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You should never use PLL Auto. Never trust it!
I know :)
OMG, so I tried -61mv on core 1 which is the one that gives me more trouble and it froze after 3 hours. I restarted, selected -58mv for core 1 (which lasted 13 hours of prime) and after 5 mins of use I was about to post an answer here, it froze :(Quote:
Originally Posted by golfjam
Why! :shrug:
Right now, all my hopes are on 0703. Yes, I also see weird that after 13 hours, you just freeze or restart. I will try 0703 and will see how this goes. I also want to ask something, can an OC be unestable even if you have the right GTLRef, but too much let say vcore or VTT?Quote:
Originally Posted by Guacomole
Thanks for the settings :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Guacomole
Quote:
Originally Posted by [cTx]Warboy
Wait, whats wrong about leaving it in auto? I always get 1.52 in PLL according to PC Probe II.Quote:
Originally Posted by Broly
One last question, I havent turn off my pc since the last 2 weeks. I mean, I only restart it when I freeze while OC but since I build it 2 weeks ago, its been running with no resting time. My NB temps are on 62c and Im wondering why is so high, probably because I havent leave my pc off and its been getting tortured with no brake time? I know of people getting affected because of NB temps...
Im assuming that if you change your vTT you have to adjust the GTLref so its the same % of the vTT - or at least thats the way i have come to understand it.Quote:
Originally Posted by slim142
And my NB runs at 62 degrees too, but i always crash with SLI, so i can hardly ok that for you.
However, one point of good news, i seem to be 3d stable with 1 9800GTX now. Just SLI giving me problems, so this does mean that the BIOS's are getting better. Hopefully soon ill be able to use 2 cards. I mean, theres just something special about 200fps in CoD4.
Well yeah thats what I thought about the VTT and GTLRefs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coupa
How come the NB runs so hot? I have applied MX-2 and cleaned them with Artic Purifier. I remember I used to have 38c in NB, well back then I didnt have any OC...
Many people seem to have SLI problems. Are you OCed? Have you tried fresh windows installation?
Really dissapointed with 0702 so far, with same settings but P1 and P2 in AUTO the system froze in 5 mins lol (with 0701 is 100% estable)
Still testing now with changed GTLRefs...
Coupa - many people reports problems with 9800 GTX SLI ...but i have no problem with two 8800 Ultras in SLI ... working perfect, but i cant to find right GTL voltages for 1600MHz FSB ...
Completely stock, and its the same windows installation ive had since i started, even when i oced to 3.2ghz for a time, ive never had corruption, so thats something.Quote:
Originally Posted by slim142
Yeah i know, theyll eventually crack it, so ill just wait it out, now that i can actually play games im happy. I mean, im only running a 22"W monitor, so i dont really need the second card to play most games maxed out.Quote:
Originally Posted by OBR
Im still to scared to load up CoH, cause that always freezes me so fast, and i can play games with one card, and if it freezes there then its not stable, and well, ignorance is bliss.
Idk coupa, I could only suggest you wait this week to see if the new upcoming BIOS fixes any of your problems.
slim try the following settings man:
NB GTL = +40mV
CPU GTL = -21mV
CPU GTL = -24mV
CPU GTL = -24mV
CPU GTL = -21mV
CPU VTT = 1.4V
NB Voltage = 1.66V
SB Voltage = 1.65V
Place a fan over the northbridge cooler to keep it cool, and try various FSBs.
The following settings should be ok for FSBs up to 475MHz ( QDR1900 )
Will those GTLs be acceptable for an e8400 45nm dual core and the like? If So, I'll test out those settigns for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by BenchZowner
Zowner - I've been working on 4050Mhz for a few days now with only limited success (450Mhz x 9.0x). I'm going to post my major settings below, do you think they are a bit conservative for the clockspeed I'm working towards? I ask because the settings you list above seem quite aggressive, especially for anything under 4Ghz? I should mention that all settings below are direct BIOS settings (not actual).
CPU Multipler: 9.0x
FSB - Memory Clock Mode: Linked
FSB - Memory Ratio: Sync Mode
FSB (QDR), Mhz: 1800
========================
CPU Voltage: 1.375v
Loadline Calibration: Disabled
CPU PLL: 1.5v
CPU VTT: 1.30v
VDIMM: 1.96v
NB: 1.50v
SB: 1.50v
CPU GTL_REF0 Ratio: Auto
CPU GTL_REF1 Ratio: Auto
CPU GTL_REF2 Ratio: Auto
CPU GTL_REF3 Ratio: Auto
NB GTL_REF Ratio: Auto
I have tested memory extensively and its rock solid at given clockspeed and timings (7-7-7-21-1T-1-26-12-Auto-24-Auto-Auto-60-Auto). I should mention that no matter what I choose in BIOS tWR will not change, I also have limited results with tRFC? I guess what I'm getting at here, am I expecting too much with the above settings at 4.05ghz? Granted I could just crank up some settings and see what happens but I've been working hard to not have to do that, lol! I'm trying to figure out a good combination of voltages (using a little finese, instead of just cranking up the voltages)! Last but not least, you mentioned running the CPU VTT at a whopping 1.4v, is that a somewhat safe voltage for 45nm quads if properly cooled?
For the E8xxx CPUs that I've tested on the Striker II Extreme it didn't require a manual GTL selection until I surpassed 550MHz FSB ( QDR2200 ).Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Myke
Yeah, those settings can work for a dual-core as well.
However the NB GTL at +40mV was funky with the dual-core, but it did settle down & worked like a charm at NB GTL +30mV.
The GTL, and NB/SB voltages are "bonded" to the FSB, not the actual CPU's frequency.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roger_D25
With a quad-core you're putting more stress on the BUSes and the NB, thus you need higher voltages to get it stable at the same FSB & settings that a dual-core can run at near stock settings.
Depending on your luck, your CPU will have a FSB wall between 440 and 480MHz FSB ( assuming that you're using the QX9770 @ sig system )
There will always be a specific FSB that you won't be able to get past with your current motherboard + CPU combo.
Suggested changes next to your settings.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roger_D25
1.4V VTT seems safe to me ( I've been using it on all my 45nm parts since day 1 and none died or degraded at all ).
Try the suggested settings without any fear, don't sweat, it's gonna be ok ;)
Thats a massive voltage on the NB and SB isnt it?Quote:
Originally Posted by BenchZowner
If you want to keep P1 & P2 enabled at high FSBs, there's nothing you can do, you have to raise the NB & SB voltages.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coupa
1.6V might be enough, but I haven't tested it thoroughly yet ( just benching on the S2E board, regular/normal stuff when I start reviewing it ).
If you have a fan over the NB you don't have a problem with those voltages ( the 1.66/1.65V )
Once again your experience and help are greatly apprecaited, thanks!
Thanks bench, i'll give it a whirl, I too have the same problems with p1 and p2 as slim. I'll try upping the north and south to those voltages. see if i have any luck
I must have a good chipset here... 1.40V SPP @ 444FSB Linked & Synced / 1777 - 7-7-7-21 1T w/ P1 & P2 | No additional MCP voltage | Kentsfield & SLI
Wow, I really love it:eek::clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by Andreoid
the corruption problem with the 790 boards.
yes and no... at the common fsb/mem combinations the corrption issues seem to be almost completely fixed with the new bios releases
when ocing it still happens... but if you tweak the board properly most people can get rid of it even at high speeds from what i can tell.
Bench, I tried using 1.6v on the northbridge and I get corruption messages on bootup. When I bring the Northbridge back down to 1.45v I can boot back into windows fine. :rolleyes: any ideas why the northbridge voltage would corrupt windows at bootup with voltage of 1.52 through 1.6v
I respectfully disagree with this statement, the corruption issues have been solved at stock I think that is the only true place we have seen improvement (I am speaking only for the SIIE).. I personally own the board and so does my friend and neighbor and we have both tried unlimited combinations of GTL, and VTT combos to no avail.. I personally have been under the assumption that my board has been rock solid and corruption free with a heavy OC for weeks. When my friend called me to tell me he couldn't stabilize the board without corruption I ran sfc scan and the corruption was present. CHanged 1voltage the NB, rebooted ran sfc scan no corruption. Rebooted changed nothing and guess what CORRUPTION.. Whatever, I wouldn't touch this board with a ten foot poll until they work it out, because ASUS will leave you high and dry if they decide to refresh the chipset.. Just my 2 cents..Quote:
Originally Posted by saaya
1) Have you installed a fan on the northbridge cooler ? Because 1.6V without a fan is too much for the stock cooler, the chipset would be hitting 60C + temps easily, and the results can be seen ( instability, corruption, BSODs ).Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Myke
2) You mean that you used the same settings, only changed the NB Voltage from 1.4V to 1.6V and you couldn't boot into windows ?
Yes, I booted with 450*9 fsb with 1.45v to the nb and have been booting in windows just fine. I only change the northbridge to 1.52 through 1.6 and I cannot boot into windows because of corruption. I did not put a little fan over the northbridge. I would think I should have enough airflow to at least boot into windows for atleast a minute from using the side of my case fan.
I am wondering if there is built in overvoltage protection in the reference boards. I can bench my QX9770 at 4.82GHz at 1.72V, SS evap temps are holding at -29C, yet when I try say 4.85, I get a BSOD at windows loading. I've added voltage to the CPU, one step at a time all the way to 1.8V, evap temp still held at -29C...
Try again with a fan over the northbridge heatsink.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Myke
Are you using a Dual-Core or a Quad-Core CPU ? 45nm or 65nm ?
p.s. I wouldn't run my 790i NB at 1.6V without a fan even for a single second, if that means something to you ( you know I'm crazy... I'm running 1.8Vcore 1.9Vpll 1.65Vtt on 45nm chips on air cooling :D )
Are you trying to blow my board? or do you think Im on LN2? :eek::eek::eek::eek: O_O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by BenchZowner
1.66v for NB would just fry it right there. 1.65 for the SB would kill the SB as well. As I mentioned before, I still do not have the small fan, Im still testing with no cooling on top of the NB.
Thanks for the settings but, there is no way Im using more than 1.50v on my NB.
BTW, are you still on LN2?
Those are settings that I've been using on air for ages.Quote:
Originally Posted by slim142
Notice I'm saying to put a fan over the northbridge.
dont mean to be rude but read his previous post.Quote:
Originally Posted by BenchZowner
edit: you beat me to it benchz :p
before i flew to america i had my striker II running 3.6ghz ram 1800 linked & synced and hadn't noticed any kind of corruption with the 0703 bios compared to the previous versions i never really had much chance to test stability either but i just thought i would throw it out there. its possible that asus are on the right track at least but we'll see with future bios releases.
Hi slim,
I know you're still testing your configuration ... but are the settings (posted in your signature) stable? Can I give them a try?
EDIT: Celebrated too early and when watching movies, had freezes :( ! I thought it was because of failed Overclocks from before but I got BSoD while installing XP, so I thought, maybe the SB needs a boost? Went to BIOS and put 1.55v for SB and now everything works like it should be, no more BSoDs with movies or while installing XP. Im a happy SIIE owner now! Should I say thanks ASUS?
TODAY IS Victory-DAY (V-day)
Im finally (Yes! Finally!) estable with my Striker II Extreme at 1800mhz FSB with 1600mhz RAM WITH (yes! WITH!) P1 and P2 enabled!... 25 Hours!!!!
http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/1...kervdayia1.png
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http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/3041/readingng5.png
Now that I know my system is ROCK estable with Prime 95 running for more than a day, is time to stress the RAM :)
BTW, reading should be 11256Mbs but I think after 25 hours of priming, the RAM is really loaded :P
Ill post my settings as soon as I finish eating lunch :)
Yeah but you have your stuff out on a desk dont you? Plus an 80mm fan on top of the NB. Thanks anyways for the settings but I really dont need to try this since Im 100% estable now :)Quote:
Originally Posted by BenchZowner
Yes, what I have on my signature is 100% estable for me, except that I couldnt tolerate 8800mbs of reading from memory (this, of course, was the result of having P1 and P2 on Auto), but now, I can guarantee to you that 0703 is so far the BEST BIOS for me and Im 100% estable with P1 and P2 enabled.Quote:
Originally Posted by toyzruz
Try my signature settings if you want to give them a try... Im on air so it should be safe to anyone.
