Intel Bios Engeneer should definitly read this thread. The should use us as a ressource like beta testers and know what customers problems/toughts about this board
Intel Bios Engeneer should definitly read this thread. The should use us as a ressource like beta testers and know what customers problems/toughts about this board
yup, those are on my list of questions that i keep sending backQuote:
Originally Posted by screwtech02
Seems the PCIE Burn in Freq helps a lil bit, but anything I set over 105.28 crashes my system.
it's not a crappy controller, it's a bios problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by screwtech02
---- MBench (C) ver 1.0 (Feb 2002) ----
---- System memory benchmark ----
---- www.x86-secret.com ----
Intel P6 processor (CPUID = 6f6) @ 3600.2MHz
Instruction set support : MMX SSE SSE2
Access latency 44.7 ns (161 clocks)
Read datarate (INT) 8226 Mb/s
Write datarate (INT) 2408 Mb/s
Read datarate (MMX) 8721 Mb/s
Write datarate (MMX) 2413 Mb/s
Read datarate (SSE) 9067 Mb/s
Write datarate (SSE) 7250 Mb/s
If you want to OC with the new bios, you'll have to use the jumper to get into maintenance mode and disable the watchdog.
be very careful when you use that though. You can kill your card and your board very quickly if something isn't quite right.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChaosMinionX
Just flashed with new 2431 BIOS from Intel site :woot:
Looks like you still get the messages from the Marvell controller if enabled :eek:
If you disable it, the Hard drive light is still on solid :eek:
im running everyday use at 109.27MHz PCI-E (well the maximum you can have on the board...) no problems so farQuote:
Originally Posted by Blauhung
Same here, no problems yet :)Quote:
Originally Posted by shogo_ca
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Originally Posted by rick_fx
bios 2431 allows me to run 109mhz on pcie. Just boot into maintenance mode and turn off guarddog and happy OCing. Also seems to be a lil faster memory speeds than what I had with 2333
why would you want the PCI-e overclocked so farQuote:
Originally Posted by rick_fx
no problem. FYI they are owned by the same company as ncix. between the two its where i buy all my pc parts.Quote:
Originally Posted by shogo_ca
curious but why did you choose this HS?Quote:
Thermalright ULTRA-120 Heatpipe Cooler LGA775 S939 S940 S754 Heatsink
is the OEM bx2 identical to the retail? also does the OEM include the additional 4 SATA ports (there is a version of the BX2 which omits this and the firewire port)Quote:
Intel D975XBX2 ATX LGA775 Conroe 975X DDR2 PCI-E16 SATA RAID Sound GBLAN 1394 Motherboard OEM Boxed
OEM is the same as the retail version, except with fewer accessories (only 2 SATA cables, no motherboard layout/I/O panel sticker, no rounded IDE cables [only 2 ribbon IDE cables], and no RAID diskettes). There is a workstation version of the BadAxe 2 with very few overclocking options and a few other differences; it also is based on a green PCB instead of black, so you'll know it when you see it. The point is, avoid the workstation version.
Why not? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by nealh
Overclocking PCI-E never really helped me in 3dmark, nor did it yield better overclocking. I just left it at 101 on my DS3 because for some reason 3dmark would randomly freeze at default PCI-E frequency.
I currently have thermalright ultra-120 and i think its one of the best cooler just before tunic tower. It also blows air on the back of the case instead of drawing air onto the cpu. I idle at 17c on stock voltage, my big typhoon idles at 28c
I use pci-e @ 109MHz because it gives a bit more juice in aquamark 03. I feel safe with 110mhz.. but not 120mhz...
The oem version of the badaxe 2 is 25$ less and anyway we would need to buy separate sata cables because the ones that comes with the board arent long enough for a Lian-li v2000.
. I ordered 2 identical ram kits (teamxtreem ddr 800 4-4-4-12) to run on the quad core machine but im a bit afraid because my first kit i bought 6 months ago just died for no apparent reason, didnt go over 2.15v.... I just dont want this to happend on a production machine...
Please help a newb here. :(
I have everything on very relaxed timing. 2333 bios, 1333 strap and 5-5-5-15 @1.92V with OCZ Plat Rev2 OCZ2P800R22GK. This ram doesn't like much higher voltages. Wanting to get my Xeon 3060 B stepping @ 9x400 stabilized.
I've tried Orthos different settings. Not sure what the priorities do but I have it on 9 as that seems what people suggest. Most of the time it will either fail or reboot me about 2 mins in, the best run lasted maybe 8mins or so.
I've tried setting V-core from 1.3775 to 1.425, tried default and high MCH/VFSB, up to 1.65 and 1.35 respectively. EIST and C1E off, PowerSlope on.
I have a Scythe Ninja in an Antec P180 with side panel open right now. I've found temperature to rise more than 25 degrees with Orthos...is that normal?? With core at 1.4 or lower, idle/load is about 45/73, if I go higher temp starts at 53 and 78+ before it dies. Is it a heat issue? I tried lapping the CPU and contact looked pretty decent.
I'm really only looking to run games, and some programming/compiling, so nothing really demanding. Maybe Orthos stable is too much to ask? I can run BurnInTest all day without any trouble, but Oblivion has BSOD'ed on me twice so far. So I'd like to test with something in between BurnInTest and "Orthos stable". Help?! :confused:
first off, you are forcing a CPU that was designed and setup to be stable at 2.4GHz all the way up to 3.6GHz so you gota be prepared to accept the fact that what you have there just isn't capable of running that high with the same stability that it was intended to when it was packaged. Just because someone else here was able to run a CPU that high stable doesn't mean all of the 2.4 rated chips will.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rysing_Phoenix
from the looks of things your temperatures are too high. this is probably the best you are going to do with air cooling. If games are crashing and you can't run orthos then it is your CPU that is the problem. I would say if you can't settle for anything less then 3.6 you will either have to invest in better cooling or try your luck with another CPU.
and on the subject of watchdog timers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchdog_timer
i'm guessing this is a built in stability check. No clue how it's stability relates to actual stability yet, but from the sounds of it its a little too touchy.
Does the automatic BIOS update under windows function for other people with Win XP Pro x64? I get an internal error everytime it tries to execute. It worked well under Win XP Home SP-2.
this board is a bit weird. 1066 strap and memory at 800MHz 4-4-4-7 is OK, but 1066 strap + memory at 1000MHz 4-4-4-7 does not even POST! but it posts at higher vdimm (2,5V+).
BUT the memory can handle 1000MHz 4-4-4-4 at slower 1333 strap rocksolid at low voltage (2,3V). ive tried various MCH and ICH voltage settings and nothing seems to help. aslo ive tried bios 2333 (atm using 2395).
board is from 504 rev
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Originally Posted by shogo_ca
I will get my board on monday and I have the Ultra waiting for it... So you are saying that the cooler fits on the socket so that the fan blows air from front to back of the case? Looking at the socket it looks like the cooler will be turned so that the fan blows air from the bottom of the case to the top. Have you made any mods to the retention mechanism?
Do you have it like A: http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~chsm...20_38Fan_V.bmp
or like B: http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~chsm...a120_38Fan.JPG
???
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by malficar
Yeah, same here, good luck with that.... I usually use the bios recovery method, with the floppy. Just make sure none of your other cd/dvd drives are powered when you flash...
You would THINK that INTEL would actually TEST some of this stuff.... (cough, cough, ASUS?????):rolleyes: