Excellent, price is where BO failed imo ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by SF3D
Excellent, price is where BO failed imo ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by SF3D
Well this board is not a Quantum Force boardQuote:
Originally Posted by G H Z
hahah, no, it doesnt come bundled, thats the fan that comes bundled with the blackops :DQuote:
Originally Posted by MomijiTMO
your welcome ^^Quote:
Originally Posted by HDCHOPPER
yeh, i saw it :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Slovnaft
BloodRage wont be out right after launch, just like the Rampage Extreme 2 it will come a bit later...
well we will see... if the memory controllers really degrade with more than 1.65v after some time then there will be big demand for this memory, but if its fixed now and vdimm of up to 2v and more is ok, then nobody will care about low voltage memory in the desktop segment i think...Quote:
Originally Posted by zads27
yes, you need less vdimm for the same speedQuote:
Originally Posted by DMH
too expensive... well not THAT expensive, but they do cost quite a bit more than any other NIC and they dont really bring any advantage... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by pajaa
Oh well a fan is like what? $10 max? Who cares :p:
Thanks for the screenie too.
Thanks for this excellent info sasha
Thanks for the info SF3D and Saaya... this board looking great and the price info is really interesting
your welcome :toast:Quote:
Originally Posted by T_M
if you guys have any more questions about nehalem let me know :)
your welcome man :toast:Quote:
Originally Posted by Benny Lodewijk
like i said, if you have any questions just ask :D
unfortunately i dont seem to be getting any X58 loving, so have to rely on your real extreme world usage reports till November :(
you just broke my dream :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by SF3D
I wanna see sub 5min with nehalem :yepp:
its been toooo long, now we need horsepowers!
nice board... ;)
looking good for Nehalem horsepowers and i think it run about 4GHz ? :confused:
btw. wanna to try on this board :D:D:D
hmm I think SF3D make it with 21x200 ;)
16M with good memory performence - 4:19.078
3.85GHz, Triple Channel 1600 7-7-7-20
PS. Wolfdale must have almost 5GHz with higher mem freq. to make that :ROTF:
well... look at it that way, people complain about boards for 400USD but they buy a set of 400USD videocards and a 1000USD cpu... i dont know why, but people expect boards to be cheap for some reason... me too actually, i figured mainboard makers are cashing in big time on high end boards, but actually they dont... there isnt a lot of margin with high end boards, i was quite surprised...Quote:
Originally Posted by SF3D
you are linking him to the GOOC babe galleries? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by SF3D
:DQuote:
Originally Posted by ZoLKoRn
For 4.2Ghz is it to slow!Quote:
Originally Posted by ryba
i think it is 3.8Ghz (19x200)...
i have seen a 4Ghz i7-920 (20x200) which does it in 10min 2secs. (without tweaks)
Haha...your guess was really high :D This is very powerful setup and fast board. I have to test XP next week and try the same settings. I think sub 10min is possible without too much effort.Quote:
Originally Posted by ryba
No :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by ZoLKoRn
No need to teach me dude :D I have never complained about the prices. You have to pay if you want to play ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by saaya
Bloodrage photoshop for anyone interested :)
http://www.coolclocks.nl/datas/users/bloodrage.png
Just run my test and i will know it SF3D:up:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=202139
JP.
Waaaa it wrong !!! :D
No. You have to wait :(Quote:
Originally Posted by JPQY
X58, Is the BlackOps in alpha testing yet?
I think you are confused... X58 Bloodrage is the name for the new quantum force motherboard. The X48 BlackOps has been on the market now for quite a while :)Quote:
Originally Posted by kaskuli
eh? Being on the market doesn't...argh, never mind.