:welcome::welcome::welcome:
Hi! All
Success On Two Fronts
1. Getting my account here activated here at xtremesystems at last
almost took a month and thanks to BenchZowner for Helping With This
2. After Recieving my SIIE on 17/4/08 and trying all the different bioses and ending up keeping 0703 i am fairly stable without corruption. i will be posting a detailed report on my settings, which i am in the middle of preparing at the moment, which I hope will help some of you with your set ups :D
I almost had given up on this board and had gone ahead and got an Asus Maximus Extreme X38 board but had more bad luck with that board then i had with SIIE
I been following this forum since I got my board and would like to thank every one here for all their advice and suggestions and the article that anandtech did on the SIIE, and Steveocz AT OCZ Technology, all of which got me up and running
best regards
flanr
Hello, that's my first post :)
I've a problem on my oc test with:
Enermax 720W
Q6600
XFX790i
OCZ PC-3 14440 8-8-8-24 1800MHz (ram working at 1600MHz actually)
XFX9800GX2 black edition
these are my original config informations:
http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/472/screenmd4.th.jpg
and these my new setting to overclock it:
http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/3...0584vb6.th.jpg
http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/267...0585yp1.th.jpg
http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/6...0586qb5.th.jpg
http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/7...0587oq9.th.jpg
When I join on a windows I've 5 sec. and after that the system freezing up.
I've already tried to set vcore hight or lower FSB but it not work.
Anyone can help me to fix this issue?
Good job Slim and here I am still waiting for my S2E to come back to me :(Quote:
Originally Posted by slim142
Well with a little assistance from my lightspeed I got my EVGA 790i Ultra to 4.987 Ghz. :)
http://valid.x86-secret.com/cache/screenshot/367144.png
Now I need to work on cooling the north (SPP) and south (MCP) bridge.
The SEII does have a better off the shelf cooling system for the bridges.
The hard part is going to be getting a water block or something to cool the south bridge (MCP) because of the very small clearance with a decent video card. Only have about a half to three fourths of an inch. :confused:
Also the SEII has better bios adjustments compared to the EVGA. :rolleyes:
The Swiftech MCX159-CU sounds ideal for your case
Wow. Congratulations slim and thx for your answer...
Where are the exact differences between your signature and your new "FINALLY" and new stable config?
Im still on 0511 ... switch to 703 is necessary, isnt it?
Sorry to hear that tek, but hopefully this 2nd board will be worth the wait and time you are spending on!Quote:
Originally Posted by tekjunkie
Exact differences areQuote:
Originally Posted by toyzruz
BIOS 0701->0703
P1 and P2 from Auto->Enabled
SB voltage 1.50->1.55 EDIT: I just upped this to 1.60v reason below
And thats it :)
I recommend changing to 0703, but you can always try with the BIOS you have right now, however, I think my OC is now 100% estable because according to the user named Bingo, he said 0703 has a small portion of the corruption fixed, so probably has something to do with the GTLRefs... (remember how on 0701 core#0 and #3 used to fail but pc would still keep running?)
Hope that helps
thx to florida! I'll try tomorrow
... ah, and NO data corruption? don't wanna blow up vista
:DQuote:
Originally Posted by toyzruz
Well, like I said I cant verify that, I get no results after I run sfc/scannow for some reason, it just finishes checking the files and thats it, it doesnt show me any result lol. However, I tried copying this folder of 6.67Gbs from my WD Caviar GP to my Raptor and everything went smooth, no BSoD no freeze no nothing. So I guess Im good?Quote:
Originally Posted by toyzruz
Also, for some strange reason I got a freeze while playing a video, it seems that the SB might get a little stressed with all 6 ports in use plus SLI so I upped the SB voltage to 1.60v and so far, no trouble everything seems to be as it should be running perfectly and super fast too :)
The Swiftech MCX159-CU looks like a great cooler, but there is no way it is going on this board with a 9800GX2 in slot 1.Quote:
Originally Posted by BenchZowner
http://www.swiftnets.com/assets/imag.../MCX159-CU.gif
Half of the south bridge (MCP) is covered by the 9800GX2 with only about a half to three quarters of an inch clearance.
http://mysite.verizon.net/drose20619...outhbridge.JPG
Also, I will probably be going with liquid cooling.
Thanks for the idea anyway.
Oops, sorry DR3, I was thinking about the NB, not the SB.
But...here's another idea... ThermalRight HR-05 SLI
DR3 - Are you thinking about watercooling the SB? Granted it gets a bit toasty but there might not be much of a benefit to watercooling it, especially given the complexity and flow restrictions of adding a block down there. Given that you don't have much clearance down around the SB you might want to consider a great block (I've tried it myself and was very impressed with it. Enzotech makes a few waterblocks and also makes some great heatsink & fan combos. I would highly recommend THIS heatsink & fan combo for your SB, its small, low profile, is quite, and cools very well even compared to larger and noisier units. Although the company is not well known (yet) their hardware is actually very decent and of a high quality as far as design and materials go I think. Below is a thumbnail picture of it on my old Blitz Extreme along with a whole bunch of other Enzotech blocks (both waterblocks and heatsinks). Let me know what you think.
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/7...e133ed8.th.jpg
As you can see from the picture, I removed the little screw tabs on the SB block because I used some thermal adhesive to mount it (instead of using the hardware as the holes didnt' line up).
This SB cooler is great if you are staying with air cooling.Quote:
Originally Posted by BenchZowner
http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_pa...05-IFX-SLI.gif
I think I will go with liquid.
The Koolance GPU-180-H06 should work.
http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...180-h06_p2.jpg
Thanks for the reference.
If the Koolance block does not work then this looks like another good option.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roger_D25
http://www.enzotechnology.com/images/slf_1.jpg
Will let you know how the Koolance block works out.
Although I don't particulary like that Koolance block its certainly a very low profile block (especially with those side inputs/outputs). Do you think you'd be able to make it work with those inlet/outlet ports being on the sides instead of on the top?
Should be able to move it around enough to get the smaller 6mm tubes under everything.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roger_D25
If not then either of these two air cooling options should work.
Just sent my board back to NewEgg for a replacement, and ordered the blocks so it will be a little while till I find out.
Slim - post your stable voltages ...
Vcore 1.32500Quote:
Originally Posted by OBR
LLC enabled
PLL AUTO
VTT 1.30
vdimm 1.86
NB volt 1.44
SB volt 1.60
GTLrefs in auto
NB ref in auto
for me AUTo GTLs does not to work at any conditions ... but i am waiting for new SiiEx my first is RMAed ...
this is for your 1800fsb/1600mem right?Quote:
Originally Posted by slim142
That SB (SLF-1)block looks good enough for the SB. Will 2 9800GX2 fit with the SLF-1 in place?Quote:
Originally Posted by DR3
You are using a QX9650 right? Try 1800Mhz FSB/1600Mhz RAM (loosen timings) with 8x multiplier and see if that solves anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by OBR
Exactly:DQuote:
Originally Posted by sonofander
Hey guys,
After using Intel boards for the last X amount of years, I'm giving a Nvidia board ago.
I'm using an XFX 790i Ultra, Flashed to P05 bios.
I can't seem to get the in windoz overclocking pogram to work. If I change the fsb by 1mhz it hard locks as I try and set it.
Can someone give me the tips to make this thing work.
Also, is there any other programs that will change the fsb on 790i boards ?
I need an in windoz program as my cpu as a rule wont boot much over 5.6Ghz, but will run much faster than that in windoz.
This is what I see, when I try and change the fsb.
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/483/cpuzd4.jpg
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/6232/mbsv3.jpg
I've downloaded and installed latest nForce System Tools but I don't have "System Update" voice, and under performance settings I've (translating from Italian to English):
- Device Settings
- Dynamic BIOS access (or something like this, but I can't update BIOS by control panel)
- View system information
- Profile polices
anyway that's my device settings screen not oc
http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/395/confdh7.th.jpg
so anyone can help me to find a good settings about my q6600?
Well for some reason, I dont have my ESA section anymore even though I have the Silverstone Commander ESA edition.
I remember in my first windows installation I did on this pc I had the ESA section which let me upgrade the Commander Firmware etc, now I dont have it anymore for some reason :S I think is all in the System tools thing, I remember it installed 3 things that time, now it only installs 1 thing called Performance.
Anybody knows how to fix this? I still have control over the case though
Link-> http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/5...anomoreaq8.png
EDIT: FIXED!!!, just go to C:/nvidia/system tools/ntune
Install the system monitor and system upgrade and thats it! ESA Options back to ntune!!! :)
"Hi Alex, Your 790i motherboard has a continuation of your warranty as long as you own it, but as soon as another user buys the motherboard it unfortunately is no longer covered under warranty. I once again assure you that we are here to assist you with any problems you may experience on your motherboard and please let me know if I can be of any additional assistance.
Thank You,"
Chris Bencivenga
cbencivenga@evga.com
>Customer Service Supervisor
Here is a response which I received in a personal email AFTER my motherboard was sold on ebay. My respect to EVGA went down to nowhere, they don't want to support their own sealed product justs because I don't want to spend more time on it - nor they want to take it back and give a refund. It means there is no second market for unfinished EVGA products, unless someone wants to handle their problems by himself - there is only a TRASH second market for EVGA, even for brand new sealed products. Sales of EVGA are "FINAL", they represent "a one way road".
I am going to report this situation to FTC and BBB, it is a ridiculous sales policy for the USA.
I LOVE COSTCO!!!
if the guy who bought it needed to get the board covered under warranty then why not just get him to send you the board then you send it to evga? they're not going to know the difference are they.. end of the day the warranty is tied to the board and the invoice from where you purchased, as soon as you sell it second hand its obviously not going to be covered under warranty and even worse if you register the product, its not like your going to hand over the invoice to the new buyer so he could get in touch with evga for RMA if its got your details all over it.
eVGA is a great company, especially for support, no other company is as fast as getting your product changed, or helping you resolve your issue, recently CHRIS B. from eVGA helped me out after having a couple of bad boards, a new board was shipped out friday so ill get a new one on monday, its been tested i have been told with my memory so i should have no issues, my last board was stuck on C3....... except for some foolish kid named HUGO who was very disrespectful.
I have to agree GAR, at least as far as my own experience goes! I've been dealing with them for almost 5 years and I truely havn't had a single complaint! With that said Andy is also right, I don't know of many (if any) that will warrenty a product to a second/third/fourth party despite what the product is. If you or somebody you sold your board to needed RMA assistance just have the original owner get it sorted, as Andy said that board is tied to the original owner via Registration. I could be wrong here but I'm pretty sure evGA cleary states that warrenty coverage is only available for original owner? In anycase I hope your able to get your situation sorted as having a bunk motherboard stinks!
Werent you 1000% estable??? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by GAR
I've resolved my freeze with my q6600, at 3.2GHz, XFX790i, OCZ PC1440 8-8-8-24 with these settings:
http://img225.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenqz0.jpgQuote:
CPU Multiplier: 8x
CPU Core: 1.40V (1.33 CPUz)
CPU FSB: 1.30V
Memory: 1.90V
SPP (NB): 1.45V
MCP (SB): 1.50V
GTLREF LANE #0 #1 #2 #3: Auto
All Spectrum: Disabled
FSB-MCM: Linked
FSB-MR: Sync Mode
FSB-QDR: 1600MHz
P1-P2: Enabled
tCL: 8
tRCD: 8
tRP: 8
tRAS: 24
CMD: Auto (2T)
Others Mem. Settings: Auto
I've also tryed to oc at 3.6GHz with some settings changes, but after an hour of strees test appears a blue window "page fault in nonpaged area" and I must format my hd to reset windows.. does anyone have a problem like this?
Is it me or do the evga 790i boards have faulty sensors when the 5v and 12v are displayed in occt. Everyones (including mine) occt screenshot shows the 5v being very low or fluctuating.
Hi! All
I've had enough - I have been more or less stable for the last week or so- but as usual this board has a mind of it's own
on a warm reboot reboot the hard disk light on the mb would come on and stay on and I would need to power off manually
on booting up the bios would say "last post interupted please run setup and load defaults" and my memory timings would have changed from 2T to 1T which I know this board won't boot up with any way, at least it would not for me at any time
I go in to bios and reload my oc profile and save and then it would boot up again
I have cleared the cmos and reflashed with 0704 with awdflash and still no good
on taking the board apart to put it away in to its box I noticed there was some artic silver had fallen in to the cpu socket and the pins looked damaged, as a result this may be causing my issues, I don't know
it's something to look out for as I was swapping my cpu in and out between my Maximus Extreme and SIIE
like you all I have spent hours, days and weeks to get this board working, for every step forward you take, you end up taking 2 back
i blame Nvidia and not Asus, Nvidia have a lot to answer for in releasing this half baked product and unfortunately Asus and other motherboard manufactures have to try and figure out how to make this crap work
congratulations slim in getting this far and I hope you get there finally - I will be reading this forum to see how all of ye are getting on
I will post my final settings in my signature which had prime95 running for 7 hours - the most I ever got
flanr
i noticed the same on my striker II extreme its probably just because its a new chipset so it doesnt recognise it properly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darkatom
Guys is the asus 790I a good stable board when stock? im not an oc'er but am looking for a good performer, any info appreciated
Regards ryan
with the bios maturing it seems that the striker II is starting to get much better in terms of stability at stock speeds but i have noticed that the board doesnt appear to like 2gb sticks much because of the high density (or at least with my ocz 1600 EB 2x2gb 7-6-6-24 sticks) so it requires a little extra voltage on the NB chip.
i havent really used the board at stock much but before i went away for a couple weeks i had the board overclocked at 3.6ghz with no corruption and it appeared to be stable so i see no reason why running it at stock should cause any problems.
im not going to be biased towards asus since i like their boards but in the other thread about 790i corruption the poll indicates from XS Users:
View Poll Results: did you experience corruptions at very low overclocks or even stock?
Striker 2 XE - no corruption 39 23.64%
EVGA or XFX - no corruption 55 33.33%
Striker 2 XE - corruption problems 46 27.88%
EVGA or XFX - corruption problems 42 25.45%
so it would seem that the evga/xfx boards are more stable running stock than the asus boards but as i said with the latest bioses things are starting to get much better.
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 165. You have already voted on this poll
Interesting! I remember my current asus board being the same tho until the bios matured a little! the striker 2 does look like a very nice board too.Quote:
Originally Posted by andymg350
If there is anybody to blame, is of course NVIDIA.Quote:
Originally Posted by flanr
Thanks for your comment flanr, I also hope to get there.
Hopefully, today I will finally resolve my SLI issues which is the only thing I have to complain on the 790i.
wow, so many defectors. Roger is also selling his S2E(check the "For Sale" section). I hope I have some luck with my replacement that is scheduled to be delivered Wednesday. All I am asking is 4 GHZ with my QX9650 with no stability/corruption problems. I have a very capable QX9650 from the week 39 batch. Hope to get there :)
Good luck with it. I wish I knew what stability was with this board, I can get Prime 95 stable for 12 hours, and memtest stable, then still get a freeze for no reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by tekjunkie
Regards
Tyke
Hey tyke
I think we have the same problem as well as HardCase and many others
Are you getting those freezing while watching movies? Cause this issue is around everywhere and Im currently working it out with an NVIDIA technician.
Im getting this issues with 175.16 WHQL, 175.80 BETA and 174.74 BETA
However, when I disable SLI, no problems whatsoever. 100% estable and no corruptions 15 hours estable with 0704 :)
But I miss SLI... which is estable in games anyways :)
No, In have a separate PC for watching movies. I think the freeze may be to do with handling large files, I get a freeze when installing Crysis. What ever it is, it is very annoying!Quote:
Originally Posted by slim142
Oh well
Can you try watching a 700mb movie in your SIIE with SLI enabled? I would really like to know if you freeze <5 mins
I would really appreaciate :)
With SLI enabled, ill get a freeze pretty quick in anything. I must admit, i havnt really watched much on this computer, but when im using the TV tuner it has crashed on occasion with SLI enabled.Quote:
Originally Posted by slim142
However i get no crashes with SLI disabled with TV.
I do however, very rarely id like to point out (maybe half a dozen times...ever), get the "freeze" that happens with SLI enabled in games/TV, when im only running one card. Now, heres the interesting bit, instead of locking down the whole system completely, it just does the freeze thing, for about, 1-2 seconds then resumes, like nothing ever happened.
So it seems my computer can recover from the freeze when only using one card, however, with SLI, it doesnt stand a hope in hell.
Thanks, Tyke. Wishing you good luck in finding a solutiong to your "lock up" problems(pun intended). Also, on other note, you seem to be such a popular person on the Asus forums.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tyke
Can anyone tell me what the "cpu fsb" voltage setting on the evga 790i actually does ?
That's the FSB Termination aka VTT Voltage.
It helps you when you're going over 400MHz FSB with C2Ds/C2Qs to gain stability ( it's not the most crucial factor, but it certainly does help, and sometimes if lower than required prevents you from being stable ).
"Supposed" max safe VTT Voltage for the 45nm CPUs is 1.4V and 1.5V for the 65nm CPUs.
The Asus forums are a bit more frustrating than being amongst the generally more knowledgeable people here!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by tekjunkie
Yes I get the freeze when watching movies also.Quote:
Originally Posted by slim142
Me too, when SLI is disabled, everything is fine. Prime95 estable for 15 Hours nothing wrong can do everything like this was a non-oc system with no problems at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coupa
When SLI is enabled, I cant watch movies because like you said, once it freezes, there is no hope but to reset the machine.
Same story for meQuote:
Originally Posted by Tyke
I feel you brother :ROTF:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tyke
The video freezing problem with 790i made it into youtube lol.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zTGOwr9jgY
Yeah I saw that too ^^
I too am reading the Asus forums.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tyke
I just cant stand that guy that is insisting that theres nothing wrong with the boards, that no reviewer had problems with it, and that its just bad cards.
Of course, he could be right...Everyone with 2 cards and a 790i board have faulty cards...seems far more likely.
Also, Anandtech did say there was problems with the board.
Still, i have to stop myself signing up to Asus forums just so i dont start getting into a fight with him, thats the last thing i want.
I had the same problem with my 2 bfg 9800gx2.
quad-sli disabled -> worked fine
quad-sli enabled -> freeze after freeze.
have a look at ur nforce driver, asus delivered mine with a very very old nforce driver.
my system is stable without freezes since i updated the nforce driver.
and well...don't waste ur timing at asus forums or support. i like my asus boards but support and forum just suxx.
hum...the pinotnoir...i like the pcb, but the wc wasn't even able to cool the board xD
I'm baffled at how it could function????? It is a very expensive art piece.
well don't know how it is supposed to work but actually it doesn't work ^^
like the 1 farad capacitor on it. kinda useless since it should be watercooled.
maybe we see another version of it cause the first pinotnoir, shown at the cebit, is quite a few weeks old xD
Yeah this is probably revision 2 of the board since CeBIT also had it.
I like the board, but just imagine if the Striker II is $450 (started with $480) then this board will pass the $500 mark and thats a desktop board, not even a server board.
well I prefer "real" waterblocks like the ones from ek.
I rly like how the Pinotnoir looks like...but I think it's more art than mainboard ^^
I got my board today. When I sent the board to Asus, they had asked me to ship just the bare board , when I got it back today, I was expecting to get just the bare board and I was kinda surprised to see a full retail board with all the accessories. Now I have 2 accesory kits and 2 copies of COHQuote:
Originally Posted by Tyke
As I posted in the other Thread I get lockups at Idle, within 1-8 hours of up-time.
Get ready for dual LCD poster finally will display 16 characters and dual Supreme FX that equals a Prelude :banana:Quote:
Originally Posted by tekjunkie
Wow, you are really lucky! No worries about SATA cables anymore :up:
Please test that board ASAP! BTW, what BIOS did it come with?
Once I get my NF-P12s and my case tomorrow, I am planning to put my PC together. Please bear with me Slim.Quote:
Originally Posted by slim142
Lol, he isn't the only one, I have 1 Maximus Formula Kit, 2 Maximus Extreme, and 1 Striker II Extreme boxes, All linked with RMAs lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by slim142
I thought so too(that I wans't the only one). It looks like it's how the RMA process works with Asus. They ask you to ship the bare board, they try to repair it, if they can't repair they ship you a brand new retail board.It also kinda explains why people have been complaining about getting an used board through Asus RMA( read it in some other forum). Lol, they get their own board repairedQuote:
Originally Posted by [cTx]Warboy
and probably they think RMA always means a new board .
Plaisio finally has the mainstream Yorkfields and my rig is put together at last. I am currently priming stable at 471 FSB and it seems that I'm very close to both mainboard & CPU limit. The ONLY option that allowed me to stabilize at higher FSBs is the NorthBridge Voltage. Everything else had no affect and I returned it at stock. I didn't touch the GTLs yet.
Initial problem with 9800 GTX not booting is unsolved and I am currently with an 8800 GT :)
It's not New, it's refurb ASUS never ships New unless their out of stock.Quote:
Originally Posted by tekjunkie
Easy, I just want to know how that board is going to perform! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by tekjunkie
Is it too much if I ask what revision and BIOS do you have on that board? :up:
Looking forward for your results
I guess some people just cant get enough SATA Cables xD :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by [cTx]Warboy