!UPDATE! abit AW9D-Max (retail) arrived

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11-16-2006, 02:51 PM
NicoOCZ

abit is working hard on a BIOS update. Give them a little more time.
11-16-2006, 03:06 PM
shimmishim

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sicness

abit is working hard on a BIOS update. Give them a little more time.

err.... 2 months since a bios update for a board they put into their "max" series seems a bit long... maybe i'm wrong. :rolleyes:
11-16-2006, 03:11 PM
coop

MrDeeds, could you take note of your temps in uguru and let us know what they are? Also did the NB cooler you got help? Do you know how much lower the temp was? thanks.
11-16-2006, 03:18 PM
NicoOCZ

Quote:

Originally Posted by shimmishim

err.... 2 months since a bios update for a board they put into their "max" series seems a bit long... maybe i'm wrong. :rolleyes:

There are bugs that need to be fixed and additional features that overclockers asked for, so the next update might be a rather big one. A solid BIOS needs some work and testing. We all want it to be stable and performing well, right? That's what abit wants too ;)
11-16-2006, 03:25 PM
shimmishim

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sicness

There are bugs that need to be fixed and additional features that overclockers asked for, so the next update might be a rather big one. A solid BIOS needs some work and testing. We all want it to be stable and performing well, right? That's what abit wants too ;)

well beta 13 was released like last week and it didn't really fix anything (for me at least).

i hope then that official 13 will be the bestest bios in the whole world... since it took so long to come out!!!
11-16-2006, 03:28 PM
Hilfiger

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sicness

There are bugs that need to be fixed and additional features that overclockers asked for, so the next update might be a rather big one. A solid BIOS needs some work and testing. We all want it to be stable and performing well, right? That's what abit wants too ;)

and your comments are based on?
11-16-2006, 03:29 PM
Hilfiger

Quote:

Originally Posted by shimmishim

well beta 13 was released like last week and it didn't really fix anything (for me at least).

i hope then that official 13 will be the bestest bios in the whole world... since it took so long to come out!!!

beta 13 wasnt released last week ;p
11-16-2006, 03:53 PM
shimmishim

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hilfiger

beta 13 wasnt released last week ;p

according to tictac / hipro the beta13 wasn't beta13 (the one released in early october). it was alpha13.

the one released last week is beta 13.
11-16-2006, 04:00 PM
Hilfiger

Quote:

Originally Posted by shimmishim

according to tictac / hipro the beta13 wasn't beta13 (the one released in early october). it was alpha13.

the one released last week is beta 13.

ohh.. link pls?

edit.. found it .. nvm
11-16-2006, 07:07 PM
fhpchris

http://www.sspmustang.com/OT/x3060/4...wn-1m-run2.JPG

http://www.sspmustang.com/OT/x3060/3...rthos-run1.JPG
11-16-2006, 10:29 PM
911us

400/400 seem to be fine with 11/08 bios.I ll leave it overnight and ll see the result tomorrow.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...untitled-4.jpg
11-16-2006, 10:34 PM
Revv23

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrDeeds

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/2541/8blend6sp6.png

8 hour orthos blend test@423x9. No mods to the board other than a thermaltake extreme spirit 2 nb cooler and a 92mm fan over the nb area.

Aha! I rest my case that if you konw what you are doing you can get this board running.

Nice clocks. :toast:
11-16-2006, 10:38 PM
fhpchris

Quote:

Originally Posted by Revv23

Aha! I rest my case that if you konw what you are doing you can get this board running.

Nice clocks. :toast:

I think hardmods are really needed ~445fsb, but I wish I could test an E6300 or X6800 first.
11-16-2006, 11:39 PM
MrDeeds

Quote:

Originally Posted by zeeke

Nice MrDeeds, Single stage on CPU?

im workin on super pi 32mb stable @ 460 now..

Yes its a single stage. Good luck hopefully we'll all be able to get that far once the bios is updated.

Quote:

Originally Posted by RLM

Haven't read through all the pages of this thread, but is there any info on replacing the northbridge? I can see I would need to take some pliars to the back clips, is that right? but what about removing the pipe?

Also anything to bear in mind, when choosing an alternative?

Thanks ahead for any advice.

RLM

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/7958/nbbq4.jpg
If you hold the max sink for the mosfets over a stove it makes it a lot easier to remove the nb sink heatpipe from the lower heatpipe. I didnt want to cut the sink away and i didnt have anything available to put on the southbrigde and mosfet area so i was happy that i was still able to keep the sinks for those two areas.

Just make sure you wear an oven mit.

Quote:

Originally Posted by shimmishim

the board runs fine at 10 x 375 (orthos blend no errors).

when i try 9 x 400 orthos blend errors out in 4 minutes.

i also tried 8 x 400 orthos blend and the interesting thing is is that it'll run at this speed for 10+ minutes.

now the question is... what is lmiting me, the chip, the ram, or the board?

i'm 99% sure it's not the chip.

so that leaves the ram and board.

i have a feeling it might be the ram but it could also be the board.

i have another board coming so i'll test the memory on that.

if it still has issues, then i'll know it's the mem and not the board.

Im curious as to what cooling your using and what your max fsb is at 10x multi. Im only asking because im looking into getting a 6700 or 6800 soon and only really just started noticing the people that are having max fsb issues with the board are using 6700s.

I do share your frustration that it has been too long between the last official bios update but i dont think its time to abandon ship just yet. Its tough to say which board to go to. The other 975x boards arent that great and 680i performance seems a little off and has damn near the same fsb constraints.

I personally would only recommend the aw9d-max to someone willing to modify it to get the most out of it but i think if you already own one it wouldnt make much sense to get rid of it.
11-16-2006, 11:40 PM
The Nemesis

I'm gonna repost my work with this board.

9 X 440 FSB 1Mb Pi
http://img.techpowerup.org/061117/1 mb pi 440 fsb.jpg

MAX PI Stable FSB 8 X 445
http://img.techpowerup.org/061117/44...w9d-max474.bmp

8 hours orthos Large FTT's 370 X 9
http://img.techpowerup.org/061117/3....urs orthos.jpg

4 hours orthos blend 8 X 425
http://img.techpowerup.org/061117/42...urs orthos.jpg

Over four hours orthos blend Failure 402 X 8
http://img.techpowerup.org/061117/40...os failure.jpg

420FSB Benchmark
http://img.techpowerup.org/061117/42...hmark Abit.jpg

420FSB Benchmark sme hardware ASUS P5W DH
http://img.techpowerup.org/061117/420 FSB Benchmark.jpg
11-16-2006, 11:54 PM
Revv23

Quote:

Originally Posted by fhpchris

I think hardmods are really needed ~445fsb, but I wish I could test an E6300 or X6800 first.

Vmch droop is so easy it shouldnt even count as a mod lol.

What does she do on 7x?
11-17-2006, 10:56 AM
RLM

Thanks Nemesis,

I actually went ahead and cut the pipe off at the max sink with a hack saw. I don't know if that was daft or not.

I actually, while tidying up, just pulled the pipe out of the NB heatsink, and it came out pretty easily, so maybe cutting wasn't the way to go. Ah well bugger it.

I've stuck an Extreme Spirit II (Couldn't find coolermaster) on the NB.

The Xeon I picked up today was L628B211, which I'm hoping is a good sign. The ram I picked up I'm guessing is pretty crap though. Gskill GBNQ. Will change that later.

I've got a galaxy 1 watercooling the Xeon. Ambient about 27c. Mild overclock of 2.87

Guru reports. Idle

CPU 37c
System 33.0c
PWM1 36c
PWM2 34c
PWM3 36c
PWM4 33c

Don't really understand the above, but is that looking okay so far? Cpu Voltage is jumping about between 1.24 and 1.33. I think I set it to about 1.33 in bios. Need to check.

RLM
11-17-2006, 11:21 AM
fhpchris

Quote:

Originally Posted by Revv23

Vmch droop is so easy it shouldnt even count as a mod lol.

What does she do on 7x?

To test 7x, I will need an X6800 or E6300, NBCC just gets too high.

~370*7 is a no go.

~370 * (default multi/set multi) or (9/7) = ~480 fsb wish is too much for an unmodded board.
11-17-2006, 11:32 AM
Revv23

Quote:

Originally Posted by fhpchris

To test 7x, I will need an X6800 or E6300, NBCC just gets too high.

~370*7 is a no go.

~370 * (default multi/set multi) or (9/7) = ~480 fsb wish is too much for an unmodded board.

NBCC has been proven false by many good sources, you have tried it? Very wierd.
11-17-2006, 12:26 PM
fhpchris

Quote:

Originally Posted by Revv23

NBCC has been proven false by many good sources, you have tried it? Very wierd.

The only other thing about this board is my 4:5 and 2:3 are rather useless with an E6600.

Ive seen 6*425 with EIST enabled, but it didnt look like it was switching back to a 9 multi... very odd.
11-17-2006, 05:57 PM
stream3

for those of you using the tuniq tower with the aw9d-max, what is the best orientation in which to mount this cooler? I am concerned with the caps on the side and also wonder if it is best to have the fan facing the exhaust of the case, or up towards the power supply?

Thanks.
11-17-2006, 06:27 PM
coop

I wanted to post a screen of my guru temps, only thing is they are not clearly seen. 29c to 34c from top to bottom. @ Nemesis, very nice 06 score.
11-17-2006, 09:20 PM
911us

lalala...22 hours error====>crazy :confused: :eek: :banana:

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...chvn/error.jpg
11-17-2006, 09:26 PM
911us

compare to Asus P5W DH

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...n/prime5-1.jpg
11-17-2006, 09:36 PM
MrDeeds

Not the same test, apples to oranges.

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