M4A785TD-M EVO htt issue

Hi,
I just got this motherboard with a x4 620 cpu. I tried to push it a little but I get a wall above 217 htt. 217 is fine, 220, 225, 230 and the pc won't post.
Mem-nb etc was set in safe values. I tried latest bios 903 with no luck. Anything over 217 is not possible.
I thought to try a previous bios but I found an other guy in asus forums with the same problem using bios 902.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance...

EDIT: problem identified and is memory related (see post 44)

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Originally Posted by Lemzip

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/Lemzip/test.jpg

new ram, well what can i say. All thats changed is ram divider at 677 and fsb upped to 250. Everything else on auto atm.

Any advise on what to change, would like to see me get 3.7 stable in prime with this chip.

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Originally Posted by pcfreak

Hi,
I just got this motherboard with a x4 620 cpu. I tried to push it a little but I get a wall above 217 htt. 217 is fine, 220, 225, 230 and the pc won't post.
Mem-nb etc was set in safe values. I tried latest bios 903 with no luck. Anything over 217 is not possible.
I thought to try a previous bios but I found an other guy in asus forums with the same problem using bios 902.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance...

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I don't have this board yet but have you tried doing this in AOD in windows versus booting?

It could be a HTT hole.

Have you dropped ram divider?

Hi chew*
this happens also with AOD.

I tried htt up to 235 in case it was a htt hole and also tried mem at 666 and 533 divider, nb and htt 8x. Same issue.

I will try 240 just in case...do you think I should go more than this in case for a htt hole?

thanks

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Originally Posted by pcfreak

Hi chew*
this happens also with AOD.

I tried htt up to 235 in case it was a htt hole and also tried mem at 666 and 533 divider, nb and htt 8x. Same issue.

I will try 240 just in case...do you think I should go more than this in case for a htt hole?

thanks

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Usually AOD will get around the hole if its a bios hole. If not I am guessing the bios needs work still.

I will have one of these boards after oct 30th and take a look see.

hi (first post here^^)

i've a m4a785td-v evo with the same issue - i had set mem to 400(!) - right now stable (win7 x64, dfault vcore): 3458 Mhz (266x13), mem 532Mhz

r.p welcome and thank you very much!

This "solved" the problem... By setting the mem to 400 I got up to 265 htt (didn't try more). Thing is that mem at this low speed kills performance...

Now I have to decide if I will keep the board hopping Asus will solve this problem with a new bios or should I return it for something else... 2nd time with Asus mobo for AMD cpu and again I have problems... I guess this is it...

*chew looking forward to your review as always

I got stuck at exactly 217 on my m4a785td-v evo, but it wasnt the ram settings, I had left cool n quiet on in the bios.
Turned it off and all was fine, you've probably turned it off already, just thought I'd mention it.

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r.p welcome and thank you very much!

This "solved" the problem... By setting the mem to 400 I got up to 265 htt (didn't try more). Thing is that mem at this low speed kills performance...

Now I have to decide if I will keep the board hopping Asus will solve this problem with a new bios or should I return it for something else... 2nd time with Asus mobo for AMD cpu and again I have problems... I guess this is it...

*chew looking forward to your review as always

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I will get on there hineys to fix ram clocking asap if that is the root of the problem.

What chip are you using out of curiosity.

chew* its a x4 620 propus core (AD)
I found an other guy with a V-EVO who had to set mem @ 400 (1:2 @ cpu screen) to get higher htt clock. He also has a 620 cpu.
EDIT: Looks like we have a pattern here... We all seem to have x4 620 cpu. I guess r.p also has a 620 (x13 multi) ??

i5L4ND thanks; yes it is disabled (i just checked just in case :p).
btw did you try lower volts (~1.35) for the 3.25Ghz?

Didn't think of trying lower volts, auto set it to 1.4V, could do I suppose as it will clock higher on the same default volts.
I just chose 250 and 3.25GHz, cause it made the memory run at stock speed, with slightly tighter timings, with the 533 ram setting in bios.
Its a propus by the way if your wondering.

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Originally Posted by pcfreak

chew* its a x4 620 propus core (AD)
I found an other guy with a V-EVO who had to set mem @ 400 (1:2 @ cpu screen) to get higher htt clock. He also has a 620 cpu.
EDIT: Looks like we have a pattern here... We all seem to have x4 620 cpu. I guess r.p also has a 620 (x13 multi) ??

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I will take a look see after friday, I think I have a similar cpu on the way but I might caution you, don't expect miracles IMC wise with the lower end stuff.

They "AMD" seem to bin the lower end chips with weaker IMC's.

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Originally Posted by chew*

I will take a look see after friday, I think I have a similar cpu on the way but I might caution you, don't expect miracles IMC wise with the lower end stuff.

They "AMD" seem to bin the lower end chips with weaker IMC's.

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Right now I am @ 216x13=2808 with mem @ 800 divider running @ 1728 which is fine for me. I was looking forward to run it at ~260x13 with mem ~1700 which is ok for my everyday tasks.
I know that I won't get a great IMC with a 620 but running ddr3 @ 1000 is realy slow and it is not IMC problem. I hope asus fix this soon...

By the way the guy in asus forums who has the same htt problem tried a sempron 140 and x2 240 so it is not only x4 620 having this problem.

yes hopfully asus will fix this - right now my 620(propus) is stable at 274x13 (3562) in win7 x64 (linx 50 runs) - vcore 1.475 - and btw enabling cnq makes no problem ...

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Originally Posted by pcfreak

Right now I am @ 216x13=2808 with mem @ 800 divider running @ 1728 which is fine for me. I was looking forward to run it at ~260x13 with mem ~1700 which is ok for my everyday tasks.
I know that I won't get a great IMC with a 620 but running ddr3 @ 1000 is realy slow and it is not IMC problem. I hope asus fix this soon...

By the way the guy in asus forums who has the same htt problem tried a sempron 140 and x2 240 so it is not only x4 620 having this problem.

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I would be shooting more in the range of 1333+ tight.

There is a new bios 904 for this mobo but it didn't fix the problem for me. Did anyone have better luck?

I'm using 904, here's a shot of my current setup with the 785TD-M and a 620. CPU volt set to Auto, all other to Auto.

I bumped the mem volt up a bit and I can't enable ACC/Unleashing, but this is a solid 24/7 setup (used for encoding/compiling).

Did you ever had this 217htt problem described in previous post?
What mem are u using?

No, I don't think so. I am using Ocz Plat 1333, the cheaper one.

My mem is not o/c'd (yet), set at divider 400 (1:2), mem volts to 1.59 (first yellow number), timings are 7,7,7,16,27. NB is set to x9, htt link set to 1600Mhz.

Have you tried the normal stuff?

-set htt to 1000Mhz
-set nb to x6 or lower
-set mem to 400

then move fsb up and make sure it POSTs.

Also, turn ACC off, my propus appears to have a defective L3.

ok, could you try mem at 533 (or 666) loose timings (8 or 9) and try 220 htt?

Okay, this is with Prime95 running, here ya go, take a look...

mem volt set to 1.59, cool'n'quiet turned on, pwr profile Balanced, Win7 x64 Ultimate

Thanks noee
It is not about stability... I cannot even post if I set anything else than mem divider 400 and raise htt above 217 (while I am stable at 260 htt with mem @ 400 divider)

Yeah, there's something weird going on. I can't get a post if I go to mem div 667. I think the div is not working right in the bios.

Can you run htt @ 200 and mem div at 533 (3:8)?

Well atleast its looking like a bios issue for you now pcfreak, next updated bios could very well fix your problem.

533 is ok for me @ 200 and up to 217...no more :P

This is my last amd asus board... I also hate it when I change divider and the mobo turns off and then restarts to take the new setting...wtf, not even my 939 mobo didn't do this

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Originally Posted by pcfreak

Hi,
I just got this motherboard with a x4 620 cpu. I tried to push it a little but I get a wall above 217 htt. 217 is fine, 220, 225, 230 and the pc won't post.
Mem-nb etc was set in safe values. I tried latest bios 903 with no luck. Anything over 217 is not possible.
I thought to try a previous bios but I found an other guy in asus forums with the same problem using bios 902.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance...

