Intel D975XBX "Bad Axe" Revision 304 - Who Wants One?

[Sneaky]

right to the left of the RAM slots, it says D975XBX and Rev. xxx right after it

[Sneaky]

no, except for freecable guy that modded his 302 with the latest BIOS and correct conroe-supporting power structure

[Dasgreif]

Ya, hoping conroe compatible boards hit soon. Dont know how much longer I can wait before I am forced to go with AMD.

Would love to get a conroe usable board and a D 930 cpu for now, then upgrade to a Conroe CPU when prices drop. But if boards dont hit the street by June ......

Its gonna be an AMD X2 3800

Btw heard the BadAxe board takes a powersupply that has 2 4pin motherboard connecters. Is that true?

[Sneaky]

yes, it uses a 8-pin EPS 12v connector - but it also ships with a 4-8 pin adapter if you don't have a EPS-compliant power supply already

[Chr325is]

Any recent updates on these boards Sneaky?

[Sneaky]

nothing... due to the fact that asus is basically ready to release the new revision of the P5WD2-E & P5WDG2-WS boards that support conroe, I'm about to cancel this whole plan


I started this because at the time, I heard all positives, and that the channel would recieve them soon... but the channel has bugged intel over and over again, and the 304's still aren't available for us, even though intel said they already began shipping these boards


if these boards become available and Asus won't be releasing the new revisions for about a month after it, then I will start this back up if there's still interest

-JR

[Chr325is]

Alright, I was really looking forward to having one of these boards by now, but I guess I can wait some more. Thanks for making an effort, I know it wasn't your fault.

[Ender17]

nothing... due to the fact that asus is basically ready to release the new revision of the P5WD2-E & P5WDG2-WS boards that support conroe
more info on this?

[I_G]

How about a group buy for Conroe XE's??

:idea:

[mine]

nothing... due to the fact that asus is basically ready to release the new revision of the P5WD2-E & P5WDG2-WS boards that support conroe, I'm about to cancel this whole plan

-JR

Thanks sneaky ..was a good plan for sure .. I always appreciate efforts like these...and I thought it over and over

:clap:

[Dubz]

well if all this falls thru. i spotted the boards at the Fry's in San Diego. They had about 20 or so in stock.

[tdenton1138]

well if all this falls thru. i spotted the boards at the Fry's in San Diego. They had about 20 or so in stock.

They have twenty Rev 304 Intel D975XBX "Bad Axe" boards sitting at Fry's?

I'd still be up for a group buy of whatever Conroe board if it can be sooner than general availability. Otherwise, once they come available, what difference?

A Conroe (XE?) group buy, on the other hand...

[Dubz]

They have twenty Rev 304 Intel D975XBX "Bad Axe" boards sitting at Fry's?

I'd still be up for a group buy of whatever Conroe board if it can be sooner than general availability. Otherwise, once they come available, what difference?

A Conroe (XE?) group buy, on the other hand...

yeah, they had about that many. and i look to see if they were 304s. i will go by there today to double check and get some proof and rely it. but the thing is they wanted like 259 or 279 for them. i dont know the average of the board, but that is what they were charging.

[automagic]

When and if this ever comes up, I am still interested in a group buy of a motherboard or a conroe but not xe. I want a cheaper conroe.

Thanks

[Sneaky]

slurrr just sent me a message stating that he just obtained a revision 304 board from fry's electronics, so they already made it to retail channels, the group buy is now officially canceled


thanks for the interest, and i'm sorry i couldn't do more to get them here before they reached normal retailers

[uclajd]

But we still have no confirmation that 304's actually support Conroe? :confused: :confused: :confused:

slurrr just sent me a message stating that he just obtained a revision 304 board from fry's electronics, so they already made it to retail channels, the group buy is now officially canceled


thanks for the interest, and i'm sorry i couldn't do more to get them here before they reached normal retailers

[WildEye]

:(

But the groupbuy would still make it cheaper thou...

[SluRRR]

But we still have no confirmation that 304's actually support Conroe? :confused: :confused: :confused:

FCG has confirmed the rev 304 will support Conroe (Refer to the sticky thread in this section). In fact, he just posted a thread on the Conroe mod for the 302 rev.

Sneaky,

Thanks for all the hard work you put into this effort.

[Dasgreif]

Newegg now has the x975xbx boards in stock again. No confirmation if they are rev 304 or not

[Ender17]

hey can someone go down to fry's and get me one?
how much are they?

[Burner27]

hey can someone go down to fry's and get me one?
how much are they?


Yeah me too!! There are no Fry's here in NY!!

[tdenton1138]

Hmmm... There's a Fry's about a hundred miles north of me... I should give them a call and see if I can find a geek to help me out on the whole rev 304 issue. $250+ is kinda steep, but ... well... If I could have it tomorrow? Of course I still need ram, pci-e graphics (still on 6800gt agp), power supply and an 805 until conroe hits.

Let's make that call. ;)

[Ender17]

there is a fry's about 217 miles from me
I'm gonna call them tomorrow
might be taking a roadtrip next week

or if someone wants to ship me one, I'll pay you $20 plus the cost of the board and shipping

[socrilles]

I'm taking a trip through tax free oregon tomorrow (fry's is on the way) ;o)

[I_G]

Sneaky,

Thanks for all the time and work you put into this. :toast:

It is appreciated. :clap:

[Dubz]

Label of the box just to indicate that they are 304s. Picture taken with my MDA, which i dont know how to use yet. So, sry for the blurriness.

[NinjaZX6R]

Yeah me too!! There are no Fry's here in NY!!

