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10-23-2007, 01:30 PM
S1nn3r

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lightman

That's a shame... They should sent one to you as well!

It will be wise to wait for RV670 cards and CPU decision I'm leaving to you...

I have a 6600 ES i bought from someone on here actuly for CPU that was going into my original C2D build that flopped, so Ill use that, and as far as video goes i am indeed going to wait for RV670..

Gonna keep the good ole 1900XT for now, will OC it even see if i cant squeeze more out of it though as ive had it at stock since i got it. As far as replacement Mobo goes I may get on board the DFI LP P38 bandwagon that seems to be rolling in the Intel forum, as it would apear that X38 is pretty much a waste of time if not useing DDR3, doubly so with X48 replaceing it soon.
10-24-2007, 02:22 AM
tictac

I think i would wait for this ...

http://www.nowpug.com/bbs/icon/membe...0790FX-M2R.jpg
10-24-2007, 04:19 AM
Psycho_eddie

Wooo me likes, when is the DFI 790FX comming out then? is the Digital PVM really better then 10Phase New captacitors seen on other 790FX bords?

And what goes in the back heatsink?, it has 4 screw holes??
10-24-2007, 04:26 AM
Psycho_eddie

Such a clean layout i might add, this is 3x Crossfire or 3x SLI mobo?... guessing Crossfire tripple? Memory is not 2 phase or is controlled via Digital PVM??

Tiny HSF aragment compared to other bords in this series hopefully not gona be an issue with 15W Thermal heat output

Amd were slow to addopt DDR2... intel were year or so ahead in terms of adopting it... we had to wait till socket Am2!!

Hopefully Amd adopts DDR3 when better more affordable sticks come out, DDR2 is best bet for next 6 months or so?
10-24-2007, 05:01 AM
Aussie FX

My gigabyte and 6400 have shipped today.
Should get them in the next couple of days hopefully
10-24-2007, 05:13 AM
LIKMARK

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psycho_eddie

Such a clean layout i might add, this is 3x Crossfire or 3x SLI mobo?... guessing Crossfire tripple? Memory is not 2 phase or is controlled via Digital PVM??

Tiny HSF aragment compared to other bords in this series hopefully not gona be an issue with 15W Thermal heat output

Amd were slow to addopt DDR2... intel were year or so ahead in terms of adopting it... we had to wait till socket Am2!!

Hopefully Amd adopts DDR3 when better more affordable sticks come out, DDR2 is best bet for next 6 months or so?

Would believe it's a crossfire setup given its a AMD chipset.. The DDR3 adoption comes with AM3 i believe.

I'm going for the Lanparty next time, no doubt about it.
10-24-2007, 05:24 AM
tictac

yeah it is dfi rd790... waiting for official lunch..
10-24-2007, 07:06 AM
S1nn3r

DFI boards are like vaporware to me until I can actuly see them in stock. Doubly so as their EU/UK distro is non existant or near enough non existant. When is their 790FX actuly due to hit stores ?
10-24-2007, 02:19 PM
S1nn3r

Its a long shot i guess but does anyone here know of any retailer at all that still has some Gigabyte 790's left ?, Still looking back into the Intel option but it would be awfully nice to still have the AMD option on the table.
10-26-2007, 01:56 AM
Aussie FX

Mine has arrived
http://img84.imageshack.us/my.php?image=71226918mi0.jpg
10-26-2007, 01:58 AM
S1nn3r

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aussie FX

Mine has arrived
http://img84.imageshack.us/my.php?image=71226918mi0.jpg

So pretty much everyone who orded one after I started this thread has theres but i didnt get mine .. :(
10-26-2007, 02:55 AM
Lightman

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aussie FX

Mine has arrived
http://img84.imageshack.us/my.php?image=71226918mi0.jpg

That's a good news!
Which version of BIOS do you have?

@S1nn3r: I don't know how this is possible, you're extremely unlucky! I will call couple of wholesalers for you today, might be one will have this board in stock...
10-26-2007, 05:36 AM
S1nn3r

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lightman

That's a good news!
Which version of BIOS do you have?

@S1nn3r: I don't know how this is possible, you're extremely unlucky! I will call couple of wholesalers for you today, might be one will have this board in stock...

That would be good if you could do that :), shoot me a PM if you find anything ..
10-26-2007, 06:32 AM
biohead

Quote:

Originally Posted by tictac

yeah it is dfi rd790... waiting for official lunch..

hungry i guess? :yepp:
10-26-2007, 06:56 AM
Aussie FX

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lightman

That's a good news!
Which version of BIOS do you have?

@S1nn3r: I don't know how this is possible, you're extremely unlucky! I will call couple of wholesalers for you today, might be one will have this board in stock...

F1...09/13/2007

I can only get my hd's to run in native ide mode.
Are you having issues with that?
I tried that sata>ahci thing which apparently is an intel standard - I don't know anything about it but everytime I try to use it I get a bsod before windows can load.
Any ideas?

I'm really impressed with the motherboard, we just need a new bios.
10-26-2007, 07:24 AM
Lightman

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aussie FX

F1...09/13/2007

I can only get my hd's to run in native ide mode.
Are you having issues with that?
I tried that sata>ahci thing which apparently is an intel standard - I don't know anything about it but everytime I try to use it I get a bsod before windows can load.
Any ideas?

I'm really impressed with the motherboard, we just need a new bios.

I'm running my SATA drive in IDE mode. Do you need RAID function or is there other reason as for running SATA in different mode?

