I'm using 1303 now.
I was finally able to boot at 1800 fsb and 6X multi with your setings exept for NB and SB wich are +0.5v than you adviced me. It seems beeing stable thx for help gonna check others multi and told you in a few minuts :)
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I'm using 1303 now.
I was finally able to boot at 1800 fsb and 6X multi with your setings exept for NB and SB wich are +0.5v than you adviced me. It seems beeing stable thx for help gonna check others multi and told you in a few minuts :)
good, there you go, have fun now
So, boot on 450*6 stable superpi 1m but occt fail .
450*7 boot superpi 1m stable occt fail .
450*8 boot but freeze on windows lauching :'( .
Igo to bed it's early in France now :) gonna post the end tomorrow.
Thx for your help =) .
Quote:
Originally Posted by Leeghoofd
I think you're right.
I'll go with the PC8500 memory modules.
Which brand do you guys think it's best:
1) Corsair Dominator 8500C5DF
2) G.Skill F2-8500CL5D-2GBHK
3) Crucial BallistiX PC8500 BL12864AA1065
ps. I'm going for 4GB, so 4 times 1GB sticks.
This http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231145 kit performs amazingly well, 1000mhz @ 1.9V on the Striker for me, they do not overclock well, but at those volts, these will last, compared to the high failure rate of the D9's you are looking at.
Also leaves the door open for 8gb in the future
Thnx linflas, I'll definitely consider that one!
But the problem is, no shop in the Netherlands (where I live), got those :S
Quote:
Originally Posted by Akuma2000
There is a Gskill section in the forums here http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...play.php?f=185 if you ask in there the Europe or USA rep will answer your questions and probably be able to get you in touch with where you can purchase from your location
Some news of my Striker : boot at 450 fsb with 6 x multi coul be stable with high voltage, doot but unstable on windows at multi 7 and doesn't boot with multi 8 or 9 :/. and can't bot at higher FSB than 450 don't know what to do...
Akuma I'm from Belgium mate I ordered mine in Ireland via http://www.memoryc.com (thx Andy(Uk) for the tip), I payed about 225 euro's with shipping for my kit, delivered in 4 working days, also it doesn't matter where they are coming from , you need to RMA them directly via Gskill in the Netherlands in case you run into probs...Quote:
Originally Posted by Akuma2000
you running ya ram at 900mhz or more ?Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLeO
yes ram syncro with FSB and @ 900 mhz with 2.3v with active cooling timings : 5-5-5-15-1t all the others on "auto"
Drop the 1 T mate, that's not good with 4 dimms + quad and if possible set ram voltage to 2.2 you are still pumping about 2.4 real volts through the ram as the board overvolts !
I've already tried 2t and i've only got 2*1go geil pc8500 so only 2 dimms :) don't know what to do :/
so 425FSB (1700) with ram at 850Mhz is that dreaded DET IDE error ?
Just 4 fun try all voltage settings on auto just set CPU and Ram manually... does your heatpipe get any extra cooling ?
-yes evertyhing betwen 1400 FSB and 1800 FSB makes DET IDE.
-already tried all voltages in auto and doesn't post : DET IDE
-yeah heatpite got 40 mm fan on the chipset, the one wich if gave for watercooling use on mofset and a fan of 40 mm in front of the dimms
I've received my Striker Extreme today!
It's a 1.00g which a fixed BIOS chip.
Guess there are no 1.03 in circulation..
which bios is on it mate ? 1303 ?
I would love to know if 400fsb + Q6600 is a no go on a new striker with soldered bios chip and why 400fsb is OK on A1 revision EVGA???Quote:
Originally Posted by Akuma2000
400FSB on a Striker is a no go , 415, 417, 425 work though all depending on ram divider and co... it can be done on the new rev EVGA becasue they made some quadsupported hardware changes... Asus didn't build mobo's on the reference design which they should be credited for as they didn't have any of the early 680i issues, today however with quads it might be time to move on to Intel chipset unless the 780i is the real thing ( or what 680i should have been from the start )
And believe me it doesn't work on all EVGA's either... 680i in general isn't without it's flaws...
My two cents. Stick at 1:1 sync or DDR@900Mhz unlinked.
I just did the vCore and vDroop mod, as detailed here @ XS and it actually lowered my overall vCore from 1.675v to 1.47v...
WTF is up with that? At stock my E6850 was apparently pulling 1.08v...! Has anyone else had a similar experience with the mods?
Guys how do you know which revision of the striker extreme clocks quad cores well?
Cause as with 680i motherboards, quad core overclocking is quite tricky.
As for evga you can get it changed to a quad-core friendly motherboard like
A1 rev.
So for Striker Extreme how do we identify if it is quad core friendly, or is a bios flash or that is needed.
Bios only, they did not do any hardware changes in the revisions on the Striker, only change was the manufacturing process, moved from Taiwan to China, and the bios chip is now soldered onto the board, instead of being removable.
