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Quote:
Originally Posted by
deadman'sclick
not bad mate good to see u to, u all good?
to right on the icfx, she's done me proud for what it cost , but it's had it's day now. this new mobo pritty much takes the piss out the icfx now.
i almost went for ure p35 but for the money & with the pcie setup on the x38 & me already having a 3870, it a better route.
u got board of the fast asus chipsets in the end then? ;) to easy for ya :)
deadman's
Ye I'm mint.
DFI is where I'm happiest but every now & again I wander over to the competition normally because I cant wait for the DFI (too impatient)
Hope the x38 rocks for you.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Aerosupra
a very important question to me:
What is the highest FSB on this board before the ICH9R starts to crap out with HDDs in AHCI or RAID mode?
it's not going to be the ICH9R that is going to stop you (unless you overclock the PCIe bus), it is going to be your board, memory and cpu.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
merlin76
I got my board yesterday and I'm having some issues with Vnb (NorthBridge voltage):
Vnb set in BIOS -> Vnb BIOS reading
1.265 -> 1.31
1.291 -> 1.56
1.317 -> 1.36
1.330 -> 1.37
1.343 -> 1.61
1.356 -> 1.61
1.367 -> 1.4
1.379 -> 1.42
1.392 -> 1.66
1.444 -> 1.71
1.456 -> 1.71
1.467 -> 1.5V
1.504 -> 1.76
I currently have no dmm, so I cannot check real voltages. Any ideas? Do you see the same kind of overvolting?
First OC seems OK:
http://www.abload.de/thumb/450x8_dfix385na.jpg
I also tried BIOS 12/28 and 12/18 but Vnb issue did not improve. With these BIOS versions I had huge instabilities when T2 Dispatch was enabled, so I'm back to release BIOS.
My new board has this issue!!! damn it, was hoping for a smooth build. WTH is it? This is as far as I have gotten, because of it, I can not set a resonable NB voltage, all to high, or too low, nothing just right, lol.
Sorry bout the image size, just back up and running, need to re-install my photo software.
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/2165/36dz4.jpg
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Windows XP SP3
Q6600
2x1GB PC2 9200Reaper
475x8 4:5 Divider
http://www.edgeofstability.com/image..._5_divider.jpg
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Praz
Get a hold of a DMM and measure the NB voltage and then RMA the board.
Damn, just saw that, so praz, what we are experiencing is a defect?, and has to be resolved through RMA, seems awfully common, as a number of people have posted about it. That just stinks.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
linflas
Damn, just saw that, so praz, what we are experiencing is a defect?, and has to be resolved through RMA, seems awfully common, as a number of people have posted about it. That just stinks.
If the actual voltages are off that much then yes that's some type of defect. I have not seen a board behave this way so I can't even begin to speculate what might be the cause.
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NB Overheat!
Guys,
I took the NB heatsink out to check and look what I saw!!!!!
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=6oy3cb7&s=1
No contact at all!
What did you guys do with this stock HS? Lapped?
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Tried to do it again and same results the Stock NB HS just wont make full contact! :down:
Not enough pressure on those springs and uneven surface from the NB combined with the uneven surface of the HS = disaster for OCers.
http://i1.tinypic.com/8dyejw5.jpg
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I made a hardmount on mine, it makes good contact w/ pressure.
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mine is ok i just card methoded it and did it on ihs since i didnt want to mess with hard mounting i pressed on it and works like glue with mx2 while u have a tension on it, and what past are u useing u should have mx2
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
zanzabar
mine is ok i just card methoded it and did it on ihs since i didnt want to mess with hard mounting i pressed on it and works like glue with mx2 while u have a tension on it, and what past are u useing u should have mx2
I have MX2 but I didn;t understand what you tried to say "i just card methoded it and did it on ihs"
I tried 3 times on 2 diferent boards, same results...
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Praz, I guess this pic says it all, damn, does DFI cross ship. Guess I am calling motherboardpro in the morning. FFS!!!
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1866/voltageaf6.gif
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Jor3lBR
I have MX2 but I didn;t understand what you tried to say "i just card methoded it and did it on ihs"
I tried 3 times on 2 diferent boards, same results...
moving the credit card back and forth to evenly spread on the NB, the blob and press didnt work when i tied it
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hm.. this makes me want to check purchase a DMM and check my board
where would i have to check to get the voltagae readings?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
zanzabar
moving the credit card back and forth to evenly spread on the NB, the blob and press didnt work when i tied it
Ok so you are applying the MX2 directly on the HeatSink not on the NB right? Or on both?
