BIOS or Core Temp will show your CPU VID.Quote:
Originally Posted by dekruyter
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BIOS or Core Temp will show your CPU VID.Quote:
Originally Posted by dekruyter
Thanks man, I just found that out; used core temp.
Mine is 1.325.
In any event, i'm checking to see if I can run 3.2 with less voltage; so far, looks like I can; running orthos as I type this with 2 notches more below 1.36875.
I'll tell ya, Sandra 2007 sure gives you some screwy numbers.
UPDATE:
At 400 x 8 = 3.2; mch +0.2, it seems I can now lower the E6600 voltage all the way down to "NORMAL", which, thanks to this forum, I now know is 1.325.
I don't understand this at all, because yesterday I thought 1.3687 was the lowest I could go. Do these things very from day to day? Maybe I can drop the Vcore now because the computer/motherboard is warmed up, or maybe because the MCH is moved up, everthing is more stable. I don't really get it.
This is a good example how a "noobie" overclocking, and I obviously I include myself, can really get things wrong. I could have been running this e6600 at higher volts and temps, for nothing!!
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Well, I'm a happy camper. Something let go in this bios while playing around, and I'm very stable and fast at:
400 x 8 = 3.2; stock voltage = 1.325, mch = +0.2, and the temps are increadibly great. I'm happy with this and going to use it for some time now while I enjoy my new build - first one.
Silverstone tj09 (black w/ window)
Thermaltake 850 watt
Zalman 9700 AT
DS3 rev 1
G.Skill 2gb; 800 4-4-4-12; 1:1
Sound Blaster Fatal1ty Extreme gamer
8800 gts !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
etc., etc., etc., oh, and a nice 22" Samsung
AND, when I get back in the mood; all I'll need to do is up the multiplier to 9x, adjust voltage and pray for 3.6 with air/Z. 9700 AT
Sandra and Everest scores looking good. And sorry Gigabyte, you didn't make this that easy! Shame on you.
The DQ6 rev 2.0 has many differences on the PCB, the layout looks the same from a distance, but close up examining the various resistors/transistors/inductors/coils and stuff on the actual PCB it's rather different, things have been moved about, things added and replaced. The capacitors around the CPU area have been changed and are higher end.
The "crazycool" backplate is different in that rev 1.0 had a spongy pad that secured it to the back of the PCB, it was rather thick...but the new one "hugs" the PCB better, it's closer to the back of the PCB.
One thing i noticed was the bios flash chips on rev 2.0 are different, different chips used...rev 2.0 flashes much faster.
The Marvel 8056 (not 8053 as on rev 1.0) is 0628, ITE = 0632, JMicron = 0626, ICS = 0632.
I had problems with the new OCZ 850W PSU, the first one was making some crazy high pitched noise and the rails were very high, i RMA'd it...but the replacement is no better.
It's a very noisy PSU, noise is coming from within the PSU, it's from the coils/indcutors/electrical noise.
It's weird because when i run Orthos and put it under load it stops?...even under load the rails are very high.
On idle it's 12.65V on the 12V rails while the 5V rail is 4.88V, i'm still consulting with OCZ about this, compared to my near silent 700W OCZ this one is really noisy, and i don't understand why.
The actual build went ok, i'll throw up screenies later, it's C2 stepping on the P965 chipset...also, the coil/inductor noise noted when doing stress testing?...it seems to be gone with rev 2.0
I don't hear any coil nouse when running Orthos...more observations as i think of them.
read the dates....Quote:
Originally Posted by Rudyn
Same results for me on the S3 with F9 bios... Problem can't be the board, it is obviously the power supply. RMA'ed my 600W Kingwin a month and a half ago and still haven't got it back. My coolermaster 430W 19A 12V is being pushed to its limit... 12V drops all the way down to 11.60-11.63v under full load and 11.71-11.74v idle. Going to try to do a Dual PSU setup for now and run my WCing kit and drives on the 2nd PSU. I've got 3 drives, WCing kit, 7600GT XXX edition, 80mm fan over the NB and of course the cpu all running off that tiny 19A rail... 3 Drives = 4-5A, WCing kit = 1.5-2.0A so that could propel my OC past 415...
Again what psu are you using? any raid configure on your rig? please tell us ur voltage settings.Quote:
Originally Posted by mellodos
:fact: Uhhhh dude, 11.6 volts is only 3% low - well within acceptable limits. The CPU power supply on your motherboard should handle that jes` fine. Try looking somewhere else - you've already changed power supplies once.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hutch
The kingwin PSU died they day before I got the S3... 455mhz FSB at full 8x multiplier was done on my P5W DH with all of the same components (ram, cpu, wcing ect.) Only difference was the board and the psu... The 455mhz fsb was clearly only held back by the board and possibley the ram..
Although 11.6v is still well within Intel specs (11.4v is the minimum...) it still can cause instability. 5V rail doesn't move more than +/- .01v (5.08-5.09v..)
Also gotta remember about ripple, which of course I can't measure...
