OT but i LOVE the latest pic on The Omnixedia :up: cant wait to see the damage :DQuote:
Originally Posted by 64NOMIS
edit: i fail.. just realized you posted it in thread in news too XD .. regardless, i cant hardly wait for these things!
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OT but i LOVE the latest pic on The Omnixedia :up: cant wait to see the damage :DQuote:
Originally Posted by 64NOMIS
edit: i fail.. just realized you posted it in thread in news too XD .. regardless, i cant hardly wait for these things!
Been busy have we? I hope the launch is soon then, for your gaming needs of course.;) I'm having OCing withdraw, Still trying to resurec this MSI :p:. paases my time till Thuban any ways.Quote:
Originally Posted by 64NOMIS
Wonder if I can find a way to to game on three cores while I do some benching on the other three cores?:D :ROTF:Quote:
Originally Posted by 64NOMIS
Hmm, sounds like a test method for the next round.......Simon?Quote:
Originally Posted by theoldtimer
Drive up, bring a G34 board and we'll toss one of these beauties in it!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by 64NOMIS
http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/223/img0322z.jpg
The 555 X2 unlocked to B55 x4, MSI bios 1.2:D
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=13659346
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...NB3080-mem.jpg
Wow old, that will be 27K5 at least with a 9.xx driver, i'd say go for it! :up:
Oldtimer, you are an overclocking machine!:clap:
Thanks guys, this 555 (B55) has a stronger NB than my 965C3.
Zeus I tried to install the older cats but they wouldn't install maybe because of the newer 890 chipset?:shrug:
theoldtimer - - - -- ahhhh what cooling do u use ?
Chilled water.
27K must be the bar now for 4.6ish Ghz run.
Lets see if GTX480 can follow:D
Nice run OT:up:
Thanks Dumo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dumo
The 480's should make for an interesting test.
Did you get all your hardware together?
Waiting for another 480 and mobo. I killed my Asus 890GA:(Quote:
Originally Posted by theoldtimer
New Asus Nforce-980A EVO SLI board look interesting, hope they back it up with good bios:D
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131636
Can I find those 2 beauties @ W. 47th st. NYC??...Diamond District:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Movieman
Cold H20 + 6176SE + 6176SE + Volt Mod = ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dumo
chew* had his way with a mobo a soldering iron and dave tied to a chair screaming bloody murder. Good thing he lives in the sticks :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by 64NOMIS
a server guys' ultimate nightmare, xtreme overclocker with a soldering iron. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by chew*
holy sweetness! theOT letting it rip! :clap: :clap: :clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by theoldtimer
.. and only with chilled water! oh noes my 29k-06(sig, and using LN2 fyi) is soon to be toast! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
- a theme song to help with the long, late night benching sessions -
Thanks wuttz, do you want to trade 06 scores? :) Maybe I’ll try the extreme cold this summer in the garage?:DQuote:
Originally Posted by wuttz
:rolleyes: Bring your lunch because it's going to take you all day!:rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by chew*
3000mhz:D..or moreQuote:
Originally Posted by 64NOMIS
The 555be is installed in the MSI 890GXM-G65 as a native dual core. I removed the chilled water cooling. The system is now water cooled at room temperature (68-70F) for these tests posted below.
I was trying to engineer a water cooling system that could maintain consistent temps over a longer period of time than standard water cooling systems. I need to mount a sensor for my thermometer inside the reservoir to get a better idea how well this cooling system is maintaining the coolant temperature compared to the room temperature? I’m just shooting for more consistentsy?
The cooling system consists of the pieces listed below.
Geo Metro (small car) radiator 169 sq. ins. With factory 12v fan
2 X Swiftech MCP655 pumps, one to feed the radiator and one from the radiator to feed the coolant reservoir.
1 X 120 GPH 120v pond pump (self priming) in the coolant reservoir to feed the CPU water block.
Swiftech Apogee XT water block using a homegrown fabricated adaptor to mount the water block to the AMD processor.
Reservoir containing 4 gallons of distilled water mixed with water wetter.
All the tests were under XP SP3 32-bit
MB/CPU MSI 890GXM-G65/ AMD 555be X2
1 X OCZ 30GB SSD = test drive
Mem = Corsair GT 2000- CL8
Corsair 1000X PSU
I think the Super PI runs are a bit slow but I don’t claim to be a Super PI expert?:shrug: The boot time isn’t bad though!:)
System
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...s/DSC01134.jpg
Boot time
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...D5557218-1.jpg
Super PI 1M
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...406OCF-1-1.jpg
Super PI 32M
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...-small-1-1.jpg
Is it stable on 4,3 Ghz. Did you try some test stab. like linx. How much is temp.
damn old you never quit! you might have to overclock yourself when u get thuban :p: ill be interested in the 8x/16x scaling w/ high OC on thuban. think it might suck enough out of the 4870x2 to show a difference this time :shrug:
No I didn't and that system is out of the rack now as I'm testing something else.Quote:
Originally Posted by mercedessss
The thuban may make a difference in that test, it'll be interesting to find out.Quote:
Originally Posted by crazydiamond
I would like for someone with a 5970 to run that test then post the results in that thread. I think that would make for a great X16/X8 test.:up:
Prepare Thyselves
:shocked:
:D This sounds exciting. I just picked up some stuff to insolate my Boards with fo some Dry Ice fun too. Will wait to see what is next....:up:Quote:
Originally Posted by 64NOMIS
I listened to the Hidden Interview Simon. Very informative, Turbo Core should be an interesting feature. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by 64NOMIS
:sofa:
He had the interviewer laughing with "Ultra Low K dielectrics":p:
I did also, and am very excited about Turbo Core. I myself don't usually have my rig OC'd 24/7. I like the conservative route. This will be nice for normal use. Though I do have my 965 crunching @ 4ghz for the WCG challange.:up: I Still will try and push the chip though, and am wanting to see how the OCing and Turbo work together.....Quote:
Originally Posted by theoldtimer
then you will love tubro core, no doubt :) if you get the 1090T, then you can play with the multi and HTT to estimate a desired turbo clock speed, which is really great
this will be interesting.. :yepp:
Did you get the Gigabyte or MSI 890GX board up and running?Quote:
Originally Posted by charged3800z24
Gigabyte is a hit an miss, not stable at all and hardly ever post. I have tried all Bios to date. The MSI, well I still cannot believe with all the extreme peeps being on here that there is no way to recover this board from a bad flash. I still can't find a connector or a cable that I can plug into the boards JSPI1 connector. I should be able to fix it with my working PC connected to this spot on the MSI (see image below). I found one on Newegg open box for 95.00 I might by it if it doesn't disappear.Quote:
Originally Posted by theoldtimer
http://3800z24.info/Phenom/jspi1-connector.png
Wow.... This is cool Simon! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by 64NOMIS
I hope I have a shot at earning a 1090T!
My GBT 890GX died a horrible death and I almost bought a Crosshair IV Formula today.
I've saved enough $$$ for one new part.
Supposedly ProVantage has them ready to ship. I called them on the phone and they said I could have one by Friday but it required 2 Day shipping charges and I had to pay Ohio Sales Tax even though it was coming from Calif... :(
The cost would be ~$270.
http://www.provantage.com/asus-cross...a~AASUS1XP.htm
It sucks, but I'm probably going to have to choose one or the other.
Right now, I'm leaning toward the new Mobo. I have a decent 965... :up:
Bring on the challenges man, I'm willing to work for the cause! :ROTF:
I too enjoyed listening to the interview. It was nice to hear your voice Simon.
Now, if only you would give interviews with the same drama and flair that you apply to the challenges here! :up:
THAT would be entertaining to hear!
I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with next. I've been lurking while you've all played with your motherboards, and enjoying your efforts.:toast:
Too bad you couldn't say "no motherboards were harmed in achieving these results". Looks like your van HTPC might have to wait for another day charged. But it sounds like you all had fun and learned a lot.
Ya, I feel kinda bad that I couldn't contribute more this time since I had some strange issues. Oldtimer made up for my loss I think:p:. This sure has been a fun thread, my wife has even enjoyed it.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Grinder
A fair deal of info here, if you haven't seen it already: http://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=133578.0Quote:
Originally Posted by charged3800z24
You could probably use some old front panel connectors to hook it up :)
awsome, I am on those forums and didn't find that post when searching. i will give it a go and let you guys know what happens. Thanks for finding this for me, I greatly appreciate it.:up:Quote:
Originally Posted by wez
I taught the asus a few new tricks, beat our old ln2 result by 9 points with only air on IGP.
Ln2 soon ;)
http://hwbot.org/signature.img?iid=3...se&iehack=.jpg
1145MHz on GPU air... chew* makes me cry. *faint*
http://www.jesseshunting.com/forums/...rop-purple.gifhttp://www.jesseshunting.com/forums/...rop-purple.gifhttp://www.jesseshunting.com/forums/...rop-purple.gif
chew: wtf, your NB ?! How do u set 3400 MHz for benchmarks:eek: ?
maybe cpu on phase, igp on air? :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by FlanK3r
heres a 3dm06 run i had before i ran all the benches for simon :) 1150mhz core 1700mhz sideport on air :up: this was pretty fun, for 700mhz default core these things oc pretty good :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by wuttz
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i8...150mhzcore.jpg
oh crap i missed that!Quote:
Originally Posted by crazydiamond
xtremely impressive HD4290 clocks!
http://www.jesseshunting.com/forums/...rop-purple.gifhttp://www.jesseshunting.com/forums/...rop-purple.gifhttp://www.jesseshunting.com/forums/...rop-purple.gifhttp://www.jesseshunting.com/forums/...rop-purple.gifhttp://www.jesseshunting.com/forums/...rop-purple.gifhttp://www.jesseshunting.com/forums/...rop-purple.gif
dont know...for phase he dont need 1.53V at 4270MHz, or maybe yes?:) Or watter? he like most LN2 and than watter and dice :P
My NB benches 3000 on air with high volts (1.475-1.5v CPU_NB) on Gigabyte...on ASUS thats obviously 3100+ and adding water into the mix = :ROTF: It's probably a really good chip on his best air or water setup.Quote:
Originally Posted by FlanK3r
phase on cpu on my worst chip actually.....If you keep cpu speed low you can usually crank NB.
Nice. RAM clock and NB freq. :clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by chew*
Wanders in, brings big box of popcorn waiting for the fireworks to start..:D
New Chapter | H20 & LIQUID ONLY | Preparation
Read Carefully | 1 Photo | 3 ScreenShots | H20 ONLY
Photo 1 - Rig | ScreenShot 1 - Best H20 Result 3D 06 Valid | ScreenShot 2 - Best H20 Heaven Result | ScreenShot 3 - Best H20 Result CineBench 11.5
ScreenShots Should Include Standard Config Data | Old Work Fine To Post | X2,X3, or X4 But Consistent Within Post | State Temperatures or Include In ScreenShot | CPU & GPU Clocks Should Be in ScreenShots | Do Not Ask, Do, or Do Not Do
Prepare Thy Selves | Weary Now I Prepare Day And Night For The Gathering | It Comes To Us Now | And At The Moment You Shall Know What Must Be Done
NOTE: As always, seeking clarity in relationship between temperature & results, so use the tools we have used here and we will all learn.
