Which bios is best for high htt clocks?
I`m currently running 16\7 bios. And can go to 345..
Has someone managed to get over 350htt whit this board?
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Which bios is best for high htt clocks?
I`m currently running 16\7 bios. And can go to 345..
Has someone managed to get over 350htt whit this board?
Depending on what multi and mem divider you use you can get near the same mem mhz-en with 300 HTT.Quote:
Originally posted by aldamon
Well, I guess we need a chip capable of 3 Ghz+ then. LOL. Ugh. It's OK. My A-DATA PC4200 is coming soon, so I'll just run 1:1 below 300.
Clock for clock, how much of a performance boost is there with a HTT over 300 given that a memory divider must be used? I'm thinking 260s - 280s 1:1 will be better than 300+ with a memory divider.
Using the memdivider makes a small difference, but not as much as using a mem divider on an nf2 chipset / proc...
Welp my board just took a crap as well... I was testing out my buddies new OCZ 3700EB 2x512MB and i changed mem slots from 2,3 to 1,3 and it wont post no more no matter what i do.. The LED display only shows 25 and stays there.
I've tried resetting the CMOS.. nope.. I've done it again and pulled the power and waited 10 mins.. Nope. I've disconnected everything from the board but the CPU,mem,graphics card... Nope same crap sittin at 25 no post..
I was thinking ok maybe its the graphics card and tried another.. Same thing.. Put my mem back in it.. same.
Then.. When i was putting back the graphics card i noticed something strange. A long trace that runs from above the AGP threw it to some cap totally looks fried. It totally lifted right off the board and is shreaded. :(
I'd love to know how that happend. No mods to the AGP card at all.. only a vdimm mod on the board only.
I'm happy that i put in for an RMA before my 30 days were up.. I've got a week to get this board back to the egg.. I hope the next one will be solid.
Pissed though that this had to happen the day DOOM 3 came out! Now i'm gona have to wait weeks to play it.
I only hope this thing didnt take out my ATI 9800XT with it.. though i dont see anything burnt on it.
Just so you know... if you took the memory out without making sure the capacitors in the PSU were discharged... you may have fried your CPU. That's the cost of having the memory controller ondie. :(
Alright.. I guess i'll power up the old Chaintech NF3 150 board with the same cpu in that and see what happends.. I'll just hold a heatsink to it so it wont take me all day to rearange the water cooling for it.
lol... mines a live again!!! :)
i think i had a grounding problem but dunno how...
took it out and it boots up now so hehehe
Good luck. :crossedfingers: ;)Quote:
Originally posted by eclypse
Alright.. I guess i'll power up the old Chaintech NF3 150 board with the same cpu in that and see what happends.. I'll just hold a heatsink to it so it wont take me all day to rearange the water cooling for it.
:P It posted in the chaintech board! Ahh.. So far so good.. Now when i go threw the total hassle of switching out the board and changing the water setup for the old board i hope the ATI card still lives..
Thanks for the suggestion Jeff... Its good to know the CPU is still ticking.
Great! :up:
Looks like all hope of a bios fix is lost :confused:
With comments like this from EPOX TECH:with:
"There is no undervolting or overvolting problem. As myself and Aedan have previously advised, please refer to the specification for the VRM and processor to understand the way that varying voltage lines are utilised"
"I will comment but will have to continue to state that it is symptoms experienced by those without knowledge of the specification or the application of the electronics that make for incorrect theories made by those without knowledge of the specification or the application of the electronics.
There certainly isn't a problem (not to be interpreted as there is a problem that they are keeping quiet about), but there certainly are some theories that make for very light hearted relief! Perhaps one should look at the 5VSB current load provision that is available during these ACPI states where the CPU is VID pinned back to origin and then re-asses the comment that they make.
I have no re-boot or stability issues with my system which invariably depending on what memory is passing through the office is far more overclocked than 90% of other systems out there.
I know it may sound all like a very bullish defense however I can't read things that are un-true or un-founded, or are made without any grounding without stating some baseline facts"
So when your PC wont cold boot, it's because your lack of knowledge of VRM :doh:
Last EPOX board I every buy, his attitude:grr:
I've read it too on aoa forums, Too bad epox thinks like this, while most of the users here are complaining about the prob...
Can't wait for the DFI... :D
The part I love the best is the patronizing manner in which he implies all the ppl with voltage problem have some how imagined or created this, and clearly have no understanding of electronic fundamentals. Thus rendering them selves stupid. I have B-eng and have no inclination to start downloading schematics to sort their pile of :moon: out.Quote:
Originally posted by YoupY
I've read it too on aoa forums, Too bad epox thinks like this, while most of the users here are complaining about the prob...
