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03-22-2008, 11:27 PM
DualCore

what is the best memory for this mobo ? in specs only support 800mhz , newbie question ;)
03-22-2008, 11:56 PM
zanzabar

anything with gmh for 1gb sticks or powerchips for 2gb sticks

i like this
http://www.tankguys.com/product_info...a809f8e8790352
its team exteme with gmh
03-23-2008, 04:14 AM
Origin_Unknown

lol im finally running @ 4ghz with 8gb of ram :D 9.5x421 :rofl:

[edit] noes - just trying to install vista sp1 and i get a blue screen o' death for the memory management [/edit] :(
03-23-2008, 05:00 AM
flexy

i looked til i was blue in the face and didnt find anything...where can i measure Vcore, Vdimm etc. with a DMM on the board???
03-23-2008, 06:27 AM
zsamz_

Quote:

Originally Posted by DualCore

what is the best memory for this mobo ? in specs only support 800mhz , newbie question ;)

go with powerchips i love my d9s but constant rma
03-23-2008, 06:36 AM
GoldiClocks

Quote:

Originally Posted by flexy

i looked til i was blue in the face and didnt find anything...where can i measure Vcore, Vdimm etc. with a DMM on the board???

Well, there's at least this post: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=896

I'm trying to decide myself whether I should get this board or the maximus formula, what kind of overclocking success have people had with this board so far with
the 45nm intel processors? I've been planning to get either the q9450 or the e8400/8500.
03-23-2008, 08:01 AM
Russian

Quote:

Originally Posted by emoners

does the X3350 have the same limitations as the Q9450?

It should have a bit less, just because as a server chip it is supposed to meet a higher standard as we all know. Im not really sure what to expect but ill be sure to tell ya'll tomorrow.:D
03-23-2008, 08:51 AM
Origin_Unknown

is there any windows based method of changing the voltages?
03-23-2008, 10:31 AM
emoners

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhilDoc

There's is no difference between the 2 from what I understand, except for maybe one being higher binned.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Russian

It should have a bit less, just because as a server chip it is supposed to meet a higher standard as we all know. Im not really sure what to expect but ill be sure to tell ya'll tomorrow.:D

Thanks guys for the reply. so the Xeon would be a better choice over the Q9450?
03-23-2008, 10:50 AM
Origin_Unknown

cant get 4ghz stable :( tried adding volts to cpu vtt and vtt (the top one) but still crashes OCCT and orthos after a few seconds :(
im using the settings from here - http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=2540

ive tried different combinations of multi's to get 4ghz. 8x; 8.5x; 9x; 9.5x :(
03-23-2008, 11:04 AM
zsamz_

Quote:

Originally Posted by Origin_Unknown

cant get 4ghz stable :( tried adding volts to cpu vtt and vtt (the top one) but still crashes OCCT and orthos after a few seconds :(
im using the settings from here - http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=2540

ive tried different combinations of multi's to get 4ghz. 8x; 8.5x; 9x; 9.5x :(

give nb 1.55v you be good
03-23-2008, 11:26 AM
Origin_Unknown

Quote:

Originally Posted by zsamz_

give nb 1.55v you be good

i'm sure ive tried that but ill do it again later ;) is it worth some more since i have 4*2gb?
03-23-2008, 11:45 AM
zsamz_

Quote:

Originally Posted by Origin_Unknown

i'm sure ive tried that but ill do it again later ;) is it worth some more since i have 4*2gb?

helps gettin her stable @ 500fsb+
i set mine @1.6 gtl111
03-23-2008, 11:51 AM
Origin_Unknown

Quote:

Originally Posted by zsamz_

helps gettin her stable @ 500fsb+
i set mine @1.6 gtl111

is that gtl111 for all 3 settings?
03-23-2008, 11:59 AM
Russian

Quote:

Originally Posted by emoners

Thanks guys for the reply. so the Xeon would be a better choice over the Q9450?

