I wouldn't be surprised if that's exactly the same pair of sticks he has (Ti Alpha 8000) but instead of rating them for 4-4-4 8000, these are 5-5-5 9000.Quote:
Originally Posted by amandpm
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I wouldn't be surprised if that's exactly the same pair of sticks he has (Ti Alpha 8000) but instead of rating them for 4-4-4 8000, these are 5-5-5 9000.Quote:
Originally Posted by amandpm
Hi all,
Is there another utility than "AMD System Manager" to overclock in Windows?
AMD System Manager doesn't work for me and I've tried a couple PLL's in Clockgen but none work :(
Thanks in advance :toast:
Optimised for AM2Quote:
Originally Posted by virtualrain
What is the safest way to remove thermal paste from the NB pcb(not the core)
wish I could take a pic of the thermal application on my NB...what the hell is DFI doing :slapass:
They must have used an entire tube of compound...there is more paste surrounding the chipset than on it... :stick:
In fact several small caps(?? is that what there are are completely covered by the thermal paste..guess it is not conductive)
what is the safest way to remove the thermal compound?
can I use 70% alchol(please do not recommend 99%..can find it anywhere)
do I use Artic cleaner?
Jeez...no wonder temps are way off for some people..no way there is good heat transfer
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Originally Posted by Severance
From the OCZ site.......
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OCZ DDR2 PC2-9200 FlexXLC Edition
2GB (2x1024) D/C Kit PN - OCZ2FX11502GK
Is the "GK" just a coincidence then?
I used the 2 part arctic cooler kit...wait till you take a look at the pwm HS. Took me a good hour and 30+ q-tips to get both areas clean. Check the surface on the NB HS. Mine was convex across the width. I just finished lapping it but I'm stuck here at work updating a couple of rigs. I had an 80mm 22cfm fan stuck to it with some heavy duty two sided tape. Worked well enough...temps in the mid 50's with 1.66v. Now that it's lapped I'll be attaching a 70mm with 41cfm so I expect it run a little cooler now...Quote:
Originally Posted by nealh
totally agree. I looked at it to see if it was going to be okay and was like... WTF!? I should've taken a pic before I took it off. Some cotton got stuck on it because instead of taking a little bit I was like there's way too much and just took a paper towel with a bit of alcohol and removed most of it. Some of it is still there was I was lazy. The core is done with only a tiny bit of Arctic Silver. Not even a number so I'm guessing 1.Quote:
Originally Posted by nealh
I placed a tiny bit of AS5 on the core and used a plastic baggy to spread and make a very thin layer ..like on do on my gpus
I cleaned off the TIM from the ceramic and resistors best I could...it was like a huge wad of gum....
Do I need to remove this one too..is it the HS near the 8 pin connectorQuote:
Originally Posted by OldGuy
Mine seemed flat best I could tellQuote:
Check the surface on the NB HS. Mine was convex across the width
I have a 50mm fan for NB fan
yea it was already in my case and taking out my mobo tray was a pain so I left it there.
Has anyone tried the Buffalo Firestix on this board yet? I was reading a thread on club-dfi that certain ram won't work on the board. If the firestix don't work, I'll probably try this Patriot ram since it's rated to work at 1.8.
I've been roaming this board for a little while now and I just wanted to thank Tony, Raja, RGONE (names that come to mind now), and everyone else for making my decision to go with this board so easy.
I've had it now for a couple of days and absolutely love the immediate stability out of the box--pay attention ASUS/Nvidia--and its clean layout :woot: !
I should be getting my 2 Gig sticks of Patriot PC8500 back from an unfortunate RMA on monday and then its off to a 4 GHz OC on my x6800, hopefully........
Thanks again everyone for all the work and I look foward to hanging around here for a long time :D .
