View Full Version : Epox 8K3A+ best o/c'n bios
LBJGH
07-19-2002, 10:14 AM
I just installed my new motherboard and flashed to 2619 bios. The original bios was from March (I believe). What is the best bios for overclocking with the 8K3A+
tx LBJGH
Chong345
07-19-2002, 10:16 AM
The best performance for me has got to be the 23.12. You can't get super high fsb like 200 or nothin with it though. Also its faster than the other ones at higher fsb's. Its all I use.
ASRaiven
07-19-2002, 11:12 AM
I don't own thos board, but yesterday i found this page which contains modified Bios's for the 8K3A..maybe it will help you:
http://k7jo.de/8k3a/bios.htm
;)
Maranello
07-21-2002, 07:21 AM
ive used 23.12 for performance and 24.03 for highest fsb. i tried the newest 26.xx bios on both my 8k3a and 8k3a+ but had restart problems with them..... back to 24.03 now.
My system had problems with the 2619 bios. Data corruption, comp freezing, comp starting by itself etc.
Anyway I found the 2626 BETA bios. It seems to allow very high fsb speeds.
Due to the loss of a lot of hardware. Electrical problems were to blame.:( I tried this bios with some Crucial 2100 and with slower timings was able to run at 200 fsb.
2626 BETA bios (http://www.arcomnet.net.au/~lord/8k3a2626.zip)
Hope it works for you.
Hardass
07-22-2002, 03:44 AM
Can someone post the steps for flashing bios on the 8K3A+? Thank You.
Chong345
07-22-2002, 03:59 AM
go to the epox webpage, instructions are there.
sysfailur
07-22-2002, 08:42 AM
You could just tell him to put the .bin on a blank floppy, restart, and hit ALT-F2 when the bios pops up. Lazy hooch!
sysfailur
07-22-2002, 08:44 AM
Oh right, and my 2cents on this matter.... 2612 is the only bios that my Tbred will work w/ w/o error for some reason. On my Duron 1.0, the 2325 was very good for me, but I'm pretty sure the 2626 is the best currently.
LBJGH
07-22-2002, 04:45 PM
Were did you get the beta bios? I checked the offical site and didn't see any mention of it.
Originally posted by LORD
My system had problems with the 2619 bios. Data corruption, comp freezing, comp starting by itself etc.
Anyway I found the 2626 BETA bios. It seems to allow very high fsb speeds.
Due to the loss of a lot of hardware. Electrical problems were to blame.:( I tried this bios with some Crucial 2100 and with slower timings was able to run at 200 fsb.
2626 BETA bios (http://www.arcomnet.net.au/~lord/8k3a2626.zip)
Hope it works for you.
King_of_qb
07-22-2002, 07:52 PM
do u just reinstall the bios to put themback to the ones u had before
King_of_qb
07-22-2002, 07:54 PM
i am using bios 2626 and i got my fsb to 202 but the multiplier was 6 on a 950 duron spitfire
xgman
07-23-2002, 12:03 PM
Originally posted by LBJGH
Were did you get the beta bios? I checked the offical site and didn't see any mention of it.
Try this site:
http://k7jo.de/8k3a/bios.htm
sysfailur
07-23-2002, 12:33 PM
Originally posted by King_of_qb
i am using bios 2626 and i got my fsb to 202 but the multiplier was 6 on a 950 duron spitfire
MMMMmm 1.2ghz on a 950 duron? Nice one!
King_of_qb
07-23-2002, 12:56 PM
i think i could get more if i up the multiplier and drop the fsb but i will wait till i am finished with my water cooling kit
Maranello
07-23-2002, 06:57 PM
im running the 26.26 now.... love them.
thanks :) didnt even know they exsisted.... glad i installed them.
LBJGH
07-23-2002, 07:38 PM
...how about this one... 1ghz athlon...
Originally posted by sysfailur
MMMMmm 1.2ghz on a 950 duron? Nice one!
sysfailur
07-23-2002, 09:03 PM
Hmmm nice, I bet that could do lots more w/ good cooling. :)
LBJGH
07-23-2002, 09:15 PM
It idles around 40C... I had just finished MOHAA when I did the screen shot...