I think we can expect new BIOS shortly after official platform launch :p:
10-26-2007, 07:59 AM
Aussie FX

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lightman

I'm running my SATA drive in IDE mode. Do you need RAID function or is there other reason as for running SATA in different mode?

I think we can expect new BIOS shortly after official platform launch :p:

Yeah that's what I was thinking with the new bios.

No I'm not running raid. 1x raptor 2x 120gb wd. All are sata2, but I thought if they were running in ide mode they would run slower 133mb/s or whatever it is, instead of sata2 at 300mb/s. I don't know what I'm talking about here but running sata in ide mode just seems a bit sus.
10-26-2007, 09:31 AM
bt_medic04

i just placed my order at NCIX US. ill let you guys know if i get it :up:
10-26-2007, 10:40 AM
Aussie FX

Quote:

Originally Posted by bt_medic04

i just placed my order at NCIX US. ill let you guys know if i get it :up:

Can you get them in the U.S now?

I'm in Australia and there were only a couple available here, they are very scarce, lots of etailers have them on their sites but I don't think any will be carrying stock.

Let us know how you get on.
10-26-2007, 01:34 PM
Lightman

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aussie FX

Yeah that's what I was thinking with the new bios.

No I'm not running raid. 1x raptor 2x 120gb wd. All are sata2, but I thought if they were running in ide mode they would run slower 133mb/s or whatever it is, instead of sata2 at 300mb/s. I don't know what I'm talking about here but running sata in ide mode just seems a bit sus.

No worries about SATA performance. Ide mode is just an emulation for OS driver level so you can install any system without dedicated SATA driver. If you want to install for example XP SP2 on pure SATA drive/controller you need to provide driver disk during installation process. BIOS is emulating IDE interface so you don't need to worry about having FDD in you rig to install OS :p:
10-26-2007, 02:30 PM
bt_medic04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aussie FX

Can you get them in the U.S now?

I'm in Australia and there were only a couple available here, they are very scarce, lots of etailers have them on their sites but I don't think any will be carrying stock.

Let us know how you get on.

yeah, NCIXUS has 5 in stock right now (4 if you subtract mine, however they have more on the way). thing is im deployed to iraq and coming home soon. well i wanted to send it to my fathers house but they needed to call me to verify it. one problem:i shut off my cellphone before i left. so i talked to one of their customer support guys and had them change the mailing address to my billing address (at my duty station back in the states) and put a hold on shipping the order until i got home and in touch with them. work out a little better as ill get to use it a few weeks earlier than had i sent it to my fathers house.

now heres the question, what ram should i use in this bad boy? im liking crucial ballistix tracers and pairing this setup with an X2 5000 Black Edition until Agena becomes available in sufficient quantities.
10-27-2007, 04:31 AM
Lightman

Quote:

Originally Posted by bt_medic04

yeah, NCIXUS has 5 in stock right now (4 if you subtract mine, however they have more on the way). thing is im deployed to iraq and coming home soon. well i wanted to send it to my fathers house but they needed to call me to verify it. one problem:i shut off my cellphone before i left. so i talked to one of their customer support guys and had them change the mailing address to my billing address (at my duty station back in the states) and put a hold on shipping the order until i got home and in touch with them. work out a little better as ill get to use it a few weeks earlier than had i sent it to my fathers house.

now heres the question, what ram should i use in this bad boy? im liking crucial ballistix tracers and pairing this setup with an X2 5000 Black Edition until Agena becomes available in sufficient quantities.

I'm using Crucials without any problems! Memory oced to 500MHz (1000DDR) at 4-4-4-12-15 2T is giving me around 10.5GB/s in sisoftsandra test. I tried both 2x1GB and 4x1GB on this mobo with same result! :up:
10-31-2007, 02:23 AM
Aussie FX

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lightman

I'm using Crucials without any problems! Memory oced to 500MHz (1000DDR) at 4-4-4-12-15 2T is giving me around 10.5GB/s in sisoftsandra test. I tried both 2x1GB and 4x1GB on this mobo with same result! :up:

I've been really busy the last few days so I haven't touched mine, but I'm running all 4 slots populated with Team Xtreem 1066. Haven't done any Sandra/Everest benches yet.
I did drop my cpu to 5x multi and got it to boot at 430HTT:D
11-02-2007, 02:23 PM
Lightman

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aussie FX

I've been really busy the last few days so I haven't touched mine, but I'm running all 4 slots populated with Team Xtreem 1066. Haven't done any Sandra/Everest benches yet.
I did drop my cpu to 5x multi and got it to boot at 430HTT:D

Very good result!
I also was very busy this week, but finally I'm back @home and tomorrow can play with this baby :) . (my wife will be jealous but every men should have some priorities :D )
11-02-2007, 03:41 PM
BadNizze

My Gigabyte RD790FX had some wierd bugg for the last week, could not get it to boot\post... Just satt there beeping... Any way got to boot, and my new PowerCollor 2900XT :D and Seventeam 650W is ariving on monday, will uppdate with 3D benches then.

Also ASUS and MSI board is beging to show up one swedish e-tailers, orderd an ASUS M3A32-Deluxe just in case My gigabyte is borked... :rolleyes:
11-04-2007, 11:51 AM
S1nn3r

Dont sopose one of you Euro peeps would like to hook me up with a 790 board if your local etailers get them in stock on monday ? (could do the paypal thing and all that)
11-06-2007, 03:04 AM
BadNizze

Finaly got my new psu and gfx up and running, So I
did a quick 3DMark06 run. Powercolor 2900XT @ 855/1005 NO Max Clocks!
Still in closed case :D
Msn, Firewall ativirus running in backround!

