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The PWM temps are under 50° on full load. So everything is fine :D I'm testing my memory now with memset, it's only stable @ 1000Mhz. When I set them @ 1010Mhz, I just get a lot of errors (this mem has promos ic's). So the plan is to buy some decent mem (I was thinking of Crucial Ballistix).Quote:
Originally Posted by 3oh6
Hey guys I need your help. I tried to boot up my quad gt today and it jsut gets to post code 87 and then recycles and stays at post code 87. Any of you experianced this issue?
thats the code i got when my board finally gave out. i am assuming it died due to the crushed PWM MOSFET. do you have an 8 pin CPU connector plugged in or just 4-pin?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gunlance
8 pin. Is connected. It has a beep code of 1 long and 3 short. It throws this code even with all components unplugged, including cpu. So looks like its rma time.
iirc 1 long & 3 short is a keyboard error.
quick bench @ 500 fsb multi 7
I do have sucky mems atm :mad:
I'm still waiting for my micron d9 chips :up:
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...0fsbMulti7.jpg
This is one FAST mobo ;)
Hi,Quote:
Originally Posted by Techie
I'm new to this forum, anyhow I got myself the Abit AB9 QuadGT mobo and atm I'm running 340 x 10 with a Vcore at 1.35 V.
Here's my system:
Mobo: Abit AB9 QuadGT
CPU: Intel Core Duo E6700 @ 3.4 GHz 340 x 10
Mem: A-Data PC8000 2 Gb dual channel
Dcard: Geforce 8800 Ultra
PSU: Tagan 900 W
HDD: 3 x Raptor 74 Gb Raid 0
2 x DVD R/W
But if a try to run for example 400 x 8 = 3200 XP won't boot..
So I'm having problems upping the fsb over 350-360 even if running mem in 1:1
Any ideas?
Thanks,
-Toby
You need to increase the voltage on the motherboard to get higher fsb.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toube
- CPU VTT 1.2v Voltage
- MCH 1.25v Voltage
- ICH 1.05v Voltage
You have to play with these. Mine we're all on the highest voltage available, but I use adequate cooling. So just increase them a little and you will get higher fsb. ;)
Is it possible to cool the PWM's with a thermalright hr-09 on this mobo when you cut a piece of the hr-09? anyone tried this yet? :D
Anyone here experienced the lower multiplier problem:
http://forum.abit-usa.com/showthread.php?t=124906
When setting the fsb to 400 x 8 (stock multiplier 10x) and rebooting the system once or twice without powering off the fsb is dropped to 266..?
-T
Hi Guys,
Here are some benchs with a Xeon 3220 ES B3 (stable@3600@1.46V)
CPU is under an Apogee GT waterblock (MoRa + DDC1)
Northbridge is watercooled with a Swiftech MCW30
PWMs are cooled with a HR09 (easy to mod, just need to drill a hole), not really efficient :shrug:
CineBench & Spi4M @ 3950 @ 1.60V
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/1...ch3951ogr3.png
CPU-Z @ 4058 @ 1.65V
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/7844/4058zc3.png
Watercooling
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/5979/cimg2366ab6.jpg
5 months with this QuadGT and still not dead :D
Waiting now for IX38-QuadGT
BIOS release V14 for AB9 QuadGT
ftp://ftp.abit.com.tw/pub/download/b...gt/m621e14.zip
1. Support FSB1333 CPUs
2. BIOS compiled date: 06/21/2007
Will it support Q6600 G0?
I'll test it soon, 2 Quads ES coming tommorow :)
Thanks, atleast I know my board will scale just fine for quad cores :DQuote:
Originally Posted by aster
Please keep us informed with your results! Still loving this board after a few months with it. Still rock solid at 500FSB. The only issue I have is with all 4 mem slots populated but that happens to me all the time it seems.Quote:
Originally Posted by aster
I hit 500FSB once took a scrn shot and ran superpi 1m. I don't know if it is my cpu holding me back or the mobo... The stock NB HSF gets nice and toasty at higher votlages.
Q6600 G0 @3700@1.47V :)
Running 12° less than B3 :)
PWM running 15° less too :)
OC in progress, hoping for 3.9@1.55, as its brothers do! (ES L712A835)
Zodden > What issue with 4 sticks? I do so and i just need to raise Vmch and Vdimm
Well my Vmch is already at 1.60v with good cooling so I don't have much room left there. My Vdimm is 2.2V and so I have some room but it worries me the failure rates with D9 and high Mem voltage.Quote:
Originally Posted by aster
I honestly did not do much testing because this was all for Vista 64 and about a month ago I went back to XP due to the many issues with creative's Vista drivers and 4GB and nvidia driver problems as well. The extra sticks are sitting in the box.
I will give it another go when a good DX10 title comes out which probably won't be for another few months. Then I will see what my limits are with 4 sticks in Vista64. I had no problem up to any 3 sticks in any slot but when I added the 4th I could boot into XP and Vista at 500FSB but orthos would crap out after 10 seconds. When I try again I will try 1.70Vmch and go up to 2.30v on the Vdimm. I think OCZ warranties the sticks up to 2.35v. Maybe I will do the volt mod for Vmch too, I'm not sure yet.
Or maybe by then some good OC 2x2GB sticks will be available and cheaper :D The one that is good OC mem 2x2 and selling now is like $650 at the egg lol
My settings for 2*1 Go Crucial PC8000 + 2*512Mo Crucial PC5300
FSB : 400MHz
Ratio : 4:5 -> DDR : 500MHZ
Timings : 4 4 4 12 30 2T
Vdimm : 2.32V
Vmch : 1.45V
Cooling : OCZ RamCooler
I need 0.1V more on Vdimm & Vmch compared to 2 sticks.
With 2*2Go sticks, getting 500MHz c4 is quite impossible :/
/me wants to see screenshots :shocked:
3600@1.40V
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/8...46b140rcj2.png
More coming soon ;)
Hope you can get over 400 FSB :D Nice results so far.
Yup! 9*411 OCCT 30'
And with previous Quad B3, 451 max FSB.
So it should pass 3800 stable, but 3900 will be hard
Unfortunatelly, this mobo won't do far better, so I'll wait X38 to set 8*488 :D
I'm planning to buy a q6600, so it's nice to see that kentsfields do over 400FSB on this board :)Quote:
Originally Posted by aster
Stable @ 3800 @ 1.53V :)
I'll have a try with less Vcore
OCCT 30' : http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/6...60b143ryt1.png
graphes : http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/1...60b153rwh7.png
3Dmark06 : http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/6...008800gdi1.png
CineBench : http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/1...6003800op9.png
WPrime1024 : http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/9...q660038xl1.png
Stable aster?? and if so, VERY IMPRESSIVE!! expecially with low clock speeds
Not sure for the moment but at least 30' OCCT. So it seems to be :)
All benchs @3900@1.58 but OCCT impossible cause PWM temp raise above 130° :(
Need a mobo with RockSolid VRM!
I'd love a new ABIT, but IX38-QuadGT will have same Numeric VRM :(
yay nice going there aster :up: You should remove the mosfet cooler and remove that tim strip as well. Apply some thermal grease and put it back. Also let a fan blow on your chipset (cause if the chipset gets very hot, the heat goes to the pwm's because of the heatpipe). I did a little mod today:
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...Mod/Afb028.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...Mod/Afb029.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...Mod/Afb030.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...Mod/Afb031.jpg
This is a 50mm fan :)
Sorry for low-quality pics (blame nokia, not me :p)
Greets,
Techie
Interesting!
As you can see in previous page, I removed stock heatsink.
The Northbridge is watercooled with a MCW30
PWMs are aircooled with a HR-09 and a 60fan (stock AMD, same as you ;) ), but thermal tape seems to suck!
I should replace it for Artic Ceramic but i have to remove all components and the mobo so... :dammit:
Anyway, this mobo is great Overclocker :up:
It sure is :) Did 515 FSB out of the box on mine. My mems were holding me back. Otherwise I could even push it further :pQuote:
Originally Posted by aster
Has anyone tryed a E6850 on this board with the new bios out!
Yeah plz :p Then I know what to buy for this board. A Q6600 or a E6850 :)Quote:
Originally Posted by bro20000
Have got a E6850 coming today will let u know!
Board work perfect with new bios using 1333fsb chips! Currently got my E6850 up and running fine!
Which bios version?Quote:
Originally Posted by bro20000
Is that a 50mm or a 60mm fan? And nicely done :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Techie
It's a 50mm fan and it really works veeeeery well! :D btw for all the people who want to change to a P35 board for there quadcore cpu:Quote:
Originally Posted by SP33DFR34K
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=193678
521 FSB on P5B-Deluxe (965 Chipset) ! That's INSANE :/ hope i can get 450 fsb on my Q6600 under vapo!
Am using bios version 14! Have just got 1 problem when i lower the multi from 9 to say 8 or 7 board doesnt boot up! Currently testing E6850 on board now at 3.3 on 1.31.25V
Sweet :) Now I have to find a way to cool down the PWM elegantly. Haven't found anyone that has done it just yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Techie
You can mod the thermalright hr-09 for this board. But there are other ways to do it :pQuote:
Originally Posted by SP33DFR34K
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...Mod/Afb037.jpg
My screws are too short (I'm going to get longer one this afternoon), but here is a proof that a 50mm fan fits perfectly:
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...Mod/Afb038.jpg
Greetz,
Techie
Hehe you are awesome. Now I have some stuff to try. Sadly though I think I run into clearance issues with the Tuniq installed to do the PWM mod.Quote:
Originally Posted by Techie
hmm yes the tuniq tower is one fat :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana: lol :p i use vapo on cpu so space ain't a problem :p just bought 3 brand new 50x50x10mm fans (Papst F 512/2) and some longer screws:Quote:
Originally Posted by SP33DFR34K
2 x 3,5cm screws for northbridge
2 x 2,5cm screws for southbridge
2 x 5cm screws for mosfets
These are the perfect screw sizes :p
For anyone who's wondering what it looks like, here some pictures of the southbridge :D
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...CN1250_001.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...CN1249_001.jpg
I used bios version 13 and had now problems lowering the multiplier on my E6600:Quote:
Originally Posted by bro20000
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...GT510fsb-1.jpg
But ofcourse you need the bios 14 because of 1333FSB support :rolleyes:
(100th post:toast:)
Do you run into clearance issue with your graphics card on the South Bridge? But then again you have a 7900GS which isn't that long.
Nope I don't. Btw I don't have my 7900GS anymore :) I have a 2900XT and a 8600GTS :p they both fit :)Quote:
Originally Posted by SP33DFR34K
A new bios 1.5 is out, I haven't tried it yet
on ftp://ftp.abit.com.tw/pub/download/bios/ab9quadgt/
BIOS release V15 for AB9 QuadGT
Release information:
1. The ICH8R AHCI function now works as intended.
2. BIOS compiled date: 07/25/2007
putting a fan on the PWM's seems to keep the nb much cooler as well. Here it is
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...f/IMG_6479.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...f/IMG_6478.jpg
Need more quadcore results on this boaaaaard! :shrug: :confused: :(
there is bios 15 allready ,
I've been running my Q6600 on this board for the past week or so at 3.75ghz (417x9). I just picked up a Gigabyte P35 DS3P Friday from NewEgg, so I'll pop that in either tomorrow or Wednesday to see if it's any better at clocking the Q6600.
One tip while running a quadcore: Use an aftermarket NB heatsink. The PWM gets too hot if you keep the stock sink attached to the NB. I have my NB watercooled and the stock heatsink bent like this
What MCH Voltage? After putting a fan on it seems to stay relatively cool and my PWM's never go over 45C.Quote:
Originally Posted by [XC] DragonOrta
This is with 1.65v set in BIOS, which uGuru reads as 1.69v in Windows.