Current setup
Phenom 2 965 @4ghz
M3A79-T Deluxe AM2+ mobo
G-skill 1066mhz 2x 2gigs DDR2 5,5,5,15,24
His 5970
Enermax Galaxy EVO 1250
cooling
Enzotech Saphire wterblock
Mo-Ra 2 Extreme 360x360 radiator
4x180MM cooling fans
XSPC pump/res combo
Operating system
Windows 7 Home premium 64bit
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...1/P3170308.jpg
Highest cpu clock attained in 06.....with 4850x2 singel card (uninstalled now)
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...3dm0623942.jpg
heres my best heaven result 8xaa 16xaf extreme tesselation run on ambiant temps with 4ghz cpu (24/7 on 64bit os)
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...71/heaven2.png
4.28ghz cinebench 64bit 11.5 (done at 14c chilled water)
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...n771/cine3.jpg
Need to do the Cinebench 11.5 and throw up a screenie of it for the meantime heres cinebench 64bit at 4.4ghz
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...nch6418580.jpg
hmm got some decent results here, no 4.5ghz 3d runs like titan! gj man, just shows how much a few degrees difference makes :)
sorry for the random pic sizes lol photobucket acting up :p:
current pic of rig, loop in sig - 3d runs w/ 4870x2 @ stock clocks:
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i8...s/IMG_0702.jpg
run of 3dmark06 @ 4.335ghz (cooler ambients):
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i8...5htthighnb.jpg
run of heaven 2.0 @ 4.25ghz (70f ambients) (16x/8x, 1900x1200):
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i8...heaven4250.jpg
run of cinebench 11.5 @ 4.3ghz (cooler ambients):
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i8...inebench-1.jpg
I need to take a better pic, My computer is a mess though and I need to tuck in some wires I changed the tubing a few weeks ago so I guess thats a start:shrug:
Crazydiamond how did you get tessalation running on your 4870x2?......I didnt know you could do that. let me know how you did it I still have my 4850x2 Id like to see what result it gets?
Well, I have to do a Heaven test tonight, I do have some 3dmark06 and Cinebench if I can find it on my website. I don't have the graphics power of most on here but here it goes. I will run some test tonight and will update. Hope I won't be to late....
System Specs
Swiftech Pump and 3x1 RAD, Enzotech Luna Block, and 50/50 Anti-freeze mix.
Phenom II x4 965 Currently 4ghz 1.456v, 2400 stock-v NB 24/7 WCG crunching
OCZ Black 1600 8.8.8 24 RAM
Gigabyte MA790FXT-UD5P Bios F8f
HD 5850 1GB
Windows 7 64bit
Corsair 750w 60amp Single Rail
System
http://3800z24.info/Phenom/Skeleton/Antec-965.JPG
3dmark06 Chilled Water
http://3800z24.info/Phenom/3dmark06-...850-single.jpg
Cinebench 11.5
http://3800z24.info/Phenom/Skeleton/CB-11.5_4.2ghz.jpg
Unigine Bench, I used defaults that came up for my hardware. Details are in the screen shot
http://3800z24.info/Phenom/Skeleton/...000mhz-gpu.jpg
titan, tessellation was disabled, sorry.. thats what i get for running it at 5am :D
:eek:
Placeholder, I hope:p: These things always seem to start right after I go to bed, with work the next day. I'll try to backfill but have a lot on my plate, a big honeydo list plus just pulled my HD. I'll need to install a new one, +windows 7 and all the tools, and run all the benches from scratch :( What's that whining noise?
OT, crazydiamond, do you feel the second small rad is worthwhile? I have a spare 120 (to add to my 220) but didn't figure it would make much difference.
probably not, maybe good for a few degrees @ load w/ really high volts but w/ less than 1.55v the 220 is enough i think. i just thought it made the loop look better :D and i got it for 14 bucks shipped so figured why not :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Grinder
Here are my results (so far :p:)...
RIG (specs in sig):
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...t/DSCN0433.jpg
I certainly don't have the strongest VC (4870)!
3D06 Results:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...rt/3D06_SS.png
Cinebench 11.5:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3.../CB115_Max.png
The Heaven benchmark was really strange, I probably ran it about 10 times.
