!UPDATE! abit AW9D-Max (retail) arrived

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09-19-2006, 12:45 PM
Pjoeloe

Quote:

Originally Posted by TankGuys

I finally sourced a few of these today as well. I tell you, getting some of these decent Core 2 Duo mobos has almost been as hard as getting the chips themselves originally :D

this is not true, if you know the right people, the conroe was there in day 1
09-19-2006, 12:59 PM
Devious

Quote:

Originally Posted by sierra_bound

So will this board do 450X9 unmodded on air with an E6600? Sorry, the question may have already been answered. But I'm too lazy to read through the entire thread.:D

Thats all i want to know too, from anyone .. please ?

pretty please :p:
09-19-2006, 01:01 PM
fhpchris

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pjoeloe

this is not true, if you know the right people, the conroe was there in day 1

You know Tankguys is a store and not a random noob poster right?:slap:

He clearly has connections, but he cannot buy stepping 5 ES stuff for 300$ over MSRP off ebay to sell to people.
09-19-2006, 01:43 PM
The Nemesis

Quote:

Originally Posted by Devious

Thats all i want to know too, from anyone .. please ?

pretty please :p:

Hello Devious,

Your question I believe is what we all want to know. The only result I've seen @ 450FSB with unmodded board & retail on conroe 6600 (8 multiplier)was a few posts back. I'm thinking this was done on a prereleased board that has red dimm slots, using a beta bios so therefore I do not think we can be certain @ this time. I will have the board Thursday from newegg but I'm not sure I can have results up before late that night or Friday morning, as I will be off to work shortly after it arrives. Did you want 450FSB set in bios or using Guru utility?
09-19-2006, 01:52 PM
Pjoeloe

Quote:

Originally Posted by fhpchris

You know Tankguys is a store and not a random noob poster right?:slap:
He clearly has connections, but he cannot buy stepping 5 ES stuff for 300$ over MSRP off ebay to sell to people.

yes I was aware of that, and I was talking about B2 stepping.
09-19-2006, 02:49 PM
NicoOCZ

Guys,

the 1:1 divider problems with my OCZ XTC Gold 6400 sticks (Elpida) are gone now. Tony kindly investigated this problem and coded a new SPD which he asked me to test with my sticks. It works like a charm now :)

Just running stock first, gonna check out what they can do later.

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/9339/oczoy5.jpg

Great job Tony! :toast:
09-19-2006, 02:56 PM
vanovich

:D nice to have the pros here . good job tony
09-19-2006, 03:12 PM
bingo13

Quote:

Originally Posted by vanovich

:D nice to have the pros here . good job tony

It would be even better if Abit got the bios fixed. ;)
09-19-2006, 03:16 PM
NicoOCZ

Quote:

Originally Posted by bingo13

It would be even better if Abit got the bios fixed. ;)

Yeah. That and a 1333 strap would rock for the next update :)
09-19-2006, 03:29 PM
amx

I have the OCZ Plat 6400 2gb sticks. It should work just like the Gold right?
09-19-2006, 05:18 PM
NicoOCZ

Quote:

Originally Posted by amx

I have the OCZ Plat 6400 2gb sticks. It should work just like the Gold right?

AFAIK it has Micron D9 chips, should work even better than the Gold ones.
09-19-2006, 05:27 PM
NicoOCZ

Super PI 32M benchies from hardwareluxx.de chaps.
Systems used:

6600ES (Step5 B1) vs. 6600 retail
P5WDH vs. AW9D-Max
Both overclocked to 9x400, both with 2GB RAM running 400 4-4-4-8

P5WDH @ 14.39M
AW9D-Max @ 14.28M
09-19-2006, 05:29 PM
bingo13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sicness

Yeah. That and a 1333 strap would rock for the next update :)

It has been asked for more times than you can imagine. :D
09-19-2006, 05:32 PM
eleclipper

back in stock at ZZF for 219.99
09-19-2006, 05:35 PM
sladesurfer

is there a cold boot on the board??? Like the Asus boards cause im not happy with that. everytime a bios tweak the mobo have to shut down. Bad for my components
09-19-2006, 05:36 PM
Pjoeloe

I posted this link before but not in this topic, www.anandtech.com loves this board even it was a beta they tested : http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2829&p=7
09-19-2006, 05:37 PM
NicoOCZ

Quote:

Originally Posted by sladesurfer

is there a cold boot on the board??? Like the Asus boards cause im not happy with that. everytime a bios tweak the mobo have to shut down. Bad for my components

The abit doesn't have that problem.
09-19-2006, 05:39 PM
Charles Wirth

No cold boot issues at all for me to -50c, one of the reasons I avoided the other boards with that problem besided the DH having only 3 SATA ports when I needed 4 on the ICH7R.

This is a huge plus for those running phase 24/7.
09-19-2006, 05:47 PM
The Nemesis

No matter how well this board clocks when it arrives, I doubt I can use it to replace my P5W DH. I have Zalman vf900's on my graphic cards and I need a pci slot for my sound card. Only choice would be to run one card & no sli which I will not do as an avid gamer with a large LCD. That said, I'm still excited to see how well this board is gonna perform.
09-19-2006, 05:52 PM
amx

Quote:

Originally Posted by eleclipper

back in stock at ZZF for 219.99

I just placed it. Yay for free cheaping. So far better deal then eggy
09-19-2006, 05:58 PM
sierra_bound

Quote:

Originally Posted by FUGGER

No cold boot issues at all for me to -50c, one of the reasons I avoided the other boards with that problem besided the DH having only 3 SATA ports when I needed 4 on the ICH7R.

This is a huge plus for those running phase 24/7.

I don't think he was talking about the cold boot problem as most of us know it. I believe he was referring to the temporarily PSU shut down after you exit the bios.
09-19-2006, 06:17 PM
Ace-a-Rue

what is the max FSB on "AIR" with this board?...state which processor...thanks
09-19-2006, 06:25 PM
Charles Wirth

The PSU does not shut down when you exit bios but that problem may arise when the 1333 strap is introduced. It may require power cycle to switch to that strap.
09-19-2006, 06:28 PM
situman

Quote:

Originally Posted by FUGGER

The PSU does not shut down when you exit bios but that problem may arise when the 1333 strap is introduced. It may require power cycle to switch to that strap.

I hope that won't be the case, otherwise I would have bought the new ASus P5W64 instead since it clocks waaay higher out of the box
09-19-2006, 06:31 PM
Charles Wirth

Oh no, the Asus problem has problem with FSB over 333 and shutting down on reboot. Nothing like that problem, your safe.
09-19-2006, 06:38 PM
Pjoeloe

This shutting down on reboot problem when overclocking on other boards, is this solved in this bios with tRD / read delay and Row refresh cycle / Trc in this bios options ? If yes, I don`t get it why companies like asus don`t implent that in the deluxe versions of p5w and p5b
09-19-2006, 07:01 PM
situman

Quote:

Originally Posted by FUGGER

Oh no, the Asus problem has problem with FSB over 333 and shutting down on reboot. Nothing like that problem, your safe.

My P5B DL has this problem if I change just the date, lol. Good to hear, now I won't cringe everytime I restart the computer to change a setting in the bios.
09-19-2006, 10:59 PM
hipro5

Quote:

Originally Posted by sladesurfer

is there a cold boot on the board??? Like the Asus boards cause im not happy with that. everytime a bios tweak the mobo have to shut down. Bad for my components

Nope.......Not for me .......I've got both RED and BLUE(retail mobo) right now and none of them does this.....;)
09-19-2006, 11:05 PM
hipro5

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ace-a-Rue

what is the max FSB on "AIR" with this board?...state which processor...thanks

In this thread we all "play" on air for the time been.....I have ax X6800 ES CPU BUT I think that a retail E6600 will climb higher as for fsb....;)
09-20-2006, 04:20 AM
MrDeeds

Quote:

Originally Posted by hipro5

In this thread we all "play" on air for the time been.....I have ax X6800 ES CPU BUT I think that a retail E6600 will climb higher as for fsb....;)

My 6600 could only reach 400 fsb with a 9x multi. The beta bios bumps that up to 405 at 9x. I think its my cpu thats falling short though. This same cpu couldnt get over 389 on a p5b deluxe.
09-20-2006, 08:40 AM
bingo13

Received an updated SPD from Geil today for 1:1 operation on this board. Hopefully Abit will get a new bios spin out shortly to address these 1:1 memory compatibility issues.

