Any negatives to putting thermal paste in those pockets? Will it short something?
Also, has anyone had any problems getting to the bios using Crucial Ram? I will buy a cheap stick if I need to, but, if you guys know, it would save me some trouble.
Ps Thanks revenant
I'd recommend using a thermal paste on the NB/SB but keep the thermal pad for the PWM heatsink, as the PWM seem to have a larger gap and there are reports of board warping/unevenness in this area.Quote:
Originally Posted by speedfreak86
I'm using crucial Ballistix Tracer memory and so far so good...but then again I just finished assembling my machine.
It is finally ALIVE!
I have some weird HD issues to sort out with my two drives, but otherwise first time off everything fired up and posted without problems. My CPU is running idle at about 24C with my ThermalRight.
I have to say that this Antex 900 case, while it looks spacious without anything in it shure did jam up full quickly. It is going to take some time to think through my cable management for this case. I find myself wishing I had bought a modular PSU...or deciding if I want to take the time to mod my PSU to work specifically with my layout and eliminate unnecessary cables.... decisions decisions.
Hopefully tomorrow I can get my OS installed. :banana:
I have to admit ABIT did a grate job on as for this mobo....I'm happy - for now - but I'll be more happy IF I get the same resaults under LN2 too.....:)
My ASUS Striker could get my rams up to 416MHz 3D benchable and this one can get them up to 438MHz......I didn't cuptured any screens from the 438MHz though but I'll do it some time.....:)
These are 2 x 512MB Corsair 8000UL Fatbodies.....I've moded their SPD as I pleased and add into it the EPP instractions as well.....:)
http://www.thelab.gr/images/Hipro5/A...RAR_2175_2.png
http://www.thelab.gr/images/Hipro5/A...MHz_cpuz_1.png
http://www.thelab.gr/images/Hipro5/A...MHz_cpuz_2.png
http://www.thelab.gr/images/Hipro5/A...MHz_cpuz_3.png
I took a Super-Pi 1M bench at 438MHz with the above timmings too.....
3D Benchable are at 431MHz.....
Good thing is that I didn't encode NOT ONE SINGLE problem booting and benching at those frequenchies where with the Striker I had frezzes, reboots, etc, at 418MHz rams frequency....
IF ABIT unlock the upper multies for the X6800s and the QUADs, and IF this mobo does the SAME under LN2 as it does on air, I think it'll be grate.....I'll wait and see......:)
P.S. I don't care with which mobo I'll bench - ASUS - ABIT - EVGA - etc. I care to bench with the mobo that gets me higher and stabler.....
I'm telling this coz some guys told that I'm sponsored by ABIT somehow.....I like ABIT BUT keep in mind that I'll bench with the mobo that gets me HIGHER.... I CARE to reach the highest benchable frequency with whatever mobo does this for me....Wouldn't you?......;)
So far I was with ASUS Striker on air, under cascade and under LN2 and I encode TOO many problems from it - freezes just like that, etc under LN2....
If ABIT IN9 does the same, I'll test EVGA too.....IF EVGA does the same, then it will DEFFINATELY be a i680 chipset problem......
That's for now...:)
Very nice Hipro, 3-2-2 timings are seriously low! Funny thing is I recently got a set of Corsair 8000UL off ebay too (still haven't arrived tho :( ) Hopefully when they come I'll give them a spin see if I can get anywhere close to you :D I'm thinking tho I may pursue the big 1:1 speeds and see where that gets me, something fast at 4-4-4 ;)
hipro5: what mods/tricks are needed for 360+ fsb with the QX? Also, what are you cooling the PWMs with?
Could someone with a QX6700 on this board lower the multiplier to 9 or 8 and test if all 4 cores respond to the change (you will need CPUz 1.33 for this)
For the time been, I'm running stock heatsinks, etc., with a fan over NB....Quote:
Originally Posted by Chosen.
I did some mods though with pins on the trimmers to do/undo them easily and see how it performs with/without......
I'm testing some VGTLRef mods right now to see if I could get some more fsb out of this QUAD....;)
Any word on a NEW BIOS from ABIT???
Shouldn't be too much longer...Quote:
Originally Posted by EVGAJKohl
I understand that someone on Abit support forum is on the new Beta 5 BIOS. We don't have a link to DL the BIOS...yet. I emailed my guy @ Abit to conform. I let you know when he answers.Quote:
Originally Posted by EVGAJKohl
EDIT: PM me if you want access to the beta 5 bios.
linkQuote:
Personally running Beta 5, I must say the stability has been improved greatly. Previously, I had to keep my Dominator PC8500C5D @ 800 FSB instead of the recommended stable 1066 FSB because of constant crashing. The crashing is gone, I havent crashed, BSOD, or freezed since putting on Beta. After I run orthos to make sure its all stable, I will begin seeing if the overclocking is fixed as well.
nice mobo but is it made of gold or something ?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813127020
$340 LMAO
pm sent to you tiaQuote:
Originally Posted by Philly_Boy
Still nobody an idea for nB and SB temps????