I live 5 minutes from frys. I'm headed there tomorrow to see if they have the 304 boards in stock. Shoot me a PM if anyone wants me to pick one up for them. I think they are $259 though, too much for me to spend. But I'd be happy to help y'all out :)

-Collin-

[vengance_01]

I wish someone would order from newegg. They ran out of stock, snd they back in just a few days ago.:)

[I_G]

They did:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1432653&postcount=238

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1435494&postcount=248

[maverik-sg1]

I would imagine that these are the conroe compatable motherboards - if you are prepared to ship to the UK, I'll take one ;)

Cheers

Mav

[althes]

so no luck with the egg

[uclajd]

Update: Fry's Woodland Hills had no Intel D975XBX's of any revision on Sat, 5-13.

Ha, nice job Dubz, I was going to do a recon run to Fry's today and was going to post a question about where you find the rev info. Excellent, I don't have to crack open the box to find out either! :toast:

FWIW, Fry's usually has mobos out on the shelves, not in "the cage" like the CPUs and RAM. So you can paw and slobber over all of them like Michael Jackson at a 7th-grade slumber party.

Will be doing a recon mission to Woodland Hills, CA Fry's today. I just might have the same control issues with my credit card that MJ has as well. :lol:


Label of the box just to indicate that they are 304s. Picture taken with my MDA, which i dont know how to use yet. So, sry for the blurriness.

[Dasgreif]

Those posts were made on purchases before Newegg ran out of stock. Do not think there have been any posts since the new stock has came in.

[vengance_01]

They did:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1432653&postcount=238

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1435494&postcount=248
They ordered before they were out. I am willing to bet there neww stock is rev 304. I mean if Fry's are getting major online retailers should get them as well.

[-aDaM^]

Sneaky any updates :)

[Sneaky]

group order canceled.


can't really say anything more than that


sorry
-JR

[Burner27]

I live 5 minutes from frys. I'm headed there tomorrow to see if they have the 304 boards in stock. Shoot me a PM if anyone wants me to pick one up for them. I think they are $259 though, too much for me to spend. But I'd be happy to help y'all out :)

-Collin-

Thanks for the offer, but I am going to save my pennies for now and wait to see the Conroe capable boards from Asus. I hate being an early adopter of new tech. I also want wait for a couple more revs to make sure all the "bugs" are worked out.

[Ender17]

anyone daring enough to try ordering from newegg?

[bobov]

anyone daring enough to try ordering from newegg?

OOS @ newegg. :)

[vengance_01]

OOS @ newegg. :) yes its a good sign:D

[Zorlac]

I ordered my board at a time that Newegg went out of stock and then all of a sudden they told me they got 4 more in. I am assuming that their distributor has a surplus of these boards with the older revisions and they will not order more until their stock has depleted.

Yes I got the rev 302, but I would still be interested in finding a 304. I am really suprised that I have not even heard of someone getting a 303. You would think that there would be a surplus of 303s out there too.

[NinjaZX6R]

I ordered my board at a time that Newegg went out of stock and then all of a sudden they told me they got 4 more in. I am assuming that their distributor has a surplus of these boards with the older revisions and they will not order more until their stock has depleted.

Yes I got the rev 302, but I would still be interested in finding a 304. I am really suprised that I have not even heard of someone getting a 303. You would think that there would be a surplus of 303s out there too.

Sorry to hear about getting a rev 302. If you're good with soldering, you COULD do the mod FCG found to make it conroe ready :)

Me? I could NEVER solder like that. :(

-Collin-

[Ender17]

anyone find these anywhere but fry's?

[Sneaky]

my guy at the boston warehouse has issued a stock check to both the new york and new jersey warehouses for the 304's

if there are still some people interested and we can get 304's, I'll re-start the group order for these boards

[bobov]

Yes, I'm still interested. :)

[tdenton1138]

At this point, I think I'll just hold out. If I could have gotten one in early April... Now I think I'll wait to see what else is available when Conroe hits. MSI, DFI, Asus, Albatron, Foxconn(?), etc.... maybe Intel will be the best oc/most cost effective, but I kinda doubt it. I do, however, know that the Conroe will be the best/most cost effective upgrade to my crusty p4 2.53@2.7x.

I can't wait! But I have to! Argh!

[automagic]

I think I want to wait and see as well. In addition to a great oc board, the quality of the onboard sound is important to me. But maybe that is the intel.

[techstyled]

Do we know (as in "is it publically known") exactly when we expect to be able to buy a or some Conroe capable boards at retail? And also when we might expect to be able to get a Conroe?

I'm really starting to drool over some of the ES Conroe's in the F/S threads and I'm trying to be fruggle...

[Sumanji]

Hey,

Sorry this is a little bit off topic, but will I have any issues clocking a P-D 805 to 4GHz on this board? Or does it have an FSB ceiling for overclocking?

Cheers,

Suman

[Chr325is]

my guy at the boston warehouse has issued a stock check to both the new york and new jersey warehouses for the 304's

if there are still some people interested and we can get 304's, I'll re-start the group order for these boards

Count me in if it happens. I live in NJ and work in NY :)

[MavXS]

Has anyone had issues with the onboard sound and audio conversations in Trillian Pro? Can only reveive garbled sounds.

[WildEye]

I'm still in Sneaky.

[automagic]

Has anyone had issues with the onboard sound and audio conversations in Trillian Pro? Can only reveive garbled sounds.

Is there some way this is related to the intel bad axe motherboard?

[Schlotkins]

I'm a little late to the game, but I'm interested in one. Email is schwarzgroup at hotmail.com

Thanks!

