Is there any sort of way I can flash back to an older BIOS? I updated to the 1204 and can no longer boot from my drive.
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Is there any sort of way I can flash back to an older BIOS? I updated to the 1204 and can no longer boot from my drive.
I think you really need to stablish what your stable overclock requires in terms of CPU Voltage.
Let's say, 1.35V or so.
The LLC has a lot to do with the offset voltage, the higher the LLC, the more the CPU voltage will be increased using the offset value.
I know my CPU requires about 1.4V to be stable @ 4.8ghz
With Medium LLC and an offset value of + .90 I get 1.4V during LinX testing. (+.110 for Prime95)
With Ultra High LLC, I need an offset of about .040 to get a load of 1.4.08 V.
What I don't understand is why Linx can request a higher CPU voltage using a lower offset value, while Prime95 will crash. I need to set the offset higher just for prime95.
So, +.040 for Linx, and +.055 for Prime95
CPU will idle @ 1600mhz using as little as 1.096v and during load it will go up to 1.4 v.
You really need to play with some values....
Does anyone here have the mouse stutter problem where the mouse freezes for a second or two? I've created a separate thread but no answers so far (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device...e/GPT_FAQ.mspx).
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Thank you orion23 ,thats what i was looking for ..ball park figure and yes I'm running on Ultra LLC all the way up to 5.0 and Extrime for 5.1
here are some final stable ( P95 blend ) v for me
@X47 1.355v
@X48 1.38V
@X50 1.45V
@X51 1.49V
all of the above running RAM @1866
today I got my ram to 2133
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Intel has always recommended standard LLC, and it idles with higher vCore. Explaining the reason will get long, but a short one, when you determine the vCore under full-load (LinX) and full vCore, it may still be unstable for lighter load, because the vCore doesn't always change proportionally.
With very low idle-vCore, you may also get BSOD at idle, light-loads, or sudden-load too, sometimes. Because you haven't necessarily tested all these scenarios when you test it under full load(LinX) and full vCore.
All these may change with those new buzz-word, like DIGI+ VRM, etc .., because the MB seams to be getting more responsive for supplying and regulating voltages, but Intel still recommends standard LLC, and it remains to be seen how it will work for real-word 24/7 use on these MBs.
Hi! I wanted to know when Asus plans to release 13xx bios?:confused:
I can not use ram-F3-17066CL8D 4Gbps g.skill! very unstable ..:(:( hiper chip? This ram is on QVL p8p67 deluxe.
excuse my English.
@Sam_oslo ..yep that's what I'm getting ( BSOD ) @ idle or "light-loads"
@orion23 .. I need about the same V for my chip so i'm just curious what you come up with
here is @ X48 (1.00V idle, 1.4V load ):
AI Overclock Tuner = Manual
BCLK/PEG Frequency = 100
Turbo Ratio = Per Cores = 48
Internal PLL Overvoltage = Enabled
Memory Frequency = DDR3-1866
EPU Power Saving Mode = Disabled
DRAM Timing Control = 8-9-8-24-1T
Load Line Calibration = Ultra High
Phase Control = Extreme
Duty Control = Extreme
CPU Voltage = Offset Mode = .030V
DRAM Voltage = 1.55V
Just change CPU capability to 110% I like to see if that makes any difference
How do you stress test these CPU's, because I find it very difficult to see what is stable other than just doing regular work.
I can 100% state that IntelBurnTest 20x Maximum doesn't cut it.
Examples:
46x100 1.270V LLC Auto (1.248-1.264), which is the same as Ultra High , IBT 20x max stable, but not stable listening to Winamp or playing Dead Space, requires 1.290V to be 24/7 stable
46x100 1.250V LLC Extreme (1.248-1.264V), IBT 20x max stable, BSOD in idle, didn't test how much it really needs, probably 1.260V
46x100 -0.015V LLC Auto (1.240-1.256V), IBT 20x max stable, already got BSOD in idle
48x100 +0.045V LLC Auto (1.296-1.328), IBT 20x max stable, BSOD 0x00000124 while watching movie
But here are my estimates to what would be stable in my experience:
Offset voltage LLC Auto
2x IBT max OK, up by 0.02V to be 100% stable
20x IBT max OK, up by 0.01V to be 100% stable
Manual voltage LLC Auto
5x IBT max OK, up by 0.03V to be 100% stable (46x100 1.260V required 1.290V, and 48x100 1.320V required 1.350V)
20x IBT max OK, up by 0.02V to be 100% stable
But of course some better stress testing program would be better.
About BSOD, I always get 0x00000124, which would suggest that if you get this, you must up the vcore.
BIOS/CPU-Z voltage findings
1.290V set in BIOS
Auto: 1.264-1.280
High: 1.232-1.248
Ultra High: 1.264-1.280
Extreme: 1.288-1.304
Voltage also get higher for short period of time, these are just the voltages that stay on longest, usually the difference between lowest and highest is 0.016V.
Almost identical settings, except for:
CPU capability : 130%
Offset mode voltage: + .050 (tried .040 and .045 and it crashed on me within 30 seconds...)
This results in a voltage load of up to 1.434 using Linx....
up to 1.408 using Prime95 Small FFts
I could reduce the offset for Linx, but then Prime95 will fail.
Using a different LLC, such as medium, I need about a +110 offset setting.
BTW, I've been using my PC nonstop for the past 2 days and no BSOD for me using the offset mode even with the Ultra High LLC!
Small or Blend, is overnight enough?
If you guys are trying to get power savings with offset mode, then a low-volt 24/7 setup can be a good alternative.
Many of these chips should do 4-4.2GHz with low-volt, easily. Anything over 4Ghz would be overkill for most desktop application, anyways.
I've used manual-vCore and Load Line Calibration = Ultra High for @4.2GHz 1.19v/1.17v (Idle/load) and tested it with 30-min Prime.
I used it for several days without any problem, and then increased the vCore by one notch, just to keep it on the sure side, and call it stable, until it crashes on me.
The best part, it idles with 1.19-1.20v with little heat and power-usage, and all fans are running quietly at ~60%, etc ..
I've under-volted almost everything else too, including the PCH=1.0v to reduce leakage. Here it it's:
http://img.techpowerup.org/110205/Capture014487.jpg
I just run few tests with the settings i mention, P95 blend and Linx stable.now is the question .. if it's going to crap on me in idle ,but with CPU capability @110% so far no problem:up:
@Sam_oslo..I didn't get SB to run @4.0 :rofl:
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^^ What are you going to do with that 4.8GHz that you can't do with 4.2GHz for 24/7? Besides, that seams to be buggy at idle, but try the 130% too.
You have 3 options: @4.8GHz with a manual high idle/load vCore, or with low-idle offset mode that seams to be buggy at idle, and can crash on you anytime, or a @4-4.2GHz low-volt manual vCore. You choose yourself, but you have the 140% to try too, LOL.
That's OK. You asked for fun and got it, a bunch of it.
I think it will be difficult, unless these new DIGI+ VRM-buzz has somehow changed the game, but don't give up yet.
If you can find a way around it, that low idle-vCore will be a really good option for high 24/7 OCs.
You know that CPU Capability doesn't give you any stability? It doesn't matter if you put it at 100% or 140%, it won't give you any more stability.
Some of us use our PCs for more than Email and Word (and games). ;) Though it can be a bit tricky to get stabilized, offset voltage and LLC are just what the doctor ordered for folks like me. Rock stable at 4.7, idles around 0.9v and runs under load at 1.38v when i need it. There is a good bit of overhead left, but I'm waiting for some more reliable information regarding safe 24/7 voltages...
I was getting x124 at idle/light load for a while, also. It was apparently due to insufficient voltage at lower loads. You can tune it out by easing up on the LLC and bumping the offset.
What I was trying to say in my previous post. If load is stable but idle or off-idle is not increase the offset voltage. If the final load voltage is considerably more then necessary drop down to the next lower LLC level. Doing this may require bumping offset even more to bring the loaded voltage back to where stability is. This won't have a large effect on idle voltages because they increase considerably less then the loaded values per offset step.
