Increase your SB a tad...Quote:
Originally Posted by egandt
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Increase your SB a tad...Quote:
Originally Posted by egandt
My P5E is loving this kit man, 1113Mhz 5-5-5-15 with 2,14v so far, damn stable with only 1,31v NB. Tomorrow i´m going to low the voltaje and tight the timmings :yepp:Quote:
Originally Posted by GAR
Im just the opposite I was so so and now im starting to dig this board.Quote:
Originally Posted by GAR
Looks to be killer once i cool the chipset. Also strap 333 makes my ram unstable other straps including 400 work fine...nope id dont know why...but im running 4 sticks of crucial pc8500...under vista x64
Do you guys think i should give another board a shot???? instead or returning it exchange it???
I'm loving my 2nd oneQuote:
Originally Posted by GAR
My first board didn't work out. Ironically, a lot of the issues I had with my 680i went away when I rebuilt it. NB is running 10 degrees cooler, maybe because I switched the RAM and it's running .2 volts lower, or it's just a fluke.Quote:
Originally Posted by GAR
I think I'm going to wait a little while for the bios to mature and maybe new H/W revisions and I'll try again. I can't think of enough reasons to switch feature and performance wise. I'm gun shy with Asus as this is the 2nd board I've used that had weird startup / reboot issues, and falsely tested negative RAM that was good in other boards.
Prolly should but maybe you should give the DQ6 a shot . I think you might be surprised. I started off with the Dq6 and was happy with it. Was able to get my q6600 to 4.2 3dmark stable. For the heck of it i tried the maximus and Im having no success with it at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by GAR
yea give it another shot, what would your alternative be? 780i?Quote:
Originally Posted by GAR
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Originally Posted by Severance
I'm also curous how the Abit IX38 QuadGT will be, considering the great reviews the IP35 received. It's supposed to be out any day now. I'll probably try either that or the DQ6 soon (as soon as the 680i gives me another reason to want to replace it)
I would definitley RMA and trial a replacement motherboard. A quick perusal of other forums confirms that it is more the rule rather than exception that X38 boards are presenting a multitude of teething problems consequent of immature bios; hence, there is no guarantee that a competitors product will not present equal or greater challenge than that which you are presently experiencing.
Hi everyone, First build here !
Maximus Formula SE
QX6850 1333 fsb (333)
Kingston ddr2 800 (400)
How do I OC the cpu to get the 333 to 400 like the mem. I dont want to run mem a 667 if I can safely OC the cpu to kik up the fsu ???????????????
anyone and everyone thank you in advance.
I actually returned it, will wait for the 780i or the Abit x38, wich ever comes first........it was a good board in the beginning....then all of a sudden the problems started :/ i have a feeling x38 isnt too great with DDR2.....very picky.
I just like to waste money. And it places more laod on the chipset, thereby stressing the board beyond typical use...seems like a good idea, to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by sdumper
Set FSB speed to 400mhz, and adjust ramspeed in bios as well. you may have to set the FSB STRAP to get the ramspeed you like.Quote:
Originally Posted by jorgito05
Well i do like my P5K Premium blackpearl but to be honest I think this board is faster at lower clock speeds...Quote:
Originally Posted by GAR
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Originally Posted by cadaveca
:)
In all seriousness give Vista x64 a whirl its matured alot and you might be happy with it.
Vista 64 has matured alot and is very stable, looks like 64 bit is finally going to pick up in 2008.
Man, seriously, if i don't waste it, my wife or kids will.
but most users complaining of issues with Vista are using x64. I got about 30 gigs sitting here, so it's more of a waste to see 'em collect dust...I origanally planned on x64, but app support still sucks, imho. both came in vista box...just gotta install when it's ready, or when i find replacement apps.
LOL I hear you on that one...I have the same issue :)Quote:
Originally Posted by cadaveca
Thank yiu for your quick responce, in what area of the bios do I set the fsb speed to 400 ? and strap ? my ram is arlready there right it is ddr 800.Quote:
Originally Posted by cadaveca
Please explain, dont want to mess things up, I am new at this. Thank you
this may help... http://www.blazingpc.com/forum/showt...907/index.html
extreme tweaker - > fsb freq ;)
Isuggest you read through the entire thread first. then, you'll see posts shong what people have set for thier own speeds.
you must change the setting, then test to ensure stabilty, then maybe make more changes. this can take a long time...usually i spend several weeks on each board, then buy a new one. I just enjoy the testing part :lol2:
anyway. read the thread, find the setting template that's in some of the posts, copy it down in notepad, and then post back here, with what you think you should chnage...then we can tell you YES!!! or NO!!!...very many settings there, and it's alot to explain each one...and what you change will depend on how your stuff responds to these changes.
