you mean there is pencil vmod also? cause i only find where you need to solder, i dont want to risk it to blow mobo :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Radical_53
you mean there is pencil vmod also? cause i only find where you need to solder, i dont want to risk it to blow mobo :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Radical_53
Yes there is a pencil mod for the striker and they say it will work with this board.
Egg got this one "open box for 140.00
ASUS P5N32-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16813131073R
that's the non plus version.Quote:
Originally Posted by systemviper
it does work I've used it.Quote:
Originally Posted by >GSXR<mrbusa
Still using it :) Works out really well.
you people that run a quadcore, which bios version have you found to be the best? my quad is on it's way from germany...
Best? Well, I used 805 so far. Might want to try the 801-version by bigtoe some day. But I wouldn't bet money on the fact that either one of them could help with the low fsb problem of the chipset.
YES! Finally got my q6600 from DHL this morning. Lets see how high FSB this MB can go with a quad.
Has anyone tried the "big toe" BIOS from Tony? I downloaded it, but curious what was added or changed?
0805 bios is utter CRAP. 0801 went beautifully 9x333 with all settings AUTO. I'm now pushing 6x450 with my quad @ 1.65v NB, all other voltages @ default.
Is it current?Quote:
Originally Posted by Snyxxx
Do you have a link to the thread it was posted in?
What version is it based on?
The version should be based on 801. Haven't tried it so far, but I might give it a try.
Right now I'm trying to make myself some nice backplates for the vreg coolers, the board bends like hell even when using a backplate for the CPU. A 4mm thick aluminium block should do the trick :D
do ya have a link?
i used the search function for big toes and modded bios but do not see the plus version bios.
I'd have to search for it too. I found it wandering through the OCZ support forums some day.
Sounds to me like unless you are having issues running four sticks of ram that there is no need to switch to this BIOS. Here is a link though.
http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/st...rocz/asusbios/
>GSXR<mrbusa:
Thanks for posting the link. Yes, the big toe BIOS was based on the 801 version and came out when the 4 sticks of RAM issue was hot. I am still not sure what this changed, but I still think I will give it a try.
Radical_53:
In regards to the MOSFET blocks, I watercool mine with EK blocks. You are right about the board bending. This is what I did.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=167150
I destroyed the heat pipe to get the base plates, but not going back to air. Just take a screwdriver and jam in between the fins, the twisting shears the fins off making a great backplate.
Thanks alot :) I made some backplates out of 1mm Aluminium before which was way too weak, the board still bent like mad.
I think I'll try your method, should be the fastest solution. I also ordered some of the 3mm stainless steel backplates that Chilled PC offers.
I really don't want to know how the board would bend if I didn't use a large backplate for the CPU already...
Been there as well. I mounted a Storm before using a backplate and resulted in severe bending. I fixed this before the MOSFET bending in this thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by Radical_53
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=153512
In regards to the MOSFET backplates, I had to buy some thin rubber to electrically isolate the plate to the mobo. If I was in Europe, I would have probably gone with the Chilled PC version since it comes with longer screws and the rubber material in one package, I think.
Good luck.
I always use Thermalrights' 775 backplate for mounting my CPU WC block... on the Striker board I had EK waterblocks on the mosfets too, with carefull tightening the board did bend slightly...Quote:
Originally Posted by Snyxxx
http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_pa...s.html#acc_775
Hope it helps...
Just so people know....
Asus just uploaded a new bios for the Plus board to there Ftp site.
0901
ftp://dlsvr02.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/s...%20SLI%20Plus/
I only see a 1201 BIOS per your link. Is it gone now?:shrug:
Makes me suspicious that it sounds like a non-plus version or striker numbering BIOS.
it is down towards the bottom. jumps from 0801 to 0901.
i have it flashed but cant find a changelog yet. i was hoping it had something to do with tripple sli and it works fine with current overclock so i kept it.
Thanks, I swear it was not there the first time I checked your link. Got it now.
CHANGELOG anyone?
Yeah..Quote:
Originally Posted by Snyxxx
Sometimes there Ftp site redirects to an outdated list. I don't overclock my system far enough to give a valid opinion other than it is stable with everything I have thrown at it. I stop at 3.4 1.36vcore 9x, I hate heat and I cool with air. The RAM runs solid at 1066 5-4-4-15 2t 2.2v. I still can't run the G-Skill HZ'z at 1t even at 800mhz, but I think that is a D9 issue and not a board issue.
this board oc'ed like crap 4 me on my quad, sent it back.
And....Quote:
Originally Posted by dccmadams
0901 bios is same crap as 0805 for quadcore, 3 Ghz and end, back to 0803 once again :)
I like this board for a nice mild overclock and mainly SLI. It also has a great layout for watercooling all the hot spots.
....and I ordered a asus 780i that i hope will oc a quad....to be continued....
I just ordered this board (Open box from Newegg, unfortunately i don't think im getting an SLI bridge nor a sound card, but i do have a spare sound card, just not the sli bridge which is a pain) also got a q6600 g0 on the way as well :) and some great OCZ Reaper ram which will hopefully let me do up to 500 FSB, if i can get there. Going to have some fun getting hopefully 3.2 ghz or there abouts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jultsu
Im curious if your going to try the 9 times multi again and see what kind of NB voltage you had to give it to max out your CPU. need to know if im buying a NB cooler or not. ill probably just leave my 220CFM fan on 24/7 :p:
Thanks
Plz be realistic so many users are even having probs to get the quads up to 450FSB, I really don't see how you could push the board with a quad up to 500FSB... I hope you get up to 450 then you already have a board many of us dreamed off... ( my Striker never got 450FSB stable, 425 no issue )Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkCow
lol, don't worry, im not crazy, just overly optimistic, i'll be happy to get 333 FSB (3.0ghz).Quote:
Originally Posted by Leeghoofd
i've read 70% of this forum trying to find the best way to push this board to its limits, but it looks like the only way im going to pull it off is by buying some 3rd party coolers.
Wel I just don't want you to be dissapointed if you shouldn't achieve ya high FSB goals... with Vdroop mod and aftermarket cooling 415 -425 FSB is possible mate....
yea, ill probably end up doing that, the Vdroop is a pencil mod right? the last volt mod i tried ended up in a blackend mess.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leeghoofd
for the 3rd party cooling is cooling the NB only necessary or should i just do the whole lot? (NB, SB, Mosfets etc...)
I exchanged NB and SB cooling with thermalright ones, since its too hot even if you move a big cooler on it, get a 0803 bios, choose 7x multiplier, then 1800FSB, unlinked memory and it should work :) if you want higher clocks you need to replace NB and SB cooling. That 7x450 is stable with stock cooling. I didnt cool mosfets, just some fresh air from fans. I also have vdrop pencil mod, cause you get bad vdrop with anything over 3Ghz with quad.
great, thanks, ill keep that in mind, i'll defiantly install the 0803 bios and train my 220cfm fan onto my MB lol, well i gotta say goodbye to silence...Quote:
Originally Posted by spajdr
I'll see how high i can get the FSB at 7x multi and if im not happy with it ill do the pencil mod, or try a higher multi. I've never done a pencil mod, but I'm sure I'll find the post about it and go from there, should be a peice of cake to some extent.
I just have one question about the linked vs unlinked, i sort of understand what it does, but im still clueless about what exactly it does. Chances are im just going to unlink it, set the ram timings looser, and then get the ram as close to ddr-1000. but its best to know. does it affect SLI in any way?
@snyxxx: Thanks for the link ;) I'm using the Thermalright backplate right now, seems to be ok. I might want to try to cut one myself, using a thicker material.
I'll try the 901 bios in a couple of days. I had painful problems with my sound card, so maybe this does something against it.
I'm running 6x450 UNLINKED with my quad, mem@563MHz.
Why are 3 out of 4 cores FAILING in my prime95 when i'm benching "max. heat, max. power"
http://www.aijaa.com/img/b/00051/1384800.jpg
And when i run "max. FPU stress" all 4 instances run beautifully.
http://www.aijaa.com/img/b/00089/1384740.jpg
Plz help?
Maybe you should check your RAM for that. Super Pi still does some good work there, or increase the frequency slightly and use Memtest. It did a great work for me when I had to find the correct voltage, sub-timings and such.
PS: Any problems getting that high FSB with a quad? It didn't have much luck with that so far.
I've tried 0801, 0801bt, 0803, 0805 and 0901.
0805 and 0901 are crap.
0801bt went 9x333 with all settings AUTO, no other bios has yet to manage that.
