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Just received this motherboard...
some pictures
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...SLIDQ6/dus.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...fulllayout.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6.../backpanel.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...sbheatsink.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...Q6/package.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...IDQ6/pwm03.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...6/moboback.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...DQ6/socket.jpg
THE BIOS
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...SB_voltage.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...BIOS/vdimm.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...OS/timings.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...systeminfo.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...by_voltage.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ie_voltage.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6.../pcieclock.jpg
THE BIOS
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...S/pchealth.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ie_voltage.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...S/memratio.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...mclockmode.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...OS/LDT_fek.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...t_linkvolt.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...FSB_linked.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...OS/cpuhost.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...S/cpuclock.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...S/cpu_volt.jpg
Test Setup
Processor Intel Core2 Duo E6300
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6 F2 BIOS
Memory Kingston HyperX 8500D2K2/2G
Gigabyte GV-NX88X768H-RH GeForce 8800GTX 768 MB
PSU Tagan Dual Engine 800 Watt
Initial testing............FSB 450 MHz 1:1 Super PI and 3DMARK 2001SE
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...fsb450n680.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...fsb450n680.jpg
FSB 500 Mhz ?? why not ??? :p
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...fsb500n680.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...fsb500n680.jpg
cant see pics on ur last post , fix it
thanks for posting some results, but indoupload.com is reallly slowww :stick:
already fix it.
Thanks for sharing. How is the BIOS?
One question, is it possible to feed the cpu with more volts and use power saving functions c1e/speedstep -> so you can use low idle speeds and volts and reach max frequency while using custom set vcore (not auto) ?
WOW Great result! please tell me the price
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Originally Posted by Benny Lodewijk
the SPI time looks good man
my time wasn't tweaked and B1 stepping is generally slower than B2 but still i would have thought that run on 680i would be around high 16m
maybe gigacrap have figured out how to tweak for RAM performance a bit better that others
this is with P965 chipset
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/4...e6300esrp0.jpg
Nice, what's the max. SuperPI 1M FSB?
hey benny
i'll love to see you test this board with an E6600 CPU at 3.6Ghz with 400MHz on RAM and then increase the RAM MHz with 4-4-4-x timings......it would be great if you've got any RAM that can move past 500MHz
Throw away the two core and show us quad core FSBs :)
Thanks. Not bad.
sorry bro, i don't have E6600 on hand :(..Quote:
Originally Posted by dinos22
Just got F3b BIOS.. gigabyte said it it will improve overclocking capability. I'll try it tomorrow.
keep us posted !
Good results so far, keep us posted. I still cant get over how much stuff is integrated onto this mainboard, 4 gigabit nic's for crying out loud :D
now i can hit FSB 510 MHz with F3b BIOS...(will upload the ss soon)..still digging
will the tuniq tower fit this board, or do you have to remove the backplate?
It will fit with some creative engineering or you can just remove the backplate.Quote:
Originally Posted by nobugging
Hi benny,
Nice result!
Is that a retail board? care to share where you bought ?:p:
After reading your thread, I tried to get one from the local distributor .....argh.. they said its not yet available.:(
Currently using Asus striker with E4300, couldn't get pass 400FSB.:mad:
Nice one ben!
Wanna know if there still raid issue on this board.
Could you try raid-0 and post us some result?
I ordered this board today from ClubIt.com overnight. I Have the Abit, Asus, and EVGA 680i boards. I hope this is where my search ends. I also have E6600, 3060 and X6800 to play with. I'll start a new thread with results and comparisons.
edit: typo
Nugzo, did you mean clubit.com? I checked there and couldn't find it. do you have a link? I am trying to be the first person in the world to run a raid array on a 680i chipset with Vista-64bit:)Quote:
Originally Posted by nugzo
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bootsy
yeah sorry
http://www.clubit.com/product_detail...mno=CA4830702#
I'm running raid on my evga and striker with 64bit vista..... I never knew there was an issue.
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/3...tureju1.th.jpg
How much money is this board?
Quote:
Originally Posted by serialk11r
I paid $329 + $46 Overnight shipping.. I would be suprised if you could find one under $300 in the coming weeks.