[MavXS]

Has anyone had issues with the onboard sound and audio conversations in Trillian Pro? Can only receive garbled sounds.Is there some way this is related to the intel bad axe motherboard???? Why do you think I'd be posting in an Intel D975XBX Thread if I'm not talking about the Bad Axe? I know this Thread seems to be mainly about a bulk buy but I thought there'd be quite a few owners who may have encountered this problem.

[tdenton1138]

??? Why do you think I'd be posting in an Intel D975XBX Thread if I'm not talking about the Bad Axe? I know this Thread seems to be mainly about a bulk buy but I thought there'd be quite a few owners who may have encountered this problem.

I was also wondering what your post had to do with a potential group buy for a rev 304 Badaxe... I thought you posted here because it was an error. If it was intentional on your part I guess it just wasn't clear.

We had been trying to buy this board early. If I had one, I wouldn't be in this thread...

[MavXS]

that's fine. If this Thread is only for comments from people who don't own the Board in relation to the bulk buy, then sorry for posting here (if that's the case). But seriously, the comment, "Is there some way this is related to the intel bad axe motherboard?" was totally off base.

[[XC] DragonOrta]

I just saw this. I'd also be interested in buying one, if possible. YHEM.

[Ender17]

I found a place to order from that can guarantee revision 304.
I will provide the details later once I have my tracking number.

[bobov]

I found a place to order from that can guarantee revision 304.
I will provide the details later once I have my tracking number.

In US? If it's true, that will be great. :)

[Ender17]

In US? If it's true, that will be great. :)
yes, in the US

[Torin]

yes, in the US
Details please! :) :banana:

[Ender17]

Details please! :) :banana:

I will provide details later today
sorry, but you'll have to wait
it's a small place and I don't want them to get flooded with orders before mine ships out ;)

[Pokyoky]

Newegg is out of stock again, would be very tempting if they get new stock
They have package deal with a ATI x1900xt for $100 off, $379 with a $30 dollar rebate.

[bobov]

Newegg is out of stock again, would be very tempting if they get new stock
They have package deal with a ATI x1900xt for $100 off, $379 with a $30 dollar rebate.

It's in stock now.

[Ender17]

Newegg is out of stock again, would be very tempting if they get new stock
They have package deal with a ATI x1900xt for $100 off, $379 with a $30 dollar rebate.
wow that's an awesome deal
if only you knew if it was 304

[Pokyoky]

Been out of stock 2 or 3 days, and now back in stock
So tempting:confused:

Someone buy one so we know!:D

[Wiggy McShades]

Been out of stock 2 or 3 days, and now back in stock
So tempting:confused:

Someone buy one so we know!:D

ya think if i order one and its a 302 or 303 i can return it and make up a reason?

[ludeboy12]

how well does this board overclock??

i mean is this the board (rev 304) to get to run conroe with overclocking wise??

sorry but im new to the whole intel thing so i had to ask.

[Ender17]

if anyone in the US wants one of these, I found a way
goto http://www.frys.com/ and click FAQs
there will be a number for the sunnyville store in CA
call them and do a phone order
they will ship it to you
I spoke to a woman named Shula

$279.99 plus shipping
no tax unless you live in CA

[Sneaky]

little pricey... LOL

[Ender17]

little pricey... LOL
yeah really wish the group order at $190 would have worked out
oh well at least I have one on the way
I can finally finish my system and patiently wait for a Conroe E6600 to drop in

[ludeboy12]

are these good overclocking boards??

if they are i'll buy now and run a 930 till conroe hits.

[Ender17]

are these good overclocking boards??

if they are i'll buy now and run a 930 till conroe hits.
it has decent overclocking abilities, but it's strong points are stability and availabilty
I'm sure the Asus and DFI boards will be better for overclocking, but they aren't out yet

all depends on what you want
I wanted a very solid, stable board that would allow me to get a decent overclock out of my CPU. I wanted it now so I could put the rest of my system together with a Pentium D and when Conroe comes out, I'm ready to go, just drop it on. So this board was just right for me. Just wish I could have found it cheaper, but that's the price you pay for being one of the first to get it.

[ludeboy12]

ah perfect. Thats exactly what i want, decent overclock and stability and i need it now.

thanx for the quick reply.

[WildEye]

Any timeframe on the order Sneaky?

[Sneaky]

i haven't even found out if the NY or NJ warehouses have 304's yet...

[Torin]

ya think if i order one and its a 302 or 303 i can return it and make up a reason?
Yeah with newegg, you can return it for your money back within 30 days with no questions asked.

[davefr]

Yeah with newegg, you can return it for your money back within 30 days with no questions asked.

...and a 15% restocking charge.

[Torin]

On motherboards? Forgot about that one.. I've returned some smaller items with no charge... but I do recall a restocking charge for certain items.

Maybe I'm just talking out of my ass. It's been a while. :P

[oldsarge]

It appears that JNCS.com has the board for $248. They advertise that
it supports core-duo2 when it is released.

[Wiggy McShades]

It appears that JNCS.com has the board for $248. They advertise that
it supports core-duo2 when it is released.


they are gaurentied revision 304 i just called and ordered one myself. shipping is kinda expensive there though :(

[Ender17]

they are gaurentied revision 304 i just called and ordered one myself. shipping is kinda expensive there though :(
$267 shipped ground, about $20 cheaper than what I paid

[Ender17]

my board just arrived
however, Fry's charged me $20 for DHL ground so I ended up paying like $297 shipped
I think I might call and complain
DHL ground on outpost.com is never more than $10

[k00lance]

Does anyone know if newegg has 304 in stock now?