@orion23 weird bumped to +.04 under P95,Linux and the highest V i get is 1.416 from 1.408 (most of the time 1.408,@+.03 was 1.400~1.408:up:)
@Praz thanks ,running stable so far
Hey guys I been running BIOS 1053 and at one point I was @ 4.8GHz with 1.365V but since I moved my Western Digital VelociRaptor & DVD rom drive from sata II to sata III side I started getting cold boots problems again and now I can not even get into Windows 7 with any OC above 4.5GHz no matter what voltage. Not sure if I should jump to 1204 or 1253?
Also what BIOS are you guys running above?
Are you guys using BIOS for OCing or Asus AiSuite II?
Thanks
New owner here with the deluxe... I'll be reading you
I Well I decided to jump to 1204 first and I am glad I did. I was able to boot with picture below @ 5.41 1.45v blck @ 107.2 = memory at 2000MHz... I am stable at most setting like 3DMARK, AIDA64, a little of Prime95 for 30 minutes small FFTs and Blend, BUT!!! when I try to use SuperPI 1M computer shuts off within seconds? But at least I am finally at 5GHz I was getting very frustrated seeing everyone else get there so easily.. Getting tired have to go back to work tomorrow night :( I will miss the Superbowl.. :shakes:
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...0MHzmemory.jpg
Yeah, there are different usage patterns. I use my SR-2 for heavy duty jobs like simulations and 3D-renders.
This setup is for emails, surfing and other low-load tasks, and it runs on idle mostly. Therefore, the idle and low-load stability is very important.
Yeah, increasing the Idle-voltage is the way to go, and easing LLC will help too, for sure. These new DIGI+ VRM-buzz may help too, and you guys have to give feedback what is working, or not, in real 24/7 usage.
Then you have the perfect tools to test stability with these CPUs. I can have a configuration that will pass Prime but not LinX, LinX but not Prime or pass both LinX and Prime. But fire up 3ds Max and not make it through an hour of rendering or the encoding of a DVD. I'm not even messing with LinX or Prime anymore for stability testing. If I can pass 3ds Max and HandBrake everything I throw at the system runs without issue.
I guess Prime95 is better than IntelBurnTest for SB.
IBT 20x maximum stable, but BSOD in idle/light loads
46x100 -0.015V LLC Auto (1.240-1.256V)
48x100 +0.045V LLC Auto (1.296-1.328V)
Prime95 Blend
46x100 +0.030V LLC Auto (1.288-1.304V) - 8 hours stable
48x100 +0.090V LLC Auto (1.344-1.360V) - temperatures rise 83°+ to test it for long time, but +0.080 failed in 9min and +0.085 was stable for 15min+, so +0.090 should be stable
Have to try with higher LLC myself, Auto is like Regular on Offset and Ultra High on Manual vcore, so High for starters.Quote:
What I was trying to say in my previous post. If load is stable but idle or off-idle is not increase the offset voltage. If the final load voltage is considerably more then necessary drop down to the next lower LLC level. Doing this may require bumping offset even more to bring the loaded voltage back to where stability is. This won't have a large effect on idle voltages because they increase considerably less then the loaded values per offset step.
What type of cooling are you using to reach 83C+ at only 1.36v? I am using a Cooler Master Hyper 212+ with an added fan to pull and at that voltage I only reach like ~61C. It is a cheap cooler as well...I bought mine at Microcenter a few months back for $16.99 :)
It's Scythe Yasya, but with only pull fan at 1400RPM, because I have tall RAM heatsinks. If I also hold a push fan at 2000RPM in my hands there is only 2 degrees difference.
Anyone got the solution for this problem...
When I try to use AS SSD Benchmark for my Intel X25-M G2, I will get a message "Display driver stopped resonding... and has recovered...blabla"
I use my Zotac GTX480 @ PCIe_x16_slot1.
When I move the card to PCIe_x16_slot2 (I only get 2.0 x8 mode) the AS SSD Benchmark will run without the display driver not responding message.