Welcome to XS, BTW.
Anyone get any better luck with that new BIOS? Divider improvements?
Lets hear it.
For daily use i only set 5/5/5/15, vcore 1.35 vdimm 2.04 everything else = auto/default. CPU tab all disabled.Quote:
Originally Posted by Majoram
Yes, OCCT does that. It is a code in the generated error.dat file. In the last betas, it is temporarily thread0x.txt files, one thread for each core...Quote:
Originally Posted by cadaveca
Of course, if system reboots, than no code generated.
Prime95 doesn't give you any code too, just saying calculation error.
It is easy, just use a hair dryer, and blow hot air on the heatsink for about 20 sec. The Heatsink should come effortless. If it doesn't, just reapply the hairdryer until the heatsink is well hot and comes effortlessQuote:
Originally Posted by kup
Hi GAR, I'm with you there with the ram issues. This motherboard seems to be particulary finicky when it come to memory modules, I wonder if all x38 chipsets have the same issues. At the moment I've found a satifactory medium between performance and stability, but one below my expectations. I'll stick with it for a while to see if the bios matures enough, if not I'mm move on in about six months. I guess we are paying a price for being ealy adopters...Quote:
Originally Posted by GAR
ChrisC
I am having issues getting my 2x 36gb Raptors in RAID0 as my main boot disk. I have managed to get the Makedisk working on a floppy now. I have set the 2 drives up in a RAID0 config in the bios using the Intel Raid and they are the 3rd boot device after floppy and DVD. When I start setup I am able to choose the files from the floppy for the RAID driver install. Question is, which one am I supposed to be using? There are 4 options: 1, is a Desktop Computer ICH9R, 2 & 3 appear to be for Mobile PC and then 4 is just a ICH9 driver but doesn't say what its for. I have been trying to use no.1, then setup formats the drives and appears to install windows but when it restarts the Win XP Pro load screen appears briefly then I get a BSOD???
The XP Pro cd is a SP1 version. I have flashed the bios to 0701. Should I go back to 0602?? Is there a general issue with RAID?
you need to slipstream ya windows XP with a service pack 2 mate to avoid issues like this
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...slipstream.asp
Will go about getting that done today then... Thanks. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Leeghoofd
It MOST DEFINITELY ate my Geil ULL 800Mhz in slots 1+3.. twice! I switched to slots 2+4 and it was fine, does anyone know why some motherboards 'eat' dimms in slots 1+3 ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Leeghoofd
(I like that expression, 'eating ram')
I'm desperate for 4gb... World In Conflict runs out of memory on Vista x64 with my current 2GB.
Has anyone had dimms being 'eaten' when in a 4 x 1GB config on any recent mobo?
Anyone tried Mushkin XP2-8500 2Gb kit with this board yet?
Yeah, it was the same with a friend of mine on his P5W-DH Deluxe. He couldn't get his Geil 800MHz stable on DIMM slots 1+3 so he switched over to 2+4 and it was 'better' but not perfect.Quote:
Originally Posted by FrobinRobin
I've heard Geil isn't very good at reacting to small voltage changes; I remember once he added a +0.5v increase and it produced a totally insane amount of memory errors on memtest86+.
He got the RAM RMA'd as well and same results with a different batch.
On my P5W64-WS Pro, I was using OCZ DDR2-900 and performance was the same on both 1+3 and 2+4, so I'm not sure what is going on. Maybe the motherboard changes some kind of latency setting depending on which slots are occupied? or maybe this problem is only related to Geil RAM?
I think if you are using 4x1GB everything should work without the same problems.
Thank god for my Coolermaster case though, it's great having 3 very quiet AKASA 120mm's pointing at it, must be doing the RAM a good favour :)
funny thing is OCCT and Prime Blend are stable, but Pi still gives me grief. The board is indeed picky with memory, but its still very young. Its a good enough board that i'll give it some time...
