Where did you read that?Quote:
Originally Posted by stryg
I only see a screeny of a 328MHz reference-clock (no info about mem-dividers).
Something that I didn´t see? http://www.planet3dnow.de/vbulletin/...s/noahnung.gif
Greetz, Flox
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Where did you read that?Quote:
Originally Posted by stryg
I only see a screeny of a 328MHz reference-clock (no info about mem-dividers).
Something that I didn´t see? http://www.planet3dnow.de/vbulletin/...s/noahnung.gif
Greetz, Flox
Here you are my friend :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Flox
Sure...1T at stock. We talked of 300+ settings... :nono:Quote:
Originally Posted by stryg
Greetz, Flox
Oh. My bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flox
dnihilist-Does that mean "denialist" or "the nihilist?" It seems like you care about some things, so I'm just wondering.
It seems like this board may not be as bad as I thought. Everybody is getting HTT's of 325 or better, even if they need to lower the multi because of the low vCore issue. With memory performance not causing too much of a drop-off on A64 (relatively speaking), the 1T-2T is not much of an issue for me personally either.
Maybe I'm in the minority, but I'm not trying to break any benchmark records, sit atop the orb's or any of that. I just want a board to let my CPU stretch its legs and run a little and this may not be so bad for me. My ram currently runs 2-3-2-10 1T on an NF3 board @ about 210 with the 150/200 divider-that's the way it is right now anyway. I know that memory bandwidth does matter, but a knowledgable guy in the AT forums -Zebo- posted a huge review of the value of high-end memory and for a guy like me it doesn't make sense for $ reasons.
I'll reserve judgement and sit right on top of the fence, with the reviewers on one side of me and most enthusiasts on the other side. (Mine arrives tomorrow provided UPS doesn't lose it). I'll update then.
Hi superk ...Quote:
Originally Posted by superkdogg
With that attitude I think you'll have some fun with this board. When you get the board maybe we can start a bandwidth comparison thread or something. I run 2gb@2.7v 3-3-28-1t at 236mhz and the bandwidth is quite adequate for what I use it for.
hello, i'm running this mobo with an opteron 165.
actually my proc is running at 290x9 1.4V
the ram is ocz ddr400 gold, running at 3-4-3-8 2t, 11:12
i'm using bios version 0037
like many people i've issues running my ram at 1t... with the same settings, and divider 5:6 i'm prime stable but superpi is unable to run.
changing to 2t i'm stable with divider 11:12...
i've actually tested my cpu and my ram with an Abit fatal1ty mobo and i was able to reach fsb 275 1:1 with 1t...
also... i'm able to post with fsb 300 both windows don't load... i'll try to figure out this problem but i think it's related to the timings... or maybe i've to try enable the overvolt option...
last issues... i'm absolutely unable to install the drivers for the onboard audio ... someone knows some solution for this?
Question: Those of you who have this board and are OC'ing on air or mildish water--
Did anybody actually lose CPU speed (not talking ram for right now) vs. a prior OC on NF3 or NF4 boards?
I am trying to figure out if the bigger problem is the board's actual inability to live up to what the reviewers did with it, or if the problem actually stems from the lies about the vCore and memory timings.
Obviously lying and misrepresenting what the product really is can be a huge issue by itself, but if you throw out the high vCore being AWOL and memory (especially the good stuff) not being as advertised, are the other features alright?
As stated before, timings aren't much of a concern for me, and if I get 1.55 or so vCore I should be easiliy able to go back to 2.7 (hopefully more) which is one of the speeds my CPU has been run @ before.
One more quick question? Would you all use the onboard audio (HD) or a SB Live 5.1 digital pci card?
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Originally Posted by superkdogg
both...nihilist in denial...i'm perpetually confused.
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Originally Posted by stryg
Unless I'm confused again, I didn't think getting 1T at stock (200) was all that wonderful.
**Although the pair of GSkill FF Memory using Samsung TCCD chips runs 1T perfectly fine on this board, it is unstable running 1T with the 2Gb pair of GSkill HZ Memory which uses Samsung UCCC chips. The same pair of Memory runs fine on the other 2 boards with 1T, but needs to be run at 2T with this board for stability.**
I'm running 800HTT at 166 at 1T (235ish?) on an Optie 165.
What I can't do with this board (as with a multitude of other owners) is 1:1 at 1T above 240...
The problem, as someone mentioned before, is not so much the Vcore issue but a weak motherboard design around the chipset.
Well, I tried to run it with a Booster, as I got my new one today. It doesn't seem to work that either. Now I guess I'll just have to do some RMA (since it doesn't do 200MHz CAS2 (but CAS2.5 works just fine) with the two first official BIOS's.
I now have mine and have played with it for exactly one night. My impressions:
1) Running a Winnie, my vCore seems stable @ 1.52 + or - .02. That is the max with 1.45 and vCore enabled for my CPU.
2) I can run either 300x9 or 320x8 and both are somewhat stable, but I have had crashes with each set-still working on figuring out what's going on. I also got a new video card (x800 GTO2) that I'm working on the max OC for and I think that it is causing lockups (at 560/580)
3) As a super enthusiast board, the A8R is a :nono: and Asus deserves a :slapass: big time for misleading people. However, had there not been the kick @$$ reviews and high expectations this board would be considered a sleeper OC board. It does run stable at high HTT (memory support could be a LOT better @ high HTT, but that's been mentioned already) and it's a volt mod away from allowing my Winnie to get to 2.8+. I can post, but can't boot Windows @ 9x311.
4)Overall this board is alright, but the difference between what was reviewed and what shipped to the people is pretty big.
For me, the biggest reason to get this board was because it was an affordable pci-e board. I had been running a K8N Neo2 and a 6600GT and got this board and a x800GTO2 (flashing it tonight) for a little less than $300 AR on vid card. My prior setup is on eBay right now and is gonna draw at least $215 (based on current bids) so even though I stepped down or moved laterally on the mobo department, for about $85 my video card went from 6600GT to x850xt pe+. This mission started out as a graphics upgrade and it's an unmitigated success despite the dissappointment in this motherboard. (GT's and x850 AGP's are still around $300 and the GS's would not perform nearly as well and would have cost double).
* and got HD audio in the deal too.
Asus didn't mislead people, Anandtech's review did and still does :fact:Quote:
Originally Posted by superkdogg
Maybe you already knew this or you don't care anymore, but (tests done at stock speeds, reading in the BIOS and in PC Probe):
-If Vcore Over-Voltage is disabled, the system seems to run at 0.05v above whatever I choose. For instance, 1.3v = 1.35v, 1.325v = 1.375v, etc). But voltage readings will be different in PC-Probe than in BIOS and PC-Probe will show constant fluctuation in Vcore.
-If Vcore Over-Voltage is enabled, the system will run at 0.1 above whatever I choose (that has been documented everywhere on the net). But then, voltage readings will be the same in PC-Probe and in BIOS and Vcore seems to be more stable.
You're right, but AT isn't the only review like that, and Asus didn't exactly announce to Wes that he was reviewing a cherry board. I do believe that somebody should fix that f'in review, but imho it's on Asus for sending out a product for review and then making retail something different-classic bait & switch.Quote:
Originally Posted by LowRun
I need some moded bios which allows 1.65v now. Come on guys, let the tweak and mod begins lol !!!!
i agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pumbaa
but i say just vmod the vcore! :)
i miss the mobo vmodding days (dang you dfi and your high vcore options!!!)
what i want to see is this board run 300+ HTT 1T with no divider
Do many of you that get higher HTT speeds have cold boot issues? I can run 310 MHz stable, but when when I first start the PC, it won't boot, then I turn it off and turn it back on and it 'safe' boots and then I go into the bios and set it to 260 MHz, restart, set it to 290, restart, and set it to 310. If I set it to 310 right away I'll get boot issues. Maybe I am doing something wrong. It is being used with a 144 Opteron, X800XL, 2 GB Memory, 16x DVD Burner, 250 GB HD, and an Enermax EG651AX-VH EPS12V 550W Power Supply.
You're not goofing up. Mine is like that too. Wes mentions it in his review that it doesn't like going for a big number from a cold boot too.Quote:
Originally Posted by josanai
BTW, there's a workaround for those of us with only great and not uber video cards as far as getting PCI slots to use (although some have had so much trouble they might be better off blocked). I booted with the card in the blue slot and that switch card in the black. Then I changed the bios setting to "Dual Video Cards" and F10'd. It won't boot because the switch card is in the one slot, so power down, remove switch card. Then put the video card into the black slot and power back on. My main motivation for this was not to get to PCI slots, but to have clearance for my ATI Silencer over the southbridge and SATA ports. That sucker's pretty big. This way I can use the top two sata and can actually reach the clear cmos jumper without taking apart half my rig.
Granted it's now running in only an 8 lane slot, but my 3dm05 only dropped from 5216 to 5190 (with 4xAA and 16xAF) on my GTO2 flashed to XT @ 553/590. I chalk it up to margin of error.
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Originally Posted by shimmishim
This need a chipset vmod, no?
My guess is that would require a magic act :clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by dnihilist
Does it help to use a lower multiplier in BIOS (like 310 x 7)and get a higher one in Windows?Quote:
Originally Posted by josanai
Any clockgen this mobo, i hate every time boot in bios.
I set mem-dividers A64 tweaker 133 > 150
http://duronbird.oc-papat.com/8M_330...us_A8r_mvp.JPG
mem-dividers 133
http://duronbird.oc-papat.com/8M_338...us_A8r_mvp.JPG
Well after seeing so many issues i decided to buy this board. I also had Wesley Fink revisit the board so we could compare notes.
First thing is this board has real issues 1T 260+. In 2T it clocks like a god and is pretty damn fast.We retested all settings used for the review and no way was he using 1T at 325fsb, the issue was he hit a wall at 260, probably reset the bios and forgot to switch to 1T. Now thru testing i have matched bandwidth in 2T on this asus 2.5-4-3-11 against the eXpert 2.5-4-4-10 1T so I can fully understand Wes missing this fact as the board performs just like its on 1T.
So, 2T seems to be the way, 0037 bios is still the best bios we found but you have to look past 1T vs 2T and go with what you have, for me the board is a keeper and well worth clocking up 300+ to gain some speed.
maybe a modded bios 300+ 1:1 ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony
I can do 330+ 2t here easy 1:1 so why would i need a modded bios?Quote:
Originally Posted by Supertim0r
The fast is the shipping bios files are agressive, to agressive for 1T at high fsb's IMO.
I wonder why people are so unhappy with this board. Been very great performer once v-modded on my rig. I might go CF configuration for my x1900xtx for some bench fun and right now this is my trusted board to play with with my dual core cpus.
It all stemmed from a review showing 325fsb 1:1 with what they thought was 1T, simple fact was it looks to have been 2t all along.
I actually like this board a lot, its not to forgving and you have to work up slow with your overclcoking but it does clock well even with low vcore ;)
hey tony a quick ? OT do u have the msi rd480 since it seems to have the prob at 1t. do u know if it clocks high at 2t also using tccd thanx
No idea, I actually did not want to get this little Asus but customers were complaining about the ram when all along it was the board.Quote:
Originally Posted by msimax
Only way to tell is test it, if you have not made your purchase yet i would wait as RD580 is about to launch andd will be the next hot chipset for a while till NV counter
I actually have to agree to what Tony is saying, it clocks nicely, but the 1T issue bothers me. My new Geil-sticks (Value, probably Infineon since TRCD=2 won't work) doesn't go a single damn Hz past 200MHz, 1T. Haven't even tried 2T yet, but I'll do that soon. Just as the Vcore-mod, my soldering iron was dead.
Found out that the DDR-Booster actually works too, it was my PSU that lacked -5V i found out. Didn't try more than 3.8V, which worked just fine.
Im thinking a Vcore and Vdimm mod (for fine tuning) would make this board pretty slick, it actually clocks my opty 148 better than my DFI boards at a lower voltage.
1T would make this board a real killer but something in there is just to agressive for it to work properly.
Anyway , the RD580 version will be out early march and from what i hear it could be a monster overclocker.
1.4v max for dual core ?
No. 1.45 + "overvoltage", ~0.07V+. So about 1.52V.Quote:
Originally Posted by Supertim0r
As I said in the AT review, the board reads the CPU ID and sets the vCore range based on the ID. With 90nm x2 that's to 1.45V. I reported the overclock setting as 0.2V, but we measure more like around 0.1V on the several boards we have measured - so max of 1.55V.
The upcoming RD580 version has added MANY voltage and OC options. Over Voltage on the RD580 version is auto, disabled, +100mv (0.1V), +200mv (0.2V). All the other overvoltage controls now have full ranges on the RD580 version - generally 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5V instead of just on and off like the RD480 version. The 1T issue is also fixed on the RD580 version.
May I ask how you know this? Don't feel like searching for the "AT review". :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Prometheus
I'm pretty satisfied with this mobo though, but something better would be really nice. We'll have to see if I get my hands on that RD580-version later on.
That what pisses me off about asus, they use us as guniea pigs on this crap board now here comes the fix.
Selling this piece of trash.
When I installed a Clawhammer on the A8R-MVP the base voltage range was to 1.55V. Some with very new chips report the voltage range sets to a max of 1.4V. This is something Asus has done before - set vCore range based on CPU ID.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mean Machine
Interesting, if true, that would mean they treat X2s differently than DC Opterons, as the latter are limited to 1.4V VID + 0.5V overvoltage.Quote:
Originally Posted by Prometheus
I was wondering if this is something you'll look into with future reviews, like trying more than one CPU on the board and see if and how the BIOS treats them differently?Quote:
Originally Posted by Prometheus
It's to bad that despite the numbers of review site looking at various products, it's still that often a number of early adopters have to take the fall and be the guniea pigs for the rest.
BTW for those who wants to volt mod this board... it applies the additional voltage option AFTER it posts. Something to keep in mind.
Explains the boot issues...thanksQuote:
Originally Posted by jinu117
Now all we need is to find the bios code making 1T suck, remove it and show asus what they should have done with this board from the start.
What exactly is the 1t issue? Mine works at high frequency but performs better at 2t when I bench. The latencies are lower at 1t but the bandwidth is the same either way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony
I have a feeling the board is purposly 1T limited. It clocks to well in 2T mode for it to really have any general issues with overclocking so a bios block seems to be in place.
I have a new bios to test and will report if it increases clocks etc.
I shall be refreshing this thread every 5 mins waiting for some results :D.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony
I really really hope your right Tony.
Glad to see you giving us help tony.
Same 5h1t different day with the bios, i did find running the 233 or 250 mode with the opty at a 10 multi allowed me to get the ram to clock real high and claw back some of the lost bandwidth.
bios is 0039, you can grab it off the german FTP as far as i know, if you can't let me know and I will post it
Is this @ T1 ? I hope its so. Because i whant to trow my A8R out of the window of my room :D Getting realy pissed becasue of the T1 problems And voltage problems.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony
I can unly use 1.45v on my Opteron 165 :\ Venice did 1.52v. I hope there will be a hacked bios for the v-core.
Anyway as soon as i can get a good RD580 board like a DFi or a Abit AT8 X32 this one will be gone for good and no more asus for me :nono:
ftp://ftp.asus.de/pub/ASUS/mb/socket939/A8R-MVP
Cant find the 0039 only a 0309 bios Is that the one ? because u allready have a 0402 bios ( Final )
You can use Systool, when you go to the CPU Overclocking tag, select the Clock generator dropdown & pick ICS951422. For some reason, it often won't detect it correctly the first time, so I select a different one, (which it may or may not detect), then select the correct one. (edit: If you want to verify the number, look on your MB just above the Black PCIe 16X slot, for the chip near the clock crystal.)Quote:
Originally Posted by Duronbird
Useful program, it can change your HTT multiplier in the C&Q page (whether C&Q is enabled or not in BIOS), and do lots of other stuff too.
I suspect I need to get much better RAM. I have Corsair TwinX3700 (3,4,4,8) and PQI Turbo 3200 (2.5,3,3,5) and neither of them let me OC very much. Both are 2 X 512MB. Best effort has my Opty170 at either 260 X 10 with RAM on 133 or 305 X 9 & RAM at 100. Oh well, I need to get more RAM soon for another PCs upgrade, so I'll put this stuff, (either the Corsair or the PQI), into it & get myself a good pair of 1GB sticks. Any recommendations for RAM for this board?
good to know
Well I've managed 275 X 10 with 1.456Vcore & stock Vdimm. RAM is on 133 divider, upping the Vdimm didn't help any.
Looks like my CPU tops out at 2750, Try 276 X 10 & BSOD even though Memtest is ok. At 9X I get 303 (2727MHz) but have to drop the RAM divider to 100... :(
what ram are you using?Quote:
Originally Posted by banshee[OCAU]
At the moment I have some Corsair XMS3700 (3, 4, 4, 8) and some PQI Turbo 3200 (2.5, 3, 3, 7). I am currently using the PQI as it clocks better than the Corsair on this MB. Neither of them go much higher than 200, but the Corsair I have to severely underclock once the HTT goes up (<200), where the PQI can go to ~220MHz before I have to drop to the next divider.
I would like to find out what memory works best with this MB so I can get some...
hopefully Tony can modd this Bios so we can get more voltage.:toast:
I love this board it runs rock stable but my x2 4400 just needs a lil bit more juice!! :)
http://home.comcast.net/~elcangri/4400260fsb.bmp
Im trying to get hold of the latest AMI editor, base code has been changed so the editors I have here will not open the files.
I have done the vcore mod on mine here ansd it works real well...maybe a quicker option for you
Does anyone know where to measure the Vdimm on this board? I got the DDR booster to work in this, but my bh-5 hits a wall at around 3.6v's.
I would love to get it right up to the wall but I need to measure with my MM to do that.
Not bad, I got my setup running now.
Opteron CCBWE 0550 UMPW 165 @ 300mhz @ 3xhtt @ 1.44v
166/200 for Mushkin Redline 4000 2x512 @ 3.2V 2T
Priming it now. Not bad. I used bios 402 and it is way better than 201.
Aside from that like the mobo so far. Just need to tweak it a little more to get more performance out of it.
Nice to hear that news, can u give us your modded bios which allows more Vcore?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony
You didn't read Tony's post correctly, he did the hardware vmod, no vmodded bios yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pumbaa
Alright so the DDR booster is flaky on this board (I guess that is why it is not supported).
Anyone know how I could go about getting a Vdimm mod for this?
just in case the volt mod is here--> http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=3135
That has already been done to this board, now I just need to find a Vdimm and I will be in heaven.Quote:
Originally Posted by xploit
10 days left beforce this board will fly out of the window :D
Gonna buy a ABiT AT8 X32 ( RD580 ). I should be released at the 24e of febuari.
If that one is not for sale i can also thy to but a DFI with the RD580. But this asus has to go its working on my nerves.
We all waiting to see if the rd580 is really worth it.
if u whant te run crossfire its worth it. Because it has 16x pci lanes per VGA card. Where the Rd480 Had only 8x.Quote:
Originally Posted by althes
And i should clock better. ( Maybe because its build for the AM2 ? And maybe the AM2 gets a faster HTT ? )
But we will see :)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Astennu
Would you please tell us where you got that release date?
so the at8 32x will be am2 and 16x lanes
Nope AT8 X32 will be the RD580 for S939. I head it from someone @ a other forum. he alst told us in december that there would be a nice thing at the 24e of januari. And that was the R580 release. The RD580 was also planned for Januari but somehow ATi did not make it.Quote:
Originally Posted by althes
I'm not 100% sure about that 24e Februari. But some of the boards are ready. And manny are waiting with a RD580 solution untill the AM2 will be out. So we can only wait hope and see it it will be the 24e.
Is anyone running this board with TCCD? I have some Corsair PC-4400 TCCD sticks that I can not get past 260 at 2.5-4-4-8 (2T of course :D). I had my BH-5 running at 265 with 3.6volts while the Booster was up and working.
Just need some help with the various memory settings, so that maybe I can at least get this TCCD to run at its rated speed (275).
Well I am just waiting on the at8 rd580 hope they fix the vcore issue
Here's what i've been running for a while, now running 4x512.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ad Rock
(sorry for the crappy pic, i had to resize)
LowRun, how high can you go with 4x512 on this board? 240 seems to be my maximum stable ceiling.Quote:
Originally Posted by LowRun
AFAIK :nono:Quote:
Originally Posted by althes
Abit RD580 = AT9
Its an Asus issue not a chipset issue. Current AT8 and DFi / MSI Express 200 motherboards do not have this issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by althes
The Asus RD580 clould have the same issue.
Welcome to the forums Chimera :toast:Quote:
Originally Posted by Chimera
I didn't test for max speed with 4x512, using a divider i'm not even running the sticks at what they're rated for (they're at 193.4 or something right now).
This was now added to the A8R-MVP review.Quote:
*UPDATE: After further testing we have concluded that the A8R-MVP handles 1T timings only to about 260-265. Above 260-265 you will need 2T timings to reach 325 or so clock frequency. We ran into a wall at 260 and apparently the BIOS reset. The default is 2T and we didn't catch the Command Rate reset. This board uses very aggressive timings, and the 2T memory bandwidth was so fast we did not realize the board was actually running at 2T. This does not change the fact that 325 at 2T is an outstanding overclock, but it is achieved at 2T timings, and not at 1T as originally reported.
I was initially angry since me and many others informed him of this problem and he didn't believe us.
good thing he mentioned his error in the new rd580 asus board review.
and i'm glad he made the corrections to the original review as well. good job wes!
Does anyone have any information for a Vdimm mod for this board yet? The booster wont always work in this board.
Anyone?
What Memory can run at 240mhz on this board? my g.skill DDR500 will not run at 240 and 1t command rate with the 166 divider.
So only a few people have had the ethernet dropping issue?
For me, i've been fighting with it ever since i got the mobo :mad:
I've used the Windows update driver, & that results in disconnects whenever i do anything requiring any heavier amount of bandwidth.
So i switched back to the driver from the CD, & while it doesn't connection as often, it still happens like once a day, usually when dling something, streaming music over the network, or when signing into Xfire or MSN :mad:
I guess i'm gonna have to buy an ethernet card, since RMAing is likely to get me the same mobo with the same issue i think...
N7 bad luck man, definitely get the nic card.
I had some issues also with bad dling.
file was always corrupted.
I experienced the connection dropping issue early one, with the drivers off the CD, and could get rid of it by upgrading to the drivers available at marvell.com, v8.48.1.3. (mind you, my home LAN is only 100 MBit/s, so it might still be there if you're using the full GbE)Quote:
Originally Posted by -n7-
However, not all is well with that driver either. Sure, I don't lose connections anymore, but the throughput is horribly unstable, with 6-10 seconds of full speed alternating with one second of 0 bits coming in. And that's not even the worst I have to say about this board.
What I find even more aggrevating are the serious sound issues I'm experiencing with my Audigy 2 ZS, a card I used fine for over a year in my old PC. (i875P-based) I get distorted sound all the time, most of the time, I can't even Alt-L to the Login-Screen without the logoff sound being hacked to pieces accompanied with intermittend noise.
Now, I know I can reduce these issues by disabling NCQ on my HDD (Maxtor 6L300S0) and/or not running SpeedFan, but shoudln't it simply work without jumping through such hoops and losing functionality in the process? To me it seems that somehow, somewhere in the I/O chain of this board, a queue or arbiter isn't up to my usage pattern and keeps the data from reaching its target in time.
Frankly, this has been my first experience with an AMD-based system in a long time, and I can't wait to go Conroe ...
Hi,
If you guys wanna see isssues with the board so far check out here A8R32-mvp
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sho...7535467&page=8
Regards
Raja
ITS NOT AMD !!! its this board. I had no problems with my DFi board. But with tis one i have blue screens all the time. Same sound issues as u with my X-FI. But i don't have them all the time. And i have more bug's / instablility's. So cant wait to get a DFI RD580 of ABiT. Not More Asus and u will be fine with AMD. Its not and AMD releated problem thats for sure. Had manny boards but none of them where this bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by incurable
Curiously, I'm still looking for a socket 939 board that is perfect (like in absolute zero issue). None exists. From what I've read in the past year, every single one of them has at least a couple of major annoyances. In the last week, I've been tempted to replace my A8R by a NF4 Ultra-D but it wouldn't be silent (chipset fan), it could give me problems with my Maxtor hd and it could not even boot because I have a Seasonic psu. And Abit? Right! As if the AT8 had a right bios...Quote:
Originally Posted by Astennu
A few of us have gotten together to post and pm at driverheaven for a bios fix ...if you'd like to participate here's the link.
http://www.driverheaven.net/showthre...&page=10&pp=15
edit:\ check out post #138 ...
thanks
csimon
Can anyone of you give me the max bandwidth you get in memtest with 2x512mb of ram on the A8R? ~2400mb/s seems to be a wall for me.
Right now, I'm at 10x280 1:1 (2.5-4-3-7 2T) and bandwidth is 2378 mb/s.
I tried with the 166mhz (2.5-3-3-7 1T) memory divider and I got 2430 mb/s but Super Pi 32M doesn't even pass one loop.
Anyone here experiencing a problem in crossfire mode?
Whenever I try to play a game and use both Powercolor x1800s I get a sort of
static, which resembles what you get with a bad TV signal. Its a chequered
pattern of green squares. This problem disappears if i disable crossfire.
:confused:
Spec
4x Mushkin Redline 512
Powercolor Master and Slave X1800XT
Asus A8R-MVP
opty 170 0541RPMW 2.5 GHz with 1.4 v.
700w PSU EPSILON FX700
Anyone tried this BIOS (0503)?
i tried it earlier today....it's terrible.
Has anyone else probs with BF2 / Special Forces? My only problem so far with this new mobo is that, everytime the server changes map (any server at all) my rig does load the map, but when it should start, it just say that: The is problem with your network connection, please check something... Only solution is to boot my rig.
I'm probably only one, who uses cat 6.4, 404 bios, oc'd stable and no lag at all, only thing is that connection situation :( Earilier I had problem with lag of mouse and keyboard.
My whole rig is:
Opteron 148 @ 11x260 1.45v
G.Skill HZ 2x1gb 260mhz 3-4-4-8
X1800XL sapphire
A8R32-...
P.S. Tried both bioses (came with 0311, now 0404)
Good mobo I must say, only thing is the connection prob. I did try earlier 0311 bios and different network drivers, but without no help at all.
Sorry about my baad english, hope you understand :(
Edit: Added bios version.
Edit2: Is there lot of difference between -MVP and -MVP Deluxe? My board is that deluxe rev1.xx.
Hi guys... Okay - I am in desperate need here to make this A8R32MVP DLX work with my ATI built X1900XTX and X1900XT Mastercard.
First of - I have several issues but some of them are taken care of.
1st - New Asus Boards dont seem to like my OCZ Powerstreams 520W PSU's - Solution: Swapped it out for a BeQuiet 600W (All I could get, quick... lol)
2nd - Fan on the slave card won't throttle - Solution: Install drivers while both cards are installed. Second card will now throttle once the drivers have been loaded.
Problems I am still dealing with:
1. I do not get a video signal from the adapter cable...
2. Catalyst Control Center will not allow me to enable Crossfire (It sais to connect the cable, which of course doesn't give me a signal)
3. The screen will sort of 'lock- up'/'go blank' after a few minutes of use, with two cards installed. (The locking up is like a single color all over the screen. The computer will still run and continue downloads, benchmarks, etc... Just the screen is skrewed up....) A reboot fixes that issue.
CPU is a AMD Toledo (E6 Stepping). 2x 512 el cheapo Infineon PC3200 Memorym, which is listed in the manuals QVL list (Though it really doesnt matter what I put in there... BH5, BH6, TCCD, etc...) Bios was updated to 404.
Any and all help on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks guys!
Quick update - My Crossfire connector cable is now working and I am getting a signal on my monitor. Furthermore, I can now enable Crossfire in the Catalyst Control Panel... :)
However, I still get this screen lock- up issue, which happens after 5 minutes max. and requires a re-boot.
I have this issue with and w/o drivers being installed....
Any ideas???
I flashed my board to the 0503 bios and it is complete trash. It won't overclock (Resets every time I boot). I was able to do 311 HTT with the previous bioses so I would like to flash back, however, when I use Afudos in dos to flash the bios like normal, it won't work. I get an error stating the bios is too old or something. Does anyone have an idea how to flash to a previous bios after updating to 0503? Thanks,
Joel
Afudos won't let you flash to an older bios, you have to make a floppy or a bootable CD.Quote:
Originally Posted by josanai
That sentence doesn't make sense....:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by LowRun
1. What good will a bootable floppy do? Or a CD for that matter? :confused:
2. He obviously already has made one, or he wouldn't be able to use AFUDOS in the first place. :confused:
...and by the way, I have the same problem. :D
My bad, i overlooked it and thouhgt he was refering to the win xp flash tool, you'll be able to flash to an older bios using /f don't know if Afudos will take it tho'Quote:
Originally Posted by mcbalaban
yup flash in dos
I already did try to flash in DOS, but the same -bleep- happened...:confused:
So it's a no-go in Windows, in DOS and with Alt+F2! :help:
I finally was able to rid myself of the terrible bios that is 0503. I used an older version of Afudos that I found on the Asus website here:
http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/flash/AFUDOS207.zip
I won't be responsible if it fubars anyone's system, but it helped me flash back to 0402.