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11-16-2005, 04:36 PM
DarthOverlord

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Originally Posted by QettoE

No Windows will install drivers itself. Check dfi-street.com for mobo and BIOS info.

OK, here is the story. I tried and set the affinities with the task manager like you suggested. SP2000 still did not run the second test on mixed. I then tried SuperPi and got this error on the 2nd window: NOT CONVERGENT IN SQR05.

I then turned off all overclocks and ran on optimized defaults and got the same error. This was on the same memory that had no errors on Memtest x 10 hrs.

I googled this message and found it could be a memory issue, so I tried one stick of OCZ and then I reset the CMOS and tried a single stick of Corsair Value Select 3200 512MB in the far orange memory slot. Same DAMN error.

Do I have a bad core or am I doing something horribly wrong???? I want this to run so bad.

Please someone talk me from the ledge!!!!
11-16-2005, 04:46 PM
phadeout

Overlord,

Did you have any memory tweaks at all, or just Auto? Maybe try manual on the memory and make it loose....

Could just be bad cpu memory controller...
11-16-2005, 04:49 PM
DarthOverlord

Quote:

Originally Posted by phadeout

Overlord,

Did you have any memory tweaks at all, or just Auto? Maybe try manual on the memory and make it loose....

Could just be bad cpu memory controller...

Just rebooted and set for optimal which is auto.
11-16-2005, 04:51 PM
Diverge

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarthOverlord

OK, here is the story. I tried and set the affinities with the task manager like you suggested. SP2000 still did not run the second test on mixed. I then tried SuperPi and got this error on the 2nd window: NOT CONVERGENT IN SQR05.

I then turned off all overclocks and ran on optimized defaults and got the same error. This was on the same memory that had no errors on Memtest x 10 hrs.

I googled this message and found it could be a memory issue, so I tried one stick of OCZ and then I reset the CMOS and tried a single stick of Corsair Value Select 3200 512MB in the far orange memory slot. Same DAMN error.

Do I have a bad core or am I doing something horribly wrong???? I want this to run so bad.

Please someone talk me from the ledge!!!!

From what i've read, you can't run dual superpi from the same folder, you need to make a copy of the original folder and run each from separate copies. i just got my first dual core today, so i haven't tried it yet.
11-16-2005, 04:53 PM
DarthOverlord

I'll go try that right now. Be back in a few.
11-16-2005, 04:55 PM
Ender17

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Originally Posted by shiznit93

2.8ghz @ 1.344v (1.375 in bios), max load temp 44C
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/2729/283iw.th.jpg

prime95?
11-16-2005, 04:58 PM
DarthOverlord

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diverge

From what i've read, you can't run dual superpi from the same folder, you need to make a copy of the original folder and run each from separate copies. i just got my first dual core today, so i haven't tried it yet.

OK, that did the trick. I am an idiot. Now anyone else have any thoughts on my Prime95 issue?? I am running Prime 95 off two different folders, but I get only one to run Prime95 on mixed, while the other just stays on test 1, no crash, just no forward progress.
11-16-2005, 05:06 PM
QettoE

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarthOverlord

OK, that did the trick. I am an idiot. Now anyone else have any thoughts on my Prime95 issue?? I am running Prime 95 off two different folders, but I get only one to run Prime95 on mixed, while the other just stays on test 1, no crash, just no forward progress.

Just do the CPU test and forget about the mixed. Narrow down the problem first. I'm very much interested in results as well since I have the same memory in my wish list to buy next week....
11-16-2005, 05:37 PM
Diverge

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarthOverlord

OK, that did the trick. I am an idiot. Now anyone else have any thoughts on my Prime95 issue?? I am running Prime 95 off two different folders, but I get only one to run Prime95 on mixed, while the other just stays on test 1, no crash, just no forward progress.

Just use your single install of Prime95. Have 2 shortcuts on the desktop, and edit the properties to them. At the end of the traget use: -A0 and -A1 for cores 0 and 1.

example: "C:\Program Files\Prime95\Prime95.exe" -A1

then open the first prime for core 0, goto Advanced>Affinity, and set it to core 0. then open the other shortcut, for core 1, and set that one to core 1.

Good luck ;)
11-16-2005, 05:38 PM
shiznit93

Blue078, it is a retail 170 from mwave.com

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Originally Posted by Ender17

prime95?

i don't really care that much about prime, as i've had overclocks in the past that fail prime within minutes but run perfectly stable in everything else. superpi 32m is enough for me (i did 8m because i honestly expected it to fail, will do 32m later tonite), but i suppose i could run some prime95 tomorrow while i'm in class and i'll post the results when i have them.
11-16-2005, 05:56 PM
DarthOverlord

Let me tell you running dual core Prime95 on mixed with one stick of 512 takes a long time. It is still one test one for both cores on no overclock after 30 minutes.
11-16-2005, 06:04 PM
bmac11

Monarch has some 165 oems in stock if anyone wants to take a pull. ~$330
11-16-2005, 06:05 PM
nloding

w00t!

Just got my new shtuff in today -- DFI SLI-DR Expert board, Opteron 170, TT Big Typhoon, and 1GB kit of Geil One RAM.

Will be benching and comparing the Opteron 170 and Opteron 146 at stock and OC levels with stock and OC 3500+. I will be running fresh installs of Windows for all tests, and 2 7800GT's in SLI for the video. Hopefully I won't toast anything, though I don't plan on going that high any part.