Just got mine up and running. Was able to get into windows @ 425 FSB but like everyone else it needed more voltage than I was comfortable with even just benching. The EPU driver causing crazy voltages is strage. I've seen the SB go from 1.55v to 3.05v in Asus Probe. First I installed Vista 64 on the shipped BIOS 404 with 4GB of ram installed. I also installed all drivers from downloads from asus to use the newest ones. System would freeze up every now and then and it would come back alive after 30ish seconds. Was definitly strange. Loaded 701 BIOS and removed 1 2GB stick and reinstalled vista. Well the install was very lagged as others have said. It didn't do this with the 404 BIOS.
This time I installed all the drivers from the CD. It installed the AISuite which actually caused me so much grief with my Keyboard I almost threw the kb out the door. System was stable until I tried to use the keyboard when it would crash the current program that had focus. Took me lot of fudging with the BIOS to finally think about removing the AISuite which of course was the issue.
My First impressions with this board are so-so. I loved my XBX2. I upgraded to this for the 2x 16x PCIe. I'm hoping for a good showing from ATI on the new video cards and I plan to run a nice crossfire setup when they come out.
I have several different RAM's to try out. Crucial Balistick PC6400 and PC8500's to try out on top of this G Skill PC8000 2x2GB which are really nice as well. FYI I'm using a 830w Silverstone single rail PSU as to ensure I wouldn't have any power issues with a certain rail maxing out causing system instability. I hope to post back later tonight with a decent OC. So far the sweet spot for me is 365x9 with the Q6600.
you still need to know which one to chose. There is only one option for ichr8/9. that it the one you chose.Quote:
Originally Posted by thelawns
Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID Controller
0701 is a great bios and the only issue I have had is that it has disabled my ability to read sub zero cpu temps...not a biggie but it does annoy me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Creek Tha Gray
Hi, looks like my motherboard has died, I was playing bioshock for about an hour then came out of it, which I've done with no issues before. Then I noticed all my temps were sky high, mb was at 66c, then all the voltages went red! Switched it off now I get no post, dead screen, fans whirl, no light on the motherboard aside from green, amber and red next to the dram slots, the on/off and reset switches. I've tried to reset the bios but no go,any suggestions?
ChrisC
Sorry for reemerging that X-Fi thing, but I see, that many people are using that soundcard with Maximus, but are there anyone who is using it with Xp? If it doesn't work under Xp, I will try Vista
Asus sure crippled this board with its EPU, even with no drivers installed i had huge problems with voltage fluctuating.....really high, double of its set voltage, ddr ref would go to 3v!!!!!! a long period of this cannot be too good for the board, fsb v would go up to 2V as well............asus should remove EPU, or someone should figure a way to short it out....and this board could really shine.
Holy crap are you serious? you sure these aren't glitches in how it reports back the info? I'm tempted to avoid putting my new machine together until this is sorted out. I don't want my RAM and everything else f!"£ing up.Quote:
Originally Posted by GAR
Surely something as big as 3v spikes or double voltage would have been detected through testing the board before release?
Do you notice these fluctuation directly with Hardware Monitor? or is this with ASUS Probe/Everest etc, maybe it could be a deviation from the real results due to inaccurate readings. Does the board behave like this under stock settings?
If the EPU is so potentially dangerous, I'm at a loss as to why they didn't program in an EPU Bypass jumper, or switch/BIOS function.
You should log all your findings and report them to ASUS if you believe your results to be entirely genuine.
It works fine in XP, there are new drivers available for vista which I have had loads of problems with before hand 4GB time bomb bug,Quote:
Originally Posted by X@b3e
I have not tried them as yet but will soon, but the good news is they are now releasing drivers which for a lot of people seem to work fine now, check out previous posts in this thread.
For any who knows OCCT, if it fails only after about 33 minutes or so stressing the RAM, is that okay?
As I understand, if your system passes after 30 minutes then it's supposed to be pretty stable?!
Hi, back up again, my own fault, didn't notice that whilst I fitted a uv tube I'd dislodged the connector that powers the fans for the rad, whole thing was overheating..Quote:
Originally Posted by cuke2u
ChrisC
Been messing with the Maximus. I'll post up some shots and BIOS setings in a bit.
First off I dunno if I should trust the BIOS info on the voltages...if it is corect the Board has a lot of Drop on the Vcore. (.05 at least) and overvolts the NB and the DRAM pretty drastically.
I started off using some refernces I had for theCPU...as I know it will run 4.1 at about 1.58 and spent the past 8 hours fiddling about seeing how low I can keep the volts.
I am very impressed with the Benchmark results from the Maximus...it easily bests the DFI LP UT T2R...the extra bandwidth in the PCIe lanes is probably the key.
Been running the first test with RAM in spec (1066 or thereabouts) and the GFX stock.
right now 9 x 435 seems to be a sweet spot...I can easily pass all the Marks without insane voltage.
The CPU and NB are liquid cooled so I can push a bit.
Proofs and other data to follow :D
Does your system pass OCCT?Quote:
Originally Posted by loc.o
I think i found a crazy bug
its 46F in my room right now, and even with my Crazy Air Cooling system. The CPU stays at 40C on each core.
I only got it at 3.6Ghz @ 1.5volts, Normally i can drop under 30C with those types of volts on the P5K.
Also, I think alot of Memory dividers are bugged.
I've been trying alot of things to drop the Temp of my Quad. But It seems that The Maxiums is wearing down my Quad at a fast rate for some reason.
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/2633/buggp3.png
Sometimes on Probe II, The CPU hits 200C, but Everest reads 56C
you shouldnt run probe and everest at the same time. conflicts like the 200c can happen.
I don't think its that, the 200C can be simple, I'm mainly looking at why the high temps, I beat its the EPU Driver, I wonder if there is a way to uninstall it.Quote:
Originally Posted by crazyea
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Originally Posted by Warboy
I don't think that is the problem. Check my posts, I've reported my temps and voltages jumping all over the place before. And looking at the quotes below, I'm not the only one.Quote:
Originally Posted by crazyea
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Originally Posted by devilhood
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Originally Posted by GAR
To add, I've noticed the jumps happening even on my optional temp sensors. Strange thing is that there is nothing connected to those!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Maglin
Also at times (not now though), it has reported that my fan speeds dropped to zero but the fan was still running.
I have a feeling that all these jumps are just phantom readings but it still means that something else is going wrong somewhere.
Where did you install the EPU driver from? I don't think it is the driver. I believe it's the board itself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Warboy
Can anyone give any insight as to whether changing the CPU GTL: & NB GTL: values help with performance. I have made many changes to them and eliminated the ones that will not work at all. So far I have not been able to notice any gains or losses as far as bandwidth / performance goes. It seems as if just leaving them both on auto does the same as setting them manually.
its a known fact that running monitoring apps alongside probe can cause this issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Warboy
Obviously your not understanding, Even when I'm not running any temp programs besides coretemp, I still get those types of readings. I know the 200C bug can be made by using mutiple temp programs running. I'm saying that for some reason, Even in Low temp ambients, The Core temps are not dropping at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by crazyea
Pop in the Maxiums CD and look under drivers, It installs a EPU Driver then AI Gear 3 as well. But I think just having the EPU Driver installed is causing a problem of some sort.Quote:
Originally Posted by Majoram
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Originally Posted by Warboy
Whats not to understand? your screenshot clearly shows the progs running side by side, and not one point in your argument did you say, until now, that it happens when your not running both together. and even if you switch quickly from one to the other without rebooting this issue can still happen. anyway, i hope you get it sorted......
......Go re-read my post, I am not WORRIED about the 200C bug, Its the High temps on the cores....Its not program triggered. I even get the same readings in the bios....I'm trying to discussion and you come in saying its all the 2 temp programs running at once, When I just wanted the ProbeII open to show voltages....Quote:
Originally Posted by crazyea
:shakes:
ok, there are two parts to your post. i was addressing the 2nd part under your screenshot. dude, if you have a problem with the help I am trying to give, ignore it and move on. dont really need to get rude.
I'm not being rude...Its just abit annoying when you repeat yourself when i said in the first reply its not having multiple temp programs running.Quote:
Originally Posted by crazyea
I don't mind the help, Thats why these thread is here, to help everyone so we can make the maximus shine.
Majoram has a point, There is voltage jumps for "unknown" reasons, I'm just trying to found out why, Also my memory is set to 2.2v and the read outs from it say 2.3-2.4 volts. why such big overvolt?
Look at this postQuote:
Originally Posted by Majoram
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=1678
OCCT is being rewritten. It is mistaken about, because of that "30mn PC Stable" message. New releases will put the minimal test at 1h. And never forget, to be 100%, you'll need a few hours run like any other proggy.