Hey all I have a DQ6 REV 1 C1 F7 BIOS with a Intel Core2 Quad QX6700 a artic silver 5'd Ninja heatsink w/ scythe 1600rpm fan and Mushkin RedLine XP8000 (2x 1GB)memory all stuffed into a P180 case. Everyfan in the thing is a Scythe 1600 rpm fan all controlled by a hardcano 13 fan controller. Other goodies include 2x 150GB raptors 4x300GB 7200.7s, 2 plextor DVD burners, X-FI fatality, ATI HD Wonder, Radeon X1900XTX 512M, Enermax 850 galaxy power supply.
Anyhow
Under full load running 2 instances of Orthos 2 of the 4 cores hit 76C the other 2 hit 72C or so says core temp94
CPU-Z says I m running the memory 3:5 at 445Mhz
I m running the dimm voltage at +0.2 and the memory at 4-5-4-11
I can run Orthos 12 hours without a problem. Memtest results are the same. No problems at all.
BUT..........
Some actions on the machine lock explorer.exe
Emptying the documents cache locks the machine for near 20 minutes.
And the computer doesn t feel right. ( ive been building computers for 7 years) I know it doesn t feel right.
Most of the voltages and settings are set to auto.
I just got in a Noctura U12F that I expect to drop the CPU temp by 6-8C easy.
Another detail I should mention is I managed to sorta get 2 plextor IDE drives to work on the Jmicron controller. The slave drive works fine , and the master attempts to work if you leave the disk alone for a long long time.
I suspect this may be the source of the problem....so I just purchased a PX755SA plextor SATA drive to replace that one.
Are there some tips you guys can offer me to stabilize this machine.
Other then what I am already doing.....
have you installed the intel inf's? Also, I'm assuming your hdd's are solely on the ich8 side of things?
did that...infact I read most of this forum before putting the machine together. So I have most all of the updated drivers.
The HD's are all on the ich8r
Does anyone know how i can find out how high mch and fsb volts are running?
Default FSB is 1.20V, (G)MCH 1.25V + add your increasements from BIOS. Not sure if ET5 or some other software can show you actual readings.Quote:
Originally Posted by 0oDeuzo0
I'm having big problems with the DQ6 2.0, my Neatgear Rangeman wireless USB dongle keeps getting a "device can't start" in Device Manager. Only way to make it work is to unplug it and plug it back in....never happened with the 1.0 PCB.
Also the Vdroop is FAR worse on the rev 2.0, i have set 1.4V in bios, but CPU-Z shows the voltage as 1.344V when running Orthos, wheras with rev 1.0 it would show 1.360V.
It's no longer stable, i need more Vcore in bios...why is this?, i thought the 2.0 boards fixed the Vdroop and made it better then it was, it seems worse.
Is this safe for daily use to set vmch +0.30-0.35V and vfsb +0.20-0.25V that is the only way to reach stable 520FSB...
Just make sure you have a fan on that stock nb sink that's keeping it only warm and you're good to go. The reading you get is not for the nb so don't be misled by that
It's already not safe to run fsb520 lol! are you on water cooling?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimmy007
*Just flash to F8 and it's crapping out on me like F7. 1st try fsb458 and need to add vfsb+.1 to boot into windows which is not require for F7b (not stable in windows). 2nd try fsb470 no go even i play around with ram option 1 or 2, vmch, vfsb and others setting. Think I have restarted like 30-40 times and still no go on my settings...
Hi all
I have had overclock problem with DS4 from beginning, i cant overclock at all with Logitech G15 keyboard connected to board. Has anybody any fix to this? Gigabyte had none. Overclocking works fine with other USB keyboard (Logitech too) havent tried the newest official bios, since i really dont think it will fix it.
If it helps anyone above with PSU noise, my 850 watt Thermaltake is quiet as a mouse - no kidding. And the 12 volt does show up on the board as 11.65, but all voltages measured directly using a meter are correct. Seems these motherboards don't report the volts exactly, or they modify the voltage.
Hmm... Sort of figured out the issue...
The FSB Strap doesn't kick in at 401mhz fsb, closer to 430mhz FSB. At 405mhz FSB (voltages tweaked ect.) I can post and boot into windows stable ect. At 410 FSB No matter what voltages ect I can't post. So I tried jumping right up to 435mhz FSB and to my suprise it posted! Went through everything normal and then it gave the c:\windows\system32\ missing file message when trying to boot windows... So I screwed around with all of my voltages ect. and still no luck... Also verified that setting 398mhz fsb in bios and setting 401 fsb in bios and then matching them in windows has no effect on performance, indicating there is no FSB strap at 400...
P.S board is a Rev 1 S3 w/ DS3 f9 bios..
Don't ya just love having to guess at where these hidden bios settings/straps are. I'm newer to OC'ing and this is just really stupid and frustrating; granted, somewhat challenging and rewarding when you do figure things out - but I'd like to get on with using my new build.
no water.. only AC. what value of fsb is safe?? 518 ?:D Why its not safe? I can easily set stable fsb about 500MHz without increasing vmch...Quote:
Originally Posted by laziepig
My DS3 actually died. Not sure what caused it, but it happened after I upgraded to F9. Guess I won't be testing F9 any more. LOL. Do you guys know where the serial number is on this POS so I can RMA it?
Sorry, I don't know where the serial number is.
But, I have read that you need to restore normal settings in the bios (un-overclock) before you flash a new bios. Could that have been it. Did you try clearing the CMOS?