What issues are you talking about?? I use everest and havent had any problems...that I know of...Quote:
Originally Posted by Teratism
What issues are you talking about?? I use everest and havent had any problems...that I know of...Quote:
Originally Posted by Teratism
a guide or a known issue / overclock report would be awesome
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Originally Posted by raj_kemp
I'll try witting something up tonight, I'll post a word doc here so that you all can poke at it and add your own thoughts. Hopefully we can create some form of living document that becomes a concise knowledge base of everything.
The screen freezes up when you want the to know the temps on the CPU, GPU and so on. It won't happen at stock speeds but only when overclocked.Quote:
Originally Posted by chaotic646
Doesnt happen to me, it shows my temps just fine OC'd from 2.4 to 3.2.Quote:
Originally Posted by badboy
On another note, what stress testing does everyone use to determine if your OC is stable? Anything over 3.2 fails in Orthos for me no matter how much I raise my voltages but 3.4 was stable on the free stress test that comes with IDU. I ran it for 20 minutes with no errors on memory or ram but Orthos fails after 2 seconds.
for stability nothing is better than Orthos Large FTT for at least 1 hour but 8hour is needed. If it fails before it can mean that vcore is too low,or.. vfsb, vmch, vdimm. Memory timings... Memory Strap... Physical limmit of the cpu...
So who's got all four memory slots populated on the BX2 and how's it going? I am thinking about adding two more Mushkin sticks for a grand system total of 4gb.
Runnin 4x1024 OCZ now, no issues, cept i cant get it stable at 400fsb, no matter what i seem to try... Anything over 380fsb, and the temps go sky high under load, i may need a new cpu block to compensate though too...
I was hoping I could get some help from you guys. I am not sure as to why but my build looks to have gone wrong. I am new at computer building so I may have misplaced cables or missed something but any help is appreciated. I made a thread in general but I thought this would be a better place to ask for help.
I just put together my first computer.
Intel bad axe 2
E6600
Scythe infinity
Super talent ddr2 800
x1900gt
xfi-gamerxtstream
antec p180b
corsair hx620
2 seagate 320 gb 7200.10
1 floppy drive
1 sata dvd RW drive.
benq 20.1 widescreen
klipsch promedia 2.1s
I finally got it all done and put together took me about 5 hours yes I know very long but I got confused on certain parts (1x4 pin power connector which doesn't fit from power supply to the connector directly, the computer hd led and such connections a few don't fully fit or have no space.)
I boot it up and all I get is the my screen flashing a few words, scrambled and then it repeats I can't see what is wrong. When bios does load for a few seconds it will show but then a minute later it will go black, then pop back up. I am trying to trouble shoot it but so far no luck and I am getting tired. Any help on it would be appreciated. Hell step by step instructions from any of you would be perfect in my mind. On a good note my chip isn't concave or convex. So my infinity mounted fine and spread decently.
I may have fixed the screen issue but I am not sure. I changed my cable from dvi to vga with a dvi adaptor and it is doing better, still a bit glitchy.
My p180b has a case lead for hd led 2 and I have no place to put it, my case power led can only fit two out of its 4 prongs and the 1x4 power slot I can't fit my 1x4 for power so should I just hook up a molex adapter to it? I have gotten to install windows but my bios screen flips by in less than a second.
I wonder why Intel did'nt build an eSATA port with this board ???:confused:
the marvel*s red sata port is for e-SATA. with a retail versin you must have got a cable to take the e-sata to the backQuote:
Originally Posted by alpha0ne
Everest Ultimate only works for me at stock speeds. It freezes as soon as I try to see the temps.Quote:
Originally Posted by chaotic646
Well Everest seems to have :banana:ed me over pretty badly.Quote:
Originally Posted by badboy
On a setup that was memtest and ORTHOS stable for upwards of 10 hours--now is constantly crashing and restarting.
e6600 @ 3.495 GHz with 1.425 volts, memory at 667/default reference freq, 4-4-4-10, 2.2 volts. (along with an 8800GTX, 3 HDDs, few pci cards, and 600w PSU).
This, as I said, was completely stable under all circumstances.