My SSD is hooked up @ Intel SATA 6.0 port 1.
here is my result
48x100 ( manual for stable 1.38v) +0.040V LLC Ultra High (1.024v idle---1.408~1.416V load) P95/Linux stable
@130% CPU capability aka (DIGI+VRM CPU Capability) stable idle/light load
@120% or 110%,100% BSOD in idle/light load
It's just my opinion but i think LLC and CCC have to be equal
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Hmm...that unit has really good reviews so I would expect better temps than what you are getting out of it. Have you tried to remount it and look at how your last method of applying the TIM worked? I have tried several different methods to achieve the temps I currently have with my heatsink. I would also try to have a push and pull with the push being the strongest (most CFM generating) fan. If you can't fit the fan because of your ram sometimes you can mount the fan a little higher on the heatsink and have no adverse effects...but I'm not sure if that is possible with that heatsink or not.
That was my suspension too, that 130% in combination with DIGI+ VRM Phase&Duty-Control= Extrema both, may actually make the MB and power delivery responsive enough to keep it stable at idle/low-load.
This is interesting, and can make me move to higher 24/7 OC. Keep us updated how it's behaving in different low-load scenarios, in coming days.
to test the "light" load stability,test linx 20 pass on 1 thread.
in my tests i could do 25 pass linx avx on 4/8 threads but was failing linx 1 thread on the second pass so i had to up offset to pass linx 25 runs on 1 thread.
You can do it with prime too.
Anyone know how to make these boards stop waking from S3 sleep when you move the usb mouse ?
Pretty stable for me here as well.
As of now, I'm sticking to Medium LLC with +120 offset for a load Vcore of 1.408 using Linx, and 1.386 using Prime95.
Idle, voltage drops as low as 1.1V
Using an Ultra high LLC, then the idle voltage drop actually goes somewhat lower than 1.1V. Here I need +.055 offset.
Had a couple of ramdom BSOD with these settings so I went with the medium LLC instead.
More testing to go....
BTW, this is using bios 1253 and windows 7 SP1. Haven't tried 1204 yet...
I was just going back through some of the posts ...
First of all you don't need LLC @Ultra HIgh for 4.2 at all
30-min Prime is a joke to call it " stable" no offense (min 1~6 hours in my opinion)
Here is the thing that caught my eye:
CPUPLL-- this voltage is for the internal clock generator for CPU (PLL that gives you 3.4GHZ for 26K and 5.2+ overclocked) maximum 1.89/1.8 stock if you want to save power and keep temps down ,you could turn it down to 1.71v
VCCIO aka QPI/VTT--processor power for I/O (voltage for integrated mem controller and PCI-E controller) maximum is 1.05+/- 3% no need in changing this 1.08 is absolutely safe and you can go as high as 1.2 for 24/7 it will allow you to OC you RAM but increase your temps
VCCSA aka System Agent Voltage--Maximum 0.971v ,minimum 0.879v
Stock 0.925v System Agent should Not be touched ,it is supposed to be fixed, it powers a lot of things that the VCC does not power like Power Control
Most of this is based on recommendations on overclocking the K series which i found very helpful and written by Sin
http://www.overclock.net/intel-gener...uide-p67a.html
here is the update on the offset ( i thing i found my 24/7 :D )
@ 4.7 Medium LLC @110% +.06 (minimum load 1.024v / max 1.368v)
stable under P95 blend (1hour+) and Linx (20 passes ),no BSOD so far ,will give few more days @"light load" and probably run P95 overnight
@ 4.7 High LLC@120% +.045 (min as low as 1.000v / Max 1.400 )
will report back if something pop out
P.S I guess i found choice #4 :yepp:
crank that bad boy up ,it's K series for crying out loud !:rofl:
i like 1253 better than 1204. i flashed back to 1253 using ezflash
Well, 30-min documented Prime is better that 30-hours stable-claims. We haven't seen any documentation about your "stable"-claims yet. I don't care how you test your setup, it's up to you. People test in different ways, but if you are going to call it a "joke", then you better do it right yourself.
I'm still experimenting with different setup, and those 30-min Prime-runs are just for getting a "feeling" how it's reacting to changes. None of them are final yet, and there is no need to have a 8-hour prime testing for each little change. This is a new platform and I would rather do my own experiments than following those rules and suggestions from the link you have provided. Now lets see if you can do it right yourself.