Quadcores get the PWMs much hotter than dualcore. I added my thoughts because Techie said he wanted more quadcore results with the board.
And Techie wants to thank you for that :DQuote:
Originally Posted by [XC] DragonOrta
hmmm, I do have a MCW30, but I dunno about bending the heatpipe there. I wonder if abit will sell you a heatpipe set.Quote:
Originally Posted by [XC] DragonOrta
Don't bend your heatpipe, get a HR-09 ;)
The stock HR-09 doesn't fit on the QuadGT. Someone drilled a new hole in it or something to get it to fit, but without modding it, it won't.
Nice duracell battery in the tubing.:rofl: I'm assuming thats a drain plug?Quote:
Originally Posted by [XC] DragonOrta
LOL indeed! Very inventive :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Gunlance
Question: How do I get a 1:2 divider on my Ab9QuadGt?
I'm running a Celeron 360 at 6Ghz under phase cooling and I have lots of room to boost the speed of my ram still, but I have not located the 1:2 divider yet (4:5 is there, but too slow for the ram).
http://img485.imageshack.us/img485/8...erpi1m8cd6.jpg
Yep. In my house, dead battery = next drain plug. :D :D
hmm 4:5 is part of the 266 strap already. And you're 133fsb native. That's a tough one. not sure what to say :(
anyone else have any G0 quads on this board?
Yes i do ;)
Q6600 G0 ES Stable 30' @3.8@1.53 but Mosfets get too hot :/
is that 1.53 in bios or real?
this is how my US$100 ONDA P35D performs....not bad comparing to the QuadGT I would say.....:p:
air-cooled.
http://bbs.ocqq.com/attachments/foru...WnX4iqJYLf.jpg
Real of course :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Gunlance
It's ~1.60 BIOS (don't remember exactly) :shrug:
But Vcore isn't stable at this level, fluctuating +-0.02V
People with G0 Quads, what vcore do you need for 400x8 and more importantly what are your other voltages set at? I am looking for 3.2GHZ 24/7 setting to keep the heat down, but I am having a hard time getting over 333 FSB. Anyone have any wierd issues with Vista 32bit and a G0 6600 Quad in this board?
I got this board but I never get it run over 300MHz, I got the latest BIOS v16, the problem I got is the always hung when I changed more then 2 optuions in BIOS for ex: set ram timming, changed multiply to 6, up v.ram and it will hang when I save and exit. Hmmm, I got the Gygabyte board and I can change e'rything in one and it was fine. Is it mean bad BIOS flash? How do I fix it? Thanks much for your help.
What do you have MCH voltage set to?
Another thing, whenever my QuadGT would double boot and then not power up after saving BIOS settings, I would just hit the reset button a few times and it would boot up with all the settings that I put saved.
Once I lut MCH to 1.5 but still not stable, my case the same but I mean I just change max 2 options in BIOS and do it on the next boot, it's annoying. I got E6700, 2G OCZ TitaniumAlpha1000, water cool CPU, NB. 40mm Fan flow ovwr the PWM.
Do you have a heatsink on the PWM?
Yes I had with a 40mm fan on top, but e'ry single time I changed some option in BIOS its trun out always freeze ( really freeze) nothing going on unless I reset BIOS. Hmmm I got a bad board then...Quote:
Originally Posted by [XC] DragonOrta
Hello guys I am now all the sudden having issues hitting 500fsb. I use to be able to 500 with out to much of a hassle. Now that I updated to the latest BIOS (16) 475 seems impossible. I tried all different voltages that I wrote down and logged to help figure this out. I actually think it is the BIOS as the BIOS 13 that I was on ran great at 500 fsb and 1000 ram.
Another thing about this BIOS is that I can boot 450 with at least 1.5 on the MCH and ICH. BUT if I put the NB up to 1.55 I hang during Vista startup. As soon as I lowered the MCH back to 1.5 it is 40 minutes stable using Orthos ATM.
I'm sure that there is at least one user of this mobo who tried to boot with 45nm core2 duo. So please let us know the results.
I would like to know this as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Ziku
Same!Quote:
Originally Posted by vengance_01
I am going to be ordering an 8400 soon, so lets hope it works. shooting for just 4GHZ on low volts. :D As soon as I can get one for around 200-210, I will order my chip. Look for some results next week.
No chance to boot with wolfdale (E8400 in this case) without a new bios. Boot up hangs with C1 on the onboard display. Let's hope Abit will take care of this or it's gonna be my last Abit mobo. Some P965 mobos already have beta bioses with 45 nm cpus support.
C1? Have you tried booting with only 1 stick of ram, verifying the proper voltage? This is bad news for many of us if so.
what bios version have you used to test this e8400 on the quadgt?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ziku
No, I have not and I couldn't verify anything because I couldn't even got into bios, my lcd remained blank.Quote:
Originally Posted by nSomnius
I'm using the latest bios dated 08/16/2007.
I've heard from someone who have received reply from abit support about this issue. They said they are working on this but there will be no support for 45nm cpus in the nearest future:down:
Thats pretty weak on abit's part... should have kept my ASUS.
Like someone said, probably my last ABIT board... they make great stuff the support is just sooooo crappy.
This board now has a beta bios with 45nm support.
http://forums.abit-usa.com/showthread.php?t=122393
What are the people getting on their PWM temps on this board. I did the heatsink mod which uses #4-40 UNC-2B screws and nuts to hold down the sinks on the SB, NB, and PWM and I'm getting around 60c - 65c PWM temps. I don't have a benchmark so I just don't know what they should be with this mod. Any help?
Folks Wolfdale testing available. Looking good at 4Ghz :)
http://forum.abit-usa.com/showthread.php?t=136523
Old thread, but figured I'd add my current results with a 45nm chip in case anyone is interested ;)
I flashed to the newest beta bios and installed an e3110 last week. I'm still testing, but so far I've gotten it up to 4.1ghz (9x455.) I'm currently testing to see if the board will do 467fsb (6x467,) and if I can get that stable I will shoot for 9x467.
As of this morning, 467fsb was 12 hours Orthos blend stable with 1.55v MCH and 1.2v ICH. 455fsb was stable with only 1.4v MCH, so I have a feeling that my board is running out of steam when it comes to fsb.
I'll post up screenshots once I finalize my 24/7 overclock :up:
Looking good. I am going to add one of these bad boys to my rig in about 3-4 weeks along with a 4870x2 vid card a few weeks after that. That will keep this system humming along nicely for some time to come. :)
Results:
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...g/41ghztwo.jpg
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...g/41ghzone.jpg
4.1ghz is Orthos small ftt stable so far with 1.325 vcore set in the bios, along with 1.4v cpu VTT, 1.45v MCH, and 1.15v ICH. I can get it to be ~4hr Orthos blend stable at 4.2ghz with 1.345 vcore and 1.55v MCH, however the temps on my PWM's climb into the mid-80's. I did not bother pushing voltages further to get 4.2ghz stable because of this heat...I have two 60mm Vantec Stealth fans on the way (one will go on the NB heatsink, the other on the PWM heatsink) to try to lower these temps. Then I will see if I can get 4.2ghz 24 hours stable.
In the meantime, I am going to finish off my testing with a 24 hour blend test, and then some extended test loops of 3Dmark06.
zodden, my plans are pretty much the same as yours- I'll probably be swapping my 8800gtx for a 4870x2 as well, so long as they are as good as everyone thinks they're going to be. That should hold me over until Nehalem comes down in price a bit :D
hello all,
i'm planning on moving to a new hard drive setup but am a bit afraid with all the troubles i've been reading about
this is what I want to do:
1 raptor disk as the OS-install disk
2 250 sata drives in RAID 0 for speed
1 plane vanilla dvd-writer on regular ATA
with all the jmicron stuff i've been reading about (wrt optical disks and what not) I am not sure this will work. Anything I should look out for ? I also want to activate ACHI (as it is not the case on my current install). What do I need to attach to what in order for this to work properly ?
