We have exactly the same batch number, L628B211.:toast:Quote:
Originally Posted by RLM
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We have exactly the same batch number, L628B211.:toast:Quote:
Originally Posted by RLM
I actually do not think my results, 3.6 GHz on two BadAxe1's, are all that great. They are decent, acceptable but frankly less than what I was expecting. I had 3.3 GHz with an E6300 and I was thinking that I would get close to 3.9 GHz here.Quote:
Originally Posted by fhpchris
While I may have been stuck with a weaker batch of 3060's (L629A780), I am not going to be convinced that is the problem here until I run them on a better board. I have two BadAxe2's on order should get them by in about a week. Furthermore, you had gotten the results I was expecting with the same batch.
wow, this is a great post! many thanks for all your work fhpchris! :)
I've got a L628B 3060 on the way, along with an A9W-Max. I have a couple of questions:
1) I have a Big Typhoon, is 3.6 @ <1.45Vcore a reasonable expecation (24/7 Orthos-stable gaming rig)?
2) Which memory in the ~$300USD range would you guys pull the trigger on? The Ballistix deal at Newegg is tempting but I get whacked with CA sales tax ($350-ish) and I'd rather do tighter timings in the 400-430fsb range than buy memory that goes 500-550fsb (I wouldn't need that 1:1 on a 975 board, right?). Your thoughts?
3) I'll be running SATA and PATA drives. Does it make sense to plug in a PATA drive with an older version of uGuru to lock the PCIE to 100MHz before updating to the newer uGuru?
4) Assuming that the temp sensors are way off on the A9W, how are you guys reliably measuring temps?
5) What are the safest Vcore and temps on air-cooling with this setup?
Thanks ;)
1) I have a Big Typhoon, is 3.6 @ <1.45Vcore a reasonable expecation (24/7 Orthos-stable gaming rig)?
Most definitely!
2) Which memory in the ~$300USD range would you guys pull the trigger on? The Ballistix deal at Newegg is tempting but I get whacked with CA sales tax ($350-ish) and I'd rather do tighter timings in the 400-430fsb range than buy memory that goes 500-550fsb (I wouldn't need that 1:1 on a 975 board, right?). Your thoughts?
team group xtreem ddr-667 which has the d9's from tankguys is a good choice.
3) I'll be running SATA and PATA drives. Does it make sense to plug in a PATA drive with an older version of uGuru to lock the PCIE to 100MHz before updating to the newer uGuru?
that's an interesting thought but don't know if it'll work. i've tried changing the pci-e on a sata drive and it didn't work.. let me know if it works
4) Assuming that the temp sensors are way off on the A9W, how are you guys reliably measuring temps?
Core temp? v. 0.94. But not sure how accurate it is.
5) What are the safest Vcore and temps on air-cooling with this setup?
Thanks ;)
I'd say 1.45-1.5 on air would be fine. As for temps... 60-65C's but that's just my humble opinion
thanks for the fast response Shimm :)Quote:
Originally Posted by shimmishim
So is this the memory you're referring to? Would that be better than the Ballistix which is only $30 more?
you know what. i didn't realize tankguys charge tax in CA!Quote:
Originally Posted by ErikaeanLogic
hmm... need to find a non-CA vendor hehehe...
I think both are equally good deals but the crucials are rated cas 5 @ ddr2-1000
not sure how high the team's overclock but from what i have read, they o'c pretty well.
thanks again, shimm...i went with the ballistix ;)
can't wait for friday, w00t! :D
oops, dual-core double-post ;)
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Originally Posted by shimmishim
I agree ! remember to replace the chipset cooler if you want more than 400 or so FSB :)
thanks chris! glad i could make useful recommendations :)
my L628B came in today. i'm gonna give it a go when i get home. also got my super talent's in as well. day o' fun!
I dont think the pcie lock really works at all IMO, hipro5 might be able to let us in on a secret ;)
@fhpchris
what bios are you using with the aw9d...
i just tried the 13beta04 and my cpu won't boot :(
shimmishim,
I updated to b03. Everything I've read about b04 so far has been negative, so haven't bothered with it. Seems a lot of people are going back to b02 and b03.
