will get that board for myself, so I can do a lot of testing :)

400MHz is just the start for NF6 I think, you should try lower multiplier if CPU is holding you back. How hot is the chipset actually? Temp probe applied somewhere? The heatsink itself is feeling warm, though not as hot is the heatsink on my P5B Deluxe.

Fr3ak

04-18-2007, 08:50 AM

400MHz is just the start for NF6 I think, you should try lower multiplier if CPU is holding you back. How hot is the chipset actually? Temp probe applied somewhere? The heatsink itself is feeling warm, though not as hot is the heatsink on my P5B Deluxe.

Well, using lower multipliers on C2D platforms doesnt always mean that you can run a higher FSB. I had very limited time. I did all the testing and stability testing at my mates flat in my very limited free time between courses. I am planning to do some more tests on friday, to see what max FSB I can archive without voltmodding the board, but 400Mhz with 1.31V on the NB sounds promising.

According to the Bios and AbitEQ, the NB had 45C with the fan of the Infiniti next to it. But when I touched the heatsink, I burned my finger, so I have my doubts, that those readings are correct.
Anyway, with a additional 120mm fan the displayed NB temp decreased by about 10C.
The heatsink gets really hot. Too bad I have nothing to measure the heatsink temp with.

wittekakker

04-18-2007, 08:55 AM

According to the Bios and AbitEQ, the NB had 45C with the fan of the Infiniti next to it. But when I touched the heatsink, I burned my finger, so I have my doubts, that those readings are correct.

Kinda, I never burned my finger with water at 45°C :)

Fr3ak

04-18-2007, 09:05 AM

Burning was a bit too much, but I couldnt touch it longer than a split second, so I have my doubts that those 45C were close to the real temp.

alpha0ne

04-19-2007, 12:25 AM

Dude, really, calling people noob is so lame, certainly if you don't even know what you're talking about. You don't own such a board nor do you seem to know that not every reviewer gets the hardware they're reviewing.

And I did'nt know this ???, did you surmise all this by yourself errrr 'dude' :rolleyes:

What is this 'lame' you speak of, sorry but I'm well past my teens so unable to talk on your level :stick: :slap: :ROTF:

Anyway I should get delivery early next week and will use a Zalman ZM-NBF47 on the NB

Digz

04-19-2007, 01:28 AM

zert

04-19-2007, 01:58 AM

Anyway I should get delivery early next week and will use a Zalman ZM-NBF47 on the NB

you really think that will be sufficient, hell no.
do yourself a favour and get a HR-05 SLI. the NF6 is a beast and really needs the cooling

Digz

04-19-2007, 02:02 AM

Whats the NF6 ?

So does cooling the NB and SB sort this board out or is it only Fr3ak thats had luck with it ?

Fr3ak

04-19-2007, 05:04 AM

Are you talking about the Abit Fatal1ty FP-IN9 or a different board ?

Yes thats the board I was talking about. There are pictures at the first page of this thread aswell.

Whats the NF6 ?

So does cooling the NB and SB sort this board out or is it only Fr3ak thats had luck with it ?

NF6 means Nforce 6, which is the name of the boards chipset.

The southbridge heatsink is good enough, but I would suggest to remove it to put AS5 or any other TIM on it. From the 2 boards I had, one had enough TIM, but the second board only had a little paste with a diameter of 4mm on the entire SB.

The NB doesnt have TIM on the chip. Abit uses some kind of thick thermal pad. Its easy to remove. Just make sure you put some clinex or something under the edges of the NB heatsink while removing it, otherwise there is the risk of the heatsink damaging the PCB.

The Zalman heatsink you have choosen is not good enough to do a decent job. You are better of putting AS5 on the NB and a 40-60mm fan on the NB heatsink. That would be way better than a passive heatsink.
I placed a 120mm fan at about the end of the 8800GTS. It runs at 1200rpm, is dead silent and moves enough air to cool the NB good enough. If you would use the Zalman heatsink, you would need something to move the hot air away aswell.

Digz

04-19-2007, 05:10 AM

Thanks for clearing that up Fr3ak as i read throgh the thread fast and got abit lost.

So aslong as the NB gets good cooling this board now gives good stable overclocks ?

Sorry to double check , I'm thinking of getting this board.

Fr3ak

04-19-2007, 05:18 AM

Cooling was definately the issue for the 2 boards I had. I was using a E4300 and Geil PC800. I think it shows different behaviour with other CPUs.
I am also planning to get that board asap to do some testing myself. I just cant tell when that will be. I will write a review and pictured guide on how to apply the TIM and what the relevant bios settings are.

Digz

04-19-2007, 05:20 AM

Thanks Fr3ak

wittekakker

04-19-2007, 06:52 AM

And I did'nt know this ???, did you surmise all this by yourself errrr 'dude' :rolleyes:

What is this 'lame' you speak of, sorry but I'm well past my teens so unable to talk on your level :stick: :slap: :ROTF:

Anyway I should get delivery early next week and will use a Zalman ZM-NBF47 on the NB

Why can't you appriciate the work others have done?

Heidfirst

04-19-2007, 07:24 PM

According to the Bios and AbitEQ, the NB had 45C with the fan of the Infiniti next to it. But when I touched the heatsink, I burned my finger, so I have my doubts, that those readings are correct.
afaik there is no sensor for the nb.

& the Asus P5N-E SLI runs a very hot nb too - seems to be an nVidia characteristic.

OldGuy

04-19-2007, 08:06 PM

The three different Nvidia boards I've run (Evga, Abit IN9 MAX and FP IN9) don't report NB temps, only SB. The hottest part on the mobo...go figure...I do believe the new DFI 680i reports it though. Have to revisit Andre Yangs thread to verify that...

Definitely need to be cooled down to get decent clocks and run stable. My Evga would start to flake out after an hour or two of benching. Tried the stock unit with a fan. An HR-05 and then a swiftech MCX159. None of these air cooled boogers were worth a sh*t. Hooked a coolitsystems eliminator up to the NB and voila! Hours of torture without issue...

Cordovader

04-19-2007, 10:55 PM

I did some SLI testing with the board:

01
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/659/01381ghz6451035xk9.th.jpg (http://img257.imageshack.us/my.php?image=01381ghz6451035xk9.jpg)

03
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/7922/03381ghz6451035gh0.th.jpg (http://img257.imageshack.us/my.php?image=03381ghz6451035gh0.jpg)

05
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/3669/05381ghz6451035fm3.th.jpg (http://img257.imageshack.us/my.php?image=05381ghz6451035fm3.jpg)

06 Frozed at 3,81ghz during cpu test. At 3,75ghz it did fine:
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/578/06375ghz6401040du0.th.jpg (http://img257.imageshack.us/my.php?image=06375ghz6401040du0.jpg)

A pic of my rig :)

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/1715/img2126nb4.th.jpg (http://img257.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img2126nb4.jpg)

alpha0ne

04-19-2007, 11:07 PM

you really think that will be sufficient, hell no.
do yourself a favour and get a HR-05 SLI. the NF6 is a beast and really needs the cooling

I was going to buy the HR-05 but I am not sure if it would fit as I will be torturing this board using a Tuniq Tower so not much room left :cool:

I intend on using an 80mm fan blowing directly onto the ZM-NBF47, I have a similar setup in my HTPC using the same on a 965P DS3P Rev2.0 that gets scorching hot and with the ZM-NBF47 + fan its quite manageable :)

RickyG512

04-20-2007, 12:49 AM

i am also using ZM-NBF47 + fan with this mobo

alphaone dont get tuniq, get thermalright ultra 120, its much cooler than tuniq, read the review on anandtech

wittekakker

04-20-2007, 04:17 AM

Cordovader

04-20-2007, 04:29 AM

How about some gaming benchmarks, SLI vs single. Got Prey?
What drivers are you using? 97.92?

I´m using 158.16 drivers. If i have time this weekend i´ll try some games (yes, i have Prey).

Hazzan

04-24-2007, 03:18 AM

This my Result win FP IN9 SLI : :banana: :banana: :banana:
http://img.techpowerup.org/070424/IN9 SLI F.jpg

jimborae

04-24-2007, 06:27 AM

This my Result win FP IN9 SLI : :banana: :banana: :banana:
http://img.techpowerup.org/070424/IN9 SLI F.jpg

Can you post your settings and bios you're using please as this is the highest overclock I've seen with this board so far.

SharkerSk

04-24-2007, 01:46 PM

It really suc... Only 481 :( :hammer:

Fr3ak

04-24-2007, 02:12 PM

Its a 110euro board, so I wouldnt say it sucks....

RickyG512

04-24-2007, 02:13 PM

i got 480 but couldnt get into windows, the first bios screen would crash were it shows u ur hard drives and stuff

OldGuy

04-24-2007, 02:49 PM

The board is really not intended to be a killer over clocker...doesn't excuse the fact that it boots whenever it feels like it (OC'd or not) and raid will not work with the provided drivers...

I think I'll be avoiding Abit for awhile as I'm not too impressed with the IN9 32X-MAX either...

alpha0ne

04-25-2007, 01:16 AM

i got 480 but couldnt get into windows, the first bios screen would crash were it shows u ur hard drives and stuff

Does the board still hold its bios settings after crashing or do they need to be reset ??

Hazzan

04-25-2007, 05:37 AM

@jimborae : I use bios 12 you can download here :
http://file.abit.com.tw/pub/download/bios/fpin9sli//m624b12.zip
this my setting :
CPU Voltage : 1,35volt with E6300
DDR2 Voltage : 2,3volt
NB DDR2 REF Voltage : 0
CPU VTT Voltage : 1,6volt
NB Voltage : 1,6volt
I can run FSB 500 but only on post screen

zert

04-25-2007, 07:53 AM

I was going to buy the HR-05 but I am not sure if it would fit as I will be torturing this board using a Tuniq Tower so not much room left :cool:

I intend on using an 80mm fan blowing directly onto the ZM-NBF47, I have a similar setup in my HTPC using the same on a 965P DS3P Rev2.0 that gets scorching hot and with the ZM-NBF47 + fan its quite manageable :)

thats why i advised u to get the HR-05 SLI instead of the regular HR-05 ;).
and P965 might be hot, its still nothing compared to NF6

the stock cooler on my MSI P6N SLi gets way to hot to touch when ithe board is running. i should really get a HR-05 SLI and and some AS too :rolleyes:

jimborae

04-25-2007, 11:11 AM

alpha0ne

04-25-2007, 11:44 PM

thats why i advised u to get the HR-05 SLI instead of the regular HR-05 ;).
and P965 might be hot, its still nothing compared to NF6

the stock cooler on my MSI P6N SLi gets way to hot to touch when ithe board is running. i should really get a HR-05 SLI and and some AS too :rolleyes:

I received the board today and am about to torture an old e6300 so will post back once I have a few findings

I have a silent 120mm fan cooling the NB, SB (both replaced) and my crappy ram so we shall soon see :toast:

Fr3ak

04-26-2007, 05:24 AM

1.4V on the NB seems to be the sweet spot. At least thats what I heard. More voltage often causes instability for settings that are stable with just 1.4v ish.

Have fun alpha0ne and dont forget to report back :)

alpha0ne

04-28-2007, 02:03 AM

OK all settup and flashed to #12 bios but no matter what I try re settings it hits a wall @ 350MHz ATM

I had it running @ 400MHz but not torture stable though the next time I rebooted it refused to set again @ 400 (yes I tried turning off the PSU) so I have just flashed to #11 bios and will report back soon

It seems that Abit have just used an old P4 bios and chopped and changed it to suit which is OK as long as they finish the job and ATM the latest #12 bios is in NO WAY anyware near finished :slapass:

I am using an e6300 though only crappy ram and only a 400W Silverstone PSU ATM that only has the 4 pin power though I dont think that is the problem

I will get this board past 400 if it kills me:stick:

alpha0ne

04-28-2007, 08:14 PM

Got to FSB 425 (2975MHz) that is ORTHOS torture stable small FFT's tested for 4 hours but ram running at default 533MHz unlinked is in no way stable and no matter what I do I cant bench/torture the ram :(

This board does not keep its set ram timings, if you increase the FSB at all the tRFC @ 7.8uS changes by itself even when set to manual timings that puts the bios into safe mode :rolleyes:

More work on the bios please Abit :slapass::mad:

alpha0ne

04-29-2007, 03:26 AM

Well I finally managed to boot up @ 450FSB, 32M x2 stable but the timings were terrible and no way on earth would it re-boot back to the OS :slapass:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b29/alpha0ne/3150MHz.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b29/alpha0ne/2x32M3150.jpg

Thats it, I give in, I just hope I can RMA this POS as in AU we dont have any rights :mad:

RickyG512

04-29-2007, 03:29 AM

do u mean ur ram is running at 533/1066 mhz, then run it at 1:1 so it will be ddr 850

Fr3ak

04-29-2007, 03:38 AM

Have you tried running ram in sync?

alpha0ne

04-29-2007, 07:42 AM

Have you tried running ram in sync?

Yes, made no difference, the only way I could get it to run @ 450FSB was if ram was @ 1:1

The 'bios' changes the ram timings every time you touch the FSB though usually only Tref with any setting other than 7.8uS being unbootable, what a joke :rolleyes: :slapass:

EDIT: hmmm well it looks like I am the only person here with a proven 450FSB on this POS board

OldGuy

04-29-2007, 08:04 AM

Anyone tried something like clockgen? The last time I played with this board it was hit or miss on booting which was very frustrating. I've got this board on the bench right now with an SS (didn't want to risk one of my high dollar boards with my first foray into phase). Just wondering if it's even worth trying my good E6600 on this board. Been messing with a Celeron to work out insulation...need a minimum of 445 to make it even worthwhile...

I'm used to working strictly bootable from bios but figured I'd try some OC software since it's setup right now...Soooooo...does anything work decent with regard to software OC?

alpha0ne

04-29-2007, 08:13 AM

^ I cant even find the 'kin clock generator on this board so no I have not tried soft clocking :confused: :confused: :confused:

GAR

04-30-2007, 01:42 AM

^ I cant even find the 'kin clock generator on this board so no I have not tried soft clocking :confused: :confused: :confused:

nvidia ntune works good.

RickyG512

04-30-2007, 01:52 AM

try setting it on 7.8uS and not auto

jimborae

04-30-2007, 11:53 AM

Yes, made no difference, the only way I could get it to run @ 450FSB was if ram was @ 1:1

The 'bios' changes the ram timings every time you touch the FSB though usually only Tref with any setting other than 7.8uS being unbootable, what a joke :rolleyes: :slapass:

EDIT: hmmm well it looks like I am the only person here with a proven 450FSB on this POS board

Yeah you are the only one 450fsb proven, I got close but it failed Orthos after a few hours. :(

There is a new beta 13 bios but I don't have it yet and there is a modded beta 12 with more voltage options on Abit forums.

alpha0ne

05-01-2007, 12:14 AM

try setting it on 7.8uS and not auto

I wish :rolleyes:

This crappy Abit bios changes Tref all by itself with anything over 400FSB, even 1MHz and it changes and there is FA you can do about it :mad:

Re nTune, you can only change fan settings and ram timings :slapass: &*^%'kin POS :slapass: :slapass: :slapass:

zert

05-01-2007, 04:55 AM

Re nTune, you can only change fan settings and ram timings :slapass: &*^%'kin POS :slapass: :slapass: :slapass:
yeah nTune is a real stinkin POS on N650i
on my board all voltage settings are greyed out :slapass:, even voltage monitor is not availible :stick: :slapass:

alpha0ne

05-01-2007, 09:22 AM

nvidia ntune works good.

Not on 650i boards :slapass: :mad:

Hey zert what would be the max possible FSB fingers and toes crossed on your MSI 650i ???, this POS Abit cant even cold boot if set @ 400FSB grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I'm gunna buy an e4400 to torture in this board later this week seeing as its such an FSB cripple :slapass: :slapass: :slapass:

MorphewS

05-01-2007, 10:09 PM

What is better FP-IN9 SLI or ASUS P5B-E SLI?
I will use with my E4300 @ 9 x 360.

alpha0ne

05-01-2007, 11:06 PM

What is better FP-IN9 SLI or ASUS P5B-E SLI?
I will use with my E4300 @ 9 x 360.

As long as you dont want any more than ~ 370FSB I would choose the Abit, mainly due to the fact that the Anus P5B-E is a huge POS and the IN9 is not stacked quite as high :)

Moonwizard

05-03-2007, 12:21 PM

There is a new beta 13b02 bios out there. Check out the abit-usa forums to get it. It seems to solve some problems for some people.

Cordovader

05-12-2007, 02:34 AM

Quad core Q6600 first test:

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/1245/0633ghz6501040wk7.th.jpg (http://img526.imageshack.us/my.php?image=0633ghz6501040wk7.jpg)

Fsb stucks at 370 +/-. For 24/7 i´m at 3ghz stock vcore (1,25v bios-1,21v win-1,19v load).

Maybe i should try a newer Bios, i´m still with the one that came with the board.

This weekend (maybe next) i´ll give it a try with a LS to see if i can improve. A quick subzero test with my E6600 gave me around 465(x9) bootable where my max on air was 424.

I hope this will be aplicable with the Q6600, atleast to bench at 400x9 :p:

MorphewS

05-12-2007, 10:53 PM

http://www2.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php?pMODEL_NAME=Fatal1ty+FP-IN9+SLI&fMTYPE=LGA775&pPRODINFO=BIOS

BIOS m624b12.zip

More FSB with m624b12.zip ?

alpha0ne

05-12-2007, 11:09 PM

http://www2.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php?pMODEL_NAME=Fatal1ty+FP-IN9+SLI&fMTYPE=LGA775&pPRODINFO=BIOS

BIOS m624b12.zip

More FSB with m624b12.zip ?

I found #12 bios to be the worst :slapass:

'kin Abit POS :fact: :mad: :slapass: :slapass: :slapass:

indiecom

05-18-2007, 09:10 AM

Abit IN9 Fatality With E6300 (462,5X7)

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/628/6300375orthosspi4mwo7.jpg

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/5885/63003753dmark06tx1.jpg

MorphewS

05-22-2007, 06:15 PM

Newsss About it?

alpha0ne

05-23-2007, 01:29 AM

Abit IN9 Fatality With E6300 (462,5X7)

Was that re-bootable ???

Also which ram, looks like very good stuff

3Aims

06-03-2007, 11:51 AM

Hey guys. I am looking for some tweaking tips for this board. Here are my questions:

- LTD: Should I leave it at 5x or 4x?
- Linked, Unlinked: Does it matter which one I use?
- I can't get anything over 950 FSB to load in windows. What voltages should I focus on (NB, CPU, etc?) as I've tried to crank most of them with no success.
- Any other BIOS settings I should change when overclocking?

My system:
E4300
7900GS
2gb 533 Ram
Raptor
HE Neo 500 PSU

zert

06-03-2007, 02:03 PM

Hey zert what would be the max possible FSB fingers and toes crossed on your MSI 650i ???, this POS Abit cant even cold boot if set @ 400FSB grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

PLZ stay AWAY! from the MSI N650I board. ist always just a much a POS as the Abit :slapass:
it overvolt the ram when ur system is idle, and undervolts it under load. and i mean - or + 0.1 to 0.15V

+ max fsb is 400 :/ bios doesnt allow any higher :mad: :slapass: :slapass:

well at leasts it boots all the time :D
but then again OC recover is 0,0 i have to reset CMOS every time

RickyG512

06-03-2007, 06:06 PM

- LTD: Should I leave it at 5x or 4x?
- Linked, Unlinked: Does it matter which one I use?
- I can't get anything over 950 FSB to load in windows. What voltages should I focus on (NB, CPU, etc?) as I've tried to crank most of them with no success.
- Any other BIOS settings I should change when overclocking?

4x
unlinked
dont need no more than 1.39 for nb and vvt i think its called
cpu voltage depends on speed
other settings will be ram timings,speed and voltage

3Aims

06-03-2007, 09:24 PM

I flashed the Bios 12 dated 4/2/07. My overclock is getting better, but I had to enable the second core in the BIOS. Strange board.

alpha0ne

06-04-2007, 01:00 AM

I flashed the Bios 12 dated 4/2/07. My overclock is getting better, but I had to enable the second core in the BIOS. Strange board.

Give it another year, maybe those tools @ Abit will have finished a working bios by then..........................but I doubt it :down:

RickyG512

06-04-2007, 03:27 AM

wtf i didnt know u could do dat wid core 2 duos

3Aims

06-04-2007, 06:16 AM

It's in the CPU section. Last option. It was not there with the original bios. I checked cpuid and task manager after the flash and was like wtf. Why the default setting would be disabled is crazy.

s-g-r

06-05-2007, 12:46 PM

Very picky refurbished lady arrived me yesterday. Still testing. No SLI Switch Key included, PCI only. :ROTF: An Asus "SLI Selector" don't work. Waiting now for Abit shop ...

LDT 3x
beta 13b02 bios

wittekakker

06-05-2007, 01:25 PM

Looking good there!

I got beta 14 here, if someone wants to host it, mail me: wittekakker at hotmail...

Beta 14, flash only with AWDFLASH!!!!

3Aims

06-06-2007, 07:09 AM

Ok my holy experts of this ABIT board, I can't overclock for squat :rofl: . Maybe it's the E4300 as well. Can someone give me a few pointers (or screen shots) of your settings (softmenu)? I lowered the multi to see what this board could handle and it won't hold together after 250 FSB with stock volts on everything under heavy load. I'm keeping my ram within specs and my PSU is a HE NEO 500 so that's not the problem.

CPU VTT
NB
SB

What voltages do I need to focus on. Is there something in the BIOS I need to enable/disable to improve my overclock? :shrug:

Thanks in advance.

Fr3ak

06-06-2007, 08:10 AM

Set the Mutli to stock 9 and retry.
Dont use more than 1.4v for the nb, leave the sb at stock and run the ram linked (with dividers if needed).
CPU VTT can be set to auto aswell for non heavy oc.

Furthermore I would at least replace the thermal pad on the NB with thermal paste and place a fan close to the NB.

s-g-r

06-06-2007, 11:08 AM

FSB 525 is not stable. Orthos runs for hours but superpi only 1M possible. 520 seems stable now - 32M no problem.

Sync mode gives a little bit more but only with one stick installed. dual channel no boot. (2GB TeamGroup with D9GMH) Needs more testing.

In unlinked mode I can't run RAM more than 520 (555 set in bios). 556 no boot, 667..., 800 ? :rolleyes: .

MorphewS

06-06-2007, 05:01 PM

With C2D E4300, which is the Max FSB?
I want 375-400 FSB with E4300.

s-g-r

06-06-2007, 06:25 PM

FP-IN9 SLI – table of Unlinked mysteries

FSB: 2083 (520) 2x 1GB D9GM, black slots, 5-6-6-18-2T, 2.4V, M624B13b2ModBIOS

(Estimated DDR2 Data Rate - post/boot - Win - Superpi 32m)

846 – 1110 (2.5V) no No No
833 ok No No
818 No No No
810 No No No
801 Ok Ok Reset
781 (ok) No No
763 Ok No No
757 No No No
743 Ok Ok Freeze
555 - 729 No No No
520 Ok Ok Ok (16:01)
486 No No No
480 No No No

Hazzan

06-06-2007, 06:30 PM

@s-g-r : nice !!!!

Where I get new beta 13b02 bios ??

Heidfirst

06-06-2007, 06:45 PM

http://forum.abit-usa.com/showthread.php?t=122393

14.B01 also courtesy of wittekakker (thank you)

s-g-r

06-06-2007, 06:59 PM

M624B13b2ModBIOS (http://s-g-r.ja-nee.de/B13b2Mod.zip)

origin (http://www.area3d.ch/forum/showthread.php?t=1502)

Fr3ak

06-06-2007, 11:15 PM

With C2D E4300, which is the Max FSB?
I want 375-400 FSB with E4300.

I was able to run 400Mhz Fsb with a E4300. Max was 423Mhz with a lower multi. Didnt run crazy volts, cos the cpu wasnt my own one.

MorphewS

06-07-2007, 03:37 PM

I was able to run 400Mhz Fsb with a E4300. Max was 423Mhz with a lower multi. Didnt run crazy volts, cos the cpu wasnt my own one.

Ok, It is cool, with my older abit AB9 max FSB with E4300 Rock rolid are 385.
i Want 400 x 8 :D

:clap:

wittekakker

06-13-2007, 02:01 PM

Thx Heidfirst for uploading and sharing BIOS 14.
For me, with a 6600, I got the FSB up to 1850MHz with 1,5V MCH voltage in BIOS.
Superpi 16M stable, I kept multiplier low at only 6.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=60518&stc=1&d=1181768532

alpha0ne

06-14-2007, 01:15 AM

Thx Heidfirst for uploading and sharing BIOS 14.
For me, with a 6600, I got the FSB up to 1850MHz with 1,5V MCH voltage in BIOS.
Superpi 16M stable, I kept multiplier low at only 6.

Is that able to cold boot at that FSB ????

wittekakker

06-14-2007, 09:05 AM

If I turn my pc off, yes I can boot at those settings. E6600 is now running at 3,8GHz with dual 8800GTS :D

Heidfirst

06-16-2007, 02:35 AM

BIOS release V14 for FP-IN9 SLI

Release information:

[ENGLISH]

1. Correct the PECI function.
2. Fixed the issue where the system may not boot when P4 EE installed.
3. The FanEQ function now works as intended.
4. Update NVMM to V4.072.28.
5. BIOS compiled date: 06/07/2007.

ftp://ftp.abit.com.tw/pub/download/b...li/m624b14.zip

wittekakker

06-16-2007, 03:03 AM

If I turn my pc off, yes I can boot at those settings. E6600 is now running at 3,8GHz with dual 8800GTS :D

Hmm, nevermind, few boots laters in ran into the same boot problems as before.

3Aims

06-16-2007, 05:07 PM

Is it just me or did ABIT pull this board off their USA website? Click on current products for 775 socket. I also can't boot with the new 14 bios.

alpha0ne

06-17-2007, 06:38 AM

Is it just me or did ABIT pull this board off their USA website? Click on current products for 775 socket. I also can't boot with the new 14 bios.

You mean the beta bios 1.4 ???

alpha0ne

06-23-2007, 02:25 AM

Looks like those lazy tossers @ Abit have released a new bios for this board, Bios # 14 (http://file.abit.com.tw/pub/download/bios/fpin9sli//m624b14.zip)

Heidfirst

06-23-2007, 02:34 AM

Looks like those lazy tossers @ Abit have released a new bios for this board, Bios # 14 (http://file.abit.com.tw/pub/download/bios/fpin9sli//m624b14.zip)
look a few posts up...
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=2255918&postcount=169

3Aims

06-23-2007, 06:24 AM

Looks like those lazy tossers @ Abit have released a new bios for this board, Bios # 14 (http://file.abit.com.tw/pub/download/bios/fpin9sli//m624b14.zip)

I bailed on this board for the EVGA 680i LT. Night and day. Good luck guys.

alpha0ne

06-24-2007, 12:42 AM

I bailed on this board for the EVGA 680i LT. Night and day. Good luck guys.

I think this board is actually OK if you use a core that has no less than a x10 multi which is kinda sad considering the board is squarely aimed at the value market and the e4400 was only released many months after this board :rolleyes:

I suppose there may be one or even maybe two ppl in the world who actually use netburst cores in this board :rofl:

MorphewS

07-03-2007, 09:56 AM

I think this board is actually OK if you use a core that has no less than a x10 multi which is kinda sad considering the board is squarely aimed at the value market and the e4400 was only released many months after this board :rolleyes:

I suppose there may be one or even maybe two ppl in the world who actually use netburst cores in this board :rofl:

P5N-E Is better?

jogshy

08-28-2007, 10:42 AM

My results for an Intel E2140( dual core, 1.6Ghz, L2 stepping) on air 24/7 stable using this motherboard are:

Multi x8, 3005Mhz ( 88% OC ), core temp 54C max with Orthos CPU stress test 24/7
FSB 375Mhz ( 1500QDR ), linked 3:2 mode
2Gb OCZ Spec Ops Urban Elite DDR2 PC6400 ( 800Mhz ), I suspect ProMos IC.

http://www.imgplace.com/directory/dir1069/1188324724.png

I think reached the fsb wall for these settings because I cannot pass the [380,385] fsb barrier even increasing to the limit the voltages(cpu,ram,nb/sb). Also it's curious but if I'm getting weird errors when I put the RAM to 950.6Mhz ( even increasing voltages or memory timings ).. curiously at 950.0Mhz works like a charm. I can increase it to [1000,1026Mhz] using ClockGen so perhaps is a BIOS thing...

Also discovered the board only post if you use FSB 800 or greater or equal to 1333 ( 375Mhz bus ). To pass 1520-1530QDR with this board using this configuration seems so be very hard.

My general review is:

PROS
- Nice details like the reset/power switches or the easy plastic PCI-E card removers.
- Solid capacitors and good power phase.
- Good performance without OC.
- Unlinked memory mode support.
- 2X SLI 16x.

CONS
- Very immature BIOS ( and I'm using the latest one 14 ). The TREF auto bug is annoying. Does not support "BIOS profiles" so each time you do overclock and does not post you need to clear CMOS and re-type de 20000 parameters manually. Does not support auto load defaults on critical non-post ( no double bios on error? ). The unlinked mode is very unstable in Windows. Doesn't boot in FSB range [800,1332]. There's no way to post with a 7x CPU multiplier with FSB >800Mhz ( only 6x and 8x seems valid? ). Does not like CAS 4 ( perhaps is the memory, not the BIOS ).