And also is there a correct side to mount I was I always installed them with the LanParty name facing the CPU (if you look from the PSU side to the LP name it's not upside down).
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
lazy
hm.. this makes me want to check purchase a DMM and check my board
where would i have to check to get the voltagae readings?
Found here http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=896
damn and I am liking this 3.6 quad with 3870's flashed to 860/1200 no tweaks Vista64
http://service.futuremark.com/orb/pr...jectId=4615346
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Praz
Nice, those reapers look great are they Orthos stable & @ reasonable voltage running arround 1200MHz ?
CN :)
Edit : Bugger its a typo you have 2 x 1GB modules installed not 2 x 2GB modules, I thought you were showing off some new 4GB Reaper PC2-9200 kit.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
SNiiPE_DoGG
I made a hardmount on mine, it makes good contact w/ pressure.
you got any pics dude?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
C-N
Edit : Bugger its a typo you have 2 x 1GB modules installed not 2 x 2GB modules, I thought you were showing off some new 4GB Reaper PC2-9200 kit.
Corrected. No. Nothing new here. Actually the only 2x2GB kits I have right now are the G.Skill PC2 8000. They run great on this board. And at $115.00 shipped with a guaranteed speed of 5-5-5/1000MHz nothing else comes close. In the next day or so I think I'll be able to post some screenshots of at 1100MHz or so.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Praz
Corrected. No. Nothing new here. Actually the only 2x2GB kits I have right now are the G.Skill PC2 8000. They run great on this board. And at $115.00 shipped with a guaranteed speed of 5-5-5/1000MHz nothing else comes close. In the next day or so I think I'll be able to post some screenshots of at 1100MHz or so.
ill be buying some of that gskill too.
any news on the E8500 support?
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i can't see how they could get away with not supporting e8500's etc lol , but who knows.
so ure mobo turned up yet uknown , could'nt help notice ure due date is today?
mine has'nt even been sent out yet , i hoped it might hav been today. maybe it will do later on. the money i sent over went out my account tuesday after all. i did email them to check what was up & they said it takes 2-4 days to get exchanged over :(
i hope i dont hav to do any major changes to my cooling loop to get my blocks mounted on . the mobo layout for cpu & NB placement looks the same as my icfx. i might even get away with just taking the blocks off my icfx with the liquid still in the loop, then just sliding out the icfx & replacing with the x38 :)
is anyone using the mcw-30 on the x38 yet? if so could u please tell me wether the inlet & outlet are horizontal when mounted or verticial. thanks
deadman's
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
deadman'sclick
i can't see how they could get away with not supporting e8500's etc lol , but who knows.
so ure mobo turned up yet uknown , could'nt help notice ure due date is today?
mine has'nt even been sent out yet , i hoped it might hav been today. maybe it will do later on. the money i sent over went out my account tuesday after all. i did email them to check what was up & they said it takes 2-4 days to get exchanged over :(
i hope i dont hav to do any major changes to my cooling loop to get my blocks mounted on . the mobo layout for cpu & NB placement looks the same as my icfx. i might even get away with just taking the blocks off my icfx with the liquid still in the loop, then just sliding out the icfx & replacing with the x38 :)
is anyone using the mcw-30 on the x38 yet? if so could u please tell me wether the inlet & outlet are horizontal when mounted or verticial. thanks
deadman's
yeah, my bro rang me earlier and siad it's arrived! i checked ups tracking site and it has too.
i ordered mine of saturday (5/1/08) and it was shipped tuesday.
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hey just a quick question for you proud owners of the x38 t2r
Did the northbridge heatsink come uninstalled just like that review? Or do i have to take it off myself when i get my board...
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Mine came uninstalled.
BTW, how common is the voltage problem? I got mine with the first wave of shipped boards and still haven't fired it up. I have my fingers crossed that it will work well.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
carmatic
hey just a quick question for you proud owners of the x38 t2r
Did the northbridge heatsink come uninstalled just like that review? Or do i have to take it off myself when i get my board...
naked, you install yourself.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Razor_Blade
Mine came uninstalled.