Quote:
Originally Posted by kaskuli
Sarcasm is the most intelligent class of humor, but you fail on this one :down:Quote:
Originally Posted by kaskuli
Or I didn't get it :rolleyes:
He probably wasn't able to get a BlackOPS or his was buggy:p:Quote:
Originally Posted by SF3D
Daaaamn.. that must have been one of the lamest tries at being sarcastic.... well... EVER? :rofl:
Here is the same run as yesterday, but with tighter mem timings and unnecessary processes killed:
Here is some eight core action (click the small screen):
:up:
Thanks for sharing, SF3D! :)
I hope the Foxconnboard will be available soon after the release! I think saaya will give us the best support! :D Right, Sascha?! :p
Here is some eight core action (click the small screen): ->see no screen...
If you use my program you will see your 8threads at 100% continous!
And i'am sure that the Nehalem will be faster then a Skulltrail at the same speed!
saaya and support go hand & hand ! :D
sascha is on the ball his support has been ubove & beyond any thing eye have ever seen :up:!!
hahah, nice! :D :toast:Quote:
Originally Posted by Remcokatz
ill show some you guys real pics soon :)
i see nussing :DQuote:
Originally Posted by SF3D
sure, but not to you!!! :P :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by SeLecT
thank you sir :DQuote:
Originally Posted by HDCHOPPER
http://www.abload.de/img/traurig278e.pngQuote:
Originally Posted by saaya
I hope i will get a little bit of your support :p:
Hi all! I hope to receive a new Core i7 965 XE CPU this week, so I can provide you some scores soon. Wish me luck with this new one ;)
The board is working like it should and Crysis / Crysis warhead is running well on SLI setup :up:
NDA is finally over and I can share my first resuts with Core i7 940 CPU.
These were done with early stage, so better scores are coming later.
Setup:
Foxconn Renaissance X58 Digital life
A-Data 1600X DDR3 3x 1GB
Intel Core i7 940
Thermaltake TP 1200W
Screenshots:
http://www.aijaa.com/img/b/00160/3022956.jpg
http://www.aijaa.com/img/b/00755/3022959.jpg
http://www.aijaa.com/img/b/00379/3022962.jpg
http://www.aijaa.com/img/b/00956/3022964.jpg
http://www.aijaa.com/img/b/00324/3022967.jpg
Wow I think Foxconn read my mind on what color board I want. It will match perfect with my Tribal Skulls case. :) And not to mention the price of this board wow. I am wondering if this board will run G Skill D9GTS 12800 3 x 1GB sticks? Also why is there no RESET/CMOS buttons like the BlackOps? Great job so far on the reviews SF3D :up: and Saaya. ;)
http://www.aijaa.com/img/b/00451/2838890.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...IMG_0292-1.jpg
Haha.. this motherboard will be perfect to your case.
Looking very nice, when can we expect BIOS pics etc.?
are you just being safe or is 3.8 the limit for your cpu ??
SF3D any more benches coming our way? How does the board do with high voltage? Would you recommend water cooling parts other then CPU. Thanks
I thought that it was the limit of my cpu, but it wasn't It can do 4GHz vantage/3DM06 on air, so it's not the worst 940 cpu.Quote:
Originally Posted by HDCHOPPER
Yes. I should receive one 965 CPU tomorrow and I will do some more testing. LN2 test will come when I will have car again. I crashed my car last Thursday :down:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lu(ky
You don't need watercooling on other parts than CPU. X58 might get hot, if you stress it a lot, but it shouldn't be an issue.
Here is some bios shots. As you can see, there is only the very basic options available. (Sorry about the quality)
http://www.aijaa.com/img/b/00313/3082530.jpg
http://www.aijaa.com/img/b/00469/3082535.jpg
http://www.aijaa.com/img/b/00475/3082536.jpg
http://www.aijaa.com/img/b/00400/3082544.jpg
http://www.aijaa.com/img/b/00635/3082548.jpg
http://www.aijaa.com/img/b/00290/3082550.jpg
http://www.aijaa.com/img/b/00110/3082551.jpg
http://www.aijaa.com/img/b/00732/3082553.jpg
What do you think the MAX OC on water with a i7-920 in Triple channel & this board?
Quote:
Originally Posted by SF3D
I've just seen this board @ Overclockers for £293.74 inc VAT !!!! :eek: that's about 340 euro!!!! :mad: What the hell! i really wanted this Mobo! but not at that price! :down:
Anybody know where i can find it cheaper in europe ?
