Sux.. i lost my AN7 ...
just because my friend is back one day before :9
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Sux.. i lost my AN7 ...
just because my friend is back one day before :9
I had the same high expectations for the AN7, had planned on making it my last 32 bit purchase, If nothing else I give them credit for saving me a few $$$...
Abit seems to be spending more money on Hyped up advertisement and less on R&D. There last 3 boards released have been what I consider sub-par. And since the P4 temperature controversy, the customer commitment seems lacking.
The IC7-G Max 3 was the last Abit I bought on there reputation, now I wait and see how they run, so far that philosophy has saved wasted money on the AN7, and the KV8. Hopefully they get back to there roots and start taking the time to do it right, before its to late..
I have been Oc'ing for years so I have a grasp on things.
This board IMHO is POS. At least this board is. I using bios 1.3.
So far I tried Buffalo 3200 BH5's and KHX 3500 NOT CH5 chips.
I have some Hynix and some other KHX I can try but I belive that's not the problem.
The ram seems to need much more Vdimm to run at the same speed and timings as the NF7 version 2.
Does this have something to do with the trace cut on the board meaning the board had Problems before so that's why they cut it?
Listen to this. I have this little yellow sticker on my AN7 box from some Japanese company. Why the fuc is there a sticker from a Japanese vendor on it?
It says something in Japanese and then "support@Keian.co.jp"
This is the company. http://www.keian.co.jp/
So I buy a board from Abit. The board's trace is gashed, it has a sticker on it from a Japanese vendor meaning it was in his hands before I got it. The damn board won't stop making that siren noise if a CPU fan isn't on it. The Guru OC'ing software locks up the board. It reboots and won't run Prime after say a fsb of 209.
So in conclusion, I warn you guys about this board. It's a POS, at least this one.
Hum.. really strange.. have you send email to abit marketing !?
Consider yourself lucky Techtones. Mine burnt up before I even got a post. I'm ***king thrilled it didnt take my cpu, ram or video with it. Piece of ***t.
I liked my nf7-s 2.0. Maybe because I never had a 1.2... but I was doing 230 at 2.5 timings out of the box until I updated the bios. But this is a ***king joke. At least make one clean cut. Abit should have the tools for that. Don't Stab at the trace with a screwdriver until you see copper. That is a bad idea.
I send them an e-mail about the cut trace but nothing back from them.
I guess it takes a few days to make up a believible answer.
I'm just going to RMA it. I'm sorry I didn't take the new NF7 instead.
But look, perhaps it's only these strange batch of boards that are bad?
Maybe the new batch will work better.
The more I fool around with the board, the worse it gets. If I set the Vdimm at 3v, the sytem reboots. It's like it can't handle the voltage draw of high Vcore and high Vdimm. The voltage regulating on this particular board is horrible.
I would expect this from Epox, not from Abit. In my eyes Abit is not the same company it once was. If they can put crap like this on the market, it tells you about the company's ideology and business practices. :rolleyes:
Think if I call newegg I can get rma refund without restocking fee? I don't want another one of these POS boards. I want my damn money back. I'm already paying through the nose shipping this crap back to them.
But.. if this motherboards is some final beta mobos !?
I cant belive that abit put this shi#@ in the market..
Number one, use Fedex Ground. I pay $6 from Fl to Ca.Quote:
Originally posted by Lithan
Think if I call newegg I can get rma refund without restocking fee? I don't want another one of these POS boards. I want my damn money back. I'm already paying through the nose shipping this crap back to them.
Yes, tell them about the thread here on cut traces. Do you have that little yellow sticker on yours too? If yes, ask them why it has another vendors sticker on it.
Yes they won't charge you a restocking fee but you need to call up and know what you're talking about.
How did your burn burn up??
keian? Yeah it's on the front of the box.
I set it up outside my rig, put in my secondary parts (1700+, 512 hyperx, ti4200, fort 350watt, slk900A+SF2) and hit the power switch. Powered on, fans started and before the monitor got a signal it shut off. I smelled smoke. The kind of sweet smoke that only burning solder or frying motherboards can create.