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Have you guys tried the 904 bios yet?????

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Originally Posted by pcfreak

There is a new bios 904 for this mobo but it didn't fix the problem for me. Did anyone have better luck?

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Originally Posted by noee

I'm using 904, here's a shot of my current setup with the 785TD-M and a 620. CPU volt set to Auto, all other to Auto.

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Have you guys tried the 904 bios yet?????

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Yes I'd say they have tried it.

Just thought i would post here as i have a similar issue with a 630 chip.

With my memory at anything above 400, it wont post with a fsb of 220

Drop the memory to 400 and i can post 270 easy and higher!!!! This is G.Skill Ripjaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL8D-4GBRM).

The only thing I have found to work with setting higher than 400 is to bump the mem volt up to 1.8v+ and loosen the timings, but then, I'm running OCZ1333. You can get this board up to 333+ to get your mem to run faster at the 1:2 divider, just drop the CPU multi and the other multis too.

yeah, max rating for my mem is 1.65v and i have no idea why but the lowest i can set my ram to is 7-7-7-16-27 @ 400 bios (522 real)

Can anyone suggest some looser timing, i have tried 8-8-8-22-30 and 8-8-8-24-33 and 9-9-9-24-33 however none boot

just thought i would post that i have logged a tech enquiry (like it makes any diff) with ASUS and will see if they reply.....yeah right!

So is this issue down to the memory we are using for this mobo or is it just the mobo? Would memory in the QVL work correctly? I am unsure if i should just purchase another mobo or dimm's so unsure which way to go if this is not fixed in the new few weeks which i highly doubt.

Hi Lemzip
my mem is gskill F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ which is stable at ~860 9-9-9-24 (216htt, 800 divider) 1.57v.
I have also tried 667 and 533 divider with above timings (9-9-9-24) and cannot pass this htt wall. It only works @400 divider. I haven't tried more than 1.65v though...
I mean that I don't think this has to do with tight/loose timings...

ahh okay pcfreak, i have seen your post here and on the members forum from ASUS. I to have copied everything you have tried, my pc is stable at 220HTT, 800divider no problem @ 866 8-8-8-8-24 1.65v

As soon as i try 1 Mhz higher on the fsb, pc wont boot unless i drop divider to 400 which is terrible!533/667 = no boot.

Whats the solution out of this? Different mobo? Different memory? It seems its not cpu specific but more down to how the mobo deals with the memory?

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Originally Posted by Lemzip

Whats the solution out of this? Different mobo? Different memory? It seems its not cpu specific but more down to how the mobo deals with the memory?

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I don't really know. First I thought it was cpu (new Athlons II, no l3 cache) but there are guys running them >220htt. It looks like it is memory related since our memory is not in the QLV but only if someone tries a QLV kit we will be sure...

EDIT: if you can, get another mobo...it is the safer bet and I think it is also cheaper with current mem prices

okay well i might be able to twist my wifes arm to let me purchase some memory to test. I will ensure its in the list and then we can see. Ither then that i guess its a new mobo time as it will probably be the cheapest to replace.

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Originally Posted by pcfreak

I don't really know. First I thought it was cpu (new Athlons II, no l3 cache) but there are guys running them >220htt. It looks like it is memory related since our memory is not in the QLV but only if someone tries a QLV kit we will be sure...

EDIT: if you can, get another mobo...it is the safer bet and I think it is also cheaper with current mem prices

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any recommendations? Do i go asus again or try another make?

Well,

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Originally Posted by pcfreak

This is my last amd asus board... I also hate it when I change divider and the mobo turns off and then restarts to take the new setting...wtf, not even my 939 mobo didn't do this

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I would get a gigabyte/msi

Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H AMD 785G (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard

Going to investigate into this see if it supports my RAM.

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Well,


I would get a gigabyte/msi

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902 bios, stock 1.425 vcore, HTTmulti=8x, booted 250*13 prime stable at 3.25GHz for 10 hours never got above 53-C on a cheap, but very quiet artic cooling alpine-7

This board schpanks AFAIK, loaded the cat 9.11's, the additional HDMI-realtek audio driver, connected to HDTV and havent had as much as a hiccup, except for dialin in my power options which is another topic, win7 stuff.....

Almost forgot, the perceived memory divider issue is NOT a divider but rather a SPD characteristic, I noticed that when I set the divider to 533 in bios, my timings were set at crucials 533 settings 7-7-7-yada, when I ramped up to 250, aka now 666 the ram couldnt handle the tight timings and I had to manually set to 9-9-9-yada which ran perfectly.

Make sure if you change the memory divider in bios to manually set the memory voltage/timings (no AUTO) for your ram and you should be good to go.

hi bonzer and thanks for the input

yes the board is nice when it works... I can also get it to 260x13 in a second when I set mem @400 ;)

I know it is probably memory related and also that my memory is not in the QVL list. I set manually memory parameters (cl-trcd-trp-tras-trc) but it is probably something else... But it is funny that no matter the divider I get the wall exactly at the same htt value (for me 218)...

@Lemzip
looks good :)

ASUS reply was terrible, telling me to check some forums on how to overclock. I didnt even ask them about that i plainly explained that there is issue with the ram and that many machines wont post wth a fsb of 217+ unless the divider is set to 400.

i have tried to explain again, lets see another terrible response

I'm not having any issue with the 533 divider and would assume its got something to do with your ram? Have you tried bumping your command rate to 2T?

there is no command rate option in the bios to change, its always T1.

I am struggling on what to do at the moment, i will go to the shop tomorrow. Do i pick up another motherboard ie the gigabyte one above or do i get different ram to test?

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there is no command rate option in the bios to change, its always T1.

I am struggling on what to do at the moment, i will go to the shop tomorrow. Do i pick up another motherboard ie the gigabyte one above or do i get different ram to test?

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Ram is alot easier to swap around then the mb. I would try it first and if possible get ahold of the crucial plain jane ddr3's they seem to work very well in all amd 785g mobos. I cant recall any 770/780/785/790 mobo vendor that doesnt have them on their qualified memory list.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/Lemzip/test.jpg

new ram, well what can i say. All thats changed is ram divider at 677 and fsb upped to 250. Everything else on auto atm.

Any advise on what to change, would like to see me get 3.7 stable in prime with this chip.

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Originally Posted by Lemzip

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/Lemzip/test.jpg

new ram, well what can i say. All thats changed is ram divider at 677 and fsb upped to 250. Everything else on auto atm.

Any advise on what to change, would like to see me get 3.7 stable in prime with this chip.

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So does that mean you got new ram? what kind??

And if so, your pleased with the board now???

I would suggest to back down your HT link to x1400. Also CPU volt seems high for that clock, back it down to 1.355, start from there. Then, I would bump up HT Ref to 260 and go from there. YOu should be able to bump NB up a notch too. Here's my current prime95 stable with 1066 2x2Gb.

This BIOS (904) overvolts the CPU. I have my NB at "auto".

bog standard crucials, nothing special.

NOEE, cant even get the board to boot without putting 1.4v through the core however its not stable, looks like its a bit of a bad chip.

Lempiz well done,
so mem IS the problem as we suspected...

now we can sit back and wait for asus fix this in a new bios (or get new mem) ...

yep

this cpu likes the volts. cant get it to post at 260 at all unless core volts @ 1.525 which i dont like and it fails prime quickly even with loose timings on 533 div. Around 90% stable at 250 htt with 1.5V, bit unhappy with that.

EDIT: been thinking, if the vcore issue is down to the cpu, i might be tempted to sell this one and pick up a 620! what do others think?

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Originally Posted by pcfreak

chew* its a x4 620 propus core (AD)
I found an other guy with a V-EVO who had to set mem @ 400 (1:2 @ cpu screen) to get higher htt clock. He also has a 620 cpu.
EDIT: Looks like we have a pattern here... We all seem to have x4 620 cpu. I guess r.p also has a 620 (x13 multi) ??

i5L4ND thanks; yes it is disabled (i just checked just in case :p).
btw did you try lower volts (~1.35) for the 3.25Ghz?

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hi m8 its me the other guy.the only way i could get high htt was to find what my memory liked,the thing that helped was setting it all manualy.
tcl-8 , trcd-8 ,trp-8 ,trtp-8 ,tras-20 ,trc-28 ,twr-10 ,trrd-5 ,trtto-auto ,twrrd-auto ,twtr-5 ,twrwr-auto ,trrd-auto ,trfc-300ns ,and divider set to 400 i can get upto 330htt.no other divider will work for me at all,just mess with your ram timmings and find out what your ram likes. my ram is on the list as compatable but it is a bios issue.

hope this helps
chris

hi i currently run this 24/7

well

I managed to get to 3.5Ghz on a 1.425 vcore stable for 2 hours so far on prime95.

I dont have any issue taking it up to 1.5v to get 3.7, any suggestions on what to do next, also do i need to tun off gpu and pci-e from auto to manual timings and ensure they are low as possible.

Current changes to 902 bios (i downgraded, seems more stable on this machine)

FSB = 250
vcore = 1.425v
loadline calibration 0%
HT Link 1600 = showing 2000Mhz in CPU-Z.
Ram at 667 divider @ 8-8-8-24 1.65v

all other is stock or auto.

cheers

Any other changes to the bios to see if i can get 3.7Ghz. Seems to play up over 250 so looks like i need to change something.

Looks to me that you've set the divider to 10:3 with the 667 option. Is that what CPUz says? If so, you're running the ram at 1666, is that spec for your new ram?

From a pure perf standpoint (depending on your typical workloads), you might be better off trying to tweak an extra 100-200Mhz out of the NB than the CPU.

my NB is set to 10x so full speed and is around 2600Mhz at the moment, unsure how to make the NB go any faster without increasing the FSB however the fsb likes around 250, any higher and things start to fail no matter if divider is 533 or if vcore is 1.5v so help?

Yes, ram is running very high so perhaps turn it down to 533 divider. This cpu does like the volts though, i have a mugan 2 cooler and if the chip will be okay, i would like to take it to 3.7@ 1.5V but looks like something wont let me go higher even when i set the divider to 533.

Will do some piccies tonight to show stats but any advise with this bios would help.

This board has the most unstable vcore I have ever seen. For example, at load it jumps back and forth from 1.42-1.47V. Tried various load calibration including suggested ~13% (which does not make sense at all :D) which is supposed to improve it. Board needs hardmodding obviously.

tell me about it.

Last night i got it to 1.4v stable prime for 3 hours (okay not long enough but okay for me) then droped voltage down 1 more notch and re primed and it crashed. Put it back up again and then it would crash at prime right away many times until i knocked it back up to 1.425v

BTW: i have loadline @ 0%. Is that a good option to set instead of auto?

Are you setting mem values manually in BIOS? It's not clear to me what spec memory you're running (1066 or 1333 or what?).

If you slow the memory way down (like 400 divider), then set fsb to 280 and cpu multi to 11 or 12, then maybe set the nb multi to x8 or x9, then set HT link to x1200, can you get it to boot?

fwiw, I have the loadline% set to 0%.

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Are you setting mem values manually in BIOS? It's not clear to me what spec memory you're running (1066 or 1333 or what?).

If you slow the memory way down (like 400 divider), then set fsb to 280 and cpu multi to 11 or 12, then maybe set the nb multi to x8 or x9, then set HT link to x1200, can you get it to boot?

fwiw, I have the loadline% set to 0%.

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crucial ballistix 1600Mhz ram.

good that your loadline is 0 aswell.

I can get to boot at above but not stable unless vcore really high ie 1.55v

okay come to the end with it, this is the result. Yep really high vcore but who cares, its a cheap chip and can be replaced however im really disappointed on how high i have to run it but i will use CnQ so will help.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/Lemzip/final.jpg

Man, it just looks like you're rooked. What are your load temps from that last screenie?

lol, whats rooked i have no idea!

running it on a mugan 2 so temps are quite good.