Well the reason that most people wont suggest you just go out and buy a Xeon over a Desktop part is because most BIOS' arent written to accept these chips and almost all Nvidia chips wont run any Celerons or Xeons at all. So if you are even considering this chip make sure that you have an intel chipset of some sort. I will report back tomorrow with the results. :D

I probably wont overclock but i will post my stability and stock benchmarks. :)
03-23-2008, 12:50 PM
PhilDoc

Quote:

Originally Posted by emoners

Thanks guys for the reply. so the Xeon would be a better choice over the Q9450?

You shouldn't have any trouble running the Xeon. As fas as which one will overclock better, I'm sure its mostly just luck of the draw. I picked up the Xeon because its the only one I could find in stock. It was also cheaper than the Q9450s I saw on preorder. Several have ordered the Xeon so we should know something soon. Mine will be here in a couple of days.
03-23-2008, 02:16 PM
zsamz_

Quote:

Originally Posted by Origin_Unknown

is that gtl111 for all 3 settings?

lol only nb
03-23-2008, 03:08 PM
Origin_Unknown

Quote:

Originally Posted by zsamz_

lol only nb

good job i only did that one ;)

cant seem to get it to work though - i either get no boot / boot loader error / failure in ORTHOS & OOCT after a few secs/mins.

i give up :(
03-23-2008, 04:52 PM
Russian

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhilDoc

Not at the moment, but I'm suppose to have one here on the 26th. We can compare notes then.

yeah, ill need your help consider how much of a noob i can be at times regarding overclocking. :p:
03-23-2008, 05:30 PM
PhilDoc

Quote:

Originally Posted by Russian

yeah, ill need your help consider how much of a noob i can be at times regarding overclocking. :p:

I'm no expert, but I'll help you all I can. It should be fun :up:
03-23-2008, 05:32 PM
PhilDoc

Quote:

Originally Posted by Origin_Unknown

good job i only did that one ;)

cant seem to get it to work though - i either get no boot / boot loader error / failure in ORTHOS & OOCT after a few secs/mins.

i give up :(

Sorry for not reading all of your posts, but what divider are you running on the memory?
03-23-2008, 06:25 PM
zsamz_

Quote:

Originally Posted by Origin_Unknown

good job i only did that one ;)

cant seem to get it to work though - i either get no boot / boot loader error / failure in ORTHOS & OOCT after a few secs/mins.

i give up :(

:rofl: you give up huh only little kids give up
big reason i went dfi is to tweak n tweak not a day goes by that i dont try another setting
took me a week to learn this board n still learnin

did you set tRFC @ 30 lol try 52 i bet you pass orthos
stop drinkin tea drink some coffee
no way you pass any test with tRFC of 30
on ballistic i can pass with 22 but you got powerchips
03-24-2008, 01:31 AM
flexy

4ghz is a mighty goal, IMHO. Not only must you have an exceptional Q6600 to reach this - also exceptional Cooling. Mine doesnt even go 3600, and i am sitting at this for months. I would just go lower for now and see hwo it behaves, eg. 3600, 3650, 3700..then you get an idea how reasonable it would be to shoot for 4ghz.
03-24-2008, 05:00 AM
Origin_Unknown

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhilDoc

Sorry for not reading all of your posts, but what divider are you running on the memory?

no problem ;) i was running 333/667 and 333/400

Quote:

Originally Posted by zsamz_

:rofl: you give up huh only little kids give up
big reason i went dfi is to tweak n tweak not a day goes by that i dont try another setting
took me a week to learn this board n still learnin

did you set tRFC @ 30 lol try 52 i bet you pass orthos
stop drinkin tea drink some coffee
no way you pass any test with tRFC of 30
on ballistic i can pass with 22 but you got powerchips

tbh i set the memory to auto - i tried setting the memory to 5-5-5-15 like mine is rated at by still no go - ill try the tRFC @ 52 later on ;)

[edit] cheers guys - you lot are awesome [/edit]
03-24-2008, 07:50 AM
Origin_Unknown

I think im going to have to settle on 3.8ghz - i can seem to get it stable and useable on that. (by stable i mean a 30 min OCCT test while ill run for longer)

the weird thing is that @ 9.5x400 i've got slower memory & L1 Cache than the pic below but ive got higher L2 cache speed?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dimek

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/9902/x38everesttu1.jpg

i'm just going to try to concentrate on tightening the timings and leave it at that ;)

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