DFI INFINITY CFX3200-M2/G --- AN RD580X Nvidia Challenger ??

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04-27-2007, 09:26 PM
|3ourne

DFI INFINITY CFX3200-M2/G --- AN RD580X Nvidia Challenger ??

Well folks , I messed around with the MSI K9A Platinum for a little but its in RMA atm so I got myself a DFI to play with. :D

Test System :
CPU: AMD X2 Brisbane 3600+ Lapped
COOLING: Thermaltake Big Typhoon VX cooling
MOTHERBOARD: DFI INFINITY CFX3200-M2/G
MEMORY: Kingston 2gb Value KIT PC6400 ( D9GKX Chips )
VGA: Connect3D X1900XT
Bios: RD58D111
PSU: OCZ Powerstream 520W

Here are some initial shots :

http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2557
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2558
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2559
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2560
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2561
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2562
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2563
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2564

Stay tuned for some more screenshots of the bios and some numbers within the next couple of days :toast:
04-27-2007, 11:40 PM
Lightman

Better hurry up, I'm very inpatient ;) .
04-28-2007, 06:49 AM
SPQQKY

I've heard not so good things about that board, or really, the ATi chip itself not being up to par. Hope you can show this is a good board.
04-28-2007, 07:12 AM
BadNizze

Nice bord, hope you get some good OC´ing out of it! I´m locking forward to your rersults! I was looking for that borad here in sweden but it´s not to be found any where...Got a Sapphire Pure cross fire insted.
04-28-2007, 08:48 AM
|3ourne

my initial impression is that this is a very solid board. It took me maybe one minute to set it up right and get it working. Right now I am installing a buncha benchmark suites , so I can run some tests on these. Then its ocing time :) .
04-28-2007, 01:24 PM
|3ourne

here is an update. The board seems to undervolt the vdimm and overvolt the processor.

http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2565
04-28-2007, 02:48 PM
Lightman

Is the CPU-Z vcore reported properly??

320HTT is not bad but I'm waiting for some more .... :)
04-28-2007, 03:04 PM
|3ourne

no , i set the vcore at 1.55V just to take that off the list and be on the safe side. Im currently doing orthos at 2928 mhz , with a 9x multi. Lets see how high I can go tonite.
04-28-2007, 06:24 PM
|3ourne

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=192024

priming at the moment , im sure its stable , going to do the 3dmark suite and cinebench + b/w no.s and some superpi tonight .
04-29-2007, 12:37 AM
Lightman

Very nice indeed!

Can you tell what CPU temps are you getting @ these settings?

Can you include Cinebench tests for me please?

THX! :clap:
04-29-2007, 02:03 AM
quake6

:clap: :clap:
Can you test max fsb,please?
04-29-2007, 02:25 AM
nn_step

You do realize that the AMD 3200 is the ATi RD580 right? perhaps you are speaking of nvidia 590, 570, and 550 chips. in which case I would say in some regards it is much better but in some benchmarks it isn't as good
04-29-2007, 03:16 AM
generics_user

Quote:

Originally Posted by nn_step

You do realize that the AMD 3200 is the ATi RD580 right? perhaps you are speaking of nvidia 590, 570, and 550 chips. in which case I would say in some regards it is much better but in some benchmarks it isn't as good

there is no amd 3200, only amd 580x which is the renamed ati CFX 3200/rd580 ;)
04-29-2007, 07:28 AM
SPQQKY

That's kinda why I didn't have high hopes for the board. The chipset wasn't that great with 939 and is reportedly even less inviting for AM2. Any comparison between an nForce chip and this board?
04-29-2007, 07:27 PM
|3ourne

Quote:

Originally Posted by nn_step

You do realize that the AMD 3200 is the ATi RD580 right? perhaps you are speaking of nvidia 590, 570, and 550 chips. in which case I would say in some regards it is much better but in some benchmarks it isn't as good

Yes I know nn_step that RD580X is an ATI/AMD chipset. What my title meant was that whether it is an Nvidia Challenger or not. That whether it is good enough to hang around with the chipset that has been around since the advent of AM2 or a half hearted attempt from ATI to get into the the performance motherboard market again. And frankly from what I have seen till now , this board is one of the easiest and stablest board that I have used to overclock. It goes great running dividers like 400/533/667or running the 800mhz standard memory divider and the bios tweaking power is enormous. I will post some bios screenshots tonite when I get home. I can safely say though that it has let me overclock my 3600+ higher than the MSI K9A has. The chipset runs cool , I have some benchies done already at 3 ghz , although its not my max yet.