I installed Everest v3.50.761 a few hours ago to see what benchmarks I could run. It forced a restart one me during one of the memory benchmarks, and a second time while checking other system specs. Ever since then my system has been about as stable as a faberge egg. I left the computer alone for a half hour and came back with all my windows closed, after it apparently randomly restarted, while having nothing open that would stress it.
ORTHOS now tells me this
Just recently trying to run a stress test caused a restart.Code:Using CPU #1
Beginning a continuous self-test to check your computer.
Press Stop to end this test.
Test 1, 800000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M172031 using 8K FFT length.
FATAL ERROR: Rounding was 0.5, expected less than 0.4
Hardware failure detected, consult stress.txt file.
Torture Test ran 0 minutes 1 seconds - 1 errors, 0 warnings.
Execution halted.
It seems to be impossible to tell how much voltage the cpu is getting, but I have a feeling mine is somehow now getting less: the idle temperature has dropped from around 30-33 to 20-21C now, after the whole everest debacle. Intel Desktop Utilities pretty much freezes and chokes when I go to the "Hardware Monitor" section, but it's telling me "CPU Core 1.129v" and "CPU I/O (+1.5V) 1.628".
As I understand it, everest resets the voltage to defaults, but mine are the same as they've been beforehand in BIOS settings, and this problem persists.
Any ideas here?
okay,maybe noobish question:D
But is is true there are 2 vesrions of the badaxe2?one with with only 4 Sata ports?And one with 8 ports??i believe i read it somewhere,but forgot where:stick:
i can help out with a few of these.Quote:
Originally Posted by Teratism
-You don't need the hd led II, most boards don't support this
-power led, there should be another connecter up and to the right, or was that the power switch?
-you don't need the supplemental 1X4 power connector at all. I know there was a discussion earlier, but this is only to provide supplemental power to PCI/PCIe slots on the board. If you have a video card that needs a direct line to the power supply, then you are fine as it gets all the power it needs through there.
Did you completely remove power from the MB until the little green light goes out? That's what it takes to reset the voltage regulators after everest does its thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by uberwurst
Yes, I switched the jumper to maintenance mode, thinking that might reset it, and in so doing unplugged the PSU. So yeah, the power was completely off. And...Quote:
Originally Posted by gtj
The issue is gone now. Hopefully this will help someone others who encounter the same problem. Thanks ;)
Indeed thats what I read in the manual but it wasnt in my retail box :mad: I called Intel, and they said go to ur seller.Quote:
Originally Posted by heikis
I called the shop, but they simply cant give me that part, they dont have such things to sell seperately. Geezz... stupid intel.
I just figured out why I couldnt go past 3.2 from my own post and gtj's post (below). Because Everest was indeed screwing my voltages up. It didnt matter how high I set my voltages, 3.4 would not be stable in orthos. I thought something was kind of strange when my temps didnt ever go above 50 at full load no matter how high my v-core was. In my case merely uninstalling everest didnt work - I had to actually uninstall and clean my registry out. Now Im stable at 3.4 and later I'll try for 3.6.
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Originally Posted by chaotic646
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Originally Posted by gtj
The Bios 2395 is ok!:)
http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/9627/1tc2.th.jpg
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Gents,
I'm looking for a little advice. I'm a heavy Photoshop user and also run some digital sim tools that are very CPU intensive. So... I decided to replace my aging P4 box with a dual core. Looked at purchasing a MacPro (dual/dual core) box but gagged at the price. Besides Steve already has a bunch of my $$ in Ipods. I decided to roll my own and purchased a BadAxe2 ($199 at TigerDirect), and E6600, Nvidia 7600 and 2 G's of Corsair 800 MHz mem. Stuck it all together with XP Pro and it works great out of the box. Cranked up the front side bus to get 3Ghz (400 MHz Mem) and it seems very stable at stock voltages. With stock cooling it idles at about 95F and zooms to about 115-119F at full load. Never having been one to settle for the easy way I'm looking for advice on how much I can push this with stock cooling. Im not a big FAN of noisy PC's so I like the gentle hush I get now. What is reasonable to expect with this setup and whats the best method to dial it up? All I dod was crank up the frontside bus and drop the memory divider to get where I am. I have no experience with overclocking so I'm flying by the seat of my pants here. Can you guys offer up some words of wisdom on an approach (voltages, bus speeds, acceptable temps etc). Thanks in advance. Great forum BTW.
