Recieved my bad axe 2 today. Instant boot out of the box (with the ebay d9 ram :p: ). Nice board, but didn't have time to oc it allready.
Recieved my bad axe 2 today. Instant boot out of the box (with the ebay d9 ram :p: ). Nice board, but didn't have time to oc it allready.
also, try stock vfsb and vmch
have you tried the cpu with other mobo already ? (not all cpu reach 3.6+)
got mine up and running at stock speed for now, windows install was really easy, tried first boot at 300x9 with 1.325v but didnt boot so i had the pleasure to use the cmos jumper, i dont hate it i find that it is good. Although do we really have to unplug power cable to change jumper position?
While running i wanted to put one of my panaflow fan on top of the ram to cool them down but unfortunatly my finger slept into the fan and i saw blood spilled all over the motherboard. Well not aloooot but still some spill and i was like: what the heck!, i powered down the board, checked if the board was allright. Then i looked at my finger and it was pretty messy. Man normally you can stop a fan with your finger it doesnt hurt, well for those with some Panaflow high speed fans, just make sure you dont put your finger in the fan.
I cleaned the board with some kleenex to wipe out the blood and powered up again, everything was fine. I never tought i could hurt myself while building a computer ahah.
I will start my bench and overclock tonight for the whole weekend. i will try to show my results.
Carefull dude, with some of these fans you can take the end of your finger off:eek:
Imagine what would happen if you put your finger in a 80mm Delta EHE :D
well my finger was not chopped off but a good chunk of skin was peeled off the bone haha. It sucks to write on a keyboard and work with a padded finger!Quote:
Originally Posted by palese
its the first time i use "high performance" fans, i just hope i will able to put the rpm down on these fans because right now its crazy ahha
Running at stock speed with blood on the motherboard is not really Xtreme ahah
I'm pretty sure that this is only if you are pulling 75 watts or more directly through the PCIe slot. In the case of any card that has supplemental power directly from the power supply through the 6pin PCIe line, most if not all of the power to the board is supplied that way. I have my 7950GX2 running perfectly without the optional extra board power.Quote:
Originally Posted by malachi1313
Did you use the clear CMOS jumper that has no pins soldered on it? or the CMOS config jumper? If you are using the CMOS config one there is no need to remove power from the board, just shut it down, switch the jumper, turn it back on.Quote:
Originally Posted by shogo_ca
Well i didnt know there was two kind of jumper. the one i used is a normal jumper with a long tip so it is easyer to move, same kind of jumper as a hard drive or a cd rom or any jumper you normally find on a board... I used the one that you have to boot in "config" position then change your settings and then save and reboot and a message at POST says Replace the jumper on normal mode.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blauhung
What is the use of the other jumper?
Ive had my bad axe 2 for about a week now and something has me a bit concerned. Its been making a constant, very rapid "clicking" sound. Its been doing it since I set it up but I thought it was something else making the sound. Ive tried unplugging all the fans but I still hear it. I replaced both harddrives, the psu, and the video card but I still hear it. The only thing I haven't changed is the ram and the cpu. Im 99.9% sure its coming from the mobo. My cpu is an e6600 and Im using Corsair XMS2ram. Has anyone else heard this from their bad axe 2's, or heard of a mobo clicking in general?
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Originally Posted by Blauhung
Someone, somwhere, needs to put this fact UP IN BRIGHT LIGHTS, for all to see, i RMA'd my board for this reason.... Ugh..... (But thats what i get for having ASUS stuff before)....:brick:
I've found something important in the manual:
I don't have a clue why, but it seems when you're oc-ing, you must not use the 2x2 to 4x4 adapter. (4-pin P4 to 8-pin??)Quote:
Originally Posted by manual page 70
Well the normal option on most other motherboards is a "clear" cmos jumper. Your BIOS settings and things such as system time (not the actual BIOS) are stored in some non-volatile memory on the BIOS chip (i think that's where it ends up). This memory must always have power to it or it looses the info stored in it. on many boards, if you fail an overclock the settings that you have wont even allow you to boot to BIOS to change to more stable parameters. To clear this out, you have to remove the boards battery and then move the jumper that would normally complete the circuit from the memory to the battery, to short out the path and dissipate the charge, clearing the memory allowing you to boot to BIOS from default settings.Quote:
Originally Posted by shogo_ca
With this board, intel chose to allow you to hold on to all your settings stored in the CMOS and just boot directly to a "config" mode that allows you to change settings and then reboot again with the new settings. This jumper is more of a switch that the system checks during boot to see where to pull its settings from. Since it is only a switch that is only checked during boot, you can probably even switch it while power is on the board, but I'll have to check that out.