Uhm... "System Agent should not be touched".. why?
I'm benching at 5,3ghz, with a voltage between 1,2 and 1,25 to the S.A. without problems... and all the clockers are doing so without broking a cpu per day :)
sure buddy ,here ;
http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/...z-club-64.html
here is linx;
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/7...133linx.th.jpg
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Oh ok, I didn't get you were talking about 24/7, sorry ;)
FYI: Gigabyte Gives Out Free Tool to Check 6-Series SATA II Issues works on any motherboards link ---------> H E R E
Ehi splave, any improvement over the weekend? :)
Experimenting with different setup, and sharing the results, is one of the best side of such a forum and community. Specially for a new platform.
If one site suggests "System Agent should Not be touched", it may be right, or wrong, but we don't know before trying ourself. I personally would like to experiment myself, and see documented results form others, before ruling it as a fact.
I personally am interested, and have been experimenting with under-volting both VCCSA=0.9v and VCCIO=1.0v for low-volt 24/7 setup. I'm still testing and not ready to conclude yet, but it seams to be doing good anyways.
Increasing VCCSA while keep VCCIO lower helped get 5200 out of the 1 2600k but just blink command prompt if I try to boot x53. I have a 2500k I played with as well, and its wprime1024+32 pifast and aida bench stable....but fails superpi1m within first 1-10 loops :shrug:
So that makes 3 chips that max out on this board at x52 multi and wont bench past 5200mhz hmmm.... bad luck or bad board?
uhm... maybe it's not the cpus or the mobo taken singularly, but the combination between them that doesn't "work".
I would try another mobo in your case... it's really strange that "no boot" issue with 53x multi with 3 cpus.
I ordered 30lt of LN2, we'll see on sunday if we could squeeze something more out of our 2600k :)
Going to try psc ram this afternoon and see if it makes a difference :) then I will buy more chipz I guess
LLC Regular P95 Blend stable:
46x100 +0.030V (1.288-1.304V)
48x100 +0.090V (1.344-1.360V)
LLC High P95 Blend stable:
46x100 -0.040 (1.288-1.304V)
48x100 +0.010 (1.344-1.368V)
LLC Regular vs. High
46x100 LLC Regular +0.030V / 0.976-1.136V idle / 1.288-1.304V load / min 8.924W in idle (voltage from CPU-Z, W from HWiNFO32)
46x100 LLC High -0.040V / 0.920-1.064V idle / 1.288-1.304V load / min 9.013W in idle
Manual vs. offset voltage
46x100 LLC Ultra High 1.290V / 1.280-1.296V idle / 1.264-1.280V load / min 9.343W in idle - 65-71°C after 10min P95 Blend
46x100 LLC High -0.040V / 0.920-1.064V idle / 1.288-1.304V load / min 9.013W in idle - 68-75°C after 10min P95 Blend
Conclusion, Load = better on manual (less voltage needed, lower temp.), Idle = better on offset, higher the LLC, the better
I'll stick to offset because it runs 90-95% of the day in idle/light load.
These are still on default:
VRM Frequency
Phase Control
Duty Control
CPU Current Capability, didn't need to raise it from 100%, completely stable in idle
By my experience, Prime95 Blend (I use 4 threads) should let you know where you are with idle stability, it BSOD's 0x124 instantly even on +0.01V more what was IntelBurnTest max 20x stable.Quote:
to test the "light" load stability,test linx 20 pass on 1 thread.
in my tests i could do 25 pass linx avx on 4/8 threads but was failing linx 1 thread on the second pass so i had to up offset to pass linx 25 runs on 1 thread.
You can do it with prime too.
Should be almost fully stable with 30min Blend. For example, I got BSOD immediately after boot with -0.050V, was 8 hours stable with -0.040V.
Currently on 46x100 LLC High -0.040V, will see how stable idle is. On -0.050V it wasn't stable overnight, so 24 hours in idle should be enough to call it stable.
All in all I'm pretty happy with last 2 days progress, at least those WTF's with random BSOD's are gone.