I'd never ran it before so right after downloading I ran it with my 24/7 clocks
(240x17x11x11) and actually got a higher score than I could get with my best OC.... :shrug:
Heaven (best OC):
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...aven_ssMax.png
Heaven (best score @ 24/7 clocks):
Sorry, no sys info panels opened, didn't expect to use it... ;)
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...eaven_Best.png
I'll have to play with this when I get home from work so I can figure out whats going on.
Dave, we need those specs list in the post :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by Daveburt714
How's it going any how. I saw you edged me out on the CB 11.5 test. I'll be home tonight to redeam myself :p:
Great post everyone.:clap:
Cmon man.........what a tease I thought there was some trick you did there:DQuote:
Originally Posted by crazydiamond
Simon, could you give us some pointers on settings for Heaven benchmark? If we all run different settings it's hard to compare.
Just max it out I think he just wants to see your best? either dx11 or dx10 8xaa 16xaf :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeus
Exactly. 8X is Fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Titan7171
I hope didn’t misunderstand because if I did I hope someone corrects me and I’ll retest before it’s too late?:shrug:
These tests were done with chilled water and yes they were all completed earlier.
I tried Speed Fan but it doesn’t read the core temps below 0C and didn't read up higher when I tried it earlier during these tests. I did try the CPUID HWMonitor later and found that it did read the core temps above 0-C but it was too late for my best tests below. These temp readings are what I have found in different areas some at idle some under load. The coolant temperature in the freezer at the beginning of testing is -22/-20C, bios reads the CPU temp @-3C, system 17C, HWMonitor read a maximum temp of +20C during testing of both CineBench 11.5 and wPrime 1024. Sorry that I'm not more helpful with the temp reading.
Below is a link to a photo of the thermometer showing coolant temp @-22C
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...r/DSC01099.jpg
Below is a link to a photo of a bios photo showing temps CPU @-3C system @17C
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...r/DSC01112.jpg
Rig frost on the waterblock
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...r/DSC01114.jpg
3DMark06
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=13637798
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...27131score.jpg
Heaven 2.0
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...9scoreDX10.jpg
CineBench 11.5
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...it510score.png
I updated my Post here. I ran default, should I run again with everything maxed? Tesalation was on normal, res was 1080p, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by 64NOMIS
You have done what was asked. Not seeking completely standardized results. Yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by charged3800z24
I grabbed a coolermaster wc kit today, it was on sale for ~120$. It only has a dual rad, but compared to air i'm in heaven now. :D
http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/3764/rigm.jpg
Here are some very quick results at normal ambient:
3dmark06
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/2928/3dmark064200.png
unigine heaven
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4254/unigine4200.png
cinebench
http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/5408/cb114140.png
New HD, windows 7 64 HP installed, everything downloaded. Only spent an hour and a half on the phone with microsoft to get it activated (they gave me a full version activation since there was no upgrade path from xp for the home premium family pack upgrade). Yawn. Bear with me, first benches after work tomorrow.
Well Folks...
I just took the plunge and ordered a Crosshair IV Formula from ZZF! :woot:
I've been running on MidRange boards for the last couple years and have been wanting a nice FX board.... I figured nows as good a time as any...
Hopefully It'll live up to my expectations (at least it will look nice in my case :p:).
It cost me $280 with FedEx overnight, maybe I'll get lucky and it will be here on Saturday.
Welcome to the world of Water Cooling beta! :clap: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by beta
If your feeling frisky with the cash, this block is cheap and VERY nice for the price!
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16835708019
It may be able to lower your temps a few more degrees....
BTW: Something seems to be seriously wrong with your Heaven bench... :p:
First off... Sorry for the double post. :cool:
I know Simon didn't ask for this, but I agree with you Zeus...Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeus
There are a whole lot of options that can give wildly varying results on the Heaven Bench...
I've never used it before, but like I said earlier, I've been playing with it since I got off of work. ;)
I came up with these Standard settings that everyone may want to use. I chose them to be as fair as possible for folks who might not have the best Video Cards/Monitors...