Doug: be sure to test your overclock with orthos large ftt priority 9. It will load both cores at 100% and will simulate the load temperature you will have to face with your digital sim tools. To keep a good safe margin because you have the stock cooler, i would say to not raise vcore if it loads in orthos higher than 65-70c. Some chips run hotter than others so thats why i wont give you a specific vcore margin. The higher vcore, the higher the temps are... with stock cooler id say it should be around 1.45vcore if you have a 6600 with the batch number LXXAXXX and 1.4vcore if you have a LXXBXXX (with stock cooler).
so. Raise fsb, keep memory 1:1 with loose timing just to be sure you are not attacking two things at the same time. do 10minutes orthos, if it passes, raise Fsb. To help you can raise vfsb and vmch but not needed alot, just a bit more if you see that it is unstable. When you have reach a limmit where the cpu fail orthos and your load temps are over 65c.. just lower it up.
Then try to tight the memory timings with some more voltage, depending on your memory but shouldnt go over 2.3v for 24/7 without active cooling...
To test the memory you can get memtest from hci desing , it works in windows and its a great test. Try also orthos blend test...
Thank you for the advice. I'll give your suggestion a try and report back.
Get used to working in Celsius as well :)Quote:
Originally Posted by doug goldberg
Celsius smellsius. Sorry but my mthbd monitor defaulted to F. OK I have raised the CPU's up to 3.2 GHz, stock voltages across the board (so to speak). With two copies of Orthos cooking I get 59C (yes sir that is cell see us). Im not sure I want push this bad boy any harder as its very stable. I also ran flight simX and some MatLab DSP code and it all ran very well. I might try to eventually push to 3.4ish but I'm loath to raise the core temp beyond 60. Im really impressed that its so easy to push this processor this high. Obviously lots of timing margin in the design. This motherboard is very nice and seems much more stable than any of the A's (ASUS/Abit) that I have had in the past. Bravo Intel..
Does anybody that has this board use phase, i've been looking for the 500fsb screens and havent seen anything yet. Im more interested in 9x multi results.
Thanks for the heads up on the connectors, I skipped the 1x4 and second hd led , the power led doesn't fit so woopdido.
When OC'ing is the jumper still a big part of screwing up or have me moved past that yet?
nice one doug. 59c Load is far from being harmfull. If you load both cores 100% 24/7 (folding at home) it would be a sweet spot but if you only load sometime during the day, you can load up to 70c.... Photoshop wont put as much load as orthos does, maybe your simulation stuff but its pretty rare that a program use 100% both core for more than 2 seconds eheh... You could go 3.4ghz, try and see if it needs more voltage. Just put a little bit more if it needs and it will be your max with stock cooler.
But Yes the motherboard seems to be really stable, so far im at the same point where supertimor started this thread. 3800mhz Orthos stable, 1.3vfsb, 1.6vmch (its low~!) 1.465vcore. Load @ 69c but im not 100% sure coretemps is really right... Remind you guys that this is a L631B chip so it runs hotter.
http://www.oliviercouture.com/PC/Ben...table_3800.JPG
I am aiming for 3850mhz stable and 4000mhz benchable but 4ghz seems to be really hard for air cooling with a B chip..... @ 1.5vcore i load over 75c ..... then again if someone could prove that coretemp is not really accurate at a certain point it would help me pushing it harder :P
unless you get really lucky, you probably won't see much over 470. this board works best at sub 400 FSB.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrDeeds
I thought 400-450 range was common for this board if you used the 1333 strap...but you seem to indicate sub 400(is this on a quad core)Quote:
Originally Posted by Blauhung
hehe, it works best sub 400fsb, but it will max out in the 450 range on the 1333 strap with the very relaxed timings that follow with the strap change. I simply meant that the board is tuned to have the best performance at sub 400 FSB.Quote:
Originally Posted by nealh
Just trying to steer people that are coming here looking for max FSB off to the 965/6xx(nvid/ati) boards where they will be much happier.
edit: to show what i mean, currently my best performance is at FSB300 on the 800 strap. This is way better then higher FSB and higher clock and memory speeds using lower multi's and dividers simply because of the performance hit you take due to relaxing your timings through the strap change.
CPU 300x12
ref freq 200
mem freq 667
DDR2-1000 4-4-4-15
i'll put up some shots of pi and 3do6 when i get a chance to play this weekend
well im at 422 on the 1066strap (266 ref frequency) I will continue to push it but i dont know what is the limmit of the 1066 strap. I dont know what issue you have when youre strap is too tight, is it like a normal unstable system: random shutdown/orthos fail after x seconds ? Right now my system is 100% stable at 422x8 3800mhz 1.3vfsb, 1.6vmch 1.465vcore, 266 ref freq, 533 mem freq (1:1) 2.16vdimm. I am thinking that 3850mhz on the same vcore could be easy but it looks like its far from being stable, maybe its because of the strap ? i may want to go on 1333 but at least if i can get more bench performance (i.e higher clocks but higher chipset latency but still better performance).
Also im sticking to 1:1 right now (844 mhz 4-4-3-4 trc 7 but i know teamgroup d9gmh can do higher but im not sure if other divider is worth the time to max out, because alot of people says 1:1 is better on 975x ....
It would be really nice to have a comparison chart between 800/1066/1333 strap for Spi / 3dmark / Orthos stability / Real World Gaming Demos...
I'm working on that chart. I finaly just got my 8800GTX after stupid UPS briefly lost the package so now i can do 3d benching as well (nforce 6800 didn't cut it)Quote:
Originally Posted by shogo_ca
but i can tell you that moving along the different dividers does alter the extended latency settings just like the strap change did. attached is a bit more extended table. You can see that bumping up the strap did raise some of the timings back to where they were on the 1333 strap, but the overall bandwidth and latency went down because of the increase in ram speed. I'll get the other dividers for the higher straps this weekend.
ah yeah i remember seeing that thing, it is really nice. I takes some time and effort to take a deep dive into strap/divider/fsb performance. Cant wait to see 3dmark 06 / SuperPI
Gents, Whats the take-away from this chart? For CPU intensive calc's memory bandwidth is large factor in performance. I assume this is mainly true for cases where lots of external mem access is required. How does this translate to real-world applications?
See for me I am trying to decide betweeen this mobo and waiting for RD600
I have an e6600 I bought that will run at 3600 maybe not orthos stable ..not sure
SO I want 400fsb that is stable and easy to achieve
My ram is 10th anniv crucial ...supposedly will do 1000 i many cases at 5-5-5-15..all I want is 800@4-4-4-12
It all depends on what you want to do with it as far as real world apps. I just wanted to start showing what i could of how the board alters latency with straps and dividers. In the bulk of apps run on a C2duo you don't really need as high of a bandwidth, its much more about latency (mostly to help out with pre-fetching tasks).Quote:
Originally Posted by doug goldberg
keep in mind that for me my goal is to keep latency low at high cpu clocks and high memory clocks. I can do all this with an unlocked chip and low FSB. anyone with a E6400 or lower (maybe a 6600) gets to the point where to get high cpu clocks they have to use the FSB to push their chip up and that means you have to relax the strap and give up performance. I'm going to try and run through lower multipliers on my chip and replicate what 67/6600 users could expect if they run up the FSB on each strap, but it really takes time and girlfriend is more fun and work buys more goodies for me to play with.
From the sounds of things
800 strap = good to ~330FSB
1066 strap = good to ~380FSB
1333 strap = good to ~450FSB
As i was saying, im running 1066 strap at 422fsb, 100% stable. Maybe it could depend on the board revision ? i have 503 ..Quote:
Originally Posted by Blauhung
Anyway further testings are needed to have a conclusion on this. I will try to push on the 1066 strap as much as i can and then move on to 1333 and test in 3dmark to see performance difference.
I just received my board last night, got a rev 505 board from Tigerdirect (thru Amazon for cheap shipping :) ) I couldn't wait for DFI's RD600 board any longer, and this board looked like just what I need. So far I am impressed with the board, the DFI will have to do everything but make me breakfast to pull me away from this board ;p I haven't had time to play around with overclock but I was able to hit 3.3 very easily after about 20 min of tinkering and a couple failed boots. I didn't have a clue how to reset the board after a failed OC, guess just pulling power works?