Oh damn :(
Yes what is that other vendors sticker doing on the box?
i think these guys are crazy Ocer's and tried modding the boards or trying them out and keeping only the good ones. Then they ship the rest out of the country.
Who knows.
I think they are probably abits distributer and maybe the bastards who got charged with the task of cutting the pcb.
Those mobos was bought at newegg ?
Mine was and many here were so yes.
i haven't fully test mines yet but from the look of it i might as well rma mines back to newegg. im guessing if they get enough complaints about this cut trace and all this other bullsh*t coming along with this board they won't charge a restocking fee.
usually newegg will waive the restock fee if you ask nicely and explain your problem.
No, they are just a dumb reseller that uses marketing phrases like this:Quote:
Originally posted by Lithan
I think they are probably abits distributer and maybe the bastards who got charged with the task of cutting the pcb.
"As with the 5 senses of human body, our PC strives to achieve to fulfill those senses with the multimedia technology."
:rolleyes:
My feels are exactly like everyone elses here. My AN7 is going back.
I achieved a little more stability.
I not sure what helped. but number I moved one stick from dimm 2 to 1. So I have 1 and 3 setup.
I also decided to try some KHX CH5 sticks I have 2 of.
Well, the board boots up now all the right beep codes. Before it was completely silent except for the fan siren.
Right now it's Priming at 206 x 12
It looks to me that the problem with this board lies from either
1} bad cuts of N2 chipsets better cuts going to the N3 chipsets
2] Horrible voltage regulation as it just reboots if you try 3v
or both of these.
But try changing dimm slots or try some CH5 if you have it.
Does yours have the trace cut too?Quote:
Originally posted by TheWeaseL
My feels are exactly like everyone elses here. My AN7 is going back.
Where did you buy it?
What were the problems you had?
I just called newegg and explained the situation to them and they gave me a full refund of my money therefore my board is heading back out today.
That's good.
You told them about the cut trace?
yep i told her that everyone who has purchase this board were reporting it had a cut trace and when i received mines i yesterday and checked it it too had a cut trace.
only 206 fsb ???
Yes for it to be Prime stable for now.
Let the board and NB burn here for a few hours. The CPU is 2480Mhz so the system is not slow. I have a Fx 5900 in here right now for my AMD rig.
My Intel rig kicks ass. No trouble at all
have you tried more fsb and less multipliers ?!
I bumped it up to 207 which is really almost 208 in windows.
CPU is now 2491. Vdimm at 2.70v since this is CH5 modules.
You know, I bet Abit techs tweaked the board with CH5 sticks in it since that's really all that's around for OEMs.
I highly doubt they bought expensive Bh5 to test the rigs with.
Yes but not under 10 yet.Quote:
Originally posted by NoOne
have you tried more fsb and less multipliers ?!
mostly 11-12
Perhaps this board doesn't like the 333 CPU like the NF7 1.2?
I will try my 2400+ in it later. I don't want to mod my little Barton :)
Look,
I had the board at 220 but it didn't last long.
I worked to find this solid base to build up on. I will try to find the very top sweet spot for this particular board.
I never accomplished a good overclock by rushing and hitting buttons.
Is anybody else thinking that the AN7 is really just an NF7 in disguise (plus uGuru and a couple better MOSFETs and caps)? The more we learn about it, the more it seems like it has the same quirks... It even goes so far as, when I spoke to an Abit tech, he revealed that the 10x and 10.5x multi @ high fsb problem is still present in the AN7 boards! If it really was a new board, it would have a completely new BIOS... Without the identical bugs of an old board. :confused:
Well of course they're basically the same board. How could you think otherwise?Quote:
Originally posted by xDUCK
Is anybody else thinking that the AN7 is really just an NF7 in disguise (plus uGuru and a couple better MOSFETs and caps)? The more we learn about it, the more it seems like it has the same quirks... It even goes so far as, when I spoke to an Abit tech, he revealed that the 10x and 10.5x multi @ high fsb problem is still present in the AN7 boards! If it really was a new board, it would have a completely new BIOS... Without the identical bugs of an old board. :confused:
It used the same N2 chipset. The only diff is the different voltage adjustments and the Guru chip which I don't understand.
Didn't Nvidia release that software and it worked on NF7 boards to some degree and they only needed a bios update to work?
I think the saw this new Nvidia OC'ing software and decided to build on it instead of releasing a version 3.0 Nf7.
But why are the boards so bad? If the rest of the batches are just as bad, I refuse to believe Abit dropped the ball so badly on it and they're looking to churn us and get more money out of us by releasing "revisons" with different bios for each one, then one that really works well.
No, they just forgot everything they learned about making N2 boards from the past. This is not a new chipset. It's an old one.
Ok she Primes away OK all this time.
I'll leave it here for a while then try higher. This Ultra chipset also
looked different from the older ones. They are thiner and blacker.
I have a good cooling on the Nb too, plus little tiny heatsinks on the 6 mosfets.
I took no chances and have a small fan on the CPU header so the board doesn't freak out. I don't recommend installing the Guru software. Useless....
This is kind of an "out there" rumour, but I heard that nVidia is now using the "good" silicon for the nForce3 NB's and the leftover crap for nForce2... Which would explain why the AN7's appear to be poor clockers. :(
But again, it's quite an outlandish rumour, I wouldn't put any stock in it until it is confirmed in any way.
The board is much snappier now with the the CH5 sticks and switched dimm slot.
Starting to feel good :)
OK
I bumped her up to 208 but as you can see it's almost 209.
it's Priming Ok so far, but has been a few min.
Wish me luck that it holds. This cpu tops out around here or 2535
depending. So, to go higher I'll have to leave this sweet spot although not high. But the CPU is maxed out though.
208fsb ???? wtf?
Hold on to your hats! :D:rolleyes: :rotf: :YIPPIE:Quote:
Originally posted by saaya
208fsb ???? wtf?
That's right :)Quote:
Originally posted by saaya
208fsb ???? wtf?
The board is a POS. So far everyone is sending theirs back. Almost everyone.
Yes I did 220 but it wouldn't Prime and would just reboot anyway
unloaded.
I'm "dialing" my way up. I remember when I got my 1 st RDA+ version 1.0 :D, each FSB had to be dialed in for a little while and warmed up. This board reminds of that Epox that shortened my life for sure ;)
Ha Ha.....Quote:
Originally posted by xDUCK
Hold on to your hats! :D:rolleyes: :rotf: :YIPPIE:
Go make out with an alley cat :p:
I was just about to get this board. I wonder if DFI NFII Ultra Infinity would be the board to get. Hear it's great for overclocking but very large heatsinks may not fit, which is not a concern in my case.
NF7-S rev 2!Quote:
Originally posted by Kid Chaos
I was just about to get this board. I wonder if DFI NFII Ultra Infinity would be the board to get. Hear it's great for overclocking but very large heatsinks may not fit. :confused:
does anyone buy one at excaliberpc ?!
Yeah, that's a great board. I like the voltage options for the DFI board. I guess i'll ask the DFI fellow at amdmb.com which thermalright heatsinks (i'm a thermalright fan) will fit on the board.Quote:
Originally posted by xDUCK
NF7-S rev 2!
Wow 208MHz FSB!! Impressive...not!
Issue's with multi 10 and 10,5 still not solved?
Geez, what a bummer, i really hoped this board would be the ultimate Nforce 2 board.
Gonna keep this NF7-S for a while then. :)
Yeah, my board is from excaliber.
It will NOT prime stable above 221FSB with CPU interface enabled and 10x mult.
For reasons unknown, even dropping it to 9.5 and CPU-i disabled WONT raise the FSB limit. :confused: 230 is a siren no matter what timings, volts, Single channel, CPU-i off, etc.
My NF7-S 2.0 went from 229 to 245FSB when I dropped from 10+ to a 9 mult... crazy.