BTW, how common is the voltage problem? I got mine with the first wave of shipped boards and still haven't fired it up. I have my fingers crossed that it will work well.
i'd like to know this aswell. if the DRAM and Northbridge voltage mismatches are that common then i can see myself sending it back soon
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Mine just arrived :D so I'll be back later have to set it up :)
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mmm severe nb overvoltage going on? With the bad heatsink contact it surely is not good for the board... Im buying a nb waterblock and hopefully its the heat, not the voltage itself, which kills the chips
If the surface is not flat, have you tried the akasa low pressure compound? It sounds like this is one of the places where that compound can really prove itself, i.e. High pressure where the nb and heatsink directly contact, low pressure everywhere else save for any flexibility in either the heatsink or nb
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My all copper solution.
PWM's cooled by cut socket 478 heatsink, thermaltake volano, NB is enzotech, SB is vantec.
Cores loaded 100%, have been for over 14 hours, just rebooted with more winblows updates for office SP1, should have shot it before.
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/1299/x38sl9.gif
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9977/x381bn9.gif
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/5396/boincjh9.gif
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Dede99
Mine just arrived :D so I'll be back later have to set it up :)
where did you get yours from? i opened mine today and noticed that the chipset heatsink looks like its been mounted already :eek: there is finger prints (not mine) and a 90degree shape of thermal paste in one corner... the board seems new tho
[edit] here's a pic
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/7...0036sh0.th.jpg
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Origin_Unknown
where did you get yours from? i opened mine today and noticed that the chipset heatsink looks like its been mounted already :eek: there is finger prints (not mine) and a 90degree shape of thermal paste in one corner... the board seems new tho
[edit] here's a pic
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/7...0036sh0.th.jpg
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Ah man,, that doesn't look good...
Where did you get yours from?
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omg.... insta-reply ..
Quote:
________________________________________
From: Shop (HPM-Computer) [mailto:shop@hpm-computer.de]
Sent: 10 January 2008 19:53
To:
Subject: AW: Kundennachricht an HPM-Computer
Dear sir,
thank you for your E-Mail. I can assure you that the board is brandnew and has never been used before. We have however heared of many customers who spoke about that somehow used NB-cooler. It seems that the guys from DFI have quickly changed the original cooler with that one. Because this has happened only hours ago before the first shipment of those boards should have been started, this could be the reason of that. There are some forum entrys about it, too.
However, this will not affect any kind od warranty. Please try to clean the coller so that it has an even surface for a better cooling performance.
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now thats german efficiency!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
OnDborder
Ah man,, that doesn't look good...
Where did you get yours from?
from HPM computer in germany.
I've had a mail from them assuring me it's brand new and not been used. ill just give it a go and see how it goes
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yeah i've just dropped for one of these boards from them as well today... Theyre very fast with their responses! I was emailing them about my order, then i checked my junk mail folder,nope nothing from them, checked my inbox and theyve responded
You mean theyre still replying to emails at this time of day?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
carmatic
yeah i've just dropped for one of these boards from them as well today... Theyre very fast with their responses! You mean theyre still replying to emails at this time of day?
thats what i thought and its like 9pm over there too, i am 100% impressed with there service and i'd gladly buy from them again
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I got 2 X38 boards from DFI San Jose and both NB HeatSinks seams used (with a finger or smudge on it). So I guess that's no biggy.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Jor3lBR
I got 2 X38 boards from DFI San Jose and both NB HeatSinks seams used (with a finger or smudge on it). So I guess that's no biggy.
ah well that confirms what the HPM guy told me :)
now all im waiting for is;
2* 3870x2
E8500 / q9450
new case
watercooling
and possibly some gskil pc8000 :D 2*2 gb :D
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they were prob just random boards that were taken out of a batch for QC testing. once the mobos are tested they just get put back through for repacking.
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I have used HPM many times & each time they have been 110%, I am sure they are not bullsh**ing anybody.
CN :)
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How 'bout a pic of that new style chipset hs/cooler??