Wow. That board is simply amazing. I love the layout and colors. I'm 99% sure this will be the next board I go with. I was planning on a C2D/790i build but now that i7 is out I think I'm going to wait a little bit and go all out on this one.
When is this board supposed to be available for sale in the US?
So when or where is this board for SALE? Does this board have any CMOS/RESET buttons on it?
Thanks
It should be available really soon in your area. You can already get the board in EU, but I don't know about USA.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lu(ky
http://geizhals.at/a378149.html
Price isn't that bad. 270€ and it will get lower after launch :up:
SF3D, do you know when the US will get this board?
No I don't. Sorry! It shouldn't take too long.Quote:
Originally Posted by BrokeDown
Somebody asked about cmos reset button. It is there. Check the area behind S-ATA connectors. There is triangle in the button and there is red light in it, when motherboard is powered up.
It's up on newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813186161
Wow...very tempting...although I'm looking at another $800 in upgrades:(Quote:
Originally Posted by TheCool
I will be pulling the trigger on this board with a i7-920 at the end of this month... :) Will update with PIX with setup complete.... And I was wondering if I could use my current memory on this board? G Skill DDR3 PC-12800 2GB (D9GTS)
Thanks for your help :) SF3D
They have 1.9V voltage, I guess that on lower frequency (and voltage) you should be able to run them without problems. Its just matter of trying it. I think that 1.75V is ok and shouldnt kill CPU.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lu(ky
I did some reading a few months back and found a rumor that high board manufacturers could [persay] remove the CPU's responsibility to control the voltage for the RAM thus allowing people to you ethusiast level RAM on the X58 boards.
My question, is that even possible?
Not sure if thats truth, but DFi claims that they actually did it on their new mobo. I think it can be done, cause design of Phenoms and i7 is very similar and as you know, Phenom dont care how much voltage you put into your ramQuote:
Originally Posted by Telo
(tested 3V without destroying Phenom:).
I got one incoming...
Newegg is selling this motherboard for $277.99 now. :D
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813186161
But I'm still waiting for the BloodRage to go on sale. :up:
Hopefully I'll have results by next weekend. I need to find a place that actually has the 1366 adapter in stock for my Ultra extreme. I'd hate to get stuck with the stock cooler. I know some that have it listed and it's OOS. :(
ya $280 not too bad my mars cost that much with ins. ;)
com'on Bloodrage :D
Looks nice except for the "speaker" in the middle. -_-
I dont like that at all.
I'll wait for Blood Rage (moste likely) lol
Yeah I don't care for the NB cooler either. I like the rest though, and the price.
If it performs well, I'll be happy.
I am actually eager to test SLi in it.
BTW some guy on Newegg is suggesting this board is Crossfire only. That is BS according to the official manual. Here's a cap from the SLi section in the .pdf-
http://img153.imageshack.us/my.php?image=foxslifm0.jpg
BTW 2, for people that need a decent ram kit try the below. 270usd DDR 3 1600 3 x 2Gb-
http://www.mushkin.com/doc/products/...ail.asp?id=732
hahaha yeah looks perfect for your case! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Lu(ky
and yes, theres a reset button :)
is it still that expensive in the uk? prices were crazy before the launch but should be much lower now. even 270euros is still high...Quote:
Originally Posted by ToiletDuck
should work fine, you should increase vtt to 1.35v, then you can use vdimm up to 2v safely it seems from what everybody reported so far :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lu(ky
the cpu doesnt control the memory voltage, so im not sure what you mean...Quote:
Originally Posted by Telo
there was a rumor that vcore=vdimm on core i7, which was nonsense, and that vcore and vdimm are directly connected on the board, which was nonsense too :D
yeah, annoying huh? thats why BloodRage has 775 mounting holes :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Blacklash
even IF you find an adapter for your heatsink, its annoying to order it, get it shipped, pay 20$ for it, wait for it, and then fiddle with the mounting all the time... i tried the thermalright ultra extreme, tuniq tower and some more tower heatsinks and watercooling kits and they all mount fine :)
Ah well I should be able to run 3.30GHz or so until I get the 1336 adapter kit.
I'm getting mixed info on exactly what card configs the Ren. supports. Some have said no Sli, and Crossfire only. Is this true saaya?
SLI will work for sure. All X58 motherboards support both SLI / CF.
HAHAHA i just cant help it, that NB cooler looks like a speaker :rofl: Nice board though, i wonder if it can beat Rampage II :confused:
Dont be sure :).Quote:
Originally Posted by SF3D
:D Yes.. I can't speak about that, cause there may be some "cheap" X58 motherboards, which might not support SLI.Quote:
Originally Posted by M3kk
But this thread is all about Renaissance and SLI will work on this motherboard for sure. I have tested both CF and SLI :up: Is that clear enough now :p:
Download the manual in .pdf form from Foxconn. SLi details are on page 115 and a few before.
It is supported on the Foxconn Renaissance mobo.
I linked a cap of it a few posts ago-
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=159
I'll have hard results for you to further prove it this coming weekend. I'll post them in this thread. I'm running GTX 260 SLi.
Its a shame they placed the PCIE slots right on top of each other as I did like the look of this board, but want to be able to go to Tri-Sli at some stage so its a no go for me.
That's the reason I gave it 4 stars vs 5 on Newegg.
The slot placement would limit you to 2 dual slot cooler cards or 4 single slot cards. So for nVidia you can go SLi and for ATi you could go X2 Crossfire or HD 4850 Crossfire X. You might be able to do Tri-SLi if you used waterblocks on your nVidia cards.
Nice board. More specs found HERE: http://www.foxconnchannel.com/produc...D=en-us0000431
EDIT:
Never mind. I see it doesn't report altered clocks under the BIOS. I can only see them in windows.
Silly. i975x showed projected changes immediately.
I got 3.6GHz on the stock cooler with 1.28v. I could boot with 1.25v. The CPU test in 06 would freeze half way through though. 1.28v cured that.
I got idles in the high 40s and load for normal applications is in the mid 60s. No, I'm not going to bother dropping prime on my CPU with the stock cooler.
I am eager to get my Ultra Extreme installed again. I will be shooting for 3.9 and if it takes more than 1.375v to hold it, I probably won't bother.
That CMOS reset button is nice. It's saved me some trouble a few times.
So far I like this 920 and the Foxconn mobo a lot. I'll be able to test SLi as soon as I get a flexible SLi bridge. Ordered one below-
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/flslicafornv.html
On a side note, my Evga vanilla GTX 260 can do the same clocks as my XFX, or that is 730 with a 1532 shader clock. Can't wait to test 'em in SLi. :)
Well I should be getting mine tomorrow morning :)
I went with:
Core i7 920
Foxconn Renaissance X58
Corsair XMS3 Triple channel Kit 3x2GB
2x Samsung F1 1TB HDD
Corsair TX750 PSU
Its gonna be a revival of my Coolermaster ATCS 101 which has been resting for far too long in the cupboard!
I'm leaving the graphics department open for the moment until I check to see what fits best.
Has anyone tested 6 x 2GB yet on this board? I'd love to get 2 6GB DDR3 kits if possible.
Not yet. I might go that way and currently I'm just 3 x 2Gb.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spoiler
If you do it, populate the orange slots first, get it running, shut down, then fill the black slots, and reboot again.
I've got my Thermalright installed and I still can't get much beyond 3626MHz. I think I'm doing something wrong with uncore. I've been leaving that to auto. Anyone have an idea what range it should manually be set to for a swing at 3.9GHz?
So is that thing on the NB really a speaker?
I tried 19 x 190 and every time I have to clear the CMOS to post again no matter how tame the other system settings and no matter how high the voltage. So a based clock of higher than 183 = no post for me. I haven't experimented with turbo mode as of yet. Perhaps that will work.
EDIT:
Yep that's it. If I want to get 3.8GHz I'm going to need to use turbo mode. It works fine like that though.
Thanks for the info Blacklash :up:, I have the same board and cpu as you so I am going to have a go at overclocking this weekend as soon as I get my waterblock on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blacklash
Ok I got my flexible SLi bridges and there is nothing I can do to get GTX 260 SLi working properly in this motherboard.Quote:
Originally Posted by SF3D
I've tried the BIOS at default settings and setting the PCI-e slots to enabled with port 0 as high priority. The reason I did that is I get no signal from the card in slot 0 with two cards installed and rather get a signal from the second orange slot card before driver installation.
I've switched the cards around and tried a host of BIOS settings. Including default, PCI-e high priority disabled, with other slots to auto. PCI-e high priority disabled plus other slots enabled, PCI-e high priority set to slot 0, and others enabled, and PCI-e high priority set to slot 0 and other slots auto.
After I install the nVidia drivers I can get a signal from the top slot card and not until windows is prompting me for my password.
When I start the nVidia CP there are no options available for SLi.
It treats my card much like my BX2 did my 8800GT I used as a PhysX card. However these are not different cards. They're twin Evga GTX 260s. Same BIOS, same core, memory and shader clock.
Any ideas would be appreciated. I've been playing with this thing for hours switching cards around, reinstalling drivers and fiddling with the BIOS. No luck.
This mobo is behaving like my BX2 did with two cards, or that is no SLi support.
Hi Blacklash,Quote:
Originally Posted by Blacklash
I have 2 x GTX 280's in SLI using a flexible bridge and the 180 drivers.
I dont want to teach granny to suck eggs but check all cards are seated properly and the SLI bridge is free from visible defects as SLI definatly works on this board.
I have corsair XMS3 3x 2GB and it works fine, its rated at 1.65v 1600Quote:
Originally Posted by Spoiler
Could you list the changes you made to the bios to get to 3.8ghz?Quote:
Originally Posted by Blacklash
Interesting. Any ideas why I lose my video signal from my primary orange slot when installing a card in the second orange slot? I tried another SLi bridge from a friend and it still doesn't work properly for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ch3ck5um
Also what are your settings in the PCI-e area. Do you have the "high priority" option enabled etc?
It would have been nice for Foxconn to include a functional SLi bridge with this mobo. nVidia do not include bridges with their graphics card like ATi do with theirs.
I've used SLi and Crossfire before. I've also been building my own rigs since 1996.
I'd appreciate it if you or anyone else using this board could post a shot of a completed 3dmark06 run with SLi enabled. It would be good to include a shot from CPU-Z showing the mobo identification with the 06 bench cap.
When I get my Evga mobo up and running I am going to test these same cards and bridges on it. With the Foxconn I tried; one bridge installed towards the front, then one bridge installed towards the rear, then two bridges installed. Nothing I did would allow me to enable SLi.
It is possible I have faulty cards or bridges. These cards are fine separately and if the bridges are faulty it means I got three bad ones in a row. Again, the cards share the same BIOS, core clock, shader clock and mem clock.
Just enabled turbo. CPU volts were raised to 1.35v and NB is just under 1.4v. CPU VTT is 1.35v. Ram is 1.65v. VT is disabled.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ch3ck5um
I am going to try the Evga mobo. I like the slot layout better and it should work well with dual slot Tri-SLi.
Everything is default in the bios.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blacklash
3DMARK SLI first result:
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=9144893
Foxconn are sending out SLI bridges to their distributors as I have already spoken to them about it, they say contact your reseller and they will send you one for free.
I had the same issue with quad crossfire on this board with 4x3870's it disabled all DVI's apart from the bottom one.
3DMARK Crossfire:
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=9056785
Thanks for that I will give it a go :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Blacklash
Strange I cant seem to find "Turbo Mode"
Are you using "Fox One" as I cannot get it to run as it states it not compatible with my motherboard.. hmm...
Ahh.. found it
Under Intel PPM Configuration:
--> EIST Function enables turbo mode.
Something I have noticed is this board does not like having 120mm fans plugged into the fan headers, although they are well within spec the bios has issues booting when they are installed.
So it seems that its not just Asus that cant get on board fan control sorted, time to dig out the Zalman fan mate.
It is possible I got three bad SLi bridges in a row. I'll test others on it when I have the chance.
I ordered two from Asus. One should arrive with my Evga mobo too. I'll try them all on the Foxconn mobo out of curiosity.
Sunbeam Rheobus and Zalman fan mate are good options for fan control. I don't jack mine into the mobo either. I've been using the below one from FrozenCPU for a while.
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/10...17&id=XJ2bmruU
I can't test SLi with default BIOS settings because it disables RAID. So I have to set default then enable RAID. I wouldn't be able to boot otherwise.
Is it possible Intel RAID borks SLi on this mobo?
It could be if its the only thing thats not default.
Btw I haven't had any luck at all overclocking this board I think I am either doing it all wrong or I cant get a result from any clock other than default settings... all I get is black screen and have to reset bios to defaults to get back in, im sure its me doing something wrong, so could you put together a quick procedure of how best to overclock on this board to preserve my sanity? :)
Cheers
Ch3ck5um
I can tell you what has worked for me.
Let's speed up your boot first. If you aren't using the marvel RAID controller.
Go Adv. Settings>Onboard Device Config>SAS Controller-Disabled
Go to Fox CCU>Memory Timing Config>Perf. Tuning Mode-Manual>DRAM Freq 1066MHz 9-9-9-24
Go All Voltage>Memory, manually set the correct voltage here. For me it's 1.65v.
Save and exit.
Go right back into the BIOS.
Disable turbo
Go Fox CCU>Clock Mode>Manual
CPU Freq 160
Save and exit. You should have 3.2GHz
3.6GHz = as above but set the following under All Voltage first-
CPU Vcore Volt +0.07, CPU VTT +0.07, NB Volt 1.294v (Your CPU may need more vcore, adjust as needed)
Save and exit to let it apply the voltages.
Go back in the BIOS-
Under Fox CCU>CPU Freq, now set 180. Save and exit.
You should have 3.6GHz.
Once you are sure it's stable you can try tightening timings to 8-8-8-24. Leave uncore to automatic for all of these.
Usually when I OC on any mobo, I apply all my elevated voltages first. Save and exit. Then I put my memory where I wish it to be. Save and exit. Then the last thing I do is enter the BIOS and raise my CPU clock. Save and exit.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ch3ck5um
Your a star!
I will report back tonight hopefully with good news :)
lol this is the most commonly asked question when it comes to this mobo the speaker lol it will only play music once you reach over 6ghz then the sounds of "We Are The Champions" comes from the north bridge speaker heatsinkQuote:
Originally Posted by cloned
Well that worked, thanks Blacklash
Stage 1: 3.2Ghz
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=9169305
Stage 2: 3.4Ghz
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=9170283
Glad to help.
My EVGA X58 mobo arrived and the first thing I did was pull the flexible SLi bridge from the box. I tried it on the Foxconn mobo with my GTX 260s. Installed to the front = no options to enable SLi in the nVidia CP, installed to the rear = no options to enable SLi in the nVidia CP. I used default BIOS settings and stock system settings save having Intel RAID enabled.
I did uninstall the nVidia drivers in safe mode and clean my prefetch folder before adding the second card.
Based on my personal experience I can't recommend this mobo. The caveat there would be if my GTX 260s don't function in SLi with the EVGA X58 mobo.
Good luck and for now mine is being shelved. If the cards fail to work in SLi with my new mobo, I'll update.
SF3D can you give me some good addreses to stores in Finland that sells WC gear and hardware.
Hardware in Sweden is so expensive and hard to find.
Well it appears using 20x175 is the best stable clock for this combo without overvolting too much. This gets me 3.5ghz which is not too shabby for a non overclockers board.
Although I was hoping for more :)
It does seem like as soon as I hit 180 (err FSB) it defiantly pukes!
3.2GHz with no voltage changes is nice though :)