So whats the verdict on the AN8-SLI non-fatality? Worth it or not? Does it still have 3.55 vdimm? 1t issues? or is all this from the AN8 Ultra?
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So whats the verdict on the AN8-SLI non-fatality? Worth it or not? Does it still have 3.55 vdimm? 1t issues? or is all this from the AN8 Ultra?
Its not worth it! If you have the patience and risk taking, go for the DFI. If you want it totally safe, get Asus. If you want good overclocking and stability, Epox makes pretty decent NF4 boards.
Do the new A8n Ultras have 3.55 vdimm or not?
Yes they do.
3.55V (1.75V Vtt) with some older BIOS and 3.4V (1.7V Vtt) with the latest BIOS.
Why did Abit chose to drop the vdimm ?
What is the best BIOS for the AN8-Ultra 13, 14, 16, 17?
ver 17
Totally agree with tictac.Quote:
Originally Posted by tictac
v1.7 is the best ( and i've tried extensively all versions )
13 for me
I'm thinking to get dfi sli-dr expert now :/ if I have extra cash, it would be easier to cool the NB as well more gap between the gfx cards since I'm running sli mode as well, unless abit gonna release new bios that actually works, its more painfull to run expensive ram at lower than spec speed.
really the only downside i experienced....and sold mobo since....it will probably get fixed up but who can wait...i realised that my RAM is worth almost 2-3x as much as the damn mobo...so RAM got priority :slapass:Quote:
Originally Posted by bazzah
AMEN. I just swapped my OCZ 2x512 (was pushing a 255 HTT 2.5-3-3-6-1T) to Crucial Ballistix 2x1GB PC4000 Tracer's and let me tell you, this board is garbage. I couldn't even get the PC to boot with auto settings. Setting them to MANUAL I could get it to boot, but it would shut off. Confused, frustrated, I tried everything and then it hit me (I didn't read any posts regarding the 1T issue and this board since my OCZ worked at 1T fine) I changed the Crucial to 2T and bam it was stable. I tried each stick out and they would run 1T and overclock, but in dual channel mode it would shut the PC off. I can't even increase the voltage to this ram past 2.6 or it shuts down the PC 1T or 2T regardless.Quote:
Originally Posted by dinos22
I was thinking of trying some G.Skill memory and pray I can hit 1T since I had to lower my overclock down to 245 HTT 3-3-8-2T. I lost performance in benchmarking, but I noticed overall load times in games decreased. I also noticed some of my games now stutter like crazy, where they were fine before.
I am pretty frustrated with this board and thought of going to DFI. Switching boards to me is more of a PITA then RMA'ing ram so I will give G.Skill a try, and see if I can at LEAST do 240 HTT with a 1T command rate.
I have ALWAYS been ABIT, but this will be my last until they get their acts together :slap: :mad: :slapass:
Well sad to report that my Abit AN8 Ultra is DEAD, well almost... constant freezing, occasional reboot, and some times fails to load windows... @ stock or overclocked sttings.... initialy I thought it was my X2 Manchester CPU, but I [cringe] bought a DFI NF4 Ultra Infinity [/cringe] and all is stable again.... and no 1T problem at all not even in PC2005 memory suite... the only issue is DFI's noisy chipset fan... loudest component in my case.
abit must be pretty stupid not to respond to the customer or are they taking their time until they have no more customer? well other mobo manufacturers are happy anyway especially DFI, more share for them coz they deserve the bux.
I just setup my AN8 Ultra today, awesome board. Where can i find BIOS 13, its the best one right? CPU-Z says i have BIOS version 6, dono if thats right or not.
I also need someone with UTT to tell me their timings down the line or anyone with a link to good timings for UTT.
Whats DDR VTT and stuff, do I need to raise it?
bugeyes: I will be making the switch to DFI when they release the Xpert board here in the U.S. Hopefully it fixes the voltage issues the previous board was having, but still remain a good OC mobo.
I was going to replace my ram, replace this, replace that, but in the end, ABIT is NOT listening nor responding to their customers. I was tempted to switch to an EPOX board but I will hold out for the DFI one.