Quick question, any problems with having both IDU and IDCC installed? I installed em both at first trying to figure out which one is intended for this mobo but they both work lol.
to reset the board you will have to: power off, unplug cable, put the jumper in from pin 1-2 to 2-3, boot in that position, correct the settings, put back in 1-2 position, boot, voila.
Or you can also have a switch like Supertim0r have !
Yes This board seems more stable. I have used p5w dh and p5b deluxe with 6600s and 6400s and they were not booting as easy as badaxe2 with quick overclock/no testing
Just installed the quad core...damn its a HOT chip :eek:
OK here goes my stoopid question
I don't use Creative products and don't care to spend on a Dolby digital card either
So how good is the on board sound ?
From a scale of 1 to 10
10 being the top after market sound cards and 7 being the nF2's Sound Storm,the best on board sound ever made.
couldn't say, i'm using a X-Fi or X-MERIDIAN
i was only witting down the averages, give or take 20 or so MHz depending on luck of the drawQuote:
Originally Posted by shogo_ca
I got my latest BX2 up and running tonight. The first one I had was a dud, it froze during the first attempt to enter the BIOS config and I never got it to fire up after that. This one is FAR better and seems to be working great.
It's a rev 505 with the 2333 BIOS out of the box.
I am running an E6600 at 9x400, 1:1 on 1066 strap, 4-4-4-12 @ 2.2v (PDP 6400LL). vfsb/vmch are both stock, but the MCH heatsink is scorching hot (anyone else notice that?). The C2D needs 1.55v (1.6 selected in BIOS) at this speed, but it's on water, so with Orthos fully loading the cores, it's staying around 60C. I'd love to run 1.4-1.45v like some are able to do, but this chip needs the juice. Maybe I'll get a better one later...
So far I am loving this board. Highest stable on three other boards (965, 680i & 975) was 3.4, and I could barely get 3.5 stable with a lot of vcore thrown at it. The 965 would inconsistently boot 3.6, but always locked at the desktop. Keeping my fingers crossed to keep 3.6GHz stable on the BX2. :woot:
Just my $.02 contribution to the thread. Carry on. :D
Tom
Alright mines here, how do I pop this stupid NB sink off?
Your not just whistling Dixie, I called Intel for the hell of it and asked them what the idle temps should be and they say 60C:eek: So I'm @ 53C or so but with no OC. Its funny when I look at the intel desktop utilities and check cpu temp its always in the yellow caution area:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Supertim0r
you have to remove the black plastic clip first iircQuote:
Originally Posted by afireinside
lets us know how it OC :)
53c no OC with Tower120 ???Quote:
Originally Posted by palese
I can prime @ 3.5ghz 1.425v in bios
70-66-69-66c
2395 bios or 2333 bios? Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by shogo_ca
hey all, got a QX6700 + Corsair 6400C4 + XBX2 Rev 3 +Bios 2395
I've attached 4 pics instead of 1 as it was more than 200k and the zip was 202...:mad: :mad:
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This is with Water
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CPU seems to be orthos stable after 1hr 47m @ 3466 (13 * 266)
However it would only go stable with 1.5V - VCMH and the rest default.
I tried playing around with FSB but not very successfully. I managed to get into windows with 9 * 350 @ Default strap so mem @ 525 (1050mhz) but could not even go though prime 1mio. At this stage to get into windows i had to increase FSBV to 1.375 + ICH/MCH to 1.675 (mem running at 2.2V)
I'm a bit confused as to what is generally the best oclock people have achieved with QX6700 :confused:
Default settings and 14*266 no matter how much i increased volts; all around; was a no go. I get the annoying blablabla could not post press y to get into bios or n to etc.etc.
I think that this is bios related as i am prety sure that i could get into windows with 14*266 using 2333 - anybody else has same issue?
Generally I'm thinking that i would like the memory to work @ or around the 1000Mhz mark and the CPU @ or above 3.5Ghz - Just can't seem to get it rite at the minute .. :mad: :mad:
any suggested settings much appreciated!
sorry managed to shring it here is the whole pic
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BTW I can't seem to be able to find how much watts the onboard fan headers can cope with.
I've got some tornado + delta fans i'd like to connect and i'm not sure if the mobo will take it.
bios 2333, i havent tried 2395 yet. I heard that 2395 was not as good as 2333 for OC, but then again we would need proofs ...Quote:
Originally Posted by bobov
timings are tighter on the 1066 strap in 2395. Better performance around 380fsb and under but the strap won't take you as high. As soon as I finish with 2395 timings and performance, i'll flash back and check to see the difference.Quote:
Originally Posted by shogo_ca
Want to share my result and have a question at the end.
Got my 3060 rig up and running last weekend finally. One warning: Scythe Ninja does NOT fit on this board! I had to file down the clip so it wont touch the resistors.
And unfortunately, my cpu was pretty badly concave. So I had to lap it. First time doing this. So it was a lot of work just to get the rig to boot.
Then I notice my cpu is STILL not making good contact with the Ninja. Seems like the Ninja isn't seated flat against the cpu. I think I know how to fix it, will have to try it this weekend. So unfortunately trying a straight jump to 400 FSB resulted in 70+ degrees really quick and the rig shut down itself.
So before I can fix the contact, I've been running the FSB to 334. Didn't need to increase any voltages yet, so there seems to be promise if I can fix the contact and thus lower the temp. The board seems to be very nice and solid. Besides the reset jumper and incompatibility with Ninja, I don't have any complaints. ;)
My questions are: I tried to stress test using BurnInTest. load temp with 3.0ghz ran around 60. However when I popped TAT up and changed the CPU load to 100%, temp shot up to 70+ REAL quick. Apparently there are different levels of 100% CPU load...go figure. :rolleyes: My question is, I'm only looking for a decently stable system that won crash if I run a game and have a few programs open/running. Is doing the BurnInTest enough to test "normal" stability?
Also I'm having a lot of trouble with Memset. I read a few members advise to lower tRFC's default of 42. setting it as high as 28 still reboots me right after I get into Windows after making a nasty zap sound. I'm wondering should I bother messing with it and why can't I go any lower? I have OCZ Plat Rev2 OCZ2P800R22GK on pretty loose timing.
Thanks for any suggestions or opinions!
better results this time :) - not sure if it is orthos stable though :rolleyes:
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Volt is @ 1.5875 + Vdimm @ 2.2 (although i'm sure the memory could perform faster)
The mobo seems to me a bit erratic. Every now and then it gets hangup just after posting with the message that "could not boot pls press y to enter bios or n to to continue with the last settings" (or smthng in those lines) - the issue is that even if you select settings that you know work; it will not go past posting.
U have to chuck out the plug and then everything is back to normal.
From what I understand burn in and TAT are using 2 very different ways to get the CPU to full load. Burnin is probably making the CPU do calculations where as TAT can possibly go as high as forcing idle transistors to cycle on and off. TAT probably has no actual error checking built into it and is just forcing heat generation on the chip so isn't really a stability test but more a worst case high load heat dissipation test.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rysing_Phoenix
I don't know how BurnIn checks for errors. But if you want to check stability you need something that is running calculations and checking for errors in output. SP2004 orthos is normaly the best.
I don't know what to tell you about your RAM get everything working stock and play with the BIOS adjustable timings first before you go digging through the ones in memset. those are set by the chipset strap and memory divider.
I noticed that too, are you using 2395? If so I think that is the beginnings of Intel trying to add a more graceful way to recover from a bad overclock. It seems that it is still a bit buggy though.Quote:
Originally Posted by alexankius
yep using 2395.. thinking of going back to 2333; i'll try to push the 4ghz mark first though
nice BIOS glossary that i found
Has anyone found vmods? I need vmch and vcore mods pretty bad...
hereQuote:
Originally Posted by afireinside
Does this mobo work ok with quad core cpus
anyone know if a Swiftech MCX159 might fit on the NB? Also what other are chipest HSF fit this mobo..will a MC30 waterblock?
is anyone getting anything but rev 505 right now..I want to order from Microcenter online but do not want an older revision
hi everyone it is my first post here after frustrating issues with the EVGA board which included frying my Corsair 8500 Dominator C5D i decided to get the BX2 after reading this informative thread
my questions is in regard to settings my CPU is E6600 my memory is Corsair 8500 C5D 1066 and i have a swiftech H20 220 cooling the cpu so i am fine as far as heat goes. i have been in AMD land for the past several years and new to intel so if anyone could offer some pointers on the settings i could use to get the most out of this setup i will really appreciate the help, if nothing else i would like to know how the bootstrap function work i can get my cpu running a 3.6 no problem but the frequency of the memory is 400 when i know it can do 533 as it did on the EVGA board, anyway thanks for any suggestions.
may i ask what is the max selectable FSB using the latest bios 12/20 for badaxe2?
i am using 2333 not the 2395 i have not gone past 400 fsb as i tried and got to reset the bios something to do with how i was setting the memory that is the part i need help with understanding how the memory is setup on this board
Do I need crap low voltage ram to make this board work? I get a memory error post code with any config of my 5300 ballistix and 6400 2gbhz. Spend 5 hours modding case and setting board up only to receive no post :(
in other boards if you place one stick..you can often boot then adjust vdimm and add 2nd stickQuote:
Originally Posted by afireinside
Has anybody else seen the following two issues?
1) No Blinking Power LED when in StandBy Mode - I think Bad Axe 1 had a BIOS setting for this but I see no such option in the Bad Axe 2 BIOS.
2) Loss of External HDD connected via Firewire after waking up from StandBy, or sometimes when the External HDD spins down.
Can these please be reported to Intel?
Thanks!
I've tried all 4 sticks in all 4 slots 1 by 1 :stick:Quote:
Originally Posted by nealh
afireinside: I just finish a seventh build with this board. All have been ver. 504 & 505 and haven't seen any memory issues... From corsair 5400 value to g.skill HZ's (6400) have been fine... Good luck with it, it is a rock-me-up board...Quote:
Originally Posted by afireinside
I shoved my Super talent DDR2 800 4-4-3-8 2.2v in and it booted with no problem at the normal low voltage of 1.84 I think. It set my timings to 5-5-5-15 but booted. Try a mixture of an a crucial and a g.skill?
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Originally Posted by Blauhung
This is beyond informative. Thanks for your patience and time!!!
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Originally Posted by alexankius
I can tell you right now they won't handle much. Hooked up some Antec Tri-Cools and they were blinkin' like crazy. HAd to hook them up to standard 4-pin from the PSU instead. O.K I've had too many.......:toast:
Reset cmos and tried a stick of 5300 ballistix in slot 1 and BAM! post. Installing windows now. Initial impression: BIOS sucks :p:
I have a .45a panaflo on my CPU fan header and it's fine.
Great find, thanks! :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Blauhung
wich cpu ? E6600/Xeon 3060 ?Quote:
Originally Posted by afireinside
http://sean.nickfire.com/core2redux/IMG_1350.jpg
:D
Trying to get clockgen to work now... Sitting in an antec 900 under a typhoon with a panaflo.
This is just an observation, first I will say that I am totally lost with this bios coming from my 680i and I have no clue as to what the hell I'm doing:fact:
I keep looking for things to disable in bios to get an overclock as I did with the 680i bios and then I remember a lot of the things were nvidia related.
Now no this is not an overclock like you guys are doing but for me its a learning experience. On my BX2 I was able to take my x6800 to 3.5GHz by simply bumping my multiplier to 13 and setting my ram to auto, I have not raised one volt on any thing:eek:
Now on my 680i this was not possible, I would not get into windows:fact:
I love this board and the only issue and a small one at that is with the intel desktop utilities sometimes it works and sometimes it just locks up:D
One other thing my ram is running auto @ 5.5.5.18 .21 405.5 MHz 2:3 its corsair 6400 C3D what would be recommend to spiffy it up a bit on manual settings:D
ishhhhhhQuote:
Originally Posted by afireinside
clockgen almost messed my board
Glad to see this worked....Quote:
Originally Posted by afireinside
did you go back and reset some memory timings/vdimm and add the 2 second stick?
why do you not like the bios?
Does a quad core work ok on this mobo...just considering future upgrade
Also, is it easy to remove HS on NB to replace it
This boards looks like a winner for me..should be able if my cpu(e6600 L628A266 supposedly will hit 3.6 from the guy I bought it from) is up to it..to hit 400fsb with my 10th anniv. crucial ram
Just trying to decide if the RD600 will be worth the extra money and wait..love the idea of digital PWM
Hi@all as a new member I say hello to all guys^^
So, as a noob in oc I want to ask if these settings are ok?