- Bad placement of the heat sinks and non-solid capacitors. Specially the one near the ps2 keyboard connector. Is very easy to hit it when putting the MB in the case and when you are putitng the CPU heat sink.

- Lack of active fan for the chipsets. The northbridge and southbride are too hot if you do overclock so you will need an AS5 layer cover + fan.

- FSB limit too low ( 380-385 in case of my E2140, not sure for other CPUs ).

- Voltage increment/decrement delta values too high. I cannot increase voltages in 0.01 steps. Maximum voltages are too low.

- Lacks parallel port / external SATA adapter.

However, for 105$ is not bad but if I could have a second choice I won't buy it because wanted for OCing.

Fguarezi

09-13-2007, 06:39 PM

New test E6600 + FP-IN9 Fatality

NC 3.9Ghz

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/1795/nc39xw5.th.jpg (http://img213.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nc39xw5.jpg)

PI 3950mhz

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/5061/pi3950by3.th.jpg (http://img46.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pi3950by3.jpg)

Bios 14 Mod Germany

Unlinked
Mult 9x
NB - 1.43v
CPU VTT - 1.40v
LDT - 2x
Vcore CPU 1.6v.

Fguarezi

09-13-2007, 06:43 PM

Abit FP-IN9 Fatality

504 FSB

Bios 14 Mod Germany - Link Bios: http://www.gigasize.com/get.php?d=bw2rh6qjrpc
Unlinked
Mult 6x
NB 1.43v
CPU VTT 1.40v
LDT 2x

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/7426/validaocortada504oj3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=241872

Fguarezi

09-23-2007, 09:28 AM

New Test NC 2.0

Total obtido de pontuação 12.390

CONFIG:

Usuário: Fguarezi
CPU Intel E6600 @ 3950mhz
FSB 438 Mhz
Multiplicador 9x - LDT 3x
Linked Sync
Memos 2 Gb XMS2 DDR2 675@877 Mhz - cas 4-4-4-12 (2t)
Mobo ABIT Fatal1ty FP-IN9 SLI - biosmoded
Vga 8800 GTS 320
Refrigeração - Tt Silent Tower - Lapidado
Fonte : HuntKey 450W ATX 2.2

BIOS MOD 14 Germany

Vcore 1.6 V
VTT 1.43
NB 1.42

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/7633/nc203950yq5.th.jpg (http://img215.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nc203950yq5.jpg)

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/7633/nc203950yq5.jpg

Manu82

09-26-2007, 10:55 PM

Hello
I have a problem i can´t start windows if i clock the cpu over 3.0ghz
how much voltage can i put and where, im new at this.

i have fp-in9 mobo, e6750, 1900 xt 512, gemin 2 cpu cooler and 4g ram.

Alvin_ti4200

10-25-2007, 10:29 AM

where can i download this 14 mod BIOS (i don't want to register to any sites^^)? Any tips of usage? I have an E6750 which can done 3400 MHz@1.38V (load), so i'd try to reach FSB 425 with this stuff.

pxhx

11-08-2007, 03:59 AM

Fguarezi

11-12-2007, 06:46 PM

belos resultados! :clap:

Vlw amigo brazuca.

pxhx

11-14-2007, 02:40 PM

Vlw amigo brazuca.

tenho uma mobo dessas tbm, to pra fazer vmod pra resolver o problema do vcore... :slapass:

Fguarezi

11-21-2007, 02:30 PM

tenho uma mobo dessas tbm, to pra fazer vmod pra resolver o problema do vcore... :slapass:

Opa, se na bios 16 não resolver isso, queria fazer tbm.

Se possivel pega meu msn ou me manda email

fguarezi @ hotmail.com

Abraço.

jogshy

12-22-2007, 11:53 AM

Today I tryed the 200->266 BSEL on E2140. Does not help.
Also tryed the 1333 one and did not help neither.
Can't pass 1576 of FSB on M0 by air with the maximum voltages applied and the latest BIOS 15 :(

The BIOS 15 ( which is the latest ), still has two nasty bugs:

1. VCore-modified saving bug. If you switch off completely your computer, the vcore will be reset to the first one ( 1.325v in my case ). I see other people having this problem too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD_D3m4VZms
http://forums.hexus.net/abit-care-hexus/120290-problems-abit-fp-in9-vcore-bios-bug.html

2. The current memory's TREF sometimes is displayed in a strange way ( for example, ::.us instead of 3.9us ).

Btw, anybody know where can I find a BIOS 15 modded with extra voltages and hidden options enabled? I had the BIOS 14 mod but the 15 one will be nice, thx!

s_noopy

12-31-2007, 06:57 AM

now the latest bios is number 16. for me anything after 13 official prevents from overclocking.

Fast

01-14-2008, 03:12 PM

Someone could post the bios 14mod, I can not find here and links are broken ... Thank you very much ..

RobEvans89

01-22-2008, 08:33 AM

Which official BIOS is the best for overclocking?

s_noopy

01-23-2008, 04:17 AM

It depends. Some people like most up-to-date (16) some (like me) can't overclock on anything newer than 13.
13 has it's limitations like not posting with unlinked but ist's more stable afaik.