I do agree with LD. This board is a POS. It takes 1.65v on the NB to keep lit and stable @ 200FSB... which is §§§§ing terrible. It also takes another .05 Vdimm.
On the other hand, it does allow my chip to clock higher on less voltage in every instance. Shame for it that FSB makes or breaks a board.
Yes, yes I noticed that my CPU clocked higher and with less vcore too. But, maybe that we're used to the Vcore of the NF7's {undervolting}and they fixed it on this board.Quote:
Originally posted by Hallowed
Yeah, my board is from excaliber.
It will NOT prime stable above 221FSB with CPU interface enabled and 10x mult.
For reasons unknown, even dropping it to 9.5 and CPU-i disabled WONT raise the FSB limit. :confused: 230 is a siren no matter what timings, volts, Single channel, CPU-i off, etc.
My NF7-S 2.0 went from 229 to 245FSB when I dropped from 10+ to a 9 mult... crazy.
I do agree with LD. This board is a POS. It takes 1.65v on the NB to keep lit and stable @ 200FSB... which is §§§§ing terrible. It also takes another .05 Vdimm.
On the other hand, it does allow my chip to clock higher on less voltage in every instance. Shame for it that FSB makes or breaks a board.
Well it Primes and does 3dmark03 at the same time OK so it's looking very stable here.
Now in reality, will I actually notice a difference in game or apps if I was running at 228 instead of 208 with the CPU at 2500 for both?
I doubt it. Only a frag master would notice 4 frames slower.
But, we all want high fsb and numbers to prove our worth as human beings...
I cant tell the difference between 200fps and 204...
heh i dont know what you guys are doing but when mine ran i didnt have a prob with any voltage. I even had the VDIMM at 3volts.. the Vcore at 2.1v- which was 2.09 i believe.. Though my 3rd DIMM slot took a crap prob cause i had connected that cut trace... Other then that when it did work i was able to do 230FSB with CPU interface enabled wtih a single stick in the 3rd DIMM. With DC i had used 1 and 3 at 225 was the highest i tried stable.. i did try 230 which wasnt memtest86 stable.. Like at 99% of test 5 gave me enless errors.. kinda just like my NF7-S did.
I'm sure with a VDD mod this thing might be good..
Though with that but trace and the board looking like a quick job i'm sure it will get better down the road.
Oh this board is a completely differenet PCB board.. Its not the same as a NF7 period.. hell i've held both up together and there different.
If your unhappy with the board return it.. No point in keeping somethin gyour not totally happy with... Wait down the raod for the V1.1 or v1.2 or 2.0 whatever hehehe
Either that board is whacked or your P/S dont wana play nice.
I'm using a Antec TP 550 and 2 512 Sticks of Mushkin Black Level 2 BH-5.
My NF7-S will do 225FSB in DC.. i havent had time to play around with it only did a VDD mod so far.. I still need to lap that damn NB since the center dot even come close to touching the water block..
And thats another thing.. Dont go putting no Artic Silver on that NB unless you lap that chip! Every NF7 board i've owned and this AN7's NB chip isint anywhere near flat and a thin layer of AS on there will just make it worse cause then forsure your NB is cooking.. Leave the white nasty compound on there till you lap that chip. Atleast then its think enough to touch the H/S or Block.
Does this mean the pencil mod will not work on this mobo? Has anyone tried?Quote:
Originally posted by eclypse
I'm sure with a VDD mod this thing might be good..
Oh this board is a completely differenet PCB board.. Its not the same as a NF7 period.. hell i've held both up together and there different.
I had a feeling this was all hype. Alot of people contribute to this as well, saying that the AN7 ownz, how these big mosfets and caps are so great and the box is so purty... yea, that's just great but when you fire it up, that's when the real story becomes apparent. I steered clear of the IC7 when building a p4 rig due to ram divisor issues and held off on this AN7 because I wasn't going to buy into the hype. I went with the "proven" NF7 and it dies after 2 days. ABIT GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER!
You know what?
This board has problems doing 1/2 multipliers correctly. The system just reboots no matter what the settings at 11.5 but not at 11 or 12 :confused:
Yes
It won't do 1/2 multipliers. 12 and 11 are fine, 11.5 is no good. it just reboots. When it boots up at 11.5, the bios does give out any beep codes. I thought that was strange.
I'm Priming at 215 now :confused:
215 x 11
If I do happen to get this board it wont be until after Christmas when we have a V2 or something :)
HOLST - I have a good deal for you... I'll give you my NF7-S V1.2 that tops out at about 204MHz FSB with 1.75v for your NF7 that does 250MHz FSB :D Sounds like a good deal to me :banana:
The board is handling great now at 215. Priming like mad. Good beep codes every boot.Quote:
Originally posted by Walrusbonzo
If I do happen to get this board it wont be until after Christmas when we have a V2 or something :)
It needs a bios update for .5 multipliers. I might go back to 1.2 perhaps.
But yeah, knowing Abit, version 2 will be the magic bullet :smileysex
Priming away at 218 x 11 now
This is pretty good news for me. I think it can be fixed with a bios update I assume.
Question is LD, can it do 225+?
Mine seems to do worse over time... 221 max stable here.
I'm Priming 220 now.
But the Vdd is at 1.75 now. Not good for higher results. I mean they should have offered a minimum of 1.85v vdd
And 1.75 vdd Undervolts to 1.72 but 1.70 is 1.70 go figure
Techie,
which dimm slot(s) are you using?
TechTones.. how did you burn your mobo ?!
1 and 3.Quote:
Originally posted by beatnic
Techie,
which dimm slot(s) are you using?
Priming at 221 now but I think this is the top for this chipset and /or bios.
Burn it in?Quote:
Originally posted by NoOne
TechTones.. how did you burn your mobo ?!
I keep running Prime 95 for 30 min for each few Mhz on the FSB.
I also switched out the Bh5's for Ch5's believe it or not and switched dimm slot to 1 and 3 from 2 and 3.
I may put the Bh5 back in to see if the Ch5 is holding me back.
I never burnt these sticks in. Heck this is like the 3rd time I'm even testing them.
Oh,
I tried 10.5 and it won't even boot up. :(
no 1/2 multipliers with this bios or board :eek:
TechTones,
With all due respect, how do you go from this:to this?Quote:
Originally posted by TechTones
So in conclusion, I warn you guys about this board. It's a POS, at least this one.
Admit it, you were overreacting, weren't you? :DQuote:
Originally posted by TechTones
This is pretty good news for me. I think it can be fixed with a bios update I assume.
No I wasn't overeacting. I do warn people that this board will be a hassle if you buy it right now. At least from the batch we all got.Quote:
Originally posted by EQuito
TechTones,
With all due respect, how do you go from this:to this?Admit it, you were overreacting, weren't you? :D
A cut trace, a different vendors sticker on it, .5 multies don't work,
Guru software seems useless right now and the chipset seems to be topping out at 220-222
Other then that, things are looking up :)
I mean could I just keep the board here and run it at 220, yes I could, but I expected better.
I also want .5 multipliers and a higher fsb.
I know they are no guarantees when OC'ing, only heartbreak :flame:
Had my AN7 shipped ontime I'd be on the same boat with you guys.
I think this guy said it perfectly or at least that's how I feel too:
Quote:
Originally posted by AdvModDev
Which is why Abit loyalists are upset and this trace issue only accentuates people's anger. I don't own an AN7 yet, but I (and probably many other potential upgraders) had very high expectations for this mobo. Afterall, is it not a supposedly "fine-tuned NF7-S" or "defacto NF7-S rev 3.0"? Point is, you have had 4 revisions and tons of user feedback to perfect this nForce mobo. I'm sure this was the rationale behind many who bought this mobo when it hit the shelves, only to experience disappointment.
Yes I have to agree with that immensely.
I thought this board would shine like diamonds and do a 245 fsb
stable with no problems at all.
It's like they just started with the first N2 board out there.
I don't get it. Abit is losing it I think. I know too many people who are having even Nf7's die on them for no reason.
Well so far she makes Prime OK at 221
The board needs a vdd mod..sucks....
Hallowed,
Failed Prime at 222, just like yours :rolleyes:
As I said before, Abit doesn't really have control over the quality of the NB chips they get from Nvidia and we can't possibly expect them to hand pick the best ones just for this mobo. However, we can most definitely expect them to fix the issues that they've now had 4 freakin revisions to fix - 10 and 10.5 mults, fluctating voltages, etc.
No §§§§.
Well that makes me wonder. What are the chances of 90% of the boards hitting this limit... no more and no less?
I almost wonder if it IS a bios glitch. Youd think one guy could hit a decent FSB and maybe a few who cant hit 215.
But seemingly all of them just dry up at a hair above 220.
*slight speculation*
I notice that my SATA combo is less than stable with this board, but I havent tested FSB (at any length anyway) with the SATA controller disabled. Disabling SATA on my NF7-S brought me from 223 to the 230's.
LD are you on IDE?
Yes I'm on Ide.
I sent back my Sata adapter for my 120 JB withe last silver cap bad NF7, so ide till I get another one.
So bios 1.2 was definately bad for you?
It seems I had my .5 multies with it.
Mine was runing 225 in DC and 230 in SC.. Its not a limit of the chipset.. Ofcourse every chip will prob perform differenet.. it might just be that your ram needs to be burned in with sandras burn in wizard runing a loop of the memory benchmark test over night.. Do a single stick at a time and then see if she will go above that 220ish mark.
I'll do some Bh5 again tomorrow. I'm spent tonight man
thats what it sounds like to me...Quote:
Originally posted by TechTones
Yes I have to agree with that immensely.
I thought this board would shine like diamonds and do a 245 fsb
stable with no problems at all.
It's like they just started with the first N2 board out there.
I don't get it. Abit is losing it I think. I know too many people who are having even Nf7's die on them for no reason.
Its times like these I think about switching to the dark side...*sigh*...Or at least back to EPoX.
damn when will amd finally release a cheap a64 chip? :(
Well
I didn't put the Bh5 back in yet, but what I did was try one of the DDR ratios so the ram is running under 222 Mhz. I set it for 333 operation so the ram is now underclocked. Matters not. Prime still fails. I say it's the chipset or the bios not the ram.
Just to prove it's the chipset, I turned off CPU Interface at 223 and it Primes just fine. So Nvidia is supplying us with lousy chipsets cause all the good silicon goes for their flagship chipset the N3.
To Nvidia N2 is old news.
Yep still Priming. Crappy chipsets...
And I don't think the next bacth of board will be any better. No will the the lastest NF7's be any better either as witnessed by my last couple NF7's.
Here you go. Boots up at 227 where it wouldn't even boot into windows at 225 but "CPU Interface is Disabled"
So those of you waiting for for better AN7's to come out, I highly doubt the next batch will be better in the chipset dept. It might be better in the way of tweaked options and some fixes but you can't fix a bad cut of silicon.
Only hope for higher FSB's with CPU enabled is doing the VDD mod which many would rather avoid.
So there you have it.
I'm sorry for your disappointement. But, what makes you think that NVidia can make NF2 and NF3 chipsets from the same run!?!?Quote:
Originally posted by TechTones
So Nvidia is supplying us with lousy chipsets cause all the good silicon goes for their flagship chipset the N3.
They are completely different sets architecture-wise. NF3 is a AGP bridge and SB, whereas NF2 is a AGP bridge plus memcontroller, etc. SB is external on NF2.
I'm sure I didn't have to tell you that! :)
Or are you just regarding the raw silicon materials?
227 prime stable?!
Probably both the raw materials and the initial cutting.Quote:
Originally posted by Goldlocke
I'm sorry for your disappointement. But, what makes you think that NVidia can make NF2 and NF3 chipsets from the same run!?!?
They are completely different sets architecture-wise. NF3 is a AGP bridge and SB, whereas NF2 is a AGP bridge plus memcontroller, etc. SB is external on NF2.
