DFI Lanparty UT problems :/

[abstrakt]

Hi, just installed the board with a 3400+ Clawhammer DTR and an XP-120. Boots up at 200x3 and 1.09v :/ If I raise it to 1.5v and 200x11 it doesn't boot. Temps are fine no more than 50c. Help would be much appreciated, just flashing bios now.

[reject]

try giving it more volts you may need to burn it in

[drunkenmaster]

would help if you posted spec of your rig, psu enough to handle full speed, memory? memory settings? though both are running at 200mhz, as you could see by sisoftsandra at only 600Mhz you would only get like, 2/3k mem bandwidth, where as at 2.2Ghz you should be just around the 6k mark. Basically the memory is worked hugely harder at high cpu speeds. so maybe its just memory timings are off.

[blinky]

semms DFI boards have lots of problems , same as their socketA boards :rolleyes:

[Zebo]

try giving it more volts you may need to burn it in
What does that mean "burn it in"?

[thephenom]

does teh XP120 make proper contact with the core?

[Geek77]

Update to one of these BIOS: klick here (http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=328318).

Support for your CPU, correct temperatures, VDimm up to 4v in BIOS, etc etc.

Only up to 4v IF you got a Powerstream or some modded PSU.

[abstrakt]

Thanks Geek77 I will try that.

Specs are:
3400+ DTR
DFI LanParty
512mb PC4000 OCZ EL until Ballistix comes
5900XT until x800xtpe comes
430w antec truepower

[abstrakt]

Well I've got it into Windows on the new bios, I've got a feeling it will crash on reboot though like it was on the old bioses :/

[abstrakt]

My ATX +12v goes down to 10.3 under load, is this bad or normal?

[thephenom]

My ATX +12v goes down to 10.3 under load, is this bad or normal?
Yeah, that's pretty bad

how old is your PSU?

[abstrakt]

Almost two years, I might just order a Powerstream

[Drisler]

That is very bad.

And you will definitely need to update your bios to get support for your DTR. I've come across no problems flashing back and forth ...unlike the nForce2 series.

[jjcom]

10.3....that is bad...I just got a new Aspire PSU...seems nice and it goes good with my case (black and blue)...It says its a 520W PSU but I would guess a mid 400 watter myself.any way it was 60 some bucks on newegg.com

[[XC] serlv]

Or, you could use a Fortron 530 watter. That is what i'm using on my DFI NF3 w 3400+ . The PSU is a solid unit with pots inside to adjust your rails.

[abstrakt]

Is the Fortron considered a better PSU than the OCZ? Price is not an issue.

[reject]

the noisetaker 475 'P' is the best price/performance psu. it is so nice
on my abit i was getting 12.2, 5.17, 3.4 and on my dfi it is lower (in bios at least havent loaded windows) so you shouldnt trust the dfi readings cause the abit matched with my multimeter

[ugp]

Those Aspire PSU are a piece of crap! One game with my Case and it was a 500-Watt or so it said. It burned out in 3 months. So I bought a Fortron Source and tweaked it. Alot cheaper than a PowerStream.

[abstrakt]

Ok so I've got a Powerstream 520w now. The rails report even lower now, with 12v dipping down to 9v under load in ITE Smart Guardian and 11v'ish in BIOS. I love this board.

[Mongoose420]

My ATX +12v goes down to 10.3 under load, is this bad or normal?

check it with a multimeter, depending on what i use to look at the sensor chips readings on both my a64 boards it could be 10.5v or 15.6v and i know for a fact its 12.1v.

[abstrakt]

Yeah but you would think that even if the actual figures are inaccurate the difference between figures would be accurate between the two PSU's, and I would think the Powerstream would be better than a 2 year old Truepower.

[Mongoose420]

but you cant adjust the truepower. there may have been nothing wrong with your old PSU even tho your new one is definitly better. Head on down to radio shack and get yourself a $10 MultiMeter. you dont need a $200 fluke or anything like that and you'll use it more than you think you will.

Im running the epox board right now, and it says 10.7 in sandra and 12.12 on a MM. unfortunatly epox doesnt have a 12v rail reading in bios or the windows based utility

[abstrakt]

Starting to give up, something is bad/broken.

3400+ DTR,
2x512 Ballistix PC4000,
Raptor 74GB,
Powerstream 520w,
XP-120 w/ 120mm YS-Tech Fan.

Won't boot at 220x11 or 230x10.
Won't boot at vcore higher than 1.55v.
SATA errors on overclocks higher than 2300mhz(using SATA 3/4).

Will boot at 275x8 and be stable, but it won't boot at 275x9.

[abstrakt]

I will get a multimeter tomorrow, going to need it for my XTPE anyway :)

Going to sleep now, was probably a bad idea to come home from nightshift and mess around with this anyway :P

[reject]

this board has probs with c) 3400s. try flashing the bios to 5/10 4vdimm
my 3000+ wont go higher than 270x8 or its really unstable no matter the voltage. i think there must be a setting that is stopping our ocs. i think ugp also cant get his 3200 very far

[abstrakt]

I'm on 5/10 :/ Only thing I imagine it could be is my RAM, but I'm not going to spend any more money to find out :/

[Blaineikans]

Give it a few days to burn in, no lie.

I was pretty pissed at this board the first week I had it, couldn't go into windows at measly 220 X 11, or even 10.5. But I am fairly new to the OC scene.

The other day I got it to post at 240 x 10.5 and Prime all memory tweaks at auto. Only problem is I can't run my memory at 1:1 :( . Anybody got any ideas on that or any help as to if I can run at 1:1 or if I'm limited by something else?

The specs are:

3200+ NC
DFI UT250GB
2x512 PC3200 OCZ Rev 2 I believe.
6800GT
XP-120 Fan
2X 36.7 Raptors
400Watt Sparkle PS

Help :(?

[reject]

you wont lose speed from 1:1, but youll lose a ton from .5 multi

[abstrakt]

Basically worked out that my CPU does not like vcore, might try to sell it and get a 3400+ Newcastle.

[Russ]

Starting to give up, something is bad/broken.

3400+ DTR,
2x512 Ballistix PC4000,
Raptor 74GB,
Powerstream 520w,
XP-120 w/ 120mm YS-Tech Fan.

Won't boot at 220x11 or 230x10.
Won't boot at vcore higher than 1.55v.
SATA errors on overclocks higher than 2300mhz(using SATA 3/4).

Will boot at 275x8 and be stable, but it won't boot at 275x9.


Hey guys as you can see iam a newb on this forum allthough i do have some query's,

1) What were your timings on the PC4000 to Run 275fsb and was this 1:1 ?

Ive been able to get a resonably stable 263 - 265 at Timings 1T,2.5,2,2,2,7,10 FSB = 263 - 265 X 9.5 using 2.9V also using 1.550 + 123% vcore.

Ive been mucking around with the system for about a month to 6 weeks, and it appears that this is all i can get. Another thing iam interested to see your opinions is my 3Dmark scores as ive been told there somewhat dull for my system spec's

3dmark 01 = 27,700
3dmark 03 = 12,700
3dmark 05 Dont have an Official score but 5250 was the last run i did
Aquamark3 = 73,500

The Asus V9999GE in all of these Benchmarks Was running Core 425mhz Memory 1.10ghz ( Moded 16pipes 5 vertex shaders)

Also This System is Aircooled.

My System Specs
DFI UT250GB
Amd 64 3200+ Clawhammer
1 X 512 Crucial Balistix PC4000
Swiftech MCX6400-V
Vantec Tornado 80mm
Lan Li PC60
Asus V9999GE (Modded 16 pipelines 5 vertex shaders)
Antec True Power 550w
WD 160JB IDE
SB Live 5.1.

Benchmark Links
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=8278387
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=3430746

Well thats about it for my post but id like to hear your input from this and what you guys think/know about the DFI board.

Ive also got a theory that there could be better suited memory for the DFI than what the Crucial Balistix PC4000 is so if you could let me know how you guys went with other Modules and your results that would be excellent.
:)

Thanx In Advanced
Russ.

[STEvil]

Did you forget to plug in the "P4" connector? Super low 12v is usually because of that..

[Russ]

Did you forget to plug in the "P4" connector? Super low 12v is usually because of that..

nope didnt forget that :P, i would expect a 550W Antec True Power should have enough go on the 12v line to run this system thou, would you agree?.

[STEvil]

Should... can you measure the +12 at the atx header and the P4 connector to be sure the pins inside one or the other havent spread or something?

[Russ]

Should... can you measure the +12 at the atx header and the P4 connector to be sure the pins inside one or the other havent spread or something?

I Cant measure at the ATX header all though i think i might go buy a Multimeter to find out what it is,

I will double check "P4" Connector, allthough i do make sure all those things r connect properly when building the system.

[STEvil]

handy tool. ;)