Now I'm testing 0803 again, 7x450. Just pump up the NB voltage to 1.7v and you're all set :D Although i recommend better cooling than the default heatpipe system :)
Still fails instantly with "max. heat" but runs beautifully with "max. fpu"
welll...it WAS my ram :) HCL memtest failed with 4 sticks, took out two and now it's running 125% without any errors. But STILL my prime95 FAILS with "max. heat" on all four cores. I just don't get it.
And when I started another instance of HCL, it found memory errors again. Goddamnit. Back to bios.
Well:
2 sticks of ram @ 200MHz (400 DDR) 4-3-3-9 1T
and it's now running all 4 cores with "max. heat" flawlessly. Must be the damn subtimings that are causing all these troubles. Maybe i should just get a pair of bulk 2GB sticks and run them 400MHz.
http://www.aijaa.com/img/b/00025/1386677.jpg
Am I onto something here? Maybe a sanding + vdroop mod could give me a bit more stability? I'd love to run 4GHz 24/7.
after some lapping:
http://www.aijaa.com/img/b/00069/1386739.jpg
nice temps :)
next: the vdroop mod
(Hmm, maybe i should've posted all of these in just one single post...oh well.)
that is one killer overclock. I'll probably be asking for some helping overclocking mine once I get my video card in.
keep pushing it though!
what are you using to cool the northbridge though?
Don't we all would love that :) I think ya Vcore will mess up the overal stability with 4ghz in mind mate... any chance to run the ram at 4-4-4-10 to improve stability or just 2T command rate, also with my Striker it always was better to run ram FSB 1:1 so in your case 900mhz...Quote:
Originally Posted by Jultsu
I think I am getting somewhere with this one.
http://www.aijaa.com/img/b/00029/1390562.jpg (this was done without any optimizations, hence the crappy time)
Yesterday I couldn't run anything with cores 0 and 1, they would crash the machine.
Today it's 7 degrees colder outside than yesterday (where my rig has been for the last 2 months) and I'm getting some extra stability. The 32M SuperPI was run with all four cores, flawlessly. Yesterday i had to manually set the affinity to core 3. Now, i can run "moderately" things with all four cores. Still not 100% stable, but it's a start.
The droop is still very bad, maybe i'll try fixing it today. I think the 1.2v HT voltage is also affecting the stability positively.
Oh, and I also replaced the faulty RAM, with good results :)
vdroop mode done and 100% working, ZERO droop now! I must have done like 50 lines (with a regular crappy HB pen) :) But still 4,05GHz is far from prime-stable. Maybe I need even better cooling...
3,6GHz seems to be pretty stable with 1.488v (maybe it doesn't even need that much, haven't tried) but I am trying to get 4,05GHz 24/7 stable.
@jultsu
wow!! i am very much impressed... i too have q6600 and asus p5n32-e sli plus... i never thought that anyone can OC this board with a quad more than 3ghz... wow wow wow!!
lesterLL:
Bear in mind, though, that I am running my rig OUTSIDE on the balcony, where it's currently 1 degrees celcius. That 20 degree temperature difference makes a huge difference. But nevertheless, 450fsb is quite nice with this board.
That's one hell of a result for this board, really! Even if it's outside. But you should hurry, otherwise spring starts and you'll never get the chance to run it for 24/7 once :D
The last changes I made weren't all that successful. I did some new backplates for my mosfets, used 5mm aluminium bars this time. Now the board doesn't bend at all :) Even with some standard passive heatsinks on top, the temps do rise very slowly, vcore doesn't jump around. At least one success.
Then I ran into something really strange. I exchanged my 500W seasonic PSU with a 620W Corsair unit. Reported vcore is higher, all other voltages are lower. And my "normal" clocks aren't stable at all anymore.
I guess I'll need to swap again and see if the PSU really is the bugger here.
wow! hmm... but the NB's voltage are very high.. yikes.. i cant imagine the temps.. if running with passive coolers... hmmm.. i think i should buy watercooling just to cool down the NB and SB.. sigh
have you tried any other than 450x9 like anything with a x9 multiplier that boots??
overall though... you're the first one (i saw) to reach more than 3.0ghz with the board + quadl..l
Radical_53: What passive heat sinks did you use on the MOSFETS?Quote:
Originally Posted by Radical_53
400fsb works also (with 1.6v NB). I tried upping to 8x455 and 9x455 but it would just freeze. 460fsb gives the POST screen but hangs there.Quote:
Originally Posted by lesterLL
Maybe I've just got a crappy quad? With a better one, maybe I could break 500fsb... :eek:
im not sure if you hav a crappy quad... coz you already got it to 4.0ghz...Quote:
Originally Posted by Jultsu
400x9 that would be 3.6ghz... on 1.6v NB... hmm.. ok... wow.. i am very impressed... really i am.. keep it up... im reading every inch of your progress
http://www.aijaa.com/img/b/00072/1406600.jpg
8x450 is rock stable.