So if i change the bios to quad core oriented, will i be able to clock quads to above 400mhz like the EVGA?
@ kup & linflas:
I read you guys did the pencil mod.
Some other questions about the mod: :)
And did you used a multi-meter?
Did you used B4 pencil or other?
How many strokes (in case I want to bet on it, without multi-meter)
@ linflas:
I read did the vdroop mod, but did you also do the vcore mod?
@ Jeremyz:
Just flash the BIOS to version 1303 or 1301 and follow the settings you can read in this topic
I used a 4B pencil, maybe 2 or 3 strokes. I'd not recommend the vCore mod though, as it actually lowered my vCore from 1.675v to 1.47v! The mod basically worked backwards. vDroop worked nice though!
Jeremy, the Striker playing well with the Quads is all about patience...I've got an original Striker, very old and it clocks my Quad as high as my new Maximus Formula can and I can get higher FSB on the Striker than I can on the Maximus with the Quad... 1900MHz so far...
Thanks alot.Quote:
Originally Posted by kup
Really cleared my doubts.
In this case i think i will be getting a striker extreme for SLI-ing GTs instead of Maximus+HD3870 crossfire.
Btw guys, does it matter which revision of Striker extreme i get?
So what i have to do when i get my board is simple flash the bios and follow the settings?
Btw, what would be the most a Q6600 would go on the Striker extreme?
Pardon the myriad of questions i have for you guys.
Apologies
Jeremy
where can i get the BIOS 1303?
Well as I said, I ran my Quad the same on my Striker as I do on my Maximus, so 3.825GHz... Every CPU and every board is different though, so don't quote me on that...Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeremyz
Get it on Asus' FTP server: ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/asus/mb/so...ker%20Extreme/Quote:
Originally Posted by dMITIj
I just got the Striker Extreme and here are my first results after dealing with the the board not wanting to boot with the FSB set to numbers like 1700 or 1600. After trying an FSB a little above such as 1720 instead of 1700, it boots just fine. I'm currently at 3,440mhz with an FSB of 430mhz (1720) and running Orthos on all 4 cores with zero errors in the hour it's been on.
Tomorrow i'll mess around with some higher speeds to max this Q6600 out.
Here are my settings:
FSB - Memory Clock Mode: linked 1:1
x FSB - Memory Ratio: 8
FSB (QDR), Mhz: 1720
Actual FSB (QDR), Mhz: 1720
MEM (DDR), Mhz: 860
Actual MEM (DDR), Mhz: 860
Vcore Voltage:1.55 for actual of 1.408
Memory Voltage:2.1
1.2v HT Voltage:1.70
NB Core Voltage:1.5
SB Core Voltage:1.65
CPU VTT Voltage:1.5
DDRII Controller Ref Voltage: +100
DDRII Channel A Ref Voltage: +100
DDRII Channel B Ref Voltage: +100
Memory timings: 5-5-5-15 2T (rest is auto)
+100 ? limit is +30 :confused:
Anyhow Im at 1900FSB with 4x1GB Modules at 900mhz (4:4:4:12), also same with 2x2GB Modules but they acted up at times outside of benching (not matured yet).
Some of you have voltages too high, I crash at that limit.
my mistake. it was late and I was tired. I upped the memory +10mv on all three.
Hi guys, I'm having some trouble with my rig which is similar to your.
I've tried some setting here and there... but 3.6Ghz boot, but if i start doing FPU stress test it almost overheat (75C).
So my objective is 3ghz.
Here's my rig =
Asus Striker 1303 Rev A2
Q6600 G0
Thermalright 120 Xtreme (for cooling)
2 GB ram OCZ SLI-Ready (1066)
radeon 3870
...
So my objective is : 3 GHZ with 24h/24h running computer.
My current problem is my computer is not stable when running Prime95 test. It's freeze after around 30 min.
here's my settings.
FSB - Memory Clock Mode: Unlinked
x FSB - Memory Ratio: Auto
FSB (QDR), Mhz: (means FSB) 1500
Actual FSB (QDR), Mhz: 800
MEM (DDR), Mhz: (means mhz speeds) 800
Vdroop mod = not done.