My NB and SB temps hover around 30C idle. I pulled the factory heat pipes and re-applied with AS5. I wanted to put a better fan on both, but my 8800GTS comes too close to one, and my Thermalright Ultra-120 is about 2mm too low to allow me to get a fan on it correctly.
Yellowbeard posted the beta 5 bios...
http://forum.abit-usa.com/showthread.php?t=120521
Get it in that thread.
Thanks to yellowbeard for beta 5.
Download it here
Thank You Bro, and Thanks to Yellowbeard!!!:toast:Quote:
Originally Posted by day187
Darn!!! I just took the thing apart & boxed it up until bios release:( . Incidently I was able to run 400FSB w/DDR2 @ 800 mhz 1T. Unfortunately it would do fine one moment and on restart it wouldn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by speedfreak86
Yall Extreme chip user's don't wet your pants getting this one, yes the upward multipliers are now unlocked but you will not be able toQuote:
Yellowbeard posted the beta 5 bios...
boot :slapass:
Quote:
Originally Posted by JargonGR
your figures look somewhat familiar...:)re chipset voltages and max cpu.
yes i 've a diff mobo but 440 and over has proven to me to be a real :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana: on 8x or over on air.
have you tried 437.5 x 8(1750fsb)? it is the highest stable fsb and cpu speed combo for me. 3.5ghz
but the gains in bandwidth over 411 x 9 are negligible to zero...do you notice a ram bandwidth drop at 425fsb?
you have certainly pushed your cpu volts way past anything i have tried.....and for 100mhz????????????cpu?
i'd be a bit wary of wobbly voltage at those extreme upper levels for any period of time.
but if you can get 3.8ish stable power to you :) i have booted into windows at 3.8 at 1.6xx..cant remember exactly the voltage but it wasnt stable at all.
i reckon 424x9 would be worth a try....but i'm not happy with voltages over 1.6v cpu without betta cooling.
hello
i must rename whit .bin the bios? why don't comes whit the corret .bin extension?
bye
Adamsleath, I am watercooling everything but the SB and PWMs so my CPU temperatures are 39C idle at 1.625 and 46c load. I also tried 1.725v and it boots at 4ghz but its not stable.
I want to believe that with a new BIOS I could even stabilise it @ 3.9Ghz but that will be seen. At the moment its stable @ 3.7ghz fo sure. I have not tried playing with any other multi other than the default 9 of my E6600. Do you think a lower multi of 8 could help? I have not really explored the field with multis but I will try why not.
What pisses me off is that it is also stable @1.45v 3.6Ghz on AIR on P5WS64 Pro so I said what the hell only 100Mhz gain with watercooling? However on air it would not boot @ 4Ghz but could boot @ 3.8Ghz.
Anyway I hope new bios is here soon and it actually resolves some of the holes issues and ofc the mouse and the dreaded A0 post issue.
if you are watercooling the nb i'd go for it at 8x multi. you have great temps; makes me wish for water.:)
475x8+ i really dont know but i'd be interested to hear your results....or anything between 450-475x8 i spose.
i got to 470x7...reasonably stable....booted into windows at 480x7 not stable; needed 1.65+v on nb.
i have never gotten past 437.5x8 stable; and yet it's a rock at 3.7 9x???; 8x multi's might really suck..i dont know?
obviously you have better temp.s...but i am curious about watercooling performance....
anyway it just seemed like you are sort of where i am except with water:) i'd like to see you get 3.8 (or more) stable. i know i wont with air.
Have you tried 500x7?....500x8 wouldnt that be sweet....but probably not poss without phase? i really dont know ..just curious.
i also want a better bios
424x9 is my next step; also just booted at 4gig (400x10)with 1.65v but blue screen of death after windows desktop...
Guys beta5 wasn't supposed to make it out into the wild for a very simple reason, it was an immature BIOS.
I feel I have to point out a very important fact here, NONE of these beta BIOSes are for the public. None. That means when something goes wrong you don't get warranty because you're not supposed to have them. If your happy to risk it then go ahead and take your chances but for those would download, flash and then seem to be unimpressed, why are you surprised? It's a beta for a reason, because we're still trying to find all the bugs. Abit don't knock out about 12 different BIOSes in the space of a year for a board, they take their time and try to get it right. So for those of you who would rather not risk it - hold on and the PUBLIC release will be along shortly. In the mean time Beta6 is now sorted and does indeed have working upwards multipliers for the extreme editions cpus.
EDIT- Sorry guys, I've been informed that beta6 is to stay behind "closed doors" for the time being. Hopefully the public version will be along shortly though.
Thanks Johnny for the input, Where is beta 6 can we try it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnny Bravo