Here is a screenie while prime is running @15 mins. When idle its around 23-30 however i have been virus scanning so its a bit more. Also can you tell me wher ei put it the cpu-nb voltage on this board, also out of interest when will i start seeing some damage to the chip at this vcore?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/Lemzip/temp.jpg

just thinking

If the max core v is 1.425v, if i do the usual add 10% max to the core i could potentially run it as 1.5675v and i wouldnt see much issues with regarding to damage over a year with CnQ enabled as my cooling is keeping it quite cool at 1.5v without going over 50.

At a guess, i will be purchasing either a 620 if i can find a cheap one second hand, a ph 2 or this new 6 core amd chip i have read about that is AM3?

NEW BIOS NEW BIOS

Lets see if this fixes our problems however it only says improved ACC unleashing function so im not holding my breath

Version 0910

EDIT: I have loaded the new bios and there is also a option to overvolt the SB now at the bottom under memory timing etc, havnt noticed anything else yet.

EDIT AGAIN: I have put my ripjaws in again and they are finding the correct SPD!!!!!

Thx Lem, I'll load it up too, see what I can find.

Great news!
I checked a few hours ago and it wasn't up yet!
I will test it tomorrow though since I have not access to this pc now...

meh, this 910 screwed me up guys......I'll play with it some more, but I can't get NB or RAM stable where I had it before on 904.....

how is the 785g performance? Can overclock up to 1ghz?

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This board has the most unstable vcore I have ever seen. For example, at load it jumps back and forth from 1.42-1.47V. Tried various load calibration including suggested ~13% (which does not make sense at all :D) which is supposed to improve it. Board needs hardmodding obviously.

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HWCanucks say their answer is 19. btw, they hit 352HTT on their set.

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Once again, we were thoroughly impressed by the bus overclocking capability of these boards. The "M" was able to acheive the exact same 352MHz clock that the "V" did. This is very impressive - especially for an mATX board.

...we fiddled with LLC until we got to a point of almost zero droop. The magic number for us was the 19% setting. Not only can droop be completely eliminated with the M4A785TD-V, but voltage set points are quite accurate as well. For those curious, the “AUTO” setting is actually 51% LLC.

We noticed that several software applications, including CPU-Z display a fair bit of vCORE variability with a constant load on the CPU, but this was not the case when reading from a DMM. Please take software readings with a grain of salt as this board rocks out some very stable CPU power – even at above 1.6V.

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is there a option anywhere to change the NB-CPU voltage?

Yes, can't get in right now, but it's right below the NB multi.

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Yes, can't get in right now, but it's right below the NB multi.

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called VDDNB???

If so, you know a good place to set it at?

NB running around 2600Mhz

It's probably defaulting at 1.17. When pushing over 2.6, I take it up to 1.2. Did you read that HWcanucks article about the LoadLine? You might try fiddling with that, since your CPU seems to want volts. ;)

yeah, i have been testing and generally, i find 0% to be more stable.

this bios hasnt improved anything for me :(

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Originally Posted by noee

It's probably defaulting at 1.17. When pushing over 2.6, I take it up to 1.2. Did you read that HWcanucks article about the LoadLine? You might try fiddling with that, since your CPU seems to want volts. ;)

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i really cant see any option to increase the cpu/nb voltage, you sure its there?

Also, anyone know where i have to poke a multimeter on this board, want to see the vcore with a multimeter as i have heard of a few asus boards being out 0.2v+ on the core, not model specific but just some boards so interested in the readings.

yes Lem
check the hardwarecanucks review bios shots (3rd pic)

Is it called VDDNB? Im used to looking for NB/CPU voltage

I noticed i dont have a CPU VDDA voltage option, i take it this is for the -V only and not the -M.

How did the new bios do for you pcfreak?

I am out of town for the moment so I can't test the new bios yet.
The setting is VDDNB and I don't think I have a CPU VDDA either but I cannot check now. Hardwarecanucks are running an older bios (0401) so there may be some changes...

