Tpower i45 P45 revA2 vs P45 revA3 FSB OC report

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/9955/044ov0.jpg

The visual difference between the Tpower P45 rev A2 and rev A3 is minimum ,the old rev came with bios ROM 0620 and the new with 0710 but i am not sure if it is a valid proof to recognize rev A3
will be necessary to remove the heatsink to check (or use cpuz ^^)

Biostar Tpower i45 5.1
AC82P45 - SLB7Z rev A2
http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/2629/027gg3.jpg
http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/6397/039bu6.jpg
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/5498/053ai3.jpg


Biostar Tpower i45 5.1
AC82P45 - SLB8C rev A3
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/5199/018nz5.jpg
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/3479/041ha7.jpg
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/6882/047lq1.jpg

and about OC?well,A3 should be better than A2.. Intel can not possibly revise a product and make it worse ^^

Biostar Tpower i45 flying on air,this board is the legend and at mainstream price 2 ^^

Tpower i45 P45(revA2) Bios 0710
max post @ 645FSB
into windows @ 620FSB
max fsb 662FSB
****** EDIT -- wrong screen ******

Tpower i45 P45(rev A3) Bios 0710
max post @ 655FSB
into windows @ 640FSB
max fsb 674FSB
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/3450/674fsbkk1.jpg

No worries about overclockability as bios optimization has been able to yield OC of more than 660fsb for both but the new revision seems to be better than A2 ^^.


CPU - E8500 Q820A599
Cooler - Gigabyte G-PowerII @ full load
MB - Biostar Tpower i45 5.1 - P45 revA2 & P45 revA3
NB Cooling - stock + 60mm @ 23CFM
Ram - Team Group 1066 1024mb x 1
VGA - HD4870 X2
PSU - Giga-EZ 1000w
Bios
Over-Clocking Navigator [Manual OverClock]
Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) : Disabled
Ratio CMOS Setting : ×6.0
CPU Frequency Setting : 620(revA2) & 640(revA3)
Over Clock Retry Count : 1
FSB Finetune : Enable
FSB(Bsel) To NorthBridge Latch : 1333
DRAM Frequency : DDR2-1240(revA2) & DDR2-1280(revA3)
DDR2 Enhance Mode : Disabled

DRAM Timing Configuration
DDR2 RCOMP Configuration : 1
Configure DRAM Timing by SPD : enable (5-6-6-18)

Clock Gen Configuration
PCIE Frequency Setting : 100
CPU Clock Skew Control : 200ps
(G)MCH Clock Skew Control : Auto
CPU Clock Driving Control : Auto

Voltage Configuration
CPU Voltage : +0.1
DDR Voltage : +0.700v
Chipset Voltage : +0.700v
FSB Voltage : +0.3500v
CPU Core1 GTL Ref Voltage : 0.63*VTT
CPU Core2 GTL Ref Voltage : 0.63*VTT
MCH GTL Ref Voltage : Auto
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.7v

Will be keeping an eye on this as my next project will be a modded BIOS for the TPower by the looks of things :toast: can you make the pics smaller tho please :D It makes your post pretty hard to read :p:

too bad they are still not raid enabled boards....
thats the one and only reason i never bought one.
that and i havent seen its quad clocking power...

Hows crossfire performance now on these babies ? Thx for the comparison PCC2Iminal

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Originally Posted by Ket

Will be keeping an eye on this as my next project will be a modded BIOS for the TPower by the looks of things :toast:

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very nice man ,need any help?

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can you make the pics smaller tho please :D It makes your post pretty hard to read :p:

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next time i will try to resize ..or thumbs maybe :)

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Originally Posted by Lestat

that and i havent seen its quad clocking power...

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well ,the Biostar is not good as Asus or Gigabyte but its enough for 24/7 ;)

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/8215/imagem1sc5.jpg

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Originally Posted by Leeghoofd

Hows crossfire performance now on these babies ? Thx for the comparison PCC2Iminal

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good question :)
actually i have only one HD4870X2 but i think its time for a new one or 2 x hd4870 maybe ;)

I can test stuff like CF performance on the TPower if we get enough donations, 2x 3870s should be enough to let the board stretch its legs.