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I don't think running those at 2.3 should kill the ram unless the board becomes destabilized at higher vdimm values.
However, Fugger doesn't seem to have a problem with this board frying ram - just sound issues and overclocking limitations ( that was enough for me to say NO to this board )
Sound problem?Quote:
Originally Posted by X.T.R.E.M.E_ICE
That and the SATA issues they are having. I'm building a new C2D system and I went with a BadAxe 2. After spending $1600 on new equipment I really don't want a chance of ANYTHING going south.
FWIW
I have a 2 Ghz Gskill kit in my 680i. It's the 3-4-3-8 5400 kit.
History: I bought them a month or so ago, and my p5w dh wouldn't boot on occasion with these sticks.
During some ram testing on a P5B, I put them in before lowering the mem Voltage, and 1 stick died (or so it seemed)
Fast forward , I tried the one good stick in my 680i and it performed rather well. Put the dead stick in and it worked fine...go figure
I have not done EXTENSIVE testing, but so far between 2 sets of Dominator 8500, a set of team 3-3-3-8 and the 3-4-3-8 Gskills, the gskills run the best.
They were the easiest to get to boot to 481 x 9 or 4.3Ghz, on 2.2 volts.
I am however suspecting some voltage issues with this board, but in my case, it may be Vcore and here's why...
I have a test cpu that I have used in all my boards, to check things out. It is an E6600 A series, and it has run as high as 4.65Ghz, and up to 1.9 volts in attempts to get more speed.
At 1.65 to 1.7 volts, the vapochill normally shows around -41 C on the display. At lower voltages it shows -47 to - 51 and at 1.85 v and up, it shows -36 to -39.
These combos of speed/voltages can be repeated on all of my boards, excpet the 680i. As I type this, it is running at 480 x 9, 1.65v in the bios , but things don't add up.
My vapochill readout is at -50C , which lds me to believe that the cpu is NOT getting as much voltage as the bios reports.
BTW, at the moment, here my single card 3Dm06 score is at 13,778, which isn't too shabby.
The EVGA board I had didn't kill my ram, but the one of the MOSFETS did blow up and started smoking up the room though....
problems here to:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...6&postcount=36
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...9&postcount=38
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...2&postcount=45
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...2&postcount=47
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...6&postcount=49
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...7&postcount=51
this is my lil saga...:toast:
Well, my G skills HZ Pairs are running on this evga 680i board at 3 3 3 3 @ 2.1volts, 2t though. 1t couldn't pass memtest at any voltage or latency. Point is; to run at what I'm running now it takes 3 other mobos I have(975XBX, AW9D-max, P5B-e plus) at least 2.35vdimms. Heavily suspecting overvoltage on the vdimms on the board. Could be why it's killing the rams.
0,25V Overvoltage is very tough! Maybe someone can check it? I'd like to know if thats a problem of the ReferenceBoards only. Is ANY Manufacturer making his own Design? Till now i've seen only different Cooling solutions and AddonChips(1394,eSATA,blahblah)...
iLL
I have been running this board since release with a pair of Micron based GSkill HZ @ 2.0v and alot higher for benching without ANY issues.
Apart from the broken fan control I have found the board to be very stable and the Bios Solid. Currently running my 6600 at 3.6 with default voltage and its been 100% stable. Great board and IMHO up there with the P5W 64 Pro which was my last board.
:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by thephenom
wtf!
Apparently, some of the issues are directly related to SLI - specifically the sound issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Asgard
I think thats been fixed with the latest Beta Bios.Quote:
Originally Posted by Think
http://www.evga.com/community/messag...TOPIC_ID=21597
I've been running my 680i for a week now. It's a BFG but I don't think that matters. I've pushed max voltage (2.5 to my Team Xtreem DDR667 kit in an attempt to run 1200mhz @ 4-4-4-8 and they are still running great, Currently running @ 1000mhz 4-4-4-8 with 2.1v.
The only issue I've had with this board is the Raid Falure message when I'm oc'ed to 3.6 ghz.
Yep, good thing it didn't kill my X68 or my G80. Then I looked at the board after, one of the mosfets pretty much melted. Got a quick RMA from NCIX though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Think
i LOVE my board its great, my ram does 600mhz @ 5-4-4-8 stable all day long.......i dont know how u guys have all these issues, i havnt ran into any issues so far.Quote:
Originally Posted by theteamaqua
Your damn lucky it didn't kill your CPU mate, that was a 50/50 break there!
no issues here.