In RAM mode, OCCT is much more sensible than Prime95 Blend
If only OCCT fails, just run it at stock. If it doesn't fail, you know the answer: The PC is tsable until you find a game/program that stresses the RAM/NB subsystem and you'll hang up. Also, if you have an unstable PC, each time you have bugs, you'll have to test without OC to rule out an unstability. So, it's better to run a rock stable config, rather than a so so stable
Also GAR noted it. Would be great if some one can sort it out with a multimeter. If it is real overvolting, than suerely that's why some DDR modules are buggy, as many don't support overvoltingQuote:
Originally Posted by Warboy
Also, if the NB, FSB, CPU, PLL and RAM are overvolting, it will suerely deteriorate the motherboard / components
If a multimeter shows overvolting, it could be really a hardware issue needing a new revision. GAR did a great choice RMAing his board
I'd really like it sorted to get more OC of my CPU too. Crazy that there's no board released since the P965 without some nasty bugs :mad:
I dont have the EPU driver installed, and I have yet to have any voltage problems with the board after retweaking to account for overvolting and droop.
EDIT: On another note, without the driver EPU is not functioning/on right? I havent read much into this.
certainly then, it is possible that pc probe could just be buggy. i haven't personally seen any of these crazy voltage spikes in my bios or everest. mind you I cannot attest to what other programs people have on their computers that could cause conflicts, but i avoid that one like the plague. do you see the voltage spikes in everest?
As for the comparison between a p5k and this board, i had a black pearl and it was cooler for sure but it didn't have the extra x16 slot and in general used less voltage. i think that the heatsink design on this board is a little ineffective when not used as intended, ie a WC rig.
also what do we believe? extreme tweaker or hardware monitoring tool for our volatges? its a little rediculous that we cant rely on what the settings are potraying.
as for your quad, this may make you laugh, but have you tried reseating the hsf? also, what bios are you on and what gsf are you using? forget that, ultra 120, try taking the pull fan off, this can cause probles sometimes. i tried it myself and it wasnt very effective.
Can anyone help me tweak the RAM in my sig? I just want to be able to run at 1GHz, and this is what everest says......
Ive never seen that "Profile" deal before, is it possible I could just run those settings?
http://img216.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ramdw1.jpg
you should be able to just run those settings, that memory was made for it. that is the enhanced profile you are seeing. Have fun :D
The Fans on my Ultra 120 are fine, and Yes, I tried resitting it and that didn't help.Quote:
Originally Posted by crazyea
My Q6600 G0 also idles pretty high. Currently 1.45v BIOS 1.43 Probe vCore and I'm idling @ 45* Probe and usually around 35* CoreTemp (I'm running Vista 64 and didn't disable driver signing this log on so can't run core temp atm). My P95 loaded temps are 65* Probe and 58ish* Core Temp. And I also resetted my 120 as at one point when I was pushing 1.55v to the CPU I was seeing over 72* Core temps. But I also gave up going over 450 FSB and brought the vCore down but I don't think reseating my HSF did anything as idle temps remained the same.
I forced a bad o/c and pulled the battery and reset CMOS and lastly started up with defaults. I've not seen any strange voltages since I've done that. NB temp gets to about 60* w/ 1.60v and I'm not using water cooling on it. I've got it stable at 400 FSB now with 3:4 mem divider. Being that 3.6 ghz was what I was shooting for I'm happy for now. I'm thinking about getting a small w/c rig just for the NB.
The double reset issue I think is a build in item. Before I uninstalled that stupid asus window's O/C crap app it would do the cycling reset. Now that it's gone it only does that after I've made any changes to the BIOS other wise it's a normal reset.
Honestly last night I was pulling my hair out and was ready to poop on this board. Now I've got maybe 18 hours put into this thing and have my temps and voltages under control and a fairly stable O/C. Going to run P95 overnight to verify.
Trice what setting are you wanting to know about? I have that same RAM and it doesn't like over volting in my experience. I killed 2 sticks that way. I ran DDR 930 @ 4-4-3-10 with 2.12v on a XBX2 975 board.
Plastic is not a good conductor of heat. Take them off and replace with a small square of aluminum foil. That way if you ever decide to water cool, you won't have a buildup of dust/crud on the inside.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sly Fox
is this compatible with Thermalright IFx14?
Thank's
Afer updating to 0701 I found I could not boot at the stored OC settings for 3600 that worked in 0501..
Weird
And the CPU temp in BIOS seems more realistic now...17C with an ambient of 23C was obviously wrong.
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/3376/1015976iy6.jpg
Going to see how 0701 works for me in Vista 64...I just completed some runs in XP.
