I am using 1602 now, 3 days so far but no problems whatsoever :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Vyyrus
PS HenrikW what pics? lol... it won't be any different than stock, but I might finally watercool the SB... not sure yet though...
I am using 1602 now, 3 days so far but no problems whatsoever :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Vyyrus
PS HenrikW what pics? lol... it won't be any different than stock, but I might finally watercool the SB... not sure yet though...
Odd. Maybe i'll try another reflash.
Whats a safe voltage for 333fsb? Right now I booted into 333fsb with a 1.30v but I had to up the cpu pll volt and cpu vtt volt to get there.
q6600 is poo @ 333 on this mobo somthing about the fsb speed it dont like i found that anyway i was more sucssfull at 3.15 it was more stable there but then again it was stable @4.4 till the bored broke the bios chipQuote:
Originally Posted by Vyyrus
any one got any info on bad bios chips from asus mobos as this is real pi55ing me off i can use the crash free bios from the dvd as the disc is unreadable rma here we come lol
i think the cause was to many flashes i was changing the bois ever other boot lol at one point but 1601 was on it when it died it booted up fine got to vista then off and now just powers to mobo but no beep tryd 2 diffrent cpus the rams ok the cpu is ok i beleave but mobo unknown....
I got it up and running at 333fsb. Its just trial and error.
hey guys what case do you recommend for striker2 to solve the nb overheating problem a little ??
Cooler Master RC-1000-KSN1-GP , Thermaltake ARMOR+ VH6001BWS ESA seems to be the best ones
is there anyone using one of those cases ??
dont think the case will help may be just stick a fan blowing over the heatsink like everyone does :)Quote:
Originally Posted by janjan
hmm ı also think of pasting mx-2 to the all systems heatsinks, will it be affective for the nb ? u tried it?
i used AS ceramiqe and it helped loads fith a fan blowing on the nb even @ 2000mhz it did not realy pass 50c :yepp:Quote:
Originally Posted by janjan
below 50, r u fckng kidding ?? :D:D
thats cool man, at the moment mine hits 70 idle after sli ing my 8800gt oc, i can cook anything on it :D
nope no sh1t i did say hardlly over 50cQuote:
Originally Posted by janjan
2.4ghz idle
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...s/cputemps.jpg
3hours of orthos @3ghz
http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...nt=Capture.jpg
hmmm ok my friend thank you :up:
not a problem mate if you look back in this thread i have posted an image of my mobo with an 80mm fan on the nb :up::up:Quote:
Originally Posted by janjan
I was think if you were going to pull of the heatpipesystem to put on new "tim" or paste, you might as well take som pics :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Garrett
I'm going for watercooling on NB and SB, I found this very cool AquaComputer waterblock, wich solves my issues regrading the usage of 2 x 9800GTX aircooled... Normal SB waterblocks for Striker II have threads for the hose connectors in a wery bad location for SLI, unless you are watercooling your gfx'es as well.
It this one:
AquaComputer sb/nb block - Im awating the arrival, just 1 week more to wait :rofl:
/henrik
Anyone knows how to fix the incredibly slow reading from a usb stick when installing vista from a usb stick ? takes like 5 mins at the first loading screen.
lol I didn't even know that that was possible... isn't it better to install from DVD?
Its actually faster than installing from dvd. But somehow its not working correctly on my computer, my other computers works fine tho with the same usb stick.
Hello all! I just got an Asus S2F and spent 2 days getting it to work somewhat and I have a couple of things that are happening that I am hoping someone can help me with. I am new to overclocking so sorry I ask some simple questions.
System Details:
ASUS Striker II Formula / nVidia 780i
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 / 2.83 GHz / 12M / 1333FSB / Rev 05A (Watercooled)
Corsair Dominator TWIN2X2048-8500C5D (2x2Gb) 1066MHz
XFX NVIDIA GTX280 XXX Edition
Seagate 500GB 7200.11 32MB
Zalman ZM600-HP PSU
Windows Vista 64bit
1) When I boot the system, the LCD Poster Stops on DET DRAM and the system speaker is a constant beep. If I press reset, it reboots, posts, and then stops at the BIOS screen saying that it had failed to boot, F1 to continue, DEL for setup. If I press F1 it boots to Windows and seems OK. I am running TWIN2X2048-8500C5D (2x2GB) memory. Any clues to what I could do to resolve this issue?
2) In the BIOS I have it everything overclocked. I had to just to get the thing to boot normal. I was getting CODEINIT errors at first and it did nothing if you pushed the reset button. According to the BIOS I am running overclocked, but according to everything in Windows Vista, including CPU-Z, MemSet, and ASUS AI Suite everything is running at stock speeds... In the BIOS on the overclocking page and also after POST it says CPU Speed 4.03GHz... Everything in windows still says 2.83GHz...
I have the BIOS settings set to the following:
BIOS 1602
AI Overclock Tuner: Manual
FSB - Memory Clock Mode: Unlinked
FSB (QDR), MHz:1900
MEM (DDR), MHz:1333
Memory Timings: 5-5-5-15-2T
All Spread Spectrum Controls DISABLED
CPU Internal Themal Control: Auto
Limit CPUID MaxVal: Enabled
Enhanced C1 (C1E): Disabled
CPU C State Capability: Disabled
Execute Disable Bit: Enabled
Virtualization Technology: Enabled
CPU Multiplier: 8.5 (Max available setting)
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep: Enabled
HT Technology: Enabled
LDT Frequency: 5x
All voltages on auto except:
Memory Voltage: 2.1V
NB Voltage: 1.4V
Loadline Calibration: Enabled
NVIDIA GPU Ex:Disabled
SLI-Ready Memory: Disabled
Why does it not show the overclocked speed in anything inside of windows? Is it not really being overclocked?
Thanks again for all of your help!!
http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_pa...l.htm#asus780i
i want to get thermalright HR-05 for nb,sb and mofset
but in the product's site it is said that SB 200 chip will not be covered, should i just buy nb and mofset products and keep my sb coolers default ? or what do you recommend ?
Quote:
Originally Posted by molotov
Hi, Molotov replied to me in August in this topic saying that he uses HR-05 IFXs on the nb & sb (see here). He also posted this picture showing his TRUE 120 cooler, and the mosfet cooler he uses.
Does anyone know which cooler this is, because I cannot find it on the net :/
Oh and to the person who PM'd me on XS before my vacation, I lost your email, sorry, so if you still want pictures PM me again.
@janjan: click the link in my post, Molotov uses HR-05 IFXs on both the nb&sb. Just wondering which mosfet cooler he uses. Don't think a HR-09 U/S will fit for me since I use the TRUE 120 vertically.
Aww... I finally recived my new nb/sb waterblock, it looks awsome! I shot a few pics, here goes:
http://oct.quake3.dk/ac2.jpg
http://oct.quake3.dk/ac4.jpg
http://oct.quake3.dk/ac5.jpg
http://oct.quake3.dk/ac6.jpg
http://oct.quake3.dk/ac7.jpg
Gonna install it as soon I get some fooling for the mosfet's :) Enjoy! As far as I know this is the only waterblock out there that allows the use of sli og tri sli without watercooling the gfx'es.
EDIT: It's aquacomputer ... :)
I'm afraid you're gonna be disappointed.
First of all, you will have GREAT difficulty fitting the Aquacomputer waterblock without cutting off the first latch keeping the videocard in place, see first photo.
Second of all, you will have to remove the L-shaped piece of the videocard, which is kept in place by that latch, it has no copper traces so the videocard would probably still work 100% but you can forget any RMA... you simply can't fit a videocard in the first PCIE 16x slot because the card will "stand" on the waterblock... see second photo.
I ordered this block as well but ended up NOT installing it because of that.
I had 2 options, replace the stock TIM and live with higher SB temps than with water, or buying 2 EK blocks or something like that... I chose to replace the TIM on the stock cooling which gave me 3c better NB temps and 10c better SB temps :) (even though the guy who owned the board first already applied Ceramique on the blocks)
I must say I have watercooling and there's an 80mm fan hangin on the bottom 2 threads of the cpu waterblock, so right in front of the NB and I guess that is quite helpful :)
Well I figured that I had to remove the plastic latch from the first PCI-E slot, but I did not think of the L shapoed PCB.. Hmm.. Wel I'll settle for this block and mod one of my two 9800GTS'X's. "Luckally" I spilled a few drops of blue feser liguid on one of it's paper stickers so RMA is probbaly viod anyway :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Garrett
The only negative issue that remains is that I will have to watch out that the modded gfx does not slide out of it's slot when moving the pc.
Soon it will be DREMEL time for the puny little GFX ;)
Just make sure you're careful or you'll have a $200 keyring :D
On a sidenote, been using 1602 for a while now, no issues as far as I know, nice bios :)
Any pics of your setup Henrik, pikspiller? :D
A darn big keyring thats for sure :) But yes, one have to take some riscs! Yeah 1602 seems steady enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by Garrett
Yeah you can have one pic, this is how it looks right now (I am currently modding my antec P180 to fit two single 120 rads and one triple 120 rad :))
http://oct.quake3.dk/IMG_9610.JPG
What's with the pikspiller anyway dude!!! :D
Has anyone encountered sound problems? my X-Fi Xtreme Gamer keeps crackling static and sometimes the sound stops all together, and this only happens if my FSB is over 1850 with a Multiplier of 8 so my CPU is at 3.7ghz, but if I lower the FSB to 1840 the sound problem is fine, but its stopping me from overclocking my CPU higher, and I have only noticed this after updating to 1601 and 1602 bios has anyone else had this problem?
windows will work it then u wont have a problem with that keep Nforce off your pc i have s2f 8800 GT OC ocz 2 gig ram 64 bit e6750Quote:
Originally Posted by SlayeRC
For some reason Newegg has the SIIF Deactivated. Where would you recommend picking one up? I wonder why the egg has deactivated it... Strange. They do have "open Box" though.