@Quake6 and Lightman , I will be posting some screenies tonight when I get back from work. Was gonna do it earlier but XS was down in the morning. I have having some probs with Cat 7.4 though , so am gonna go back to 7.3 and get some 3d benchies and cinebench too. Also I will be trying to test how high will the board allow me to go on the memory at 2.4V ( I dont want to go higher ) with 4-3-3-12 / 4-4-4-12 / 4-5-4-12 / 5-5-5-12 timings. And if my memory can take it , then some 1T action as well. But I need time for these and of that I dont seem to have enough between work/wife/chores. :slap:
04-29-2007, 10:12 PM
|3ourne

here is a little teaser with the benchmarks. Memory at 1020 mhz 4-4-4-12 2T. Processor at 9x340 = 3.06 ghz .

http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2584
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2585
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2586
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2587
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2588
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2589
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2590
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2591
04-29-2007, 10:13 PM
generics_user

Quote:

Originally Posted by SPQQKY

That's kinda why I didn't have high hopes for the board. The chipset wasn't that great with 939 and is reportedly even less inviting for AM2. Any comparison between an nForce chip and this board?

the chipset wasn't that great bc of the soubridge but it always had the highest max HTT (LP-ut cfx3200) and kept cool even when it's overclocked.

performance was on par and am2 really didn't change anything, you can still use the same chipsets so it's no disadvantage that the chip has been around since the 939 times
04-29-2007, 10:20 PM
|3ourne

Quote:

Originally Posted by generics_user

the chipset wasn't that great bc of the soubridge but it always had the highest max HTT (LP-ut cfx3200) and kept cool even when it's overclocked.

performance was on par and am2 really didn't change anything, you can still use the same chipsets so it's no disadvantage that the chip has been around since the 939 times

correct ! But the RD580X has the SB600 , which is ALOT better than the SB480 that the first CX3200 chipset came out with .
04-29-2007, 10:29 PM
TEDY

so you set 1.55v for 340x9 in bios and cpu-z reports it 1.3v?
04-29-2007, 10:58 PM
|3ourne

actually no , I set 1.475V in bios , the board overvolts and puts it somewhere between 1.5 ~ 1.53 V . Cpu-z acts weird , sometimes it reports the vcore correctly , and sometimes it decides to stick to 1.3V .
04-29-2007, 11:18 PM
TEDY

cool....thanks for info...

what do you mean lapped brisbane? how did you do it and you gained anything?

i need better cooler, with stock i got it stable 310x9.5 at 1.35v is good i think :P it goes up to 60°c at S&M hehe.
04-29-2007, 11:25 PM
|3ourne

Quote:

Originally Posted by TEDY

cool....thanks for info...

what do you mean lapped brisbane? how did you do it and you gained anything?

i need better cooler, with stock i got it stable 310x9.5 at 1.35v is good i think :P it goes up to 60°c at S&M hehe.

Lapping means you sandpaper your CPU's IHS to make it flat and smooth, which helps in heat transfer as more surface area comes in contact. Just google " how to lap your cpu or A64 " and you will see. I am using a Thermaltake BT VX which is also lapped , albeit only to flatten it , but the rest is taken care of by the thermal paste. The priority is to get a flat base so that you have the maximum contact patch. You are doing good for sooo little voltage. Mine scales more linear and needs voltage early on ( doesnt clock well on stock volts ) but about 1.5 ~ 1.55 V is its sweet spot and it ocs great around there. But as always aftermarket cooling is required :) .
04-30-2007, 12:36 AM
TEDY

seems this AMD AM2 processors doesnt like 1T command rate at all...
04-30-2007, 06:22 AM
tictac

Nice OC... congrats :)

Have you test SB600 RAID performance yet?
CrossFire result?

P/S: I got RD580 + SB600 board as well.. but with orleans 3000+.... :woot:
04-30-2007, 07:32 AM
|3ourne

No unfortunately I do not have any SATA drives atm. I will get getting some in the future , just havent gotten over my IDE yet :D . And neither do I have crossfire cards that I could test out crossfire with.

What board do you have ?? Something from ABIT ?? You should get a 3600+ too , they are dirt cheap atm ;) .

