!UPDATE! abit AW9D-Max (retail) arrived

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11-02-2006, 12:13 PM
AlfaBoy

What is the max FSB that o can run SPI or memtest for windows without errors??

I have a god cpu that can do 3600MHZ 9x400 with 1,46vcore in the old DQ6 and memory at 3-3-3-8 but the abit don't do it :(
11-02-2006, 12:16 PM
Rodzilla

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Originally Posted by AlfaBoy

What is the max FSB that o can run SPI or memtest for windows without errors??

I have a god cpu that can do 3600MHZ 9x400 with 1,46vcore in the old DQ6 and memory at 3-3-3-8 but the abit don't do it :(

380 was the best I got... but it wasn't a good combo with the RAM. This chip will do 3.8 stable... once they fix the BIOS.
11-02-2006, 12:56 PM
LarsK

Any of you guys been able to adjust the pci-e speed to anything above 100 Mhz? On my other boards I can easily set pci-e up to around 115 Mhz without issues, but anything above 101 on the AW9D-Max causes an almost instant BSOD. This is with the 11 and 12 bios versions.

So far it seems to overclock ok, I've had it up to 470 Mhz fsb with my E6700 (retail B2) @ 4.7 Ghz on single stage, not too shabby IMHO. cpu-z validated here. http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=133849 Stock cooling on chipset too, I'll put some water on the NB over the weekend.
11-02-2006, 01:17 PM
akke

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Originally Posted by LarsK

So far it seems to overclock ok, I've had it up to 470 Mhz fsb with my E6700 (retail B2) @ 4.7 Ghz on single stage, not too shabby IMHO. cpu-z validated here. http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=133849 Stock cooling on chipset too, I'll put some water on the NB over the weekend.

Sure, you can take up to whatever you like but it is NOT stable at anything above 400. I've benched mine at 460 but it doesn't matter since there is no way to get it stable.
11-02-2006, 10:31 PM
LarsK

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Originally Posted by akke

Sure, you can take up to whatever you like but it is NOT stable at anything above 400. I've benched mine at 460 but it doesn't matter since there is no way to get it stable.

Well, haven't exactly tried orthos yet, so I'm not trying to argue. But I can run any pcmark, 3dmark @ 450+ Mhz fsb, and I haven't had a crash/BSOD yet at what I normally do @ 4.5 Ghz/450 Mhz fsb.
11-03-2006, 12:12 AM
johnsally

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Originally Posted by akke

Sure, you can take up to whatever you like but it is NOT stable at anything above 400. I've benched mine at 460 but it doesn't matter since there is no way to get it stable.

ive run upto 412 stable on blend 9 on post 747 and actually had it running stable at 420 on blend priority 9, but ram crapped out on me and currently awaiting rma, so you are wrong about not being stable at anything under 400.
11-03-2006, 05:58 AM
zaer0

400 fsb works pretty well for meh :)

1.75mch
default vcore
2,20 ddr voltage
no mods

http://img274.imageshack.us/img274/2...hos2oq5.th.jpg
11-03-2006, 06:11 AM
akke

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Originally Posted by johnsally

ive run upto 412 stable on blend 9 on post 747 and actually had it running stable at 420 on blend priority 9, but ram crapped out on me and currently awaiting rma, so you are wrong about not being stable at anything under 400.

Yeah whatever.. "your ram" crapped out. SURE!
11-03-2006, 06:16 AM
dinos22

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Originally Posted by akke

Yeah whatever.. "your ram" crapped out. SURE!

lol hehehe
11-03-2006, 06:52 AM
johnsally

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Originally Posted by akke

Yeah whatever.. "your ram" crapped out. SURE!

ok your point is still wrong, you said anything over 400 is not stable did you not see post #747 where i was 412fsb? and when i get my ram back ill show you 420:)
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/ninz0rz/asdfgh.JPG
11-03-2006, 07:36 AM
shimmishim

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Originally Posted by johnsally

ok your point is still wrong, you said anything over 400 is not stable did you not see post #747 where i was 412fsb? and when i get my ram back ill show you 420:)
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/ninz0rz/asdfgh.JPG

i'm still amazed by the fact you were able to do this.

What were your voltage settings?

vmch? vcore? vdimm? vfsb (if you modded)? etc.

thanks!
11-03-2006, 01:45 PM
aceuk

mine is going well so far
http://img501.imageshack.us/my.php?image=testyi6.jpg
11-03-2006, 10:44 PM
johnsally

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Originally Posted by shimmishim

i'm still amazed by the fact you were able to do this.

What were your voltage settings?

vmch? vcore? vdimm? vfsb (if you modded)? etc.

thanks!

no mod, vmch was at 2 vcore was at 1.65, with droop probably at 1.61. vdimm i will not say but it was a little above what it should have been and that explains why it is dead. and cooling was on a jinu single stage.
11-03-2006, 11:13 PM
Raja@ASUS

on phase I would expect no less, still good results though. On air and water it's quite a pain with most ram to get orthos blend for anything over a few hours.