BUMP, ANYONE?
Which mosfet cooler is that???
Originally Posted by MaTr1xQuote:
Originally Posted by molotov
Hi, Molotov replied to me in August in this topic saying that he uses HR-05 IFXs on the nb & sb (see here). He also posted this picture showing his TRUE 120 cooler, and the mosfet cooler he uses.
Does anyone know which cooler this is, because I cannot find it on the net :/
New BIOS 1701
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/...rmula/1701.zip
Changes:
- Fix Windows Vista might report incorrect CPU frequency when overclocking QX9650
Hey everyone, i had posted a few months ago but was deployed with the military so i didnt have a chance to respond and to work on my rig. well im back home now and my thermaltake Kandalf case came in so now my cpu is l.c and waiting for more water blocks to come in... anyway I took all the info i have found here and still no luck. my QX6800 wont boot past 3ghz LOL any clue why... i tried different Voltages and different FSB numbers.
The only Fix ? = :(Quote:
Originally Posted by holystarlight
Hi,
I've been browsing these forums for some time but now it's the time to make the first post. :)
I've been having massive problems OC'ing this board. I've tried QX6700 and now I have QX9650. I've got it stable only by OC'ing with the multiplier (QX6700 @ 11*266 = 2933 MHz, QX9650 @ 10*333 = 3333 MHz). For example if I try to OC the QX9650 further to 10*350 = 3500 MHz, it isn't prime stable anymore, one core failed after 2 hours. I could run at 10*333 without touching any voltages, but at 10*350 I tried the following:
CPU voltage 1.3 .. 1.35 V
CPU PLL 1.6 V
CPU VTT 1.28 V
MEM 2.1 V
NB Core 1.40 .. 1.44 V
SB Core 1.5 V
1.2 V HT 1.35 V
Bridge Core AUTO
CPU GTLREF +30 mV
NB GTLREF +30 mV
the rest is AUTO.
..and it's still unstable.
I have managed to boot to Windows at 10*400 by upping the voltages further but it's not stable at all. Do I have the GTLREF voltages wrong? If I use 1.28 V on VTT, should I actually use CPU GTLREF -5 mV?? That doesn't help at all..
I also wonder does the SLI make things harder to overclock? When I tried 3-way 8800 Ultra's, I couldn't always even post when I tried to OC, but with 2-way SLI, It's much easier. Could be related to the PSU, too..
Here are my specs:
Corsair HX620
Striker II Formula 1701 BIOS
QX9650 with Noctua NH-U12P
4 sticks of Corsair XMS2 6400 C4 (tried with 2 sticks - didn't help)
8800 Ultra OC SLI
Seagate 1 TB
etc..
This QX9650 has been tested by previous owner at 5.4 GHz with a "proper" mb.. :cool:
Hopefully someone could help me. I think the QX9650 at only 3.33 is holding the Ultra's back a bit.
Strikers are a minefield and every one is different. I've been through 4 Formula's and they all did different things. I've thrown in a couple of links to CMOS files I've used on all my boards but PLEASE take into account that I watercool everything so heat for me was never an issue. I always used BIOS version 0902 and this is the most stable for memory overclocking. I actually got higher clocks with the Striker 2 Formula than with the Striker 2 Extreme, however the FSB/chip limit on the Extreme is much better (470 on the current board, whereas the Formula's varied from 430 to 450). Up your southbridge to at least 1.6v as it does not run as hot as the northbridge and needs that voltage with SLiQuote:
Originally Posted by xarot
If you load up BIOS 0902 and then load one of the CMOS files, that will show all my settings in BIOS. Allowing for your cooling, adjust these to suit your setup. On air cooling, don't run your Northbridge over 1.6v unless you have active cooling on it.
Set all your memory timings and voltages to what you are comfortable with and go from there. I pretty well always use OCZ memory and these benches are with OCZ dimms.
Main thing here is not to use my settings ( which have worked on all boards ) but to give you an insight into what does work with good cooling.:up:
Disregard the 680i stuff in the screenshot below, that's just an Everest thing !:cool:
Good luck
hey guys I was just taking a closer look today after putting my new ram in and found out my MCP is near 80c and everything is stock right now cause i cant get any stable fsb to work. i was just wondering what could cause this? and could this be why I cant get a good OC
Have you had your heatsinks off to check for good contact?Quote:
Originally Posted by funk32
It is really worth pulling them all off and applying some good thermal compound.
how hard or should i as how much of a pain in the a$$ is it because i was planing on getting water blocks for everything else, but if its easy ill do it now anyway
Waterblocks will kill it. You need to rip the board out to do it. I'd wait till you watercoolQuote:
Originally Posted by funk32
thanks if i use it, ill just keep the fan on it, until i get the waterblocks
how do you guys like the 1701 bios so far?
I'm still on 1602, no problems for me, any reason I should update to 1701 maybe?
Can someone help me. I stuck with 1800fsb with my Q9550...
I think my ram is starting to crap out but my chip is getting hardly any volts so i want to push on , is running the ram unlinked and slower than the cpu stable? never liked the idea of funny ratios before but ive seen a few people running unlinked so might give it a shot .
I recon your board is max'd out. Striker 2 Formula on average is only good to 450 FSB with quads. As mentioned earlier, I've had 4 of the things and none of them passed 450 with QX9650.Quote:
Originally Posted by R104_for
so have you installed this yet and do u have any numbers? is it working well? how was the fitment?
Quote:
Originally Posted by HenrikW
500 with quad its all good but the last few bios after 1305 are utter crap for fsb :)Quote:
Originally Posted by markost
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ed/superpi.jpg
oh and lots of red and amber lights to get it this far
So which bio to use?
BIOS 1602:up:
42ns
12.5gig read speed
TEST
E8400
TRACER 8500
http://shahrsakhtafzar.com/img/out.p...rosshair.2.png
http://shahrsakhtafzar.com/img/out.p...Untitled.2.jpg
That board must be one of the rare ones !!Quote:
Originally Posted by EvoCarlos
CPU voltage 1.35 VQuote:
Originally Posted by xarot
CPU PLL 1.6 V
CPU VTT 1.4 V
MEM 2.1 V
NB Core 1.42 V
SB Core 1.5 V
1.2 V HT 1.4 V
Bridge Core AUTO
Set PCIe at 103mV
Play with GTLREFs.
Start from 0 values
Slowly raise the FSB until you get no boot.
Now raise CPU GTLREF at 10
Then try CPU GTLREF -10
Go on trying the rest GTLREFs.
Your CPU might be good with extreme cooling but crap with normal cooling.
Try it yourself on a "proper mobo", then get yourself this "proper" mobo in case you like it.
CROSSHAIR
Nice overclocking.
Do you want to share your BIOS settings with us?
You should be getting 4.0 GHz without having to touch any gtlref voltages. Also I recon you need to do your maths on the power supply. Overclocking a quad and running 2 let alone 3 8800 Ultra's on a 620w PS is simply not going to work. I'd try going back to 1 GFX card and 2 sticks of ram. 3 GFX cards load up the southbridge so 1.6v are needed there for a start. Also try about 1.4v vcore in bios with loadline enabled just to see how it responds. That will not damage anything but I would find a voltage that you are happy with for normal use. Those voltage at 400x9 should work easy. If they don't, I'd be lookiing for another board.Quote:
Originally Posted by xarot
BIOS:1602Quote:
CROSSHAIR
Nice overclocking.
Do you want to share your BIOS settings with us?
CPU:1.52
CPU PLL:1.6
VRAM:2.4
CPU GTL:+110
NB GTL:+110
NB:1.52 OR 1.54
SB:1.6
VTT:1.3
LOADLINE:ON
EPP:EXPERT
GPU EX:OFF
Thank you.
Isn't 1.52v too much for your 45nm CPU?
Most ppl give Vtt 1.45v, vcore 1.40v and 1.2 HTv 1.40 or something like this, with much less GTLrefs.
Did you try similar settings?
CPU GTL:+110
NB GTL:+110
I thought those high values are only good for 65nm Quad Core CPUs.
Now I see they work with 45nm too.
Mine is 65nm. I also need too much vcore at 420FSB even if I keep a low multi.
I don't understand why.
Yer I dont even have the GTL's over 50 for 3.8GHZ on my 65nm Quad...Quote:
Originally Posted by Marios
I ran similar high voltages on everything else, it was great, for a little while...
Soon one of my mosfets melted down, probably due to the crappy heatsink
more than excessive voltage, but still, I did end up with a huge hole
melted into the PCB, and a board replacement was need. Mind you that took 5 months.
I suggest doing something about the mosfet coolers and NB/SB cooler
seperation if your going to overvolt alot.
http://valid.x86-secret.com/cache/banner/441238.png max fsb 530 on striker 2 formula :)
http://valid.x86-secret.com/cache/banner/441241.png max clock 4.7 ghz
any 780i/790i 500 fsb stable club
Air? Water?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mavro Triton 78
Edit: Missed the sig.
Props :clap:
thx yup i was suprise everybody says 467 max fsb but i think its was a the start when the board came out ...sorry for english im a french dude
mb with an athlon cpu heatsink fan on it and sb have no air because of the 3 way sli lol by the way i use bios 1602
Hi,Quote:
Originally Posted by Marios
Thanks for the settings. Some guys at another forums thought that 1.4 VTT would kill my CPU. Anyway, last week I bought a DFI LanParty DK X48-T2RSB and I could easily OC my QX9650 to 3.8 without fiddling for days with the voltages and it was stable when I tested for 17 hours with no errors. And I ditched the Formula for a while.
Today I got an E8500 and thought about giving the SIIF another chance. And the SIIF seems to like it MUCH more than my QX9650. Maybe I could test it again with two Ultras :)
[1802 ]
----------------------
1. Enhanced CPU compatibility with certain CPU of 1333MHz FSB.
2. Add warning message to explian the limitation of maximum supported DIMM of SLI memory and disable SLI memory support when system detects more than two SLI memory modules.
http://dlsvr04.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socket775/Striker_II_Formula/1802.zip
Link dead...
Huh...maybe I should give the QX9650 another run with this bios... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by holystarlight
working fine here but i will upload it to somewhere else.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hor$eman
1802 bios
anyone notice the latency drop and memory read drop at sync mode over 500 fsb in this board my
memory drop from 12.5 gig to 10.5 and latency 45 to 60 i
I have always had latency problems with this bored, but i just blame the nvidia chipset
Hello there guys, my first post here and what a great thread, just what I needed :).
Over the past week I've been reading into overclocking and I'm a novice and have downloaded programs including prime95, orthos and so forth to test the stability of my computer when overclocking. When I first bought this rig which I have in my sig with the exception of the velociraptor which was purchased only a few weeks ago, I have overclocked with the aid of the provided settings asus gave. It has been like that for pretty much a long time sitting at 3.00 ghz which was great and did it's job. Only recently did I want to reach 3.2 ghz but to achieve that I had to do this manually which I thoroughly understand. I've been fiddling around with the FSB, Volts but to no avail. The highest clock I reached only came to 3.13 which is ever so close to my target but not quite there. Before I went to work I ran prime for an hour or so and it seemed fine with temps reaching 60 degrees which is okay. I proceeded to leave it on while I went to work which is a good 9 hours or so. I came back and the computer had restarted resulting in a prime fail. I've now lowered the FSB QDR Mhz to 1380 which is stable it seems with prime running for around 6 hours, (yes I've read prime should be ran for a minimum of at least 12 hours before its deemed stable).
I previously over the last few days have tried to get to 3.2 by using the following FSB timings
.1423 FSB QDR which is 355 fsb
.lowered the multiplier to 8 so FSB QDR equates to 1600. Or 200 x8 multi
I've also changed the voltages accordingly I hope to a point where I felt it shouldn't need that much to achieve 3.2
Anyways I think I've made all of you guys all fall asleep reading this but I hope you can help me to achieve 3.2 prime stable.
Oh I also forgot to tell you the FSB values I added into the bios only resulted in the computer rebooting and not getting past the posts in the lcd display most of the time and sometimes the monitor would not even switch on while the computer was.
Here is my current bios settings for 3.1 stable.
Bios version 1701
Cpu Level up - auto
Ai Overclock - manual
Loadline Calibration - Enabled
SLI Mem - Disabled
FSB Memory Configuration
Cpu Level Up - Auto
FSB Mem Clock - Unlinked
FSB QDR Mhz - 1380
Mem DDR Mhz - 1066
Overclocking
CPU Internal Thermal Control - Auto
Lim CPUID Max Value - Disabled
Enhanced C1 - Disabled
CPU C State - Disabled
Execute Disable Bit - Enabled
Virtualisation Technology - Enabled
CPU Multiplier - 9.0
Enhanced Speedstep - Enabled
LDT Frequency - 5x
Memory Timing
tcL - 5
trCD - 4
trp - 4
tRAS - 12
Command per clock 2t
trrd - 4
trc - 20
twr - 5
twtr - 10
tref - 7.8uS
trd - 7
trfc - 68
Overvoltage
CPU Volt - Auto
CPU PLL - 1.68
CPU VTT - 1.40
Mem V - 2.20
NB V - 1.56
SB V - 1.55
1.2v HT V - 1.35
Bridge - 1.20
CPU GTL Ref - +30mV
NB GTL Ref - +10mV
DDR cont - Auto
DDR Chan A - Auto
DDR Chan B - Auto.
Please feel free to criticise and point me in the right direction as 3.2 is all I want from my Q6600, don't really want to max out my cpu. Please dont forget I am an absolute newb to this overclocking business. Yeah just want to get this over with and then the missus will be happy as I seem to run off after dinner and onto the comp till late after work these past few days trying to get that elusive 3.2.