Any help would be greatly appreciated ! (i'll be moving to the latest beta bios I could find , the BZ7)
another question though, will this board be able to fully benefit from a hd 4780x2 ? Or will the quadgt stop it from reaching its full potential? I have an 8800 gtx now and am looking to upgrade it...Quote:
Originally Posted by bladebel
ofcourse it will .. it has pci-express x16 (like every motherboard nowadays), so yes, it will fully benifit ..Quote:
Originally Posted by bladebel
thanks for the quick reply but even though it is only pcie 1.0a and not 2.0 ? Because a normal CF setup on this board would be out of the question since it will be 1x 16x and 1x 4x ...
Does anybody offhand know if an OCZ Vendetta 2 will fit on this board? I have read it having problems fitting other boards, but the spacing on this board was layed out quite well from my experience so I would expect it to fit but have not read about anybodies actual experience with that cooler on this motherboard. Below is a review of that cooler for those who may not have heard of it.
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.ph...=153&Itemid=62
4.2 GHZ:
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...g/42ghztwo.jpg
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...42ghzthree.jpg
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...2ghz3dmark.jpg
I'm not 100% sure if I will stay here or back down to 4.1ghz for 24/7 usage though. 4.1ghz is stable with 1.325v (bios) and 1.45v MCH. 4.2ghz requires 1.355v (bios), and 1.55v MCH. The idle volts for 4.2ghz fluctuate around 1.32-1.34v, with the occasional spike up to 1.36v according to uGuru, load is right around 1.3-1.32v. So technically, the voltage should be ok. My VID is pretty high, so I'm only at a 15% increase in voltage over stock, which isn't bad. The max core temp of 70c in one of my screenshots looks a little too high, but that was in the middle of the day when my 2nd floor was probably around 95F (the central air doesn't reach up to the 2nd floor too well, but I have a secondary air conditioner that I run at all times when I'm actually up there. I usually keep it in the mid-high 70's.) It isn't that bad if you take that into consideration...
Honestly the 1.55v MCH is a little more concerning than the vcore, but considering that I've seen a lot of people run this board up over 1.6v, then perhaps I shouldn't be too concerned.
Enough of the worrytalk though, I got almost 1000 additional 3dmarks over my old 3.3ghz e6600 overclock, and all of my Sandra scores skyrocketed :clap: So all in all, I'm a happy camper!
anyone know if the beta bios work with 45nm quad core?
I haven't seen anyone try a 45nm quad on this board yet. I seem to remember some people struggling with 65nm quads on this board though (at least early on,) so I don't know how well it would handle a 45nm quad, even if it did support it.
I'd like to see someone try though! :up:
:eek: 1.7v on a 45nm chip :eek::eek:
Just ignore the cpu-z shot, it has never shown correct voltage on this board. The real setting is 1.355v in the bios, ~1.34v real idle, ~1.31 real load.
I don't think it does. I think it only works on the E8xxx series and their Xeon counterparts. At least I have not read anywhere people playing around with a Quad 45nm.Quote:
Originally Posted by Revv23
chaos_being: 4.2! Thats very nice. I have always thought this board is one of the best P965 boards released. With that CPU and a good vid card you maintain a high end setup for the foreseeable future. :)
I was wrong in my last post
Core 2 Quad Q9550 1333 All 17 Ready
Core 2 Quad Q9450 1333 All 17 Ready
Core 2 Quad Q9300 1333 All 17 Ready
So the official 17 bios which you can get below adds supports for the 45nm Quads
http://www.abit.com.tw/page/no/mothe...pPRODINFO=BIOS
Link to the full support list:
http://www.abit.com.tw/cpu-support-l...ab9-quadgt.htm
Thats good news, though myself on a gaming maching an OC'd 8400 is all I really need for the foreseeable future.
Hey, that's pretty neat. Abit has done a very good job in providing extended support for this board :clap: