DFI final S939 Motherboard CFX3200 ATI RD580 results

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Originally Posted by pcdoc1

Does mean that we can't expect the same results you've achieved because we don't have access the that bios? :)

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I don't think so.

We know DFI NF4 series have many kinds of Bios. Try to find you think the stable Bios.

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Originally Posted by pcdoc1

Does mean that we can't expect the same results you've achieved because we don't have access the that bios? :)

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he put a link in his post just above. If it doesn't work anymore I've got the same one from Oskar myself that i can share with you.

whats the max cpu voltage on this board? my Asus only goes to 1.55:mad:

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Originally Posted by Bootsy

whats the max cpu voltage on this board? my Asus only goes to 1.55:mad:

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its 1.45V .. with overvolt option 1.55V or 1.65V, no?

0417 is a later build than Andre's, Andre's does still have issues with Infineon Dimms so you may want to be careful. Also the earlier builds are more limited in the PCIE tweaks so you will probably find the bios files are not as fast for 3D.

We still have the issue of boards not liking booting after flashing, this we think we have sorted out, so pleaase sit tight while Rgone and myself have the bios file tweaked a little to help with this issue.

For now if you flash the bios and the board has issues getting into bios or getting to windows after the flash drop me a PM detailing your issues, I may have a tool here that helps you.

Tony,

with DFI's new BIOS do you need to set the TREF? mal? RP?


Hey ya,
I got this mobo on Thursday....Holy :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:! this thing has more options than I could have imagined.

Now..... I am a noobie at this stuff and after alot of research this is what I came out with.

DFI CFX3200-DR
AMD Opteron 170 (ccbwe 0550UPMW) <---supposedly kick a$$ stepping
Sapphire X1900xtx
Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS
G.SKILL Extreme 2GB(2 x 1GB) DDR500
2 x WD 250gb SATAII in Raid 0
Fortron Source(FSP) FX600-GLN
Windows XP MCE

Water Cooling Setup

DangerDen D5
Black Ice Extreme 2
Swiftech Storm Universal Waterblock Rev 2
Swiftech MCW60 VGA cooler
Swiftech MCRES-MICRO™ Reservoir
Vantec Nexus Fan Controller
7/16" ID (5/8" OD) Tygon R-3603 Laboratory-Grade Tubing
2 x yate loon-120mm
2 x Thermaltake Smart Led fan-120mm
MCT-40 Non Conductive fluid
14 x Danger Den G1/4 High Flow Fittings - 1/2"


I set up the computer w/o the w/c and was at 2.5 stable on air/stock voltage everything is fine no problems whatsoever using tony's bios update

the questions I have are..... what are the best memory timings for the memory I have? or a good starting point?

and what cpu voltage is increased to overclock higher? is it the CPU VID voltage in the genie bios and then using CPU VID special control?

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Originally Posted by spajdr

its 1.45V .. with overvolt option 1.55V or 1.65V, no?

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Its 1.40 with my CPU and with a .200 overvolt the highest I've seen is 1.56 but it usually hovers at 1.55.

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Originally Posted by Bootsy

Its 1.40 with my CPU and with a .200 overvolt the highest I've seen is 1.56 but it usually hovers at 1.55.

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Ohh hmm well i can have 1.65V easily with 1.45V + 200, but of course its not needed in my situation.

The CFX goes upto 2.1v for the vcore, should anyone be that insane.

you need to always set TREF manually, I like 1560 at the mo. Read reamble and Asysnc latency also need to be set manually as auto sets 4.5 and 5 which is way to tight.

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Originally Posted by raju

The CFX goes upto 2.1v for the vcore, should anyone be that insane.

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Thanks raju. I dont want to go that high, but 1.65 on water for benching would be nice.

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Originally Posted by Tony

you need to always set TREF manually, I like 1560 at the mo. Read reamble and Asysnc latency also need to be set manually as auto sets 4.5 and 5 which is way to tight.

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Thanks Tony,

do you recommend the new dfi bios or your bios that you posted a couple of days ago?



the other questions I have are..... what are the best memory timings for the memory I have? or a good starting point?

and what cpu voltage is increased to overclock higher? is it the CPU VID voltage in the genie bios and then using CPU VID special control?

anyone?

Start at 1.35-1.4, and see how far you can push it. I'm guessing you could probably get between 2.6-2.7 on stock voltage(between 1.35-1.4). If your lucky, you'll get around 2.8, since you say it's a good stepping.

After that, just take steps on voltage and test. Or, you can do it the gungho way and just take the voltage up to 1.55-1.6 and see your what your highest FSB can be. Then step it down gradually to that sweet spot.

Both of those VID controls are for voltage increase. The CPU VID are generic steps in voltage. The special control adds a percentage to the CPU VID setting, so that you can have more precise voltage control(and higher voltage than regular CPU VID options).

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Originally Posted by 2000army

Thanks Tony,

do you recommend the new dfi bios or your bios that you posted a couple of days ago?



the other questions I have are..... what are the best memory timings for the memory I have? or a good starting point?

and what cpu voltage is increased to overclock higher? is it the CPU VID voltage in the genie bios and then using CPU VID special control?

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working on tuning ram kits now, have a look over at the OCZ forum on BE

Does anyone have any experience using this new RDX3200 with TCCD's / Old-School BH-5's ? I'm thinking of offloading my Expert and getting this need some feedback beforehand. Thanks in advanced.

Hi!

I actually already posted the same question in a sticky thread, but I'm posting i here too, because this might be the right place to post it also :)

I'm having the following issue with my setup, the CPU performance is very slow.. in 3Dmark06 I get about 1000 CPU points and in sandra CPU multimedia test the score is really crappy..

The X2 processor and SP2 patch are installed and the registry is modified.. but still no go!

Thinking back.. before my DFI board I was using the Asus A8R-MVP board and I had the same slow CPU performance issue with it..

Hmm.. this really is a hard one.. or maybe not :)

Any help is apreciated.

-Toby

Hi guys,

I had this board 2 days now still testing!!!

Some bugs I've found so far, sometimes the board into boots fine & the next it freeezes at post or in the bios!!!!, 216/233/250 mem dividers don't work!!! & I can't save the DRAM Data Drive Strength which is the killer

Same problems with stock bios, tony's bios & latest from DFI

Specs are -

FX60
2 x 512Mb BH-5 (corsair & centon)
CFX3200-DR - BIOS - 17/4
X1900XTX

Tony's DFI CFX3200 Setup and tweak guide

Thanks Tony :toast: :clap: :clap:

Great work Tony, thanks for all the efforts you have put into this for us :)

G

moved and updated.

monday my board wil arrive!

:banana:

Guys

Try flashing the bios 3 times, then using TMods bios cd from over at dfi-street load killcmos and do this a few times.

I have a feeling cmos reloaded is causing issues and only a thorough flash and cmos clear gets the board to perform right

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Originally Posted by Tony

Guys

Try flashing the bios 3 times, then using TMods bios cd from over at dfi-street load killcmos and do this a few times.

I have a feeling cmos reloaded is causing issues and only a thorough flash and cmos clear gets the board to perform right

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Tryed this & still the b$$ch wont run the upper dividers & still can't save the Data Drive Strenght settings!!!!:stick:

I'm stuck at 250Mhz 1:1 but my mach will be back next week & I need the 250 mem divider because of the coldbug!!!!!

I'm glad I did not buy this (it isn't available at my location). I'll just stick with my trusty RDX200 until Conroe and supported enthusiast boards [DFI? Heh] arrive.

-k0nsl