holy geeze there are a lot of replies in here. I don't have a whole lot of patience for reading through it all, but is this board consistent in clocks? Is it also safe to use for 24/7 folding when voltages are applied? I am just looking for a new board since my evga died on me. Any current mods also to address vdrop or vdroop?
thanks
The answers to everything asked is in this thread. Other then that the only thing I might add is other then price it's currently the best P35 based board available.Quote:
Originally Posted by Reinvented
I feel this is probably the most reliable board I have ever owned. Man, is this thing a rock. the only faults for me so far are related to reading sub-zero temps as I use phase. the temp is about 15c lower than actual, also smart guardian displaty 255c if you are @ freezing then counts down as temps rise. (my cpu is really @ -40c but S.G. displays 200c. ie: 255c - 40 = 215 -the 15c it reads wrong =200c.) In other words if you show 30c you are really closer to 45c.IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by Reinvented
I would not hesitate to recommend this board for folding or crunching I believe Brother Esau and CyberDruid both are heavy crunchers. I do not since my unit is phase cooled and my electric bill would be ridiculous for the number of units done.
Wow, it seems to be acting like something is shorting it out or perhaps your heatsink is not making good contact and your CPU is overheating?Quote:
Originally Posted by n00bstorm
I had a problem like that once in my DFI NF4 when I used liquid metal TIM on my unlidded Opteron 165, and it leaked over the CPU die and onto some of the elec components... had to wipe it clean and then I was back in business.
In bios my multi is x8 and when in windows with cpu-z its x6 what am i doing wrong have set these to disabled
Thermal Management Control.......... - Disabled
PPM(EIST) Mode...................... - Disabled
Limit CPUID MaxVal.................. - Disabled
CIE Function........................ - Disabled
Execute Disable Bit................. - Disabled
Virtualization Technology........... - Disabled
Core Multi-Processing............... - Enabled
Just Re Programmed my Bad Bios Chip with 10/23/07 Beta ....anybody care to try it out?:D
Where did 1023 come from ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Brother Esau
What is 1023 enhancing/improving ?
CN
Not Available "Except" though Email:hrhr: Hit me Lefty!!!:yepp:
whats different about it.. what sort of improvements does it give versus the previous one ???Quote:
Originally Posted by Brother Esau
Too soon to tell but in Everest Bandwidth picked up about 30 pts......Try it and find out!
Hey guy's I seem to be stuck with this ram and dont really know where to set them so i can stay stable at 3.6 , whenever I run prime i fail exactly on the same test at test 2 80000 , the computer completly reboots , Ive been thru this forum like 3 times and tried tons of settings but nobody seems to have the same ram
:( I can run at 3.5 perfect
Can you guys take a look at my settings tell me what you think please:confused:
CPU Feature
- Thermal Management Control: Disabled
- PPM(EIST) Mode: Disabled
- Limit CPUID MaxVal: Disabled
- CIE Function: Disabled
- Execute Disable Bit: Disabled
- Virtualization Technology: Disabled
- Core Multi-Processing: Enabled
Exist Setup Shutdown: Mode 2
CLOCK VC0 divider: AUTO
CPU Clock Ratio Unlock: Enabled
CPU Clock Ratio: 9X
- Target CPU Clock: 3600 MHz
CPU Clock: 400 MHz
Boot Up Clock: auto
DRAM Speed: 366/667
- Target DRAM Speed: 800MHz
PCIE Clock: 100mhz
Voltage Settings
CPU VID Control: 1.43125V
CPU VID Special Add: auto
DRAM Voltage Control: 2.310V
SB 1.05V Voltage: 1.150V
SB Core/CPU PLL Voltage: 1.95V
NB Core Voltage: 1.61V
CPU VTT Voltage: 1.60V
Vcore Droop Control: disabled
Clockgen Voltage Control: 3.85v
GTL+ Buffers Strength: Strong
Host Slew Rate: Weak
GTL REF Voltage Control: Enable
x CPU GTL1/3 REF Volt: 110
x CPU GTL 0/2 REF Volt: 110
x North Bridge GTL REF Volt: 117
DRAM Timing
- Enhance Data transmitting: Fast
- Enhance Addressing: Fast
- T2 Dispatch: Disabled AUTO
Clock Setting Fine Delay
Ch1 Clock Crossing Setting: AUTO
- DIMM 1 CLK fine delay: ?
- DIMM 2 CLK fine delay: ?
- Ch 1 Command fine delay: ?
- Ch 1 Control fine delay: ?
Ch2 Clock Crossing Setting: AUTO
- DIMM 3 CLK fine delay: ?
- DIMM 4 CLK fine delay: ?
- Ch 2 Command fine delay: ?
- Ch 2 Control fine delay: ?
Ch1Ch2 CommonClock Setting: Auto
Ch1 RDCAS GNT-Chip Delay: Auto
Ch1 WRCAS GNT-Chip Delay: Auto
Ch1 Command to CS Delay: Auto
Ch2 RDCAS GNT-Chip Delay: Auto
Ch2 WRCAS GNT-Chip Delay: Auto
Ch2 Command to CS Delay: Auto (where cpuz sees 1T or 2T SETTING)
CAS Latency Time (tCL): 4
RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD): 4
RAS# Precharge (tRP): 4
Precharge Delay (tRAS): 12
All Precharge to Act: AUTO
REF to ACT Delay (tRFC): AUTO
Performance LVL (Read Delay) (tRD): AUTO
Read delay phase adjust: Enter
- Channel 1 Phase 0 Pull-In: Auto (each Phase when enabled = (Common tRD - 1)
- Channel 1 Phase 1 Pull-In: Auto
- Channel 1 Phase 2 Pull-In: Auto
- Channel 1 Phase 3 Pull-In: Auto
- Channel 1 Phase 4 Pull-In: Auto
- Channel 2 Phase 0 Pull-In: Auto
- Channel 2 Phase 1 Pull-In: Auto
- Channel 2 Phase 2 Pull-In: Auto
- Channel 2 Phase 3 Pull-In: Auto
- Channel 2 Phase 4 Pull-In: Auto
MCH ODT Latency: AUTO
Write to PRE Delay (tWR): AUTO
Rank Write to Read (tWTR): AUTO
ACT to ACT Delay (tRRD): AUTO
Read to Write Delay (tRDWR): AUTO
Ranks Write to Write (tWRWR): AUTO
Ranks Read to Read (tRDRD): AUTO
Ranks Write to Read (tWRRD): AUTO
Read CAS# Precharge (tRTP): AUTO
ALL PRE to Refresh: AUTO
PCIE Slot Config: 1X 1X
CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled
SATA Spread Spectrum: Disabled
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k7...ocunstable.jpg
I did it exactly right... apply'd very little compound on the heatsink and spread it all over just to get it ready. Apply'd a single small line across the Q6600.Quote:
Originally Posted by g0dM@n
:shrug:
By the way on error 88 it says reserved? So how can I be getting that error if nothing is happening?
You're asking for a answer I don't posses....sorry!:(
So anyone else considering getting some ATI 3870 Crossfire action going on this board soon? I'm wondering if some tweaking can help out the pci-e 4x bandwidth through the SB... I know Anandtech did some comparisons testing for bottlenecks with the 16x/4x crossfire and some things ran into slowdowns. You think increasing pci-e freqency might hold me over until DFI releases the x38 version?
What ram do you guys recommend to go with one of these and a q6600? I notice some of you are using crucial ballistix, ocz, and then others g.skill.
yo these sticks are great and stable as long as long your oc doesnt require going past 800 ghz becuase of some of the setting's ive gotten no help with thru g-skill
go with brother esau ram choices he has been good with this board, plus he,s tested diff types of ram on this board
OCZ D9GMH based stuff seems to do well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robbie
I have had great results with these Crucial Ballistix. Very good no frills ram, havent had any issues having to fiddle with sticks to get all 4 to post - they all work at defaults together which is great.
Edit: only bad thing i have to say about the ballistix is the heat spreader design is crap. 2 out of my 4 stick's thermal tape doesnt make full contact with the IC's... Just a weak clip
from your specs all semm to be good with those but something is going on with the g skills im the second person who had this problem maybe ill sell mine go for yours, btw my cooling is really good so im sure its not the cpu
The G-SKILL works good in this Board except mine cant do 1050mhz my ~Cell Shock~ (PC2 8000) 4-4-4-12 was the biggest disappointment to pay $330.00 for some very exceptional sticks of Ram and this chipset does not like the Ram IC's at all! I have also tried Crucial Ballistix Tracers (PC2 8500) 5-5-5-15 and they also did not excel in this board for me either and donated them to my Buddy Dave (Movieman) for his system we all threw in on because he's such a good sh*t and we love him so much:D Then I have these OCZ FLEX which have scaled the best out of 5 different sets of the highest end Ram available, alsop others with OCZ Memory have the best results from what I have seen the most constant performers are.....\\
OCZ (PC2 8500) SLI
OCZ FLEX (PC2 9200)
OCZ FLEX (PC2 9600)
OCZ REAPER (PC2 8500)
Crucial Ballistix Tracers (PC2 8500)
G-SKILL HZ ....any flavor
Had no problems with GSkills...went 1032MHz even at stock voltages.:D then got lazy to push it more hahahaha.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by the_real_7
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=256247
Brother Esau is most likely referring to long-term known stability rather then a validation screenshot. If CPU-Z is all we are talking about the OCZ still take it. I can post that at 1350 using warranty voltage.Quote:
Originally Posted by emoners
Yea this isn't like the old DFI-STREET is it John? Back then and there No one would even consider posting anything unless it was Blend stable for 8hrs or more!
Screen Shots mean "JACK" and Prove "Nothing"!:shakes:
hey jezzy Brother Esau
can you throw me some stables ran timings wuth these please or should i just dump them and get some ocz like i first planed to someone told
me this ram was the shiznit
okies, was bored today, so i went into work and modded my vapochill LS clamshell (939) to fit the 775, i've got everything ready only have to goto the rubber shop and get some new rubber gaskets which i'll do 2morrow...i hope to get to 4ghz or over with this but i have been told that these units dont like high vcore with q6600's, as far as i know this vapochill has been modded, but to what degree i don't know, looks to have the stock condensor so maybe it only has different gas in it, so i'll let you guys know how i go 2morrow night.....
Andrew