Cat: 7:10
6400+ @ 3375mhz (24/7 Setting)
Ballistix 8500 @ 4-4-3-18-18 (24/7 Setting
New SevenTeam 650-EAD (Great but nosiy)
Gigabyte 790-DQ6
PowerCollor 2900XT @ 100% Fanspeed.

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=3660235

Will do cold air tests this weekend ;)
Anyone know what 3DMark06 sigle card WR is for an AMD system BTW?

EDIT: Screen
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...Dmrk06test.gif
11-06-2007, 01:46 PM
EniGmA1987

But we dont want to see someone bench this board with a graphics card, we want to see it benched with many graphcics cards :P And I would like to see the max fsb of this board too
11-06-2007, 02:47 PM
Lightman

Good news!

Gigabyte released new BIOS for our boards called F2H!

Some changes from memory (I just quickly run through BIOS a minute ago):
- improved memory settings, now every thing should be working..
- added support for EPP memories and EPP overvoltage,
- Added AutoExpress option (automatic PCIe OC??),
- Much more options for configuring PCIe slots (HW switch, SW switch and 2 more I forget),
- More options to tweak HTT links
- Improved compatibility with various DIMMs
- Support for new AM2+ CPUs (new revision coming or just update after model number changes).
- and more ...

@BadNizzle
I believe if you look @this thread you will find single card AMD records :)

@EniGmA1987
I can run tests for you, just send my a list or post it here. I will test max HTT on Friday....:)
11-08-2007, 01:18 AM
BadNizze

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lightman

Good news!

Gigabyte released new BIOS for our boards called F2H!

Some changes from memory (I just quickly run through BIOS a minute ago):
- improved memory settings, now every thing should be working..
- added support for EPP memories and EPP overvoltage,
- Added AutoExpress option (automatic PCIe OC??),
- Much more options for configuring PCIe slots (HW switch, SW switch and 2 more I forget),
- More options to tweak HTT links
- Improved compatibility with various DIMMs
- Support for new AM2+ CPUs (new revision coming or just update after model number changes).
- and more ...

@BadNizzle
I believe if you look @this thread you will find single card AMD records :)

@EniGmA1987
I can run tests for you, just send my a list or post it here. I will test max HTT on Friday....:)

Flashed to newe bios, Still only 2,3V-dimm :mad: !

Any way my board is acting upp again, wount post. Just sit on my desk beep beeeeeeeeeeeeep beeeeeeeeeeeeep. Second time this happens to me, last time it did go away by itself. after a week...
Lightman: Have you hade this issues?
11-08-2007, 10:54 AM
BadNizze

Think I just broke the WR

*WARNING*GIABYTE`S F2H BIOS GAVE ME STRANGE "NO BOOT"\ CAN`T CHANGE BIOS SETTINGS ERRORS, *WARNING*

After I flashed back to F1 bios i hade a blast benching in coold air, think I broke the AMD\Sigel card WR!
ORB: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=3687315

AMD 6400+ @ 3525mhz
Ballistix 8500 @ 4-4-3-10-12 440mhz 2,3v
Gigabyte 790FX
Seventeam 650W
PowerCollor 2900XT north of 900mhz core ;) 950mem.
CAT 7:10 Forgott to sett LOD in CCC, should have pased 12K if I did...:mad:
11-08-2007, 03:31 PM
Morais

Guess what i've found on newegg??? :D
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128070
11-08-2007, 11:20 PM
EniGmA1987

All these new AMD motherboards are so expensive :eek: I love it that you can get a really nice biostar AM2 board for only $80 that works great. Why does everyone have to raise the prices so much for these? I was planning on buying a motherboard and 2 graphics cards with this paycheck but I guess I will only be able to afford 1 graphics card...
11-08-2007, 11:27 PM
xVeinx

AMD was suggesting a lower price point for these motherboards. Likely prices will drop to sub-200 once more boards come to the market and the new-ness has worn off.
11-08-2007, 11:46 PM
Lightman

Quote:

Originally Posted by BadNizze

Flashed to newe bios, Still only 2,3V-dimm :mad: !

Any way my board is acting upp again, wount post. Just sit on my desk beep beeeeeeeeeeeeep beeeeeeeeeeeeep. Second time this happens to me, last time it did go away by itself. after a week...
Lightman: Have you hade this issues?

I've played with my comp just couple of minutes after BIOS upgrade but it was fine. My wife is using it since monday tho without an issue.
I never had problems with booting except failed OC... looks like either one of your parts is making problems with this board or board itself is faulty... try to RMA it.

BTW my MA790FX is giving 2.323V with only +0.4V set in BIOS, so I can get 2.432V easily... that is enough for my D9GMH anyway!
11-11-2007, 04:04 AM
Lightman

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Quote:

Originally Posted by EniGmA1987

But we dont want to see someone bench this board with a graphics card, we want to see it benched with many graphcics cards :P And I would like to see the max fsb of this board too

So I did some more testing regarding HTT and come up with this 100% stable setting:
Attachment 67046

1998MHz HTT easy!
booted from BIOS....

I've ran 3DMarks and SuperPis without problems, I'm even typing this post at that setting...

Now it's time to squeeze some more :)
11-11-2007, 07:35 AM
BadNizze

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lightman

So I did some more testing regarding HTT and come up with this 100% stable setting:
Attachment 67046

1998MHz HTT easy!
booted from BIOS....

I've ran 3DMarks and SuperPis without problems, I'm even typing this post at that setting...

Now it's time to squeeze some more :)

Very nice results Lightman! Where did you get AMD Overdrive, Download link?
11-11-2007, 07:59 AM
tictac

amd overdrive http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?f...6&type=utility
11-11-2007, 08:43 AM
Kasparz

Quote:

Originally Posted by BadNizze

Anyone know what 3DMark06 sigle card WR is for an AMD system BTW?

I've done artifact testing on customer rig with x2 6000+ and 8800Ultra and got 11.5k in 3dmark06 with all stock. 15k with AMD K8 and singlecard would be easy to achieve with very good cooling.
11-11-2007, 09:00 AM
destsh

Hi Lightman & BadNizze,

Stumbled onto XtremeSystems googling the MA790FX-DQ6.

I've just gotten myself one but have found some weird issues and would like to ask if you experience them to determine if its a BIOS or hardware issue?

I'm not able to use CPU-Z to identify the 2nd memory slot when running in dual channel mode. (e.g. memory in slot 2 or slot 4 when running in dual channel), This issue was not found with BIOS version F1.

Running Sisoft Sandra Lite, Speedfan and sometimes AMD Overdrive will cause the system to hang, both current available BIOS versions replicate this issue.

Other than those 2 "bug" this board runs 3dmark fine and I was able to do all my usual tasks on it stable (E.g. Played Team fortress on stock settings for 3 hours straight)

Haven't tried to meddle with any settings yet due to the system crashing :(
11-11-2007, 09:28 AM
Lightman

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Quote:

Originally Posted by destsh

Hi Lightman & BadNizze,

Stumbled onto XtremeSystems googling the MA790FX-DQ6.

I've just gotten myself one but have found some weird issues and would like to ask if you experience them to determine if its a BIOS or hardware issue?

I'm not able to use CPU-Z to identify the 2nd memory slot when running in dual channel mode. (e.g. memory in slot 2 or slot 4 when running in dual channel), This issue was not found with BIOS version F1.

Running Sisoft Sandra Lite, Speedfan and sometimes AMD Overdrive will cause the system to hang, both current available BIOS versions replicate this issue.

Other than those 2 "bug" this board runs 3dmark fine and I was able to do all my usual tasks on it stable (E.g. Played Team fortress on stock settings for 3 hours straight)

Haven't tried to meddle with any settings yet due to the system crashing :(

For me CPU-Z is identifying things correctly!

AMD Overdrive on the other hand is, lets say, problematic....

------------>
UPDATE

Attachment 67052

Again it is stable!

I also tried 450HTT from BIOS but with multi 7x and it didn't worked, but this might be problem with setting 7x or lower multi on this mobo. I tested 6x multi and it resulted in 10x multi :brick: :wierd: .... are Gigabyte programmers smoking something :peace:???
11-11-2007, 12:25 PM
BadNizze

Thanks Tictac for that link!

Lightman and others with the gigabyte 790FX-DQ6 Board. How does youre board reacte when you set something that does not work, for example i tryed 340*9 and the 533 divider, board does not post and the familary beeeeeeeeeeeeep beeeeeeeeeeeeeep beeeeeeeeeeeeeeep, Clering cmos does not help at all. Is this normal? Or is my board dying? If it is I need to cheak my voltages.... from my "wall" suspecting voltage spikes is killing my hardeware.... I CAN`T be this unlucky! (3 dying mobos in the last 6 moths....)
11-11-2007, 01:13 PM
Lightman

Quote:

Originally Posted by BadNizze

Thanks Tictac for that link!

Lightman and others with the gigabyte 790FX-DQ6 Board. How does youre board reacte when you set something that does not work, for example i tryed 340*9 and the 533 divider, board does not post and the familary beeeeeeeeeeeeep beeeeeeeeeeeeeep beeeeeeeeeeeeeeep, Clering cmos does not help at all. Is this normal? Or is my board dying? If it is I need to cheak my voltages.... from my "wall" suspecting voltage spikes is killing my hardeware.... I CAN`T be this unlucky! (3 dying mobos in the last 6 moths....)

When I set setting that didn't work then mobo simply stays @black screen for around 1 minute and then resets itself to safe setting, displays you screen with list of recently used BIOS settings to choose from like last setting, or setting which worked 5 times in a row or more than 5 times. In extreme situations it stays @black screen forever and then I need to do clear cmos, but this is rare (so far it happened twice)!
11-12-2007, 02:53 AM
su35bm

I'm interested at building a new AM2+ rig but I've been told that gigabyte boards suck in terms of quality .Is this true about this model or should I get an asus(long term asus user here)?
11-12-2007, 04:26 AM
v0dka

Quote:

Originally Posted by BadNizze

Thanks Tictac for that link!

Lightman and others with the gigabyte 790FX-DQ6 Board. How does youre board reacte when you set something that does not work, for example i tryed 340*9 and the 533 divider, board does not post and the familary beeeeeeeeeeeeep beeeeeeeeeeeeeep beeeeeeeeeeeeeeep, Clering cmos does not help at all. Is this normal? Or is my board dying? If it is I need to cheak my voltages.... from my "wall" suspecting voltage spikes is killing my hardeware.... I CAN`T be this unlucky! (3 dying mobos in the last 6 moths....)

Get a surge protector. A good brand.
11-12-2007, 04:51 AM
Psycho_eddie

Quote:

Originally Posted by su35bm

I'm interested at building a new AM2+ rig but I've been told that gigabyte boards suck in terms of quality .Is this true about this model or should I get an asus(long term asus user here)?

They ust to be cheap and nasty but now are comming up in terms of quality with good high end bords but i still would prefur Asus mobo or DFI

Only reason well one reason :rofl: for ppl buying this bord is its the only avaible 790FX mobo currently availble!!

Still im sure its a good bord but will be put down by likes of DFI mobo which comes out DEC/Jan
11-12-2007, 07:02 AM
su35bm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psycho_eddie

They ust to be cheap and nasty but now are comming up in terms of quality with good high end bords but i still would prefur Asus mobo or DFI

Only reason well one reason :rofl: for ppl buying this bord is its the only avaible 790FX mobo currently availble!!

Still im sure its a good bord but will be put down by likes of DFI mobo which comes out DEC/Jan

Thanks for the info .I never had the chance to use a gigabyte mobo so I don't have aby personal experience with their older products , but I haerd some "horor" stories about their quality .On the other hand asus never failled me so far.However dfi's lp&lp ut boards are targeting the hardcore ocers and I'm not one of them , though AMD's overdrive app is a major plus for me(I've got a c2d rig but I'm fed up having to change a mobo every 3 months).Hopefully there are going to be more options and better prices after the official launch as I'm lining up for an early Xmas build with quadcore and quadfire in mind.
11-12-2007, 07:38 AM
Psycho_eddie

I built a rig for my dad he wanted quad core system in the summer and Q6600 was only reasonable priced one at the time but ive had issues with Mobo such a 680I chipsets.. not impressed with C2D!! performence is good though but i think Amd will come up trumps... currently Amd platforms are seen as much more reliable and stable! might not have best performence but what about if Amd then increases its performence with Quad chips... its now comming to light so Amd will have best of both worlds Stabilty with great performence... Intel might have lead in performence but stabilty well no comment :rofl:

If your An Asus fan like me you want to preorder this baby

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...d=5&subcat=808
11-12-2007, 09:57 AM
tictac

Amd Overdrive ver 2.10

Link:
http://rapidshare.com/files/69180580/AOD210.msi.html

My Link:
http://www.esnips.com/doc/fda543b6-a...Overdrive-2.10
11-12-2007, 10:19 AM
xVeinx

Thanks tictac. I suppose it's time for me to try my hand at overclocking my 4600+ :p
11-12-2007, 11:47 AM
Lightman

Quote:

Originally Posted by tictac

amd overdrive ver 2.10 http://rapidshare.com/files/69180580/AOD210.msi.html

My heroe! :worship:
11-12-2007, 12:48 PM
LinusTech

I spent about 45 mins looking for a new version of that last night. The one on the MSI site doesn't support the CPU I'm using.
11-12-2007, 01:37 PM
su35bm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psycho_eddie

I built a rig for my dad he wanted quad core system in the summer and Q6600 was only reasonable priced one at the time but ive had issues with Mobo such a 680I chipsets.. not impressed with C2D!! performence is good though but i think Amd will come up trumps... currently Amd platforms are seen as much more reliable and stable! might not have best performence but what about if Amd then increases its performence with Quad chips... its now comming to light so Amd will have best of both worlds Stabilty with great performence... Intel might have lead in performence but stabilty well no comment :rofl:

If your An Asus fan like me you want to preorder this baby

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...d=5&subcat=808

Deffinetly a nice board but somewhat expensive (I don't want to spend more than 200E per component even though I've got an unlimited budget.I know it sounds strange but it's standard price policy for me).Also I think it;s got some layout issues (if you look closer you'll notice that the last 2 pcie slots are to close .Of course this is important only if you want quadfire but that's exactly what I have in mind) and I don't like the built in ramsinks.I mean how am I supposed to use any decent ram modules that have ramsinks without voiding the warranty.However I might as well wait for the reviews and see what will happen by then or I migt pull the trigger and buy the gigabyte , but the placement of the pcie slots at this board is awfull .It's an actual heat trap tha could turn out to be a "death" trap for the 4 3850 512mb I'm planing to buy.
11-12-2007, 02:49 PM
generics_user

Quote:

Originally Posted by Linus@ncix

I spent about 45 mins looking for a new version of that last night. The one on the MSI site doesn't support the CPU I'm using.

stop teasing us with the i want to have it cpu :shakes:
11-13-2007, 08:30 AM
S1nn3r

Well well well, I just so happened to be looking on Scan yesterday when i Noticed the board was back in stock :)

So i went ahead and ordered this -

Lian Li PC A05B
Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DQ6
AMD AM2 Athlon 64 5000+ Black
Corsair HX620
Zalman CNPS9700
2x 120mm Scythe S-FLEX 1200RPM
Corsair Dominator Airflow Fan

Gonna stick with my trusty x1900XT for now and wait for 3850 to show up video wise. Anything not on the list is being recycled from my existing build or my pile of bits in the corner of my room(X-Fi,Optical,HD,Mushkin Low Latancy 2GB DDR2 Kit)
11-13-2007, 09:48 AM
mad_skills

Everything is nice:up: , but why Zalman?
It's too overpriced.
11-13-2007, 10:28 AM
S1nn3r

Quote:

Originally Posted by mad_skills

Everything is nice:up: , but why Zalman?
It's too overpriced.

My current rig uses Zalman coolers on the GPU and CPU and Scythe fans in the case so im basicly sticking to what I know works well as far as cooling goes.
11-14-2007, 03:31 AM
Dream308

Ill be sure to get this baby along with a phenom.. good thing I dont have to spend $$$$ for the intel and still be in the same ballpark.
11-14-2007, 06:30 AM
quake6

One question for quadfire.Will it work with 4x1950pro or just with newer one?
11-14-2007, 06:38 AM
LIKMARK

only hd38xx's supports CrossfireX
11-14-2007, 06:41 AM
quake6

o man...:( I have 4 1950pro and I just wanted to try it in quadfire :D
11-14-2007, 06:53 AM
mad_skills

Quote:

Originally Posted by S1nn3r

My current rig uses Zalman coolers on the GPU and CPU and Scythe fans in the case so im basicly sticking to what I know works well as far as cooling goes.

Ok, no argue with that, but you could have had Tuniq Tower 120 or Ultra120 eXtreme for something as 10$ more than that 9700, and they perform significantly better.
But if you are after aesthetics then i agree, Zalmans are pretty.:)
11-14-2007, 07:50 AM
Lightman

Quote:

Originally Posted by S1nn3r

Well well well, I just so happened to be looking on Scan yesterday when i Noticed the board was back in stock :)

So i went ahead and ordered this -

Lian Li PC A05B
Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DQ6
AMD AM2 Athlon 64 5000+ Black
Corsair HX620
Zalman CNPS9700
2x 120mm Scythe S-FLEX 1200RPM
Corsair Dominator Airflow Fan

Gonna stick with my trusty x1900XT for now and wait for 3850 to show up video wise. Anything not on the list is being recycled from my existing build or my pile of bits in the corner of my room(X-Fi,Optical,HD,Mushkin Low Latancy 2GB DDR2 Kit)

Finally you will join our exclusive club :p:

I must say you have good taste for hardware. I especially like Corsair HX PSU and case...

When you're getting parts?
11-14-2007, 08:22 AM
Start

430 FSB is yummy. Remember the last board I had was the Neo 2 Platinum could do 340 Mhz and that board was awesome :)
11-14-2007, 08:51 AM
Psycho_eddie

would expect far more then 430FSB... my Crosshair 590SLI does 400fsbx8 with reasonable stabilty!

Havnt really seen much amazment with this bord yet
11-14-2007, 12:53 PM
Lightman

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psycho_eddie

would expect far more then 430FSB... my Crosshair 590SLI does 400fsbx8 with reasonable stabilty!

Havnt really seen much amazment with this bord yet

I wasn't testing max HTT reference clock but max HTT with 5x multi!!

Can your Crosshair do 2150MHz HTT??? ;)

Besides, this wasn't max motherboard can do, simply my CPU cant do 450x8 stable enought not to mention 500x8...
11-14-2007, 12:58 PM
S1nn3r

Quote:

Originally Posted by mad_skills

Ok, no argue with that, but you could have had Tuniq Tower 120 or Ultra120 eXtreme for something as 10$ more than that 9700, and they perform significantly better.
But if you are after aesthetics then i agree, Zalmans are pretty.:)

I prefer the Zalmans mainly because i find the "built in" fan on the cooler reduces the chance of any werid resonance/vibrations happening that i am very sensitive to VS a cooler with a fan mounted onto it. Also the Zalmans even cranked to max RPM have a non intrusive "windy" fan noise. So yes its all about the Noise with the Zalmans .. though of corse they do look nice and are very well built as well :)
11-15-2007, 02:17 AM
mAJORD

All greased up and no Phenom to shove in there!

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/1502/img1876ik7.jpg

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/7233/img1878th7.jpg
Can't finish the topside insulation yet, I need to be able to fit the bracket still as I want to play with air first, as we all will I guess :yepp:
11-15-2007, 02:47 AM
LIKMARK

Looking forward for som chilled water action from you mAJORD! Crossing my fingers for Phenom to fly under water!
11-15-2007, 08:08 AM
Lightman

Quote:

Originally Posted by mAJORD

All greased up and no Phenom to shove in there!

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/1502/img1876ik7.jpg

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/7233/img1878th7.jpg
Can't finish the topside insulation yet, I need to be able to fit the bracket still as I want to play with air first, as we all will I guess :yepp:

WOW! mAJORD is this pernament paint or removable? Looks horrible :p: I wouldn't let you paint my house :D

Seriously tho I can't wait for Phenom in that socket :up:
11-15-2007, 08:38 AM
akaBruno

Waiting for Phenom is akin to watching paint dry. heheheh
11-15-2007, 11:18 AM
S1nn3r

Little update to say I Just ordered a HD3870, the icing on my hopefully yummy DAMMIT cake :)

Will prehaps delay the build till i get the 3870,as the case and the rest of the stuff will(hopefully) arrive tomorrow but the 3870 will be monday/tuesday. Or I may not ... dont know yet heh.
11-15-2007, 01:58 PM
akaBruno

Just come close. THat's all I ask. :D
11-15-2007, 10:54 PM
mAJORD

Lightman, it peels off easily. Liquid electrical tape :)
11-16-2007, 02:06 PM
VVJ

Does any body know, what is the latest BIOS version for GA-MA790FX DQ6? I have F2i version dated with November 6, 2007.
11-16-2007, 02:45 PM
Psycho_eddie

I think this end of year we are to see a performence explosion like no other!

Phenom Native Quad... i think performence is more likely to be better then estimated!

Quad Crossfire with 4 x 3870XT using not much power Amd promo spider rig used a TT 750W psu!

And 790FX chipset reduces bottlenecks and now since TDP of mobos is so low dont have to worry about keeping mobo cool like 590SLI chipset!!

All in all... Go AMD go!!!

1 2 3 4 who do we apritiate .... AMD!!

:rofl:
11-16-2007, 02:54 PM
Lightman

Quote:

Originally Posted by VVJ

Does any body know, what is the latest BIOS version for GA-MA790FX DQ6? I have F2i version dated with November 6, 2007.

Do you know what it brings compared to F2H??
BTW on Gigabyte support pages only F2H is available. Where you got this F2I version??
Can you share it? :)
11-16-2007, 03:54 PM
VVJ

Lightman, well, I am just a good friend of AMD and I can request almost anything I need. I see that this thread is very popular. Therefore I have requested the latest BIOS version for the motherboard that is being discussed here. Also, I can get the latest BIOS updates for ASUS and MSI main boards based on the AMD790FX chipset.

Frankly speaking, I don’t know what the latest update brings us compared to F2h. Anyway, here is the update for XS members http://cbid.amdclub.ru/files/ma79xdq6.F2i.rar
11-16-2007, 05:41 PM
S1nn3r

I have everything but the 3870 now :) ... going to start the build later today (Saturday afternoon) possibly or leave it till the 3870 shows up.
11-16-2007, 07:02 PM
mAJORD

thank you verrry much VVJ, appreciated
11-16-2007, 09:31 PM
destsh

Still the same bug with the F2i bios :confused:

Memory is not being read correctly, if I try running sisoft or speedfan system hangs. Swapped slots and same thing happens.
System functions fine otherwise.

BIOS: F1
http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/5...osf1dh7.th.jpg

BIOS: F2H
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/8...sf2hdp3.th.jpg

BIOS: F2i
http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/1...sf2ieq5.th.jpg
11-17-2007, 12:11 AM
Lightman

@VVJ:
Thank you very much! I will try this BIOS today and report my findings, but probably it only fixes small issues with Phenom... Will see :up:
11-17-2007, 10:22 AM
Thesavage

Hey Lightman
Can you test a Xfi soundcard on your new board to see if the Ati/Xfi bug is still there. btw its the squeal of death thats happens randomly during gaming.
Thanks
11-17-2007, 12:05 PM
Lightman

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thesavage

Hey Lightman
Can you test a Xfi soundcard on your new board to see if the Ati/Xfi bug is still there. btw its the squeal of death thats happens randomly during gaming.
Thanks

I've got only SB Audigy 2 ....

I'm not sure what squeal of death you mean, I've played for more that 4 hours continuously.
11-17-2007, 02:03 PM
S1nn3r

Have system built largely built today.. transferring Optical,HD and X-Fi from existing system tomorrow to compleate hardware build.

I managed to render unusable one of the standoff holes on my A05B, due partly to my own damn fault but also due to the A05s alu mobo tray and its softer nature then say a steel one .. bah. My other screw up was i forgot to pull back the little EMI forks on the mobo port plate so it looks a bit iffy, I could fix it but due to the huge hastle with the standoffs and getting the cooler on i cant be arsed doing some of that again.

Also a little note for others with the intention of useing this board in an A05 .. the Power LED connector will not fit on the mobos header .. wrong socket type.
11-17-2007, 08:49 PM
Thesavage

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lightman

I've got only SB Audigy 2 ....

I'm not sure what squeal of death you mean, I've played for more that 4 hours continuously.

Randomly during gaming the Xfi will make a loud screach noise not related to the game at all, many gamers on the ati chipset have complained of this bug see,
http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?...Language=en-us
http://forums.creative.com/creativel...ssage.id=76653
I just want to be sure if i get a new 790fx chipset mainboard that i dont have the same problems. :cool:
11-17-2007, 09:51 PM
S1nn3r

The standoff situation has gotten alot worse, seems some of the standoffs and/or screws are faulty somehow, this has basicly put a hold on the build, as as it stands 1 standoff is out of action and 2 others are suspect and do not hold the mobo properly.

So far my Lian Li experance could be better, this is actuly my second dodgy Lian Li case, bought a PC60 a few years ago had to return it becuse there were a far amount of factory defects in fit/finish.

Corse now I have to work out what to do about this situation and also scavenge together some stuff(not from my working build though for odvious reasons) to test the CPU/Mobo/Video/PSU caseless later today so I can at least know that that stuff works.

I know this is off topic here but im trying to save makeing 100's of posts on my build and any issue/comments i have about it.
11-18-2007, 03:07 AM
Lightman

Quote:

Originally Posted by S1nn3r

The standoff situation has gotten alot worse, seems some of the standoffs and/or screws are faulty somehow, this has basicly put a hold on the build, as as it stands 1 standoff is out of action and 2 others are suspect and do not hold the mobo properly.

So far my Lian Li experance could be better, this is actuly my second dodgy Lian Li case, bought a PC60 a few years ago had to return it becuse there were a far amount of factory defects in fit/finish.

Corse now I have to work out what to do about this situation and also scavenge together some stuff(not from my working build though for odvious reasons) to test the CPU/Mobo/Video/PSU caseless later today so I can at least know that that stuff works.

I know this is off topic here but im trying to save makeing 100's of posts on my build and any issue/comments i have about it.

That's a bad news :(

I'm waiting for your results with HD3800 card on AMD :)
11-18-2007, 09:14 AM
Jamesrt2004

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(26829)...790FX-AMD.aspx

£157 :) cheaper then Overclockers for us UK'ers so far
11-19-2007, 08:29 PM
S1nn3r

I have the system running caseless now but am haveing a fair few issues ..

1) Running a few instances of RTHDRIBL causes 3d artifacts in eatch windowed instance once more then 2 instances are running at default settings. 3DMark wont even get past the splash screen. The GPU temp on the 3870 hits 80c - 90c (Idles around 55 - 60c) within about 30 seconds under this load, which is not that unusual temp wise .. so I dont know what this could be..