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/907...usss005zi6.jpg
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/66/maximusss013ii1.png
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/8...usss014zb3.jpg
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/6...usss008mh3.jpg
I have more to add..but will wait until I can get some more runs in. I can pass the F marks at 9 x 440...so it's a stout performer..
Nothing on stability testing yet...I'll post some photos of the BIOS screens to show what I am using.
whats your max FSB with a cooled chipset ?
Also are you going to try your SS?
Ever since my old P5W DH Deluxe had problems with using OC Profiles from older BIOS revisions, I always load defaults, flash BIOS, then change the BIOS and re-save the OC Profiles.Quote:
Originally Posted by CyberDruid
It may be that the new BIOS can't handle your previous OC Profile, but I've had enough problems in the past with OC Profiles that I don't keep them between BIOS revs.
would anyone else mind running some SuperPi? thats the only program i have trouble with...
what problem are you having? On Vista 64 SuperPi 32m will just stop at loop 6. It says their is a problem with the application. It's not throwing out a rounding error nor locking up the computer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Budwise
I get one strange thing. When I run a 2m calc with Prime95 running as soon as I the finished box pops up my FSBT jumps from 1.5 to 2.02v in Probe. I'm thinking PC Probe is having some issues and it's not actually happening as the times I've seen 3x voltage increases would have probably fried something.
So far the highest FSB I could manage was 450...I think I will be able to finagle at least 47* out of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by sdumper
Not sure if I want to goop up this fine looking board with grease and foam :p:
But SS would no doubt provide a nice chill.
I think that the DFI might respond bettr to phase because you can pretty much link it to the heatpipe assembly without a big ordeal.
Again the board is too pretty.
Getting familiar with the BIOS etc so that I will be ready for more serious efforts with 45nm :D
Maglin....check bios after and you'll find that bios is set to 2.0v for FSB now. there are major bios issues at play here...but it's good to see that someone else other than me had luck after forcing bad overclock, and then having default loaded.
I think this board will be great once the bios improve, and everyone learns what the likes and dislike of the board are. Might be the RAM/Motherboard not liking each other. I had G.Skill DDR500 and my NEO2 Platinum would let that ram go over 430. Ended up frying the RAM.Quote:
Originally Posted by GAR
I don't think I installed the EPU driver. But how can I be sure?Quote:
Originally Posted by ChaosMinionX
check the asus folder in the start menu... i just uninstalled mine (the asus program in add/remove programs) and the only thing i notice is that my temps have risen about 4+ degrees. also, something is wrong with the 'UPS' and i'm getting the little power cord thing in the system tray. i'll most likely be installing it back in there.
There is No Uninstaller program for the EPU, There are uninstallers for AI Suite, Probe II, and ASUS UpdaterQuote:
Originally Posted by TheSamurai
Yeah all I have under ASUS is AI Suite, and Probe II. So I'm good?
Well I've never installed any of the Asus drivers except the SupremeFXII and Ethernet and I still get the issues, so it's not the EPU driver.
I installed generic Intel Chipset drivers, and I've not installed ANY Asus software. i use Everest and CoreTemp for voltages, CPU-Z for clock speed monitoring and BIOS for adjustments...
scratch what i said about the temps... didn't relize it was hotter in the house then usual... as for uninstalling, i believe that it gets uninstalled with ai suite, just as it's installed alongside with it.
also, i've reinstalled it and the 'UPS' problem is gone so that leads me to believe that uninstalling ai suite does uninstall the epu driver. then again, i could just be confused. lol.
Same thing happens to me. Set my memory to 2.04 and in the BIOS it shows as 2.14 and also in ASUS Probe.Quote:
Originally Posted by Warboy
Noted! Thanks Johnny!Quote:
Originally Posted by jonny_ftm
I don't think it's the EPU driver either since I haven't installed any of the AI software either. Just Asus probe and the ethernet/sound drivers.Quote:
Originally Posted by kup
btw I tried the vDroop pencil mod.
Results:
Set value for vCore: 1.35
vCore in BIOS: 1.336
vCore in ASUS Probe: 1.34
After mod:
vCore in BIOS: 1.344
No other settings/voltages were affected.
dont' the new bios' take care of the vdroop issues?!?!