I'm sure I didn't have to tell you that! :)
Or are you just regarding the raw silicon materials?
Even though they are different, the better cuts of the center wafer go for the N3.
This is what is happening. That's why the quality of the newest N2 chipset don't do 235+ anymore.
Of course this may change but I doubt it. I think Nvidia has finally binned these N2 chipsets down to a science.
I predict the next batch won't fair any better.
For a little while. I think it needs my Bh5 not the Ch5 for that but who knows.Quote:
Originally posted by NoOne
227 prime stable?!
I say it's Just the chipset. Even disabling Interface has it's limits.
So, whether you buy the Nf7 or AN7, I say you'll max out in this gernal area.
My last NF7 did the same thing but at 223. 225 was a big no go.
Can I ask you guys something.
When I try to run the memory test on Sandra 2004, not 2003, it works fine, I can't do the test on 2004. It says "NA"
Why doesn't it work on the N2? The same thing happened with my NF7 and 2004.
you have to clic on refresh ... left from "OK"
OIC now.
Thank you! :)
One of you guys take the 2 seconds it takes to clip on a vdd pot and try the board at around 1.98vdd and then quit the whining! Yes, that means you TT/LD! ;)
Hi Xgman!
Have sex with a wounded raccoon please :D
If I do it I will take the board out and solder it. I don't like using clips.
They can fall off, short the next pin etc..
Tech.. at 227 witch voltages and timings you use !? How MHz your processor is working !?
Wounded?Quote:
Originally posted by TechTones
Hi Xgman!
Have sex with a wounded raccoon please :D
If I do it I will take the board out and solder it. I don't like using clips.
They can fall off, short the next pin etc..
I have used clips on at least 7 boards over and over again and never had any trouble. The panoma grabbers retract into the shield if they fall off so they are pretty much fool proof and grab the really tiny legs.
2.094 vcore but I know I can lower it. I was only doing 227 x 10Quote:
Originally posted by NoOne
Tech.. at 227 witch voltages and timings you use !? How MHz your processor is working !?
or 2270Mhz I could lower it to 1.85v but I don't want to keep at 227 with Interfeace disabled. I'm back to 221 x 11 2434Mhx
But I need .5 multiplier since this CPU can do 2500Mhz just fine.
I can run it at 208 x 12 and I'll max the cpu out.
The Vdimm is 2.80 for the Ch5 sticks
1.75 Vdd for 221 and 227.
Timings are 2-2-2-11 but Prime fails after a while.
I have to do 2-3-2- 11 or 7
But games run great. I have the FX 5900 OC'ed at 475/910
Yes wounded ;)Quote:
Originally posted by xgman
Wounded?
I have used clips on at least 7 boards over and over again and never had any trouble. The panoma grabbers retract into the shield if they fall off so they are pretty much fool proof and grab the really tiny legs.
I'll see. Right now I want to see some other results on this board
from other people to confirm my suspicions.
Have to decide on whether to keep this butchered guy. I just got mine yesterday. Don't you run without at first? Or do you just epoxy sinks and stuff everywhere to find out the board stinks? I want to mod a cadillac not a nova.Quote:
Originally posted by xgman
One of you guys take the 2 seconds it takes to clip on a vdd pot and try the board at around 1.98vdd and then quit the whining! Yes, that means you TT/LD! ;)
Anyways... the mod even out? If I get 225 no mod I'll be happy coming from my 1.2. I just dont want any funny business and instability. After burn, new bioses, and mods, I hope it's worthy to be my last socket A - general feeling it seems- just one more!
To anyone that hates it... check out the DFI lan party II revision B or whatever... the new one. The voltages are a plenty and the mounting holes are present. HS'd SB too.
Well I got mine. Just set it up and Im making sure it'll run my 24/7 settings and so far so good.:cool: No stability probs.
EDIT: This is at default VDD also.
That's pretty nice Twiggy. I have a Prommy on my Intel rig.
So your doing dual channel vdd default at 226??
Which ram and what Vdimm?