2) Have tried Speedfan,Coretemp ATI overdrive and EVEREST and all these apps report temps on my 5000+ BE to be around 4c for Core 1 and Core 2 14c idle.. needless to say these are a bit wrong. Gigabytes Easy Tune Pro reports CPU temp at around 25c idle. This makes any attempt to stress test for temps impossible at stock never mind any OC.

First the availabity of the mobo was an issue then case issues and now this .. :confused: :( :mad: :shrug:
11-20-2007, 01:36 AM
Lightman

Quote:

Originally Posted by S1nn3r

I have the system running caseless now but am haveing a fair few issues ..

1) Running a few instances of RTHDRIBL causes 3d artifacts in eatch windowed instance once more then 2 instances are running at default settings. 3DMark wont even get past the splash screen. The GPU temp on the 3870 hits 80c - 90c (Idles around 55 - 60c) within about 30 seconds under this load, which is not that unusual temp wise .. so I dont know what this could be..

2) Have tried Speedfan,Coretemp ATI overdrive and EVEREST and all these apps report temps on my 5000+ BE to be around 4c for Core 1 and Core 2 14c idle.. needless to say these are a bit wrong. Gigabytes Easy Tune Pro reports CPU temp at around 25c idle. This makes any attempt to stress test for temps impossible at stock never mind any OC.

First the availabity of the mobo was an issue then case issues and now this .. :confused: :( :mad: :shrug:

Temperatures reported by CoreTemp are in line with other 65nm Brisbane's so nothing to worry about. EasyTune is showing temp from external sensor placed under CPU socket and that is quite good indication of CPU temperature.

But your graphics cards are out of spec big way! This is not right... Keep us updated!

PS. I'm getting my 2x3870 hopefully today!
11-20-2007, 02:14 AM
mAJORD

waiting for my Phenom!

hurry up :down: .
11-20-2007, 03:23 AM
Aussie FX

Quote:

Originally Posted by mAJORD

waiting for my Phenom!

hurry up :down: .

Hmm. Saw a couple of not great reviews today. (Anandtech was their typical useless self)
I'm beginning to think that K10 has a major bug in it somewhere.
The good news is bugs can be fixed

Have you tried a K8 in your board yet mAJORD?
Good to see you got it too.
Time to try some max HTT :yepp:

http://img89.imageshack.us/my.php?image=420httuy2.jpg
11-20-2007, 05:39 AM
S1nn3r

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lightman

Temperatures reported by CoreTemp are in line with other 65nm Brisbane's so nothing to worry about. EasyTune is showing temp from external sensor placed under CPU socket and that is quite good indication of CPU temperature.

But your graphics cards are out of spec big way! This is not right... Keep us updated!

PS. I'm getting my 2x3870 hopefully today!

So the screwy Core temperatures in some apps are "normal" then.. hm thats freaky and will make testing/OCing rather interesting heh.

The GPU Temp doesnt seem terribly bad(Ive had video cards run stable at worse temps) Im thinking it may prehaps be some dud VRAM ?, going to phone retailer later today and speak to them about it, probibly get yet another RMA :shakes:
11-20-2007, 06:02 AM
VVJ

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lightman

@VVJ:
Thank you very much! I will try this BIOS today and report my findings, but probably it only fixes small issues with Phenom... Will see :up:

I have got 2HL BIOS update of 11/19/2007!!! :shocked:
11-20-2007, 06:45 AM
Lightman

Quote:

Originally Posted by VVJ

I have got 2HL BIOS update of 11/19/2007!!! :shocked:

Can you post it?? I tried CF 3870 today during lunch time and had wired performance issues. This might help.... :up:
11-20-2007, 07:15 AM
VVJ

Lightman, here is a new update http://cbid.at.tut.by/files/ma79xdq6.2hl.rar
11-20-2007, 08:10 AM
Lightman

Quote:

Originally Posted by VVJ

Lightman, here is a new update http://cbid.at.tut.by/files/ma79xdq6.2hl.rar

Thanks VVJ!
I will try it in 2 hours time (after work).
My problem is wired in a way that cards are kept at 300MHz core even when full screen game/application is running.
11-20-2007, 08:10 AM
S1nn3r

Done more testing ..

RTHDRIBL displays artifacts and flickering within 10 - 20 seconds once more then one instance is running windowed, however if just one instance is run windowed or fullscreen then no issues are noticable.

As i have said before 3dmark does not get past the spash screen however I have noted dureing past system builds that 3dmark itself is often unreliable and doesnt start up properly on occasion so I am not sure how much weight to put on this in terms of stablity particulaly as installed The Witcher to test an actual game rather then a benchmark/stress test and played it for 15 minutes with no issues at all.

Thoughout testing I kept an eye on GPU temps, and these are within what i would consider safe temps, and I fail to see with the temps I am seeing how that would be the cause of the artfacts/corruption, also if it was a temp issue then all 3d would be affected under all circumstances in my experance.

So im pretty confused right about now .. anyone have any thoughs/suggestions ?
11-20-2007, 09:13 AM
VVJ

Lightman, any time! ;)

Well, I can request RD790 Revision Errata document to find any mention about your issue. But prior to request I have to know chipset (RD790+SB600) revision numbers of your main board. Could you tell me please, what revision numbers does your chipset have?

To determine a revision number both RD790 northbridge and SB600 southbridge you can use any software that is capable of reading PCI configuration space, e.g. WPCREDIT, etc.

The RD790 host bridge can be found at Bus:0, Device:0, Function:0 and the SB600 I/O hub at Bus:0, Device:20, Function:0. Register 08h contains ASIC Revision.

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