Master Mofo

02-19-2008, 10:32 AM

Hey guys, this is my first post ;).

I got this board and I'm pretty happy with it. Here's what I got in my gaming system:

Fatal1ty F-I90HD
Q6600 @ 3.0 Ghz
4 Gb G.Skill DDR 800
Zotac 8800GT @ 750 Mhz
All Stuffed in a Qpack2 Case.

My 3dMark06 was 13,088. I haven't had much trouble with anything; everything installed smooth. I was quite worried after reading a bunch of reviews on newegg.com, but so far this system is working out great for me.

Heidfirst

02-19-2008, 03:39 PM

I got this board and I'm pretty happy with it. Here's what I got in my gaming system:

Fatal1ty F-I90HD
this thread is for the FP-IN9 SLI

s_noopy

02-20-2008, 03:57 PM

Hmmm I've got a little problem with the board. Sometimes in 3D it freezes and only solution is a hard reset. Then it just won't post for several hours. Clearing CMOS doesn't do the thing. It's simply stone cold (fans are on, lights are on but noone's at home) Any thoughts?

pxhx

02-24-2008, 04:20 PM

olavxxx

03-04-2008, 12:52 AM

Hi, I have this card and I'm using it with pentium D930.
It clocks very easy to 4GHZ stable, have also been up to 4.1ghz.

I had to up the VCORE to 1.41 in bios (real life, 1.38-1.39 idle/load).
When I got my new gfx cards and my new Cruicial Ballistix pc8500 ram, I suddenly got problems with stability in 3d-games.

At first I thought it was my clock, eg. I thought that when I had tried stability before, the GPU was limiting the CPU load in 3dmark/crysis, but now I run SLI with 2 x 8800gts 512.

So, after using half of my saturday, I found out theese settings had to be used on my ram:
Linked + synch

I tried first linked + 1:1, but this did not work very well for stability.
Ps. I have also disabled the "sli ready memory" (e.p.p.), dont know if its good to use this? I still let the bios set the timings..

Ps. I run CPU @ 1066 fsb with nactua uhf12 cooler or what it's called :P My PC is stable with this.. I have also sometimes increased cpu vtt to 1.24 and 1.28, and NB to 1.58 and 1.50.. but most of the time I just run it on auto.

The LDT to 4x does nothing for me AFAIK..
Ps. I'm waiting for my e8400 cpu getting in stock (ordered like 3 weeks ago).

My cpu idles at 37 degrees..

I run this in the old cmstacker with a lot of fans:
Front: 3 x 120mm fans
Rear: 1 x 120mm fan + 1 x 80mm fan (will fit another 80mm later today)
PSU: 1 x 120mm fan + 1 x 80mm fan
Top: 1 x 80mm fan
CPU: 2 x 120mm fans, set in bios to target temp 45 degrees, 5 degrees offset. One of the fans is plugged in the system and set reference to CPU, also bumped up to 100% / 60%.

Also, I have a 120mm fan just resting on the gfx card, this blows on the RAM and the chipset cooler.

Before I got the 1066 RAM, the heatsink was only 25 degrees celsius (without fan).. but with 1066 and linked + synch, it got to be about 50 degrees I believe. So I put the fan on the gfx card (120mm, resting on it) and now its 40-46 degres I think.

Ps. this is also due to the double 8800gts 512 heating the pc :P but with the 120mm fan, now the 1066fsb memory runs cool (@ reference 2.2v), and the chipset is about 40-46 degrees I think.

The other small chipset, is not hot at all.. but I have a lot of airflow in my pc, and more will come :)

Ps. this mainboard I'm just using untill 790i is released.

Degenerate83

03-04-2008, 05:54 AM

Thought i'd post my results for a new e8200, cant seem to post any higher than this without blue screening in windows!!!

any ideas to overclock this further would be appriciated....this is all temp untill new asus rampage is released and actually in stock!!!

cheers

Degenerate83

03-04-2008, 06:05 AM

sorry bad screen shot!

e8200
bios 16

fsb420

vcore... 1.4
ddr2... 2.3
vtt... 1.46
n/bridge....1.43

olavxxx

03-04-2008, 08:47 AM

How much is "safe vtt" ?
I'm too running on the 16 bios..

It's very annoying that each time you clear cmos, it clears the OC info..
Thats my main hate-thing against this board.. Yeah, and the fact that somtimes it doesent behave, lol..

But that beeing said, it supports e.p.p. (which I disabled) and it has solid state capacitors and it is actually a bit better than the asus equalivent.

My plan was never to use this board with my new cpu, but I will try it.. if it works fine, then I will run on this board untill the 790i is released and I'll then use more $$ on a board than 100$ :P no more tweak-for-a-week. (actually just half a day, but..).

Btw. I got som BSOD yesterday, but it was actually my NOKIA phone causing it :O :O :O at first I thought: le crappie :P lol.. had just gotten a stable 33% OC of the CPU, as well as I've flashed both my gfxcards to higher clocks.

edit: do you people also have to change mouse and keyboard to "bios" from OS? (I run them in the usb ports)