Is the AN8 finicky with RAm slots like the DFI? Would the purple slots work better than the green ones?
i didn't have any issues running it in either config so not that finnicky....DFI is a much bigger pain in the ass
My mobo just started freaking out. I did a restart and then tried to tighten the timings but then the computer started to make a buzzing noise, but would still get into windows. THen it started to shut itself down (the normal way!). Im typing on it now but had to pull the cable and did a fail safe. Mobo shows FF on the led but still makes the noise (constant and very annoying) Temps are fine too. Its just weird. ANy ideas? Should i do a flash? Im on the stock bios, and im useing tccX, what shoulc i flash too?
I replaced the bios chip on mine thinking that it would fix the the fact that i cant shut this thing down or it wont boot back up without a cmos reset.
that was normal with mine too...just get into bios and stop itQuote:
Originally Posted by Super strokey
Today cyberloner posted a link with a new beta bios in the Abit forums.
look here:
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Originally Posted by cyberloner
have you tried itQuote:
Originally Posted by Rolle2k
guys you should all check out the new Opteron 1xx Series Socket939 CPUs. They are proving to be great OCers and looks like they are supported by Abit according to Pirs
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=75063
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=75069
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=75211
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=73384
it would be good to see some Abit guys OC the crap out of these :D
these are single cores? gaaaah need dual core. well don't need but i like the smoothness.
yeah i still have not seen any 165/170/175 benched yet so it would be nice to see them in action.....Quote:
Originally Posted by situman
Damn I hate my motherboard :slap: ... I just can't get it to stay stable at 3dmark , games and since a few days it even crashes randomly in windows :( I will take a good look at it tomorrow but does someone know special things to look for ..
I'm thinking about buying another motherboard though... But they are damned expensive I must say...
its ur tccd memory the an8 dont agree with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by EvilWhiteDragon
did anyone test Opterons yet
Opty 148 CABYE at 2.9 ghz 1.575v rock stable. Will be shooting for more after doing some burning in.
great stuff................can you post some A64Tweaker shots and other screens if possible..............what week is your CPU and steppingQuote:
Originally Posted by Plywood99
ABIT Fatality AN8 non SLI.........Worked 24/7 crunching for about 2 months at DEFAULTS: Ram timings and Vdimm, Vcore, AMD64 X2 4400+@ default frequency, rock stable........Finally when one day I came to my place, I show the computer down - shut off - Motherboard has DIED just like that...!.....DEFAULT everything...... :( :mad:
Has this happent to any of you guys?.......
are you really sure ? In that case I'm going to sell the damn thing ... but memtest whent alright , just like prime, so how can it be :?Quote:
Originally Posted by chew*
Mine is similar but isnt dead....yet. If i shut it down it wont power back up without the cmos being reset. :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by hipro5
I have a simple solution. Pour alcohol on it set it on fire. WHen the fire goes out cool it down, then package it with a note to Abit: "Don't ever design and release such trash ever again!"Quote:
Originally Posted by hipro5
But then again, they probably won't listen and just stuff more money into some loser's pocket.
Here is the cpu info:Quote:
Originally Posted by dinos22
OSA148 DAA5BN
CABYE 0528GPMW
And a pic:
http://xs50.xs.to/pics/05415/Screeny.jpg
good going there buddy
have you tried loosening the MAL(Max Async Latency) and Read Preamble to 9/7 for higher clocks and better stability....can't remember now whether my Abit had that option in bios.......i cannot boot to 3GHz windows at anything other than 7 or 7.5ns on Read Preamble ......I also need 9ns on MAL...........i know that Abit is a little less sensitive to timings changes but i'd give it a try and see what happens.....[EDIT] just noticed the multiplier...probably wouldn't make any difference as above settings refer to high HTT OCs with 144/146 CPUs........ :)
LOL :DQuote:
Originally Posted by situman
do the same with dfi nf4 boards :DQuote:
Originally Posted by situman
nah too many DFI fanboys out there. If you do set it on fire, they might set you on fire. Chillz, just let it be.
just curious
with the 395HTT shot from chew*, is it just a suicide shot? or at least SPI 1M?
I've just been able to do a 398HTT 1M run
398 thats pretty impressive...
what multiplier are you running?
6xQuote:
Originally Posted by calcal
I only just got my opteron so I'm still testing it
I got this so far:
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=43393
I think I can get 2-5mhz more on it
not bad for a heatpipe
no fans on it and I haven't even changed the thermal paste on it
Quote:
Originally Posted by situman
Believe me i have thought of doing that, if i had more money to spend on parts i would.
omg, now i have recieved my last mem that was on RMA... i haven't run this board before with 4x512MB just 2x512... and with all four modules i cant even get the god damn board stable with 2.5-3-3-8 and 3.4v!!!
and when i have tried running only one pair at the time the mems are at least stable @ 245MHz(490). 2.0-2-2-6 and 3.4v.. they probably can do even more, but thats the max i have tried... so now i'm getting pretty pissed and are thinking about getting a new board!
Since TCCD/TCC5 generally do not agree with this MB, what is a good alternative?Quote:
Originally Posted by chew*
Maybe something like OCZ ‘VX’ (the PC4000 stuff)?
stay away from that combo Abit+PC4000VX i've tried 2xpairs and had plenry of problems and nothing else...i could not for the life of me get them stable at the rated speed and timingsQuote:
Originally Posted by hansbroken
can a bios update fix ram combination issues?
^^
Yes it can. But waiting on Abit to make the bios has been frustrating to say the least.
Had that, Abit fatal1ty an8 sli + 1GB OCZ Gold Vx PC4000 and now with 2GB OCZ Gold PC4000, not good at all with any of them, just too painfull watching these expensive rams getting wasted.Quote:
Originally Posted by hansbroken
Official bios 18 have been released now.. but it seems that the bios is the same as the Beta04 bios. (there have been beta02 and 04).
heres an updatelog & link:
1. Enhanced some VGA cards compatibility.
2. Update nVIDIA RAID BIOS to V4.8
3. Enhanced DRAM compatibility.
4. BIOS compiled date: 09/27/2005
DOWNLOAD HERE!
Fear not, Abit appear to be listening, at least to what i'm posting, magically after i made some preliminary findings in their forums and done THIS artical abit have been somewhat forthcoming with fixes, give it just a little more time, and hopefully abit will give us a nice christmas present in the guise of a BIOS19 with some heavy dram compatability loving :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Plywood99
and for anyone wanting this board, only buy corsair memory or Mushkin High Performance PC4400, go with the mushkin, trust me on this, words right out of a mushkin representatives mouth were "these modules have been pushed up to 295MHz on the Fatal1ty SLI"
anyone who wants to join abits forums and make some noise by all means do so, linking to my artical anywhere possible will also help, especially if its in abits forums ;)
hmm well i'm not sure if you realize it but i have had gskill up to 330fsb benchable 325fsb prime/super pi stable and 300fsb 100% stable all a 1T mind you. (see page 1 for details)
I also discovered a value ram that the abit board loves called super talent memory. As far as OCZ memory goes well i have a 2 gig kit of the pc3200 platinums (2-3-2-5-1T) that just needed 2.65 volts versus they're rated 2.6 to be stable at rated timings. I must admit though that most of the issues that plagued other users did not plague me over all 4 boards i have had(fatality an8, an8,an8 ultra,an8 sli) my only real complaint was lack of dram setting, lack of dram voltage on the non sli fatality, and a dead cpu fan header on a brand new fatality board costing $200( no i never rmaed it cuz the board works fine other than that)
I will agree bios 18 seems smoother and i gained 50 mhz OC with it on my 3700+ sandy which now runs at 10x250 4xhtt dram divider 333 all at stock volts.
I do have a complaint about the ethernet but i tend to blame nvidia for that one. regardless of stock or OC on all of my boards when having run pc for more than 24 hours sometimes the ethernet will just dissapear. ipconfig with cmd line shows internet is still active however device manager shows ethernet with an ! as if there is a problem. a simple reboot fixes the issue but it sure is annoying.
EDIT: Crucial ballistix pc 4000 does not work on this board whatsoever though. I tried 2x256 modules hoping that the issue was due to 2x 512 mb ram and it was barely stable at ddr 400 much less 500. even 1 stick of 256 was highly unstable at anywhere near rated speeds and timings.
Consequently all 4 x 256 mb of the same crucial run fine at ddr 268 in my sons gigabyte board 1T command rate.
Exactly, your one of the very few fortunate ones :), I've tried a LOT of different hardware on the Fatal1ty SLI with simalar problematic results, 99% of issues I can without a doubt put down to BIOS incompatability or lack of flexability due to me testing each component individually on a SLI-D, I'm not condemning abit, but I am shaming them, their BIOS should be much better than it is, heres hoping we get a nice christmas present in the form of a BIOS19 with some heavy dram compatability loving.
and for thoughs curious heres what ive tried on this board
Winchester & Venice A64s
G-Skill & PQI enthusiast level 1GB memory kits
Maxtor and WD HDDs
Hiper and Tagan PSUs
undoubtedly this boards akillies heel is poor dram compatability or lack of dram options, whichever way you want to look at it, and the rediculous 1T issue.
Though as I said, Mushkin hi perf pc4400 seemingly carries a gurantee of working 100% no problems, and thus far, is the only memory ive seen that simply plugs in and works as it should on this board out of all the enthusiast kits.
If any Abit rep happens to read this, take a look at THIS i'm sure your BIOS team can learn a thing or two :rolleyes:
Yup my mushkin 4400 works fine on my an8 ultra. Right now its at 295x9 with 2.85 volts goin to it.
Kinda bummed it wont do 300 without throwing errors in memtest. Ill have to have another go at it sometime.
When I had my an8u the only complaint was its 1T issue, although it would run 1T up to 285 htt with a certain amount of stability... the only way I could make it crash was in futuremarks PC2005 memory suite?
As for ram compatibility; I only ever tried 3 different sticks, 2 brands of tccd and some old school CH5... all proved quite stable at stock and OCed frequencies, when used with venice and manchester CPUs. In fact the an8u had no trouble running the venice with 2GBs of mixed ch5 + tccd. so I was not aware of any serious ram compatibility issues, really what boards these days don't have some kind of a ram issue with different IC/brands.
I really quite enjoyed my time with the AN8 Ultra, there passive chipset cooling is brilliant, if you’re into OCing with stock voltages you can achieve an almost silent setup. Both my venice and manchester happily ran 24/7 @ 8x 300MHz with stock vcore, that’s 600 and 400MHz OC with the loudest component in my rig being the fan on the graphics card.
hey guys justed installed my opteron 144 and prommy mach1 problem over 335HTT the screen goes black then comes back on sometimes locks up then unlocks itself would that be due to the HTT being to high ? everthing seems fine at 335 tho using old school BH5 ram
has somebody tips for me and my GEIL ONE S?
The Memory do 295 CL2,5-3-3-5@2,72V on the DFI, but on the Abit AN8 SLI they only do 265 Cl2,5-3-3-6@2,8V
I tested all Bios-Versions and all different timings, nothing help :(
lol go find my thread in "suggestions and support" in abits forums apparently i was trying to cause "problems" by reporting on bios issues by the way it reads - or something like that. rolf, err, sorry m8, but the only problem here is the boards crap bios :rolleyes: :rofl:
and as a side note, im going to buy some mushkin hi perf 4400 myself (G-Skill 4800LA for sale anyone interested pm me :D ) and if the board still doesnt work after that, ill but another psu, probably an enermax Liberty 620W, and if that still doesnt work, i will literally melt the damn board with my blowtorch attach a note to it saying what a POS it is and mail it to abit.
i've already got that up and running http://forum.abit-usa.com/showthread.php?t=86928Quote:
Originally Posted by Ket
but i think Abit is not listening to their customers
looks like you'll be going back to DFI........i was at a similar stage as you except that i was happy with Abit....my only concern was the fact i was loosing 5-10MHz on RAM OCs and 1T issue for benchmarks to DFI....so just went DFI......i thought about all the components i'm getting to make it better and then it struck me....just get rid of the mobo (probably cheapest component) and get something which will max current hardware....i honestly think DFI is more consistent than others........i don't dare touch UTT/winbond stuff on DFI tho :(
i was running BH5 on my sli-d great, it was doing 250 @ 5-2-2-1.5-2-2-2-2 1T 3.6v, and to put things to rest, thoughs total powerdowns are memory compatability related, best ive got so far is 310HTT, physically i think the board its fine, the problems lay within the bios. eitherway, i havent given up on this board QUITE yet, though my support fro it has dropped significantly, and to be honest abit dont want to lose support of ppl like me, i mean come on, they dont want to lose support of anyone really, our support is what keeps them in business, whats really sad is if even they just introduced a drive strength option and updated the CPU microcode the board would basically be fine.
ed- YAY! jus got my RMA number for my dead SLI-D :D i hope they give me a brand spanking new SLI-DR or something coz i only had the damn board like 7 months and it crapped out for no reason.
q for tic; you going to do a modded bios 18? its leaps and bounds ahead of the rest, im sure you would have a much easier time working with it ;)
oh by the way, in my insanely detailed testing i happend to flash my fatal1ty with the dfi 623-3 bios, guess what? it worked, fatality booted up like a charm with the dfi bios, just something for you all to think about.... :fact:
interestingQuote:
Originally Posted by Ket
what options worked and didn't work?
i didnt do any detailed testing with the dfi bios as i was hot flashing, but all seemed to work fine. so in theory, it seems totally possible to modify the dfi 623-3 bios to function on the fatality, giving us the oc options and just removing things from the bios which wont work.
however i will say that voltages all read a flat 4v, though as nothing died instantly (and im sure things would of if they really were that) that it was more than likely misreading.
anyone? i dont have any spare parts to fry in the worst case atm, *cough* chew
come on its not that risky, any cheap memory bunged in plus a cheap pci-e card (some reason u cant see bios screen when using a pci card) look at it this way, anything that does get fried, if anything, can still be RMA'd :D
Okay, I've read about as much as I can, but my eyes started to bleed.....LOL. My questions are this:
Is the temperature issue fixed?
The VTT tracks okay on Fatal1ty AN8-SLI for up to 3.55v?
And as far as I can tell, I will have a good experience with 2 x 512MB Corsair XMS pc3200LLPT v1.1 (old school BH-5)?
What is the best BIOS to use?
EDIT: BTW, I found this BIOS_19.
ket order yourself some no name brand supertalent memory and the an8 will work like a dream sadly. i got 2 x 512mb modules rated for 2.5-3-3-8 and they run flawlessly on the board. My 2 gig kit of OCZ has been acting up lately on it. If you want a part # let me know as they have many kits. It's the only memory i found to work great without screwing around with the settings or getting migraines. I do totally agree though that the lack luster support for memory suxxors. i run on the fatality at stock voltages now 3700+ 10x250 ddr 333 divider 4 x ht prime stable. the only thing good i can say is the board was never DOA and it never killed any hardware. I can hope for bios 19 but i wouldn't hold my breath. I was in close contact with abit on the bios and testing beta's for awhile and then they just stopped. My guess is they gave up to focus on the ati board.
As far as temps go they were actually accurate originally. now all my components read 32 C while the cpu reads 21C idle........ ambient isnt even that low. funny when i put a load on it it shoots to 32C instantly.....
Old school bh-5 works yes but does it love it no not really. I can get it higher with ease on other boards it was a struggle with this board.
Quote:
Originally Posted by chew*
yeah i know cheap stuff mysteriously works great but the board is aimed at the enthusiast, and as such im trying to find enthusiast kits that work like abit claim on the board, seemingly mushkin high perf 4400 is a dead cert tho so that makes ONE kit that should let the board stretch its legs. i also found out something else interesting, setting the temp at which the OTES1 fan cuts in seems to affect the board shutting off, very peculiar :stick: i found setting it to 42c high 40c low helps in stopping it from shutting off. dont ask its got me stumped, at least, for now :p abit are also doing a bios19 it seems :D :banana: lets hope it fixes memory compatability 1T issue and adds a weak drive strength option *feels the urge to do a happy dance but resists temptation until official bios19 is out*
@ SPQQKY you know whats been changed with this beta19 yet?
Am testing beta bios 19 as we speak. my clock of 2.5 on my 3700 remains stable. I did notice however when i enabled usb mouse and keyboard support in bios it blue screened me. As for ram options no more than were already there in bios before..........
hmm.....well its only beta still and a fairly new beta at that bios18 wasnt released that long ago as official so lets keep open minded for now..
noticed any improved DRAM compatability? abit are taking the piss not having a bios that works good with OCZ\G-Skill\GeIL and even to a lesser extent Corsair.
Just had the arse to flash to Beta19 and for thoughs wanting to know about it here is the first thing, 1T issue seems to be FIXED! hurrah! currently running 2-11-11-2-2-6-3-3-2-3 1T 1:1 @ stock speed.
Where is version 19?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ket
Here you go. Also, it is a beta just so you know!Quote:
Originally Posted by MaStA
Well seeing what some said about 19...I think I will wait lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rolle2k
Thanks,
Jared
^^ i wouldnt, i have absolutely no problems with it, a single footstep forward from the official bios18 already, lets hope abit manage to take another 4 or 5 steps forward before it gets an official release. let it be noted though that 1T, while working, is a bit flakey, it mysteriously stopped working, but is working again now, but with timings of 2-7-14-2-2-7-5-3-2-5 performance drops with thoughs timings are also very marginal, in fact they barely even register on any test i put it through.
Ket: In the last update of your article you said the only bug left besides the 1T is the 1GB stick compatibility.. but there are also trouble with 4x512 dualsided. Mine runs fine two and two, but with all four of them i cant even run rated timings at any voltage, so thats another one. but hopefully all this will be adressed in the official 19 bios!
what about the modded bios by tic tac its better than oficial 18 ????
not by a long shot, tictacs modded bioses are far too old, he modded a few 1.2\1.3 bioses only, the official bios18 is far superior, with the beta19 looking very promising
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rolle2k
I'm running my way up to that, supposedly the board doesnt support high desity ram, i say BS, its abit being too lazy and producing horrible bioses, their sloppily written and patched over, once abit work the bugs out they should do a complete rebuild with the bug fixes.
all i can do is get things checked off one by one, im dealing with what are the more immediate problems and the not quite so drastic (aka less users) with other problems like 4x512mb, though abit arent the only guilty party for that, i hear there are others.
Ket, I have same mobo and same ram and i have the 1T issue too ...
But i found what to do !
When i put burst lenght to 2Beats, my system dont power off at windows loading ! I am stable at 290 1:1 1T with default timing !
Do you try it?
Sorry for my english, i am french...
The burst length is dependant on system to system, however i have found setting it to 2 or 4 beats does help, im still playing around with Beta19 to see if i can improve timings with 1T, i have a few ideas kicking around in my head, i'll get down to trying them when i can, but it is official, 1T is far from optimised in beta19 but 1T IS finally working! it only took abit like what? 8 bios revisions to even start working on the problem :rolleyes:
and yes i know, im like a dog with a bone :D but hell, if thats what it takes to get results, so be it.
Well I don't know what problem I am having, but 2T or 1T it's the same so I must not have the issue. When playing BF2 or World of Warcraft I get what looks like tearing of flashy lines in the screen which looks like artifacts you could say...but my video card is top notch and has never been overclocked. The game also sometimes will just exit or my computer will restart with the lovely blue screen. Last one I got was like IRQL not less or equal. What the heck is this dealing with?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ket
Jared
I am testing the bios 19 beta :
Prime95 Blend test is now stable (3 hours) at 295 1T :) ! But not superpi 32m (3mins) :( ...
I notice that i have some crashes with this 19beta even at 290...
Globaly i cant do more than 290 1T or 2T without loosing stability (with all bios release). Can it be my memory controler ?
so this board is finally coming along?
Ket, what is your max HTT at 2T ?
Disreguard my previous post. I happily found that there is a bios update for the eVGA 7800GT that I was unaware of that completely fixed my problems. So beyond that I see no problem running 1T since my problems have been fixed by updating the bios on my video card.Quote:
Originally Posted by MaStA
Jared
Great, so now Abit just have to get their thumbs out and release the official 19 bios! and hopefully i helps my problems also.. i won't upgrade bios from official 18 until they release an official 19.. i'm tired of betas.
with 2T i got up to 300-310HTT before i got bored and decided to move onto other things, though that was with only a single 512MB stick of my G-Skill TCCD in. its also worth noting that if your getting memory problems, despite what abit say, moving to the 2 red slots can help if not cure problems completely in some cases.Quote:
Originally Posted by indy
And with dual channel?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ket
I test my system with ram desync (ddr500 in the bios) in 248*10 with the ram at 310 1T under memtest86+ it is stable! (But under win that crashes) With all this problems, I ask now a question:
That would be not the memory controler of my venice the cause ?
My venice 3200 + is a lbble 0520, 290*9 at 1.625v, thus it is not the worst but not the best either :rolleyes:
That holds how much on average this kind of proc in sync? 300-310 Htt?
And opteron?
does 1T or 2T matter when at max HTT?Quote:
Originally Posted by indy
I wanted to say the ram max frequency (= max HTT in sync) :)Quote:
Originally Posted by ArcTan
Dual channel up to Beta19 i couldnt run even DDR500, DDR480 was the best i could get, despite my g-skill flying to DDR640+ dual channel 1:1 on my SLI-D. As for your memory controller, its difficult to say, but given the different type of ICs ive used on the fatal1ty i would be quicker to point any blame at DRAM compatability still as according to abit their boards dont support high density RAM, in other words, their too lazy to sort that bug out, but beleive me when i say i'll get them fixing everything i can.Quote:
Originally Posted by indy
and yes, 1T does matter, difference is about 2.5% between 1T and 2T, ehich isnt a whole lot of difference but it is quite noticeable, for example at DDR600 speeds 1T memory write speeds could be around 3.2GB\s+ but with 2T write speeds could drop as low as 2.7GB\s
All i can do now is waiting for bios 19... :slobber:
do the later bioses still have the 3.55vdimm option?
I'm thinking of flashing to a later bios to get rid of the temp probe problem
im not sure how far back it goes, but bios18, beta19 only go to 3.4v, i think bios17 might still have 3.5v though.
mmm I might play with a dfi nf4 board instead thenQuote:
Originally Posted by Ket
2.55v undervolts to about 3.5v so 3.4v in bios would be a bit lower
actually 3.4v is exactly what you get, im surprised they removed 3.55v as it didnt undervolt that badly - 3.5v to 3.45v, hell ive seen a lot worse.
The latest official bios with 3.55v vdimm is the 15 bios.. also the 16beta did have 3.55v if i remebered correct.
Question on adding more boot device options on the latest BETA 19 or official 18. I have been following this forum stream for quite some time and it is encouraging that Abit appears to be having more luck with the 1T timings now. My main concern beyond the 1T however, how do I add more boot device options in the Beta 19 or Official 18? I am currently using the modified Bios 13 and I have no problem booting from devices on my RAID card, but I lose these boot options when I upgrade to the ABIT Bios. Anyone know if it is a minor change in the BIOS I could handle via some HEX editing or if I will need to wait for a newer Tic-Tac BIOS revision instead? Thanks,
-Mali
I have a problem in mine fatal1ty an8, that start to describe:
When I disconnect board of power, always that I come back to bind asks for to introduce the values of HTT.
How I can decide this?
I am with 10*285HTT, 1.575vcore
probably have to wait for a modded tictac bios, if he ever does another one.
hornet, sorry man, not quite getting the jist of what your saying :-S