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These Gigabyte boards are just trash, even the UD7 8-series board had this problem in it's first revision. Some people had trouble passing ~220 HTT. The CPU of course is capable of well over 300 HT Ref. Clock.

Yeah, LN2 on memory will help... 5-5-5-15 @ 800+ :) I can already do 750 on air. I'll have to be careful with CPU on LN2 too, according to chew* these boards coldbug with dual-channel ram. If I can run 860 5-5-5-15 it will probably score quite a bit better than CL6.

Sideport memory is maxed at 1000 MHz already, highest option in the BIOS.

Alright, I already expected you to go for CL5, even 5-6-5 @ 860MHz should help.

Doesn't Sideport memory scale with HT frequency? Is it just a fixed clock?

Guy's - 90% of the tweaks and "how to's" for pcm05 are located here - http://hwbot.org/forum/showthread.php?t=37447 :up:

The other 10% 2DTW, MTT1, MTT2 text edit, and MTT3 memory performance tweaks - Zen helped alot with some of this but we still dearly need this text edit tweak! :yepp:



edit - The xpstartup limit is less than 220MB/s, use iometer 2004.07.30 to limit startup, set it to run for like 20 seconds, save the .icf file to run from a .bat file - I will send examples of these to any xs teammates that care to pm me. :)

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Originally Posted by Don_Dan

Alright, I already expected you to go for CL5, even 5-6-5 @ 860MHz should help.

Doesn't Sideport memory scale with HT frequency? Is it just a fixed clock?

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Overall 3D performance scales with HT frequency, this board does not have a voltage adjustment for that bus however it still does 3.1 GHz HT Link. I think it increases memory bandwidth to the GPU.

Sideport is just a fixed clock.

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Originally Posted by SteveRo

Guy's - 90% of the tweaks and "how to's" for pcm05 are located here - http://hwbot.org/forum/showthread.php?t=37447 :up:

The other 10% 2DTW, MTT1, MTT2 text edit, and MTT3 memory performance tweaks - Zen helped alot with some of this but we still dearly need this text edit tweak! :yepp:



edit - The xpstartup limit is less than 220MB/s, use iometer 2004.07.30 to limit startup, set it to run for like 20 seconds, save the .icf file to run from a .bat file - I will send examples of these to any xs teammates that care to pm me. :)

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Hmm how close can I get without a fancy raid setup that costs 2x my machine?

Found PLL in notebook, supported by paid version SetFSB. Donate $10.57 to SetFSB, wait on email.
*clock ticks*
Will look for mobile DDR2 SODIMMs with a decent SPD, MemSet doesn't work. :(
Also need soldering iron for PLL pinmod...

Why do you need a PLL pinmod?

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Originally Posted by Don_Dan

Why do you need a PLL pinmod?

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Because the FSB adjustment is locked, I need connect one pin on the IC or a resistor in the circuit to a ground.

I see. :)

Maybe you could ask FELIX about adding that GL40 chipset to MemSet if it's not too much work.

Everything works as far as adjustment, even shows changed in CPU-Z however I can set silly things like 5-2-2-4 and performance doesn't change...I don't know if it is his program or not that is the issue :p:

Gonna take the backpack and bike to the local electronics store here pretty soon. I'll practice a little on a Dell GX270 here with bad capacitors. :D

I'm working on aquiring an AMD based GeForce IGP motherboard for Team Cup. If the transaction goes through, that puts me down as benching:
Intel GMA - working on hardmod
AMD HD - need LN2
AMD Llano - needs to arrive
GeForce - needs to arrive


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Thank you zeneffect for the Ivy submission XD

Llano is such a PITA
Gigabutt board is such a PITA


Have yet to go past 3 GHz and 1866 ram, overclocking is such a failure...moving bclk up by one sometimes even makes a no-POST or "overclocking failed", or other times just entering bios and saving same settings will do it, in which case I have to start over...even simple overclocks like 3.2 GHz CPU and 2133 CL9 ram don't work.

Why did I sign up for this

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Originally Posted by BeepBeep2

I'm working on aquiring an AMD based GeForce IGP motherboard for Team Cup. If the transaction goes through, that puts me down as benching:
Intel GMA - working on hardmod
AMD HD - need LN2
AMD Llano - needs to arrive
GeForce - needs to arrive

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Very good! :up:

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Originally Posted by BeepBeep2

Llano is such a PITA
Gigabutt board is such a PITA

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Hahaha... :rofl:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...34#post5122234

Currently the board or CPU looks dead all because I have looked at it the wrong way.

To loud and trans if something is dead I'll assist with RMA :/

well that was a short session... full pot, 6ghz 3dm06 igp @ 1700... instant shutdown after 1st test... 56 error on post. i think the igp popped on this one :down:

saved a 1650 igp run though ;)

*edit*

back up and running. no condensation... but thermal grease on back of cpu = bad. wtf... stupid thumbs.

That's good to hear! :up:

And sorry to hear about the dead board or CPU Sam! :(

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Originally Posted by Don_Dan

That's good to hear! :up:

And sorry to hear about the dead board or CPU Sam! :(

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Sent Gigabyte Support an angry letter.
I don't think the CPU is dead as there are no beeps from the motherboard (I made sure to install a speaker) :(

I guess I will try to get an advanced RMA and hopefully they overnight it :mad: ...the board lasted 30 minutes

Gigabyte agreed to advanced RMA but only UPS Ground.
Canceled RMA with GB and went with newegg RMA, so trans am can get a refund.

Oh, and I got a motherboard with GeForce 8200 IGP...got here from Hong Kong in 4 days, I was impressed.

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Oh, and I got a motherboard with GeForce 8200 IGP...got here from Hong Kong in 4 days, I was impressed.

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It will be interesting to see how your scores compare to the ones done on Intel CPUs.

Edit. I should've checked HWBot first. :D
That's not bad. :)

Yeah, I need to figure out a way to cool the NB better with LN2
That was just tinfoil sitting on the heatsink, NB was reading about 0c.

I could do a lot better I think if I could get temps down.

However on my last fill they only filled about half my dewar D: so I don't have all that much LN2 left.

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Originally Posted by BeepBeep2

Yeah, I need to figure out a way to cool the NB better with LN2
That was just tinfoil sitting on the heatsink, NB was reading about 0c.

I could do a lot better I think if I could get temps down.

However on my last fill they only filled about half my dewar D: so I don't have all that much LN2 left.

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make sure when you get your dewar filled that it overflows when they put the cap on it, that way you know it is full:up:

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Originally Posted by l0ud_sil3nc3

make sure when you get your dewar filled that it overflows when they put the cap on it, that way you know it is full:up:

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+1

hey George, give me a call tonight after 7:00PM. I need to talk to you about that airgas account (the airgas i went to will let me use yours too :D )

I guess it is a good thing that I spend more for gasoline than I do for LN2...

The guys at AirGas told me they get LN2 for 10-20c a liter depending on the month.

The people selling it for $2.00 / L + are making like 1000% profit.

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Originally Posted by ZenEffect

+1

hey George, give me a call tonight after 7:00PM. I need to talk to you about that airgas account (the airgas i went to will let me use yours too :D )

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good news, success:p:

hopefully I can get them to drop it a bit lower

I miss my uber dewars! :mad:

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Originally Posted by Hondacity

I miss my uber dewars! :mad:

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I left about 5L in there to see how long it will hold. So far looks like very minimal loss since Tuesday. Uber dewars indeed :D

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Originally Posted by l0ud_sil3nc3

good news, success:p:

hopefully I can get them to drop it a bit lower

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I say 7PM because im at work :(