(BTW: beta, now I see why your numbers looked so wierd 8xAA and 16x AF :shocked:)
Suggested Standard Settings:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...Heaven_STD.png
The other good thing about these settings is that it won't take too long to run (with decent gear) and it still looks 1/2 way decent.
For folks that have 58xx (DX11) cards, feel free to change that option (I just don't have it :shakes:)
This is just a suggestion for a standard, I'm not trying to be bossy... :p:
Anyway, heres my result @ these settings:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...D_HeavenSS.png
EDIT: I ran this bench with the sound off.
Im down to run any settings up to 1680x1050......I dont think theres any request that cold stop me from benching.....especaially not a setting.:up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Daveburt714
Your 1st bench was the reason I suggested 1280x1024 Titan....Quote:
Originally Posted by Titan7171
You have that WICKED Video Card and what appears to be a cheezy monitor. :p:
You need to get your priorities straight bro! :ROTF:
Lub ya man! :D
soon man soon........every time I think Im ready to upgrade the monitor I get something that acually is a performance upgrade instead.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daveburt714
Just in preperation for Thuban I bought (so far)
HIS 5970...............................$750
Enermax Evo Galaxy 1250........ $175
Windows 7 64bit Home Premium $130
thats only the last 4 weeks
Still have to buy
mobo$$$
cpu$$$
4gigs ddr3$$$
I dont even want to think about it:D
And you worried about my screen:rofl:
I feel your pain Titan, just bought a WD Caviar Black 2TB and Windows 7 64 bit home premium family pack (and office as well), and I'm still running a 4850 and would like to replace my c3 with a more willing stepping, or go straight to thuban. And if I upgrade my video card, especially for a crossfire setup or a high end card, I'll likely end up needing a new power supply as well. And then there's that pesky waterblock. I had hoped there might be vid cards at the end of chapter 2, but so many others had great results!
But we do it because we love it. Now if only our wives and girlfriends had the same passion for hardware :rofl:
BTW, installed everything except the latest catalyst drivers before I left for work this morning (and was tempted to call in sick ;)) so I should finally get at some benches tonight. I don't care if I don't have the best stuff, I just wanna play!
Hey everyone, My MSI 890 board is up and running. I made a JSPI1 cable and programmed the FlashROM from another PC that had a LPT port.
Thanks Dave! It looks like a nice block, unfortunately it's far more expensive here, almost double price. Maybe I'll be able to find a used one though.. but first I need to replace the tubing and connectors with some decent quality stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daveburt714
charged, be careful with that thing now!
:clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by charged3800z24
That must have been a really nice eureka moment. Congrats on raising the dead!
Thanks guy's, and yes it was an exciting moment :D Below is what i did.
==Begin
First, I would like to thank the owner of this site, which I got my connection settings from. http://rayer.ic.cz/elektro/spipgm.htm
I also need to thank the users on the thread here in this forum for there post, Jack T.N. and Mamluk here http://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=133578.0
I used the following ,
I made my flash drive boot ready using HP's USB format tool. I used boot files from a startup up disk I made from winxp when formating the floppy to boot. The I browsed to this floppy disk as the source for my boot file when formatting my flash drive. I downloaded SPIPGM.zip from http://www.volny.cz/rayer/programm/programe.htm and extracted the files to the flash drive. I also downloaded and extracted CWSDPMI6.ZIP from the same site ( you will need to scroll to find the download links, the CWSDPMI6.ZIP was at the top and the SPIPGM.zip was near the bottom). I have all files on the root of the flash drive, none are in folders. I copied my bios file I wanted to flash with, also to the root of the flsah drive. I plugged in a power supply to my crippled board but did not power it on (this supply's standby power to the board, There is no need to power the system on, just use a volt meter to verify 3.3v on pin 1 on the JSPI1 or pin 8 on the FlashROM). I then hooked my home-made JSPI1 cable to the JSPI1 connector on the bad board. See image below,
http://3800z24.info/Phenom/jspi1-connector.png
The connections were
LPT Pin --to--> JSPI1 Pin
10 (150 ohm RES) 3
9 (150 ohm RES) 4
8 (150 ohm RES) 6
7 (150 ohm RES) 5
I then powered on my good PC that had the LPT port and did a boot from my flash drive. I typed the following at the command prompt
CWSDPMI
SPIPGM /u
SPIPGM /e
SPIPGM /p A7642AMS.120 (your bios file here)
The program did not know the FlashROM and I was prompter to enter the size, i enter the 2048. I then disconnected the cable and powered on the bad board. It came right up.
===END
Good job. :clap: I’ve been looking for a dancing partner for quite a while now. :)
I know you have already had trouble with a bad bios flash but I recommend you go straight to bios version 1.2. I've been getting better memory speed and timings than I had in bios version 1.0.
BTW I think it would be very helpful to others that are having this same problem (bad bios flash) if you would start a thread describing the process of building and using the JSPI1 cable. I know I would be interested in gaining this knowledge. :up:
I actually did use 1.2, i had a typo above in my post. It was a generic bios file name in my instructions. I brought the board to work with me to flash it, since I have no running systems with LPT ports. I'll throw the board in tonight if i can, i have to work on the mower tonight also.
Well I had a chance to sit down and run a quick test. Haven't pushed anything, just put in settings I knew would work to see if the board good.
http://3800z24.info/Phenom/HD4290/3d06-4.1-900.jpg
Ok, had to work late and then spend some time with my wife :)
So here's a quick baseline with my daily driver settings, with everything reinstalled on the new HD and windows 7 64 bit home premium. I wanted to get something posted before Simon blew the whistle...
There you go Dave, I only have a 4850. I don't expect there is much left in it unless I break out the #2 pencil. The cpu can likely be pushed, but it isn't the equal of yours. I'm running 3875, 2750 nb, 1666 777 1T.
Edit: there is more in the 4850, i just have to find it :)
AMD Phenom II X4 965BE C3
Gigabyte MA790XT-UD4P F6 BIOS
2X2GB G.Skill F3-12800CL7D-4GBRH Ripjaws DDR3 1600
ATI Radeon 4850
Swiftech 3/8 ID water: MCP655|MCW6000-A|MCW50|MCR220(4X120mm 2200rpm push/pull)|Radbox|Micro Res
OCZ Powerstream 520
Thermaltake Tsunami Dream
Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium
Bear with me, first time with photobucket.
http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/a...02010/rig1.jpg
http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/a...10/3dmark2.jpg
http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/a...10/heaven2.jpg
http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/a...cinebench2.jpg
Corrected the screenies. Still at daily driver on the cpu, but I upped the gpu a bit.
My 4850 did 730 on stock volts :/
835 with a pencil mod...
I remember BeepBeep. RIP :(
It definitely needs the volts, I'm already seeing a little tearing even at 675/1125. It doesn't get very hot (under water) so I may give it a try.
I missed this part of your post. I might do this. i need to get my brain working and my typing skills together. i am pretty bad at write ups:p: It was actually very easy once i had the cable made.Quote:
Originally Posted by theoldtimer
Well, it's not completely dead...:ROTF:Quote:
Originally Posted by Grinder
It still does 690 @ stock volts, 750 after voltmod...or course thats WAY down from before and stability kept decreasing
I remember one of my 4850's. it did 800 easy. I still have that card, though, I have to hold pressure on the back of the card, this I mean, pushing it forward, or it pixelizes badly and won't run 3d :p:
Grinder, Glad you got everything running and was able to post!!
http://3800z24.info/Phenom/Deneb/3dm....8-1.6-2.8.JPG
Quote:
Originally Posted by Daveburt714
i think that's a pretty good score for a 24/7 clock, dave :up:
no matter how i tried, i could never beat or even match that score on a heavily overclocked 4770 1050/1150 1.3v cpu running at 4.4ghz
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/4980/uninginea.png
i think your video card still kicks-ass :D
That would be great and maybe some photos also.:up:Quote:
Originally Posted by charged3800z24
I've updated my screenies above. These were my 24/7 settings, but clearly I hadn't really spent the time to push the 4850. Based on your comments, I revisited it and had no problem @700/1100. Duh. :confused:
I'll look later to locate the pencil mod and find out what util to use to push it past 700. I can't remember if I need a bios flash or something other than ati overdrive. For now, I need to go to the hardware store and buy materials to build a gazebo!
Still need to find my cpu limits for these as well, but at least I'm up and running. I had an earlier 3dmark run at 4250 during the fixed multiplier challenge, but the score was a bit lower. Unfortunately, it's not nearly as cold out now.
http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/a.../17x250fan.jpg
http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/a...x250status.jpg
Do my results seem low here? This is 3dmark05 on 995 core on the vid.
http://3800z24.info/Phenom/HD4290/3d...0-1600-995.jpg
i didnt run 05 so not sure where your scores should be. i have screens of 06 on w7 64bit w/ 700, 800, 900, 1000, 1100, 1140, 1150mhz core & then a few more w/ 1100mhz core & sideport mem speeds from default up to 1700mhz if you want to do some 06 :p:
well here is a 3d06 I set 1000 in bios and windows shows 995, not as impressive looking. I might put a fan on the chipset and see if I can go higher.
http://3800z24.info/Phenom/HD4290/3d...0-1600-995.jpg
looks about right, took me 1.4v on the nb
edit: also you should try with uma to 256mb instead of 512mb
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i8...0core14nbv.jpg
Charged3800z24 below is one of my 3d05 scores but I had the CPU running about 200MHz faster than yours in that test but the IGP wasn’t clocked up as much as yours. I’d say your score looks in line with my score.
You were talking about placing a fan on the NB to help cool the IGP, I did that for all the tests except for the ones I had the NB under a waterblock. Anyway I touched the heatsink on the NB when it was clocked @1000MHz and it didn’t feel hot, maybe warm but not hot. Water cooling my NB didn’t gain me anything more for clock speed.
Fact is after running mine at 1000MHz for a few dozen tests it began to black screen and now the max IGP clock I can test is 960-980MHz. Maybe your IGP will be stronger than mine but based on my tests it appears as though I should have set 950MHz or less as the max safe overclock for this one.
I ran my last test with this MSI today though, as it died from forgetfulness. All the hammering on this thing and it held-up test after test even at up to 1.7v vcore with 2X4870x2’s overclocked. I had a cooling system water leak that ran water all the way across the MB but I just dried it out and fired it right back up and started testing again. This last one was different though I hooked up the chilled to run a couple of short tests but forget to insulate the upper side, lower edge of the waterblock and a small area of hose above the waterblock. Condensation from the waterblock after the testing when the frost melted killed this little jewel. I’ve had durability problems in the past with the MSI GD70 but this little MSI 890GX has proven durable at least for me. R.I.P. little MSI. Sorry Simon.
3DMark05
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...t6725score.png
I been taking it easy, been afraid to really push it. It has seemed just as stable as my MA790FXT-UD5P, temps lowerd on the 965 a smidge, NB OCs better and the board run over all cooler. Which might explain the drop in CPU temp. BTW, I been known to bring these boards back to life:p:. I must say though, I had a leak on my UD5P and it shut off and wouldn't power pack on even after I dried it. I pull the batter and power, of course, and let it set over night. It worked the next day.Quote:
Originally Posted by theoldtimer
Haven't benched 3d in a while, so gave it a go :)
Ambient was ~22C
3DM06
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o..._amb22smal.png
Heaven, pre-set settings
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...5_amb22sma.png
Cine
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...amb22small.png
And the setup
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...240002crop.jpg
965 C3, Giga 790fxt-ud5p, 2x2Gb ocz plat, 5870 1Gb, W7 64bit, Cat 10.3 ogl4 preview.
3x Alphacool 120x3, 2x MCP655B + EK dual top, EK Supreme HF, EK FC5870