Originally posted by sysfailur
Hmmm nice, I bet that could do lots more w/ good cooling. :)
Originally posted by King_of_qb
do u just reinstall the bios to put themback to the ones u had before
I'm back after a nasty experience with Partition Magic....:stick:
I'm assuming you meant reinstalling an earlier bios. Yep that's all you do just reflash with the earlier one. Except make certain you pull the power chord out of the comp and clear the CMOS with the jumper afterward. Then upon re-entering your bios, load optimised defaults. Save it and reboot. Enter the bios and set all your parameters as you had them before.
Reason for doing this is to make certain all old settings are gone.
Originally posted by LBJGH
Were did you get the beta bios? I checked the offical site and didn't see any mention of it.
Got it from another forum. Excuse the lateness of this reply. :o
xgman
07-25-2002, 11:22 AM
http://www.aoaforums.com/forum/attachment.php?s=&postid=84599
new 2719 beta bios
General_B
07-25-2002, 12:11 PM
Holy Moly with bios 2719 I can push the fsb up to 214 without tearing. I use to get tearing at a fsb of 210 at occasional system freezes.
BigDov
07-25-2002, 12:16 PM
How does it compare performance-wise overall to earlier bios' though?
Otherwise......... :banana: :banana: :banana: I'm gonna have to flash to a new bios!
I just flashed from 2626 to 2719 and I'm running our teams SETI@home benchmark unit to see how it performs. With 2626 I finished the .417 angle wu in 2.735 so we'll see how this new one stacks up.
Btw, I'm running this "test" with an Epox 8k3a+, AGOIA XP1600, and Corsair XMS PC3000 at 210x9, CAS2, "ultra", 1T.
LBJGH
07-25-2002, 05:49 PM
Well I flashed to 2719 following you guinea pigs... ;)
I got my XMS PC2700 Corsair up to 200mhz :D (albeit with relaxed timings)
http://members.rogers.com/lbjgh/200.jpg
sysfailur
07-25-2002, 06:00 PM
Originally posted by xgman
http://www.aoaforums.com/forum/attachment.php?s=&postid=84599
new 2719 beta bios
Well I'll give it a try if my board lets me.... I'm gonna go back downstairs and see if I can get her to run. I seem to be having technical difficulties. I rebooted and nothing happened. Booted, nothing, no power, no fans no nothing. So imma try a diff. power button, and diff. psu. Somethin may have died. *prays it wasn't the mobo*.
Currently my Epox w/ 2612 I could get 211 aggressive, and 233.98 slacked timings.
Originally posted by Jeff
I just flashed from 2626 to 2719 and I'm running our teams SETI@home benchmark unit to see how it performs. With 2626 I finished the .417 angle wu in 2.735 so we'll see how this new one stacks up.
Btw, I'm running this "test" with an Epox 8k3a+, AGOIA XP1600, and Corsair XMS PC3000 at 210x9, CAS2, "ultra", 1T.
Let us know of your results with the 2719 bios. If all your settings are the same and better performance is gained that'll be great.
:toast:
Someone else said they tested with earlier bios'. They found 23.12 followed by 2719 followed by 2626. However didn't say what fsb's etc were used.
xgman
07-26-2002, 09:31 AM
Around 200fsb+, how much extra fsb does it take roughly, to get better performance at relaxed timings 2.5-3-6-3-2T; than at say at 190 with 2-3-6-3-1T timings. In other words once you reach the limit of the more agressive timings, how much further do you have to go (fsb) with relaxed timings to get better performance if all other things are equal?
Originally posted by xgman
Around 200fsb+, how much extra fsb does it take roughly, to get better performance at relaxed timings 2.5-3-6-3-2T; than at say at 190 with 2-3-6-3-1T timings. In other words once you reach the limit of the more agressive timings, how much further do you have to go (fsb) with relaxed timings to get better performance if all other things are equal?
I'll take a guess and say 10 mhz fsb, maybe more. I haven't really been mucking around with benching at the moment.:rolleyes: It would probably depend on what test you performed as well......
Originally posted by LORD
Let us know of your results with the 2719 bios. If all your settings are the same and better performance is gained that'll be great.
:toast:
Someone else said they tested with earlier bios'. They found 23.12 followed by 2719 followed by 2626. However didn't say what fsb's etc were used.
Ok, with the same settings(and same wu)...
2626 bios: 2.7346
2719 bios: 2.7298
I'm pretty sure I won't be able to get the same settings with the 2312 bios but I'll give it a shot this weekend. If I can, I'll post the result.
Have a good weekend.