So im guessing 8x450 is stable where 9x400 with lower NB voltages wouldn't be as stable?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jultsu
edit: so is this the pencil mod you did? http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=134100
Any information of proper technique on how to do the pencil mod will be appreciated, I bet I can do it fine, but the more info the better. (Just a bit tense because my other volt mod ended up in a broken mobo, but it was a harder mod)
@snyxxx: Well, I used some standard black aluminium heatsinks there. They fit the space nicely (3 of them on each "block" of mosfets), I had them here already so I tried them out.
Also, after making a backplate, I used a copper bottom (from a water block) as a base for the passive heatsinks. Gives me a nice contact and works really well so far :)
Looks somewhat like this:
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...P1000580rs.jpg
Thanks for th photo. I also have some of those Microcool PLL and other sizes of those heat sinks laying around as well from the old i478 days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Radical_53
Yep, that's the one. I just penciled the resistor on-the-fly :D Went back once in a while to check whether i had succeeded or not. Bit by bit, the voltages began to rose. To be honest, it's not completely 0 vdroop, but it's MUCH better than before.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkCow
I just used the (hard) pencil I use at school, and basically coloured it (like 100 sweeps). Kinda spooky doing it while running prime95 but everything seems to be working atm :)
And I'm guessing 400fsb is also rock stable (as is 450) but why settle there? :)
@jultsu
NB 1.744v SB 1.568v HT 1.664v VTT 1.616v --> dang... huhuhu... its a little bit high.. huhuhu... and i only hav the default passive heatsink... any suggestion on what to put on NB and SB??
I haven't fiddled with aircooling in a LONG while, so I have no idea what heatsinks are good nowadays. With the default heatpipe cooling, 1.6v is probably too much, unless you run your rig in 0 degrees ambient (like I do :) )
I can only suggest watercooling, if you really are persistent in overclocking with THIS board. 4 waterblocks will cost about the same as a new Intel p35 board, which probably will overclock to 450fsb easily with a quad.
It's all about choices. :)
I use MIPS waterblocks, http://mips-computer.de/ and the set of four blocks costs 155 euros (ASUS P5N / Striker Freezer Set) :)
great, thanks a bunch Jultsu. I'll probably OC as far as I can, if I'm still not satisfied ill do the pencil mod. I've done a bunch of practicing, and with several different pencils, and I found one that goes on nice enough and erases to leave it almost mark less. (Having a dud motherboard does still come in handy lol)
Now to finish modding my case, solder on my fancy new fan connector, and get my 175mm 220cfm fan to work :D . Now lets see how good that stock cooling really is lol.
Once I finally get my package from Ncix ill try out all your guys tips and I'll post back on what I've found. Hopefully I'll be able to get 3.4 ghz or more.
You can use the HR-05 for both chipsets. It works quite nicely for me so far, temps are pretty good. Smaller sized Zalman blocks do not work at all, at least not without a powerful fan in front of them.
I always like to keep as many waterblocks out of my loop as possible, at least all those that I don't need.
NOOOOOOOO!!!
well, the Video card came a day early :D (gotta love fedex). I put my computer back together, plug the power in, the green light turns on and everything, boot it, and I get one long beep pause, one long beep etc. :shrug:
I'm guessing its a ram error because it requires 2.1 volts to run at spec but the motherboard is only sending 1.8v. Do you think thats what is going on?
EDIT: Nvm... fixed the problem.
Basicly what i was doing was putting the ram in the same colored slots and it wasn't booting...
When I put the ram right next to each other it booted fine.
But when it was one stick or the other stick, it refused to boot... weird... o well, at least it works
Did not see one long beep only, maybe it is one of these.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkCow
http://www.amptron.com/html/bios.beepcodes.html
Thanks snyxxx, I've been trying to look for those, in my manual its like "look below for the bios codes" and theres nothing there... :shakes:
Well, I got it working, I got a g0 q6600 at 1.2875 vid.
quick question, how do you run the ram in Dual Channel? same color or right next to each other?