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
OnDborder
How 'bout a pic of that new style chipset hs/cooler??
it looks the same as the other one tbh
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just received my replacement 9650 with a 12/07/2007 pack date...my previous one had a 11/21/2007...lets hope, for me, that the coretemp readout is within 3-4 +/- degrees...previously, core #0 was stuck on 51C.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Ace-a-Rue
just received my replacement 9650 with a 12/07/2007 pack date...my previous one had a 11/21/2007...lets hope, for me, that the coretemp readout is within 3-4 +/- degrees...previously, core #0 was stuck on 51C.
hope it works for you dude.. keep us posted. :up:
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I have the same NB overvolting issue ..... Watercooled.
Can this be fixed in a BIOS Update?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Origin_Unknown
where did you get yours from? i opened mine today and noticed that the chipset heatsink looks like its been mounted already :eek: there is finger prints (not mine) and a 90degree shape of thermal paste in one corner... the board seems new tho
[edit] here's a pic
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/7...0036sh0.th.jpg
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same here brother about the fingerprints but no thermal paste, I got it from Alternate.at but it's all OK.
I followed Praz's Bios setting's and am from start up to 3.6 just priming now with 1.38v on the core there is only one problem with the NB voltage, when I set it like Praz setting's to 1.504 then after reboot it reads 1.72v so I just push it back to 1.46 about and it's ok now hope it's stable will report again :D
I like the board except the issue with NB voltage hope this will be soon fixed with bios upgrade hopefully.
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^^ its weird with the NB heatsink but nevermind.
have you tested the voltage with a multi meter?
i'll just be puching my e6600 to 3.6 untill i can get my mits on a E8500 :D
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Jor3lBR
I got 2 X38 boards from DFI San Jose and both NB HeatSinks seams used (with a finger or smudge on it). So I guess that's no biggy.
were is dfi are they by petras or the school, can u just go down there and buy stuff
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Guys, I know this don't help much. But if everyone can sit tight for a bit DFI is looking into this NB voltage issue. I've tried everything but can't duplicate this on the board I have here.
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What i have seen so far is that the MB´s Made in Taiwan didnt have the issue,i only know from people with this issue that have boards are Made in China.
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ahh... yes, made in china...
heres to praying that my board is taiwanese made, not chinese made! i buy Made In China stuff when im feeling like a gamble, but not when it's for my only computer which i really really really want to have up and running again...
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
2000army
I have the same NB overvolting issue ..... Watercooled.
Can this be fixed in a BIOS Update?
After further investigation I realized that I do NOT have this issue. Sorry for that
Also my board was made in Taiwan if that helps
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i thought they were all from Taiwan,
how do u know for sure 2000army, does it say made in taiwan on the mobo or sumthing?
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on the box it said made in taiwan
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Ace-a-Rue
just received my replacement 9650 with a 12/07/2007 pack date...my previous one had a 11/21/2007...lets hope, for me, that the coretemp readout is within 3-4 +/- degrees...previously, core #0 was stuck on 51C.
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Origin_Unknown
hope it works for you dude.. keep us posted. :up:
ok...MUCH better with coretemp readouts between the old 9650 and new 9650 on the DFI board...this is at stock speed....posted the pics in this other thread....NOW...off to overclock.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...3&postcount=32
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
jooney
What i have seen so far is that the MBīs Made in Taiwan didnt have the issue,i only know from people with this issue that have boards are Made in China.
My first board was from Taiwan, the second from China. They both had the issue and they both died within the first week. So I don't think it's a matter of where they came from (though I'd still prefer a Taiwan board :D ).
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
linflas
Made in china for me...
this hole thing reminds me of my old sista (dfi nf2 lp ultra b on my sig).
my china made wouldn't pass 230x10 as for my Taiwan made it would go stable 270x10.
But I can't complain from my china x38 its running a q6600 @ 4000mhz (9x444) with 2x1 ballistic 8500 @ 555mhz.
Wprime 1024 and s-pi32 stable so far.
Volts: vcore 1.489 vnn 1.55 vtt 1.43 vsb stock
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Jor3lBR
this hole thing reminds me of my old sista (dfi nf2 lp ultra b on my sig).
my china made wouldn't pass 230x10 as for my Taiwan made it would go stable 270x10.
But I can't complain from my china x38 its running a q6600 @ 4000mhz (9x444) with 2x1 ballistic 8500 @ 555mhz.
Wprime 1024 and s-pi32 stable so far.
Volts: vcore 1.489 vnn 1.55 vtt 1.43 vsb stock
full bios settings please! That is my goal clock, and would love to see how you got it there.