BTW does your ripjaws work with the new bios in other dividers except 400?

yes, rip jaws work now in other dividers however they dont work aswell as i expected. SPD is kinda out with lower timing setting (400, 533) manual setting then to spd on those diviers causes the machine not to boot even with fsb is at stock.

I do have a pita of a cpu though and looking at picking up a cheap 620 in the new year. My fried has a identical setup to me but has raid 1 instead of 0 so will be checking his setup next year when we meet to see how his machine compairs with the voltage of the core.

any luck pcfreak?

I have spoken to g skill again and they suggest memory controller problems on this board/cpu combo and the -V board as other users on the g skill forum have same problem with g skill memory.

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any luck pcfreak?

I have spoken to g skill again and they suggest memory controller problems on this board/cpu combo and the -V board as other users on the g skill forum have same problem with g skill memory.

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been there done that with gskill..

only crucial or corsair and never had an issue.............

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any luck pcfreak?

I have spoken to g skill again and they suggest memory controller problems on this board/cpu combo and the -V board as other users on the g skill forum have same problem with g skill memory.

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I am still away so I haven't try them yet. I will test it early next week.
Funny thing is I got some ballistix 1333 6-6-6 from ebay a month ago but mail got lost :mad: so I hope this bios works with gskill.
I am out of luck with this rig...

can someone with this board please run cpuid hardware monitor and pop a screenshot up here for me please.

thanks

Looking for anything specific?

Hi Noee

Firstly, thanks alot for the scrrenshot, appreciated.

Yes, im trying to get to grips with this setup. I managed to get to my friends house with a identical setup to mine, purchase on the same day however we both didnt get the details of the chip but i cannot think they are to far away.

Anyway we went about testing his setup and he is the same, no issues like me with requiring such a high vcore. We had his in max out his stock cooling on 1.4v with a OC at 3.7Ghz.

I really do think the vcore this board is getting is somehow wrong, is it a sensor or something like that?

I have a multimeter and am trying to find out information where to put it on this board to test the vcore as either my chip is probably the worst one around or there is something not right with the vcore as at 1.6V testing i still stay around 48C on cores and 55C on cpu with air.

2 hour prime blend test - http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/Lemzip/OC.jpg

Well, the new bios doesn't work for me. Still not able to go above 217 htt.
Seems that my only solution is to get new memory...

dam, no good at all, wish they would take there finger out and fix these issues!

I have found the voltage read points if anyone is interested :)

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dam, no good at all, wish they would take there finger out and fix these issues!

I have found the voltage read points if anyone is interested :)

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Best not, not with my luck :scope::doh::explode2:

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dam, no good at all, wish they would take there finger out and fix these issues!

I have found the voltage read points if anyone is interested :)

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Hey man, that would be cool. Post 'em up or send me a pm...

I am also experiencing a similar problem with this board. My A-DATA is pretty good and solid memory, yet I have to under clock like everyone else to 400. With higher memory speed, I always hit the wall of 217; with 400, I can go as far as 265.

I have not had an Asus board in over 2 years :(

just thought i would post up, there will be another bios available tonight.

0915.

Unsure what it fixes and when it will be available.

noee, will pm you mate

EDIT: updated to 0915, only thing i can see different is the ability for low voltage ram voltage can now go down to 1.35 for the vdimm

new bios 0918 at the ftp site
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/so...M-EVO-0918.zip

don't know what it fixes and not able to test it at the moment

Check your mobo for rusted chokes and tell ASUS.
They claim no problems from rusted chokes reported.

M4A785TD-M EVO

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Hi,
just got a new setup and decided to try for overclocking... I have viewed lots of guides on Asus mobos and the 720BE and a few vids on You tube etc... so have had a bash at OC'ing.
My current OC is 3.0GHz dead with the multiplier... i have tried going higher in small steps but to no avail- I think one of my problems is that when i up the CPU voltage even by the smallest incriment the system crashes every time and I need to kill the power at the PSU just to get a re-start!

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hi ppls,
i am having problem with my computer which is that it auto restart. sometimes i can play game or watch video without having it auto restart. sometime when i just switch on, after getting into windows it will auto restart.

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