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/4...ombo32mwk9.png
09-20-2006, 11:30 AM
NicoOCZ

420MHz 3-3-3-4 on 400MHz 5-5-5-12 rated sticks? That's some serious s*it ;)
Thanks for keeping us posted bingo :toast:
09-20-2006, 12:07 PM
G H Z

It's not Abit's fault reprogramming SPD on two sets of memory fixes the problem, more likely the memory company's problem to me.
09-20-2006, 12:23 PM
vanovich

is it true this board cannot run raid 0 with 2x36gb raptor disks? read it somewhere out there .:( edit . its working now with the new biose .got it confirmed .
09-20-2006, 12:33 PM
grogthegreat

Nice results! Do you think most E6600s/boards will hit that high? I'm looking for a board for retail E6600! Thanks,

Grog
09-20-2006, 12:51 PM
situman

Anyone ran Team memory on this board? Sucks if I run into issues.
09-20-2006, 01:01 PM
NicoOCZ

Quote:

Originally Posted by situman

Anyone ran Team memory on this board? Sucks if I run into issues.

Does it use D9 chips? If so, you should'nt be facing any problems.
09-20-2006, 01:10 PM
Bluebeard

@ bingo13

can you poste memset screens? would be kind of interesting ;)
09-20-2006, 02:08 PM
Lord_RTKK

@ bingo13:
what vMCH for those 420??
Have you tested max FSB??
(I havent read the entire post, sorry if this is answered... )

I am waiting a P5W DH from RMA, but thinking about buying this Abit and selling the P5W, what do you guys think about this change?

Regards, Lord.
09-20-2006, 02:25 PM
The Nemesis

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord_RTKK

@ bingo13:
what vMCH for those 420??
Have you tested max FSB??
(I havent read the entire post, sorry if this is answered... )

I am waiting a P5W DH from RMA, but thinking about buying this Abit and selling the P5W, what do you guys think about this change?

Regards, Lord.

Unconfirmed reports say this board will do 450FSB with no mods, up to 470 with some changes in cooling. My board will arrive from Newegg tomorrow. We will have a better Idea after then what the retail boards can do with no mods. My P5W DH does 450FSB but only 1 Mb Pi stable. 440-445 FSB is 3d & 32Mb Pi stable but thats with 1.85v mch. This board stands to be the best/fastest overclocking 975X board available. Unfortunately dual graphics & with better sound card combinations are limited due to the location of the pci slot next to the pci-e slot.:(
09-20-2006, 02:44 PM
bingo13

Quote:

Originally Posted by G H Z

It's not Abit's fault reprogramming SPD on two sets of memory fixes the problem, more likely the memory company's problem to me.

I have had GSkill, Geil, OCZ, SuperTalent, TEAM, and A-DATA memories fail at 1:1 or post very strange results. The only high end memory that has worked flawlessly at 1:1 is Corsair without SPD updates or newly (as in the last week or so with revised SPDs) released memory modules. This issue has been reported to Abit several times over the last month and other early users of this board have reported the same problems. I am testing the DRR2667/800 selections from several suppliers now which appears at first glance to be in better shape but not perfect. On a side note, dump the bios and take a look at it. ;)

p.s. Those same modules having the issues at 1:1 operate perfectly on the Foxconn, MSI, DFI, and Asus 975X boards.
09-20-2006, 02:51 PM
bingo13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord_RTKK

@ bingo13:
what vMCH for those 420??
Have you tested max FSB??
(I havent read the entire post, sorry if this is answered... )

I am waiting a P5W DH from RMA, but thinking about buying this Abit and selling the P5W, what do you guys think about this change?

Regards, Lord.

1.95V on the MCH, depending upon your board it might be anywhere from 1.8x to 1.9x real.
My board is locked at 460FSB, it simply refuses to boot over 460 but I have a red board, retail arriving tomorrow.
09-20-2006, 02:59 PM
Lord_RTKK

@The Nemesis: your P5W DH seems to do the same as mine (440ish), but mine doesnt have the 1.85v option in bios, is one of the very first P5W (S/N 123XXXX). I have tried it with 2.1v @ MCH and a E6600ES Dry Ice cooled, and I got stuck at 465x9... It seems to me that the problem was the CPU, because the mobo wasnt vdroop modded, still have to try max FSB with something nearly to 2v.
When you get your AW9 from newegg post here your results and impresions, I am thinking seriously in changing my Asus for this Abit.

@ bingo13: have you tried SetFSB or Clockgen to raise FSB more than those 460?? (if there is any version avalaible)
Why do you say "A red board retail arriving"? It is supposed to be better than the Blue ones?? Sorry for those n00b questions... :D
09-20-2006, 03:31 PM
The Nemesis

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord_RTKK

@The Nemesis: your P5W DH seems to do the same as mine (440ish), but mine doesnt have the 1.85v option in bios, is one of the very first P5W (S/N 123XXXX). I have tried it with 2.1v @ MCH and a E6600ES Dry Ice cooled, and I got stuck at 465x9... It seems to me that the problem was the CPU, because the mobo wasnt vdroop modded, still have to try max FSB with something nearly to 2v.
When you get your AW9 from newegg post here your results and impresions, I am thinking seriously in changing my Asus for this Abit.

@ bingo13: have you tried SetFSB or Clockgen to raise FSB more than those 460?? (if there is any version avalaible)
Why do you say "A red board retail arriving"? It is supposed to be better than the Blue ones?? Sorry for those n00b questions... :D

The "red" he's talking about means its the prerelease version/sample with red & black dimm slots. The retail board had blue and black.
09-20-2006, 03:36 PM
bingo13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord_RTKK

@The Nemesis: your P5W DH seems to do the same as mine (440ish), but mine doesnt have the 1.85v option in bios, is one of the very first P5W (S/N 123XXXX). I have tried it with 2.1v @ MCH and a E6600ES Dry Ice cooled, and I got stuck at 465x9... It seems to me that the problem was the CPU, because the mobo wasnt vdroop modded, still have to try max FSB with something nearly to 2v.
When you get your AW9 from newegg post here your results and impresions, I am thinking seriously in changing my Asus for this Abit.

@ bingo13: have you tried SetFSB or Clockgen to raise FSB more than those 460?? (if there is any version avalaible)
Why do you say "A red board retail arriving"? It is supposed to be better than the Blue ones?? Sorry for those n00b questions... :D

I have a pre-release board or looking at it another way, a production board with the wrong colors. The blue/black combo is the retail offering. My board sample will power off at 461 or above.
09-20-2006, 04:01 PM
Charles Wirth

The fatal1ty version is the red/black?? but basicly the same board.

Did the red/black come with fans? I forget what the other differences in the fatal1ty versions are.
09-20-2006, 04:27 PM
MrDeeds

Quote:

Originally Posted by bingo13

The only high end memory that has worked flawlessly at 1:1 is Corsair without SPD updates or newly (as in the last week or so with revised SPDs) released memory modules.

I've got the corsair pc8500 2gb kit running on this board and i havent had any problems at 1:1. I was even considering returning this memory because of the relative stability i was experiencing and just grabbing some ddr800 capable kit.

I just want to get a handle on what problems you may be experiencing. Is it a no boot or no stability in windows thing?
09-20-2006, 05:07 PM
NicoOCZ

Quote:

Originally Posted by FUGGER

The fatal1ty version is the red/black?? but basicly the same board.

Did the red/black come with fans? I forget what the other differences in the fatal1ty versions are.

I'm afraid you misunderstood him. The sample boards, like the one coolaler has, were red/blackish. They're pretty much the same except some PLL chip like the retail boards. Just that the retail is blue/black instead of red/black ;)

Nothing to do with the Fatality board.
09-20-2006, 06:01 PM
bingo13

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrDeeds

I've got the corsair pc8500 2gb kit running on this board and i havent had any problems at 1:1. I was even considering returning this memory because of the relative stability i was experiencing and just grabbing some ddr800 capable kit.

I just want to get a handle on what problems you may be experiencing. Is it a no boot or no stability in windows thing?

My issues have been a no-boot situation at 1:1, no issues at 4:5, or if they booted I could not overclock very far. The Corsair 6400C4, 6400C3, 8500C5, and Dominator are the only high end modules I have tested without (not requiring a SPD update or new modules) an issue so far at 1:1. About half of the DDR2-800 sticks I have tested (including suppliers that had PC8000+ that did not work) are okay so far. The last two SPDs from OCZ and Geil have really worked out well on this board. I am not knocking the performance, just compatibility has left me concerned at this point, certainly nothing that a bios update cannot fix as the beta already improved several module issues. :toast:

Update-
Mushkin Redline XP28000 works at 1:1.
09-20-2006, 08:08 PM
tictac

Quote:

Originally Posted by situman

Anyone ran Team memory on this board? Sucks if I run into issues.

Have you received your board yet? does it act the same way as the an8? :hehe:
09-21-2006, 12:22 AM
ChrisG

Hi folks,

I have been looking around the forums and at this thread for awhile now and I thought I would post. :)

I got this board two days ago from Microdirect for £139.59 :D, and I can run my GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency at 1:1, with stock everything.

Going to try and up the memory voltage to the recommended 2.1v, see if I can get anything good out'a these things tonight.

I have been really busy with work and overtime the past few days so I wont be testing till later on. :)
09-21-2006, 12:49 AM
Nightprowler_77

I’m expecting my mobo to arrive tomorrow. Will post some results this weekend with my X6800 B1 on water.:cool:
09-21-2006, 01:57 AM
ChrisG

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nightprowler_77

I’m expecting my mobo to arrive tomorrow. Will post some results this weekend with my X6800 B1 on water.:cool:

I'll be doing alot more testing over the weekend when I am back home, will be taking the rig back to my own house where all my stuff is. :)
09-21-2006, 02:04 AM
Bootsy

got mine last night! so far i am running 350 1:1 with 3 gigs of ram. I had to flash to beta bios to get it to run 1:1. so far so good will try to get to 400 today.
09-21-2006, 03:29 AM
situman

Quote:

Originally Posted by tictac

Have you received your board yet? does it act the same way as the an8? :hehe:

Expecting it on Friday. Sitting in Philadelphia right now for some odd reason. UPS is being a pain.
09-21-2006, 08:52 AM
Astral7

Quote:

Originally Posted by hipro5

Nope.......Not for me .......I've got both RED and BLUE(retail mobo) right now and none of them does this.....;)

This is all I needed to see! :banana:

How long before you shows us vMods George?
09-21-2006, 10:48 AM
roller11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Astral7

This is all I needed to see! :banana:

How long before you shows us vMods George?

Heck, I'd settle for knowing where to measure Vcore with a voltmeter.
I need to compare the AC characteristics of my DQ6 to my new aw9d MAX,
but they must both be set to the same Vcore for a valid comparison.
Since any software tool that merely reads the sensor is subject to error,
this measurement must be done using a voltmeter.
09-21-2006, 11:19 AM
ssabripo

so how would you fellas compare this board to say the Asus P5B Deluxe?

for a e6300, Crucial Ballistix PC6400 system, which one would overclock better and cooler?
09-21-2006, 01:12 PM
Pressure

So any real difference between the AW9D and AW9D-MAX regarding overclocking?
09-21-2006, 03:34 PM
Scoop

Get this over the Asus P5W Dh ?
09-21-2006, 04:25 PM
MJRL

Sicness are you still using this bios?
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=182

Where can i get the latest if don't?

Thanks
09-21-2006, 05:44 PM
Lestat

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pressure

So any real difference between the AW9D and AW9D-MAX regarding overclocking?

yeah i asked the same and no one wants to answer... :(
probably cant answer maybe as they been so keen on the MAX that the non MAX hasnt seen the day light for these fellas yet.
09-21-2006, 06:01 PM
The Nemesis

I posted this answer elsewhere in the forums

Quote:

Originally Posted by Revv23

anyone know the deal with the non max?

From what I've read & seen, they both share the same bios. The non max has 4 SATA's vs the Max's 7(plus one external connector) & single lan vs. the Max's dual Gigabit Lan. The most significant difference will be the max motherboard is

Quote:

enhanced with traditional heavy duty armor plated Solid-State capacitors

The non max has

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solid state capacitors in all the essential places

Also the cooling is different. Only the northbrige is connected to the heatpipe. This makes me curious though because if a fan is added to your northbridge then it will be cooled separately from the southbridge and they will not exchange heat across the same pipe. I feel this could improve clocking on this board since they are not exchanging heat across the same pipe, but one would have to think the Max board is designed to overclock better considering the capacitors and all.
http://www.abit-usa.com/images/produ...gle_500_lg.jpg http://www.abit-usa.com/images/produ...gle_500_lg.jpg
09-21-2006, 09:28 PM
fhpchris

All those sinks look rather large, with a nice 40x28mm delta on the northbridge, I am sure temps will be great.
09-21-2006, 09:46 PM
theteamaqua

so did u guys OC higher compare with ur older mobo|?? im thinking of getting this
09-21-2006, 10:21 PM
SLi_dog

I think they both suffer from this issue as well. SLI/Crossfire and X-Fi anyone?

http://slidog.bigblog.com.au/data/2/...0921230702.jpg

http://slidog.bigblog.com.au/data/2/...0921230702.jpg

Not to mention the maximum 11x multi :(
09-22-2006, 12:10 AM
NicoOCZ

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJRL

Sicness are you still using this bios?
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=182

Where can i get the latest if don't?

Thanks

Yes I do, no newer BIOS arround (yet).
09-22-2006, 02:37 AM
MrDeeds

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLi_dog

I think they both suffer from this issue as well. SLI/Crossfire and X-Fi anyone?

Not to mention the maximum 11x multi :(

Thats a snug fit, do you feel comfortable running the second video card like that?
09-22-2006, 04:21 AM
Icer

Hopefully, in the near future, I can join in on the AW9D-Max discussions as mine should arrive later today. Not sure what I'll do with my OLD P5W DH (with only 1.65MCH:rolleyes: ) but I'll think of something.
09-22-2006, 04:30 AM
Nettwerk

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLi_dog

I think they both suffer from this issue as well. SLI/Crossfire and X-Fi anyone?

Not to mention the maximum 11x multi :(

You gonna try sli on this mobo?
09-22-2006, 04:43 AM
hipro5

Quote:

Originally Posted by Astral7

This is all I needed to see! :banana:

How long before you shows us vMods George?

Any time soon cuz I have to insulate it too so as to start benching.....:D
09-22-2006, 05:14 AM
Bootsy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sicness

Yes I do, no newer BIOS arround (yet).

there is now from our german friend:) 12 final bios

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...87#post1735287
09-22-2006, 03:44 PM
MJRL

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bootsy

there is now from our german friend:) 12 final bios

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...87#post1735287

Any feedback on this?

This the max with air i can get (zalman 9500), i can boot to windows at 440, no more for now.
http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/1601/41011zk1.jpg
09-22-2006, 04:03 PM
roller11

The P5W DH and the 965 DQ6 both had a feature (BIOS) that
when enabled, the CPU fan voltage is automatically controlled
according to CPU temp. That is, the voltage is low when the CPU is relatively
cool, and as CPU temp rises, so does the fan speed, and does so
on a continuim, not discretely as ABIT guru implies.
Does the aw9D MAX have such a control, and how does one set it.
Guru doesn't do this.
09-22-2006, 08:26 PM
tictac

ABIT EQ control the fan speed...

Any screenshot of 500+ FSB?
09-22-2006, 11:33 PM
Blacklash

When I first got into overclocking it was with an IC7-G Max and a P4 3.0c. Anyone know if the AW9D-Max will properly support the 7950 GX2?
09-23-2006, 12:45 AM
Nightprowler_77

Just recived my AW9D- MAX. :cool:

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/2...0915ap2.th.jpg http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/8...0920ay1.th.jpg http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/3...0921il3.th.jpg http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/9...0919yf9.th.jpg

Just started with OC:

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/3441/400cc3.th.jpg
09-23-2006, 12:50 AM
mykeos

Nightprowler:which BIOS are you using?
09-23-2006, 01:03 AM
Nightprowler_77

Quote:

Originally Posted by mykeos

Nightprowler:which BIOS are you using?

I`m using this:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...87#post1735287
09-23-2006, 01:36 AM
thelostrican

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nightprowler_77

I`m using this:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...87#post1735287

what block is that one on the gpu
09-23-2006, 01:39 AM
Nightprowler_77

Quote:

Originally Posted by thelostrican

what block is that one on the gpu

Its AquagrafX7950gx2

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/3...0799lq6.th.jpg

Can someone tell me how to disable speedstep/EIST on the AW9D MAX?
09-23-2006, 01:50 AM
Bootsy

It's under Cpu feature in the advanced bios menu. what multi are you using?
09-23-2006, 02:18 AM
Nightprowler_77

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bootsy

It's under Cpu feature in the advanced bios menu. what multi are you using?

Thanx. Should I set disable to all of the funktions in the advanced bios menu?

Highest FSB so far is 425 with MCH 1.75. The screen goes black when rebooting at that speed.

I tested prime at 3.730ghz ( 10 x 370) stable so far, but coretemps are cloce to 80C :slobber: This was with EIST and all that stuff enabled
09-23-2006, 02:28 AM
tictac

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nightprowler_77

Thanx. Should I set disable to all of the funktions in the advanced bios menu?

I tested prime at 3.730ghz ( 10 x 370) stable so far, but coretemps are cloce to 80C :slobber: This was with EIST and all that stuff enabled

The mosfet heatsink on top need air circulation on it... you are using waterblock... considering putting small fan on it like what you did to the ram

that is where the heat need to go out....

:toast:
09-23-2006, 02:50 AM
G H Z

I got my board today as well. I thought there was gonna be more room between the PCIe slots but it's the same as i975Xa-YDG, 60mm only ;)
09-23-2006, 02:51 AM
mykeos

maybe a waterblock on NB would allow you to reach higher FSB,or at least better air cooling.eventhough, above 400 is quite ok and would be enough for me:)
09-23-2006, 02:54 AM
tictac

maybe re-apply NB thermal paste with artic silver 5 or something like that... :hehe:
09-23-2006, 03:30 AM
berk

Yayy for me,mines coming today :)
Picked up on a few pointers from this thread so thanks,have the latest BIOS waiting already.
Hope to get some good clocks. :)
09-23-2006, 05:45 AM
tictac

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bootsy

there is now from our german friend:) 12 final bios

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...87#post1735287

it is actually the same bios as 12 beta B02... no newer bios yet... :)
09-23-2006, 05:49 AM
tictac

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nettwerk

You gonna try sli on this mobo?

you will need to use the modded sli driver[in driver section] to get SLi to work with this board.... with sli bridge provided with the packages... there are a bit gain in score..

Tested it with 7600GT
09-23-2006, 05:50 AM
Apoptosis

My retail box abit AW9D-Max topped out at 440MHz FSB and is double super pi and prime 95 stable... I'm running the beta BIOS just like everyone else!

http://forums.legitreviews.com/image..._MAX_440pi.jpg
09-23-2006, 05:56 AM
tictac

wow... nice 440MHz stable... cold booting at 440MHz or you need to use uguru to clock it up?
09-23-2006, 06:01 AM
Apoptosis

cold booting... it will cold boot up to around 450MHz, but it isn't stable.

Here is a link where I've been posting what I've been doing...
09-23-2006, 07:07 AM
Bootsy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nightprowler_77

Thanx. Should I set disable to all of the funktions in the advanced bios menu?

Highest FSB so far is 425 with MCH 1.75. The screen goes black when rebooting at that speed.

I tested prime at 3.730ghz ( 10 x 370) stable so far, but coretemps are cloce to 80C :slobber: This was with EIST and all that stuff enabled

Tcase max is 85c so at least your not at the max. These conores really heat up when you up the clock speed even under water. I disbaled all the settings but I am no expert on this board, yet. I think my ddr667 ram is holding me back from hitting 400+.
09-23-2006, 07:08 AM
situman

Doa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
09-23-2006, 07:14 AM
Bootsy

Quote:

Originally Posted by situman

Doa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that sucks!! my last Asus board was DOA and i spent 6 weeks waiting for ZZF to send a another one.
09-23-2006, 08:38 AM
MJRL

Quote:

Originally Posted by tictac

Any screenshot of 500+ FSB?

Any clock gen for this board? I could try, uguru clockgen its unstable.
09-23-2006, 08:44 AM
LazyBum

Looks like a nice board, may soon be replacing my DS3 :) Anyone know the technical specs on the CPU voltage regulation? 4phase, 8 phase?
09-23-2006, 10:40 AM
situman

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apoptosis

cold booting... it will cold boot up to around 450MHz, but it isn't stable.

Here is a link where I've been posting what I've been doing...

What is this cold boot you speak of? Is it like the Asus with its temporary shut downs and stuff like that?
09-23-2006, 10:48 AM
dragonhunter

What???? there is the cold boot issue like the Asus board? I thought Fugger said there is NO cold boot.
Man!!! I ordered this board already. Someone pls confirm. I still have 1 day to cancel my order.

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