The black channels work fine for dual. I'm using them right now and it's reporting dual. I think the manual just says that so that peope don't get mixed up when only using 2 sticks.
The black channels work fine for dual. I'm using them right now and it's reporting dual. I think the manual just says that so that peope don't get mixed up when only using 2 sticks.
You should have received an "insert" page for the manual that had the corrected DIMM positions. The corrected page has the blue DIMMs recommended for 2 sticks.
Guys I can tell you haven't repaired many boards....pretty easy with a heatgun. Mosfets etc come off easy and go on easy ;)
Well done Charlie glad you got the ram back to life...as soon as I can i will try and sort you out with regards to your dimms ;)
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I asked my contact for an update on the bios and if possible a board.Im still with out 939 and doing this for you guys with a friend testing and another supplying the bios.
Hopefully more vdimm on the next and an improvement in fsb speeds.
Bigtoe,
yhpm....
:D
Bios updates are always appreciated!Quote:
Originally posted by bigtoe
Also
I asked my contact for an update on the bios and if possible a board.Im still with out 939 and doing this for you guys with a friend testing and another supplying the bios.
Hopefully more vdimm on the next and an improvement in fsb speeds.
A Vddr update.........
It's NOT Vddr that causes the LOCK UPS!!!!!!!!
It's the resistance!!!! Even when BIOS Vddr is set to 2.6 and I "up" the VR, it STILL locks... so there's SOMETHING in the circuit that doesn't like the resistance of the VR, no matter the Voltage.
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If they do this, I will tip my hat to Asus. Spending the time to work out the tweakability of a mobo is a sign of top notch customer need awareness.Quote:
Originally posted by bigtoe
I asked my contact for an update on the bios and if possible a board.Im still with out 939 and doing this for you guys with a friend testing and another supplying the bios.
Hopefully more vdimm on the next and an improvement in fsb speeds.
A little more Vdimm stock and the A8V would be a great board. Since the 1005.21 BIOS, my lock work great and the mobo is very smooth.
I still get my best score at 1:1 though:)
Mike,
As it should be.......... 1:1 is the way to go. With the Vddr mod 250+ is a reality with BH5 @ 2-2-2.........
Fast stuff.........
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I sill have 2 sticks of the original Corsair 3500 had came with the BH-5 on that great PCB they had. It's pullling duty in my server of all things!!
I'll swap those sticks fast if we get more vdimm:banana:
Mike,
I did the Vddr mod......it's easy and it works up 'til 3.15v
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My skills with the iron are basic at best. certainly enough to do clip on stuff. But I was under the impression you had to remove and re solder some resistors and it wasn't easy.
Any tips?
Mike,
It's ONE resistor, the r422. Use solder wick to suck as much solder that is holding the r422 down and kind of wiggle the tip as you go... it will pop off. Then I put just a bit of solder on the new sharp tip and touched the solder pads where the r422 used to live. then i take 2 pieces of very fine gauge solid core wire and tin their ends then I simply solder the wires to the pads, 1 to each. Then I took a 10K ohm VR and set it to 2.15Kohm, solder it on to the 2 wires... resistance up = Vddr up......works until about 3.15v where the board locks up??
And an update to those who haven't seen it!
A Vddr update.........
It's NOT Vddr VOLTAGE that causes the LOCK UPS!!!!!!!!
It's the resistance!!!! Even when BIOS Vddr is set to 2.6 and I "up" the VR, it STILL locks... so there's SOMETHING in the circuit that doesn't like the resistance of the VR, no matter the Voltage.
C
Yeah,Quote:
Originally posted by µnrealneo²
VTT charlie?
If it isn't tracking with VDIMM, then you're stuck @ 1.4VTT.
When @ 3.15 it should be 1.575V.
True, but I don't have a VTT mod and don't have the ability to figure one out....however even without the VTT, the difference is quite noticeable.
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This is as far as I can go without mods and with solid stability. Nothing earth shaking, but not bad for a system stable enough to game on with confidence.
http://home.comcast.net/~mdzcpa/2953.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~mdzcpa/32262.JPG
Thanks for the voltage mod tips, I'll give it a shot over the weekend. With more 1:1 action things would get interesting. My BH-5 is calling.....:).
Mike,
That is one HELL of a gaming rig....my friend :D
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Nice clocks man.
Nice work mike :D
16v on the 12v line? :slobber: thats one hellva psu. PC&Power cooling 510 right?
Hey Wes:
It is indeed a PCP&C, but the 16v reported is nothing more than a glitch from MBM. The rail reads correct under BIOS and Asus Probe (just over 12v).
Thank you sir!Quote:
Originally posted by charlie
Mike,
That is one HELL of a gaming rig....my friend :D
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I managed to eek out a tad more while stable enough to loop 3Dmark:
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=7915393
anyone else having a hot reboot issue??
Seems when the system is hot, it doesn`t wanna reboot, I get the amber light on the monitor. I have to shut it down for a bit or the screen will get all corrupted with jibberish. I thought it was the XE on the southbridge so I removed that yesterday with the same results. I flashed back to the original 1003 BIOS and the same thing...
anyone else having hot reboot issuse??
I have not encountered this. Does it reboot when hot even if you clear the cmos?
sometimes it will, sometimes it won`t. I`m taking it out of the LS now to test it back on air.
Ok i just got my A8V (one of the first in the Netherlands i think ;)) , but for AGP/PCI lock you need the 1005 bios ??? and is there a clockgen that works ??
sorry for the newbie questions :rolleyes:
well i managed to break into the 45s range of hexus pifast and 32s super pi on air.
http://www.mechwarrior.tv/pictures/SS/32ssuperpi.jpg
http://www.mechwarrior.tv/pictures/SS/45.61pifast.jpg
Also dropping the ambient temps let me 3d at 260x10@1.6v. Idle temps dropped like a rock to about 30c but the stock cooler still seemed to have trouble holding load temps down at 43c. looks good for when i get my watercooling tho.