Can't wait for the DFI... :D
When I purchase a product I expect it to work, if it doesn’t then I at least expect them (manufacture) to acknowledge there’s a problem. Not imply that most of the OCing world is stupid.
I’m with you roll on DFI
:YIPPIE:
Apparently they think I'm blind now too. I suppose I just "guessed" right when the I said that the low voltage was indicated with red text. Of course, since that readout is not accurate, the computer should not have frozen past POST when 1.29V was indicated. LOL.
Well, after experimenting with the 7-16 BIOS for a while, I encountered the phantom "1.8V." I very pleased until on the third boot the POST screen was corrupted and I had to clear the CMOS again. No more 1.8V. :( Might as well go back to 5-14. At least I get 1.71V with that BIOS instead of 1.65V.
An another note, my board doesn't seem to like my two 512MB sticks of A-DATA PC4200 runnng a high HTT 1:1. If I run at 267 HTT x 9 with a memory divider, MEMTEST passes fine. If I run the memory and HTT at 267 - 273 1:1 with a lower multiplier, MEMTEST passes fine. If I run 267 x 9, 1:1 MEMTEST fails. Argh.
When IS that DFI board coming out?
Re Epox Tech
I am also getting a bit cheesed off with his attitude. He makes statements/assertions and then won't explain. I even asked specifically the following
Is Aedan correct in stating that the lowest Vcore should be 1.45 volts. If so what could be the cause of the reported 1.35 - 1.4 Vcore other than the response of the motherboard to the processor voltage request.
You refer in your reply to the the 5VSB which I don't understand as I thought that this only provided enough power to kick off the boot sequence and initiate the other rails. Even my Tagan 480 watt PSU only gives 2.5 amps on that line and that is one of the highest values I have seen.
No reply at all. Now he wants the 5VSB current measuring without any explanation.
Well we will wait and see.
That epox tech is full of :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:, I once bought his lame excuses but reguardless this board is a pain and wont be much of anything with the fluctuations. Maybe they will get it right with the next revision as this one is to tempermental IMO. Cant wait for the DFI!
ohhh....
so i played also with the bios of 16-7-04 and i got the bug as well....
cant boot the board 3 times when it was oc ed....
first setted the vcore to 1.65 and it bootet with 1.5-1.55 so i got bluescreen...
default settings 200x10 and 1.55 core ended in 1.45 core too less!!! so i cant start it
then i got it stable @ 200x10 with 1,65 really runnin at 1,55
so i went back on my old "most" stable bios where i never expierenced such problems and there i played more then on the :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:ty new bioses so try 15.4 maybe it ll help...
anybody no if the ram booster is working on the board because my vdmm is also everytime little bit lower then i setted... i set it to 2,7 it goes to 2,67 i pput it 2,8 ot goes 2,77... i ll get bh-6 so i ll need the booster....
but high htt seems no problem on the board...
and did ya all got newcastle cores and which stepping do u got @ the guys with this voltage probs everytime....
im sry 4 ya
and epox support isnt best i knew... i asked what board would be better for oc ing kda3+/j they said the J isnt as good as the K so i bought the K...
then i got littl starting probs oc ing my amd 64 3200 AEP5AP
and asked them for help but they only answere they cant give any advice in oc ing because its out of warranty and specifications...
so guys why do they told me to buy.... for their Own mOney
stinks littl bit i think...
seEn andL
Epox should hire this guy:
http://www.aoaforums.com/forum/showp...4&postcount=35
"I moded the 7/16 bios to give me 1.8v core voltage. Thats all I changed. I get up to 1.840 volts with CPU stressed and 1.744 idle. Works great. I have an 8kda3+. Is anyone interested in this?"
Woohoo!
The huge "overvolting" is still there...Quote:
Originally posted by aldamon
Epox should hire this guy:
http://www.aoaforums.com/forum/showp...4&postcount=35
"I moded the 7/16 bios to give me 1.8v core voltage. Thats all I changed. I get up to 1.840 volts with CPU stressed and 1.744 idle. Works great. I have an 8kda3+. Is anyone interested in this?"
Woohoo!
Fine with me. I'm on water. I just don't want it undervolting.Quote:
Originally posted by kakaroto
The huge "overvolting" is still there...
yeah! great news....
and fully ack @ aldamon we only didn t want to undervolt :D
please i need this bios can u post a link where we could get it here !
seEn andL
I just flashed and almost used the modded bios but i couldnt get myself to do it. Someone wanna try first?
yeah 1.8v time to overclock thanks man I'll try it.
I tried it and I can't get into the BIOS settings. Windows boots fine though. I'm going to try flashing it again.