I'd go with the same colour.
BTW, does anyone have any idea what the GLT ref mod would help? Would it help make my quad go 9x450 stable, or is it about the FSB problems?
Same color. Use one slot leave one slot free, then use the next. That's DC.
PS: The what mod? :D
If there's anything that could help to stabilize the VTT voltage, I'd be so glad. Somehow it does have a serious impact on stability and according to OCCT, it's my "jumpiest" voltage. During the test I get differences of 3.88%.
Does anyone know from which PSU rail it's fed? 5V maybe, as this fluctuates the most out of the 3 PSU rails? :)
Hmmmm.... The board seems to require even greater NB voltage in order to drive 4 sticks. I'm now at a whopping 1.840v NB with 4 OCZ sticks @ 562MHz and 1h of memtest! I've also increased the 1.2v HT to maximum (2.016v).
Radical: are you giving it 1.55v from bios? Mine stays rock stable @ 1.616v according to Everest, I've never seen it fluctuate.
This board is just insane! (or is it just the NB?)
Here's some 4-stick-madness for ya:
http://www.aijaa.com/img/b/00023/1424142.jpg
Never ever would have thought that upping the NB voltage (again...) would stabilize it with 4 sticks. But I'm glad I tried :)
Looks quite nice :) But you could consider using 2 sticks. The newer 2GB sticks do run really nicely. I'm using the ReaperX from OCZ, roughly 2.1V gives me 557MHz 5-4-3, absolutely stable using OCCT or other tools alike. Less hassle :D
And no, I'm not using 1.55V on that one. VTT is set to 1.25V in Bios, which gives me something between 1.29-1.31V "normally". I saw that some lines where jumpy, so I monitored them one after the other with OCCT. And saw that the VTT was the one that jumped around the most. As only the 5V rail from my PSU was jumping too, I guessed they might be connected somehow. Also, the higher I raise the speed of the CPU, the more VTT jumps around...
PS: My board is quite funny regarding voltages. They have to be "just right", a little too high is just as bad as a little too low. Also it always wants the "right" combination of voltages for the according clocks. But well, got used to that by now :D
motherF------
My OCZ sticks are broken. Only one out of four will boot to windows. I ordered a cheap 2*2gb kit from a-data. I'll try breaking 500fsb after I get those babies :)
I just bought this mobo, along with some other new parts, in hopes of getting at least some OC done. Everything I've tried thus far fails.
I've gotten it to post 1280MHz QDR but anything above that is not posting. Everything but the stock 1066MHz fails to load Windows, it will just restart during loading.
If I set memory to 1066MHz manually it fails to load Windows. Upping voltage doesn't help and at 2.2V to mem it fails to post.
My settings were:
Should expect anything better than stock 1066MHz with stock NB and SB cooling?Quote:
AI Tuning: Manual
Nvidia GPU Ex: Disabled
LinkBoost: Disabled
FSB - Memory Clock Mode: Unlinked
x FSB - Memory Ratio: 9
FSB (QDR), Mhz: 1280 (320FSB)
Actual FSB (QDR), Mhz: 1280
MEM (DDR), Mhz: 960
Actual MEM (DDR), Mhz: 960
Vcore Voltage:1.45
Memory Voltage:2.1
1.2v HT Voltage:1.25
NB Core Voltage:1.45
SB Core Voltage:1.55
CPU VTT Voltage:1.35
DDRII Controller Ref Voltage:AUTO
DDRII Channel A Ref Voltage:AUTO
DDRII Channel B Ref Voltage:AUTO
tCL (CAS Latency): 5
tRCD: 5
tRP: 5
tRAS: 18
Command Per Clock (CMD): 2 clock (2T)
Advance Memory Settings
tRRD: AUTO
tRC: AUTO
tWR: AUTO
tWTR: AUTO
tREF: AUTO
tRD: AUTO
tRFC: AUTO
Async Latency: AUTO
CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled
MCP PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled
SATA Spread Spectrum: Disabled
LDT Spread Spectrum: Disabled
CPU Internal Thermal Control: Disabled
Limit CPUID MaxVal: Disabled
Enhanced C1 (C1E): Disabled
Execute Disable Bit: Disabled
Virtualization Technology: Disabled
Enhanced Intel Speedstep Tech: Disabled
LDT Frequency: 5x
PCIEX16_1 Frequency (Mhz): 100
PCIEX16_2 Frequency (Mhz): 100
PCIEX16_3 Frequency (Mhz): 100
SPP<->MCP Ref Clock, Mhz: 200
My rig is:
C2Q6600 G0
2x 1GB A-Data PC-8500 Extreme Edition
2x nVIDIA 8800 GTS 512MB (G92) in SLI mode
Cooling:
4x 12cm case fans, two in takes and two outputs.