Brisbane is just too hot for even Tuniq 120 Tower air cooling, so swapped in my trusty Corsair Hydrocool 200EX water cooling unit (1/4" OD tubed). The Hydrocool 200EX doesn't have LGA775 mount kit as it's a s478 era cooler. But thanks to Tuniq 120 Tower backplate and mounting screws and Thermaltake Big Typhoon mount bracket and ramsinks I can continue to use Corsair Hydrocool 200EX :)
As you can see room temp today was currently 29.5C with a peak of 37.6C and that is with 1HP portable air con turned on :eek:
http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/mot...ool200_001.jpghttp://i4memory.com/reviewimages/mot...ool200_002.jpghttp://i4memory.com/reviewimages/mot...ool200_004.jpghttp://i4memory.com/reviewimages/mot...ool200_006.jpg
http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/mot...ool200_007.jpghttp://i4memory.com/reviewimages/mot...ool200_008.jpghttp://i4memory.com/reviewimages/mot...ool200_009.jpghttp://i4memory.com/reviewimages/mot...ool200_012.jpg
So far looks like 4-6C cooler idle temps and 6-9C cooler load temps compared to Tuniq 120 Tower stock fan air cooling :)
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/3803/soepq6.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by nealh
yours had less than mine. That paste covered every resistor on the pcb when i tore mine down and put as5 on it.
origional cpuid.com clockgen worked for me....Quote:
Originally Posted by rick_fx
just read the clockgen IC on your mobo's codes..
Franks clockgen has a model setup only 1 digit away from mobo IC and that wasn't even the latest version...
it worked fine for fsb overclocking on RD600
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http://img303.imageshack.us/img303/111/clockgen3zk.jpg
Do you think the PCI clock is at that speed? I can´t see any option in bios to leave it at 33,33Mhz like in P5W DH, so maybe.
By the way, I see some talk about the OCZ FlexX may be having some issue on this board? I have mine set up as we speak with an E6600 @3.6ghz (1.5v) using FlexX (air cooled) running at full speed with its rated timings just fine.
Ok, gonna ask this AGAIN... Has anybody tried the OCZ ATI cert memory on this board yet??? Since its a "Crossfire" board, and thats what the memory was touted as working on the best...:rolleyes:
Thanks flytek and STaRGaZeR for the PLL info :toast:
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Originally Posted by eva2000
hmmm... brisbane is AMD :confused:
Brisbane = my location in Australia ;) :D
Weird just plucked in my Q6600 B3 ES - QUPT cpu on ICFX3200 and now I have 2 different cpu multiplier adjustments ?
http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/mot...6600_bios1.jpg
http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/mot...6600_bios2.jpg
http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/mot...6600_bios3.jpg
???
I got that as well with my QX6700 on the ICFX3200.
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Originally Posted by eva2000
According to bingo13 the P-state is for when C1E is enabled :)
Links to my results:
- [ICFX3200 - 1T Super Pi Results] 12/22 official bios - E6600 air cooled
- [ICFX3200 - 2T Super Pi Results] 12/22 official bios - E6600 air cooled
edit: Just got a reply from DFI regarding the 2 options for cpu multiplier:
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The "Conroe P-State Multiper" feature for unlock multiplier of retail E6xxx CPU,
The CPU Clock Ratio unlock the cpu up multiplier of X6800 ...
These are my latest and last results for now. Even the P5B Deluxe, known as one of the best (if not the best) Kentsfield overclocking board, didn't get me more than 375 out of this.
System used:
Xeon X3210 @ 8x420
DFI RD600 (surprise)
2GB OCZ PC2-8000 Platinum @ 553 4-4-4 1T
Geforce 8800 GTX
OCZ Evostream 600W
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/8014/4205rp.th.jpg
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/1...ings8dj.th.jpg http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/3...sbio4zo.th.jpg http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1...20nb3dp.th.jpg
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/6...manc7sy.th.jpg http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/5...ages5fb.th.jpg
This is not primestable. I'm not willing to push further, even with watercooling, I don't wanna push my NB over 1.8V. This is just supposed to be an example of how GTL is able to improve Kentsfield overclocks :)
My findings:
- As mentioned earlier, VTT and GTL are the key for 400+ FSB with Kentsfield
- FSB 400 needs about 1.66V
- Raise GTL together with VTT
- Playing with the FSB I/O Strengths might help
- My GTL settings are not necessarily the best for your Kentsfield. Again, every CPU might react different.
- A tiny bit too much voltage (especially GTL voltage) results in instability and crashes. Increase them step by step.