i'd like to know this aswell. if the DRAM and Northbridge voltage mismatches are that common then i can see myself sending it back soonQuote:
Originally Posted by Razor_Blade
i'd like to know this aswell. if the DRAM and Northbridge voltage mismatches are that common then i can see myself sending it back soonQuote:
Originally Posted by Razor_Blade
Mine just arrived :D so I'll be back later have to set it up :)
mmm severe nb overvoltage going on? With the bad heatsink contact it surely is not good for the board... Im buying a nb waterblock and hopefully its the heat, not the voltage itself, which kills the chips
If the surface is not flat, have you tried the akasa low pressure compound? It sounds like this is one of the places where that compound can really prove itself, i.e. High pressure where the nb and heatsink directly contact, low pressure everywhere else save for any flexibility in either the heatsink or nb
My all copper solution.
PWM's cooled by cut socket 478 heatsink, thermaltake volano, NB is enzotech, SB is vantec.
Cores loaded 100%, have been for over 14 hours, just rebooted with more winblows updates for office SP1, should have shot it before.
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where did you get yours from? i opened mine today and noticed that the chipset heatsink looks like its been mounted already :eek: there is finger prints (not mine) and a 90degree shape of thermal paste in one corner... the board seems new thoQuote:
Originally Posted by Dede99
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Ah man,, that doesn't look good...Quote:
Originally Posted by Origin_Unknown
Where did you get yours from?
omg.... insta-reply ..
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From: Shop (HPM-Computer) [mailto:shop@hpm-computer.de]
Sent: 10 January 2008 19:53
To:
Subject: AW: Kundennachricht an HPM-Computer
Dear sir,
thank you for your E-Mail. I can assure you that the board is brandnew and has never been used before. We have however heared of many customers who spoke about that somehow used NB-cooler. It seems that the guys from DFI have quickly changed the original cooler with that one. Because this has happened only hours ago before the first shipment of those boards should have been started, this could be the reason of that. There are some forum entrys about it, too.
However, this will not affect any kind od warranty. Please try to clean the coller so that it has an even surface for a better cooling performance.
now thats german efficiency!
from HPM computer in germany.Quote:
Originally Posted by OnDborder
I've had a mail from them assuring me it's brand new and not been used. ill just give it a go and see how it goes
yeah i've just dropped for one of these boards from them as well today... Theyre very fast with their responses! I was emailing them about my order, then i checked my junk mail folder,nope nothing from them, checked my inbox and theyve responded
You mean theyre still replying to emails at this time of day?
thats what i thought and its like 9pm over there too, i am 100% impressed with there service and i'd gladly buy from them againQuote:
Originally Posted by carmatic
I got 2 X38 boards from DFI San Jose and both NB HeatSinks seams used (with a finger or smudge on it). So I guess that's no biggy.
ah well that confirms what the HPM guy told me :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jor3lBR
now all im waiting for is;
2* 3870x2
E8500 / q9450
new case
watercooling
and possibly some gskil pc8000 :D 2*2 gb :D
they were prob just random boards that were taken out of a batch for QC testing. once the mobos are tested they just get put back through for repacking.
I have used HPM many times & each time they have been 110%, I am sure they are not bullsh**ing anybody.
CN :)
How 'bout a pic of that new style chipset hs/cooler??
it looks the same as the other one tbhQuote:
Originally Posted by OnDborder
just received my replacement 9650 with a 12/07/2007 pack date...my previous one had a 11/21/2007...lets hope, for me, that the coretemp readout is within 3-4 +/- degrees...previously, core #0 was stuck on 51C.
hope it works for you dude.. keep us posted. :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ace-a-Rue
I have the same NB overvolting issue ..... Watercooled.
Can this be fixed in a BIOS Update?
same here brother about the fingerprints but no thermal paste, I got it from Alternate.at but it's all OK.Quote:
Originally Posted by Origin_Unknown
I followed Praz's Bios setting's and am from start up to 3.6 just priming now with 1.38v on the core there is only one problem with the NB voltage, when I set it like Praz setting's to 1.504 then after reboot it reads 1.72v so I just push it back to 1.46 about and it's ok now hope it's stable will report again :D
I like the board except the issue with NB voltage hope this will be soon fixed with bios upgrade hopefully.
^^ its weird with the NB heatsink but nevermind.
have you tested the voltage with a multi meter?
i'll just be puching my e6600 to 3.6 untill i can get my mits on a E8500 :D
were is dfi are they by petras or the school, can u just go down there and buy stuffQuote:
Originally Posted by Jor3lBR
Guys, I know this don't help much. But if everyone can sit tight for a bit DFI is looking into this NB voltage issue. I've tried everything but can't duplicate this on the board I have here.
What i have seen so far is that the MB´s Made in Taiwan didnt have the issue,i only know from people with this issue that have boards are Made in China.