CPU IDLE 47C
GPU IDLE 54C
Try 1333fsb
1.2v HT -> 1.5v
CPU VTT -> 1.5v
This board really wasn't meant for quadcores (or at least oc'ing them)
Voltages that high never really worked for me, the only thing where they helped was the FSB hole between 350 somewhere and roughly 400.
Below and above, 1.25V for both was the best setting I could find for my board. Vsb was left at default, Vnb might do something for you (I'm running it at 1.44v "real" right now, needed to raise it for higher clocks on the quad).
What BIOS did your board ship with. My replacement a few months ago shipped with a 700 series BIOS. From what I see around is that 0801 and 0803 are the best for quads.
Quote:
Originally Posted by trulez
The board shipped with 0705 bios, and I've tried 0801 but that didn't improve the situation.Quote:
Originally Posted by >GSXR<mrbusa
I would try the 0803 and 0805 also I guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by trulez
Are all your volts staying stable?
Can your PSU handle all that hardware?
Well I'm totally done with this P5N32-E SLI board... too much hassle and problems getting the Q6600 400fsb to boot... I'm selling it to my cousin along with a dualcore (e6600)
At least the dualcore clocks good on it :D
well, this board is all about cooling the NB and SB like you guys said.
last night after 4 hours of prime testing at 9x1250(~2.8ghz) I was running like a champ, tried 9x1333(3.0ghz) it would post, but it would get stuck at the bios menu, so bscly couldn't get into bios.
this mourning after the NB cooled down, it booted great at 9x1333 first try. But now the motherboard's temp sensor is climbing so im going to shut her down before it gets to hot again...
time to buy some heatsinks!
edit: bah hum bug. can't boot above 1375x9. need to cool it more. tried 1600x8 and no go, I need to get my fan online... time to pull out the soldering iron
one question though, if the motherboard Posts but doesn't get past the Ai logo screen (It beeps, but can't get into bios options, or boot windows) would that be a NB/SB issue or CPU?
I'm guessing NB. I can move about happily in BIOS with 4.05GHz and 1.45v, but of course it won't boot into windows. Put 1.2vHT to 1.45v from bios to make sure (and SB 1.55v). I recall ~1.60v to get 400fsb
Bah hum bug... FSB 333 was running perfectly for 8 hours, then bam crash, wouldn't reboot (doing the same business of not allowing me to enter bios options) left it off for 30 mins, booted perfectly. Until I can fix my large fan I'm going to have to cope, but I'd rather find a different solution. (The fan, even on the lowest voltage possible is still quite loud)
I'm curious as to which options would have the best "performance to heat" ratio, if you catch my drift.
I'm guessing the NB will hit my temps the most, followed by VTT, then 1.2vHT, then SB. Do you think thats right? I'm just guessing here, I honestly have no idea.
Right now I'm running 313FSB with NB: 1.30 SB:1.55 VTT:1.25 1.2HT:1.25 (which is 5 hours prime stable)
I did a "test" with that yesterday. I have the HR-05 on my NB and only used some normal case fans (2 Yate Loons and 2 80mm ones), no direct fan blowing on the NB heatsink. It didn't pass 50°C on the backside of the NB with 1.49V real feeding it.
Still I do seem to have some "hot" part below my graphics card (which is water cooled), as something always gives me trouble when I put the fan aside that the card can "rest" on. SB temps are fine, I guess there's some little stupid chip that gets really hot. Haven't found it yet.
hmmm.. i've been running @ 333x9 (1333mhz) for like 2 months now... i dont recall any problem regarding on boot...
i am still running @3.0ghz.. hahahaha... what a bum!hahah
what are your voltages might I ask? still on stock cooling?Quote:
Originally Posted by lesterLL
I know I can get 3.2ghz to run stable 24/7, just have to tweak the hell outta this mobo to get there.