My main concern remain temperatures with 48x100, cannot even test Prime for long time, will try to remount in next days.
For anyone else having odd mouse-related issues, I can confirm they only occur after sleep. I disabled sleep and rebooted with no further issues. I found a post elsewhere that also said you can disable USB sleep in the power profiles for the same result, but I haven't confirmed that yet.
Using T-Monitor i discovered that my cores will go from x45 -> x16 for about 1/10 of a second, then back to x45. It happends about every 7-8 seconds running LinX... any solution?
Temps are ok, 47c-50c-50c-48c
Booted to 54x after someone told me how to get past.1.5V.(thanks) This is rock solid stabe for at least 7 seconds.:) I keep taking screen shots with CPUz's on the same tab. Ram is 4 GB 1600 Gskill Ripaws @ 6-8-6-24. Need faster ram for under 7 sec I think.
^ awesome man :) knew it wanted more!
A little 30-min Prime-run @4.5Ghz to test low CPU-PLL.
I've tested this with same vCore before, but after playing with voltages in 4-4.2GHz low-volt action, decided to see how it can do with low CPU PLL=1.71v. It seams to be doing good for now.
I've also decided to reduced VCCIO=1.0v, and PCH=1.0v, because not running any high RAM-speed, and to reduce leakage in chipst. Nothing final yet, but so fa so good.
2600k @4.5GHz 1.27v 30-min Prime small FFT :)
http://img.techpowerup.org/110207/Capture015671.jpg
You guys are not getting a lot of Event ID 1001 Source Dhcp ... in your event Viewer?
I've got 55 of these in a short time :eek:. That Bluetooth-thingy keeps trying to obtain an IP-address from Dhcp server every few minutes, and makes a new entry in log . :p: I had to disable it from network adapter list to get rid of that error.
Hi guys,
I'm currently thinking about picking up 2*2gb of the gskill ripjawx 17600 ram and was wondering will this board be able to run those speeds?
These sticks to be specific:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16820231454
Anyone figure out how to make a bclk change stick? I was able to change bclk with 1053, then flashed to 1204 and couldn't get any changes to take hold once in windows. A steady 100 bclk.
So I flashed back to 1053, now same thing???? No Bclk adjustment will work.
Oh, and Splave, I had the same power cut off in superpi, but it went away after I flashed to 1204 and flashed back to 1053.....go figure?!?!? My blinking cursor went away at 54x too.
But I wish I could get my bclk adjustment back.:confused:
here it is ,just fill up Service Registration Form and get in line
http://service.asus.com/notice/
Sorry for the late reply.
1. Remove the BIOS chip and re-flash externally with the original BIOS backup you made earlier.
or
2. Modify one of the older BIOS firmware with the newer EzFlash then use BUPDATER v1.22 to flash that. From there use EzFlash to flash any of the older up to current BIOS.
or
3. Kick back and wait (indefinitely?) for Asus to provide a fix to flash older HW versions.
or
4. Give up and wait for 13xx which will be so awesome (we hope) you'll forget all about those older versions.
Bug fix? You could try giving some feedback to the author about it although I would be surprised if he wasn't already aware of it.
asus is too slow in releasing new bios! too long and not good. :down:
Which CPU speeds JcNiest ?
does anyone one how to get 4 sticks to run 2133? is it a bios bug or something.
Hey, I can't find much info on the Digi+VRM settings for this board and what are regarded as 'safe' 24/7 settings.
Does anyone know? What are you guys using?
I understand the recommended/safe 24/7 settings for voltages, just not these.
Hi guys, don't know if you can help me.
I finally updated my rig with a 2600k+p8p67 dlx+2x4gb gskill ripjaws 16000. I love it, just run fast and fine.
My big question is the memory, it's exactly this one http://www.gskill.co...s.php?index=323 , the spd is a bit crazy so I looked for reviews and found those settings
DDR3 1333MHz CL7-7-7-20 1,5v 1T (works ok)
DDR3 1600MHz CL8-8-8-24 1,5v 1T (works ok)
DDR3 2000MHz CL9-10-9-28 1,55v 1T (not possible on p67)
I have also tryed DDR3 1866MHz CL9-10-9-28 1,5v 1T (works ok)
Do you think I will be able to tight up timmings on the lower speeds (1600/1866)?
