IMHO, no it's not worth it by any means. Too bad though, I suspect I'd be able to make some pretty nice benches as soon as the multiplier issue is sorted...Quote:
Originally Posted by Virtual
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IMHO, no it's not worth it by any means. Too bad though, I suspect I'd be able to make some pretty nice benches as soon as the multiplier issue is sorted...Quote:
Originally Posted by Virtual
I replaced the sp2004 screen with this one. Same voltages except for mch.: vcore:1.416 vdimm:2.112 mch:1.87 vfsb:1.465 [IMG]http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/5...1x9141vka9.jpg[/IMG]
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Originally Posted by coop
um... your screenshot is uhh... interesting?
in 5 hours, you should have done more than 3 iterations...
this is just a 20 minute run...
http://www.johnshim.com/forums/bleed...blend9x405.jpg
Ha, I was kind of wondering wtf..but not used to doing those so just was not sure. I will try again and replace previous screen later tonight. Ran a 1m before shutting off. 440x9 w/1.41v. This is the "B" cpu I got yesterday. 631B057. The vid is 1.25 compared to 1.2875 for my other one. Don't really know what that means but this one seems good too.
@coop - try orthos...
i've noticed that sp2004 has this problem where the second instance started will get stuck on the first iteration...
for whatever reason the 1st instance of sp2004 gets allocated all the memory and the second one doesn't...
one thing you can try if you don't want to use orthos is start the second instance of sp2004 when the 1st instance hits the 8K FFT length.
I see, I have tried assigning each to a cpu also and the same thing happens. I will try the 8 fft idea.
edit: frak, how long will that take?
about 15 minutes :)Quote:
Originally Posted by coop
Maybe a stupid question, but is that a hardware mod?Quote:
vfsb:1.465
RLM
^^ yes it is a readout that was provided from a post by crotale. http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...3&postcount=22
@shimmishim, I could not get sp2004 to go in any config. and didn't feel like running orthos for 4hr and 18min only to have it quit for whatever reason.(if it would have ran that long). Dual 32m works for me. I replaced the post above. Note< the temps in core temp are wrong. Sometimes it takes them a couple second or so to be correct, 7c to 15c in there somewhere.
Guys, I need help=(
I've read all the topic... but still haven't desided to buy the Abit AW9D-Max.
I have the money, but I'm still thinking of the alternatives.
I'm going to use it with Pentium 524 first, then in spring I'm gonna buy a E4300/E4400 or maybe the new Xeon 3050(smthn' else??). The Question is: is the MoBo good enogth or must I be looking for smthn' esle? Maybe on the P965 like the Asus P5B-Deluxe?
I need a stable MB for 24/7 with OC, good for C2D (Xeon), good for OCing em...
Gosh... I've read so many reviews: Abit gets really High makrs...
Can I order the MB and be calm? Can I rely on the new bioses that'll be made in future? Will I get 450+ fsb? (I know that the questions may sound dumb, but I need youre IMOs :)) Or must I look for smthn' else (then please name it)?
for any 975x board, most people would recommend the e6600 or higherQuote:
Originally Posted by iSlash
for any 965 board, most people would recommend the e6400 or lower
the reason why is because if you want to obtain a high overclock on the e6400, let's say 3.6 ghz, you're going to need a board that can run 8 x 450 which is possible on a board such as the gigabyte ds3 or asus p5b-deluxe.
shimmishim
10x :) Not the 1st day in OCing :) Thats why I've written about the E4300/E4400 - they'll be anounsed on the 21/01/07 aprox. and'll have 9x/10x so that'll be just fine :)
The question is about the MB - is it good enogth for it's price? Should I buy it and wait for new bioses? Or is there smthn' better???
+ people are doing 445+ with the bios new betas - that'll do for me even on 8x %)
great!Quote:
Originally Posted by iSlash
i think it's worth it.
i was going to get rid of this board but after testing out a asus p5b-deluxe, i just liked the feel of the abit board better and it's more o/c friendly IMHO.
if the 43/44 will have a 9x 10x mult then i say this board is a good fit then.
as for the 445+ with the new bios... not too sure about that...
the max i've been able to get out of my board is around 440 but that's only 1M stable...
i'm gonna be getting a 3060 here tomorrow so hopefully with the 9x default mult, i'll be able to push it.
shimmishim
So why di you think the Abit AW9D-Max is better than the Asus P5B-Deluxe?