Thx.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
linflas
full bios settings please! That is my goal clock, and would love to see how you got it there.
Thx.
linflas as soon as my Internet gets back online ill post the templates and sshots I can't do it now because I'm on my iphone. I will also update my sig.
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The G.Skill memory and this board are starting to really agree with each other. This is at 2.1 volts.
http://www.edgeofstability.com/image...isc/1117_a.jpg
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Praz do you have complete bios settings I am running the same setup as you!
Much appreciated!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
2000army
Praz do you have complete bios settings I am running the same setup as you!
Much appreciated!
Give me a few minutes to get them posted. All the voltages are higher then needed till I get the memory sorted.
This is using the 12/28 BIOS. Should be able to lower all the voltages at least a bit. If needed to help with memory stability raise tRP back to 5 and disable T2 Dispatch. Can also pick up some breathing room with Performance Level. It's set to 8 but all the phases but one are pulled in bringing it down to almost 7 flat.
Code:
CPU Feature Page
Thermal Management Control................Disabled
PPM (EIST) Mode...........................Disabled
Limit CPUID MaxVal........................Disabled
CIE Function..............................Disabled
Execute Disable Bit.......................Enabled
Virtualization Technology.................Disabled
Core Multi-Processing.....................Enabled
Main BIOS Page
Exist Setup Shutdown......................Mode 2
Shutdown After AC Loss....................Enabled
O. C. Fail Retry Counter..................0
CLOCK VC0 Divider.........................Auto
CPU Clock Ratio...........................8x
CPU Clock.................................465 MHz
Boot Up Clock.............................Auto
DRAM Speed................................333/800
PCIE Clock................................100MHz
PCIE Slot Config..........................1X 1X
CPU Spread Spectrum.......................Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum......................Disabled
SATA Spread Spectrum......................Disabled
Voltage Setting Page
CPU VID Control...........................1.50000V
CPU VID Special Add.......................Auto
DRAM Voltage Control......................2.10V
SB Core/CPU PLL Voltage...................1.510V
NB Core Voltage...........................1.655V
CPU VTT Voltage...........................1.393V
VCore Droop Control.......................Enabled
Clockgen Voltage Control..................3.45V
GTL+ Buffers Strength.....................Strong
Host Slew Rate............................Weak
GTL REF Voltage Control...................Disabled
CPU GTL1/3 REF Volt.......................N/A
CPU GTL 0/2 REF Volt......................N/A
North Bridge GTL REF Volt ................N/A
DRAM Timing Page
Enhance Data Transmitting.................Fast
Enhance Addressing........................Fast
T2 Dispatch...............................Enabled
Clock Setting Fine Delay..................Listed Below
CAS Latency Time (tCL)....................5
RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD).................5
RAS# Precharge (tRP)......................3
Precharge Delay (tRAS)....................15
All Precharge to Act......................4
REF to ACT Delay (tRFC)...................48
Performance Level.........................8
Read Delay Phase Adjust...................Listed Below
MCH ODT Latency...........................2
Write to PRE Delay (tWR)..................13
Rank Write to Read (tWTR).................11
ACT to ACT Delay (tRRD)...................3
Read to Write Delay (tRDWR)...............8
Ranks Write to Write (tWRWR)..............4
Ranks Read to Read (tRDRD)................5
Ranks Write to Read (tWRRD)...............4
Read CAS# Precharge (tRTP)................3
ALL PRE to Refresh........................4
Read Delay Phase Adjust Page
Channel 1 Phase 0 Pull-In.................Enabled
Channel 1 Phase 1 Pull-In.................Enabled
Channel 1 Phase 2 Pull-In.................Enabled
Channel 1 Phase 3 Pull-In.................Enabled
Channel 1 Phase 4 Pull-In.................Enabled
Channel 2 Phase 0 Pull-In.................Enabled
Channel 2 Phase 1 Pull-In.................Auto
Channel 2 Phase 2 Pull-In.................Enabled
Channel 2 Phase 3 Pull-In.................Enabled
Channel 2 Phase 4 Pull-In.................Enabled
Clock Setting Fine Delay Page
Ch1 Clock Crossing Setting................More Aggressive
DIMM 1 Clock fine delay...................Current 133ps
DIMM 2 Clock fine delay...................Current 512pd
DIMM 1 Control fine delay.................Current 578ps
DIMM 2 Control fine delay.................Current 345ps
Ch 1 Command fine delay...................Current 845ps
Ch2 Clock Crossing Setting................More Aggressive
DIMM 3 Clock fine delay...................Current 133
DIMM 4 Clock fine delay...................Current 445
DIMM 3 Control fine delay.................Current 423
DIMM 4 Control fine delay.................Current 412
Ch 2 Command fine delay...................Current 845
Ch1Ch2 CommonClock Setting................More Aggressive
Ch1 RDCAS GNT-Chip Delay..................Auto
Ch1 WRCAS GNT-Chip Delay..................Auto
Ch1 Command to CS Delay...................Auto
Ch2 RDCAS GNT-Chip Delay..................Auto
Ch2 WRCAS GNT-Chip Delay..................Auto
Ch2 Command to CS Delay...................Auto
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I'm trying to get fully OCCT stable also, but I rarrely see ppl talking about it.
Is OCCT not in use or unreliable?
@Praz: nice results!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Jor3lBR
I'm trying to get fully OCCT stable also, but I rarrely see ppl talking about it.
Is OCCT not in use or unreliable?
@Praz: nice results!
Thanks but it's nothing I'm doing. This memory rocks for it's price.
There's nothing wrong with OCCT. A quick one hour run of it is a good indication of overall stability without spending hours with something else. No matter what is used to prove stability there will always be something else that will bring the system down.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Praz
Thanks but it's nothing I'm doing. This memory rocks for it's price.
There's nothing wrong with OCCT. A quick one hour run of it is a good indication of overall stability without spending hours with something else. No matter what is used to prove stability there will always be something else that will bring the system down.
crunch numbers for 24 hours in the background at 100% cpu load, if there is anything wrong your crunching program will find it.
I am addicted to crunching, and it is one helluva a way to check stability across the board, ram, cpu, psu, et. all.
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how did you know what to set the phase pull in settings at? Im totally unfamiliar with it...
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Yes and...
Bios Fix is being worked on as I type this to fix NB voltages...RGone...
Quote:
Originally Posted by
2000army
I have the same NB overvolting issue ..... Watercooled.
Can this be fixed in a BIOS Update?
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whenver I set my pull in settings the same as praz, my board wont post, it only posts with the first set of pull-ins enabled
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
RGone
Bios Fix is being worked on as I type this to fix NB voltages...RGone...
HURRY UP!;)
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where on the box does it say where the board was made?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Origin_Unknown
where on the box does it say where the board was made?
on the side under the sticker
made in taiwan:D
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NOES!!! mine is made in china :(
does it really make that much of a difference?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Brother Esau
Madq in China:confused:
reading the post's above it says the boards in taiwan are good and the ones in china are crap?
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what about the ones with an evaluation bios couse i have a TW and my bios is an evaluation according to everest
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Everest...
Most often does not know any better than to read the wrong place and find that in most bioses just hidden.
Quote:
Originally Posted by
zanzabar
what about the ones with an evaluation bios couse i have a TW and my bios is an evaluation according to everest
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Beta Bios Correct NB Table Volts...
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does that sort the over volting issue? and is it compatable with english boards?
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DFI Taiwan released a new Beta (X38AD111) should show up soon on the Downloadpage -> Hit me ! :clap:
Major Reasons of Change:
Correct NB Core Settings table.
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sweet RGone, thanx, I hope this will sort out my yorkie. latest p-35 beta seems to have done wonders for 45 nm support. I am now very confident the x-38 will be even better.
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At this time I would suggest the only people flashing to this BIOS are those with the NB voltage issue. Unless of course you are inquisitive enough to wonder what impact this will have on a system that had no voltage issue.
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Praz
At this time I would suggest the only people flashing to this BIOS are those with the NB voltage issue. Unless of course you are inquisitive enough to wonder what impact this will have on a system that had no voltage issue.
and those of us with very little fear, and a spare bios chip...lol
I am assuming this rolls up the latest beta bios changes as well. the yorkie support is what I'm interested in.
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ill test mine later. I've got a digital multi meter here so i can look at the voltage then. Iirc the pics of where to test are in this thread?
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Origin_Unknown
reading the post's above it says the boards in taiwan are good and the ones in china are crap?
its quite well known in china their fabing isnt up to par with stuff that get press in tiawan. they are getting their , but they can't match the sheer experince that tiawan has over them.
i have to say this xmas my little half bro got loads & loads of cheep toys that were made in china . good for him as he get loads of toys, but quite alot of them broke soon after being opened. loads more than i ever remember braking when i was his age.
anyway back to the x38, mines been sent out today :clap: hopefully it will be here by monday at the latest :up:
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I got mine today :) however I still need a CPU to do anything ^^ gotta wait until those 45nm are out and then the fun begins with 4 Ghz+ ocing madness
I just hope the motherboard can take it, mine is also made in China. I guess if you buy at HPM computer that's the one you get.
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Work's :) my NB voltage is dropping now I set in bios 1.504 and I have 1.45-1.47 under load in windows :D
I recommend this update for those who have the NB voltage problem!
I'm just @ Prime now and hope it's stable now with Praz his settings @ 3.6, I'm not sure what to do about the bios offset setting for the CPU temp, but anyways I gues the offset feature doesn't change the Core temp reading's, or am I wrong.?
Good Luck
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Work's :)I'm not sure what to do about the bios offset setting for the CPU temp, but anyways I gues the offset feature doesn't change the Core temp reading's, or am I wrong.?
Good Luck
You can adjust the temperature offset to closely match the average of CoreTemp. Once adjusted it seems to track the average of the DTS pretty well.
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this "NEW" 9650 that replaced my first one is a 'HOTTIE'...i can get to the same mhz (4400) as the 1st one but it is definitely drawing more current and therefore coretemp is showing +11C for two cores and +20C for the other two.
all of the cores are moving not like the 1st cpu where core #0 was locked on to 51C for idle...not until i cranked enough juice and clocks into it, did it budge above 51C.
i hope this new bios will give me a little more wiggle room...i am thinking i will need to lap the cpu which i resisted in the past just for warranty sake.
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whenver I set my pull in settings the same as praz, my board wont post, it only posts with the first set of pull-ins enabled
When pushing the components it's unlikely exact settings are going to transfer from one system to the next. If you're unable to pull in any more tRD phases the performance hit won't be much leaving as is. Otherwise it will require increasing NB and memory voltage along. Manually setting the optimal NB GTL will also help.
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here is some prove of it, the bios setting's are from Praz http://csd.dficlub.org/forum/showpos...2&postcount=15
I'm just not at multi 8 but 9 everything else is the same, before the bios update the same settings was only 8 minutes stable at least for the forth core and now as I write this it's 45min. and running the temps are great I think for the PWM 55 max.
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/5...rimekk0.th.jpg
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Praz
When pushing the components it's unlikely exact settings are going to transfer from one system to the next. If you're unable to pull in any more tRD phases the performance hit won't be much leaving as is. Otherwise it will require increasing NB and memory voltage along. Manually setting the optimal NB GTL will also help.
Hey Praz, I'm new to this GTL settings where can I read about this?
And I forgot to as what is the Max safe average CPU temp for OCCT testing on the Q6600?
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good stuff. i might give this a try tonight when i put my board in. ill need to order some spare bios chips tho
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way to go DFI!!!
will try and have some DMM checks up in a few.
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this is "HOT"...this new cpu must be one of those rejected 9770's...i am using less vcore but it sure is spiking my PWM and core temps.
the latest 01/11/2008 bios seems to be very nice...i just raised the multi and vcore, and tweaked the NB and Vdimm a hair...otherwise, i left SB, FSB VTT and CPU GTL, NB GTL alone since the FSB stayed at 333 mhz.
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damn ace! for 45nm that is scary, sorry to see that, that sucks for an Extremely Expensive CPU.
RMA through intel if possible.
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What is max. FSB that you achieved with this mbo?
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All better now, slightly undervolted, but that is fine by me!
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3...ixvoltsfz9.gif
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Can you check 1,479 setting?
Bios shows then 1,50 and Smartguardian 1,43.
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linflas
damn ace! for 45nm that is scary, sorry to see that, that sucks for an Extremely Expensive CPU.
RMA through intel if possible.
intel sucks when it comes to things like this...it has to be black and white issue for those tech support boys in costa rica!...they won't give me an RMA for overclocking temp problem...LOL:D