How many lines did you draw along the resistor? What is the resistance now? Was that the best result you could get from the mod? I was hoping to get it closer to 100% no droop in bios so only tiny droop when loaded, so with LoadLine enabled! :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Majoram
EDIT: Also, how does the mod scale with higher voltages? 1.55v for example? Without LoadLine enabled, we've been needing nearly 1.675v in bios to get 1.55v under load... Does the mod fix that too?
I believe it did?! Not sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheSamurai
The point of my post was just to show what happens when using the pencil mod on that resistor near the EPU.
On another note, I am RMAing my board again but this time I'm going to either switch to the non-SE OR to the Abit IX38 Quad GT.
The non-SE I can get immediately but the Abit I may have to wait. Not sure what to do.
The reason for the non-SE is just that I won't be using water cooling for a very long time, and I don't like the idea of the hot air build up inside the water block.
Well fellas i managed to finally get something out of this thing after weeks of messing around but it needed alot of volts to get it done.
vcore-1.73
PLL-2.2:eek:
Ram-2.5:cool:
north-1.7
south-alot i forget:D
Bios-505
pic Of my rig all on chilled water 10c
Tried these same setts a week ago and it would die on 3d mark cpu test. Why it decided to get it done now is beyond me my friends:shrug:
Number of lines? I just took a 2B pencil and shaded the entire top of the resistor.Quote:
Originally Posted by kup
Resistance: To be honest, I'm not even sure if it is a resistor. I just know I've worked in manufacturing and it looks like one. I never tested the resistance and I don't have the equipment to do so unfortunately.
Haven't tested with higher voltages as I just wanted to get my board stable with 4 dimms and no overclock and that is not happening :( So I've given up for now. Until my RMA comes back.
:eek: quite the monster rig u got there!Quote:
Originally Posted by Severance
Severance, you say the SB had "alot" of volts, did that make a big difference in stability?
Everyone so far seems to have overlooked the SB?
Thanx...its not very pretty but it screams in crysis:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Majoram
It gave me 455 to 460 fsb i believe. But remember guys I have good cooling.Quote:
Originally Posted by kup
Im sure my results would not be possible on air or even normal water. I had no problem running even faster on my X38-DQ6 with much less volts. Something very wierd with this mobo i can tell you that. This things like my commando fast and stupid.:)
Have you tried dialing any of the voltages down to see if all that is really required?Quote:
Originally Posted by Severance
I started quite high and was able to reduce all the voltages a great amount and still pass the Marks at nearly 4 ghz. (3960)
Nice to see what is possible..but I don't see running volts like that for more than a few passes.
What settings are you gaming at?
I can run at 475 FSB NP...8X multi.
Yes i have tried. The thing is 4gig is very easy on this mobo. But once you get to 450fsb things change and volts are needed. 4gig for me is easy only vcore and dram voltages tweaked the rest on auto. For gaming i run 4gig 24\7 no issues at all. vcore 1.65, ram 2.3 prime stable for couple of hours cus i dont believe in prime or orthos. If this thing crashes once a month no big deal:D You say you can hit 475? hmm i stopped at 460 but maybe later this week i will try higher. The thing is it is such a pain to friggin switch display overclock 1 card switch back overclock the second card then run 3dmark praying the whole thing dont blow up in your face:p: I will try my E6850 next.Quote:
Originally Posted by CyberDruid
Heres my 24x7 settings as shown by PCProbe II this is for 460 FSB on air cooling on chips and a frozen cpu...the CPU temp of 20c is inaccurate its actually sitting at -32 to -35c and an evap temps of -44c. I can drop a lot lower on the vCore obviously but i dont really worry about voltage as long as im frozen and my vCore is lower than 1.65.
WOW nice:up: What do you mean frozen cpu?
I dont like my CPUs to get warmer than say -30c or so...
I run custom phase with an evap of -44c
This is my next cooler but its not ready yet: http://www.blazingpc.com/forum/showt...ex.html?t=6625
I have the exact same SPI as you using a E6850 @ 3.6 using P5W DH.Quote:
Originally Posted by CyberDruid
9x multi
400 FSB
1.3625V
Temps read 25C but I doubt that's right.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...0/E6850_2C.png
@ SDumper: So it seems too me that you are getting your stability with the stiff FSBT voltage.
I'll try that. I had been leery or jacking the FSBT up so I've been slamming the NB and CPU instead...
S far I am having trouble Folding any faster than 8 x 450...
I managed a 12.54 so far.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eastcoasthandle
Not sure Quad really helps the Super Pi...