[beast-usa]

Got mine at fry's (CA) they let me open the box :) & I looked for the 304

[Sneaky]

you dont need to open it - just look on the package barcode/product code - last 3 digits state 302, 303, or 304

[FragTamer]

Hello everyone. My first post here. It's a nice board. I have one myself and filled it to capacity performance wise and can't even get OS loaded! I've tried everything including throwing the kitchen sink at it, but it lock completely up whilst installing devices @ 35mins. I'm not happy at all. I placed a Pentium D 960 3.6ghz it. A fair bit of reading in here does not reveal this issue. Strangely, it loads windows with an incompatable 3.2ghz Celeron? All componants are of very high grade and tested as not being at fault. System is running stock standard except for a recent bios update to attempt to resolve the problem. My new comp is a dud it would seem :-( Intel site says it is compatable with the 3.6ghz Pentium D. Grrr! It's now sitting in the shop under warrenty, but they don't even know whats wrong. So what do they send back? Here it is anyway... in all it's brand new broken glory...

- Intel BOXD975XBXLKR mobo
- Intel Pentium D 960, 3.6ghz
- Zalman CNPS9500 LED Copper Flower Heatsink
- 2 matched pairs of Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400 800mhz
- 2 400gb Western Digital Caviar SATA2 16mb cache Hd's in raid0
- BFG 7900 GTX OC 512mb Graphics Card
- Thermaltake 680w W0049 Purepower PSU
- 2 Sony DVD-RAM DRU-820A Drives
- Whatever Floppy Drive
- Thermaltake Kandalf aluminium case
- LG 1980Q 19" High Definition LCD Monitor
- LG L1750SQ LCD Monitor
- MS Laser 6000 Keyboard/Mouse
- Yamaha Digital Audio

Thanks Intel for nothing!

[deeznuts]

Well, if it works perfect with another CPU then the most likely culprit would be the 3.6 CPU. Does that Pentium D 960 work perfect in another board?

[b0bd0le]

i am totally down for buying one of these boards... is the deal still good? It looks like i have to wait for 9 other people to want one?

[Pete]

I'll have one if they work and can get a conroe for it

[beast-usa]

you dont need to open it - just look on the package barcode/product code - last 3 digits state 302, 303, or 304


LOL thanks I didn't know that :)

Just looked at the box middle number on the bar code.
AA D27094-304

[beast-usa]

Hello everyone. My first post here. It's a nice board. I have one myself and filled it to capacity performance wise and can't even get OS loaded! I've tried everything including throwing the kitchen sink at it, but it lock completely up whilst installing devices @ 35mins. I'm not happy at all. I placed a Pentium D 960 3.6ghz it. A fair bit of reading in here does not reveal this issue. Strangely, it loads windows with an incompatable 3.2ghz Celeron? All componants are of very high grade and tested as not being at fault. System is running stock standard except for a recent bios update to attempt to resolve the problem. My new comp is a dud it would seem :-( Intel site says it is compatable with the 3.6ghz Pentium D. Grrr! It's now sitting in the shop under warrenty, but they don't even know whats wrong. So what do they send back? Here it is anyway... in all it's brand new broken glory...

- Intel BOXD975XBXLKR mobo
- Intel Pentium D 960, 3.6ghz
- Zalman CNPS9500 LED Copper Flower Heatsink
- 2 matched pairs of Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400 800mhz
- 2 400gb Western Digital Caviar SATA2 16mb cache Hd's in raid0
- BFG 7900 GTX OC 512mb Graphics Card
- Thermaltake 680w W0049 Purepower PSU
- 2 Sony DVD-RAM DRU-820A Drives
- Whatever Floppy Drive
- Thermaltake Kandalf aluminium case
- LG 1980Q 19" High Definition LCD Monitor
- LG L1750SQ LCD Monitor
- MS Laser 6000 Keyboard/Mouse
- Yamaha Digital Audio

Thanks Intel for nothing!

I noticed that your using almost what I have.

The newest bios doesn't work. I rolled back one. (BX97510J.86A.0807.EB.EXE)
And the corsair has to be set at 5-5-5-12 any faster it will never start.
I have the D 965 multi set at 16 v 1.375 all is good. small problem with sil 3114 and drives. Overall very fast so far :)

[beast-usa]

Frag tamer just found this one going to give it a try.
http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df-external/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=N&Inst=Yes&ProductID=2205&DwnldID=10729&strOSs=38&OSFullName=OS%20Independent&lang=eng

[Funky]

So whats the status of this?
Here in india i cant find a single board thats gona support the conroe, not even 975XBX rev 304 and when i talked with local distries its not gona be here for atleast 1 more month.
I am building a system now and no mobo for the same( the one that will support conroe). must have 2 rigs up and running withing next 10-15 days and was planning 1 to be intel with conroe upgrade option for future.
grrrr, sucks.... :(

[0DIGy]

if it's still open i'd be interested

[Sneaky]

I have teamed up with Hassan here on XtremeSystems to *FINALLY* provide you all with revision 304 D975XBX motherboards - here is the new official pre-order thread:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=101693

*there is a TWO-WEEK DELAY ON THESE BOARDS FROM INTEL*

[Ender17]

I have teamed up with Hassan here on XtremeSystems to *FINALLY* provide you all with revision 304 D975XBX motherboards - here is the new official pre-order thread:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=101693

*there is a TWO-WEEK DELAY ON THESE BOARDS FROM INTEL*
that is a great price
about $70 less than what I paid
although I don't know what the difference is between the retail package and the OEM builder kit

[Sneaky]

just no pretty box as far as i'm concerned - still comes with most (if not all) of the accessories

[Ender17]

just no pretty box as far as i'm concerned - still comes with most (if not all) of the accessories
even if it was just the board itself, it would still be a great deal
only thing I really needed was the I/O shield

[oldsarge]

The Egg finally appears to be shipping rev 304, but the price is up to $236+!

[b0bd0le]

I have teamed up with Hassan here on XtremeSystems to *FINALLY* provide you all with revision 304 D975XBX motherboards - here is the new official pre-order thread:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=101693

*there is a TWO-WEEK DELAY ON THESE BOARDS FROM INTEL*


is it me, or does this link not work?

[davefr]

The Egg finally appears to be shipping rev 304, but the price is up to $236+!

They still won't guarantee Rev 304 stock and it could be weeks before previous revs are all purged from the channel.

ZZF has much better pricing. ($208 and they pay the freight.)

However the only way I know to ensure getting a Rev 304 is to buy from B&M and inspect the box.

[CompGeek]

I assume these do not support SLI... being intel chipset boards?

[Chr325is]

is it me, or does this link not work?

Me neither

[freecableguy]

is it me, or does this link not work?

Sales threads are not allowed outside of the FS section. Been a rule forever.

[FragTamer]

Well, if it works perfect with another CPU then the most likely culprit would be the 3.6 CPU. Does that Pentium D 960 work perfect in another board?

Yes. Another P - D was placed in the mobo and it loaded Windows??? The 3.6 I have works in another compatable board??? Phone calls to Intel have all come to one conclusion. Send the 3.6ghz Pentium D back for replacement???

Many combinations of testing reveal nothing is wrong. But put the 3.6 in with the new D975XBX board and again, Windows won't load. Processor is being sent back. I'll keep you posted. I'm am facinated, yet disapointed at all this. :confused: I noted the board came in a plain cardboard box. Does anyone know if it is supposed to come in an Intel box and show me what it looks like please?

[FragTamer]

I noticed that your using almost what I have.

The newest bios doesn't work. I rolled back one. (BX97510J.86A.0807.EB.EXE)
And the corsair has to be set at 5-5-5-12 any faster it will never start.
I have the D 965 multi set at 16 v 1.375 all is good. small problem with sil 3114 and drives. Overall very fast so far :)

Thanks Mr. Beast, what an awesome system you have. It's strange a bios should be submitted to the public as broken? Mine now has the most recent as of a few days after it's release. Not tested on it yet. Yes, I had updates the bios from factory standard to the second last and most recent releases. Everything booted fine. It's just loading the OS and the freezing up whilst windows is installing devices (could be power issues as stated below.) So Thats 3 bios versions that had no bearing on this situation. Cpu is being sent back as being suspect..... See what happens. I suspect the following that has to do with not having enough ampereage from the psu though a 1x4 to 2x2 connector adaptor as the cpu works in another less powerful board:-

This is information (http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-009007.htm) is from the Intel site relating to power issues, which would be a common problem for many that are unaware...

[fluffysheap]

My BadAxe from NewEgg arrived today, shipped May 31. It is rev 302. :(

[Gorod]

My BadAxe from NewEgg arrived today, shipped May 31. It is rev 302. :(

That sucks man ... :( I was just thinking to order one too after going to local Fry's today , spent 2 hours driving in heavy traffic :mad: , and they had only 302 , asked them when they may get 304 and they said may be nex month lol :rolleyes: :stick: "Cause not many people buy those ... :rolleyes: " and the same guy told me that lots of people been asking for 304 this week . Of course nobody buys those old 302 rev , why not get some new 304's and get some huge sails ?! :confused: :stick: Why it such a big deal to get that damn rev.304 in U.S. ?!

[Sneaky]

cause they still ahve 302's in stock and no one wants them - so they have no reason to order more of the newer 304's because the 302's wont sell in the first place

[Gorod]

cause they still ahve 302's in stock and no one wants them - so they have no reason to order more of the newer 304's because the 302's wont sell in the first place

But there are lots of people that don't need 304 , they don't care if it's 302 or 304 . So why not order some 304's in first place for all those people that been asking about that rev recently and sell those few 302's that are left to costumers that don't care much about revision ? I thought it's better to sell something :fact: than nothing :slapass: :D
At least i found and bought a nice Fluke 62 IR thermometer at Fry's today LOL :lol:

[fluffysheap]

Well, my local Fry's has the rev 304, but it's $50 more than at Newegg, so I thought I'd take a chance. Most of the people that will buy these boards now are the same ones that bought them before, for Pentiums.

[FragTamer]

Well, if it works perfect with another CPU then the most likely culprit would be the 3.6 CPU. Does that Pentium D 960 work perfect in another board? Yep it does... The board is a revision 302 and hopefully a retail revision 304 will fix the issue? It is possible that the new p- D 3.6ghx is not compatable with rev. 302. Obviously, Intel would have tested the new processor in rev 304, but it's only a possibility. All I know is P - D 960 has trouble in rev 302???????????

[FragTamer]

Reply to original thread by FragTamer:-

I noticed that your using almost what I have.

The newest bios doesn't work. I rolled back one. (BX97510J.86A.0807.EB.EXE)
And the corsair has to be set at 5-5-5-12 any faster it will never start.
I have the D 965 multi set at 16 v 1.375 all is good. small problem with sil 3114 and drives. Overall very fast so far :)

The original board (rev. 302) bios did had the same problem. Second last and last revisions of bios also had no bearing on the issue. Bios has been eliminated as not being at fault. As the CPU works in another board, we have eliminated that as well. It may be likely the board will get hoyked and a revision 304 installed and the same CPU out back in. It could be (this is another final stab in the dark) a compatability issue with rev. 302 mobo and the Pentium D 960 3.6ghz processor............ I see in here there is a two week wait for rev 304:eek: Lucky I have this (another) pc still :banana: ...one day he's legs and arms will drop off...

[FragTamer]

My BadAxe from NewEgg arrived today, shipped May 31. It is rev 302. :(

I learnt the hard way too :slapass: Because distributors stock up on mobos, they need to clear the older revision stock before they can order bulk in the new revisions. Lesson learned. Be absolutely specific on what you want and do your final homework to ensure new items are on the market. If they are newly released, be prepared to be patient.

[bobov]

they are gaurentied revision 304 i just called and ordered one myself. shipping is kinda expensive there though :(

Hi there, did you receive your mobo? Is it rev 304 indeed? Thanks.

[k00lance]

Hi there, did you receive your mobo? Is it rev 304 indeed? Thanks.

They have guarenteed rev.304 in stock.
From what I heard, they will have some in stock by tomorrow. ;)

[bobov]

They have guarenteed rev.304 in stock.
From what I heard, they will have some in stock by tomorrow. ;)

Price went up to $270.00. :(

[CompGeek]

Price went up to $270.00. :(
people will pay it too

[uOpt]

Which shop was that?

[bobov]

Which shop was that?

http://www.jncs.com/php/showdetail.php?&item_id=mb-in-d975xbxlkr

[fluffysheap]

I probably wouldn't pay $270 - B&M stores will have them on shelves for that price. (My local Fry's in Seattle does, anyway.)

[Richie P]

UK people can find the guarranteed rev 304 here.

At £155 + £7.50 P+P it aint cheap, but two have been bought since refreshing the page! Current stock 16.

http://www.lambda-tek.com/componentshop/index.pl?prodID=B33495

[uOpt]

I probably wouldn't pay $270 - B&M stores will have them on shelves for that price. (My local Fry's in Seattle does, anyway.)

They also have $16 minimum shipping rate. I won't do that, at least not in combination with an inflated base price.

[Supertim0r]

found a canadian supplier with a few bad axe in stock but they are 302 :(

http://simon.webideal.ca/Temp/image001.jpg

[Ender17]

I got one, it was a pain to find
however ES chips are too high for me so I think I'll just try to sell this one off or return it and stick with my AMD for a while

[Supertim0r]

got some :D

http://simon.webideal.ca/Temp/image002.jpg

[Cpt.Planet]

got some :D

http://simon.webideal.ca/Temp/image002.jpg

Just got mine as well. Waiting on DDr2 to arrive. I should be getting a Conroe or two more. I think im going to sell one off soon.

[Supertim0r]

nice !

wich conroe ?

[Cpt.Planet]

nice !

wich conroe ?

I bought a 6300 cuz I was low on cash at the time. I should be getting a 6600 and 6700 soon with some luck.

[Barr3l Rid3r]

what about the rev. 303 Do I need to do all those SMDs mods to make it support Conroe?


I've got one Boxed in my hands..

[h@RRy]

Any north american retailers with this rev?
I called up Fry's but he can't read the information off of the inventory(???)
Please help, I'm building this one for my dad.

[Supertim0r]

pr0n !

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=48297&d=1150241046

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=48285&d=1150231166

[-Sweeper_]

pr0n !

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=48284&d=1150231166

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=48285&d=1150231166

:slobber:

Will you sell them??

Hw much??

I offer a good price + shipping...

[Supertim0r]

I need them both.

I'll see tomorow if they are waiting an other shipment. (I bought all the 304 they had)

[gocchin]

I need them both.

I'll see tomorow if they are waiting an other shipment. (I bought all the 304 they had)


Hehe thanks for getting me 3. :D

[Supertim0r]

Hehe thanks for getting me 3. :D

let me know when you receive it ;)

[ea6gka]

guys , sorry for the ultra noob question , but as an owner of a bad axe , the maximum FSB you can get with it and a 640 is 260FSB?

[Supertim0r]

guys , sorry for the ultra noob question , but as an owner of a bad axe , the maximum FSB you can get with it and a 640 is 260FSB?

I think the max fsb is around 430-460 IIRC

[ea6gka]

jesus mate , how , show me where is the info for this , please :slobber:

[Supertim0r]

jesus mate , how , show me where is the info for this , please :slobber:

FCG Conroe + Bad Axe "Intel "Conroe" Core 2 Duo E6700 (QLLO ES) @ 3924Mhz (9x436) w/1.42v"

[ea6gka]

yeah ok , but it seems 640 chips can only do 260 fsb. (200X1,3=260)

now can someone tell me how do you raise cpu voltage in these mobos? i have seen pictures of OPB thread but i do not have the upper section of the advanced bios in my 304's bios, i am talking about the cpuid voltage section...it isnt there!!!!!!!

[SturmoV]

yeah ok , but it seems 640 chips can only do 260 fsb. (200X1,3=260)

now can someone tell me how do you raise cpu voltage in these mobos? i have seen pictures of OPB thread but i do not have the upper section of the advanced bios in my 304's bios, i am talking about the cpuid voltage section...it isnt there!!!!!!!



http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=99298


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[ea6gka]

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=99298


Image 3

:toast:

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=100080

:woot:

[gocchin]

Mine arrived today, Thanks S! :)

http://www.jpop.com/gocchin/badaxe.jpg

[Barr3l Rid3r]

Mine arrived today, Thanks S! :)

http://www.jpop.com/gocchin/badaxe.jpg


what about de MSI? Does it have some weird comportament wich dividers as xbx?

[dpedini]

Great site... this is my first post. I tired to post on Saturday.. just got my access today :woot:

I picked mine up at Micro Center last week they are only $219.00 thats the normal price..

After reading a few things here I decided to build a new system to test out Visa... I went to micro Center and pick up these items last week.

D979xbx r304
D930
4.0GB - DDR2-800 PC2-6400 Memory Module
73GB 10K WD HD
ATI Radeon X1800 XT 512MB PCI-E Cross Fire Edition
Plextor PX-755SA DVD
Seasonic S12 600W PS
Zalman CNPS9500LED
3D Aurora ATX Computer Case

it all togther and running. now I need to tweak this a bit dont want to go to water cooling as of yet so just air cooled mods.

Suggestions are welcome. What is the normal temp for the D930? I looked around and got confilicting info.

so far the only issuse has been the sonic built in software for the sound it not working.


thanks for all the great info

Dennis

[TuKo]

I picked mine up at Micro Center last week they are only $219.00 thats the normal price..

After reading a few things here I decided to build a new system to test out Visa... I went to micro Center and pick up these items last week.


Buying hardware is a good way to test out your Visa :cool: :p:

[Schlotkins]

Quick Bad Axe question - what OC options am I going to see using an E6700 in terms of vcore without modding anything? I know I would be limited to 1-30% FSB overclock.

[h@RRy]

If anybody's interested:

JNCS.com

They have a huge stock(a bit pricey)friendly, and they want YOUR business.

[PGHammer]

Great site... this is my first post. I tired to post on Saturday.. just got my access today :woot:

I picked mine up at Micro Center last week they are only $219.00 thats the normal price..

After reading a few things here I decided to build a new system to test out Visa... I went to micro Center and pick up these items last week.

D979xbx r304
D930
4.0GB - DDR2-800 PC2-6400 Memory Module
73GB 10K WD HD
ATI Radeon X1800 XT 512MB PCI-E Cross Fire Edition
Plextor PX-755SA DVD
Seasonic S12 600W PS
Zalman CNPS9500LED
3D Aurora ATX Computer Case

it all togther and running. now I need to tweak this a bit dont want to go to water cooling as of yet so just air cooled mods.

Suggestions are welcome. What is the normal temp for the D930? I looked around and got confilicting info.

so far the only issuse has been the sonic built in software for the sound it not working.


thanks for all the great info

Dennis

Which MicroCenter?

Now you've up and got me curious, as there *is* a MC within mass transit distance of me, so getting there wouldn't be an issue (and they actually do have relatively decent prices on mobos and CPUs); what's even more hilarious is that the RST in that particular MC is lower than that in my home state. Naturally, they don't have a MicroCenter in Delaware (no sales tax at all)....

[toddm27]

Which MicroCenter?

Now you've up and got me curious, as there *is* a MC within mass transit distance of me, so getting there wouldn't be an issue (and they actually do have relatively decent prices on mobos and CPUs); what's even more hilarious is that the RST in that particular MC is lower than that in my home state. Naturally, they don't have a MicroCenter in Delaware (no sales tax at all)....
I ordered one over the web from microcenter last week, should be here tomorow, I'll let you know if its a score or not

[toddm27]

well the one from microcenter is a 3.02, anybody in tennessee good at soldering:brick:

[DARK SIDE]

well the one from microcenter is a 3.02, anybody in tennessee good at soldering:brick:
can u send her back?its new..
One more thing.This is strange :
P5W DH Deluxe
ASUS Digital Home Series
- LGA775 socket for Intel Core2 Duo, Core2 Extreme and next generation Mulit-Core CPU
" next generation Mulit-Core CPU"???

[toddm27]

can u send her back?its new..
One more thing.This is strange :
P5W DH Deluxe
ASUS Digital Home Series
- LGA775 socket for Intel Core2 Duo, Core2 Extreme and next generation Mulit-Core CPU
" next generation Mulit-Core CPU"???
yup for a 15% restock fee, I may run it for 20 days and then send it back once the boards are more plentifull, and hopefully opt for the dfi, but it looks like a great board and I'm dying to try my 930 d, so I'll at least run it for a week.

[SturmoV]

yup for a 15% restock fee, I may run it for 20 days and then send it back once the boards are more plentifull, and hopefully opt for the dfi, but it looks like a great board and I'm dying to try my 930 d, so I'll at least run it for a week.


Non-returnable and non-refundable items
Special buy or clearance items are not returnable unless otherwise indicated on the label attached to the product. Service parts, motherboards and processors may only be exchanged, and only if defective, within 30 days of purchase if in "like-new" condition. Labor, installation services and any shipping charges are non-refundable.

http://www.microcenter.com/how_to_shop/return_policy.html


Let's hope they won't enforce their return policy when you send your mobo back...

[uOpt]

Microcenter generally looks at your accont record (from credit card if retail) and pretty much takes anything back if you have been a nice customer so far.

[toddm27]

I'll let you know if they'll take it back tomorrow as I'm gonna give em a call, its bluescreening me when I try to load windows anyway, everything on stock settings, and I know the processor and memory are ok, if they won't I'll try for a 2nd bad axe with them and if its a flop, then wait for the dfi to come out and sell it

[adamant415]

jncs is good to do business with.....they sent me my board quick and were very helpfull and friendly.