Thanks nugzo! I am ordering tommorrow(payday) by the way I am in the CLT nice to see a fellow Carolinian on this board.Quote:
Originally Posted by nugzo
Quote:
Originally Posted by nugzo
HOLY CRAP!!! $329!!! no freakin way!!!
At least its not 419.00 like the Asus Striker. I got a great deal on my striker(256.00) and still wound up ebaying that POS!!
personally the 650i is a better chipset for me.
but i started with the EVGA 680i which we all know is STILL a p.o.s.
Yea I am hoping that Gigabyte delayed thier 680i so they can get it right!!!
My 4th EVGA 680i board is one of the best boards i've ever had... It smokes my asus and abit 680i's. I love it. Don't give up on em. I didn't and am very happy atm. Every new bios update that has been comin out for the asus and abit has me pulling the EVGA out of my rig to test them. I keep goin back to the EVGA. It's more stable, higher clocks, more bandwidth, and No Raid issues. Maybe this Gigabyte can earn a more permanent spot in my case..Quote:
Originally Posted by Lestat
Hopefully i'lll know tomorrow.
You probably will not be happy with the shipping F2 BIOS. It is solid but they still have some fine tuning left to do. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by nugzo
Quote:
Originally Posted by bingo13
Are there any bios updates available yet?
I have six different ones, all beta. ;) It is a toss up between F3A and F3B depending on your memory and processor. I just received a new one for improved Quad Core performance but have not tested it enough to talk about it yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by nugzo
I sure would like an f3a. This board cant compete with my others with this shipping f2 bios. Strangely my gigabyte manual shows f3a bios as shipping.Quote:
Originally Posted by bingo13
Quote:
Originally Posted by bingo13
When overclocking (450+ FSB) system powers off 95% of the time on logo screen. Is this a bug with the shipping bios or is it something else. this cpu has gone alot higher on other 680i boards. I also upgraded today to Enermax 1000w PSU from Thermaltake 850.
That is one of the issues with the F2 BIOS. I never could get more than 470 out of it stable (game/application) but no issue with being around 500 and throwing out the occasional SuperPI score. I had better luck overclocking with the memory unlinked and around 800 than between 1000 and 1200. The board is also very picky about FSB, SPP, and HT voltages. You have a PM about the beta BIOS. Also, you might want to take a look at this thread and see if you agree with his results - http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=134043Quote:
Originally Posted by nugzo
- ;)
Quote:
Originally Posted by bingo13
:fact: glad thats a F2 issue. The way it's turning off made me think i may have a PSU issue. PM'd u my email. Thanks alot!
I've tried F3a and F3b. System still powers off when i try to OC over 3600 no matter what. (380*10, 420*9, 475*8) It turns off either as soon as i hit f10 to save bios settings, or sometimes it will start to post then power off. None of my other boards do this and my x6800 is 24+hours Orthos stable on EVGA at any of those above settings. Is this power off thing common to this board or should i look elsewhere. So far this DQ6 is giving me more trouble than any other 680i board. (asus, abit, evga) It looks like the old trusty EVGA is on its way back to active duty.
@bingo can you post your bios settings and voltages for us please? i wanna try everything b4 i give up. Thanks!
Good feedback on this new mobo, but you didn't say what CPU cooler you have used. Do you think Zalaman 9700 or Big Typhoon can be fitted on the mobo?
Thanks, and keep posting your findings.
Put Xeon 3060 on GA-N680SLI-DQ6 and still F3b BIOS (CPU-Z shows F2). Cooled with Gigabyte G-Power Pro.
Setting : FSB 465 MHz, Linked Mode with 3:4 divider.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...680ifsb465.jpg
will update soon when i have enough time to test
Nice board... This maybe my next upgrade board. However, I still would want them to take off 2 Nic ports and lower the price. How many people will have the need to use 4 Nic ports????
yeah - I just bit on this board.. I tried the Abit IN9 and a reference 680i board both of which had issues for me which made them unkeepable.. hoping this board is a keeper.
where are the beta bioses DL'd from?
newegg has them now :)
I am also thinking about this board, can some post a link to the beta bios.
yes, please do.. I saw the comment about picky voltages.. that's the most tedious part of OCing sometimes for me.. finding all the right voltage combos... if I could get a leg up on that part it would be great. also, is one of the F3 beta bios worth loading up right off the bat? or will F2 work for 440fsb and lower??Quote:
Originally Posted by nugzo
Final F3 BIOS - http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/...e/N680SDQ6.rar
rockin! THX.
wow... all's quiet on ther western front.. or soemthing like that.. I get my board tonight.. how goes the F3 bios? maybe silence is the sign of good things? like enjoying a good meal?? ;)
Looks like a nice Board, but i am happy with my P5B Deluxe...^^
Does this Board have problems with Subzero cooling?
Best Regards
Dennis
in the bios, whats the difference between Sync, 1:1, and Auto under FSB-memory ratio?
sync is true FSB freq (like 425, not the quad pumped 1700) to mem ratio.. so, 425 on the FSB (1700) would yeild the memory @ 850 (425x 2 dual channel mode). Some say sync mode renders optimal cpu/mem performance.. some say it doesn't matter.. for running SLI I think memory BW is very important, especially on 8800GTS/GTX cards.. anyways, 1:1 is actual quad pumped FSB number to memory number, so if your FSB is 1066 then you're mem would also be 1066.. that would be hard to use for anyone wanting high FSB numbers.. I think Auto chooses what the machine deems is the best fit for the FSB and the memory rating..
I'm not crazy about this board, but seems a good ocker.
some peeps wanna share what they have their voltages at for 450+ fsb?? I'm just playing around with the board now.. I hate the way the bios doesn't show you what the actual voltages are.. just what you're adding to the default..
what do we use for monitoring the NB temp in windows? nvidia monitor doesn't seem to want to see cpu or nb temps.. maybe everest.. might need to buy that finally.. lol.
Update with multi 7 (i forgot to turn OFF EIST function so CPU-Z recognize it 6)
FSB 520 MHz
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...i32mfsb520.jpg
FSB 526 MHz
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...pi4mfsb526.jpg
BIOS F3 Official, but dunno why CPU-Z detect it as F2
526! lol.. not bad for release week. :)
what do you have your chipset & mobo component voltages at?
edit: a couple pics of my board and stuffs
PIC1
PIC2
PIC3
PIC4
and just before it went into the case:
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...ant/N680i8.jpg
revenant, is that a 60mm fan on the NB?
it's the 40mm from my TT extreme spirit II NB cooler.. I had to pry the gigabyte vanity plate off the top of the sink but there is still a flat part up there.. so not all the air is making it into the fins... but probably about 2/3s is.. so that should work ok. the fins are folded on the top, so if you want you can unfold them to get more air in there..
edit: I really like the cpu socket placement on this mobo.. it's more centered which enables much better access to the PWM area, as in, easier to add a fan while things are mounted and/or point one of those antec spotfans there..
edit: by request, a shot of the 9700 from above the mobo
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...nt/N680i10.jpg
it does stick past the edge of the board by just a tiny bit.. not even an inch tho.. just under 1/2 inch.
Revenant, are you able to remove the back plate on this board with removing the stock cooling for the NB/SB?
Yes you can remove all the back plates.. but for now, I have left mine on.. I wanted to see how well it did with them on... I am getting a new cpu and a Coolit Freezone very soon, so I am thinking when I pull the mobo I might replace the factory thermal compound with AS5.. but so far so good.. things seem to run pretty cool.. the NB sink doesn't get too hot tho which makes me think perhaps I am having a contact issue with the chip top and sink bottom.. maybe.. it warrants some investigation when I get the board out for the freezone install for sure.
edit: wait, do you mean can you remove the back plates while leaving the default NB and SB coolers on? the answer to that is, yes, but only the back plate behind the cpu, because the NB and SB sinks screw into the back plates behind those chipset chips.. the crazycool2 heatpipe backplate thing comes off easy, it;s only connected to part of the PWM sink..
Thanks, I should have this board tomorrow. Hopefully up and running by tomorrow evening. I use the Monsoon II and it has its own back plate. I thought I read somewhere that you can remove the CPU back plate on this board without removing the other NB/SB pipes but I wanted to be sure. Thanks again!
Nice... i'll be eager to see your results. I almost bought a monsoon II from a friend. It's a good cooler. anyways, I'm getting the freezone cooler next week, and am not sure about any backplate it might have.. but I might try and re-use the nuts I used to hold the 9700's bracket on with the cpu backplate.. we'll see.. not that I think it does much, but mine as well use it if I can.. ;)
I have this board and just set it up with 4 sticks of ocz 9200 flex, QX6700, a pair of 8800 gtx cards, and the system is liquid cooled.
I have flashed the bios with F3 and all is well leaving the settings stock, but the minute I try to do much of anything under the hood I get eratic starts and stops and bsod's.
Further, trying to enable sli crashes the system and results in cyclical bsod's until I safe mode boot and yank the nvidia drivers out.
When it has been running properly I hit at best 11700 on 3dmark06. With these identical components in an evga board I hit 13950....all running it stock.
Another peeve is the ctrl f1 to get the advanced chipset item in bios is lame. Also once there...you limited to only CAS...and no other memory settings.
Should I set the voltage of the memory to its factory spec of 2.35 right away?
Also, if anyone out there has this board and that memory and has a stable situation overclocked I would love to know what they have as bios settings...
Any comments from anyone on how to proceed with this would be appreciated.
SWhit
wow... nice system.. I hate the control + F1 thing also.. I also hate the voltages not listing their base values.. anyways, I would for sure put the memory at it's recommended vdimm.. the base is 1.80v, so add .550 or so to that to get to 2.35... that should help with stability.. also, try and move the NB (SPP voltage on the eVGA) and FSB (which is CPU FSB on the eVGA board's bios) voltages up a bit for stability when OCing.. +.25 or +.30 on the FSB, and +.15 or +.20 on the NB voltage... typically you can leave HT and SB voltages alone until you have exhausted all other options, then start playing with those.. if nothing else worked..
btw, I can get to all my memory settings, not just cas.. not sure why you can't get there.. are you sure your flash to F3 bios took? disable show full screen logo in the bios and see what bios version pops up on post.. should be near where the memory info is.
edit: right now I am linked + sync'd @ 400x8 stable as a rock, memort @ 2.2v 3-3-3-9 2t.., NB +.15, fsb +.25, SB auto, HT, auto, SB stndby auto.. I tried 457x7 but have some stability issues there.. which might be my crappy cpu not liking that high fsb setting.. not sure.. I am getting a new cpu this week which is known to be a good clocker.. I'm holding off more testing until I get that one installed.
I will push those voltages up a bit on the nb and cpu...and I got it set now at 2.30...2.35 for some reason seems a bit unstable...much better
I can confirm that F3 is installed by various methods...and the splash was one of the first things I canned...
I am still stuck with the issue that when i enable sli...and try to run 3dmark it crashes...and then I get BSOD several times until I can get back in an disable SLI...
I have the latest nvidia drivers....
Any ideas why enabling sli would make the system so unstable?
SW
Are you using Vista? The 100.65 are still SLI beta according to their website. They also have 101.41 Betas on the website. Did you try both of those?
For the SLI trouble, if on XP, maybe try, either (a) disable Link Boost, or (b) hard set your pci-e frequencies at 105mhz each (not 125 which it seems to want to do with Link Boost enabled). also try setting any spread spectrum settings associated with SLI to disabled. If on Vista, yeah, SLI is pretty unusable, but I think there are some new beta drivers around which support it now.
Using XP 32 Pro SP2...fully updated
As strange as it sounds I am going to pull the sli bridge and see if enabling it still does the same thing...without the bridge...I checked the resources on the cards and they are IRQ21 and 22....
Pulling the SLI bridge made no difference. Sam thing...crash crash crash
other trouble with SLI 8800GTX in this board : fowlow the BIOS post when staring : SLI 8x - 8x , n my score at SLI so :banana::banana::banana::banana: : ~ 18k 3DMark 2005 .
My spec : Gigabyte 8800GTX, E6700@3.5 Ghz n Corsair 5400C4
How to tweaking or BIOS problem ????
Hmmmm.... I am not sure.. I didn't touch a thing with my SLI options and it just worked right out of the box.. by board is in 16x 16x mode when I put both cards in.. slots 1 & 3. I did turn my pci-e frequencies to 105mhz, hard set.. I also enabled 'Nvidia GPU eX' on my board... this was disabled by default, but I tried it and it didn't harm anything.. not sure if it helped any.. I should bench it out. anyways..
this board is still so new and I have not founds much info on it.. as in what the good voltage settings are for NB, SB, HT, and FSB at a given FSB level. typically those surface or start to as more peeps start OCing with a board and want to show what's stable and what's not.. with any luck I will have my new CPU by early next week and I can start fiddling around with the bios more.. right now I am not sure if my current cpu is causing the slight instability issues I have at 450+ on the fsb or not.. the cpu I am getting is known to play well with high fsb numbers.. so I can rule that out..
anyways.. I wish I could be more helpfull.. but I am about as n00b to this board as anyone else... just for grins, have you tried pulling the video cards and reversing their sequence in the mobo? or just a re-seat of the cards in general might be good..
Maybe people could start posting their numbers in this thread, like processor, bios rev, then fsb, voltages, all that stuff.
?
I just got everything up and running a while ago. Haven't done much, just a OC to 3.4, Unlinked, 808(MEM) 5-5-5-12 2T(although CPU-z is reporting 5-6-6-12 2T) , CPUv 3.50, NBv +.10 and FSBv +10. So far I've ran one pass of memtest, one pass of 3D Mark 06 and Orthos for about 2 hours. No problems so far(Except for Vista wanting to reactivate). Much better than the Abit IN9 I had before this. I want to play around with it but don't have the time right now. I also want to do a fresh install, since it was the same chipset I just did a safe mode boot first and let all the drivers install then rebooted in normal mode. Not bad, first time since I installed Vista trying that.
Nice.. welcome aboard. :) that's a lot of cpu voltage.. 3.50? I am guessing a typo.. what's your multi and fsb frequency @?
Yea, oops. I meant 1.350 for CPUv, 9X and 1516(CPU-Z)
any cold boot issue with this board, guys?
Well, I've only had the board for a day and I let it run all night last night to get the AS5 to settle in. I did shut down this morning and it booted fine about 30 minutes later.
Before installing the motherboard, I remove the backplate which was pretty easy(4 screws/2 push pins), and since I had it off removed the heatpipes for the NB/SB also. Cleaned off all the previous stuff and applied AS5 to both NB and SB. They do have spacers on the heatsink for both and the layer of thermal stuff they had was kind of thick. I was generous with the amount of AS5 I put on to make sure it made contact. I haven't loaded Gigabytes monitoring tool yet. But on first boot I checked and system temp was around 36C while figuring out all the BIOS settings.
Also I used the backplate that came with the Monsoon II and I also put the Gigabyte backplate back on. So it's literally on top on the Monsoon backplate. Of course I couldn't use the 4 screws but I did use the 2 push pins that attach it to the heatpipes on top. I figured I would give it a try and see what happens. The Monsoon backplate is quite thin for a backplate so its like a perfect fit as far as space the motherboard studs provide on my case. So far no issues.
huh - good to know on the factory thermal compound under the NB and SB.. this is the first mobo I have not pulled the sinks on yet.. but when my new cpu arrives I am thinking I might do that.. I think AS5 works a lot better than that puddy like stuff they tend to use on these mobos..
the person who cpu I am buying has a monsoon II for sale also.. I am very tempted after reading your post installing one also.. but I have my heart set on a freezone.. so I think I will pass on it.. but am eager to hear about your results with it. :)
So far my machine has not refused to boot ever.. I run it all night and day sometimes.. but recently had it off for two days and it started fine.. never misses a beat when I do lots of restarts while testing bios options.. I am sure that will change when I get more aggressive on the FSB and memory speed. ;)
Well this probably my 4th or 5th motherboard using the Monsoon II on. The highest temps I had using it were with the Abit IN9. Like I said I don't have the Gigabyte monitoring software installed yet. But the Gigabyte BIOS reports the same as the Monsoon display, so I was going by that for now. About 32-33 on idle and 40-42 under load. Of course Core Temp report 8-9 degree difference(higher). This is with the OC though, I haven't ran it at stock yet, which should be lower considering the present bump in voltage.
I think the only board that I had that Core Temp was close to what the Monsoon display reports was the AW9D-MAX. All others have temps lower than Core Temp reports.
Did you do a fresh install of XP, what platform and video drivers are you using? I have no issues with 8800GTX SLI here, stock or overclocked, on the F3 or F4 BIOS.Quote:
Originally Posted by swhitney
Where's the F4 bios?
oh ! BIOS F4 comming ????Quote:
Originally Posted by revenant
I got a few issue with this board :mad:
1 : USB problem with BIOS F2, if u still plug USB Device, system can't boot . create DMI ppol warning : protected ...
2 : HDD sata very slow : detect n running very very slow :mad: . what's problem . EVGA board again ??????
3 : sli performance ????????
4 : OC ram not good with "Unlink". so shi t
Last time I checked it was on my board. :p: If it appears to be a decent release and does not meltdown the board after some additional testing today then I will post it up.Quote:
Originally Posted by revenant
Ha, Ha, Keep us informed on how it goes. So far haven't had any problems with F3. Is there any release notes on fixes for F4?Quote:
Originally Posted by bingo13
heh.. nice. ok, well, lettuce know. :) I'm down to try a new bios if it's a good release.. I still can't get anything over 450 fsb stable.. when I boot with 457 oin the fsb windows wants to run a checkdisk... very strange.. I have never seen that while overclock testing.. anyways..
thriller99 - have you loaded the F3 bios up? it's posted in this thread if you want to try it out. might help with some of your problems.
revenant,
Some customers on newegg say that they couldn't install this fan on the board. Have you needed any special work to install this cooler?
Thanks
FMT
I used some washers and nuts on the bottom.. also a set of special rounded nuts for two of the screw anchors.. those ones were the perfect size to fit in the hole on the crazycool2 plate.. for the the washers I used two different sizes, one very small to contact the nut, then one larger to get good surface area on the pcb.. anyways, see these pics..
edit: the special rounded "nuts" came with my MicroCool NorthPole XE Whisper cooler..
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...ant/N680i2.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...ant/N680i3.jpg
Nice job there, revenant.
I saw those reviews on Newegg also but I don't trust those reviews most of the time. A lot of them seem like newbies when it comes to hardware installation and configuring. Nothing is wrong with that, everyone has to start somewhere but you have to do your research when building systems, especially with newly released hardware. Google is your friend.
I'm flashed lastest BIOS for this board : F3 rev . So it fix a few problem. but SLI Performance not improve :( . i tried with quad SLI 7950GX2 n SLI 8800GTX, i can't get higher 20k 3DMark 2005 :(Quote:
Originally Posted by revenant
for those who needs F4b BIOS, you can send a PM to me (please write down your email address)
@thriller99 : i don't understand your problem. 3DMARK 2005 score depends on your GPU / Memory Clock, also the speed of your processor.
my problem with SLI 8800GTX : my CPU tested at Striker Extreme can break ~23k 3DMark 2005 with CPU@3500 Mhz , ram bus same same , but in gigabyte board i can't get over 20k . what happend ???
prolly your pcix running at 1x or 4xQuote:
Originally Posted by thriller99
you can check it in cpuz
what do u mean ???? LDT multi ?????Quote:
Originally Posted by khurios2000
Is this mobo hit 500 fsb easy ?
I searched my bios for a spot where I could adust the pci-e bw (8x / 16x / etc) and could not find one.. I think maybe disabling or enabling spread spectrum might have an effect? I am not sure.. I have my spread spectrum for pci-e and ldt disabled and things seem to be running well.. maybe try that? also, maybe enable Nvidia gpu Ex? I have mine enabled right now.. I could not tell a real difference with it enabled, but it's something to try I guess.. here's a blurb on what it does.. still pretty vaigue.. I'm still chasing a small amount of video instability out of my system I think.. it's hard to tell because I am playing the LOTRO beta.. and there are bugs in it still.. so who knows what's a bug or a bad OC setting.. with the randomness of the crashes of the game it seems more like bugs to me.. maybe I should disable that Ex thing. ? anyways..
I have not loaded the F4 beta up yet.. but maybe tonight.. and I'll see if there are more options for controlling the pci-e bw.
revenant try with F4B BIOS yet ????
hey - not yet.. lol. I want to soon though.. I ahve been gaming it hard lately.. no time to fuss with the OC ;)
I heard that under WIN XP PRO SP2 that 680SLI can only read max 3.5 gigab. memory and Windows Vista can read 8 gigab.
I just got this Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6 and so far so good just running it on stock. Never tried OC. :)
What is the latest bios now for Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6?
Is it F4b?