Another P4GD1/Dothan 740 setup with some interesting details inside

Printable View

Show 100 post(s) from this thread on one page

08-26-2005, 03:22 AM
toledo

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kane

Here is my setup. Been up and running for about 3 days. Low FSB is becasue I've heard that the locks don't work. I'm using this machine 24/7 and don't want to loose a harddrive or four :)

Asus P4GD1
Dothan 740 Cooled by Zalman 7700Cu
2x512MB BH-5 tried with four sticks, but BSOD's all the time :confused:
7800GTX
1x74GB Raptor
3x250GB WD SATA

I think there is something wrong with the temp readings. I'm getting close to 50's idle and right over 60 load. Seems a bit to high. Oh, and mrlobber. My card overvolts just as yours do.

Had it priming overnight @ 2.8GHz with 1.475v in bios. Gives me 1.525v in Windows. Also haven't tried 3DMark2001 jet. I'll let the pictures speak for them self.

Very nice Kane , same as MrLobber ,nice performance even at low fsb . Good to see more people posting with P4GD1+Dothan ;) .

Does anyone know at what fsb we start to have problems with SATA hard drives ?
08-26-2005, 05:43 PM
16floz470ml

I would like to buy this board but I live in the United States and it does not seem to be available. :( Does anybody know of a retailer that will ship internationally? Thanks.
08-27-2005, 09:10 AM
mrlobber

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kane

I think there is something wrong with the temp readings. I'm getting close to 50's idle and right over 60 load. Seems a bit to high.

Aha, the same with my board.
08-27-2005, 10:38 AM
MrBean

Hello Guys,
Ok, this is me back, new motherboard installed, and now my 7800GTX works just fine ;)

On the topic of temps - my previously faulty board, read around 41 deg idle, 54-55 load, this new one reads 45-45 deg C idle, and around 60-62 deg C load. So, I concur that these boards are reading temp maybe 10 deg C on the high side, I applied AS5, expecting temp to drop by 2-3 deg C over the next few days as the tim beds in.

But, will do a few normal runs, see how this setup behaves under air, just to iron out any quirks, then time for supercooling ;) Will keep you posted.
09-02-2005, 07:30 PM
jrw

I get a 0.8-1v vcore overvolting on my board as well. Thats all good.

The thing is; Im damned with my low multi 730 chip. I haven't been able to go further that 220x12, vcore set to 1.4 (1.5 actual), PCI=33.3, PCI-E=115, chipset=1.6v).

I need some input from folks running beyond 220FSB. How is it done.

If all else fails, Im gonna chipset voltmod my way out of it as Kamerat did.
09-03-2005, 02:02 AM
IluvIntel

Quote:

Originally Posted by 16floz470ml

I would like to buy this board but I live in the United States and it does not seem to be available. :( Does anybody know of a retailer that will ship internationally? Thanks.

Yeah, I'd like to join the party too, but down here in Australia can't get it anywhere... :(
That goes for the other P4Gxx model as well.
09-03-2005, 08:10 AM
16floz470ml

Quote:

Originally Posted by IluvIntel

Yeah, I'd like to join the party too, but down here in Australia can't get it anywhere... :(
That goes for the other P4Gxx model as well.

I sure wish I had friends in Denmark, South Africa, the Baltics, or somewhere like that. :D
09-05-2005, 02:12 AM
jrw

Quote:

Originally Posted by 16floz470ml

I sure wish I had friends in Denmark, South Africa, the Baltics, or somewhere like that. :D

I can be your friend ;)

But Im afraid I bought the last one here. It was a demo board that I got 50% normal price...

Im willing to do some extensive research as to clear up if any stores has them anywhere. Just let me know. But be adviced; Hardware-prices here are harsh!
09-05-2005, 05:17 AM
IluvIntel

I don't understand this, Asus like any other company wanna sell products right?

We can get most Asus mobos here in OZ, but not these two 915 chipset mobos that can take the CT-479 adapter, Why? :confused:
09-05-2005, 10:50 AM
toledo

Quote:

Originally Posted by IluvIntel

I don't understand this, Asus like any other company wanna sell products right?

We can get most Asus mobos here in OZ, but not these two 915 chipset mobos that can take the CT-479 adapter, Why? :confused:

Cause this board is not we can call best seller . it is interesting for overclockers in order to put Dothan + PCIe togheter , but for most people socket 478+PCIe makes no sence
09-06-2005, 02:37 PM
Lithan

I say we raid asus headquarters and take their cats hostage until they agree to sell us p4gd1's here in the US (and what the hell, oz too). We attack at dawn!
09-06-2005, 02:46 PM
IluvIntel

Quote:

Originally Posted by toledo

Cause this board is not we can call best seller . it is interesting for overclockers in order to put Dothan + PCIe togheter , but for most people socket 478+PCIe makes no sence

I know a lot of overclockers here in OZ, that would love these boards, I get the feeling that Asus are planning on releasing this CT-479 adapter in more "modern" mobos soon.
I also notice that availability of the P4P800 mobos that take this adapter have dried up here in Australia and consequently very hard to impossible to buy these mobos from any retailers here in OZ. :(

Unless you wanna venture onto ebay and do a hunt, then you will be paying top dollar for the product once bidding has ended. ;)
09-06-2005, 03:12 PM
Johnny Bravo

wasnt there rumors once about asus bringing out some sort of native socket 479 board based around a 915 chipset?
09-06-2005, 11:56 PM
mrlobber

Ok a little update.

While waiting for Hipro's maximizer to finally come out, decided to play with OCZ DDR Booster a little. Guess what, couldn't get the Booster to work. Tested with various RAM slots, single or dual channel - Booster LED didn't display any Vdimm at all except for some random "99"'s or "68"s, and SuperPi FSB/memory wise the system stopped exactly where it did previously - around 220 fsb, indicating that the memory voltage is still set by bios (thus, being 2.9v max) and not by the Booster (multimeter measuring confirmed it). Since the Booster has been confirmed to work by several users on P4GD1, I wonder, did I get a defective unit or what? :confused:

Btw, the board is starting to give some serious cold-boots (not initializing video). Once it clearly made it up to Windows (I heard the HDD spinning :p: ) but video was not initialized. A pair of resets fixes it but not every time. Hmm. Therefore, not yet ready to mod the board until I'm able to test another video card...
09-07-2005, 06:37 AM
MrBean

Sounds like the issues I had on my first board, wrt the GFX not initializing. Also would boot to Windows, you could actually hear it login, but no display.

I returned my for a replacement, none of the gfx issues so far.

Keep us posted.
09-11-2005, 07:06 PM
16floz470ml

Quote:

Originally Posted by stryg

I can be your friend ;)

But Im afraid I bought the last one here. It was a demo board that I got 50% normal price...

Im willing to do some extensive research as to clear up if any stores has them anywhere. Just let me know. But be adviced; Hardware-prices here are harsh!

Everyone needs a friend. :toast: If you are still willing to get the board for me I am ready. I will take care of you. I have to get this board. :slobber:
http://dk.pricerunner.com/computing/.../221003/prices
http://dk.pricerunner.com/computing/.../337087/prices
09-11-2005, 09:44 PM
k|ngp|n

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrlobber

Ok a little update.

While waiting for Hipro's maximizer to finally come out, decided to play with OCZ DDR Booster a little. Guess what, couldn't get the Booster to work. Tested with various RAM slots, single or dual channel - Booster LED didn't display any Vdimm at all except for some random "99"'s or "68"s, and SuperPi FSB/memory wise the system stopped exactly where it did previously - around 220 fsb, indicating that the memory voltage is still set by bios (thus, being 2.9v max) and not by the Booster (multimeter measuring confirmed it). Since the Booster has been confirmed to work by several users on P4GD1, I wonder, did I get a defective unit or what? :confused:

Btw, the board is starting to give some serious cold-boots (not initializing video). Once it clearly made it up to Windows (I heard the HDD spinning :p: ) but video was not initialized. A pair of resets fixes it but not every time. Hmm. Therefore, not yet ready to mod the board until I'm able to test another video card...

Thats weird Mr lobber
Booster worked great for me on the p4gd1
09-12-2005, 02:38 AM
jrw

Booster running 3.2v 24/7 on mine as well...
09-13-2005, 04:48 AM
\Karting_freak

anybody knows whether 4x512 will work on this board with a 730?
09-13-2005, 02:56 PM
toledo

WTF ??? My PM770 for some reason freezes when i set fsb using Clockgen ....even for very low fsb (like 150 Mhz ) :confused: . Using exacly the same settings of kamerat's experience .

Does anyone know what could possibly be wrong here ?

P4GD1 / PM770/ 512x2 old bh-5 Kingston / Asus 7800GTX/ 520W OCZ Powerstream .....

Is it normal get like 50C idle using cooler box ? :confused:
09-13-2005, 10:37 PM
mrlobber

Quote:

Originally Posted by toledo

Is it normal get like 50C idle using cooler box ? :confused:

I posted previously in this thread about the same experience, the board obviously reads the temps wrong.

Quote:

Originally Posted by toledo

WTF ??? My PM770 for some reason freezes when i set fsb using Clockgen ....even for very low fsb (like 150 Mhz ) :confused:

Although I believe that the PCI lock thing at 201 fsb works only for P4C/P4P boards, I'll test next evening with my Dothan setup the lower fsbs - this might give answer to your question (since I've got a 740, I've always booted at 200 or more fsb, never tried lower). Or maybe someone will post a documented answer from his own experience first :cool:
09-14-2005, 02:25 AM
toledo

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrlobber

Although I believe that the PCI lock thing at 201 fsb works only for P4C/P4P boards, I'll test next evening with my Dothan setup the lower fsbs - this might give answer to your question (since I've got a 740, I've always booted at 200 or more fsb, never tried lower). Or maybe someone will post a documented answer from his own experience first :cool:

Thanks for helping Mrlobber . I guess my problem has something to do with clockgen since i can set higher fsb in the bios than in using Clockgen . Take a look here
09-17-2005, 05:50 AM
toledo

Quote:

Originally Posted by toledo

Thanks for helping Mrlobber . I guess my problem has something to do with clockgen since i can set higher fsb in the bios than in using Clockgen . Take a look here

Weird !!! .....i removed the jumpers from the adapter and now i can set the fsb :D

Mrlobber , i'm getting a superpi result 2s slower than you at exacly the same settings ....same board , same revision 1.03 , bh-5@2-2-2-5 at 215x13 :confused: I tried performance mode turbo and default with the same results . Have you booted at 200+ before setting it to 215 ? What are your bios settings for that result ?
09-17-2005, 07:18 AM
mrlobber

Quote:

Originally Posted by toledo

Weird !!! .....i removed the jumpers from the adapter and now i can set the fsb

Cool :D

Quote:

Originally Posted by toledo

Have you booted at 200+ before setting it to 215 ?

Yes. But it would be even more weird if it was the reason...
09-17-2005, 08:03 AM
toledo

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrlobber

Yes. But it would be even more weird if it was the reason...

Maybe the hyperpath only works for 200+ , i don't know . It is a significant difference .

Have you used the same settings that Kamerat used in his review ?

Show 100 post(s) from this thread on one page

All times are GMT -8. The time now is 01:37 PM.

XtremeSystems