I will post my results as soon as they are all done.
11-16-2005, 06:21 PM
Diverge

Well my 170 oem from Monarch turned out to be a CCBWE 0534 SPMW, so far i am up to 1.55V trying to get it dual prime95 small fft stable at 2.7GHz. Hopefully my last vcore bump made core 0 happy.
11-16-2005, 06:27 PM
QettoE

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diverge

Well my 170 oem from Monarch turned out to be a CCBWE 0534 SPMW, so far i am up to 1.55V trying to get it dual prime95 small fft stable at 2.7GHz. Hopefully my last vcore bump made core 0 happy.

Bastard are holding on to the good ones... I know it. I had the most horrible experience with them last week when I cancelled an order and still waiting for the refund. No replies whatsover. Won't buy from them again. I'll have to call them up and put my wife on the phone... she knows how to turn them bastards to cash!
11-16-2005, 07:05 PM
Haltech

Wow, what a phuckin dud man, i cant believe it.. 1.40V needed to hit 2400 on water. The LOAD temps are crazy at any other voltage! Ive tried mounting and remounting the block several times and different pressure settings while live under load.

Looks like this IHS is coming off tomorrow :slapass:

Opty 165 CCBWE 0534SPMW
11-16-2005, 07:10 PM
eBoy0

Bought a 170 today, should be here friday :)
Now... for my 5th DFI RMA in 4 months.... 3 weeks downtime.... lmao i'm going Jetway. :fact:
11-16-2005, 07:13 PM
DarthOverlord

Quote:

Originally Posted by QettoE

Just do the CPU test and forget about the mixed. Narrow down the problem first. I'm very much interested in results as well since I have the same memory in my wish list to buy next week....

OK, the mixed test is still not working. The CPU and memory tests ran fine. I watched the task manager and both cores were at 100% during the small and large tests, but during the blend test the task manager is at 50 percent. What gives?????

This is without any overclocking. SuperPi ran fine at 4m and 8m.
11-16-2005, 07:14 PM
shiznit93

get from mwave, i got a 0530, and another guy got 2
11-16-2005, 07:16 PM
DarthOverlord

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diverge

Just use your single install of Prime95. Have 2 shortcuts on the desktop, and edit the properties to them. At the end of the traget use: -A0 and -A1 for cores 0 and 1.

example: "C:\Program Files\Prime95\Prime95.exe" -A1

then open the first prime for core 0, goto Advanced>Affinity, and set it to core 0. then open the other shortcut, for core 1, and set that one to core 1.

Good luck ;)

Thanks for this tip. Very helpful. Once the system is setup, do you usually assign a core for each application, so you can run simultaneous operations?
11-16-2005, 07:46 PM
shiznit93

ok a little update. when i initially ran my 2.8 test @ 1.344v i had the ram clocked way down to ensure it wouldnt interfere with the test. i then put it back up to 150/200 multi to get 200mhz 2-3-3-5 and started testing with prime95. core 0 would fail within a minute, core 1 was fine. i started superpi 32m and it locked up the system a couple of minutes into it. i guess the increased ram frequency put more strain on the memory controller. so i bumped the voltage up to 1.36v (1.40v in bios) and all is good.
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11-16-2005, 08:10 PM
Jonesy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haltech

Wow, what a phuckin dud man, i cant believe it.. 1.40V needed to hit 2400 on water. The LOAD temps are crazy at any other voltage! Ive tried mounting and remounting the block several times and different pressure settings while live under load.

Looks like this IHS is coming off tomorrow :slapass:

Opty 165 CCBWE 0534SPMW

Thanks for posting. Sometimes, I get the feeling people only post super overclocks here, which kind of skews the picture...

Still, a 600 MHz overclock isn't so bad. That's a 4800, right?
11-16-2005, 08:18 PM
QettoE

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarthOverlord

OK, the mixed test is still not working. The CPU and memory tests ran fine. I watched the task manager and both cores were at 100% during the small and large tests, but during the blend test the task manager is at 50 percent. What gives?????

This is without any overclocking. SuperPi ran fine at 4m and 8m.

Now this is getting weird... I can't really make any sense of what's going on.

Anyway... these Opterons are the bomb. I've never had this much fun since AMD Palomino 1700!. I'm running 2.5 24/7 and I'm not hitting 40 under double Prime with my CNPS9500 (30-31 idle). The one that I'm building for my office will have XP-120 to see how well that one does. Same stepping 170 and I hope to get it to work just like this one...
11-16-2005, 08:27 PM
DarthOverlord

Quote:

Originally Posted by QettoE

Now this is getting weird... I can't really make any sense of what's going on.

Does this mean, you can't help me???? Argh. This is driving me crazy.

Does this need to be installed? Does it offer any benefit?

AMD Opteron™ Processor PowerNow! Driver for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Version (exe) 1.2.2.2
11-16-2005, 09:28 PM
mcbarnet007

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarthOverlord

Does this mean, you can't help me???? Argh. This is driving me crazy.

Does this need to be installed? Does it offer any benefit?

AMD Opteron™ Processor PowerNow! Driver for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Version (exe) 1.2.2.2

Here, do this. Install Prime95 twice, one is Prime95_1 and one in Prime95_2
open both of them. Go to Advance -> Affinity -> set one of them to 0 and Set another to 1.

Now, go to Option ->Torture Test -> but instead of running blend click on custom. Set Memory to Use to 300MB for both. Try everything on stock before you OC.

Hope this helps.

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