The explanation is the following: Intel wants to play it save. The Extreme Edition CPUs, or overclocked/overvolted CPUs normally need a bit more current than the stock CPUs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Comp-Freak
Now the possible amount of current is limited by the offered current paths. And logically more(twice the amount of) current can be drawn through 8 cables (4x 12v and 4x ground) compared to only 4. That's it.
Now depending on the pcb layout (trace thickness etc.) and the PSU used, you could either get scorched traces or molten PSU cable isolation in a worst case scenario. That doesn't mean that it'll happen with any combination, but it possibly could. "Just be warned", that must've been Intel's intention, IMHO.
+1Quote:
Originally Posted by Supertim0r
I'm in the middle of Ocing the first of 3 XBX2s and have got a few observations. First, I spent 2 days trying to replicate the results posted in this thread without success, mostly couldn't even POST. Then the obvious thought occurred to me: the large variations in cpus, mobos, memory, etc. mean that trying to replicate other results without going through the process myself was NOT the right thing to do.
So I went back to stock everything, then set my DDR2-800 back to 533 to get a 1:1 ratio and set the vdimm to 2.08 since that's very safe for the OCZ. With those settings, I was able to get to 356 FSB (3.2Ghz CPU) on the E6600 and I'll be continuing on tomorrow.
So things I learned so far...
Don't look for cookie cutter settings. Go through the process from stock.
Don't automatically raise the cpu, mch and fsb voltages because you THINK you need to. Do it when you HAVE to. I was actually less stable at higher voltages.
I got more consistent results by powering off at the PSU between settings changes. Not exactly sure why but its almost like the settings aren't all taking effect after a soft reset or a soft power cycle.
Keep good records. I've got a small notebook that I'm keeping all my notes in.
Develop a methodology. I'm going in 0.5 Ghz cpu freq increments. As long as Orthos is stable for 10 minutes, I keep going and note the setting as a candidate. When I'm stable for < 10 minutes, I adjust one of the voltages until I'm stable for 10 minutes, then keep going on the fsb. When I've got a good list of candidates, I'll go backwards from the highest one and run Orthos for an hour. The ones that pass get the real torture test.
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Intel Bad Axe 2 r 503, bios 2333
E6600 retail SL9SB L630A833
2x 1024mb OCZ PC2-6400 Platinum, v2.2
Toughpower 750 PSU
p72 in the manual seems to strongly suggest the motherboard should not be getting power when you move the jumper, ie the "Unplugging the PSU" bit. It mentions, "May cause unreliable operation." No other jumper is mentioned on that page save the configuration jumper. I use the switch located on my PSU to kill the current to my mobo. I was waiting 10 seconds after the mobo led dimmed before moving the jumper.
I changed to using the Intel desktop control center software to test OCs so I don't need to worry with the jumper anymore. If I make a mistake and freeze the system or get a no post situation, I turn off the PSU for about tens secs then power back up and this restores my last good BIOS setting.
hi guys
i've just ordered my new bad axe2, i will reiceve it within 21th december:slobber:
is there any chance they will have a bios that lets you adjust multiplier down
Well, the 2333 bios already have a switch for it, but it's inactive. I suppose in the future they will release a bios with the option enabled, otherwise they would never added the option? Or does it only work with ES cpu's?
Btw, I've tried to boot with only 4 pin P4 connector, instead of the 4 to 8 pin adapter, but it doesn't boot and only give 2 red leds for CPU and Vreg. Other people also experiencing this?
wait wait, i don't understandQuote:
Originally Posted by Comp-Freak
this mb have the alimentation with 8 pin and if i have a power supply with only 4 pin i can't use the mb? it is impossible:eek:
Well, the manual states you shouldn't use the 4 to 8 pin adapter. But without adapter (only 4 pin connected) my board won't boot. I suppose oc-ing with adapter wouldn't be a problem. So you can use your board with 4 to 8 pin adapter ;)
ok thanks, i hope that the oc is the same with 8 or 4 pinQuote:
Originally Posted by Comp-Freak
This is wishful thinking my friend. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by diablos
I already explained why.
BUT, you have good chances that you don't even reach the point where the current paths would be the limiting factor. :D So, it could be of no importance for most users.
The only thing to keep in mind is: There sure is a reason why the Intel engineers insisted to have this "warning" printed into the manual. And I guess they know what they are doing.
What? Where does it say this?Quote:
Originally Posted by Comp-Freak
that's whyQuote:
Originally Posted by Comp-Freak
Page 70 of the paper manual that comes with the board. Can't remember seeing it in the online pdf manual btw, but I currently don't have adobe reader on this pc to check it.