1111mhz 5-4-4-12 @ 2.25v
if i set the vdimm to 2.4v the board will not boot.
so that there shows me that there is some sort of voltage issue.
but it was said before and i'll say it again.
after the first set, ok the ram maybe bad, after the 2nd set, ok something else is funky here.
but the third set wtf are you retarded, you just keep shoving more ram into the baord.
there isnt any issues with this baord killing ram, its you and maybe 1 or two people, and your overvolting or non overvolting is higher suspect.
now this has also been said many MANY times.
DO NOT INSERT OR REMOVE RAM WHILE THE PSU IS STILL POWERED UP
you MUST unplug or hit the power switch on the psu and then let all the power release from the mobo. easiest way to see this is when the lights on the mobo itself go off.
then you can swap ram.
whenever the psu is powered on, the mobo and all components are still being fed full bore voltages, whatever the bios is set for, event hough the pc isnt powered on the mobo is still juiced up and feeding voltage to the components.
and this WILL kill your ram, its random and doesnt happento everyone, but it can and does and continues to happen.
so think about that
There seems to be a lot of fear and even hysteria in this thread. I have yet to kill any RAM with the eVGA board and I often run the memory voltage at 2.45-2.5v.
The board is a little quirky at times. Sometimes it won't post and will go into safe mode. Re-saving the bios settings often fixes that. Sometimes removing the supposedly defective sticks and booting with another pair, and then re-inserting the first pair, will solve the problem.
I think it is way too early to conclude this board will kill everybody's RAM. There are no guarantees when you overclock. You're always taking a risk. If you don't want to take risks, then don't overclock. Run everything at default.
Agreed. :clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by sierra_bound
The only thing confirmed here is that the starter of this thread is jumping to conclusions way too fast.
It's not because some guy killed 10 sticks of ram (probably his fault anyway :fact:) that this motherboard is a ram killer.
I've ran my at 2.4-2.5V many times and have not killed any RAM with the EVGA 680i. I haven't had any problems at all with my 680i. The 680i is a very good motherboard even though the bios isn't mature yet.
shawn what you need to look at is the number of people who own this board but never spend time on forums, and if they have the issue you will never know about it:fact: To you it may sound like a lot of drama, but you do the math on the total of spent ram. When a motherboard is released with a beta bios and followed up by yet another beta bios it should tell you this board was not ready for prime time:fact:
Just because you see some extreme OCing on this MB on this forum by the overclocking legends :fact: :clap: does not make this board good. Sure maybe some boards are good and trouble free but at the price of good ram its not a good way to gamble:fact:
Im at 1500 dollars in ram, two sets being Dominator type, hell thats enough for another computer, so if extreme Ice brings this to the attention of forum members or even a nvidia Rep if they bother to read this forum, then my hats off to him:clap:
So bottom line, if your happy with your 680i and your high end ram is doing well then you should move on shawn.
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Originally Posted by shawn1998
Lestat -there isnt any issues with this baord killing ram, its you and maybe 1 or two people, and your overvolting or non overvolting is higher suspect
Im sure glad you cleared that up for us:rolleyes: :clap:
sierra_bound - Run everything at default.
Mine died at default :fact:
Not problem for me
Pi 1mo max 655Mhz (1311) 5/5/5/12 at 2.475v bios on 2x1go Patriot pc 8000 c4
4x512mo Pc 8500 Kingston max 640/650 c5 at 2.425v (not boot at 2.45v)
I test orthers mark soon :)
Palese, please explain to all of us why many people are not having problems with RAM dying. I'm sorry you have not had much luck with this board. This is not a knock against you, but what really annoys me is when someone has an issue with a board and then generalizes that it must be a universal problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by palese
Changing ram with the system plugged in can/will destroy the ram, this could be the result of poor handling.
Never remove/install ram with LED's on, parts of the system board are still powered if LED's are on.
If it were possible to fry ram on this board I would have done it 10x over by now but you may have a defective board.
Monitoring ram voltages now, gimme a few days as I need to bench and reboot a bunch to watch for spikes.
Nvidia Monitor will display settings set in bios, not actual.
Heres the basic rules:)
1. Always disabled C1 option in bios..
2. Wait untill all mobo leds off (turned off psu) then you can change
components.
3. Always use insert key when mobo booted back (and monitor stays blank)
after failed oc.