BTW , here you go Lightman , Cinebench :) :

http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2592
04-30-2007, 08:20 AM
flips

Got the same Board and i am very interested in your Bios Screens, and can you tell me which ClockGen you used?!... THX
04-30-2007, 08:24 AM
|3ourne

Get the latest clockgen and set the pll to ICS 951462. That should work. What kind of bios settings are you looking for ???
04-30-2007, 08:53 AM
TEDY

1.05.3 ?
04-30-2007, 08:58 AM
|3ourne

Quote:

Originally Posted by TEDY

1.05.3 ?

yup thats the one . here is the link http://www.cpuid.com/clockgen.php
05-01-2007, 01:32 PM
taurus_sel

What's wrong with RD580 + 939 or AM2? Better OC ability than NV and lower power.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SPQQKY

That's kinda why I didn't have high hopes for the board. The chipset wasn't that great with 939 and is reportedly even less inviting for AM2. Any comparison between an nForce chip and this board?
05-01-2007, 01:35 PM
taurus_sel

Exactly...nothing wrong with RD580 and SB600 fixed all the SB issues on AM2 boards. In fact SB600 has better HDD perf than NV.

Quote:

Originally Posted by generics_user

the chipset wasn't that great bc of the soubridge but it always had the highest max HTT (LP-ut cfx3200) and kept cool even when it's overclocked.

performance was on par and am2 really didn't change anything, you can still use the same chipsets so it's no disadvantage that the chip has been around since the 939 times
05-02-2007, 10:17 PM
flips

It would be cool if you post a Bios Screen of you OC Settings and Ram Tables ;)
05-03-2007, 05:18 AM
tictac

Quote:

Originally Posted by |3ourne

No unfortunately I do not have any SATA drives atm. I will get getting some in the future , just havent gotten over my IDE yet :D . And neither do I have crossfire cards that I could test out crossfire with.

What board do you have ?? Something from ABIT ?? You should get a 3600+ too , they are dirt cheap atm ;) .

LOL ... x2 3600+ brisbane on its way... just ordered...

Hope the board will boot it... :slap:

How many voltage did you give on that memory? 2.5V?

i just received my 2x1gb kit as well... will try to push higher

how about your voltage setting
i set mine with this volt... the board need high 1.8V NB volt or it wont pass 300MHz barrier... :slap:
DDR2 V : 2.3V
DDR VTT : 1.15V
HT : 1.4V
NB 1.8V : 1.95V
NB 1.2V : 1.2V
SB 1.2V : 1.2V

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/91/d9gv4.jpg
05-03-2007, 08:24 AM
|3ourne

DDR2 V : 2.4V ( 2.35V original )
DDR VTT : 1.15V ( Dont know , dont have any settings for it )
HT : 1.4V ( 1.2V till about 1500 mhz , 1.3V to go higher )
NB 1.8V : 1.95V ( 1.4 for anything over 340 mhz , 1.3 till 340 , 1.2 upto 300 mhz )

The max I have pushed my ram is about 1100mhz. It does really well with CAS 4 latency . I get about 1020 mhz 4-4-4-12 with tight sub timings at 2.35V.

What ram are you using TicTac ??? Try a higher Trrd ( 4/5 ) and Max Async Latency of 8ns.
05-03-2007, 06:45 PM
tictac

Quote:

Originally Posted by |3ourne

DDR2 V : 2.4V ( 2.35V original )
DDR VTT : 1.15V ( Dont know , dont have any settings for it )
HT : 1.4V ( 1.2V till about 1500 mhz , 1.3V to go higher )
NB 1.8V : 1.95V ( 1.4 for anything over 340 mhz , 1.3 till 340 , 1.2 upto 300 mhz )

The max I have pushed my ram is about 1100mhz. It does really well with CAS 4 latency . I get about 1020 mhz 4-4-4-12 with tight sub timings at 2.35V.

What ram are you using TicTac ??? Try a higher Trrd ( 4/5 ) and Max Async Latency of 8ns.

not sure what chip ? previous owner stick heatspreader on it...
wow.. i can't get cas4 to work any higher than 420MHz.... :slap:

maybe my sub timing is to tight.... can i have your memset screenshot... thanks :)
05-09-2007, 10:50 PM
tictac

Quote:

Originally Posted by tictac

LOL ... x2 3600+ brisbane on its way... just ordered...