Board: Bad Axe 2 rev05
CPU: E6600
all @stock voltage:(1,145IDLE-1,235v stress--intel desk util.) FSB 340@3064
EIST:enable
Tower:Thermaltake 5fan + Scythe samurai(cpu fan)
Ram:corsair twinxms2 8500/1066 @ 667mhz4-4-4-2
temp:IDLE:38-40 under full load 65-67°
are these temp. too high or is it ok?
thx pushook:cool:
hi
could any one point out a link on how bootstrap 1333 1066 work
basically i have my system E6600 at 9x412 stable over night running orthos temps around 58 with a swiftech kit
my memory is Corsair Dominator 8500C5D
my question is in regard to the memory frequency i have it showing at 412 1:1 is there any way to increase this closer to the 533 my memory is rated and still maintain the oc stable, i read about the boostrap thing 1333 1066 but i have no clue on how to use or what is it, thank for any suggestions.
At 412 MHz FSB and a x9 multiplier, here's a table of memory speeds...Quote:
Originally Posted by juliotrespatas
Code:FSB CPU Ref Mem Ratio Mem DDR2
Freq Freq Freq Freq . Speed Speed
412 3708 333 800 5/6 495 990
412 3708 333 667 1/1 413 825
412 3708 333 533 5/4 330 659
412 3708 333 400 5/3 247 495
412 3708 266 800 2/3 620 1239
412 3708 266 667 4/5 517 1033
412 3708 266 533 1/1 413 826
412 3708 266 400 4/3 310 620
412 3708 200 800 1/2 824 1648
412 3708 200 667 3/5 687 1374
412 3708 200 533 3/4 549 1098
412 3708 200 400 1/1 412 824
412 3708 133 800 1/3 1239 2478
412 3708 133 667 2/5 1033 2066
412 3708 133 533 1/2 826 1651
412 3708 133 400 2/3 620 1239
I'm not running quad core, but others are and seem to be doing OK.Quote:
Originally Posted by nealh
The NB heatsink pops right off using just your fingers for tools.
I wouldn't think you'd have a problem with an e6600 at 400fsb.
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Originally Posted by gtj
thanks
Almost forgot! My BX2 perfectly fine boots and POSTs with G.Skill rated at 2.2v-2.3v! With other boards I didn't have much luck unles I use chepo Kingstone 512MB stick to boot into BIOS and change ram voltage.
:welcome:Quote:
Originally Posted by pushook
When you overclock, you should always disable EIST
Your temps seems a little high, is temp are monitored via core temp?
how do you disable EIST on the BX2 i was browsing thru the bios all i saw was C1E and enhance power slope, thanks
It's on the power menu IIRC.Quote:
Originally Posted by juliotrespatas
What bios are you guys looking at:confused: I do not see IIRC under power or C1E are you talking about the P5B??
IIRC = If I Recall Correctly
EIST is on the Power BIOS menu.
Having problems with Plat Rev. 2 in here. Everything else lights up. Just nothing turns on. Works fine in my other board. I guess i'll need to try some different memory then.
Working great here. Are you OC'd? have you tried 1 stick at a time?Quote:
Originally Posted by Reinvented
I haven't even gotten the board to boot yet. These Plat Rev. 2 sticks were reprogrammed since they didn't work in my Infinity board when I had it. If you look in Cpu-z, and your memory tab, tell me what timings are in the table. Is it 4-4-4-15? If so, it might be because of the reprogramming, which caused this.Quote:
Originally Posted by gtj
And yes, 1 stick at a time doesn't do :banana::banana::banana::banana:.
Here's what's in the SPD table...Quote:
Originally Posted by Reinvented
OCZ2P800R21G, 4F435A32, Week 38 Year 06
400MHz 5-5-5-15-22
333MHz 4-5-5-13-19
270MHz 3-4-4-10-15
Currently running at 412.6 MHz 4-4-4-15-19
Any of you guys on 2395 notice if the hard drive access light has been fixed when the secondary sata controller is disabled?
Another question: What is the difference between rev #'s on this board? My version of board is listed as AAD53350-502 in the IDCC so i assume that this means i am on rev 502? It was bought from newegg about 3 weeks ago so it seems like it was pretty old if this is the case. I see that people seem to be happy with their rev 505 boards so i assume this means that i got newegg'd and was sold an older version?