thx chaps, im struggling to find a uk distributor though, anyone know one i can trust
alternatively , would good qual corsairs be ok ie
Corsair 1GB DDR XMS3200XL Pro TwinX (2x512MB) CAS2 (MY-050-CS)
sorry for the noob questions, appreciate the help
thx chaps, im struggling to find a uk distributor though, anyone know one i can trust
alternatively , would good qual corsairs be ok ie
Corsair 1GB DDR XMS3200XL Pro TwinX (2x512MB) CAS2 (MY-050-CS)
sorry for the noob questions, appreciate the help
i believe those Corsairs to be TCCD and a fine alt choice dood =)
Which DIMM slots you guys running your TCCD (PDP Patriot) in for best stability. I can't seem to get it to run even 250MHz 2.5-3-3-10 which was a breeze for it in the 9NDA3J.
hmm mine works perfectly in slots 1 and 2. using F8 bios never had probs. now using DDR booster to run 246 cas2. Just got my new PSU in today finally so now i will push some more soon.
Maybe I'll try the F8 BIOS. I tried both 1&2 and 3&4 DIMMs and even at default the RAM errors out. I tried upping the voltages and keeping it at default value but still no go. The Epox board ran it flawlessly, but it wasn't enough voltage to push it much past 260 for benching. I am getting an MSI Neo2 P and I hope it works better for me. If it gives me issues, I think I will go back to Intel, I'm tired of all the compatibility issues with A64.
The GSkill LA goes fine at stock volts in the Epox @ 275 MHz!Quote:
Originally Posted by SPQQKY
the F8 bios was 10x better for me right away. Only prob i have with the board is i cant keep my USB mouse working after reboot sometimes. COuld be the mouse tho.
I cannot flash the F8 BIOS, the board won't let me. How do you flash this BIOS.
I tried pure DOS, the flash utility in BIOS and the @BIOS utility in Windows, none of them let me flash the board.
I could only flash the F8 BIOS from within Windows -- DOS didn't recognize it as a supported BIOS.
same thing for me had to flash in windows.Quote:
Originally Posted by sauria
I've also concluded that this board is very picky with memory. Even with 3.5v going to my bh5 chips 220fsb was max in dual channel 250 max in single channel yet some crappy infineon was able to run at 270 fsb at 3.1v in dual channel timings were not great though. I've preety much given up on this board. I'd also like to note that the memory settings that you think you run at are incorrect when using a 166 divider etc 208 fsb reading on cpu-z yet memtest says 216 fsb. however at stock speeds on memory the board is stable so I'm giving it to my son. As of this weekend i will have a fatality an8 and a x800xl so i will no longer be posting in this thread. Best you can do for this board is put some tccd in get a good 3200+ run fsb at 250 htt at x4 and memory at 200. this seems to be the most stable setting on this board.
fatality an8 -- wow. I hope it is as fast and stable as my old ABit systems!
I've had better luck with my EPOX 9NDA3J VER:2.1
Well so far compared to all the other NF4 boards its not the best overclocker however it seems to be the most stable. vdimm voltage is holding it back but i'll fix that alavoltmod. I might just maybe not buy a x800xl right away though. was thinking of taking a chance on another 3000+ and some memory just in case my bh5 isnt up to the task not sure yet but the board is a definite. I can always throw my cheap pci trident spare just so i have video for testing. Maybe ill just throw my used 3800+ in theyre i just aquired.Quote:
Originally Posted by sauria
I flashed in windows as well. New PSU isnt helping any! In fact its worse so far! i think this board really needs chipset voltage and it would scream! if i cant work out a chipset mod or figure out what the prob is ill prolly get the AGP DFI if it ever comes out.
This board may just need a better bios to!
Stable is what I want to hear -- especially from what I read about DFI problems.Quote:
Originally Posted by chew*
FYI the an8 and fatality is the same pcb btw and the fatality bios works on it. the only diff is nforce 4 ultra chip and some cooling gadgets etc. I opted for the fatality had a feeling those ramcoolers would come in handy with my bh 5 and high volts.Quote:
Originally Posted by sauria
PS yes I've given up on my gigabyteme board
Heres a kicker my buddy bought a p4 rig awhile ago and upgraded to some corsair memory. It was a premade rig so it came with infineon ddr 400 @ these timings 3-4-4-8 so i scored memory off him cheap its a gig 2x512 sticks even though knowing nforce hates cas 3 i threw it in and it booted. then i proceeded to run memtest and tighten timings with 2.8v long story short it seems that the gigabyte board likes infineon memory running it at ddr 400 of course but at 2-3-3-7 timings. passed 3 loops of memtest and has been priming for 3 hours now. All i can say is sweet that means my mushkin can go in my new fatality an8 board.
Nice find!Quote:
Originally Posted by chew*
Just picked this board up from newegg. I've read it works good with bh5 and bad all throughout this thread. I'll be using 2x512, so what should I expect? In my DFI 250gb I could get 265mhz 3.6v, will I at least beable to get 250mhz dc with this you think?
if you get a good board maybe.Quote:
Originally Posted by kryptobs2000
My board with volt mod 3.5v 250 somewhat stable single stick of 256 mb mushkin pc 3200 level 2. 2 sticks wouldnt go past 220. I've hit 270 fsb with my chips before.....dual channel...but not on this board.
250 1:1 cas2 operation is very doable on this board but it will require DDR volts for sure.
The more i mess with mine the more i am coming to realize its not so bad really. Its actually quite a solid board within its limits.
It may not be the uber elite xtreme board no but its not nearly as plagued as some either.
Jethro, great! How high VDIMM?
impressive - BUT, would you not agree with me that running 2.5 and thus allowing higher mhz offers better performance? i mean if your tRCD and tRP are still the same, ie... 2-3-3-6 vs 2.5-3-3-6... then perfomance difference is almost entirely negligible... ie... 255 2.5-3-3-6 would easily be quicker than 250 2-3-3-6...
not really lol, thats for a completly different thread anyways. It depends on the application/game/benchmark. But good to hear 250mhz is definatly doable. Hope I can see it. Ideal if I could get 10x265 aircooled on my winnie. Hope I don't get a crap stepping ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by groovetek
I said it before in this thread that i ran 275 1:1 cas2.5 without issue and that was the truth 250 cas2 just has more "snap" to me and thats why i continue to go back to that setting.
Maximum benchie STABLE clockspeeds for my board was 284 1:1 but since ive installed new psu and WD Raptor this is no longer the case. I think the 5v line of this Tagan is wacky but im not sure because frankly Gigabytes monitoring functions really blow chunks.
Im prolly done tweaking it anymore as im selling the board and cpu to a friend who's not much of a clocker but may push it a lil bit. Overclocking aside its a dam nice board feature and stablity wise and im quite sure he'll be pleased with the combo.
What to get to replace it is gonna be a hard choice atm. :stick: