230FSB....is your RAM capable of 230.....what is your current rig....as sig has a P4 in there......you should be able to do more than 230 tho....something not right there
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230FSB....is your RAM capable of 230.....what is your current rig....as sig has a P4 in there......you should be able to do more than 230 tho....something not right there
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Originally Posted by situman
o i use a ram divider so i know mem is not the bottleneck. I took it all apart already. Sorry guys, waiting for the G5 waterblock and then reassemble everything.
Few observations:
1) 1T cause my computer to powerdown. So I ran it at 2T, dont really feel the difference anyways
2) After a total self-powerdown, overclocked settings goes back to default, especially HTT settings
3)NB heatpipe WORKS like a charm!
4)Prime Version is 2.38 or 238 watevers. It fails instantly at DDR333 divider, 230HTT, 5xHTT, 2225 timings at 2T
5) Cant really check for vcore, but from what i see it seems really stable. Did not do a full setup of the computer with new CPUz.
6)So far I am happy about the board. Feels stable without any of the Nvidia drivers (still has Intel Chipset drivers installed on the old XP installation). ANxious to play with it but definitely waiting for Cathar's G5.
7)Any pointers for ram timings for future reference would be greatly appreciated.
situman,
Heatpipe? So you got the AN8-SLi or AN8-Ultra? Not tha Fatal1ty, right?
I want to confirm the AN8-Ultra will have high VDIMM before I buy it. I know we think it does, but can anybody show proof? Screenshot or something? I can't find anything on Abit's site.
i have hte SLI non Fatality. Sorry but i cant stand having that loser's name in MY computer. Well put it this way. The non Fatality SLI costs 166. The Ultra version will probably fit between teh regular AN8 which costs 130 or so. SO the Ultra version will probably cost somewhere between 145-150. So for an extra 20 bucks or so, u have the option of going SLI and a GUARANTEED 3.55vdimm. The board is damn stable for a new release. Granted i was running it for only an hour or so.
Yeah, I know.
I just posted my old mobo in the for sale forum. ;)
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Originally Posted by situman
on my freinds computer the difference from 2t to 1t is 1k bandwith
2t he was scoring ~4950 and 1t he scored 6050
o i better get it figured out then
there is your problem matey....do a clean WinXP install and start doing this OC properly......no wonder those initial results are shocking
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I'd say this is your problem. Drop it to 4x and try again.Quote:
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Im gonna take the plunge and get this board next week.
Damn I had problems getting my HIS X850XT with IceQ II to fit on my DFI but here it is almost impossible ie the Abit chipset heat sink is much higher :(
I love the uGuru panel though !!! Being able to reset the BIOS externally is gonna rock. Also the LCD display monitors temps, fan speeds and even tells you when you have email. Awesome stuff. :banana:
Will get two 6600GTs and get going tonight only then.
OK two more.Quote:
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hows the overclock going?
good morning Cape Town .......thanks for the tease...now for the real deal...some proper OC action pls
just use X850 don't worry about 6600GT cards man:stick:
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Well, there's one reason to get the AN8-Ultra if you're not gonna use SLi. ;)Quote:
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The X850XT does not fit and I'm not taking the cooler off just for that cause I am going to test it with 2 x 6600GT's tonight.
Sorry for the suspense ... I was all set to go last night, but I just ended up running out of time. The card does fit in the bottom slot. Do you have to set the SLI bridge to SLI to use the bottom slot ? Cause with it set as Single it scores like 5000 3DMarks less than Im supposed to :rolleyes:
link us the review when your done =]
i misunderstood...i thought you had trouble fitting but you eventually did it...my bad....looking forward to OC...i have a good feeling about this one......that's what i say every time i go fishing...:lol:
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I lowered it all the way to 3x. O well, maybe I should give up on cathar's block, but seeing how i waited so long, must wait another week or so. cant give up. This will be the last waterblock I will ever buy, unless he comes out with something else again, lol.Quote:
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btw anyone that has cleaerance problems with the NB heatsink, the heatpipe version has no such problem. There's a 1/3inch clearance between the heatsink and my powercolor x800xl.
I'm not a bit fan of abit's cheap chipset fans.
i will have some results tonight!!! I am hoping it comes before work so I can at least get it in my rig.
I have OCZ PC3700 Gold Rev 3.0 ram I am looking for 260x11 with 2.5-3-3-6 1T and I will be a very happy man ;)
I also ordered another 6800 GT but this time got the zalman cooler for it. I will let you know what clearance issues I run into, if any at all.
Sweet!
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Just received this board for a review i will be putting up and the chipset fan is all copper....very high quality
Topboy
can you test VX on that board at 3.5V... :)
I will be testing VX and Tccd
Topboy