TBH I think all it needs is a few bios tweaks from Abit..

The board is great no doubt and has great potential..

regards
Raja
11-04-2006, 07:42 AM
Dr.No.pt

Yeah, now we just need a new bios ..

A good one :cheer:
11-04-2006, 08:02 AM
shimmishim

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Originally Posted by johnsally

no mod, vmch was at 2 vcore was at 1.65, with droop probably at 1.61. vdimm i will not say but it was a little above what it should have been and that explains why it is dead. and cooling was on a jinu single stage.

your ram or your board? i assume your ram.

interesting. i haven't tried more than 1.9 volts for the vmch.

i'll try a bit higher to see if i can get it stable.
11-04-2006, 02:54 PM
Phil The Greek

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Originally Posted by LarsK

Any of you guys been able to adjust the pci-e speed to anything above 100 Mhz? On my other boards I can easily set pci-e up to around 115 Mhz without issues, but anything above 101 on the AW9D-Max causes an almost instant BSOD. This is with the 11 and 12 bios versions.

On some testing we did with hipro5,we found that it has to do with sata on ICH7.Try with IDE hard disk and you'll see that there is no problem.There might be a case that silicon can handle some more PCI freq. but didn't test it.
11-04-2006, 04:56 PM
Virtual

yeah new bios would be nice.. but first i need a new cooler :P
heard from a critical edge on the heatpipe with scythe infinity, is this true or fit this fine ?
11-04-2006, 05:09 PM
The Nemesis

A new improved bios is desperately need for this board. My E6400 did 454FSB 8 hours Otho's stable on P5B, but on this board it won't do Pi runs @ 450:(
11-04-2006, 07:38 PM
shimmishim

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Originally Posted by The Nemesis

A new improved bios is desperately need for this board. My E6400 did 454FSB 8 hours Otho's stable on P5B, but on this board it won't do Pi runs @ 450:(

yup!

ijust tried 2.0 vMCH and didn't do any better.

can'tget orthos to blend test.

i think the board is limited to 380 for me.

i can run 10 x 379 for 6+ hours blend...

i upped it to 380 and it runs blend somewhere between 2 to 3 hours before i get a BSOD saying beginning memory dump.

so yes, abit needs to release a new bios. it's been almost 2 months since 1.2final. where is 1.3final?! argh. i'm thinkin' about dumpin' this board soon though.

glad 680 is just around the corner! :)
11-04-2006, 10:37 PM
LarsK

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Originally Posted by Phil The Greek

On some testing we did with hipro5,we found that it has to do with sata on ICH7.Try with IDE hard disk and you'll see that there is no problem.There might be a case that silicon can handle some more PCI freq. but didn't test it.

Thanks, you know I kinda suspected somthing like this. I have an IDE drive, I'll give it a try and see i it works. Maybe it's because you cannot add additional V(ICH) on the AW9D-Max board? On the Asus you can bump it from 1.05V to 1.20V in bios, but on the Abit there is no setting for this....
11-05-2006, 03:27 AM
Phil The Greek

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Thanks, you know I kinda suspected somthing like this. I have an IDE drive, I'll give it a try and see i it works. Maybe it's because you cannot add additional V(ICH) on the AW9D-Max board? On the Asus you can bump it from 1.05V to 1.20V in bios, but on the Abit there is no setting for this....

From what hipro told me this is the reason and it can't be fixed from bios because it has to do with the hardware.Anyway it didn't help in max fsb so I sugest not to spend your time with it.What really helped was the vfsb mod(from1.2 to 1.55v)he did to my board,that raised the fsb wall from 441 to 472Mhz.Highly recomended:toast:
11-05-2006, 04:05 AM
LarsK

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Originally Posted by Phil The Greek

From what hipro told me this is the reason and it can't be fixed from bios because it has to do with the hardware.Anyway it didn't help in max fsb so I sugest not to spend your time with it.What really helped was the vfsb mod(from1.2 to 1.55v)he did to my board,that raised the fsb wall from 441 to 472Mhz.Highly recomended:toast:

Thanks again. I guess it's time to do a few mods then :)
11-05-2006, 04:06 AM
The Nemesis

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Originally Posted by Phil The Greek

.What really helped was the vfsb mod(from1.2 to 1.55v)he did to my board,that raised the fsb wall from 441 to 472Mhz.Highly recomended:toast:

So my conclusion about this board many many posts back was correct. Insufficient voltage the the vfsb and no ability to change it like the P5W or other boards.

Are the voltage regulators on the board able to allow more vfsb without the mod? Thus a bios update with this option can really help this board. If not, this board is no longer worth owning.
11-05-2006, 09:26 AM
coop

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@ Phil, what may I ask was your vfsb for your 4247 screen? I did the mods as well and got a 4204 1m. I find, that vcore increase helps mostly with pi completion. I had to have 1.65vcore. But my vfsb is only 1.30. Maybe I should raise it and possibly have lower vcore? Vdimm 2.58 and mch 1.90v

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