PLEASE HELP AND THANKS IN ADVANCE
CPU Internal Thermal Control - Disabled
Lim CPUID Max Value - Disabled
Enhanced C1 - Disabled
CPU C State - Disabled
Execute Disable Bit - Disabled
Virtualisation Technology -Disabled
CPU Multiplier - 9.0
Enhanced Speedstep - Enabled
LDT Frequency - 5x
trrd - auto
trc - 22
twr - auto
twtr - auto
tref - 7.8uS
trd - 8
trfc - 54
CPU Volt - Auto
CPU PLL - 1.66
CPU VTT - 1.42
Mem V - 2.20
NB V - 1.52
SB V - 1.60
1.2v HT V - 1.40 -1.45
Bridge - auto
DDR cont - Auto
DDR Chan A - ref
DDR Chan B - ref
CPU GTL Ref - +30mV
NB GTL Ref - +30mV
Cpu Level up - auto
Ai Overclock - manual
Loadline Calibration - Enabled
SLI Mem - Disabled
360x9 1440fsb unlinked
and play whit the voltage of the cpu dont live it at auto up till it boots
well i just recived my striker 2 formula rma back from asus and it seems like much better quality than the one i originaly got. my first one only had a back plate on the nb and no spring screws the back plate just flopped around never got below 90c. on the new one the north and south bridge both have back plates and spring screws i removed heatsinks and heatpipes applied artic silver ceramique. now i am awaiting my q6600 rma and mem rma will post back when i get them and let every one know my temps and how high i can get my q6600 to o.c. last time with my overheating nb i got it up 3.2 stable maybe i can get 3.5 that would be nice do you think i would be better off just buying core 2 duo for this motherboard or what dont know will post back monday or tuesday when cpu and mem gets here
Thanks mavro Triton for the recommendations. I followed everything you told me however I think my set up just does not like 1440 fsb qdr at all :(. I stumped up the cpu volts to from the lowest all the way to 1.73 which I did not feel like carrying out any further. I still got stuck with the same post on the lcd stating (MP INIT). It just somehow would not even get past the bios at all and I kind of bailed seeing the amounts of volts I was putting through the bios. (just was not willing to put the motherboard through any more stress, and i'm sure I can get 3.2 without anywhere near as much volts going through it SURELY)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mavro Triton 78
So I've since lowered the voltages to 1.42 and notched the nb bridge up 1 option to 1.68 and sb volts to 1.55.
I can get into windows with the computer at 3.15 which is an improvement and thanks for the heads up, I've learn't a little more on my quest to overclock to 3.2.
So 3.15 isn't too shabby is it. i ran 3d mark 06 without any hiccups at all but when I tried prime, it failed. After 15 mins of prime the 4th process stopped. then I left it for an hour after that and it had totally stopped. probably have to up the cpu volt up a further few notches to get it stable.
From this can you see any problems with what I have now and can you suggest anymore options I could try out without putting up so much voltage. I'm a little disheartened but not gonna stop until I get there :)
what is your temp ? did you try sync i know you ram will run kind of low put its a start and what model of ram do you have spec and voltage requierement : After 15 mins of prime the 4th process stopped. then I left it for an hour after that and it had totally stopped. probably have to up the cpu volt up a further few notches to get it stable: your probbably right 15 min is not a bad start its mean that you have great chances to achieve that goal watch your temps and up the voltage by notch
and try 8x400 at the same settings i juste give you because 1600 fsb is nothig you shouldn have a problem..... and no problem bro keep up
My current temps are fluctuating between 38-42 degress atm which is okay. I'm going to invest in a Thermalright true black with a pusha nd pull config around christmas.
My ram is Corsair xms2 dhx pc6800 running at 1066 atm.
Should i try syncing the fsb and mem ddr mhz. with the fsb u suggested in your earlier post?
And should I also try the mem ratio's out too?
Actually I think I'll try syncing them with the current fsb qdr at 1400 and see if I get an improvement in prime or will that be totally voltage related?
ok the point is that you ram is only pc6400 did you test memory test to be sure you ram is okay because its runnings at double it's rate try you should try sync mode should give you better result try to lower the ram like unlink and at 800mhz just to see any improvement i most think that the problem is the ram did you try blend mode in orthos or prime
Okie dokey ill give unlinked at 800 mhz a try bud :)
On a good note I've achieved 3.2 and was able to run 3d mark 06 with no probs so far. I took into account that you could change the multiplier and have it on 7 x 456.5 which equates to just under 3.2. Its stable for the moment and have lowered the voltages down in increments and it now sits at 1.57.
So according to everest (dunno if this program is accurate but i bet its better than asus ai suite).
CPU core 1.57
CPU VTT 1.46
CPU PLL 1.68
NB Core 1.57
SB Core 1.60
Dimm is at 2.20
Dimm VTT 1.10
Temps wise I suppose its bearable but as you said I'll have to keep a close eye on it. Hopefully once I have the Thermalright True it will lower the cpu temps by a few degrees over my zalman.
Temps
Motherboard 43
CPU 42
core1 49
core2 49
core3 45
core4 43
SPP 67
MCP 70 (im guessing thats the voltage regulator on the board. The heatsink in between the IO plate and the CPU). Correct me if I'm wrong :)
Thankyou very much Mavro Triton.
I'll post back and run prime I think its PI check or something that I need to download to check the ram.
do you have a spare fan that you could put right on the middle of the nb because 70 is beginning to be to hot try to keep it under that and trust everest for all voltage but dont trust it for the cpu voltage because there's a vdroop and everest dont read it well use cpu-z please .. for the rest its all good:pm MCP is on the middle of the board where there the r.o.g light under the cpu for testing the memory use memorytest on bootable version just burn it on cd or use orthos great for cpu stability a well for the ram : small fft ist for cpu testing stability and small fft: is for the ram stability
link for orthos http://sp2004.fre3.com/beta/beta2.htm
link for memory test http://www.memtest.org/
link for cpu-z http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
and use realtemp for temperature everest and coretemp dont read it well http://www.techpowerup.com/realtemp/
you dont have to give more then 1.52 to the nb
danm 2 8800 gtx i been true that and its getting heel of hot pretty fast put your 3d card fan to 100% please
Hi ang good day to all!
I have E6850 and Striker II Formula (BIOS 1501). Can anyon share BIOS voltage setups for overclocking up to 4.0Ggh?
I already hit 3.6 stable with 1.425 Vcore in BIOS (NB-1.36, CPU Vtt-1.28, all other AUTO).
Loadline calibration enabled.
hi kimofil try this settings as it always a good startCPU
Internal Thermal Control - Disabled
Lim CPUID Max Value - Disabled
Enhanced C1 - Disabled
CPU C State - Disabled
Execute Disable Bit - Disabled
Virtualisation Technology -Disabled
CPU Multiplier - 9.0
Enhanced Speedstep - Disabled
LDT Frequency - 5x
trrd - auto
trc - 22
twr - auto
twtr - auto
tref - auto
trd - autotrfc - 54
CPU Volt - start at the one your are
CPU PLL -1.60-1.66-1.68
CPU VTT - 1.30.1.40
Mem V - 2.20
NB V - 1.52
SB V - 1.60
1.2v HT V - 1.40 -1.45
Bridge - auto
DDR cont - Auto
DDR Chan A - ref
DDR Chan B - ref
CPU GTL Ref - +30mV
NB GTL Ref - +30mV
Cpu Level up - auto
Ai Overclock - manual
Loadline Calibration - Enabled
SLI Mem - Disabled
I am getting really pissed with the board the DAMN bios wont save the changes i make, well ok it does sometimes. but it wont right now, just after a had a good OC to 3.75ghz i wanted more and now the damn thing wont save anychange. just keeps going back to stock FSB (auto) i dont understandy why its doing this.
Funnily enough, right now I'm experiencing the same problems. A couple of days ago I could change clocksettings for the FSB en MEM, but right now it doesn't want to remember them. I have the latest BIOS. Previously I already had problems with changing memorytimings, when my cpu was at stockspeed. It didn't change them. However, when I changed the CPU speed, the memorytimings I selected were used as well. I really don't understand how such a thing can happen. How hard can it be?
Btw, hardware used:
Xeon X3350, 4x2GB Corsair C4DHX RAM, 2x MSI 8800GT zilent OC.
SO does anyone have any idea or know why our bios's will not save our settings? even the ones that worked before.
do you have ntune or some kind of software installed that is messing with your bios cause ntune did that to me
just tryed to update bios from 1202 to 1802
i used update in vista it seemed to go well when i restarted it will not post
i have tryed to clear cmoss to no avail
how do you get back to the old bios?
help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by L3V3R2ooo
I have Ntune installed but wouldnt that only effect me if i booted to windows? when i boot and go into the bios and change it/save and exit it should show up on the start up but it doesnt so i go back in to the bios before it boots to vista and it shows all stock FSB's but my volt changes get saved.
i am about to switch board if i cant get this fixed, I just bought my new ram and because the damn setting wont save i cant get it up to 1066 or any where between 800 and 1066.
this has happened to me before but then it just started working again. i dont understand why !!!
Did you flash your bios recently?Quote:
Originally Posted by funk32
Unfortunately the inOS updater has not yet been removed. It never worked right a screwed up a lot.Quote:
Originally Posted by fredcoke
Unplug power and pull battery for overnight. Cycle the power switch a number of times after you have removed the battery.
yes, but it was saving my settings for about a week, and then 1 day iu tried to push it harder but it didnt save, so i put it back to the settings i had before and it wouldnt save them either,Quote:
Originally Posted by Hor$eman
About the same happened to me. I had it overclocked but there were some stability issues, so I wanted to set it a bit lower, but still overclocked. But then it went back to default speeds and didn't want to change whatsoever....:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by funk32
Quote:
Originally Posted by DPC_Bubbles
I contacted Asus and so far they told me to make sure i had set the AI tuner to Manual, HAH ya no Shyt, so now im waiting for another smart respones.
hey bubbles are you LC'ed? if not try taking the battery out for a few mins. then put it back in, I am LC'ed and its a pain in the a$$ to get everything out. but if you can and it works it would be worth it,
i was looking around on the asus web page and looked under CPU support and it says the Core 2 Extreme QX9770(revC1,3.2GHz,1600FSB,L2:2X6MB) will work. But i dont think it will. i thought it was limited to a 1333 cpu. anyone know anythin about this
Ok, just trying to help.
When you flashed, did you follow this procedure?
1- Prior to flash, set all settings to default. Save and exit.
2- flash
3- reboot
4- (Important) Enter bios, make no changes, save and exit
5- enter bios and change settings as desired
Also, you must never use saved profiles from a previous bios.
i did not use saved profiles. after i flashed the bios I left in on normal setting for a few boots. 1 or 2 days. (vista updating crap) then i went in and overclocked and made it to 3.75 no problem and was good for a few days, then i tried to move the FSB up some more (trying to get to 4ghz) and then saved and exited, but when it booted my ram and FSB went back to the normal setting with out any overclockingQuote:
Originally Posted by Hor$eman
now it wont save any changes to the FSB or ram. i tried alot of combos but nothin will save.
its fustrating
Maybe ill reflash the bios when i get home today. and double check that i didnt do something wrong.
alright i got a problem i just got my SIIF back from rma ran fine for a couple of hours it stoped saving bios setting so i upgraded bios from 1602 to 1802 and now when i power up i get no post it just powers up for 5 sec just before post and resets its self and keeps doing it asus says its the memory but if its the memory why did it work for a couple of hours then stop working when i updated the bios right now im trying to find some memory that will boot up and try to downgrade the bios to 1701 or 1602 thats the only idea i have any suggestions please :welcome:
well i got a message back from asus and this is what they said to do:
Try breaking the system down to bare minimums, IE CPU, 1 stick of RAM closest to the CPU, VGA card and power. Then try changing settings. If problem continues and you have latest BIOS please contact RMA for repair by calling 510-739-3777 opt. 2.
If i have to RMA its going to suck taking all my LCing out too, but i guess it give me a chance to upgrade the system.
Ill try that later tomorrow as i have to go back to work tonight. GO army damnit lol.
hey i had the same problem and i was able to fix it by doing:Quote:
Originally Posted by L3V3R2ooo
1. Removing power from the power supply to the board (ensure green LED is out on board).
2. Remove CMOS Battery (Nickel shaped battery on motherboard).
3. Move CLRTC jumper over to 2nd and 3rd jumper from the 1st and 2nd.
4. Wait approx. 1 to 2 minutes.
5. Reset jumper, replace battery and reapply power.
6. Turn unit on to see if you get video.
And make sure your not using anymore the 2GBs on a newly installed Vista until you get sp1 or it may not start. (i had that problem)
and if this doesnt work you may have to RMA it again
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hor$eman
OK so as a last hope in heel before i took it all apart and sent it back to ASUS i reflashed the bios and now i can save my changes in the bios YAY lol
I could use some help tring to get to 4GHZ I am at 3.8Ghz right now with these settings:
FSB 345
multi x11
linked ram at 1080mhz
BIOS:1802
CPU:1.50
CPU PLL:1.62
RAM:2.0
CPU GTL:+40
NB GTL:+30
NB:1.46
SB:1.60
VTT:1.42
LOADLINE:OFF
EPP/SLIRAM : OFF
GPU EX:OFF
Nice one! Because of that problem, I had to put D-Tek blocks on my videocard, instead of the Zalman aircooling which came standard with my 8800GT (MSI Zilent OC model)Quote:
Originally Posted by seba84_2005
funk32: I think this answers your question as well. So yeah, I'm watercooled. Sending my board back to Asus might be troublesome because of that (not in it's original state anymore).
So you managed to let it remember the settings you entered with that little trick huh? I have 1602 a.t.m. I was planning on upgrading to 1802, but I see a lot of people in here who have severe problems with that... I think I'll try flashing to 1602 again instead.
funk32: I think this answers your question as well. So yeah, I'm watercooled. Sending my board back to Asus might be troublesome because of that (not in it's original state anymore).
So you managed to let it remember the settings you entered with that little trick huh? I have 1602 a.t.m. I was planning on upgrading to 1802, but I see a lot of people in here who have severe problems with that... I thiknk I'll try flashing to 1602 again instead.[/QUOTE]
the olny problem i have had with flashing to 1802 was during the first boot, like alot of poeple it would not post, but that was easy to fix with the steps i set a few posts up, and then like you i had a saving problem but that seems to happen to to any bios
ram performanceQuote:
Originally Posted by funk32
425 fsb
475 fsb or high
best
450 not good
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i Have no idea what your trying to tell meQuote:
Originally Posted by CROSSHAIR