So far my K8NS ultra 939 is kicking the snot out of my Neo2 plat. with all of the same components.
Hopefully I find out whats wrong with the NEO2.
So far my K8NS ultra 939 is kicking the snot out of my Neo2 plat. with all of the same components.
Hopefully I find out whats wrong with the NEO2.
There is a new beta bios for the K8nsnxp 939 if anyone is interested.
http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/FileList/135963/k8nn939.zip
Edit: Fixed link according to Imperial Zeppelin
Edit#2- After some testing, folks at PC Perspective are not having luck with this bios. Performance seems to have gone down.
I was just told that the Link I used for the bios was wrong( I was given the wrong link), it had bios F7 there.
I have FIXED the link ( according to source) to CORRECT Bios- F8beta
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Whats the reason Gigabyte doesn't have Bios 5 or 7 on their Web site?
I really hope the next one I get is a good one. The one I got is horrific.
Some folks run the NXP bios's without issues.
I don't bother yet, as right now I am trying out a NEO2.
BTW My Neo2 doesn't clock as well as my Ultra 939 yet.
ooo... F8 bios...maybe NOW i'll be able to even attempt overclocking the damn thing. i absolutely LOATHE this motherboard, its the K8NSNXP-939 - and i can't get over 205htt stable. My neo2 (R.I.P.) just decided not to turn on one day, but at least i could OC...this board, nothing...we'll have to see what happens with the new bios...thanks for posting it :)
Folks are saying that the F8 bios might hinder performance !!
I edited the above post earlier today.
Go HERE and read to the END:
http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=369407
Um, thanx for the tip 5 months late! I may have to junk this board for an nforce4. Nothing but problems from day 1.Quote:
Originally Posted by MUCHO
BTW, I'm still using the F4 BIOS. Gimme a reason to upgrade.
Hmmm - well - I have to change my tune. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by MUCHO
The first board I had gave me problems - many problems. Could not boot at anything high htt - would freeze up at any memory speed over 200. I exchanged it for another board, and it is fantastic. Htt at higher speeds no problem. Memory as high as memory can go. In fact I am very happy at this time.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...eenies/A64.jpg
:D:D:D
Still can't go higher that 240 Mhz HTT. I've changed everything except the board (new PSU, new mem's, new CPU, new HDD..) I've tried Bios F5 but much worse than F4, lot's of instabilities. Ate 245Mhz i've some radom locks. The HTT is 3x, i've tried all the voltages, all multipliers.
i also found f4 is much more stable than f5. i'm able to get the htt up to 270. anything higher i have to increase the ht voltage. i was able to get it up to 300, but i had to bump the htt up slowly (270->280->290->300). my 3000 winnie is prime stable @ 8 x 300, but it won't boot @ 300 htt :rolleyes:
my ram is a different story. i have 2x of kingston 3200a 512mb. they can do 205 at 2-3-2-6-1t, but not prime stable anything beyond that no matter how much i relax the timing and how high i increase the vdimm voltage. dont know if this is my ch-5 limit or motherboard issue. i have tried the ocz ddr booster and it doesnt work. also, i found the purple memory slots are a lot more stable than the orange ones. it would be perfect if i can do 8 x 300 w/ a 133 memory divider. i dont want to do 9 x 267 w/ 133 memeory divider cuz it is such perfromance hit for my ram to run @ 177. so rite now, i have it @ 9 x 250 w/ a 166 memory divider. wish i could push it a little more :(
I'm using the F6 BIOS and so far I can get to 245 fsb. Cant cold boot to that but at least I know I can get to it.
Haven't run benchmarks yet but I'll get to that soon. I crashed my system completely when I tried to overclock my X800XTPE and had to uninstall ATITool and reload the 4.12 drivers. The whole damn thing took me an hour!
So far the highest fsb I can cold boot to is 220. But I think I'm going to have to get some of that PC4400 to hang at over 245. I tried 250 and the memory doesn't like it.
hey everyone this is my first post here...
i've got a k8ns-ultra 939, and i tried the K8NSNXP-939 f7 bios, and somehow i managed to flash both the main and backup BIOS to K8NSNXP bios's - lol - i know that sounds sooooooo stupid... anyway the BIOS does not let my system boot even after shorting cmos jumper and taking battery out... but i took out 1 stick of ram, and it booted. phew... so I quickly flashed back, and have both sticks of ram in again...
Anyway, that was off-topic. Now, I'm currrently using TWINX3200XL 1gb 2x512mb dc set, and for 250 1:1 i have to run at 4x HTT. that's not bad apparently but i have to drop timings to 3-4-4-10... which is crappy, especially since this set was the best one out of 4 sets I had, it pulled 218 2-2-2 @ 2.8v on an nforce 2 motherboard, while the others maxed out between 208-212. Any tips on the other memory timings so that I can get 2.5-3-3-10 stable @ 250? Windows loads, and most things run ok-ish, but not prime stable, and games will eventually lock up.
lastly - this guide says it runs great with samsung TCCC... who has evidence to prove this? I've tried search function and i can't find people with OC results! I know where I can buy this RAM for dirt cheap - and if it could clock better than my TCCD 3200XL's i'd be very happy as I could get getting extra $ too.
That's great that you got windows to load @ 250 with pc3200! I can't even get a post with 250!Quote:
Originally Posted by groovetek
really? so i should keep this ram? and not give something else a shot?
3-4-4-10 is 100% stable @ 250... but yeah, 3-4-4-10 is damn relaxed - this memory is supposed to do 250 @ 2.5-3-3-x!!! argh... but it only does it half stable.
setting is 10 x 250, 1:1, 4xHTT, +0.2v ddr, +0.2v HTT, oh, and the RAM timing is 1T... Something tells me I should try 2T!
I get some impressive sandra numbers (like 6500mb/sec off the top of my head), but yeah, real life performance of 3-4-4-10 is pretty average. I might grab a DDR Booster if I find the $ to buy one...
using F5 BIOS... i've heard some comments about F4 being the best one for overclocking - is this true?
K8NS Ultra-939 nforce3
I'm considering getting this new board to use with these components:
Antec True Control 550,
Corsair PC3200LL TwinX v1.1 BH-5
Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro,
Lian-Li PC-60USB Case
I know Asus A8V deluxe and MSI have some issues with these components and was concerned that Giga might also??
Wil they work together?
Feedback appreciated!
Yeah Guys! New biosses are out for both versions, NXP and ULTRA !! :banana:
And F7 for NXP finally kicks ass! Not cold boot issue when oc'ing anymore, i dont have to set the clock to 201 first, i just set 10x260 and it rocks! and in addition to that F7 is the first bios ever on the NXP to be displaying a CPU temperature with my winchester!! AWESOME !!!
K8NS Ultra-939: http://tw.giga-byte.com/Motherboard...20Ultra-939.htm
K8NSNXP-939: http://tw.giga-byte.com/Motherboard...K8NSNXP-939.htm
Which board do you have & like MUCHO?Quote:
Originally Posted by MUCHO
Yep, you and the guys at AMDMB ( PCPerspective now... lol) seem to love the newly released F7 bios for the Ultra 939/NXP.Quote:
Originally Posted by goddh0r
Ummmmmmmmm I went to both links provided ( the one here and at AMDMB), and cannot find F7 for the ULTRA...
One guy said he had to dl/update via the Qflash Utility, and save it instead of flash.
They don't have F7 just plain and simple available for DL ( ULTRA)?
Thx, but thats for the NXP.
Some folks have been able to flash the NXP bios (onto the Ultra), but I read another guy tried and couldn't boot, just recently.
why u wanna flash F7 on the ultra ?? F5 is the new bios for the ultra corresponding to the NXP's F7...
I believe I am already running F6beta on that board.
F7 BIOS already? I just flashed the F6. Ah, whatever helps.