RLM
really? hmm... maybe i should go back to 03Quote:
Originally Posted by RLM
but i finally got my board to boot!
something was up with the chipset block not touching and preventing a boot
anyway... now testing!
I am running mine at 1.5625V, but I think I have good air cooling. How big of a risk am I taking? If I burn one up, Intel is going to replace it under the Xeon warranty right?Quote:
Originally Posted by shimmishim
I really do not know what the core temperature as it is well known that the sensors are not accurate, but I suspect that it is about 65oC.
Has anybody at XtremeSystems even claimed to have cooked a Conroe yet?
hey guys anyway given up and reverted back to p20 bios for the evga 680i... here in singapore my ambient without air conditioning is nearl30 or up to 33 degrees. running an infinity with a higher cfm fan... things seems to be better now n i honestly prefer the p20 bios.. now its stable 3.5ghz 1.5V. orthos can do stress gromac for nearly 10 hours running.. i couldnt do this in p21... or it could have been the ntune software that was giving me problems.. load temps in core temp show up to 70 degrees with these ambients here... might try to tune for 3.6ghz later :) 100mhz off only! :D ps. the test is still running!
here's a little screenie.. wish i had low ambients like u guys! haha~
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/9...sstablezc4.jpg
hmm... testing 9 x 423 @ 1.55 volts...
but one thing i've noticed is that my aw9d-max now boots at 420 with no tweaks! :)
so far this chip isn't really too much better than my E6700ES which does 9x420 @ 1.55 orthos small fft stable
http://www.johnshim.com/forums/xtrem...x423.1hour.jpg
Im glad to finally see you more than 20min stable over 400fsb.:toast:Quote:
Originally Posted by shimmishim
Edit- I didnt notice you were just running small ffts. I know your ultimate goal is getting the board running blend over 400fsb.
There just may be something going on with your board.
lol. maybe... dunno why i just can't do it!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by MrDeeds
i know for sure now it's not the mem or the cpu since i've swapped both of them out.... dunno what else to try...
oh well if i can't do blend, then i can't do blend.... i can do dual superpi32m and run 3dmark all day... i guess that's good enough
@ shimmishim Thanks for the report, I hope she primes all night for you. What batch number did you get L628B167, L628B211 or something different?
Lets just say my X6800 has a really hard time touching EITHER of my xeons in prime, yet the x6800 will run pi/3dmark MUCH higher...
I do not understand this other than saying I need more vfsb :(
Some regular here needs to test a Xeon 3070!
X6800 would not even post @ 434*9 LOL :D It seems to really fsb wall hard and it needs the 11-12 multis to really come alive..
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Originally Posted by fhpchris
woah.. :) I think Xeon 3060 will be a great buy.. :D I'll pair it with DFI RD600.. hehehe hope its dec 15 already..
please fhpchris try Xeon 3060 with DFI RD600 when you get one.. :)
:woot:
how will i change the chipset cooling, isn't it an integrated heatpipe design? do you mean to place a fan at/near it?Quote:
Originally Posted by fhpchris
get swiftech mcx-159cu and take the nb heatpipe off, it easily comes off.Quote:
Originally Posted by ErikaeanLogic
X6800 passes 32m @ 4ghz, and my "roomates" L628B E6600 runs it over.
Really at a multi of 9, the Xeon 3060 L628B in my sig is ~100+mhz faster than my X6800!
I think we will start seeing 410-420*10 benchmarks on Xeon 3070s ;)
$32 for a chipset cooler! are you nuts?!:slobber:Quote:
Originally Posted by fhpchris
yeah, i am too. in for one!:cool:
L628B211Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron 61
9 hours later and...
http://www.johnshim.com/forums/xtrem...423.9hours.jpg
pretty much on par with my e6700es so i guess that means my 6700 gets sold now! :)
shimmishim, first congrats at 9hrs+ Orthos. 2nd try running blend instead and see if your NB can handle those speeds.