[alucasa]

Maybe, too late. Maybe, not.

Anyhow, sent you an e-mail.

[FP791]

How soon can you get one to me?

[Milenco]

Is there any shop at the moment who has the rev3.04 in stock at the moment and ships to Holland (or Europe, worldwide, whatever. ;))

All the shops I've found so far didn't had any in stock (and it's taking at least 2 weeks for them to get some) or didn't show it as the rev3.04..

[ScottFern]

Looks like Fry's and JNCS are the only ones who have this board and both are asking highway robbery prices. I think Fry's asking $280 and JNCS is asking $300?

[uOpt]

I agreed on JNCS' robbery but I broke down and ordered one. I found they offered excellent service, I got the board in record time and they even called me when I (wrongly) thought there was a delay. If you can get over the price at least they get what you pay for.

[ScottFern]

I guess you can't argue with service with a smile! :p

[SturmoV]

Looks like Fry's and JNCS are the only ones who have this board and both are asking highway robbery prices. I think Fry's asking $280 and JNCS is asking $300?


JNCS no longer sells the board, unfortunatelly, so the only guaranteed option is out now.

[flakpyro]

So does the Bad Axe 304 unoffically support DDR2 800?

Ive been thinking of getting a rev 304 for conroe as every intel board i have ever owned has been rock solid stable.

[fluffysheap]

Here is what I can say about the BadAxe and 800MHz DDR2:
1) I have 800MHz DDR2, Rev 304 and BIOS 0908.
2) The box says it supports only 667MHz.
3) If I go into the BIOS it recognizes my RAM and offers an 800MHz speed option.
4) I can't test it because I can't yet get my FSB up to 333MHz much less over it. :)

[flakpyro]

I dont plan to do alot of extreme OCing so i probably dont need DDR2 800 correct? I hear a few people with these boards have had them fail but i assume that was under OCed conditions not just standard use?

[fluffysheap]

The failures are generally caused by overclocking, and especially, running with elevated voltage, and more especially, running with volt mods. Even if you overclock as long as you keep volts within normal range you are likely ok.

[Donnie27]

Here is what I can say about the BadAxe and 800MHz DDR2:
1) I have 800MHz DDR2, Rev 304 and BIOS 0908.
2) The box says it supports only 667MHz.
3) If I go into the BIOS it recognizes my RAM and offers an 800MHz speed option.
4) I can't test it because I can't yet get my FSB up to 333MHz much less over it. :)

Then MAYBE*** it should give you ratio options. 1066 = 4 and 1333 = 5, so all you need to find is a 4:5 Ratio setting. 1333 = 667 X 2 (Dual Channel DDR2 667 on each channel). The setting you'll need for DDR2 800 is 4:6 or 2:3. This keeps the FSB at 1066 and Runs the RAM at 800 X 2 to = 1600MHz Effective. Maybe if it allows 5:6 you can do 1333:1600:D But that's just me dreaming.

[stealthbomber]

I'm interested in buying one, how much in total including shipping to the UK would it cost me to get hold of one via this group buy? :)

[ghent915]

I'm down for one of these!
Sent an email...
-Ghent

[stealthbomber]

Ygm!

[Chr325is]

Ygm!
Do you guys not read the thread? This has been over for a long time...

[DARK SIDE]

One big thing:
I have kingston hyperX pc-7200 memory and on Asus p5wd2 Mobo i manage to achieve very easy 900mhz with 4.4.4.10 .But this Mobo"bad axe" have this situation :
you will have option to put the "fsb override frequency" on 1067mhz.Then set the "enhanced power slope" enabled, "host burn in mode percentage" on 1.Also you have option to set the memory speed:
333,400,533,667,800>There is no 900mhz.But you have option tu set the latency on 4.4.4.10.And this is it.Intel presler can run on this settings about 3700mhz with Hyperx memory on 800mhz(4.4.4.10)-that's about 1.100mb/s memory read.
If you want to achieve 900mhz on your memory you must set the memory option on "default"or "automatic"(can't remember),"fsb override frequency" on default and then set the "host burn in mode percentage" on 34 value.This is resulting memory speed 890mhz but with latency 5.5.5.15.Slow,very slow.Reason for this is:
when you set memory option on "default" you will lose option to change latency settings.
So,you can choose fast mhz with high latency or slower mhz with lower latency.
__________________

[fluffysheap]

Then MAYBE*** it should give you ratio options. 1066 = 4 and 1333 = 5, so all you need to find is a 4:5 Ratio setting. 1333 = 667 X 2 (Dual Channel DDR2 667 on each channel). The setting you'll need for DDR2 800 is 4:6 or 2:3. This keeps the FSB at 1066 and Runs the RAM at 800 X 2 to = 1600MHz Effective. Maybe if it allows 5:6 you can do 1333:1600:D But that's just me dreaming.
There's no explicit ratio option, which is sort of annoying, as it would make things easier!

Right now I have the FSB set to 1333 (the actual 1333 option, not 1067+25%) and the RAM set to 667. You'd think it would give me a 1:1 ratio but it isn't happening that way - I'm getting the 4:5 ratio. Which is fine for now as my RAM ends up running at about 410MHz, it works fine, but to go any faster I would really like to find a way to kick that RAM ratio down a notch so I don't have to worry about RAM-induced problems.

[vengance_01]

Just let you guys know, Onepagebook is selling OEM rev 304 Bad Axes in the FS: Section. Probally the same OEM pack sneaky was gonna get.

[theteamaqua]

lol this thread never die