Hope the board will boot it... :slap:

My ABit AT9-32x doesn't support brisbane :(
cancel the order... :nono:
05-09-2007, 11:52 PM
|3ourne

Quote:

Originally Posted by tictac

My ABit AT9-32x doesn't support brisbane :(
cancel the order... :nono:

cant abit release a bios to fix that ??? I mean is Abit coming out with an RD580X board or not ??? I would love to see some AMD loving from Abit too , I mean after nf-7s , they just sort of gave up on AMD :(

Nevermind , looks like they have cancelled the project :

Quote from Abit forums :

Quote:

Hello Michel,

thank you for your mail and interest in this product. Unfortunately we have cancelled the project for the AT9 32X. This is because we don't expect a lot of demand for this motherboard.

I hope to have answered your question.

Greetings,

Best regards,

Li-Chiang Wang

Marketing & sales manager
05-10-2007, 07:10 AM
Kasparz

Quote:

Originally Posted by tictac

My ABit AT9-32x doesn't support brisbane :(
cancel the order... :nono:

Remember who you are ;)
Edit that bios lol
05-14-2007, 09:51 AM
|3ourne

Quote:

Originally Posted by tictac

My ABit AT9-32x doesn't support brisbane :(
cancel the order... :nono:

here you go tictac , you wanted my ram settings :

http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2734

NB voltage at 1.3V , DDR at 2.33V , CPU at 1.504V , HTT at 3X ( I can push it upto 1400 mhz easily though )
05-23-2007, 11:10 AM
ZL1Killa

ok i believe this is your thread. found it and going to try settings when I'm not burning DVD's and XBOX games. taking one summer class here at UNC Charlotte and got some spare time on my hands to catch up to things.
06-06-2007, 05:12 AM
Losphoron

Hello
i bought this board.I saw something weird happening with memory on this board.There is a memory menu where you can set the freq of the chips like DDR2533 , DDR2 667, DDR2 800.When i select DDR2 667 the freqs of the memory at boot is set at DDR2 600 and when i set DDR2 800 the memory is set at DDR700 efective..If i want a full DDR2 800 i need to raise fsb manually.I can't find other way to make it show the DDR800 at boot. Any ideas?
Another question.HTT can be set from this option: "cpu 'n' NB bus ratio"?
I can't find other option about it so i have a feeling that this is the one.I just want to be sure because to not crap something.
I3ourne: My configuration at overclocking should go beyond 3008mhz.It have no excuse with the same settings :D
06-06-2007, 08:49 AM
quake6

That isnt beacuse board is failed,look at this http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/1...iers8009sg.jpg
There isnt brisbane (half multiplier) but you get the point
06-06-2007, 09:42 AM
|3ourne

The ram speed is the fault of the A64's memory divider. Its normal and happens with any odd multiplier i.e. 9x , 9.5x , 10.5x ,11x , 11.5x , 12.5x . It doesnt really matter. That actually works better in optimising ur ram while running it at high speeds anyways.
06-06-2007, 09:50 AM
|3ourne

BIOS SCREENSHOOTS !!!!

http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2846
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2848
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2850
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2847
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2849
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2851
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2852
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2854
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2856
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2853
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2855
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2857
06-06-2007, 09:58 AM
|3ourne

bios shots continued

http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2858
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2860
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2862
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2859
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2861
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2863
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2864
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2866
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2868
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2865
http://upload.overclock3d.net/get.php?id=2867
06-06-2007, 09:47 PM
Losphoron

Nice.Oups i should see that about multiplier but i am still pretty noob at overclocking :)..Thanks for explanations :)
That's the bios.Have plenty of things that i even don't know what are they.Is the first time i see them.
06-08-2007, 01:30 AM
Losphoron

Update
Bad experience with the board while trying to install Vista X64
My Geil memory are rated at 3.4.4.8 at 2.1v but Vista don't want to load at this settings.WinXp pro works perfect.I leaved auto at timings and at 5.5.5.15 is working.During the load bar screen for vista it freeze and when loading setup (also the loading bar screen after White/black) the computer resets autmatically.I tried 2.3V with the 3.4.4.8 no success.2.3v from what i saw means in real 2.2v.I wait comments from you now if this happened at you also or was just my "luck"
06-08-2007, 09:23 AM
|3ourne

Quote:

Originally Posted by Losphoron

Update
Bad experience with the board while trying to install Vista X64
My Geil memory are rated at 3.4.4.8 at 2.1v but Vista don't want to load at this settings.WinXp pro works perfect.I leaved auto at timings and at 5.5.5.15 is working.During the load bar screen for vista it freeze and when loading setup (also the loading bar screen after White/black) the computer resets autmatically.I tried 2.3V with the 3.4.4.8 no success.2.3v from what i saw means in real 2.2v.I wait comments from you now if this happened at you also or was just my "luck"

Can you take a pic of your memory settings in your bios ??? Maybe you are using some wrong setting .
06-08-2007, 01:56 PM
Losphoron

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Update
I bought today an Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro and i begun oc session.After 1 hour of trial and error and cmos jumper resets i could boot succesefully and load windows XP pro to fire up a benchmark at 3003Mhz with this settings:
286fsb
- HTT 4x
- Core 1.3v
- memory 2.2v
- Vcore 1.475v (real 1.53v -- add 0.5v to the value in the vcore list)
- Memory i setted to DDR2 533 to be sure that i don't end up in memory problems
I was very happy until i fire up 3dmark2006.4 tests completed succesfully and at 5 the computer shuts down totally sudenly without error or BSOD.After reset i entered in bios and i saw something that puts me thinking.The cpu had 71 C and this was after reboot and temperature decreased.When i powered up the computer i see that the beggining temperature is very high about 65C without anything (only bios screen) and when i runned 3dmark06 at full load the CPU temperature imo raised to the 85C when the overheat mainboard circuit enter in action and shuts down the system to prevent malfunctions..:down: so i am kinda screwed..I am very very curious what temperature you guys have with X2 OCed CPU's.I am pretty worried.The only thing that comes to mind is lapping the cpu but it will stay instead at 85C at 79C (if the mainboard sensor is not lieing of course)..This is pretty high for usual operation..I wait suggestions and comments.
06-08-2007, 04:20 PM
|3ourne

make sure that your cooler is making good contact with the cpu. Take it off and check the footprint. I have yet to break 60C on my cpu. Thats with pumping more voltage in it than you have been. Lower your HT link speed to 3X to make sure thats not the problem. Also make sure u have Perform DQS in bios disabled. And TRRD at 4 or 5. But all things point to your cpu not making good contact with ur hsf. I lapped my cpu , it was horribly concave. Arctic Cooling Freezers generally have decent flat bases , so check and see whether the thermal paste is spreading good or not. At max you should not go beyond 65C. If you start at 66 C idle then there is something definitely wrong. Did you make sure the fan was plugged in :D ??? What bios are you using ?? The one with the board or the one new one from the website ??
06-08-2007, 11:47 PM
learners permit

From 4-7 TRRD makes little to no difference so loosening it is not a penalty anyway. Stability is considerably enhanced tho.
06-09-2007, 01:09 AM
Losphoron

Quote:

Originally Posted by |3ourne

make sure that your cooler is making good contact with the cpu. Take it off and check the footprint. I have yet to break 60C on my cpu. Thats with pumping more voltage in it than you have been. Lower your HT link speed to 3X to make sure thats not the problem. Also make sure u have Perform DQS in bios disabled. And TRRD at 4 or 5. But all things point to your cpu not making good contact with ur hsf. I lapped my cpu , it was horribly concave. Arctic Cooling Freezers generally have decent flat bases , so check and see whether the thermal paste is spreading good or not. At max you should not go beyond 65C. If you start at 66 C idle then there is something definitely wrong. Did you make sure the fan was plugged in :D ??? What bios are you using ?? The one with the board or the one new one from the website ??

Thanks for the answer.Ya "unfortunetly" the fan is plugged..I'm thinking of lapping the cpu also or at least the HSF.I have the latest bios from site.Did anyone else have random freezes when navigating in "pc health" menu ?
06-10-2007, 02:17 AM
Losphoron

Update.. Another issue with the board that must be fixed asap with a new bios.When you cold boot the board sometimes the cCPU ooler starts for 3 seconds and then stop and will not start again imeadiately.The thing i reach WinXP loading screen and the CPU fan was still stopped.This happened with stock cooler also this is not good especially if you are overclocking.. :down:
I hope they will fix this with a bios update.I will send a mail to dfi about this.

Edit: I switched to manual fan control in bios and it seems this correct the problem with fan.I overclocked again the processor at 3003mhz and in Smart Guardian with Orthos prime stays at 68-69C constant with fan speed at maximum.I spent about 5-7 minutes in orthos and no error. I got some errors with memory at 749mhz (DDR2 533).I switched to DDR2 400 and i raised FSB until i match 3003mhz at CPU and now orthos is clean but the CPU temperature is still pretty high.70C i read is maximum for the CPU.In full load it stays at 69C constant.. argh.I don't know who to trust now.. The smart Guardian or the PC health menu...The intersting thing is the oc settings will not work until i don't set the memory voltage at 2.2V.Now i will lapp the CPU and i hope i will win at least 7C or maybe 10C.Maybe you guys can post the temperatures before and after lapping.Thanks
06-10-2007, 08:00 AM
|3ourne

Quote:

Originally Posted by Losphoron

Update.. Another issue with the board that must be fixed asap with a new bios.When you cold boot the board sometimes the cCPU ooler starts for 3 seconds and then stop and will not start again imeadiately.The thing i reach WinXP loading screen and the CPU fan was still stopped.This happened with stock cooler also this is not good especially if you are overclocking.. :down:
I hope they will fix this with a bios update.I will send a mail to dfi about this.

Edit: I switched to manual fan control in bios and it seems this correct the problem with fan.I overclocked again the processor at 3003mhz and in Smart Guardian with Orthos prime stays at 68-69C constant with fan speed at maximum.I spent about 5-7 minutes in orthos and no error. I got some errors with memory at 749mhz (DDR2 533).I switched to DDR2 400 and i raised FSB until i match 3003mhz at CPU and now orthos is clean but the CPU temperature is still pretty high.70C i read is maximum for the CPU.In full load it stays at 69C constant.. argh.I don't know who to trust now.. The smart Guardian or the PC health menu...The intersting thing is the oc settings will not work until i don't set the memory voltage at 2.2V.Now i will lapp the CPU and i hope i will win at least 7C or maybe 10C.Maybe you guys can post the temperatures before and after lapping.Thanks

hey i got a few ideas for you but its best if you msg me through aim/msn or yahoo. This will just take too long trying to go over the possibilities on the forum. Yes i am aware of the fan issue. The way I work around it is set 100% in bios but let smartgaurdian be on auto setting with max temp at 50C , which keeps the fan speed pretty decent and the temps south of 50C. Your temperatures are really worrying me. I would clock it down till I can find some other way to lower the temps. 69C is way too close to heat damage threshold for me .
06-10-2007, 11:18 AM
Losphoron

Update:
I make the PC stable at lower VCore 1.43v (real) in bios is set to 1.4v.I could get the PC boot and also entering in windows at vcore 1.375v but when i run Orthos (blend - stress CPU and memory) i get errors in first minute so i upped at 1.4v.I get errors in orthoss also at this but after 6 minutes.The thing is i played diferent games like Colin Mcrae DIrt, Half life 2 deathmatch (a couple of hours) and the system is very stable.No crash during gaming or overall.Also i got a jump in Lost coast bench from 95fps to 122fps.The buggy race is much more smoother.The system is stable but orthos not.Now when i make orthos about 6 minutes i get a stable 58-59C CPU temp so it's nice now.Now the latencies for memory at DDR2 400 but with fsb is at 549 are 3.3.3.9.With this voltage the cpu in idle is 27-30C.Also in 3dmark06 i get 9607marks vs 7800 before.
06-10-2007, 12:13 PM
informal

Set cas latency to 4.It is probably the cause of orthos failure.
06-11-2007, 05:09 AM
Losphoron

I tried to select 4.4.4 but the pc won't boot anymore or freeze at boot screen. grrr

Update
I succefully selected 4.4.4.15.For unknown reason i could run only with 15 number instead the auto setting 12.Now i got orthos stable for 43minutes.I stopped it after it.Also with this settings i got a 7FPS less in lost coast...ARGH
06-12-2007, 12:58 PM
quake6

What is max fsb with this board?
06-12-2007, 05:32 PM
|3ourne

Quote:

Originally Posted by quake6

What is max fsb with this board?

ive hit 355 with the 3600+ X2 , prolly goes higher , just didnt drop the multi ... maybe sometime when I feel like it , ill drop the multi to 7 and see how it goes .
06-12-2007, 09:34 PM
quake6

Can somebody test max fsb?I need about 370-380

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