Also whats cooling your cpu? Those temps are actually quite good for a B stepping with that much voltage going thru. My L628B167 can easily do 423x9 but with only 1.43v 12hrs+ Orthos stable but my temps get up in the mid 70's even with watercooling. Strange less voltage but higher temps compared to yours.
wow!!! 9x423 @ 1.43v... amazing...Quote:
Originally Posted by RacerX
i'm on watercooling with a pa120.2 and swiftech storm v2.
i'll give orthos blend a try but i haven't been able to no matter what i try...
Quote:
Originally Posted by shimmishim
Now I see its your rad, need to dump my heatcore right away. Thanks now I'm totally convinced my heatercore is killing me.
Try 1.45v on yours you might be surprised.:toast:
I was going to suggest that also, the only difference between being small ffts stable and blend stable on the aw9d-max for me was a bump in cpu voltage.Quote:
Originally Posted by RacerX
i'm already at 1.55 bios. should i try 1.6? cuz 1.45 would be less :)
Quote:
Originally Posted by shimmishim
I see your Abit undervolts compared to my Asus which overvolts. I have 1.4v set in bios and measured on board during idle is 1.45, underload I measure 1.43-1.44v.
I say try 1.5v for cpu and then run blend. I think blend will fail if your don't have enough MCH voltage. Example I can run small ffts at 423fsb with 1.6v mch but blend fails within seconds, 1.7v is what I need to make it stable.
19 hours of small fft :)
http://www.johnshim.com/forums/xtrem...23.19hours.jpg
nice cpu :)
what about Large FTTs priority 9 ? ;)
hmm.... i can give large fft a try tonight priority 9. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Supertim0r
Real nice shimmishim, I ordered my L628B211 today from the folks in Gahanna but it will be January before I can put some juice to it as I am waiting on DFI 680i. Has anybody lapped the IHS on any of these xeons?
anyway guys just to share more air cooled results..
20 hours 3510mhz 1.5V orthos stresscpu gromac core..
http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/307...0hrgromdu4.jpg
small fft didnt do very well on tt volts needed 1.55V.. so now running it.. 1.5V failed after 2 hours plus. rebooted..
just for those thinking of sticking to air :)
the IHS is flat... compared to the 6700es i had.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron 61
my waterblock touches the whole ihs so no need to lap unless you REALLY want to :)
okay... now things get INTERESTING...
so i decided to give dual superpi 32M a try at 423... and guess what? can't run it...
tried all voltage combinations then decided... hey, let's drop vcore from 1.55 to 1.45 and guess what?
superpi32M decides to finish running... try small fft... guess what? ERROR!
so yeah... 423x9 stable with 1.55 vcore orthos small fft and 423x9 with 1.45 vcore dual superpi 32M and neither stable at each other's vcore setting... hehehe...
any ideas? :)
Quote:
Originally Posted by shimmishim
Sounds like you need more mch voltage to your NB at 423. Like I said run blend at priority 9 and see what you can come up with. Here's the start of a new run don't know if it will make it thru the night as my room temp is 3-4c higher than the last time I made a 12hr run.
http://home.comcast.net/~phippy1/XeonOrthos.JPG
my mch was maxed out at 2.0
i upped my vfsb to 1.49 and it works :) woot!
Sounds like to me you need a new board, 2.0v mch is much for only 423 in return. What are you cooling your NB with? Maybe lowering it and increasing vfsb will give you better stability.Quote:
Originally Posted by shimmishim
Have you tried blend yet?
i'll lower my vmch to see what happens.
and no, i can't run blend yet... sigh... this board hates blend... i have yet to see people run on blend above 400+ on this board except for hipro and one other person...
this board just hates blend... it's a simple fact :(
so what are my chances of 3.6GHz with air cooling on D975XBX2?
I'd like to know that too, exact same thoughts. :D I have just been scared away from the 680i boards and the Bad Axe 2 seems like it might be the best board right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ender17
And given the 3.6ish goal on air...what do you guys recommend in terms of memory? Would something like
this work, or some decent PC2-6400 in the low $200 range, since all I need is about 400FSB? I'm not looking for anything extreme, and don't need to squeeze every ounce of performance from the RAM, so no need for 3-3-3-X timing since AFAIK that is really only good for bench numbers. Or should I lay down the cash and get on the NewEgg Crucial Ballistix DDR2 1000 deal?
Thanks for the help!
shimmishim,
Have been interested in your results. I know FTPChris has had joy with the AW9D, but I'm guessing that it's the motherboard or/and the memory holding the cpu back. Certainly RacerX's results give me a bit of hope that, that's the case.
Unfortunately I didn't get to test my P5W DH out properly, due to memory compatibility and being limited to 365 FSB. What I did notice though, is that the cpu temps were about 5c-10c lower on the Asus than the aw9D.
Albeit I did run blend successfully at 405 on the aw9d, when actually using it for 3d rendering, I found anything over 400 to be unstable. Sometimes renders at 405 were taking longer than renders at 395. Bascially inconsistent. and using the renderer Frpime, the system would lock up on occasions. Not quite right.
I think my next changes will include an Asus P5B deluxe, some GSkill HZ's and new water cooling.
RLM
ok, n00b question:
why are you guys focusing on the "blend" Orthos test? what does passing/failing the blend test signify if you can pass many hours of small fft's?
wow :eek: looks like a killer CPU :D anyone tried the temps with TAT?
RacerX
seems its fully stable :D what are the temperatures like ?
Now I am seriously considering to get one of these
Quote:
Originally Posted by RLM
I loved the AW9D until I started getting cpus that needed more than ~435fsb prime stable! What a stupid problem to have!
I hate to get another board, but I need ~480fsb ish stable on a 9 multi and I do not see any 975 boards pulling that off :(
Temps with TAT show 1-2c less than AI Booster underload and maybe soon we can call this completely stable.:clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by GrimReaper
http://home.comcast.net/~phippy1/XeonOrthos2.JPG
Quote:
Originally Posted by shimmishim
shimm, are you still using stock NB cooling? If haven't done so yet you need to replace it ASAP with either a swiftech or thermaltake. Pretty positive your board is holding your cpu back should perform on par with mine with a solid board. Its very important with these 975X boards to keep the NB cool and in general around the whole NB area. I use a swiftech mcx159-cu and then a low cfm 120 fan blowing on my ram and NB area. My ram voltage is only 2.15v and rated up to 2.2v so the fan is mostly used to keep the NB area alittle cooler.
I would estimate about 80%, but you may have to run the vCore at about 1.55V (which is a little high).Quote:
Originally Posted by Ender17
I just got the Ballistix's on sale from NewEgg, I will be testing them today. Unless you want CAS 3 at about DDR2-800 they certainly are not necessary, but look likes a great deal on some fine RAM. Otherwise, you can find some Elipida ICs for about $200 which should run DDR2-800 at 4-4-4-12 (my Corsair ValueSelect DDR2-667 do). I have read that the OCZ RAM has a lot compatibility problems with various motherboards, I plan to avoid it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rysing_Phoenix
Quote:
Originally Posted by RacerX
hell yea :D
ok time for you to pass on some details :D Vcore in bios? What cooling?
congrats again :woot:
FHPChris,
Must be something going round. Left my kit folding while I went for a food shop. Came back trip switch had gone on the electrics and my liberty PSU is dead. Fortunately I managed to test the hard drive on an old P4P 800, and it's working okay. Don't know if anything else has been taken out though??? Will find out tomorrow. Pisser, because a new PSU wasn't really on my list of priorties.
Nice results RacerX. Regards NB cooling I have an extreme spirit II (Is it?) on my NB. Not really making much of a difference to stability.
Just wondered what you guys thought about going down the P5B Deluxe route? I've got my sights set on a Kentsfield somewhere down the road, but would be interested to see how the Xeon performs on it.
RLM
Damm... I hope I am not next.Quote:
Originally Posted by RLM
No, I'm not on stock NB cooling. I've switched to a swiftech mx159-cu and i do have a fan blowing over the nb and ram areas.Quote:
Originally Posted by RacerX
I've pretty much tried everything possible with this board.
I'll have to be satisfied with the fact taht i can dual superpi 32M and small fft for 19 hours.
i'm not going to get rid of the aw9d quite yet as hipro has just told us that abit is releasing a bios soon with the 1333 strap enabled or selectable through the bios.
if you check out the aw9d thread, you'll see that again no one minus 2 people can run blend above 400+ mhz fsb.
the strange thing is if you are under 400 and use something like 4:5, your mem will run fine... it's just 1:1 400+ where you start running into issues with orthos blend.
Thanks Bofors.Quote:
Originally Posted by bofors
I think DDR2-800 at 4-4-4-12 would be a sweet spot for me. These are $20 more than the Corsair ValueSelect and seem to be the right specs? Or how about the Fabbody on Ebay? Micron D9DQW
What do yall think?
Those are probably fine, but they might not be any better than the Consair ValueSelect eitherQuote:
Originally Posted by Rysing_Phoenix
That could be a good deal, but the 30 day warranty is a little weak compared to the lifetime offered by others.Quote:
I just tested out my Ballistix's and it looks like they run DDR2-800 3-3-3-4 at only 2.2V on a BadAxe1.
415*9 Fails about 9 minutes in blend for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by shimmishim
awesome!Quote:
Originally Posted by fhpchris
now get it to run 8 hours :)
j/k
all aw9d owners know this board just can't do blend test for one reason or another...
the best i've been able to manage is 9 x 401 for 1 hour and 7 minutes.
another small tweak i've found to help run it longer is changing the RMS from default 7.8us to 64clk. it kills your superpi time but it'll increase the amount of time orthos blend will run. this tweak helped me go from 4-5 minutes where it always failed to about 18 minutes. :)
the thing i notice is that it always gets stuck on the third iteration of 1024k fft and before trying to switch to the 4th, it always errors.
Well just got home from work. Guess what? Orthos froze at 21hrs 15min. Not sure what caused it but I suspect the NB just quit on me. I guess I can't complain about running blend over 20hrs on a 975X.:D
You guys with Abit AW9D have you tried running Large ftts? If so how long? Seems its all luck of the draw with these 975X boards as you just never know how good the NB chip will be.
If that's the case then Abit must be getting the worst batch of NB chips from intel.Quote:
Originally Posted by RacerX
Seriously, when I say NO ONE... i mean NO ONE (besides 2 people :)) can run blend on the aw9d greater than or equal to 400 fsb for longer than a few hours.
I don't doubt you for one minute but I've have another Asus P5W64 Pro that maxes out around 430 and blend stable at 425fsb. Both came from Newegg, same batch # but the only thing different is the NB # on the chip.Quote:
Originally Posted by shimmishim
BTW, testing my limitations of my NB as we speak.......and don't ask me why orthos doesn't recognize that I lowered the multi to 8.:(
http://home.comcast.net/~phippy1/450fsb.JPG
The hacked version of OS X that I run appears to be a little less stable than Windows 2K Pro, a higher vCore is required to boot OS X. So, anyone looking at my vCore results might want to discount them by 0.03 V for application to Windows.
Are the (rumored) problems running the LGA775 Zeon chips on the 680i SLI chipset for real? :confused:
I bought several Zeon 3060s for a wopping $224 a piece.
Cheers.
looks sweet. i might consider getting a xeon myself.
@fhpchris: hey, do you just remove the nb/chipset heatpipe and leave the others? I've ordered that mcx-159cu but am now wondering (after more closely inspecting the heatpipe layout on the AW9-G) whether I can get away with replacing only the chipset arm of the heatpipe? inquiring minds want to know ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by fhpchris
yes you can. the NB "arm" comes off VERY easily. Just bend it back and forth with minimal force and it'll practically fall off. :)
thx for the response, shimm :)Quote:
Originally Posted by shimmishim
does that mean that i'd be breaking the pipe or removing it?
removing it. it's held on by some really bad thermal glue?Quote:
Originally Posted by ErikaeanLogic
phew! i'd hate to void my warranty :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by shimmishim
Yep, Just like shimmishim said ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by ErikaeanLogic
hey chris...Quote:
Originally Posted by fhpchris
how far off do you think the sensors are?
I switched from my abit to my asus p5b and...
temps are WAAAAAY different.
On abit was hitting 65-ish max.
On asus.... 77-80C's.... ridiculous.. same cooling and everything...
What would be the best board to run a 3070?
Quote:
Originally Posted by shimmishim
Asus probe report temp same as core temp 0.94. My mobo is asus p5wdg2 ws pro, 0506bios. I'd trust core temp and TAT.
Thanks for all the great lead info, guys! :)
I am expecting my 3060, AW9-D, Ballistix, mcx159, and 8800gts on Friday and am doing all of my intelligence gathering now so that I can get a running start, and this thread has been amazing. I've been reading this thread and the Abit board thread (all 66 pages of it!) but am wondering whether there are some concise reference point settings I need to know so that I can get right up to 3.6 (I hope!) and push from there. Is there a guide I've missed for this setup? If not, can you please answer:
1) what are optimized voltage settings for this board (Vmch, etc.)?
2) are there any tricks to running 400+fsb with stability?
3) are there any hidden bios settings?
4) what's your favorite bios? why?
Sorry if this seems like a slight hijack (well, it is ;)) but I'd like to be up, running, and contributing to this thread ASAP :)
Thanks in advance! ;)
I really do not even look at them LOL ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by shimmishim
Vmch = as high as it goes @ 2.0v (~1.91v by dmm @ nb)Quote:
Originally Posted by ErikaeanLogic
Vdimm = whatever you are comfortable with (2.45 in bios is like 2.48 for me)
Vcore = 1.55-1.6v air (measured by dmm, 1.625 bios is 1.58v for me) and nearly 1.65-1.68 on water (essentially as high as it goes)
400-43x isnt too hard, after that use memset and set high memmory timingsQuote:
2) are there any tricks to running 400+fsb with stability?
noQuote:
3) are there any hidden bios settings?
I use 1.3b as it has TRFC for memmory in the bios, but 1.2 was fine.Quote:
4) what's your favorite bios? why?
Cant wait for results ;)Quote:
Sorry if this seems like a slight hijack (well, it is ;)) but I'd like to be up, running, and contributing to this thread ASAP :)
Thanks in advance! ;)
thanks so much for those guidelines, fhpchris! :)
btw, after i showed this thread to a buddy of mine he ordered the same rig...i'll see whether i can get him to post his results, too. we're both getting L628B 3060's and AW9-D Max boards, hehe :woot:
I know, its rather sad that two random Xeon 3060s from newegg both own my X6800 (not just faster, but at lower voltage too!)Quote:
Originally Posted by ErikaeanLogic
I mean come on!
hehehe... yeah i hate when that happens...Quote:
Originally Posted by fhpchris
you spend like 700+ for a processor only for a 300+ processor to be faster...
btw, nice pic lol :cool:
so i switched over to the Asus P5B-deluxe to see if I can run blend test... well I got blue screened sometime last night hehehe... 423x9 @ 1.5375 volts didn't work. I tweaked the voltage some more so hopefully it'll run all day. :)
So is it inevitably going to come back to luck of the draw with the cpu? I tend to like to take the denial approach and blame all limitations on the rest of the hardware first.Quote:
so i switched over to the Asus P5B-deluxe to see if I can run blend test... well I got blue screened sometime last night hehehe... 423x9 @ 1.5375 volts didn't work. I tweaked the voltage some more so hopefully it'll run all day.
Will be very interested to see what results you do get out of your p5b deluxe. Was planning on selling my P5W DH tomorrow and picking up a P5B Deluxe instead. Oh and a new PSU, dammit.
RLM
I have two almost identical systems built. The only differences are the RAM, PSU and one uses the VX version of Big Typhoon (so the mounting hardware is different, but I am using the same model Sunon 38mm fan on both). However, one rig hits peaks temperatures of about 76C and the other 57C (and I do not think there is anyway that I have a bad heat sink mount on one).Quote:
Originally Posted by shimmishim
The other thing that is unbelievable is that when the load is removed from the CPU, the "temperature" will almost instantaneously (like in less than a second) drop about 10C. I am not even sure if that is physically possible let alone happening on this chip.
I am going to take advantage of the freezing weather here and see how much my cooling is holding me back by testing one of these boxes outside at about -5C.
EDIT: Outside my idle "temperature" went down to 13C (3.6 GHz, 1.6V vCore) and full load to 32C. I was able to boot OS X at 3.746 GHz with no problem (1333 strap plus 25%), but my BadAxe1 would not POST at 3.896 (1333 strap plus 30%). So, my air cooling holding my back a little bit here, like perhaps 200 MHz, but it certainly is not keeping from reaching 3.9 GHz or above. When I get my BadAxe2's get tomorrow, I will be building a third machine with another Xeon 3060 (L629A780) and hopefully do a little better.
i'm having problems.Quote:
Originally Posted by RLM
i think it's voltage related.
i've been dropping the voltages all over the place and have been gaining stability...
the longest run i've had so far is 1 hour 15 minutes... the sad thing is is that the computer doesn't blue screen, it just reboots :(
so i'm still trying to get it stable ... argh... blend is hard!!! hehehe.
Quote:
Originally Posted by renityren
WHERE??? :eek: :slobber: :stick:
So no miracles with the P5B then, oh bo**oX.Quote:
i'm having problems.
i think it's voltage related.
i've been dropping the voltages all over the place and have been gaining stability...
the longest run i've had so far is 1 hour 15 minutes... the sad thing is is that the computer doesn't blue screen, it just reboots
so i'm still trying to get it stable ... argh... blend is hard!!! hehehe.
Giving me something to think about.
If I think about my x2's, and I know this is small time, but I went through 5 different motherboards, 4 x2's, 2 different memory, 2 different psu's, 3 different cooling systems. Conclusion, the cooling made a big impact and luck of the draw on cpus. The rest, motherboards, memory, psu were really negligible in their effect on OCing the cpu. In fact I was buying the same steppings as other guys on this site from the same vendor here in Thailand. They were hitting just about 3 ghz (X2 3800) and me about 2.8. 2.7 24/7.
So well confused now. It wouldn't hurt to give the p5b deluxe a blast though would it:confused:
Cheers for the updates though shimmishim, will quite probably join you in that mission.
RLM
aite. i gave up on 9 x 423. moved up to 8 x 475 instead...Quote:
Originally Posted by RLM
:) orthos is happily blending away for over 1 hour 16 minutes now...
i'm gonna see if it can make it 3 hours and then i'll do a long test tonight.
The X6800 still benches higher because of the unlocked multiplier thing though ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by shimmishim
Nice one! That's encouraging. ;)Quote:
aite. i gave up on 9 x 423. moved up to 8 x 475 instead...
orthos is happily blending away for over 1 hour 16 minutes now...
RLM
This is done on your Abit? I'm assuming that they finally released a bios with 1333 strap. Please post some pics at 475 and compare them to 423 1066 strap. I think you'll find out the latter is faster.Quote:
Originally Posted by shimmishim
Still sounds like awesome results. Congrats.:toast:
oh no no no... wish this was my Abit.Quote:
Originally Posted by RacerX
I moved over to an Asus p5b-deluxe temporarily
:)
That would explain the 475. So how goes it so far matched with the Xeon? Faster than the Abit at 423?Quote:
Originally Posted by shimmishim
i haven't tested yet :)Quote:
Originally Posted by RacerX
but i think i've found out what the problem is...
i think the NB is overheating and causing my computer to reboot... i haven't replaced tghe stock NB so... i'm thinking about doing that soon...
yup... figured it out. the heater vent in my apartment is blowing DIRECTLY at my desk where my mobo is setup (not in case).Quote:
Originally Posted by shimmishim
blend ran for over 2 hours and when i came back in AFTER the heater had kicked on (it's gettin' cold over here) my computer had rebooted :(
it's definitely time to replace the NB sink!!!
Are these available anywhere in the UK?! I'm having no luck finding them :(
Cheers,
Suman
Froogle is your friend :D XeonsQuote:
Originally Posted by Sumanji
No one has stock dude, that's the problem...
:(
I just got one with....
Xeon 3060
Intel BadAxe2
Team Xtreme PC2-6400 2X1GB 4-4-4-10
I'll put it all together tonight and let you know.....
You can trust Core Temp and TAT but what can you compare them to? Their readings are obviously much higher than Tc. So what do those readings represent? Internal core temps for which we have no reference.Quote:
Originally Posted by bobov