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Originally Posted by MikalCarbine
yup, that'sa the way you should do it, set auto under bios then change those under windows.
Way to go buddy:toast:
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Originally Posted by MikalCarbine
yup, that'sa the way you should do it, set auto under bios then change those under windows.
Way to go buddy:toast:
Thanks OPB :)
Loosening Twr to 2 didn't seem to help, still failed prime within ~6 minutes. RP of 6.0 didn't seem to help either, prime failed within ~5 minutes. The board wouldn't boot with an RP of 7, so it is going to be 6.0 or 6.5, I don't think the RP is causing my instability
Should I try loosened Trfc to 15? I might try some more volts, but I'd be weary to run them at 2.9v 24/7
I would try swtich the ram to different slot(exchange each other)
work from 2.65v, and try trfc as 15,.
honestly , when I first time play my 5b-f(actully that pair now it's Ozzimark's.)
I even can get it work @ 270stable..no way. I am wondering why ozzimark can do that.:p:...cpu...PSU..;)
i'm convinced the motherboard plays a HUGE role in it. i distinctly remember having serious issues getting over 260-270mhz stable with 3-3-3 unless i switched to 2T on my old board.. (once i did though, 300mhz was easy)
though Kev, i know you've got some quality mobo's sitting around, so... :confused:
edit: i doubt it's the psu. i've got a powerstream420 :p:
Sounds like the limiting factor is the ability of the memory controller on the CPU.
I would not doubt that. I am surprised I've gotten so far with a 3200+ Venice
As for my sticks, I switched em up, but I can't seem to get prime stable, it keeps failing around 50-60 minutes, 896K FTT.
Right now I am doing a custom test with just 896K FTT and it seems to be doing just fine, so I am curious with whats up
I switched up the slots, loosened trfc, nothing seems to help :stick: I have yet to try other volts
Edit: This is the weirdest thing, it ran 896K FTT for 50 minutes then failed :rolleyes:
I have my pair pretty stable now at 280. Did some more tweaking today. Setting DRAM drive strength to normal seemed to help. So far, the sticks have survived more than four hours of Large FFTs. The only major negative is that I need 2.9v to run at 280. Might be able to go higher, but I don't want to use any more voltage.
Edit: screenshot updated
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2...rime2804ks.png
None of your pictures are posting correctly =0
I'd really like to see your settings :) :banana:
Hmmm, I see the screenshots fine. I'm using the PNG format because the images are usually clearer than JPEG. I'll post them as attachments. Maybe that will help. BTW, large FFTs have been running for more than three hours now. :)
I can see the pictures as links fine... nice work Sierra :).
Very weird, some reason PNG files don't want to show up :stick:
By switching slots and loosening Trfc to 15 I finally broke that 50 minute barrier in prime :) Loosening Trfc to 15 didn't help untill switch slots, been priming for 1 hour 20 minutes now
Thanks. :) I stopped using the JPEG format because the image quality is so yucky.Quote:
Originally Posted by gocchin
I updated the screenshot I posted earlier. More than four hours of large FFTs at 280. Again, I'm using 704-2BTA with DRAM drive strength set to normal-4 which I believe corresponds to 8 on other DFI BIOS's. Data drive strength is at 2. I had MAL at 9ns which was more by accident than design. Not sure if that helped. Anyway, I'm reasonably pleased with the results so far. :)
sierra_bound what are you using mobo and cpu and how are you rinning it what is your multi and fsb? Guys I cant my stable at all 264*11, you are running 280-299 fsb, but what are you multipliers? I currently run opty 175 with DFI Expert and micron mem, and this is not happening for here, trying them at 255*11 priming while I am at work. Any hep would be great here.
Thanks,
Joe
I'm using a DFI Ultra-D (rev. AD0) and 704-2BTA BIOS. The CPU is an Opteron 170 that's air-cooled. Everything is running in a closed case. I was using the 10 multi (280X10).
When I first got the sticks, I had a hard time with anything above 270. Flashing to a different BIOS and moving the module in slot-1 to slot-3 and vice versa seemed to help. The only thing I don't like is having to use 2.9v to run stable at 280. High voltage eventually killed my Crucial Ballistix. That was true for many other users as well. For daily use, I run the Cronus at 290X10 with the 183 divider. This gives me a RAM speed of around 264. I need only 2.6v to run stable at those settings.
But when running a divider you loose speed? Maybe I should try 290*10 or 310*9, I have Expert with opty 175 w/ Big Typhoon 120mm Sunon fan. I think my problem is the cpu or the expert.
sierra, are you still running with Trtw @ 2?
290X10 with the 183 divider works fine for me. I have not tried 310X9. These modules are for my daily system, so reliability is more important to me than anything else. I was just testing them over the weekend to see where they top out at. I really don't want to run them at 2.9v 24/7. For the things I do, 264 is plenty of speed.Quote:
Originally Posted by joek71
Yes. Using 3 didn't really help me.Quote:
Originally Posted by ozzimark
interesting, cause i can't get over around 280-285mhz without switching to 3.. then again i am running with 2.5v right now, so.. :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by sierra_bound
Yes, you have an exceptional pair of sticks. Wish I could do 290 with 2.7v or less, but it's just not going to happen.
LOL I wish i could get 270 stable with any dam settings or volts at a..
I throw errors all over the place in windows memtest at 270, figured id try to fild with em overnight and see if maybe the heat or usage would burn em in, but aparently not, I might have to guess thats its almost cdertainly mem controller related also, because mine sucks on this 170..
now things getting insteresting,
on the fx60, running upper ram freq. divider
the ram timings can be real crazy
I never think about my pair can do those tight under 275..
and the super pi time get as good as fx57 does about the same CPU speed.;)
http://img480.imageshack.us/img480/7473/fx60aw0kf.jpg
just a heads up... heat seems to play a huge role. my previous prime95 stable settings of 295mhz fails in ~10 min now because i made a slight tweak to the cooling of the ram area :(
good quality heatsinks would probably be very nice...
edit: Kevin, which bios supports the fx-60 and the >1:1 ratios? :confused:
if it's your venus or expert, i'll understand ;)
edit2: another fluke! it appears that i got the two sticks in backwards. reversed the order and i've been priming at 295mhz for ~30 min now. *breaths sigh of relief*
silly computers! :lol2:
I hate this ram :(
Wish ida gotten some TCCD...
and only have 1gb? :toast:
I plan get teh Team Xtreem 2x 512 BH5 (2-2-2-5 500mhz) for my Expert DFI ( issue with TCCD , Voltage regulation problem between slot and CPU.. impossible to set in stable cfg)
What about this DDR... they seems really fine!!!:D