Vcore Voltage: 1.525v
Memory Voltage: 2.1v
1.2v HT Voltage: 1.7v
NB Core Voltage: 1.4v
SB Core Voltage: 1.6v
CPU VTT Voltage: 1.5v
DDRII Controller Ref Voltage: Auto
DDRII Channel A Ref Voltage: Auto
DDRII Channel B Ref Voltage: Auto
"EDIT , trying to set the memory to slow setting to exclude memory problem /changed, ... skipped first one"
tCL (CAS Latency): 5
tRCD: 5
tRP: 5
tRAS: 15
Command Per Clock (CMD): auto
Advance Memory Settings
tRRD: AUTO
tRC: AUTO
tWR: AUTO
tWTR: AUTO
tREF: AUTO
tRD: AUTO
tRFC: AUTO
Async Latency: AUTO
CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled
MCP PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled
SATA Spread Spectrum: Disabled
LDT Spread Spectrum: Disabled
CPU Internal Thermal Control: Disabled
Limit CPUID MaxVal: Disabled
Enhanced C1 (C1E): Disabled
Execute Disable Bit: Disabled
Virtualization Technology: Disabled
Enhanced Intel Speedstep Tech: Disabled
LDT Frequency: 5x
PCIEX16_1 Frequency (Mhz): 100
PCIEX16_2 Frequency (Mhz): 100
PCIEX16_3 Frequency (Mhz): 100
SPP<->MCP Ref Clock, Mhz: 200
Any suggestion of what could me wrong ?
thank for your time guys,
EDIT
yup typo for memory :D
1500mhz memory? Thats gotta be a typo. If it's not, it's definitely your problem. I've currently got my memory set to 860mhz in the bios which works out to be 430mhz.
oh man...after reading this thread..i just cant wait to get my q6600 in the mail tomorrow..i still have to order myself a nice psu and a lian li case and im done with my build!
thanks to this thread i decided to go wit the striker! and i see a lot of ppl in here getting at least 3.6! thats awesome! i will be using a Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme + 120mm sflex fan to cool it down, i hope to reach at least 3.6 stable for 24/7
cheers guys!!
Right now i have to disagree with almost everyone in this thread. I have had nothing but trouble with my Striker. I've tried almost every QDR-value i can think of but nothing seems to work. Or maybe i shouldn't say "nothing" though I'm currently running it at 3Ghz, 9x333, and it works very good but I would like to get a bit higher than this. If i set my Vcore to Auto and run the standard frequncies it shows about 1.21V in BIOS. Overclocked to 3Ghz i set the Vcore manually to 1.275V and it's really stable IF i only use 2x1gb sticks, if i use all my sticks, 4x1gb, it will freeze sooner or later. I'm going to try with 4 sticks later and then raise the volts on the memories. So, do you guys have any idea on what kind of frequency i could try with to get to about 3.6Ghz give or take? Have tried all the settings listed in this thread (QDR: 1700, 1712, 1720 and so on) with no success, therefore i would be greatful for help.
My setup:
Asus Striker Extreme BIOS 1303 Revision A2 (I think)
Q6600 2.4 Ghz G0 @ 3Ghz 9x333 1.275V
2x1gb DDR2 800 Mhz Corsair or 4x1gb
Using a well ventilated Antec P190 and a Thermalright SI-128 with a Noctua 120mm fan so the temperatures won't be a problem.
You have to excuse my bad English. :)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Therasense
At first: :welcome: @ XS!
I think a higher Northbridge voltage will help you to reach a higher frequency on the processor, but running a Quadcore with 4 gigs of RAM is stressing the Northbridge very much in any case. What is the Northbridge voltage you are running at the moment?
Therasense : could you put your setting like I did (in the long text of every setting in the bios)
What I want it about that 3ghz stable, so it would be nice to compare with yours.
:) thanks
Dudeguy, try this
Vcore Voltage: 1.575v
Memory Voltage: 2.1v
1.2v HT Voltage: 1.45v
NB Core Voltage: 1.45v
SB Core Voltage: 1.65v
CPU VTT Voltage: 1.45v
DDRII Controller Ref Voltage: Auto
DDRII Channel A Ref Voltage: Auto
DDRII Channel B Ref Voltage: Auto
"EDIT , trying to set the memory to slow setting to exclude memory problem"
tCL (CAS Latency):5
tRCD: 5
tRP: 5
tRAS: 5
Command Per Clock (CMD): clock 15
thank you linflas,Quote:
Originally Posted by linflas
trying at the moment,
will come back with feebback how it go tonight.
(doing some crunch as we speak)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Don_Dan
Thank you very much.
The weird thing is that sometime it won't even post, I have a hard time believeing that this could have something to do with the voltages. I am a noob though so... ;)
Here are my voltages anyway, hoping for some tips on how much i should raise them. :)
Vcore: Auto @ 2.4Ghz shows 1.21V in BIOS (currently set to 1.275V @ 3Ghz)
Memories: 2x1gb on Auto shows 1.88V in BIOS 4x1gb on Auto shows 2.14V in BIOS
1.2 HT: Auto shows 1.5V in BIOS
Northbridge: Auto shows 1.32V in BIOS
Southbridge: Auto shows 1.52 in BIOS
CPU VTT: Auto shows 1.36V in BIOS
If i want a higher frequency and be able to use my 4 memorysticks, exactly wich voltages values should i be looking at?
Not posting can definitely be caused by voltages. I found that to run a quad with 4gb of memory on the Striker, it definitely takes extra voltage on the northbridge and especially the 1.2v HT. Here is what i'm currently running.Quote:
Originally Posted by Therasense
Vcore: 1.5v
Memory: 2.0v
1.2v HT: 1.65v
NB Core: 1.55v
SB Core: 1.65v
CPU VTT: 1.4v
Also, try setting your FSB to something like just above or below a large rounded off number like 1720 instead of 1700. I found my striker would crash running 1700fsb yet runs rock solid when set to 1720.
You're going to have to up the vcore if you expect to get any higher than 3ghz in my opinion. Run through this thread and you'll see that most of us are running between 1.4-1.55v to get clocks in the 3.5-3.6ghz range.Quote:
Here are my voltages anyway, hoping for some tips on how much i should raise them. :)
Vcore: Auto @ 2.4Ghz shows 1.21V in BIOS (currently set to 1.275V @ 3Ghz)
Memories: 2x1gb on Auto shows 1.88V in BIOS 4x1gb on Auto shows 2.14V in BIOS
Thank you for your answer Andrew. I was experimenting earlier today and found a QDR that it will actually post at, and that was 1500, it freezes on post though and i tried to play around with the voltages to see if it would boot up to windows but no luck so far. I'm going to try to copy your voltage-settings and see if they work out for me, tomorrow. To tired for that right now. Thanks for all the help.
Hi, just another small question.....
I've got a Thermalright Extrme 120...
Is it normal when I touch my component after a while :
- the pipe of my cpu cooling are not that hot, quite warm in fact (used artic silver 5) but it's still new.... now "solid" yet
- The pipe of the Asus Striker is extremely hot (I would say at least 50-60C) alot more hot then the cpu cooling
would it be because I've putted too much coolant ?
hummmm
my cpu at those setting go up to 73C (highest core) in coretemp :S
and to be sure it wasn't a error or something I even putted a direct fan on it ... still 73C...
if I stop the bench it drop to 55 C in a instant ! and 44C in about 2 sec
like the cooling work ... but it make alot of heat :S weird weird :S
EDIT.
Also.... after 4h it freezed :(
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dudeguy
You may need some cooling on the NB chipset, get a fan on that, that may be part of the problem. The 680i gets extremely hot when overclocked. Most people replace the stock coolers, I know I do.
I see,Quote:
Originally Posted by linflas
just putton a fan that push air direct to it will be fine ?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dudeguy
yeah, an 80mm or 120mm fan on it should do the trick.
Now your clock got you 4 hours of P95 before failing, so either the chipset bogged down from heat or the CPU is just shy of the voltage needed.
You might have a crappy Q6600, just like one of mine, that needs a crap load of voltage to clock. But for a 3GHZ clock, should not be so, even with a crappy Q6600. I would look abit more at cooling.
I agree with Andrew about higher voltages, but I wouldn't recommend going to 1.55 volts on the NB directly, I strongly recommend getting a fan over the Northbridge. And you should test if you have to increase your Southbridge voltage, I would test it at stock, and only increase it if you notice instability. Because a SB voltage of 1.65volts will help to heat the mainboard even more!Quote:
Originally Posted by Therasense
I see,
that look like that was it. I putted (just temporaly) a big big fan to blow air in the case (so cooling down the motherboard) and it was able to crouch for 8 hour straight (i stopped it).
thanks :) I will continu to work around it a bit, trying to lower the Vcore a bit (so less temp) /stress on the CPU/MB.
a note : it may sound weird normally with stress test it go to 55 C... then slowy go to 65 and stop there.
then once in a while (about once every hour ?) in about 5 min it can go to 70 C .... 71C ... then drop back to 65 after like 10 sec.
I just found it weird... I hope when the artic silver 5 reach 200, the cpu temp will be more stable...
Anyway :) I will give you feedback how it go :)
thanks for the help really appreciated !
( i downvolted my Vcore a bit ) if I found something stable in long term (after 24h crouch) I will give you feedback what it was :)
thanks :D
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dudeguy
I'm glad it worked out for you.
Yes, this behavior is not so weird, because ( i assume you tested with Prime95 or Orthos ) if you check your RAM and your CPU with the Blend test or similar, the program will use big FFTs that stress the RAM, and some small FFTs that fit into the CPU's L2-Cache and will thus create the biggest heat output.
this board is one of the most picky boards I have tested with.First of all if you are not running the 1303 bios get them.They are the only bios that actually let you run stable while overclocked.I used to think that bios maybe made like a 1-2% difference,but these are night and day over any other bios out there(im talking about like 400mhz more on the cores diff)so if you havnt used those yet get them on there asap.
then you need to find the sweet spot on the fsb,this board hates 383-400 lol its a really picky board.
Dude, pull the Extreme 120 off and check the base with a straight edge razor blade. I bet you need to lap it. There are a lot of reports that it has a large ridge running down the base in line with the heatpipes. I lapped mine and now the heatsink gets warm and the CPU stays cooler.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dudeguy
Re the heatpipes, the on board solution is too weak. It looks great though. Remove the heatpipes and throw them out. Replace with two active chipset coolers and use adhesived-on heat sinks for the power FETs.
edit: Consider using something like the HR-05-SLI on the MCP (northbridge) that offsets the fin assembly to reduce interference. I'm using an HR-05-SLI, a plain HR-05, and artic silver adhesived-on Swifttech BGA heat sinks. If you aim one of the HR-05s correctly you can use one fan to cool both chips.
So, I've tried to use the exact same voltages that someone suggested to me in this thread, didn't work. As i said, it will post at 1500 QDR but then nothing more, I'm stuck. I've tested to change every god damn voltage to different values but nothing changed, still freezes at post. If i hadn't spent every cent i got on this computer i would just have went out and gotten another board but since I can't do that, I would really like to get this to work. So, does anyone else have a tip for me, right now, I'm up for anything.
I thought i would install the 80mm NB-fan i got with the motherboard but unfortunatly there's was no room though my CPU-cooler took up all the place around the bridges. Don't think it gets to hot though, got 2x140mm and 1x120mm surrounding the bridges.
Please give me some other volt values to try out, would be much appreciated. :)
where are you at now?Maybe you have your chip maxed out,how much voltage are you giving your cpu and what chip are you running?Quote:
Originally Posted by Therasense
I am at like 1.4xx when loading my e6600 for a stable 3.4 ghz but it needs way more volts to get to 3.6 ect and then heat becomes a big problem.
Currently I'm running 3Ghz with a Vcore on 1.275V. Using a Asus striker extreme with a nforce 680i chipset. I do not think that heat is a problem at this low overclock. Got a steady temperature under full load. Have tried almost every Vcore value between 1.275V-1.5V. I may need to raise the other voltages too but I don't know exactly how much to raise them, have been experimenting with no luck at all.
hummm weird :S try linflas magic numer worked to post on me at 3.6 but was way too hot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Therasense
Also just for you to know, try to touch with your hand to the MB pipe , is it hot ?
Also howard : i've been working on that,
I putted way too much artic silver 5 before on my Heat sink....
i've removed it , and putted only a small bit, (was not enought) i've putted a bit more now. And the cooling is superb now !
while doing crounch it stay at 55 , MAX 60C, AVG 55C.
(my case is open with a fan blowing inside)
So my next step if everything work flawlessly will be to have a fun to blow at the North Bride, (will try to fit one somehow). and if it do work then that' it :)
if not, then I will check out with the part you suggested me :) and will surely go with it :) thank for the help everyone :) i'm really happy :D
EDIT :
hummm hard hard crashed :S reboot wasn't working even power-up down ....
I needed to remove the power card to be able to restart :S (PSU starting to die ? :S)
anyway , trying another way....
just wondering : QUESTION: ... if I put instead the multiplyer to 9 , will it use less the northbridge ? (just curious) (lowering also the fsb , so having at the end same frequency)
what cpu and wich bios are you running,set the ram at 2.2 and dont bother going over that for the mem, ihave my chip at like 1.56 in bios for my 3.4 over clock.try upping the vcore a little alsoQuote:
Originally Posted by Therasense
@Skratch
I'm running a Intel Q6600 2.4 Ghz @ 3Ghz, using BIOS 1303. I'm thinking that voltage is to high for two non-clocked 800 mhz memory stick but I'm going to give it a try anyway. That sounds like a really high Vcore for only 3.4Ghz but i may be needed of my CPU as well. going to try it later, thx.
Do you guys think the Striker Extreme and the Q6600 combination can run a FSB of 2000Mhz?
Cause my memory is 1000Mhz.
And then a multiplayer of 8.
(can't test it myself, because my PC is still not build yet...)
Had a hard time with 2000 myself, but let us know how it goes for you.
mine topped out at 1800 and the ram at like 470x2@44413 It might of been my ram keeping me back but you might be able to hit the 500mhz on the ram with your boardQuote:
Originally Posted by Akuma2000
I think most Q6600 have a hard time to get above 480mhz FSB with any board or chipset with respectable 24/7 voltages...
Akuma quads and 680i are a pain in the butt, just go for Linflas settings ( works fab at 3.4 ghz here, 3.6Ghz is a no go on my Striker) they work, and maybe you can reduce the timings on the ram but I would prefer stability over ram mhz as these boards are very very picky with FSB/ram/ram timings...
2000FSB will be a dream mate on this board with a quad
But keep us posted where you get at...
Update on the Pencil Vcore mod... If you draw a line too bold/thick/full it lowers the voltage. If however you draw a gentle line, it works 100%! First time I did it, 1.675v bios was 1.47v real, this time 1.675v bios is 1.66v real! :D
Draw one line, test it, power down and draw another, until your happy with it.
THEN do the vdroop mod to stabilise it. 1.6v bios is now 1.58v under load, nearly 1.59v!
anybody ran into the "cmos error" LCD debug message, and i?f so what's the cure
hummm never saw that.... my guess would be you have a corrupt CMOS...Quote:
Originally Posted by crash5s
try to flash it again (if you can go up to that ;))
hi people,
i have been reading through this forum for over two weeks now, waiting for some info that will help me get passed 3 ghz. i have read every post and tried every thing in every post , but i cant get past 3ghz.
can somebody please take a look at my bios setting and see if you can help.
this is really screwing my head up.
i would love to get to 3.4 stable for now. 3.6 would be a bonus but i could live with 3.4.
my bios is 1303
AI Tuning: - manual
Nvidia GPU Ex: disabled
LinkBoost: disabled
FSB - Memory Clock Mode: unlinked
x FSB - Memory Raio: n/a
FSB (QDR), Mhz: 1333
Actual FSB (QDR), 1333
MEM (DDR), Mhz: 800
Actual MEM (DDR), 800
Vcore Voltage: 1.26250
Memory Voltage: 1.85
1.2v HT Voltage: 1.25
NB Core Voltage: 1.45
SB Core Voltage: 1.55
CPU VTT Voltage: 1.40
DDRII Controller Ref Voltage: auto
DDRII Channel A Ref Voltage: auto
DDRII Channel B Ref Voltage: auto
tCL (CAS Latency): 4
tRCD: 4
tRP: 4
tRAS: 12
Command Per Clock (CMD): 2t
Advance Memory Settings
tRRD: auto
tRC: auto
tWR: auto
tWTR: auto
tREF: auto
Async Latency: auto
CPU Spread Spectrum: disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: disabled
MCP PCIE Spread Spectrum: disabled
SATA Spread Spectrum: disabled
LDT Spread Spectrum: disabled
CPU Internal Thermal Control:disabled
Limit CPUID MaxVal:disabled
Enhanced C1 (C1E):disabled
Execute Disable Bit:disabled
Virtualization Technology:disabled
Enhanced Intel Speedstep Tech:disabled
LDT Frequency: 5x
PCIEX16_1 Frequency (Mhz): 100
PCIEX16_2 Frequency (Mhz): 100
PCIEX16_3 Frequency (Mhz): 100
SPP<->MCP Ref Clock, Mhz: 200
please take a look any sugestions , i am willing to try anything.
regards
steve
:welcome: @XS!Quote:
Originally Posted by didineedthis
I agree with all of your settings, but I think you should definitely increase your Processor and Memory voltage. I wrote down my suggestions, but maybe someone with a quad can recommend a Vcore as I'm not so familiar with them.
thanks for your suggestions i , have upped all my voltages at some point,
but i still cant get it to go past the 3gh ,
i did get it to 3.2 but i could not get it stable and when i rebooted the pc froze and i lost all my settings, and did'nt get chance to write them down.
this board is a nightmare.
will i be better off takeing two ram out of the pc and try with just 2 instead of the 4 i have at the moment?
regards
For ya quad 1.2 HT is very important plz up to 1.5 at least to be stable , my quad also needed 1.5 CPU VTT to be stable at 425FSB, 450 needed to need more... but never got that one stable...
also the Arctic cooler doesn't cut it with quads mate , better get somehting beefier going, what are ya temps at 3ghz under Prime ?
1.2v HT Voltage: 1.25 --> 1.5
NB Core Voltage: 1.45
SB Core Voltage: 1.55 --> 1.6
CPU VTT Voltage: 1.40 --> 1.45
Yes, only 2 gigs of RAM will make it easier, as 4GB and Quad stress the Northbridge very much.Quote:
Originally Posted by didineedthis
And I agree with Leeghoofd, you should get better cooling for your processor.
Do you have a fan over your Northbridge, if not, you should get one because the NB is getting really really hot!
Best of luck on 2000FSB with a Quad, I cant get with a Dual, 1900FSB is max, but acts up sometimes with 2GB or 4GB of Memory.
Dont know WTF lamers Asus are playing at but they have a bios 1401, its not on site or FTP but they gave it to a peep today by mail who had issues with new OCZ Reaper X 4GB Kit.
He has just 15mins ago loaded it up and says his Ram is now working inc SPD and is going to mail the bios to me.
If you get it mailed to you, please please please upload it asap!!!
Yeah please upload the bios. I got a Quad that can do 3.6Ghz on air easy but not on this board...
whats up kup :)
Just got mail 30secs ago, about to burn a DVD with it and 1303 incase it goes bad, the date is Sep sometimes but then again the date on 1035 is old too.
I hosted pics but whats best way to host a file freely without signing up to sh1t ?
Haha, hey dude, how's tricks? Don't you see you about on MSN much anymore...!Quote:
Originally Posted by QuadDamage
Email it to me xxx@xxx.com and I'll host it on my Rapidshare for you?Quote:
Originally Posted by humeyboy
Yeah please kup up it to your rapishare account and post the linky ASAP. :D Hope this one is better than the 1305 which was such a failure.
Lol, 1305 was utter crap wasn't it! :D I think I used it for all of 10minutes before reverting back to 1301.
As soon as I get the email I'll upload it and share the link!
Yeah i thought i was doing somnething terribly wrong i couldn't stabilse this damn striker at 2.7Ghz and i knew i got a chip that can do 3.6Ghz at 1.55V or at even lower vcore... so i flashed back to 1301 but still i can't break 3.4Ghz barrier stable, i can actaully boot into windows at almost 3.7Ghz but with only one mem stick...
Are you working around the FSB holes the Striker has with Quads? try *x425(1700) and that'll boot right up. I found bios 1303 to be better than 1301 for the Quad.
My Striker has LOADS of FSB holes with the Quad but time and patience let me get all the way to 475(1900)MHz with the Quad in!
I think the holes are 400-424, then from about 450-474 I think? And a few lower ones as well? Basically ANY of those FSB ranges, regardless of how stable the CPU is in another board, or the board is with a DC CPU, won't boot at all!
Here ya go, dug these out for ya!
Quote:
Originally Posted by linflas
i haven't "discovered" all the holes yet as i only had this Striker for a couple of days. And frankly after working with Giga X38T-DQ6 and some other X38/P35 boards from Asus, this mobo was like the worse POS ever made in comparison... Man, X38+DDR3 is teh sh_it. I had to clear cmos like 1000 times on this one and i have probs booting my Dominators @ 1.88V - i have to boot with one stick, crank the volts save/exit and then install the other stick what a PITA.... Doesn't always boot with "Home" key pressed, had to remove the battery a couple of times etc etc.
Hmm never tried 1303 cos Asus pulled it from their site i think... Please link me to it just in case.
edit : i'll try these settings. Well i already did i think except the memory was at 1100 5-5-5-15 at 2.1V maybe that was the issue...
Ok mailed the 1401 bios.
Still total POS mobo and no bios will fix it, same hastle at around 1900FSB and same bugs and 1 non working GiG NiC since new, and all usual bugs like backlight flashing etc.
I had no gain or loss with this bios so its a waste of time for me.
Thanks for mailing it to kup. I have to give it a try i have no choice...
I can't find the 1303 bios right, now but I'll rip it from my own Striker tomorrow...Quote:
Originally Posted by QuadDamage
But in the meantime, have the unreleased 1401 bios! :D
http://rapidshare.com/files/72762217..._Bios_1401.zip
I haven't tested it yet, literally just received email from the chap up there ^^^, but flash it with EZ Flash from within Bios and it'll verify it for you first!
I had to get rid of the 1401 bios, after quick messing about with FSB upto 1900mhz, I booted into Windows and frooze.
I tried again with major volts (more than I need normally), PCwont boot, try lowering FSB which works but I cant boot with any higher than 1700.
Eventually I reset cmos etc and leave battery out for 15mins, cant get it to boot to bios screen, pull 3 Memory Modules leaving 1, get it to boot, redo bios flash with 1401 incase I corrupted.
Set to 1600FSB, boots so I try 1700FSB, locks up and have to reset cmos /battery out, 3 Memory modules out etc as above, reflash with 1303 and all is well again, I can run 1900FSB but as always it can act up for no reason even after hours of stressing just doing simple things so its unstable.
These Strikers Extreme mobos are total buggy CRAP.
Hi..open up PC probe today...this is what it shows..4.8v on almost all the voltages..i had 5 fans connected to mobo but none are detected..the comp is on stock settings(266x9)voltages on BIOS are on auto.i manually set the ram to 2.0v but it still show its on 4.v...?????gone bonkers i presume???using BIOS 1301..
..since its was Striker related i posted it here..thanks in advance..
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s..._K/pcprobe.jpg
Quote:
Originally Posted by Don_Dan
thanks to you both for your suggestions, but sadly they did not work,Quote:
Originally Posted by Leeghoofd
i have put another fan on the northbrige as you suggested.
i have also taken out 2 sticks of ram leaving just 2 sticks in the pc.
these were the settings i tried
vcore-->1.4
memory--->2.00
1.2--->1.5
nb--->1.45
sb--->1.6
cpu--->1.45
my computer would not make it to the splash screen for the bios.
i tried to load the setting from a cold boot with now joy
i tried 1700 (850)
i tried 1725 (862)
any suggestions please
K we need to clarify some stuff DidIneedthis, plz post all ya settings are you trying to run ya quad at 425FSB with 8 or 9 multi with only 1.4 volts on the Vcore ? That ain't gonna happen as the Striker drops badly set 1.5 or even more you will see ( if it posts that the real vcore is well below then what you have set) Also have you tried running the Ballistix at 5-5-5-15 timings as you are running them out of spec (I know they can do it but 680i with quad is very very critical to setup as you will have noticed by now)
just reset the bios via the jumper, boot again it should be fine, I had this too with 1303 bios , a reset got me all voltage readings and co backQuote:
Originally Posted by fred09
Hey guys,
a few days ago i bought a striker extreme again, but i'm disappointed again. First i installed all water cooling components on the Board, put 2 x 2 GB G.Skill ddr2-1000 on it an did the 2 8800gtx into the slots. The Board was delivered with 1305 Bios. I've read a lot of bad thing about the Bios, so i decided to flash the 1303 Bios. everything worked fine but noch FSB 1600 stable with my q6600 g0. Also i had a lot of problems with the Razer-Bug. So i flashed 1301 but now nothing is fine. the max stable speed ist fsb 1400. Thats a lil crappy i think.
I used these settings, but if i want to boot with a higher fsb the screen keeps black...anyone got ideas?
Code:AI Tuning: Manual
Nvidia GPU Ex: Disabled
LinkBoost: Disabled
CPU Multi 9
FSB - Memory Clock Mode: Unlinked
x FSB - Memory Raio: N/A
FSB (QDR), Mhz: 1400
Actual FSB (QDR), Mhz: 1400
MEM (DDR), Mhz: 900
Actual MEM (DDR), Mhz: 900
Vcore Voltage:1.50 for actual of 1.40
Memory Voltage:2.15
1.2v HT Voltage:1.7
NB Core Voltage:1.5
SB Core Voltage:1.65
CPU VTT Voltage:1.4
DDRII Controller Ref Voltage: auto
DDRII Channel A Ref Voltage: auto
DDRII Channel B Ref Voltage: auto
tCL (CAS Latency): 5
tRCD: 5
tRP: 5
tRAS:18
Command Per Clock (CMD): 2
Advance Memory Settings
tRRD: AUTO
tRC: AUTO
tWR: AUTO
tWTR: AUTO
tREF: AUTO
tRD: AUTO
tRFC: AUTO
Async Latency: AUTO
CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled
MCP PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled
SATA Spread Spectrum: Disabled
LDT Spread Spectrum: Disabled
CPU Internal Thermal Control: Disabled
Limit CPUID MaxVal: Disabled
Enhanced C1 (C1E): Disabled
Execute Disable Bit: Disabled
Virtualization Technology: Disabled
Enhanced Intel Speedstep Tech: Disabled
LDT Frequency: 5x
PCIEX16_1 Frequency (Mhz): 100
PCIEX16_2 Frequency (Mhz): 100
PCIEX16_3 Frequency (Mhz): 100
SPP<->MCP Ref Clock, Mhz: 200
1600FSB on the Striker is a well known FSB hole, many (me too) have had succes with 425FSB ( 1700FSB ) ram at 850mhz and 8 multi on the CPU
you are overvolting the ram mate take care, mine ran fine at 2 volts on the Striker...
I had the same thing happen 2 days ago. Been running for almost a YEAR at 3.6Ghz/1600fsb on an E6600, with NO problems... decided to go for more speed, and started out by doing the vdroop pencil mod. Mod worked perfectly, but I noticed probe started doing this 4.08v thing immediately after. Still runs fine though, but strange. This doesn't help you much, but I just thought I'd throw it out there in case someone else finds it useful. Bios is the original 0402.Quote:
Originally Posted by fred09
Q6600/G0 on the way though... so this should be interesting!
...its back to normal after a few cmos clearin...was quite shocked to see 4volts+.....thanks for all the help..
@leeghoofdQuote:
Originally Posted by Leeghoofd
thanks for your response.
i am trying to run my quad at 425fsb with multiplyer 8x (1700)
i have set the vcore to 1.6
set the timings to 5-5-5-15-2t
1.2---> 1.5
nb--->1.45
sb--->1.6
cpu--->1.45
memory--->2.05
cant even get it to boot to the bios screen.
can you see any thing wrong with these settings please
regards
Try 415 FSB mate so 1660FSB ram at 830mhz then, you on 1301 or 1303 bios ?
http://users.pandora.be/OAP/1-stab.jpg
Screenshot from a german website, turrican3 got all voltages on auto except Vcore and ram voltage... (though it seems each board behaves differently) and he got also the NB and SB under water too....
ok will try now , i am on 1303 bios didnt get no joy with 1301 or 1305Quote:
Originally Posted by Leeghoofd
i will let you know how i get on in a bit
regards
no go at 415 either the monitor just stays black.
it does not reach the bios splash screen.
regards
Thanks a lot guys...i'm very happy with my striker now :) (Bios 1301)
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