@darkcow
vcore = 1.28v
NB = 1.35v
VTT = 1.25v
NB is still on stock cooling... coz am plannin to buy a new board.. so might as well not buy new cooling for it..
I ran into problems after doing stress testing, longer gaming and such also, but I never encountered too bad problems when booting the machine.
I'm still puzzled where my heat problem might come from. It's not the NB, the HR-05 seems to be working great with the case fans running. It's not the PWMs either, they do ok with some fresh air from the case fans and the PSU. But there's something below the graphics card... anyone ever had this?
I'm running PCIe clocks of 160MHz instead of the normal 100MHz on the first PCIe slot, if that might have something to do with a small part getting hot like hell?
South Bidge gets smokin' hot on my board. I ended up watercooling since it felt "burn your fingers" hot. Also, it seemed hotter than the North Bridge.
The latest version of Everest now includes a "MCP" temperature. On my stock motherboard, this MCP temp shows 94°C :eek:
I read that the MCP is the South Bridge, makes sense.
Mine is pretty hot also at 61c/142f but I am not overclocking much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snyxxx
Hi there,
Anyone using the 0901 BIOS. I am using it with an E2180 and it seems to work fine for me. But it's the only BIOS I have tried so far.
Also, anyone heard anything about Yorkfield compatibility? I know that the word so far is that there is no official 45nm Quad support for this board, but I wonder if anyone has heard anything new?
Thanks,
onthepulse
There were rumours that Asus would make a new bios for this board that would support 45nm CPU... Maybe some day.
0901 is not good for overclocking, try 0801 or 0803 for best results (400+ fsb).
So...has anyone been able to get any Penryns working on this board? I flashed the latest stable BIOS, released on 12/28 or something, and it boots but it forces the multiplier to 6 instead of 9. Anyone?
Actually I tried setting multipliers of 7, and 8 and those worked, so apparently if I set the multiplier to 9 something breaks, but that's supposed to be the default multiplier of the proc.
Currently I'm on a multiplier of 8 running a very mild overclock and getting 2.93GHz stable.
As of right now I have flashed the 0805 BIOS onto the board and the processor is recognized as 9x multiplier 1333mhz FSB only the first time it boots after a hard reset (ie clear CMOS jumper or remove the battery for 30 seconds). Every other time I try to boot it, I cannot force a 9x multiplier. I can force 8 no problem and even achieve 3.10ghz on the processor stable. Right now I have 9x multiplier stable except for the fact that when I reboot I cannot figure out how to achieve 9x multiplier again, without performing a hard CMOS reset.
Due to the fact that if I reboot my system I can't get the 9x multiplier, I have to accept the default settings.
Thanks heaps :) Amazing difference...Quote:
Originally Posted by Jultsu
Couldn't get Orthos stable at anything over 2.8GHz with BIOS 0901, stock cooler, Vcore on auto.
Flash to from 0901 to 0801...
3.0Ghz stable immediately.
UPDATE: Reached 3.15GHz (9x350) able to benchmark, etc, still with stock cooler and auto Vcore.
Getting too hot at >3GHz though... Going to get a TRUE-120 tomorrow :) Can't wait to push it further with some proper cooling...
Guys, Orthos stable, but encountering random lock-ups/freezing or BSOD with 0801 BIOS after an hour or so of use. What do you suggest I do? Should I try some more volts to the NB chipset?
Anyone else experience this? Currently:
- E2180 @ 2.8GHz (1120 QDR, 10x multi)
- DDR2-800 (auto timings)
- all voltages on auto
- MEMTEST, zero errors, several passes
Voltages on auto, change that. Asus thinks it's a feature to raise the voltages according to the FSB.
The funny thing now comes as the board doesn't like some voltages too high. So just the right spot? Bingo, it gives you increased stability. Too much? Well, there goes stability again...
So I'd suggest that you set those voltages to default first and then try to move on forward.
Btw., I'm using 901 due to my sound card and it seems to work "somehow". I can't get my old clockrate back completely, but at least I'm at 3.8GHz now where I was at 3.833 totally stable before, benching at 3.9...
@snyxxx: Well that's interesting ;) My SB seems to be hotter than the NB too, even if I feed both with the same voltages :D I thought it was because of the "blocked" HR-05 heatsink that's just below my graphics card (which is watercooled).
Well, I might be jumping the wagon :D
http://www.asrock.com/news/show.asp?id=116
Just placed an order, hopefully it'll be here within next week.