damn, i can't wait to get my grubby nonconductive paws on this piece...
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damn, i can't wait to get my grubby nonconductive paws on this piece...
Looks like most ASUS and Abit boards are working...
and where can i buy this thing online at in the u.s?Quote:
Originally posted by UnderWare1213
How about the MSI K8N Neo Platinum?
The units are not shipping as of yet, they will be soon. Last I heard OCZ was waiting for cables.
what the heck is with the dfi boards not being supported?!?!?!
you guys already said it would work! :shrug: :dammit:
The dignostic mode works fine on DFI boards. The voltage boost doesn't. It causes the 875 B to power off due to the voltage protection DFI designed in and has killed an NF2 Ultra Infinity. We have no way to make it work if the board design won't tolerate it.
We have been careful not to say it will work in any board until we have succesfully tested it.
ok i should have been more clear. it wont work on the dfi nf2 boards? you say only one board died? out of how many. that could very well have been just because the dfi's do that sometimes. why did it die? cuz i really wanna be able to feed my bh-6 3.6vdimm without any vmods. but i'll vmod if this thing defiently wont work.
sorry if I missed this somewhere but does this in the compatibility list mean that some IC7-G's will track, and not need the vtt mod?
Abit IC7 3.6V Y
Abit IC7 Max3 3.4V Y
IC7-G Max3 has a realy crazy vtt.
About NF7-S, in the list, it says 3.4v. Is it the absolute maximum or only the maximum tested? Cause if it is the maximum tested, it means the vdimm can and will go higher with the vtt mod (probably). OCZ guys, please make this clear :)
The compatability list bascically means it works, did not blow anything up and allows DDR voltage adjustment. It does not mean that VTT and other board issues get fixed. For the IC7-MAX 3 we feel that a VTT mod is still required to achieve the best teh board has to offer.
Personally I disagree. Take my K8NSpro for example. In order to get just 3.2vddr I have to run my +3.3v rail at 3.6v Not great for the A64 IMO. Plus 3.2v is not enough in some circumstances. Now you could do mosfet to cap mod which gives whatever voltage you +3.3v rail is, but unless you have an OCZ Power Stream, or a modded PSU that has the VR handy, this is not very adjustable, and you can't really go below 3.3vQuote:
Originally posted by Jeff
Funny... there are a bunch of non-compatible motherboards... I guess this isn't the be-all-end-all. ;)
Having to put the soldering iron to your motherboard to do one mod makes this product not worth it in my opinion. Once you do that you are voiding your warranty so you may as well take the extra 5 minutes and $1.50 and add another VR for Vdimm.
Now I use many different types of ram, ranging from bh-5, to PC3700Gold, or OCZ EB, and need different voltage adjustments from 3.0v up to atleast 3.4v This booster is great!
I am no stranger to vmod's, and all my boards go under the iron, and still will for atleast a vcore mod if needed, but in my case the booster is better than a traditional vmod. I know this first hand as I have been playing with the booster all day!;)
Will the compatibility list on the ocz forum be supplemented with additional info about wether or not a vtt mod is needed?
I am sure that we are not testing for vtt and general overclockability. These are issues that the individual user will need to deal with.Quote:
Originally posted by lucas81
Will the compatibility list on the ocz forum be supplemented with additional info about wether or not a vtt mod is needed?
so why did the dfi can the ok before and not now? how many dfi's was this tested on? did the board fry or just the bios got fooked?
you say the max3, but does that go for the max2 (normal ic7-g)?
they went onsale today at excaliber but sold out already!
WeStSiDePLaYa
The DFI was never OK. No one from OCZ said that to my knowledge. My personal board (NF2 Ultra Infinity) is dead. The voltage went from 3.3v to 3.6v without my even touching the dial and it was gone. There was obviously an incompatabilty. I am not testing on my killer NF2 B Lan Party to see if the booster will kill it too.
Sorry, boards cost money. If 1 in 10 dies that is too much. We are sharing this to keep your board safe. :)
Sorry but that's incorrect.Quote:
Originally posted by bigtoe
Lots 1 and 2 will still give dual channel with slot3 nearest the cpu.
DIMM3 is the farthest from the CPU (closest to the edge of the board) and it's absolutely needed to run DC.
DC uses 3/1 or 3/2, 1/2 does not run DC so this device is practically useless for people with 2 sticks running DC unless it can be installed on DIMM1 or 2.
Y'all needa test it on more socket a via boards.
I tested my booster already on my Epox 8k5a2+. Tested to 3.6V with no problems at all. That doesn't mean OCZ supports using it on that board, but I'm just telling you it worked for meQuote:
Originally posted by Kalway
Y'all needa test it on more socket a via boards.
Steve
Hehe of course it works on EPoX. I need it to work on my A7V880 though. 2.85 is no where near enough.
equito - the dimms are backwards on nForce 2 boards if you go by CPU-Z for dimm arrangement. Dimm 3 is listed as closest to the CPU in CPU-Z.
Which way bigtoe was going by I am unsure of, but there has always been some confusion as to which way the slots are numbered..
Well, I go by the label on the board as well as the manual but even if both are wrong it doesn't change the fact that the 2 closest DIMM's DO NOT support DC so where ever you install this device you won't be able to run DCQuote:
Originally posted by STEvil
equito - the dimms are backwards on nForce 2 boards if you go by CPU-Z for dimm arrangement. Dimm 3 is listed as closest to the CPU in CPU-Z.
Which way bigtoe was going by I am unsure of, but there has always been some confusion as to which way the slots are numbered..
If the 2 closest DIMM's were further apart then it should be ok.
and
EQuito is correct. The dimm slot closest to the CPU is #1 and 3 is closest to the edge on the ABIT NF2 boards. The issue is that there is a capicitor on the NF7-S that is right next to the #1 DIMM slot. There are three, but the problem one is the capacitor that is closest to the AGP slot. This will stop the booster from seating with a heatsink attached to the mosfets on the unit. You MIGHT be able to get the cap out of the way by removing it and making longer leads but of course we do not recommend that. You also might be able to modify the heatsink arrangement to make the booster fit. This would be best.
Slot 3 is required for DC operation and running the booster there would be counter productive. we are updating the compatability list to better explain.
I hope this clears things up.