I've been thinkin' of the 2nd too...
is not, simple as that, if you dont run sli go for asusQuote:
Originally Posted by iSlash
I like mine. Granted my board is not stock so my opinion is not so relevent. However the uguru feature is very nice compared to rebooting all the time. Plus having higher multi's available would make alot of difference on this board, see first post on this page for example.
10x guys.. I'll be thinkin'...
Actually its very simple, and if you've had a P5B Deluxe you might feel differently. I would recommend the P5B-D only if you need up to and over 500 fsb. Otherwise your going to need a soldering iron and a couple vrs to get it in the same realm with the aw9d-max. Dont get me wrong if you have the mod skills then i think the P5B-E or P5B-D will give you the best all around overclocking compatibility no matter which c2d you use but the aw9d-max is pretty good and hopefully will get better once we get some more bios updates.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hilfiger
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Originally Posted by MrDeeds
not everyone have phase, soldering and volts mod are not good for air
p5b does all that on air whithout modding
I'm basing my advice on air results and both boards were unmodded. The P5Bs vdroop is one of if not the worst i've personally experienced with a board. At 1.6v in the bios it droops to 1.56 in windows and that goes to like 1.53 under load.
It would be nice if everyone had a cpu that does well with low volts but i dont and that was one of my main issues with the board. Other than that you'll also have to understand i had it when it was cold-booting which they have now fixed. So at the time i didnt have such a great experience with the board and that was from my own experience not just from seeing how well others were doing with it. The board wouldnt boot higher than 387X9 for me and my highest boot on air with the AW9D-Max was 412X9, i wasnt stable at that fsb because of my cpus limitations but i guess i was sold at that point on the abit being the better board for 9x and up c2ds.
I dont see why your always putting down the board hilfiger, when i look at all the other 975X board we're all hovering around 450max fsb without mods and thats what the board gives. The dfi infinity board is the only one that seems to be pushing past the 450s consistently but look how long the boards been out. The only 680i boards better than 975X are the asus ones and they werent even available when the majority of us got this board. So i really dont know what your looking for here. fhpchris posts great air results with the board all the time and i dont believe his board is modded in any way other than a swiftech nb cooler. I dont have a problem with you liking the P5B-D over the AW9D-Max but what are you basing that stance on?
Well, found out that the AW9D isnt locking the PCIE bus, all my x1950s and my 8800gtx work fine!Quote:
Originally Posted by shimmishim
I plug in a x800 vanilla, and it cant even run stock speeds @ 434 fsb, yet runs fine @ 266*9.
I would think that anyone that is using SATA on this board(or a crappy ide hdd), or VGA that is very sensitive to PCIE clock speed would have problems!
I run raid on the Southbridge with 4 drives, so it seems that ~435 fsb is possible with that setup ;)
I bet everyone that is ~445+ is really running only 1m or using a HDD that works well @ high pcie speeds
I get the gist of that, but am a bit ignorant when it comes to PCIE, drives, raid etc. I just have a 250 gb drive connected into Sata 1. I forget the manufacturer.Quote:
Well, found out that the AW9D isnt locking the PCIE bus, all my x1950s and my 8800gtx work fine!
I plug in a x800 vanilla, and it cant even run stock speeds @ 434 fsb, yet runs fine @ 266*9.
I would think that anyone that is using SATA on this board(or a crappy ide hdd), or VGA that is very sensitive to PCIE clock speed would have problems!
I run raid on the Southbridge with 4 drives, so it seems that ~435 fsb is possible with that setup
I bet everyone that is ~445+ is really running only 1m or using a HDD that works well @ high pcie speeds
So what's the score then? Is there something to look out for when buying a drive? Does it affect other ide devices like dvd drives etc.
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How are you guys determining the vfsb voltages you're running - readouts from the mods on the physical board itself? Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by zeeke
uguru reads the vfsb voltage. they call it cpu vtt 1.2V.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zucker2k
the difference between uguru and the actual measuring point is 0.02 volts.
uguru reads it 0.02 volts higher.