And I guess that I should be able to make them run at 2133, if they are supose to run natively at 1000 why not at 1066? It's just a ridiculous oc, but I'm not experienced ocing ram, I had a 775 before and my crucial ballistix 800mhz runs at 1000mhz without efford on spd settings as well as my Adata did.
What do you suggest me to do? What are the steps for ram testing and ocing?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Regards
This is a great find. It really works.
My example:
48x100 LLC High, everything else on default
+0.005V (1.336-1.360) - P95 Blend 2h+ stable, got BSOD in game
+0.010V (1.344-1.368) - BSOD in game
Now with LinX 1 thread, ram All:
+0.005V - BSOD at 2min
+0.010V (1.248-1.288V with 1 thread) - BSOD at 2min
+0.015V (1.248-1.288V) - 1 run ok, BSOD when running 3 runs
+0.020V (1.256-1.288V 1 thread / 1.352-1.376 4 threads) - 3 runs OK
For load stability, Prime95 is definitely better than IBT/LinX on Sandy Bridge, required 0.045V more voltage at 4.6 and at 4.8GHz.
For light load, LinX proved to be quicker, error at 30min, Prime95 Blend BSOD after 3 hours.
So to call it 24h stable we must now run:
-Prime95 Small FFTs for at least 8 hours to test load stability
-LinX 1 thread 20 runs to test light load stability
But considering LinX 1 thread requires the most voltage, this alone should be enough, at least for LLC High, will see how Regular works.
EDIT:
New Linpack is even better, BSOD's immediately where it was stable before:
http://software.intel.com/en-us/arti...pack-download/
anyone succesfully using 2133 at 7-8-7 7-9-7 or even 8-8-8? boots windows but wont 32m at all
I can't even get it to post if I set 2133 frequency on the ram :(
it runs 32m? thanks :D
I had 2160+ @ 7-10-7-27 1t 1.65 gskill cl7 2133 kit but I ordered another kit and cant get near that with 4 sticks installed,Im waiting for a bios update or Ill have a set of ram for sale soon.
X47 (1053)
@2133 9-10-9-28-1T (v1.625)
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Does knowing my goals for clocking really matter?
Doesn't the same apply to the Digi+VRM options, like that of the vcore safe/conservative settings? ie v1.35-1.45 for 24/7 use.
Or is it okay to max things out to extreme as discussed here: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=265398
Sure, re-reading 2. I can see how it would be confusing. Appeared to make sense at the time. :D
Well it seems currently there is a loophole with BUPDATER 1.22 in that if you replace the older GUID 77840A38-8AB1-4D7A-9181-3B2F5B34C0B module in the older flash firmware with the newer GUID 77840A38-8AB1-4D7A-9181-3B2F5B34C0B module found in the newer flash firmware then BUPDATER is happy to flash the older modified firmware believing it is the newer hardware version. Once that is done it seems EzFlash can be used to update from 0303 to 1253 or say you flashed a modified 1053 BIOS then it could be replaced by the original 1053. Luckily the module sizes are the same (at least for P8P67 EVO), about 2 blocks worth, so it makes the job fairly easy.
I wouldn't say it's recommended but since I also have an external flasher I can recover any fubars. Unfortunately though the external flasher runs of a parallel port and it takes ~2hours to flash the 32Mb Asus BIOS. :shakes: IMHO it would be best if Asus provided/documented a force flash function so all of this wouldn't be necessary.
I find it strange Asus didn't update the hardware version for the Deluxe BIOS versions so rolling back for them is np. Maybe one of the Asus reps would be kind enough to explain why it's like that. :shrug:
EDIT: Looks like the new B3 stepping boards will be available shortly.
As a precaution please do not try to downgrade from the B3 (Rev 3.0) boards using a B2 stepping BIOS (pre 1305) until (in)compatibility can be ascertained.
You've been warned. :yepp:
Hi Guys,
got my Asus p67 pro today. What´s the best bios currently so far ?